Sentences with phrase «of the legislature want»

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He wants to put more power in the hands of parliament and regional legislatures.

Shockingly, he wanted to replace the two - thirds of Congress and three - fourths of the state legislatures requirement for amendment with a simple majority!

Yeah — I bet the pope doesn't want to make a fool of himself this year like Benedict did a couple of years ago — accepting a Christmas gift from one of Uganda's top ministers of a promise to push the «kill all the gays» bill through their legislature.

Hope amidst suffering, hope when men know only defeat and despair, hope when death seems to smother out the shoots of life springing from the hearts of men, hope for our society, our world, our city, our schools, courts, prisons, legislatures, hope for our children, for our elderly, hope for all the millions of men and women over the face of this globe who simply want to live out their lives as free human beings not trampled down and stepped on by the overlords of this world.

Florida Supreme Court says legislature, governor had no right to save Terri Schiavo's life The Florida Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that the state legislature should not have given Gov. Jeb Bush the power to feed mentally disabled 40 - year - old Terri Schiavo against the wishes of husband, who wanted to starve her to death.

-- Bettina (PS: just FYI, in TX, being part of the «safe cupcake» movement means you WANT to keep cupcakes in schools — apparently there were enough parents who felt that way that they prevented the legislature from taking any action that would prevent sugary birthday treats!)

For readers already immersed in the Westminster village who want to broaden their horizons, Lionel is very good on the intricacies of the devolved executives and legislatures in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and London.

*** UPDATE *** The Cuomo Administration says waiting until Saturday was «strategic,» since they wanted the EO to ensure that the spirit of the bill take effect immediately, but the larger goal is to draft more comprehensive legislation to make the legislature subject to FOIL, which it currently is not.

«The people of the state by overwhelming margins want the legislature to pass a property tax cap,» Cuomo said in a statement about the survey.

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi joined a group of homeless activists who want the governor and legislature to move on Cuomo's promised 20,000 new units of supportive housing.

«I understand the legislature wants a pay raise,» Cuomo said «I want to get some people's work done for the people of the state.»

For the second month in a row, the Siena College poll reports that nearly 100 percent of those surveyed want something done about the corruption in Albany that's led to both former leaders of the legislature sentenced to prison and the U.S. attorney's investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs.

Kirkwood says by running for the legislature's 2nd District seat, and that he wants to give a voice to underserved members of the community.

According to a June 17th poll by the Siena Research Institute, a plurality of New Yorkers — 44 percent — wanted the state legislature to address corruption as a number one priority before the end of the session, including voters across every region, party and demographic group.

The Peconic Baykeeper, an environmental nonprofit on Long Island's East End, wants the Suffolk County legislature to ban the use of the pesticide methoprene that controls mosquito populations.

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

Legislator Bill Lindsay III introduced legislation last week to schedule a 2017 referendum asking Suffolk voters if they want to reduce the size of the legislature from 18 seats to 13.

The newer members, who make up about 40 percent of the Democratic conference, say they also want all of the candidates to commit to a permanent reform task force, saying it's the only way to restore the public's trust in the legislature.

Top State University of New York officials say they want a tuition freeze at the state's colleges and universities, and are asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature to adequately fund SUNY in the budget so that they don't have to raise rates for students.

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D - 28) joined a group of homeless activists who want the governor and legislature to move on Cuomo's promised 20,000 new units of supportive housing.

«But it's to direct my words and exhortations to the ears of the of the vast majority of people, in any institution whether it's a school, or a bank, or it's a hedge fund, or it's a Council leader's office, or it's a legislature, who are good and honorable and honest and decent and want to do the right thing.»

A bill coming before the Suffolk County legislature would require county police, among other things, to get a college degree if they want a promotion above the rank of captain.

And he says, in answer to reporters» questions, the Assembly still wants to enact the pension reforms, but simply got bogged down on details required to amend the state's constitution, which requires the vote of two concurrently elected legislatures.

Former state Rep. Alex Knopp of Norwalk, a veteran politician who served for 15 years in the state legislature, has attended numerous fundraisers and said he wanted to see Clinton once again.

Top State University of New York officials say they want a tuition freeze at the state's colleges and universities, and are asking Governor Cuomo and the state legislature to adequately fund SUNY in the budget so that they don't have to raise rates for students.

The governor is entitled to his wish list about how he wants to see the world, but the legislature is a co-equal branch of government and must be respected,» the speaker said.

