Sentences with phrase «of the legislature»

Under state law, constitutional amendments must be approved unchanged by both houses of the legislature in two consecutive sessions.

The governor said he may call for a special session of the legislature to deal with the funding loss.

The governor has also promised to propose major ethics reforms in his budget, following the convictions of the two leaders of the legislature on corruption charges late last year.

To hold otherwise would be to ignore principles of statutory interpretation, which are flexible enough to achieve the intent of the legislature in the context of evolving realities.

He has one of the most famous names in Democratic politics, but he has refused to push for Democratic control of the legislature.

However, the cash - for - honours affair has revealed the flaws in this system, which allows political parties to fill one chamber of the legislature with their supporters.

Similar investigations led to the conviction of both leaders of the legislature on multiple corruption charges in late 2015.

He doesn't want the chairman of the legislature challenging him in an election year.

The apparent intention of the legislature was to provide something within the VAT regime which was parallel to the income tax regime.

It permits a politician to serve in either or both chambers of the legislature for a maximum of 12 years.

That will just come by the vast majority of the legislature, not him.

The role of the legislature is to establish a high - bar for academic excellence and ensure that the public can see where the money is spent.

«I don't believe that was the intent of the legislature to push people toward one model,» she said.

The bill, which passed both houses of the legislature by a near two - to - one margin, would leave specific implementation points to the discretion of school administrators.

The new comptroller, under the rules of the state's constitution, was selected by a vote of the legislature, and hearings were held.

«The whole point of doing a constitutional amendment is to take the pen out of the hands of the legislature,» he said.

The best way to understand them is to revive one of the few good ideas to come out of the legislature this year: Let us watch you decide.

Because of the actions of the legislature yesterday, and throughout this session, more parents than ever will be able to choose the education that is the best fit for their child.

Essentially, he defended the authority of the legislature to govern in the interests of collective security.

Both former leaders of the legislature face prison time for illegally manipulating their outside incomes for person gain.

Because it makes changes to It appears that this deal might need the approval of the legislature.

But it also remains a duty of the legislature and governor to ensure that the system moves toward more efficient use of funds and toward improved student outcomes.

The report of the budget committee to the legislature must lay on the table of the legislature at least 48 hours prior to the annual meeting to adopt the budget.

This referendum should have marked the end of the reform process, finishing the work of a legislature devoted to this issue.

With controversial issues like a $ 15 per hour minimum wage and paid family leave, it has all three sides of the legislature divided.

According to the clerk of the legislature, state law requires at a minimum only that the ballot statement ask voters to approve a move outside city borders.

He stressed that the support of the legislature was critical to the consolidation of the unprecedented achievements of his administration in the last seven years.

Lawmakers agreed to seek input from the rest of the legislature and the public before making a decision.

The transformation will enable practitioners, policy - makers and leaders to use data to drive decisions everywhere from the classroom, to the board room, to the halls of the legislature.

This article discusses the decision of the legislature, who chose to ignore ethics reform before the end of their session.

The purpose of the legislature is to hold government to account.

The comments are apparently repeated on the party's website and campaign materials, outside of the legislature where they would normally be protected by privilege.

Yes, hard to predict if it will be passed, but important to know it is back in front of the legislature.

Now both houses of the legislature say they support, at least in concept, the governor's plan.

While bills to raise taxes, reduce taxes, and fund our government have been much of the legislature's focus the past two weeks, we are quickly approaching the next legislative deadline.

If the legislature fails a second time, the majority party of the legislature, without support from the minority party, can adopt a map that would apply for four years.

For all the failings of the legislature, most decisions still undergo extensive debate between the members, and for the more complex issues, in depth analysis in committee.

This, the court said, is the job of the legislature, not the courts.

Until a short time before it had never been assumed that it was an absolute limitation upon the right of a legislature to restrict property rights in the interest of the public welfare.

Thus, the ability of state lawmakers to put a constitutional amendment before voters depends on supporters of the constitutional amendment retaining control of both chambers of the legislature through an election cycle.

He said as far as he remained the speaker of parliament, he would ensure that the people's representatives were protected and the dignity of the legislature also protected.

For the second session in a row, however, members of the legislature want to restrict the court's ability to make changes to the Code.

But, he said a law could be passed right now to limit outside income without having to change the structure of the legislature.

Either of those is a political question and is at the mercy of the legislature.

And he says both houses of the legislature estimate there is $ 350 - 400 million more in the state budget than the governor has predicted, which could also be sent to schools.