Sentences with phrase «state legislatures over»

The established professions have negotiated with state legislatures over time to gain the power to regulate the quality of those who want to enter the profession and oversight of those in the profession.

The Founding Fathers only said in the U.S. Constitution about presidential elections (only after debating among 30 ballots for choosing a method): «Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors...» The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.»

Nancy Zimpher, chancellor for the State University of New York, saw her major initiative, the Public Education Empowerment Act, defeated by the state legislature over the summer.

Governor Andrew Cuomo's pathbreaking plan for free tuition at New York public colleges and universities won the backing of the state legislature over the weekend.

There's disagreement, though, in the state legislature over how to fix it.

Not exact matches

Originalists such as Gorsuch also apply their philosophy to resolve disagreements over laws crafted by Congress or state legislatures, focusing on the text and intention of the lawmakers.

On Tuesday night, the state legislature refused to debate an outright ban on assault weapons as students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas watched and cried, but the teenagers» push for change is still expected to bring Florida's first limit on gun access in over a decade, according to CNN.

It's also grappling with systematic racial discrimination from hosts, facing a crackdown from the New York state legislature, and, as of Monday, suing San Francisco over short - term rental rules that the city's board of supervisors passed unanimously at the start of June.

Debate over a pro-life bill currently before the Ohio state legislature highlights the growing rift among pro-life groups, according to The New York Times.

A money shortage, caused by the failure of the state legislature to pass an income tax increase, has set off debate in Woodridge over the sale of 4.5 acres of school property.

«If the GOP - IDC interpretation is applied, there would be no control whatsoever over the legislature's spending other than the whim of the Temporary President of the Senate,» the memo released on Monday stated.

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The state legislature began interviewing candidates to replace Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned over a domestic violence scandal.

The state legislature ends its session for the year on June 16, and expectations are low for any major pieces of legislation to be resolved before the adjournment, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration faces increasing scrutiny from the U.S. attorney over economic development projects.

A one paragraph clause in Governor Cuomo's budget has caused some concern among state lawmakers over the separation of powers between the governor and the legislature.

Since the state legislature is on repeat — glossing over ethics, fighting over mayoral control and feverishly working late nights to finish on time — the podcast is following their lead and sharing clips from past episodes (but with a new introduction).

Cuomo created the ethics commission under the state's Moreland Act a little over a year ago amidst rampant corruption rampant in the legislature, that included a string of indictments, resignations and jailings of lawmakers.

Governor Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature approved a plan in the state budget to hold the line on taxes and encourage local governments and schools to merge and share services over the next few years.

Leaders of the New York state legislature are in court fighting a request from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ethics commission that they turn over details about their private law clients.

Heading into the redistricting process, the GOP took over both legislative chambers in 25 states and had control of the legislature and governorship in 21 states.

Meng was first elected to represent Flushing in 2008 and re-elected in 2010, taking over the seat held by her father, Jimmy Meng, who in 2004 became the first Asian - American elected to the state legislature.

As negotiations over New York State's budget draw to a close, Governor Cuomo and the legislature are trying to hammer out an agreement to raise the state's minimum wage, which is currently just $ 8.75 and is currently scheduled to top out at $ 9.00 at the end of this State's budget draw to a close, Governor Cuomo and the legislature are trying to hammer out an agreement to raise the state's minimum wage, which is currently just $ 8.75 and is currently scheduled to top out at $ 9.00 at the end of this state's minimum wage, which is currently just $ 8.75 and is currently scheduled to top out at $ 9.00 at the end of this year.

All told, more than two dozen members of the New York state legislature have been indicted or resigned in disgrace over the past five years.

Although the state constitution says the legislature appoints a successor when the attorney general's post is vacant, in reality the Democrats who lead the Assembly make the decision, because with over one hundred members, they have the largest faction in both houses.

Cuomo has blamed Republicans in the State Senate for the failure of those measures in the legislature over the past couple of years.

The Democrats have a clear anti-upstate agenda that comes in two parts: forcing people to leave, then taking over the state legislature by gerrymandering.

One week after the New York state legislature declared the 2017 session over, Governor Cuomo is commanding that lawmakers return for a special session at 1 pm Wednesday to deal with some unfinished business.

