Sentences with phrase «of the state legislature released»

Both houses of the state legislature released their version of a state budget, and negotiating with

Both houses of the state legislature released their version of a state budget, and negotiating with the Governor's office is next, to come up with a final spending plan.

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«Planned Parenthood now performs more than a third of all abortions in the United States and continued to be its biggest defender in the legislature and the courts,» National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) concluded in its annual report, released last week.

On Friday afternoon, the governor's office released 259 individual vetoes for the appropriation budget bills, which were passed by the state legislature at the end of March.

«If the GOP - IDC interpretation is applied, there would be no control whatsoever over the legislature's spending other than the whim of the Temporary President of the Senate,» the memo released on Monday stated.

«According to a 2007 report by the National Conference of State Legislatures, thirty states have put in place statutory or constitutional tax or spending limits,» the Senate Majority's release said.

Late last year, on the Saturday night between Christmas and New Year's Day, the governors vetoed reform legislation passed by both houses of both state legislatures, and they released a report outlining their own recommendations for reform.

The New York State Assembly and Senate have released budget positions that focus on taxes and spending policies, but very little on ethics reform, even though both former leaders of the legislature face prison sentences over corruption convictions.

But before they do that, they have released their scorecards for all the members of the state legislature.

(CNN)-- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will release a new web video Monday that claims his opponent, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Barbara Buono, has been a failed fiscal steward of the state while serving as a key member of the New Jersey legislature.

In 2014, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) released findings on women in state legislatures across the United StState Legislatures (NCSL) released findings on women in state legislatures across the UnLegislatures (NCSL) released findings on women in state legislatures across the United Ststate legislatures across the Unlegislatures across the United States.

Another anti-gambling group has released a study debunking Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature's claims about the benefits of permitting more casino gambling in New York.

Next Wednesday, both houses of the New York State legislature are due to release their one house budget proposals, which they will then use to negotiate a final spending plan with Governor Andrew Cuomo.

«Not only do I want the Bronx and voters in the 33rd district to have a Senate Senator they can be proud of, but I want New York State to have the best, most accountable legislature in the country,» said Nunez in a statement released by New Roosevelt.

With the Republican - controlled legislature's approved maps held up by lawsuits mostly concerned with the Voting Rights Act and minority population growth, Texas» legislative redistricting process remained heavily contentious into 2012, leaving the state to use a set of interim maps released in February by a San Antonio federal court.

State budgets are the healthiest they've been since 2000, partly because of improved tax revenues, but also because legislators are showing more discipline in targeting spending toward their biggest priorities, according to a survey released this month at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

The survey, released last week by the National Conference of State Legislatures, identifies legislative priorities in 18 areas.

A survey released here at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures reported that revenues flowing to state coffers over the past year almost doubled predictions, allowing most states to close fiscal 1995 with healthy budget surplState Legislatures reported that revenues flowing to state coffers over the past year almost doubled predictions, allowing most states to close fiscal 1995 with healthy budget surplstate coffers over the past year almost doubled predictions, allowing most states to close fiscal 1995 with healthy budget surpluses.

Most states report that funding for public schools will be their top priority — and their most significant source of long - term financial pressure — in 2007, according to a 50 - state survey released here this week by the Denver - based National Conference of State Legislatstate survey released here this week by the Denver - based National Conference of State LegislatState Legislatures.

Within states, education policy - making isn't led by one person or entity, but many — state legislatures, state education agencies, state and local boards of education, the governor, Read more about Aspen Institute Releases Checklist for Education Policymakers -LSB-...]

Before a single child's information is turned over to any 3rd party, policymakers should give assurance to parents and educators that no harm will come to Tennessee school children by adopting the following principles: The state and districts should be required to publish any and all existing data sharing agreements in printed and electronic form, and include a thorough explanation of its purpose and provisions, and make it available to parents and local school authorities statewide; The Department of Education should hold hearings throughout the state or testify before the legislature to explain any existing data agreement, and answer questions from the public or their representatives, obtain informed comment, and gauge public reaction; All parents should have the right to be notified of the impending disclosure of their children's data, and provide them with a right to consent or have the right to withhold their children's information from being shared; The state should have to define what rights families or individuals will have to obtain relief if harmed by improper use or release of their child's private information, including how claims can be made; and finally, any legislation must ensure that the privacy interest of public school children and their families are put above the interests of any 3rd Party and its agents and subsidiaries.

For Immediate Release March 11, 2016 Contact: Bree Dusseault, 253.878.8628 Tacoma, WA — Green Dot Public Schools applauds the legislature for their bipartisan leadership to honor the will of Washington state's voters and passing a bill to keep public charter schools open.

Finally, on June 30, 2017 at the end of a series of Special Sessions and minutes before our State Government was going to shut down, the legislature passed the Levy Swipe School Funding plan — a 120 page plan that was released just hours before the vote and which few in the legislature even read.

In 2015, the legislature passed a moratorium intended to delay fracking while the state's Department of Natural Resources studied whether fracking — a method of oil and gas production that uses large amounts of chemical - and sand - laced water to break up shale gas below ground, releasing deposits of fossil fuels.

Across country, state legislatures consider altering number of nominees judicial nominating commissions must release