In each of his State of the State speeches Cuomo has used the capitol building as a metaphor for something that was once glorious and can be restored; he has said he wants to re-establish New York «the progressive capital of the nation»; he has touted the number of on - time budgets he and the legislature have delivered (this year he'll say four in a row and counting); he has demanded more teacher accountability but explained new changes he's seeking; and, he has stressed a need for ethics rules overhaul and campaign finance reform while mentioning unsavory headlines.

The Secretary of State doesn't want to appeal, but the legislature does.

Cuomo now faces de Blasio, a surprisingly united legislature, and a swath of advocacy groups that want him to commit to funding more supportive housing before the end of the year.

«One of the things I've heard from restaurateurs with the passage of this law by the legislature is people don't want to be in a restaurant if someone is «vaping» next to them and then emitting the cloud of vapor as well as the scent that often goes along with it,» said Poloncarz.

Advocates and legislators want to force Cuomo's hand before legislative session starts in January because at that point budget negotiations start and Cuomo will have a plethora of issues to hold over the legislature's head.

«As we expect more of these cases to come up, I want to assure us that there is no rift between the legislature and the executive.

If for some reason the legislature does not want to make it permanent, of course they should make it for the longest possible timeframe so we can continue to do the work we need to do.»

The governor wants the legislature to approve pension reform as part of the new state budget, which is due at the end of the month.

Both lawmakers still believe the legislature can pass significant reform before the end of session, but Ortt said, if it doesn't, he at least wants his constituents to know where he stands.

Saraki also lauded the swift reaction by the leadership and members of the House of Representatives in demonstrating their solidarity with the Red Chamber and thereby sending a strong signal that enemies of democracy and those who want to undermine the legislature will be resisted by all parliamentarians.

The League, along with Citizen's Union, also wants the legislature to adopt a law that requires the same changes, just in case the constitutional amendment, which requires the approval of two consecutively elected legislatures, plus a public vote, does not ultimately pass.

In response to questions about why Krumpter's nomination has not moved ahead, Mangano, a Republican, said this week that he has no sense of Krumpter's support in the GOP - dominated legislature and wants to gauge reaction before formally nominating him.

«If the legislature wants to tell the women of this state to go to heck, I'm going to let the women of this state know that they were told to go to heck.

I really want to see waves of 25 - year - olds running for offices, county legislature, because we can't just say politics is too gross for us.

I want somebody of the highest integrity, someone with vision, and real leadership ability to put forward to the legislature.»

It appears that religious liberty, for the conservative fools running the legislature, only matters when it's the «liberty» to be as oppressive and cruel as you can think of, but doesn't matter one bit when all you want is the religious right to marry the people your church loves and supports, regardless of gender.

You certainly have to perform at your job if you want a raise and a fundamental indicator of the job the legislature does and the governor and the executive is passing a budget on time,» Cuomo said in a December conference call.

For the second month in a row, the Siena College poll reports that nearly 100 percent of those surveyed want something done about the corruption in Albany that's led to both former leaders of the legislature sentenced to prison and the U.S. attorney's investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs.

Aviation Commissioner Russell Stark wanted to thank Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr., and the Oneida County Board of Legislatures for their continued support because without it, this and the other achievements met this year would not have been possible.

Gov. David Paterson wants the New York State Senate to vote on a same - sex marriage bill within the next few weeks during a special session of the legislature to address New York's budget.

3.45 pm: Over at CentreRight.com Douglas Carswell MP argues that politics will only be restored with radical reform of parliament and accountability structures: «If we want a legislature with fewer vacuous soundbites and which actually holds the executive to account, we need to elect MPs willing to be more than cheerleaders.»

The county legislature and the local and state government have to plan ahead and look five years or even ten years ahead, see what we want this area to look like and work to get to that point, so the people of that area and Ulster County have a quality of life that families would want to stay in the area, small local businesses will prosper and tourists would want to visit for many years.

It certainly makes sense that the county legislature wouldn't want to take up that and underwrite essentially a discriminatory trash fee, and I think it's fortunate that the administration, when they first read the legislature's resolution, completely caused unfounded fear with residents and other elected officials in city government saying it would cost the city of Albany $ 2 million.

But most Republicans in the legislature want the governor to resign and several are ready to begin the impeachment process, even as the results of a state Ethics Commission investigation into the governor's travel expenses are still pending.