As illustration, even if the legislature were to impose $ 4.2 billion in new tax and fee measures - as recommended by the Executive Budget — it would still leave the state with $ 11 billion in an accumulated structural budget gap over the next five years; a figure that will likely grow given the ongoing deterioration of state tax collections.

By law, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature have a deadline of April 1st to agree on how to allocate the $ 162 billion or so that New York State will spend over the next twelve mostate legislature have a deadline of April 1st to agree on how to allocate the $ 162 billion or so that New York State will spend over the next twelve moState will spend over the next twelve months.

Today, I am declaring my candidacy for Speaker of the New York State Assembly, and over the next two weeks, I look forward to sharing my vision for our state and this legislature with my colleagues from across New York.&rState Assembly, and over the next two weeks, I look forward to sharing my vision for our state and this legislature with my colleagues from across New York.&rstate and this legislature with my colleagues from across New York.»

Mr. Cuomo had declared he would boost education funding by just over $ 1 billion only if the legislature agreed to adopt his reform plans — which included state receivership of failing schools, an increase in the charter cap, new teacher evaluations based on state exams, and changes to teacher tenure.

It's only been a little over a week since the state legislature approved an upstate economic development competition in the budget, but central New York community leaders are already beginning to try to figure out their entry.

The New York State Assembly and Senate have released budget positions that focus on taxes and spending policies, but very little on ethics reform, even though both former leaders of the legislature face prison sentences over corruption convictions.

Under state law, governors have extraordinary leverage over the legislature to pass an on - time budget, which could mean added pressure on the Senate's Republican majority to accept the measure.

Much of the state spending has the quiet approval of the legislature, but there can be disagreements over how much to spend on programs as well as how the governor proposes to spend allocated funds on programs.

Hey also expressed concerns over cost, citing the proposed ammunition database that was nixed by the state legislature in 2015 after costs were projected to be up to $ 100 million.

The governor and legislature have sought over the past five years to compensate for limits on local property taxation through expansion of state financial aid to schools.

Cuomo, and branches of government in Albany, including NYSED, the Board of Regents and the New York State legislature have been repeatedly dismissive of parental concerns over education reforms in New York State.

State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced plans for an open interview process for the legislature to appoint a new state attorney general, now that Eric Schneiderman has resigned over domestic violence allegatState Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced plans for an open interview process for the legislature to appoint a new state attorney general, now that Eric Schneiderman has resigned over domestic violence allegatstate attorney general, now that Eric Schneiderman has resigned over domestic violence allegations.

Kicking the decision over to a commission looks to have a healthy track record of delivering: a 2014 study by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) found that every state legislature that saw a pay raise during the preceding 12 months had done so without a vote; the states that saw the largest hikes, Hawaii and California, each did it by passing the task to a commisState Legislatures (NCSL) found that every state legislature that saw a pay raise during the preceding 12 months had done so without a vote; the states that saw the largest hikes, Hawaii and California, each did it by passing the task to a commisstate legislature that saw a pay raise during the preceding 12 months had done so without a vote; the states that saw the largest hikes, Hawaii and California, each did it by passing the task to a commission.

-- CU backed Gustavo Rivera over Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., saying the Bronx lawmaker has «has become a symbol for hubris, corruption and wrongdoing in the state legislature due to ongoing investigations by the attorney general and federal authorities and his leadership in bringing Senate business to a month - long halt last summer.»

A fight over ethics reform in the state legislature helped get Adam Skelos fired from his $ 10,000 - a-month job with AbTech.

This dispute over sales - tax extensions goes back to when the first temporary tax was approved by the state legislature 20 years ago.

During his years as governor Cuomo, with the assent of the legislature, raised state spending by over 120 percent.

«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.

His major proposal calls for the governor to sign an executive order giving the attorney general jurisdiction over corruption cases involving state departments, agencies and the legislature.

The firmest control over a state legislature is exhibited in Hawaii, where Democrats hold every seat in the Senate and only five Republicans sit in the 45 - seat state House of Representatives.

De Blasio's proposal would raise income taxes on New York City residents who earn over $ 500,000, which requires approval from both the legislature in Albany, where the State Senate is partially controlled by Republicans, and the signature of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has emphasized his desire to cut taxes in next year's budget.

County legislatures around New York state have been mulling over the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act - or SAFE act - some taking up resolutions against it.