Sentences with phrase «special legislative session»

The redistricting plan was passed in a third special legislative session.

But in the summer of 2003, Governor Rick Perry called a series of special legislative sessions in order to continue the redistricting effort.

Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union said that for Cuomo «not to call now for special legislative session is to aid and abet the rampant corruption in Albany.»

As the title indicates, this is the third of a series of essays on the efforts to address the overhaul of Texas public school finance and search for a successor to the flawed «Robin Hood» system crafted by a series of special legislative sessions in the mid-1990's.

Silver said special legislative sessions are not necessary because his members are committed to working on a «seven - day basis, 24 hours a day if necessary.»

Good Afternoon Louisiana's second special legislative session — officially the 2016 Second Extraordinary Session — adjourned last night at 11:37 pm.

Cuomo's office in recent days has been trying to resurrect a potential special legislative session that would pave the way for the first lawmaker pay raise since 1999, legislators on both sides of the aisle said.

Plans for an end - of - year special legislative session in New York appear to have been scrapped.

Good Morning Louisiana's special legislative session concluded on Friday.

An October special legislative session culminated in budget cuts of 3 % across the judiciary, where court - employee furloughs are under consideration and travel reimbursements have been reduced for jurors and court - ordered witnesses.

«This Legislature would rather play parliamentary games than finish a budget that is 15 weeks late due to their inaction,» Paterson said as he revoked earlier proclamations that triggered special legislative sessions in January and June.

In New York state government news, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warns of a possible special legislative session in the face of federal health care cuts, and a new push is planned to legalize medically assisted suicide.

David talks to Assemblyman Joseph Lentol of Brooklyn's 50th Assembly district about last week's special legislative session dealing with civil confinement.

Despite a roller - coaster economy and a brief special legislative session that capped lawmakers» regular 2008 session, Connecticut's K - 12 budget for fiscal 2008 - 09 remained exactly as it had been fixed in last year's legislative session.

The recommendation is one of 98 that were unveiled Nov. 15 at the end of a three - month special legislative session aimed at controlling the highest property taxes in the nation: $ 5,800 on average for Garden State homeowners.

At the behest of Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen, lawmakers held two special legislative sessions over the last year on education to enact a series of Race to the Top - related changes that included making the state's cap on charter schools less prohibitive and overhauling teacher evaluations.

It didn't pass in its entirety until the middle of August after a summer - long marathon of special legislative sessions.

On the opening day of the second special legislative session, the Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state's voice for educational choice, has released a new television advertisement with parents asking Louisiana legislators to fully fund the Louisiana Scholarship Program.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo's office in recent days has been trying to resurrect a potential special legislative session that would pave the way for the first lawmaker pay raise since 1999, legislators on both sides of the aisle told the Daily News Monday night.

Good Morning Louisiana's special legislative session concluded last night.

A so - called «bathroom bill,» which would ban transgender individuals in schools from bathrooms that match their gender identity, is high on the agenda of a special legislative session Abbott convened on July 18, according to CNN.

These new enticements would be so outsize that they would ultimately require a special legislative session to draft new laws.

That is one of the deals at hand in a special legislative session this week, according to Democrats who control the Assembly.

Missouri lawmakers will hold a special legislative session starting Friday focused on potentially disciplining the governor

ALBANY — Talks about a special legislative session are continuing, a top Senate Republican said Wednesday, before repeating concerns that any legislative horse trading that includes a pay increase would be perceived as a «pay - to - play.»

Gov. David A. Paterson appears to have changed his mind on the State Senate recounts preventing a special legislative session to close this year's budget deficit.

It's just as well that Ulster County Legislature Chairman John Parete cancelled a special legislative session for Tuesday night with former Nevele casino pointman (but still CEO) Michael Treanor.

[52][53][54] He also warned that the budget deficit was estimated to grow 22 percent over by 2011, and called for the special legislative session on August 19 to deal with the crisis.

The plan, whose details will be sorted out shortly in a special legislative session, calls for a $ 250 million cut to the M.T.A. - dedicated payroll mobility tax for small businesses.

During a special legislative session convened on October 23, 2017, the state legislature approved a bill delaying the implementation of RCV pending voter approval of a constitutional amendment to allow for the use of RCV.

Would provide that the Legislature convene a special legislative session upon a petition signed by 2/3 of each chamber.

It's just as well that Ulster County Legislature Chairman John Parete cancelled a special legislative session for Tuesday night with

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox ripped into Cuomo for suggesting last week that he'd call for a special legislative session to address the expiring mayoral control law if lawmakers «go home and they are not assaulted by the residents of their district and chased back to Albany.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn't believe that holding a special legislative session later this year to close a notorious campaign finance loophole or restrict lawmakers» outside income would be productive.

The state Legislature during a special legislative session on Thursday signed off on Gov. Cuomo's push to name the new bridge that he said would open in August after his late father.

But he says there's little appetite to call for a special legislative session to revise the budget before lawmakers return for their regular session in February.

In doing so, he revived a package of reforms he unsuccessfully pushed in December during a failed attempt for a special legislative session that would have paved the way for a legislative pay raise.

The House and Senate judiciary committees held a joint hearing on June 16 to discuss those issues in advance of a special legislative session to deal with the court order.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says a special legislative session may be needed this fall to increase assistance for those affected by floods along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

That did not happen, but Republicans still seem a little feisty, At the end of 2016, they summarily blocked Mr. Cuomo's plans for a special legislative session, despite the temptation of a deal for more pay.

The so - called soda tax, which the Paterson administration estimates would add $ 815 million to the state's badly depleted coffers (and keep NYers healthier) will get another chance at passage in another special legislative session called for Wednesday to deal with the state budget, which is four months late.

That is still less than the six - cent - a-gallon decrease they recorded in the national average (AP)- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a special legislative session may be needed this fall...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a special legislative session may be needed this fall to increase assistance for those affected by floods along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has in recent days been raising the prospect of calling lawmakers to Albany for a special legislative session.

The governor must convene a special legislative session devoted to ethics.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a special legislative session may be needed this fall to increase assistance for those affected by floods along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

After Libous» conviction of a single felony count of lying to the FBI about using his public post to get his son, Matthew, a job at a politically connected law firm — a decision that automatically ejected him from his Senate seat — six good government groups renewed their call for a special legislative session to address ethics reform.