Sentences with phrase «state legislative»

Outside of New York, Democrats scored several wins in Virginia state legislative seats and won the race for governor.

There are some state legislative fights that seem to have been going on forever.

The new district boundaries were suggested by the state Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment.

State Assemblyman Fred Thiele (I - Sag Harbor) could become Southold and Shelter Island's new representative in the State Assembly, if a redistricting proposal released today by the New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment takes effect.

The power - sharing agreement is a win for Mr. de Blasio, who is likely to be able to implement more of his liberal agenda in the next state legislative session.

In New Jersey, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by two distinct politician commissions.

The Assembly bill would offer an optional public financing system for campaigns for state legislative and statewide offices, giving candidates six dollars for every one dollar in contributions.

And a plurality, 46 percent, said that they approve of public financing of election campaigns for statewide and state legislative races.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday evening that he and state legislative leaders could not come to an agreement on the state's $ 150 - plus billion spending plan, and it's unclear when they might.

State legislative leaders and Governor David Paterson announced late Thursday that they have reached agreement on a «framework» of a budget deal for New York State.

«Our candidates including John Flynn for District Attorney, and our state legislative candidates Monica Wallace, Amber Small, Tom Loughran and Steve Meyer exemplify the progressive values of the Democratic Party and our commitment to ethics and reform in government.

The CSEA leader also expressed extreme concern that state legislative leaders seem ready to give -LSB-...]

The campaign cash was spread across 131 contributions and included 60 checks for $ 1,000, the maximum contribution for state legislative campaigns.

NEW YORK CITY — Poll workers said turnout was far higher than expected Thursday, as New Yorkers headed to the polls once again for the state legislative primaries.

If the governor and state legislative leaders are really serious about curbing corruption, then they should prioritize meaningful reform next year — especially as two of the governor's former aides are scheduled go to trial on charges related to bribery and bid - rigging some of the state's keystone economic development projects

«Every cycle, for the past several cycles, Democrats have talked about how this is the cycle when it's going to change, this is the year they're going to make gains at the state level,» said Matthew Walter, president of the Republican State Leadership Committee, a group that assists GOP state legislative candidates across the country.

Obama's tenure has been a disaster for state legislative Democrats.

While Tim Nelson, with Minnesota Public Radio said this about the party's showing in the state legislative races in 2012, our web team is happy to proclaim that the Independence Party of Minnesota is back... online as well.

Carter ran in one of 49 contested Republican state legislative primaries in 2018.

Other winners on state legislative primary night include incumbents facing challenges.

Last Wednesday night, several of the groups, including the Real Rent Reform Campaign — made up of organized tenants, labor organizations and community groups that advocate for «progressive» pro-tenant legislation — held a well - attended town hall meeting in Brooklyn (they estimated the crowd at about 200 attendees) while the board of the influential Tenants PAC met separately and decided on endorsements for state legislative races.

In what appears unclear as to the reasons for delay in the conclusion of Rivers State legislative polls and its pending results, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has given an explanation for the development.

Paterson was elected by the Democratic caucus of the Senate as Minority Leader on November 20, 2002, becoming both the first non-white state legislative leader and the highest - ranking African American elected official in the history of New York State, unseating the incumbent Minority Leader, Martin Connor.

Hagman did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test.

Further, state legislative districts should «respect county, city, incorporated town, borough, township and ward boundaries.»

The Country Party, which was on the ballot only in Wyoming in 2012, and which concentrated on state legislative races, has decided that it will not attempt to re-petition in 2014 as a party.

Previously, he developed a keen understanding of the state legislative process as an assistant legislative representative in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's state legislative affairs office, working on various pieces of legislation including the World Trade Center Presumption Bill, the Coordinated Construction Act, and a bill regulating the activities of street vendors in the City of New York.

Those comments were widely criticized by state legislative leaders of both parties as inappropriate.

The special elections on Tuesday for the seats formerly held by Dean G. Skelos and Sheldon Silver, the two state legislative leaders who were forced to depart Albany after being convicted on corruption charges last year, were supposed to be a test of how long a shadow corruption could cast on a race.

The Tax Revolt Party is a political party that fielded one or more candidates in the state legislative elections of 2010 and 2012.

«By providing a retroactive benefit outside the normal confines of the section 421 - a [tax break] program, this bill would undermine the financial stability of the City of New York by incentivizing individual property owners to seek legislation to expand or enrich their as - of - right tax benefits,» wrote Joseph Garba, then - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's director of state legislative affairs, on June 4, 2013.

The Democrat pledges to cap himself at $ 100,000 in fundraising at a time in politics that features multimillion - dollar state legislative campaigns.

The table below details the electoral systems used in Wyoming for state legislative and state executive offices as of July 2017.

It nominated candidates for all four U.S. House districts, 2 state legislative districts, and 8 local partisan offices.

So after Republicans in the Assembly highlighted some of the more unseemly aspects of the omnibus «big ugly» bill that tied up the loose ends of the state legislative session late Thursday night, members of the Democrat - dominated chamber approved it by a 122 - 13 vote.

Like a lot of our readers, I'm still getting used to newly drawn state legislative districts with lots of new people running in them.

To determine the New York state legislative Republican primary battleground races in 2018, Ballotpedia is examining races that fit one or more of the three factors listed below:

The call comes as Cuomo and state legislative leaders are in the midst of negotiating the finer details of his $ 142.6 billion budget proposal, expected to be passed early this year in order to accommodate the Easter and Passover holidays falling the final week of March.

After working in New York politics in a variety of City Council and state legislative campaigns and on the staff of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Rivera came on strong four years ago, defeating Democratic Senator Pedro Espada, long a target of criminal investigation and now serving a federal prison term for theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars from a health care non-profit he controlled.

The table below details the electoral systems used in Maryland for state legislative and state executive offices as of July 2017.

Goldfeder noted New York's deadline is actually closer to the first state primary in a presidential election year: Those seeking to change their party affiliation for the September state legislative primary have to make the switch more than 11 months before heading to the polls.

The LCV solicited input from its state partners to choose from among hundreds of candidates running for governor and / or state legislative offices.

«Firearms are far too frequently used to injure, threaten, or coerce victims of domestic violence,» said Nico Bocour, the group's state legislative director.

The Senate is narrowly divded 32 - 30 and with so many prisons in the upstate region, the law will have a major impact on the size and shape of state legislative boundaries.

As a result of the November 2016 elections, there were 31 state government trifectas in the 2017 state legislative sessions.

The first state legislative primary in 2012 was in Ohio on March 6.

It is still possible for Albany to keep a September primary date for state legislative races, but that would cost money and such a plan could face opposition from a governor that prides himself in fiscal restraint.

The Daily Gazette: New York's 2014 Legislative Session a Failure The New York State legislative session is ending this week without major progress on big - ticket issues such as campaign finance reform, minimum wage, and the women's equality agenda.

Voting and election reform, largely state issues, have not been on the mayor's radar, though his state legislative affairs office has sent memos to lawmakers in support of legislation, which has foundered in the Republican - controlled Senate.

The GOP also hopes to increase its share of the nation's state legislative chambers — potentially increasing its foothold on the levers of power to set policy.