Sentences with phrase «rule of the state senate»

The IDC, as a body, still remains alive per the rules of the state Senate.

And majority rule of the state Senate may shift near the midpoint of the legislative session.

Not exact matches

According to a recent Reuters report, depending on who takes a Senate seat from several of these battle ground states and who wins certain gubernatorial races could mean which of the energy topics — EPA carbon regulations, the Keystone Pipeline XL's approval, relaxing crude oil export rules, developing clean energy technology — will take priority.

Hanging over the speech was Silver's push for increasing the state's minimum wage from $ 7.25 to $ 8.50, a move that is opposed by Senate Republicans and one that Cuomo has all but ruled out because of the difficult politics.

Similarly, it is possible to raise a point of order and state that the standard procedure of the Senate is actually different from what the current rules and precedents suggest.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos has seized on today's scathing IG report on AEG as proof that state government is suffering mightily under the «arrogance» of single - party rule.

Eliot Spitzer, who was the target of the Troopergate investigation (remember: it all stems from the then - governor's efforts to use the State Police to track the use of state aircraft by his political nemesis, then - Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, in hopes of catching him breaking the rules), told the Times he was «deeply troubled» by Cuomo's treatement of this document, which he believes «would reflect upon the underlying integrity of a report that I always viewed to be fundamentally flawed.&rState Police to track the use of state aircraft by his political nemesis, then - Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, in hopes of catching him breaking the rules), told the Times he was «deeply troubled» by Cuomo's treatement of this document, which he believes «would reflect upon the underlying integrity of a report that I always viewed to be fundamentally flawed.&rstate aircraft by his political nemesis, then - Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, in hopes of catching him breaking the rules), told the Times he was «deeply troubled» by Cuomo's treatement of this document, which he believes «would reflect upon the underlying integrity of a report that I always viewed to be fundamentally flawed.»

When in the Course of New York State Governmental events, it becomes necessary for a Governor to dissolve the political ideas and assumptions which have connected him with Democratic and Republican Members of the Assembly and the Senate, and forced him to assume among this executive powers, the right to assemble a Mooreland Commission, to reinstitute the rule of law in NYS; keeping in mind a decent respect for the opinions of New Yorkers requires that he should declare the causes which impel him to such dramatic action:

The 2017 legislative session in the state Senate kicked off on an acrimonious note Wednesday with Democrats blasting a «Trump - style» change in the rules that bans the use of cellphones from recording video or taking photos.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office has threatened to reject future requests for lucrative stipend payments — AKA lulus — worth tens of thousands of dollars from the Republican - led state Senate as a result of its continued use of false committee titles to draw down payments for senators who are part of its ruling coaliState Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office has threatened to reject future requests for lucrative stipend payments — AKA lulus — worth tens of thousands of dollars from the Republican - led state Senate as a result of its continued use of false committee titles to draw down payments for senators who are part of its ruling coalistate Senate as a result of its continued use of false committee titles to draw down payments for senators who are part of its ruling coalition.

A campaign to unseat eight state Democratic senators, members of a renegade group that has helped empower Republicans to rule the Senate in Albany, received a significant boost from the NYC comptroller, Scott Stringer.

The reporter, Daily News Capitol Bureau Chief Ken Lovett, who has been covering state government for decades, was arrested by the State Police for talking on his cell phone in the lobby of the Capitol outside the state Senate, in violation of a Senate state government for decades, was arrested by the State Police for talking on his cell phone in the lobby of the Capitol outside the state Senate, in violation of a Senate State Police for talking on his cell phone in the lobby of the Capitol outside the state Senate, in violation of a Senate state Senate, in violation of a Senate rule.

For Cuomo, a united Democratic Senate majority is a nightmare scenario: a centrist at heart, he belittled raising the minimum wage before it came back into vogue, ridiculed the idea of hiking taxes on wealthy people, and still won't comply with a ten - year - old court ruling to fork over state cash to underfunded city public schools.

The state Democratic Party, led by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is offering carrots and sticks to two rival factions of Democrats in the state Senate in an effort to get them to reunite and potentially rule the chamber.

There is growing pressure on a group of breakaway Democrats in the New York State Senate to reunite with the mainstream Democrats and form a majority to rule the Senate.

A state supreme court justice in Albany has ruled that the Senate Republicans must comply with subpoenas issued by the state Board of Elections chief enforcement counsel looking deeply into potential violations of state election law.

Who cares if John (business as usual) Flanagan is in charged of the Senate, rules are rules, the law is the law, you can not, ON PAPER, make a claim on State taxpayer resources that are false, inaccurate, not true and wrong.

With just an hour before the governor's third State of the State address, the state Senate is debating unprecedented rules changes that would establish a coalition government of the GOP and the Independent Democratic ConferState of the State address, the state Senate is debating unprecedented rules changes that would establish a coalition government of the GOP and the Independent Democratic ConferState address, the state Senate is debating unprecedented rules changes that would establish a coalition government of the GOP and the Independent Democratic Conferstate Senate is debating unprecedented rules changes that would establish a coalition government of the GOP and the Independent Democratic Conference.

The state Senate is currently ruled by Republicans, with the help of several breakaway Democrats.

But Republicans who rule the State Senate are cool to the ideas, including one that creates a payroll tax instead of a state incomeState Senate are cool to the ideas, including one that creates a payroll tax instead of a state incomestate income tax.

The proposal came shortly after the State Senate passed a bill backed by Bloomberg that would reverse a rule protecting veteran city teachers from layoffs regardless of their effectiveness.

The new organization — which would be empowered by the US Supreme Court's controversial 5 - 4 «Citizens United» ruling in June, which gave corporations the green light to run «issues advertising» targeting specific candidates on TV and radio — would initially focus on state Senate races in hopes of seeing the Legislature's upper house return to Republican control, said a source familiar with the planning for the group.

