Sentences with phrase «passed by public vote»

According to an order for declaratory judgment which was sent by Rosenblum to a New York state Supreme Court judge on Oct. 17, the mayor will seek to nullify a decision by the Democratic majority of Leon Potok, David Finch and Ilissa Miller on the village board to authorize a ballot referendum that — if passed by public vote on Election Day — would restrict Rosenblum's ability to appoint a village attorney as well as certain land use board members.

Not exact matches

Hoylman argues the bill was rapidly passed through the Legislature without public notice and then quickly signed into law by the state's governor, Pat McCrory, only 12 hours after a vote.

Several noncontroversial budget bills were printed last night, and a few were even passed by the Senate — with very little discussion on the part of majority members and no opportunity for the public to see anything before it was voted on.

By successful, I mean undermined the public trust of the results sufficiently so the winner could not successfully claim a mandate, take leadership, pass the law - whatever the vote was about.

As the State Senate today passed «Kirby & Quigley's Law» by a 59 - 2 vote, Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF - Glenville), the author and lead sponsor of the bill, has announced a new online petition drive to harness the power of the people to urge the Assembly to bring the public safety measure to the Floor of the New York State Assembly for a debate and up or down vote.

There are currently not enough votes in the State Senate, which is ruled by Republicans and a group of break away Democrats, in order to pass public campaign financing.

Cuomo says even if the public vote is delayed, the casino siting legislation would still need to be passed this year, based on a decades old opinion issued by a former State Attorney General, who said that constitutional amendment votes by the legislature need to happen in consecutive years, and can't skip a year in between votes.

We would liek to cut all property taxes to 3 or 4 percent annually... We haven't been able to get any cooperation from the Legislature... so we've come back to them and said look we'll just tax the entities which are not school taxes which are voted on by the public... but we haven't been able to get the Assembly to pass that either, so we're still trying.

The proposal floated by Krueger and Samuels would use licensing fees of approximately $ 8 million a year from each of the seven casinos authorized under the constitutional amendment, assuming, of course, that's it's given second passage by the Legislature this year — not a foregone conclusion — and also passes muster with the public in a referendum vote.

Elected houses have to pander to the public, the public are generally stupid; in return for a vote politicians set aside all petty considerations (like the law, morality, basic human decency and common sense) and pass stupid, kneejerk, dangerous laws (the only people to disagree with Her Majesty's government passing dangerous laws in the name of anti-terrorism were a bunch of out - of - touch 90 - year - old judges, who have been replaced by a tame political supreme court).

Irked by that behaviour, the senate on Tuesday passed a vote of no confidence on the IGP and declared him unfit to hold any public office.

A bill relating to public protection and general government (PPGG) passed by a vote of 57 - 3 and another dealing with education, labor and family assistance (ELFA) by a 59 - 1 vote.

The Assembly's Judiciary Committee moved a version of a constitutional amendment requiring public officials convicted of felonies to forfeit their pensions that had passed the Senate last year, but Speaker Carl Heastie was completely noncommittal when asked if it would be voted on by the full chamber.

The legislation, which passed a joint vote held by the Board of Legislators» committees on Public Safety, Legislation and Parks held this Tuesday would mark a return to a ban previously enacted by former County Executive Andrew Spano in 1999 following infamous shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado.

Disapprove BLM Land Use Planning Rule — Vote Passed (51 - 48, 1 Not Voting) The joint resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Dec. 12, 2016, which modified the process under which BLM develops plans for the use of the public lands it manages, including by considering a wider variety of issues and possible impacts.

Erie County Legislature Chairman John J. Mills today subpoenaed the six members of the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority's (ECFSA) board after they ignored a resolution passed unanimously by the Legislature asking for a public discussion with board members to fully vet the $ 120 million borrowing plan for ECMC, which the ECFSA approved on Wednesday, March 15th in a 5 - 1 vote.

The Senate, led by a Republican - dominated coalition, passed the bill by a 43 - 18 vote hours after the text became public.

A new state budget was passed in April in typical Albany fashion: with almost no time for public scrutiny of the bills or proper review by the legislators who quickly voted them through.

Heastie missed votes on 173 bills — or 15 % of the legislation the Assembly passed in 2014, according to an analysis by the New York Public Interest Research Group.

By 1996 it was toward the end of the Gingrich Congress, and they suddenly realized the public perceived them as antichild and antienvironment, so they passed the Food Quality Protection Act by a unanimous vote of both houseBy 1996 it was toward the end of the Gingrich Congress, and they suddenly realized the public perceived them as antichild and antienvironment, so they passed the Food Quality Protection Act by a unanimous vote of both houseby a unanimous vote of both houses.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed nine bills related to conservation today; the timetable for a vote by the full Senate is unclear.

The Seattle City Council has voted to repeal Initiative 34, a measure passed by voters in 1989 that prevented the city government from spending money on public schools until the school beard ended mandatory busing.

The Senate passed HB 7069, the worst package of public education policies in Florida history, by a single vote.

In addition, curriculum in normal public schools has to pass a lengthy public review process and a public vote by a publicly elected school board.

A new state law, passed by a union - busting Republican legislature earlier this year, requires every public - sector union in the state to vote on whether to continue or dissolve their unions.

In the Senate, S.F. 1167 passed the Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy commmittee by unanimous vote on March 6, 2017.

For example, the board does not make its votes public (the vote on Bharucha's contract was leaked), and it's often unclear by what margin new measures pass.

Voted «Best Art Fair» by the Miami New Times, Miami Project will feature a VIP Preview on Tuesday, December 2 (5:30 - 10 pm, by special pass / ticket only), as well as public hours December 3 - 7, 2014.

UTILITIES: A public vote on whether to create a municipal utility in Decorah, Iowa, may head to a recount after the proposal failed to pass by five votes.

Passed the Senate Public Safety Committee by a vote of 3 - 2 on 7/10/2007.

If the bill — which will be voted on by midnight tomorrow — passes, areas as large as three times the size of Golden Gate Park could be clear cut without proper analysis of impacts to the environment or public scrutiny!

By a 36 - 30 vote, the legislators passed House Concurrent Resolution 1009, «Calling for balanced teaching of global warming in the public schools of South Dakota.»

Convocation meets on Dec. 2 to review the recommendations made in the final report, discuss the submission made by the public and, ultimately, vote on passing all or some of the recommendations.

The General Assembly passes a bill by a three - fifths vote of the members elected to each house that declares a state of fiscal emergency requiring an in - term decrease in compensation and decreases the compensation amount for every elected public office by the same percentage.

Public records show that the Senate passed the bill on Feb. 8 by a 16 - 13 margin, with one no - vote.

Rent control failed to pass in Orange County due to heavy lobbying by apartment owners who duped the public into voting against their best interests.