Sentences with phrase «on future legislatures»

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Kenney says he will not run for seat in legislature in near future, will focus on working on plan to merge with Wildrose

On the LGBT front, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's decision to oppose any religious liberty expansion bills in that state's legislature is far more important to the future of Republican politics than Thom Tillis or Joni Ernst.

The legislature congratulated itself Wednesday for its on - time budget, but lawmakers have only put off decisions on the state's economic future.

The Senate leader predicts that the budget will once again be on time, and that the legislature will ultimately approve Cuomo's proposal for a new pension tier with fewer benefits for future workers.

As illustrated in the Executive Budget financial plan, the state will be facing significant budget gaps in each of the next three years, and a new payroll tax on employers will be a tempting target for future administrations and Legislatures looking for increased revenues, but reluctant to impose new or higher taxes directly on individuals.

It need not even be judicially enforceable to constrain (impose additional costs on) future choices by the legislature.

«Clearly, we are fortunate to have this process in place for now and in the future, rather than having to go hat - in - hand to the legislature and the Governor for years on end without a rational or logical way to achieve our ends.

But just how much sway Mann, and the presiding three - judge panel, will have over the process will depend in part on whether Governor Andrew Cuomo follows through on his original promise to veto the legislature's lines or instead reaches some sort of compromise with the legislature by which he signs off on their lines in exchange for promises of redistricting reform in the future.

The allegation that policemen drafted to the House of Assembly complex to forestall the foretold violence stood akimbo while thugs laid siege on the legislature, brutalized Hon Friday Sani Makama, a duly elected lawmaker, and disrupted the activities of the Assembly should not be allowed to go unpunished.The National Assembly should also investigate the criminal act and take appropriate steps that would prevent the re-occurrence of such intimidating act in future.»

As the future congressman from this great district, I know Keith stands ready to deliver on the same fundamental issues he has fought for alongside me in the legislature — bringing more affordable housing to our neighborhoods, pushing through meaningful criminal justice reform and ensuring that all of our children have every chance to succeed with the promise of a first - rate education.

I've focused during my time in the legislature to deliver mandate relief for local governments that should help local property taxpayers, voting against budgets that contained tax and fee increases, and I still believe there is more to do to get our state back on the right track for ourselves and future generations.»

We're talking about approximately an additional $ 60,000 - and the legislature has already approved, in the past through the bond resolution, more money to be spent than we're spending right now, so I'm hopeful that we move forward so we make a sound, wise decision on the future of the convention center.»

Then, in mid March, during an all night session, the governor and legislature agreed on the most controversial part of Cuomo's budget, pension changes that will result in future employees contributing more for their retirement.

The legislature deliberated for almost an hour on the nursing home's future.

They did say, though, that they would back a «modest» salary increase sometime in the future, if the legislature decides to remain a part - time body and a «substantially higher» increase if lawmakers change their status to full - time and adopt strict limits on outside income.

We will continue to push the governor and legislature to reduce the reliance on costly consultants as a way for the state to address future financial crises.»

The county legislature had threatened to shut down the nursing home at 5 p.m. on Dec. 27 unless CSEA and the new owner were able to reach agreement over future operations at the facility by that deadline.

Late last night, the governor and legislature reached a deal on redistricting that essentially allows the State Senate's and Assembly's partisan majorities to put in place gerrymandered lines for the next decade, and creates the framework for a constitutional amendment to govern future redistrictings that creates a bipartisan commission to submit lines to the legislature for approval.

As for his own future plans, Hawkins said, «All I know is that in the coming months I will be meeting with our campaign supporters around the state to help local organizing and I will be speaking out on the issues before the legislature.

Critics, including former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, say that future legislatures could wiggle their way out of any agreement on an amendment because it must be passed by two successive legislatures.

The offshore wind industry is optimistic about the progress it has made in state legislatures, but because the industry is so dependent on the federal government for expansion, its future is uncertain.

The Council is chaired by Lt. Governor Tim Griffin and was charged by the legislature with providing advice on the future of Common Core Standards and PARCC testing.

Now that the NEA and AFT can count on Schwarzenegger's successor (and once - and - future governor) Jerry Brown and the state legislature to be at their proverbial beck - and - call (and the AFT now assured of a majority on L.A. Unified's board), Supt. John Deasy has had to roll back efforts to expand choice and has had to hope on lawsuits by reformers to give him the edge in revamping the district's woeful teacher evaluation system.

The governor and legislature would be wise to follow the guidance of the governor's year - long discussion on Michigan's energy future and pass a bill as soon as possible to increase the state's renewable energy standard to at least 30 percent by the year 2030.

All of these measures are, however, statutory in character and they do not preclude future encroachments on these rights by Parliament or the Legislatures.

The resolution calls on Congress and state legislatures to repeal laws requiring mandatory minimums and to refrain from adopting such laws in the future...