Sentences with phrase «of the legislature in»

«If he is defeated by the Democratic candidate, Todd Kaminsky, who now serves in the Assembly, Democrats will control the governorship and both houses of the legislature in New York State,» the paper wrote.

Bills to reform the agency need to pass all four houses of the legislatures in both states, and be signed by both Governors.

Senator Liz Krueger, a Democrat, questioned Cuomo's budget director about it at a recent hearing on the governor's spending plan, saying she's concerned it could be «potentially stripping the entire purpose of the legislature in budget negotiations».

While visiting the Parliaments of Uganda, Liberia, Nigeria, Benin to complete my research on the capacity and workings of the legislature in Africa, my encounter with MPs in the various countriesgave me a sense of pride as a Ghanaian when they confessed their admiration for the 2nd Deputy Speaker of Ghana's Parliament.

Max's research interests focus on various questions in European politics; recent projects have examined new parties in British politics, dissolution of legislatures in OECD countries, and the careers and social behaviour of MPs.

While voters in democracies usually only incrementally change the party that they support relative to a prior election, every now and then, a party will go from being a leading or majority party, to holding only a small part of the legislature in a single election.

Given the past history, while I may have the legal authority to proceed unilaterally, I choose to only proceed in full public view and with support of the legislature in a spirit of cooperation.

Governor Cuomo says he will be announcing his Moreland Act commission to investigate the campaign donation filings of the legislature in the «immediate future», possibly as early as Thursday.

«We will ask the assistance of both houses of the legislature in fighting these cuts.»

Hon. Peter Azi, assured the doctors of the support of the legislature in ensuring that their agitations are heard by the executive.

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single - party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

«I'm confident we'll get them, and that confidence is based on the track record of the legislature in terms of finding them,» he said.

We both bitterly opposed Section 28 which discriminated against people because of their sexuality... Thanks to pioneers like Chris, Labour now has 19 openly LGBT MPs and Parliament has a record high of 45 members — the highest of any legislature in the world.»

Some would take a less charitable view of the supposed improvement in the position of the legislature in relation to the executive; Professor Bogdanor may feel, as he says in Chapter 11, that parliament has strengthened its role.

Binder was appointed clerk of the legislature in 2010 after serving as deputy clerk since 2006.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy smiles as he delivers the 2015 State of the State address in front of a joint session of the legislature in the House Chambers at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Hartford, Conn..

Governor Cuomo delivered his state of the State address this afternoon to a joint session of the legislature in Albany, he asked lawmakers to cooperate, in a time of political divisiveness: (Cuomo 1-3-18) Both Houses of the legislature will get... Continue reading →

Judy Jacobs (D - Woodbury), who was presiding officer of the legislature in 2000 when voters approved a referendum requiring legislative approval of all personal services contracts of $ 25,000 or more, said the county executive's authority to approve lower - cost agreements «is being abused.»

Krueger said she's concerned it could be «potentially stripping the entire purpose of the legislature in budget negotiations».

Governor Cuomo delivered his annual state of the state address this afternoon, to a joint session of the legislature in Albany:

And he says at a time of rising corruption convictions, which include the indictment of both leaders of the legislature in 2015, JCOPE's number of actual investigations has been low, and with the exception of a $ 300,000 fine against former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, accused of sexual harassment, the fines have been «meager» and often directed at small community organizations that don't have the money to pay the fines.

Government reformers say with a burgeoning scandal involving potential violations of campaign limits in Democratic Senate races in 2014, and the scheduled sentencing of the two former leaders of the legislature in early May, it's time to focus on ethics fixes.

But what Catalano, key strategist behind the Republican takeover of the legislature in 2007 (and my dentist) didn't say but undoubtedly appreciated was that the legislature, either lazy, indifferent or inattentive, gave up its policy - making power to the executive long ago.

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«Therefore, we all have a lot of work in trying to make the people appreciate the role of the legislature in our democracy,» Saraki said.

A bill to improve North Carolina ballot access will be introduced in both houses of the legislature in early February.

Governor Cuomo delivered his combined «State of the State» address & executive Budget presentation to a joint session of the legislature in Albany this afternoon.

This provided an opportunity for the Libertarian Party to tell the court about the action of the legislature in June 2012, extending the deadline for the Democratic and Republican Parties to certify their presidential and vice-presidential candidates, but not giving similar relief to the other qualified parties.

The culprit was indeed a doctor, Dr. Edwin J. Goodman and he hoped to profit from his brainchild as follows, from the preamble to the bill» A bill for an act introducing a new mathematical truth and offered as a contribution to education to be used only by the State of Indiana free of cost by paying any royalties whatever on the same, provided it is accepted and adopted by the official action of the legislature in 1897.»

It will take an act of the legislature in New York, for example, to change caps,» says Russ Whitehurst, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former head of the Department's Institute of Education Sciences.

A bill requiring that Oklahoma's science textbooks acknowledge «that human life was created by one God of the Universe» is expected to be taken up by a conference committee representing both chambers of the legislature in the coming weeks.

Jindal had help from a 12 - year - old term - limits law that changed the face of the legislature in 2007.

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

Republican lawmakers have made fundamental changes to the way K - 12 education is provided in North Carolina since taking control of the legislature in 2011.

Some of the school advocates who've been most critical of the legislature in recent years are somewhat relieved.

For years, proposals have been in front of legislatures in West Virginia, New York, Rhode Island, and New Jersey.

Some interpretations of the law are more persuasive at revealing a presumed intent of the legislature in accordance with these policy objectives.

A case like Morgentaler I think speaks to that particularly well — the juries were ahead of the legislature in their refusal to convict a man granting woman the right to choose the SCC would later recognize was theirs.

Academics and activists have suggested similar legislation in the past, but this is the first such bill that has reached the floor of a legislature in Canada.

These three institutions are supposed to work together to achieve the policy goals of the legislature in a manner that reflects adherence to the rule of law.

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.

David Michels» «charter» problem is really the result of the pernicious practice of legislatures in making one act a part or schedule or appendix of another act.

This exercise reflects the limited role of the courts in interpreting the law as compared to the expansive powers of the legislature in declaring the law.

2020 Mom was formed at the urging of the legislature in 2011 and receives its funding from private donations.

Not exact matches

The state's legislature passed a bill Tuesday outlawing the sale of two particular chemicals — oxybenzone and octinoxate — found in many sunscreens, according to BuzzFeed.

Jonah Schein, an NDP member of the Ontario legislature, tabled a private member's bill in early March calling for greater legal protection for unpaid interns, along with improved tracking.

And as of September 2015, there were proposals in 17 state legislatures to enact new laws or alter language of older ones.

More than 240 bills were introduced in 42 states last year covering a range of security issues, from improving government practices to restricting public disclosure of confidential information, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Although SOMAH passed the state legislature in the fall of 2015, it wasn't until January that CPUC agreed upon the final structure of the program.

Documents tabled in the legislature include an email from Bill Hawkins, then the chief of staff to federal International Trade Minister Ed Fast, dated a week before Dunderdale announced the fishery fund last year.