Sentences with phrase «serve in state legislatures»

Also of note to the ABA is the shrinking number of attorneys who serve in state legislatures across the United States.

Yaw, who chairs the key senate environmental resources and energy committee, has been serving in the state legislature since 2008.

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Again, the court's errors in such cases are difficult to correct, whereas leaving decisions to various legislatures allows for varying solutions and ongoing debate: states can serve as «laboratories of experiment,» in the words of Justice Louis Brandeis.

«If he is defeated by the Democratic candidate, Todd Kaminsky, who now serves in the Assembly, Democrats will control the governorship and both houses of the legislature in New York State,» the paper wrote.

But in order to strip the pensions from convicted senators and Assembly members who are already serving in the legislature, the state constitution needs to be changed.

Besides serving as mayor of Tivoli, Molinaro served in the Dutchess County legislature and the state Assembly (2007 - 11).

Speakers from left - leaning groups teed off on Cuomo, accusing him of being a «phony» liberal that enables Republicans in the state legislature, and insisting that defunding their advocacy outfits would hurt the low - income and immigrant population those entities serve.

But the ad - targeting world changed in 2014, with vendors like DSPolitical (via DemocraticAds.com), CampaignGrid (via CampaignGridDirect) and Targeted Victory launching «self - serve» platforms that allow down - ballot campaigns for state legislature, mayor, city council and even school board to buy banner ads and even pre-roll video ads (if enough volume is available) that appear on a huge range of content websites, all targetable at particular slices of their own electorates.

No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election.

Anyone now serving in the New York State legislature should be permanently barred from holding any further office.

The first Asian - American in history of Empire state politics to serve in New York's legislature was arrested today by FBI agents and charged with bribery.

Former state Rep. Alex Knopp of Norwalk, a veteran politician who served for 15 years in the state legislature, has attended numerous fundraisers and said he wanted to see Clinton once again.

The five - term congressman, who served in the California state legislature before coming to Capitol Hill, said it was time to start a «new chapter.»

269 members (227 Representatives, two Delegates, and 40 Senators) served in state or territorial legislatures 214 members (182 Representatives and 33 Senators) list their occupation as public service / politics 225 (168 Representatives and 57 Senators) list law [19] 201 (175 Representatives and 27 Senators) list business 94 (78 Representatives and 16 Senators) list education

The State University of New York, «the largest comprehensive system of postsecondary education in the country,» now serves 600,000 students each year, Chancellor Nancy Zimpher told the state legislature at a budget hearing in JanState University of New York, «the largest comprehensive system of postsecondary education in the country,» now serves 600,000 students each year, Chancellor Nancy Zimpher told the state legislature at a budget hearing in Janstate legislature at a budget hearing in January.

A vocal advocate for early education, Bye served on the West Hartford school board for five years until her election to the state legislature in 2006.

«I don't think anybody would look at the state legislature and its track record over the past few years and decide that only a couple percentage points of the people who are serving in Albany are not up to the task,» Mahoney said.

Scarborough, who served in the legislature for more than 20 years, told reporters that officials from the FBI and the office of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman seized his cell phone, calendars and «just about everything,» another report said.

But state Rep. Arthur O'Neill, the longest - serving House Republican, who started at the legislature in 1988, said missing a key budget deadline is a major mistake by the General Assembly.

Boggs is now a Georgia Court of Appeals judge, but his Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing focused on votes and statements from when he served as a conservative Democrat in the George state legislature, from 2000 - 2004.

They include expansion of gambling casinos, allowing judges to serve until age 80, reforming the state's redistricting process next time around in 2020, and letting the legislature go paperless, and access bills electronically.

State Sen. Joe Manchin caused a ruckus with television and radio advertisements accusing opponent Charlotte Pritt, who has served in both houses of the legislature and also worked as a public school teacher, of backing a bill calling for sex education for 1st - grade students.

In 1988, with the Illinois state legislature's passage of the Chicago School Reform Act, the site - based management theory was joined with the idea that schools would better serve their constituents if the constituents were given more power.

H aving served fourteen years in the Wisconsin state legislature before coming to Congress, I had a front - row seat to witness the growth of the nation's first and largest taxpayer - funded voucher experiment.

To address the challenge and expand access to CTE and advanced coursework more generally, the Idaho legislature in 2015 authorized Idaho Career & Technical Education to work with the Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), a fully - accredited online school serving students in all of the state's 115 districts, to develop CTE Digital.

In between, I've been certified and recertified by the Board, served as a candidate support provider, presented at NBPTS conferences and advocated for the Board and NBCTs in the halls of Congress and my state legislaturIn between, I've been certified and recertified by the Board, served as a candidate support provider, presented at NBPTS conferences and advocated for the Board and NBCTs in the halls of Congress and my state legislaturin the halls of Congress and my state legislature.

In that race, Hagan successfully tied her opponent Thom Tillis to his leading role in cutting education spending while serving as the Speaker of the House in the state's legislaturIn that race, Hagan successfully tied her opponent Thom Tillis to his leading role in cutting education spending while serving as the Speaker of the House in the state's legislaturin cutting education spending while serving as the Speaker of the House in the state's legislaturin the state's legislature.

During his time in the state legislature he served on the Senate Education and Higher Education Committee.

And according to research commissioned by the Education Commission of the States and the National Conference of State Legislatures, 30 percent of the chairs of education committees in state legislatures are serving in that role for the first State Legislatures, 30 percent of the chairs of education committees in state legislatures are serving in that role for theLegislatures, 30 percent of the chairs of education committees in state legislatures are serving in that role for the first state legislatures are serving in that role for thelegislatures are serving in that role for the first time.

School board members, especially those in large districts, are more representative of the communities they serve than state legislatures and members of Congress.

According to a biographical sketch appearing on the National Association of Attorneys General website, Mader «formerly served in the Wyoming legislature between 1984 and 1991, first as a state representative then as a state senator.

In South Carolina, Circuit Judges may be elected by the legislature to «at - large» positions allowing them to serve anywhere in the statIn South Carolina, Circuit Judges may be elected by the legislature to «at - large» positions allowing them to serve anywhere in the statin the state.

In all Pennsylvania cases other than the 1803 Addison case, state legislators have consistently agreed that simply allowing a «bad» act to serve as the basis for a judge's removal, with no evidence of malicious intent, would allow the legislature to remove any judges with whose decisions it disagreed.

In a repeat of efforts first started in 2014, legislators pressed to give more control to the governor and legislature over the state's Judicial Council which serves as the judicial nominating commission for the statIn a repeat of efforts first started in 2014, legislators pressed to give more control to the governor and legislature over the state's Judicial Council which serves as the judicial nominating commission for the statin 2014, legislators pressed to give more control to the governor and legislature over the state's Judicial Council which serves as the judicial nominating commission for the state.

This «report card» exposes deadly gaps in these essential laws and should serve as both a wake - up call and call to action for state legislatures.

Carl is a passionate advocate, frequently speaking to the state legislature and serving on task forces in North Dakota.

While serving on the Colorado Association of REALTORS ®» Legislative Policy Committee, I learned that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and our state legislature were so panic - stricken over the fires that they wanted to create a statewide mandate to require fire mitigation disclosure in a home sale.