While Democrats handily control the 150 - seat Assembly, with most New York City lawmakers sitting in the majority, the 63 - seat Senate is controlled by the Republican conference, made up of many members representing suburban and Upstate areas, that has formed
a ruling coalition with the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference and rogue Democratic Senator Simcha Felder, of Brooklyn.
The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- a breakaway group of Senate Democrats that has formed
a ruling coalition with Senate Republicans — came out against the convention earlier this month, citing concerns for labor protections.
He concocted a deal with Democratic Sens. Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate and created a new
ruling coalition with himself as Majority Leader and Espada as Temporary President.
The IDC has formed an informal
ruling coalition with the GOP, and helps keep the Republicans, who do not have an actual numerical majority in the chamber, keep in power.
Klein's IDC has formed
a ruling coalition with Republicans in the Senate for the past two sessions.
Currently, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have the same amount of members: 31 each, but the Democrats are divided, with eight members forming a breakaway group that forms an informal
ruling coalition with the GOP.
Currently, the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) forms
a ruling coalition with Republicans, while a ninth nominal Democrat, Senator Simcha Felder, conferences with the Republicans.
The IDC has formed an informal
ruling coalition with the GOP and helps keep the Republicans, who do not have an actual numerical majority in the chamber, in power.
Despite support from the Democratic Assembly majority, as well minority state Senate Democrats, and the Independent Democratic Conference, which forms
a ruling coalition with Senate Republicans, Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi's Home Stability
Currently, the state's $ 150 billion - plus budget is largely hammered out by four men: Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Senator Jeff Klein, leader of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), which forms
a ruling coalition with the Republican conference.
There are also five members of the Independent Democratic Conference who have in the past formed a majority
ruling coalition with the Republicans.
The I.D.C. announced they were forming
a ruling coalition with the Senate's Republican conference in December of 2012, an arrangement that gave I.D.C. members more power and financial resources, and gave the G.O.P. the votes needed to retain control of the chamber, which they've held for most of the past 50 years, despite Democrats» overwhelming registration advantage statewide.
Schneiderman's sweeping legislation, however, appears to have gained an added push from the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- an eight - member body that has formed
a ruling coalition with Senate Republicans.
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 Conference.
Currently, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have the same amount of members — 31 each — but the Democrats are divided, with eight members in a breakaway group that forms an informal
ruling coalition with the GOP.
Not exact matches
As in the 2015 regional election, the next ballot is likely to be framed as a plebiscite vote over independence,
with the
ruling «Together For Yes»
coalition likely to stick together.
His remarks appeared aimed at the FDP and the Social Democrats (SPD), who on Monday
ruled out renewing their «grand
coalition»
with the conservatives.
The break down of the talks came as a surprise, especially as it was announced by the resurgent FDP, Merkel's preferred
coalition partners who had dropped out of parliament four years ago and had
ruled with her conservatives 2009 - 2013.
The centre - left Social Democrats (SPD), Merkel's current
coalition partners who were the second - biggest party in the election, have
ruled out a repeat of an alliance
with her conservatives, who won the vote but were left
with fewer seats.
«He is so in tune
with his
coalition, which is so out of tune
with the traditional
ruling elites of this country.»
Coalition forces have moved their bases closer to the front, relaxed their rules of engagement and during the push on Mosul airport coalition advisors were embedded with forward Iraqi rapid response and special forc
Coalition forces have moved their bases closer to the front, relaxed their
rules of engagement and during the push on Mosul airport
coalition advisors were embedded with forward Iraqi rapid response and special forc
coalition advisors were embedded
with forward Iraqi rapid response and special forces units.
With the Super Bowl only a few weeks away, an unusual
coalition comprised of the National Football League, Bell Media, Canadian advertisers, and an actors» union have launched a full lobbying blitz aimed at overturning a 2015
ruling that will allow Canadians to view both the U.S. and Canadian feeds of the game.
DOL, via its fiduciary
rule, has «created a regulatory framework that both protects consumers and gives financial advisors the flexibility to provide much - needed financial advice consistent
with a wide range of business models,» the
Coalition said.
«While the Financial Planning
Coalition takes no view on a
rule that has yet to be proposed, we believe that the DOL should be allowed to proceed
with its fiduciary rulemaking process, including issuing a draft
rule for public comment.»