However, the Republican Party was part of a ruling coalition in two additional state senates (New York and the State of Washington), giving it the partisan edge in 59 chambers, with the Democratic Party having partisan control istate senates (New York and the State of Washington), giving it the partisan edge in 59 chambers, with the Democratic Party having partisan control iState of Washington), giving it the partisan edge in 59 chambers, with the Democratic Party having partisan control in 39.

Per Section 3.6 of the Senate Rules, committees of the New Jersey State Senate are appointed by the President of the Senate.

Lipton said if Democrats also ruled the state Senate, New York would be in a stronger position, like that of the state of California, to provide a counter-vision to Trump and the Republican - led Congress.

If the Senate majority wants to show it means to clean up, it should also demand tighter ethics rules on Cuomo's use of the Dormitory Authority's State and Municipal Facilities program.

Recall that last Friday, former governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo and a former member of the House of Representatives, Uche Ekwunife, who later represented Anambra Central at the Senate, before her election was annulled by the appeal court, defected to the ruling APC.

The GOP - controlled state Senate voted unanimously to approve new restrictions on the indoor use of electronic cigarettes, clearing the way for the rules to become law.

«If he were at all interested in running a campaign worthy of a State Senate candidate, the Fair Election Practices Committee's recent ruling that exposed his entire campaign as a lie would make him think twice about going down this road,» Reif continued.

Republicans in the state Senate have not ruled out new gun control legislation as well as bolstering school security in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead in February.

Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos, whose GOP majority rules the Senate, is the second highest earner of private income in the Senate, after former Speaker Silver, as reported in required annual filings with the state ethics commission.

Of course, Mr. Cuomo is not the sole arbiter of the state budget — there's also the Democrat - led Assembly and the State Senate, now controlled by Republicans who are less than pleased with Mr. de Blasio, who campaigned hard for Democrats to take the majority and sought to end the GOP's ruling coalition with breakaway Democrats in the Independent Democratic ConferencOf course, Mr. Cuomo is not the sole arbiter of the state budget — there's also the Democrat - led Assembly and the State Senate, now controlled by Republicans who are less than pleased with Mr. de Blasio, who campaigned hard for Democrats to take the majority and sought to end the GOP's ruling coalition with breakaway Democrats in the Independent Democratic Conferencof the state budget — there's also the Democrat - led Assembly and the State Senate, now controlled by Republicans who are less than pleased with Mr. de Blasio, who campaigned hard for Democrats to take the majority and sought to end the GOP's ruling coalition with breakaway Democrats in the Independent Democratic Conferstate budget — there's also the Democrat - led Assembly and the State Senate, now controlled by Republicans who are less than pleased with Mr. de Blasio, who campaigned hard for Democrats to take the majority and sought to end the GOP's ruling coalition with breakaway Democrats in the Independent Democratic ConferState Senate, now controlled by Republicans who are less than pleased with Mr. de Blasio, who campaigned hard for Democrats to take the majority and sought to end the GOP's ruling coalition with breakaway Democrats in the Independent Democratic Conference.

Cuomo has faced opposition from Republicans in the State Senate, who rule in a coalition with a group of breakaway Democrats.

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.

The leader of the state Senate Republicans says his members will once again join forces with a group of breakaway Democrats to rule the Senate come January.

The Democratic - led State Assembly has embraced similar measures in the past, but they have stalled in the State Senate, which is ruled by a coalition of Republicans and independent democrats.

Because of a July Supreme Court ruling on the «honest services» statute (often used to prosecute allegedly corrupt politicians), former State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's two felony convictions will likely be overturned, federal officials conceded yesterday.

Two Democratic factions in the New York State Senate say they are joining to form what could be a strong Democratic majority in the Senate, leaving Republicans, who up until now have ruled the chamber in a coalition government, out of power.

Last year, President Donald Trump signed legislation revoking an Obama - era Labor Department rule designed to provide a legal safe haven for the state programs, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called «more government at the expense of the private sector and American workers.»

«This is another undeniable example of why New Yorkers are supporting a stronger Democratic Majority, why 68 percent of New Yorker reject GOP - rule, and why donors are backing Democratic Senate candidates throughout the state.»

He admits his agenda has stalled lately in the state Senate, which is ruled by a coalition of Republicans and Independent Democrats.

According to state Senate rules in order for an increase to be passed in a county sales tax it must be approved by the Senate Finance Committee, generally after being proposed by the senator of the local district.

Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Iowa State Senate are assigned by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader after consultation with the President of the Senate.

After devastating New York State Court of Appeals ruling in Nassau, State Senate Coalition will act on a series of bills to strengthen protections for children against sex offenders

The core of Ms. Sugarman's accusations was that Mr. de Blasio and his allies flouted limits on the donations to individual Democratic State Senate candidates by funneling money into county Democratic committees, which enjoy much looser spending rules.

Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Katsina state and a former Senate Majority Whip, Senator Kanti Bello has declared that by 2019, he would mount the podium to tell the people not to vote President Muhammadu Buhari.

On the campaign trail Mr. Koppell talks about campaign finance reform, a measure which Senator Klein continues to tirelessly advocate for in the State Senate, and yet, he can not follow the rules of our current system.

The state Constitution «already provides under what circumstances the lieutenant governor may cast a vote, and the Senate is bound by those provisions, regardless of what internal operating rules it passes,» the goo - goos wrote.

Sen. Jose Peralta is stretching Senate rules by wearing a t - shirt emblazoned with the Statue of Liberty to session in his push for the passage of a state DREAM Act.

The Senate backs a plan that would require transparency in procurement procedures along with new disclosure rules for advisory boards and those that advise state agencies on the spending of both federal and state money.