Sentences with phrase «power bills if»

Consumers would likely enjoy lower power bills if provincial governments welcomed more private investment in electricity utilities, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

Not exact matches

It is the latest successful legislative push targeting union power following a Republican sweep of statehouses in 2010, and if Gov. Mitch Daniels signs the bill as expected it will make Indiana the first Rust Belt state to ban contracts that require workers to pay mandatory union fees for representation.

«If you're a true supporter of entrepreneurship,» Sherman says, «you support it with all your power — whether you're billing or not.»

So if 18 (g. 1) already provides broad power to the Bank, this begs the question: what is Bill C - 50 try to do?

Is Bill that stupid to believe that if you believe in a higher power that you then have no abition in expanding your mind.

If anyone wants to move beyond the religion is myth is irrational / unreasonable / a lie, I recommend that start with Bill Moyer's The Power of Myth (book or DVD / VHS).

But as Bill maher once said: «I could believe in the Bible if it would mention one of the following words: electricity, nuclear power, computer, laser and evolution... Instead the god in the OT kills over 2 million men, women and children for being disobedient or collecting sticks on a Sabbath.

1) the light bulb «burned out,» 2) the fuse or breaker failed, 3) the electricity provided by the power company failed, 4) for some reason the switch itself failed, 5) the power line has been severed or maybe, 6) the electric bill was not paid and there could be other unmentioned reasons, but, nonetheless, faith was employed to operate the switch in the first place, even if the expected results failed.

A mention of theubiquitous Armstrong - inspired yellow wristbands triggers a Clintonian riff onhow «the Internet and mass marketing mechanisms have increased the power ofprivate citizens to do public good... particularly if they are well led, whether it is by Bono or Bill and Melinda Gates or Lance Armstrong.»

The Europa league certainly fits that bill and if Arsène — who we all know will be clinging to power for another two years — fields more of a development squad in the competition — then there is even more of a link towards the approach taken in the League Cup.

If you are afraid of adding another item that will up your electricity bills, you may want to choose a battery powered model.

It's unclear whether the governor will accept the revenue bill even if the Legislature passes it, because, as I've noted so many times before, as soon as the budget's done, whatever relevance and power the governor is currently enjoying diminishes greatly — if not completely.

But the case around «elective dictatorship» set out by Lord Halisham in 1976 is rather different if one introduces measures like devolution, an entrenched bill of rights, a legitimate second chamber with revising powers, stronger and legitimate local government.

If local authorities are likely to struggle in the wake of spending cuts, what does the Localism Bill offer by way of positive powers to allow local groups to set up their own services, and to propose new developments?

If Bill chooses to vote on an issue, his vote now has the power of 2 votes (his and yours, assuming no one else give Bill a voting power).

It would, I think, «be practically suicide for the [Monarch's] power» if she were to personally veto any bill on her own initiative.

«The way in which this is expressed gives enormous power to the secretary of state,» Conservative MP Bill Cash said today adding that «there a danger that we might be regarded as the nasty party if we put this into effect.»

But Suffolk Comptroller John Kennedy said the state should only pursue the aggressive wind - power goals if it means stable or lower bills.

During an interview on AM 710's «The John Gambling Show», Governor Paterson asked the state legislature to give him the power to implement the same FMAP contingency plan lawmakers agreed to back in the summer when they weren't sure if the state aid bill would pass.

Brake said the bill was being amended to give future ministers the power to add special advisers to the list without the need for further legislation «if and when they are persuaded to do so».

The Government accepted an amendment by Tory MP Oliver Letwin which kept the date on the face of the bill, but gave parliament the power to extend the deadline if necessary.

Currently, the Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader hold enormous power to abuse the system and stop bills from coming to the floor even if they are mathematically sponsored by a simple majority of members from each house of the legislature (76 out of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out of 63 in the Senate).

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said last year that he would advocate bringing the marriage bill back to the floor if the GOP returned to power in the chamber, but also said he would leave the final decision about whether a vote should be held to his conference.

If Sen. Thompson were truly interested in making his community safe he would do everything in his power to stop letting thugs like this roam the streets freely instead of pushing a useless, feel - good bill.

Speaker Carl Heastie in the Assembly told reporters he was hopeful for a three - way agreement on the issue, but declined to say if this the bill that would do it given support for vesting this power in Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.