All other parties have
ruled out the idea of a
coalition with the AfD, so the arithmetic of Teutonic politics dictates that for the foreseeable future Germany may be run by a succession of grand
coalition governments made up of its two main parties.
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with the unions A controversial profit - sharing bill submitted to Congress by Argentina's
ruling coalition is becoming a proxy fight between the nation's labor and business sectors ahead...
The Green party and FDP both
ruled out working closely
with Mrs Merkel after the September vote unless same - sex marriage would be supported in any
coalition deal.
An early opponent of Nazism, Canaris,
with trusted assistants, remained in regular contact
with the Vatican, through Joseph Müller, and reported the progress achieved in forming an anti-Nazi
coalition willing to challenge Hitler's
rule.
The
coalition of industry associations, of which FPA is a member, sought clarification on the scope of the Conflict Minerals
rule with regard to chemical compounds derived from tin, tantalum and tungsten
For instance, ConAgra and the giant, privately held Schwans, which sell millions of processed school meals, including pizza, have funded the «
Coalition for Sustainable School Meal Programs,» which includes a website
with a campaign called «Fix the Reg,» asking parents and other «interested parties» to contact USDA and lawmakers to demand changes to the school nutrition
rule.
Nick Clegg has broken ranks
with the prime minister on drugs reform, just five days after his
coalition partner
ruled out a royal commission on decriminalisation.
Raising the electoral mountain Labour would need to climb to form a Government, exercising minority or
coalition rule let alone governing
with a majority, is an unexpected gift for the fifth largest force in UK politics: Momentum.
Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins on Monday did not
rule out further primary challenges to members of the Independent Democratic Conference and derided their
coalition with the Senate Republicans as a «false majority.»
As part of these efforts, the
ruling coalition has struck a bargain
with parts of the opposition, mainly the Socialist Party led until recently by the current president Igor Dodon.
(although, ironically, Left Unity has
ruled out unity
with the Trade Unionist and Socialist
Coalition for next year's London Assembly elections).
A growing group of eight breakaway Democrats, who
rule the Senate in an informal
coalition with 31 Republicans, have left regular Democrats smarting for some time now.
Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats have
ruled out a
coalition with the SNP, but as Nicola Sturgeon notes, this does not
rule out a confidence - and - supply or some other kind of still loser agreement.
Mr Cable did not
rule out a
coalition with Labour, but was critical of two «really big mistakes» made by Miliband.
A dramatic reshaping of Israel's
ruling coalition could change society and reboot relations
with...
The union can survive its current period of volatility, but moves like English votes for English laws and
ruling out a UK
coalition with the SNP could yet bring it down.
Laurie Whiting of New York State Right to Life commented: «This
coalition is unique,
with people who have opposing views joining together to stop a process that has no
rules or limitations and could fundamentally alter the way we live.»
Miliband says he won't do a formal
coalition with the SNP (Nicola Sturgeon
ruled that out ages ago anyway), nor will there be an informal «Confidence & Supply» agreement
with them.
Miliband had first
ruled out a
coalition with the SNP on 16 March, but it was not until 26 April that he also
ruled out a confidence and supply agreement between the two parties.
Nick Clegg yesterday
ruled out the Liberal Democrats going into
coalition with Labour if it depended on «life support» from the SNP.
It seems unlikely that Labour would enter into any kind of formal agreement that allowed SNP MPs to become ministers or play a direct role in the management of government departments — indeed, Miliband has
ruled out a
coalition with the Scottish nationalists.
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 Conference.
Touching on NPP's allegation that the NDC is sponsoring Mr. Kwesi Addae Odike's United Progressive Party (UPP) to do it's bidding, the deputy scribe of the
ruling party said the NDC has no immediate plans of forming a
coalition with some political parties.
High - February 15th: Hedging their bets - A Guardian report that Clegg would
rule himself out of a
coalition in the event of a hung parliament was quickly rebutted, leaving the position clarified and enabling party activists to go about their jobs
with the position clear in their heads.
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 in 39.
With the Assembly Democrats squarely against the changes, the wild card could be the extent to which the Senate, controlled by a
coalition of Republicans and the eight Independent Democratic Conference members, would during the 2018 legislative session join a push to force a delay or a revisiting of the
rule changes.