The Conservatives, led by David Cameron, pledged to abolish the Human Rights Act if they were elected to power and replace it with a British Bill of Rights; Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats on the other hand were adamant the HRA would not be repealed, creating something of a dilemma for the Coalition.

Hoylman said if Democrats were in power in the Senate, he's certain his bill would go to the floor for a vote.

«I have no idea if Mayor Bill de Blasio is guilty of anything, but when you think [that] you have the top guy in your pocket because you're bribing him, you have muscle, you have power, you have strength,» Agnifilo told jurors in Central Islip federal court.

Because if you had blinked just once, you might have missed the fact that the hapless Clegg has published the long awaited «power of recall bill».

Senator Savino's bill S. 5152, which passed the Senate, would grant courts the power to make the assignee of an auto loan pay reasonable attorney's fees if a consumer sues the assignee and wins, over and above the limitation on assignee liability that currently exists in statute.

David Nuttall, a Conservative, asks Cameron if he will speed up introduction of the investigatory powers bill in the light of the Paris attacks.

Mayor Bill de Blasio called upon the State Senate's Independent Democratic Conference, an eight - member breakaway faction that shares power with the GOP, to «return to the Democratic fold» even if they want to maintain their «independent presence» within the bigger conference.

(Through power of attorney, one partner can pass off the authority to do banking, bill paying and other decision - making if that partner is mentally or physically unable.)

And Levi reminded me that Minority Leader Dean Skelos recently told the Log Cabin Republicans he would recommend that the marriage bill come to the floor for another vote if the GOP returns to power in the chamber.

My discussion of the U.S. Constitution in the blog post concludes that «bills of attainder and ex post facto laws..., if they were not explicitly forbidden by particular clauses of the U.S. Constitution, would be implicitly forbidden by the separation of powers.»

RG&E says customers are eligible for credit on their utility bill if they lost power for more than 72 hours.

«If governments don't tackle deficits, the bill is footed by taxpayers, who fear that big deficits mean big taxes, both of which reduce confidence, investment and purchasing power...

«We may need to write Mr. President to review his position; if not, we have the power on behalf of the Nigerian youths who voted us to veto him so that people will become the ultimate beneficiaries of this bill.

Senator Hoylman says if Democrats were in power in the Senate, he's certain his bill would go to the floor for a vote.

If the government really wanted to just keep its current powers ticking over and prevent internet service providers destroying their records, they needed a two clause bill — a cut - and - paste job whacking what previously relied on an EU directive into national law.

It only increases the Legislature's relative power in the budget process by taking the Governor's appropriations bills off the table if they are not all acted on by the start of the state fiscal year and then giving the Legislature greater discretion in amending the «contingency budget» (that would take effect in such a situation) than it has in amending the appropriations bills submitted by the Governor in conjunction with his Executive Budget.

The very first Private Member's Bill under the Assembly's new powers will this week become a reality if Assembly Members choose to vote through Peter Black AM's Mobile Homes Bill when it comes before them for its final stages on Wednesday.

They also introduced a stand - alone FMAP contingency bill that would give the governor less power over the cash — should it come from Congress — and any cuts that might have to be made if it doesn't, than he had initially proposed.

«But if they do I won't hesitate to use my powers to end for good the practice of surprise energy bill hikes if that's what consultation shows to be necessary.»

Fortunately, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D - SC) put an amendment in the stimulus bill vesting that power in legislative leaders (both of which say they will accept such funds) if Sanford carries through on his threat.

Peers will vote on an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill which would give MPs unprecedented powers to direct ministers if they reject Theresa May's withdrawal agreement with Brussels.

Given the broad budgetary powers the governor enjoys, lawmakers opposed to the plan would risk a government shut down if it were to be inserted in an emergency appropriation bill.

If Raab is right, why not have a simple bill at that point (after parliament has agreed the withdrawal bill) giving ministers the power they need.

But even if the EU picked up the entire bill, says the Ökoinstitut, «it would cost every citizen of the EU an insurance premium of at most $ 2.80 per year» to shut down the largest concentration of nuclear power plants in Eastern Europe.

If I'm a power grid customer in Europe, part of my bill could go to purchase better sources of power, using the Clean Development Mechanism.