Sentences with phrase «state veto»

The procedure in the US Senate gave the Senators from a given state veto over an appointee to the bench (the so - called blue slip).

The panel advised giving the state veto power over board decisions.

A controversial provision that would have given the state veto power over certain New York City affordable housing projects was nixed during budget discussions.

At the same time, they are also trying to beat back a property tax cap for the city — supported by Republicans in the State Senate — and to thwart a proposal that would give the state veto power over housing projects in the city that use tax - exempt federal bonds.

However, as new restrictions were becoming law across the country, governors in three states vetoed abortion restrictions.

Not exact matches

A council resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, the United States, France or Britain to pass.

The Russian veto was a defeat for the United States, which has been lobbying for months for Iran to be held accountable at the United Nations, while at the same time threatening to quit a 2015 deal among world powers to curb Iran's nuclear program if «disastrous flaws» are not fixed.

UNITED NATIONS / TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters)- The United States threatened unilateral action against Iran on Monday after Russia vetoed a western bid for the United Nations Security Council to call out Tehran for failing to prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of Yemen's Houthi group.

Spain's La Razon led Monday's cover with «World outcry against Trump's Muslim veto» and El Pais had pictures of protests on its front page from the state of Massachusetts.

Obama last wielded his veto power in October 2010, nixing a relatively mundane bill dealing with recognition of documents notarized out of state.

The deal would maintain the government's so - called golden share in Embraer, a former state enterprise, giving it veto power over certain strategic decisions, including Boeing's current push for a tie - up.

Of course, things change, and in 2006, when the state legislature made good on his pledge, Romney, who has of late extensively revised the positions he took in the Bay State, vetoed the state legislature made good on his pledge, Romney, who has of late extensively revised the positions he took in the Bay State, vetoed the State, vetoed the bill.

Just a few days earlier, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal decided to veto a high - profile bill similar to Mississippi's after Disney announced plans to boycott filming if the bill were passed — threatening the state's economy.

The Illinois legislature overrode the governor's veto to adopt a budget which increased the state's single - rate individual income tax from 3.75 to 4.95 percent, and the corporate income tax rate from 7.75 to 9.5 percent.

The WTO is already on the verge of paralysis because the United States has vetoed new judicial appointments, letting the number of trade judges dwindle to four from the usual seven.

The Republican governor appeared on «Squawk Box» the day after signing the state's budget, in which he vetoed more than $ 1 billion in tax increases that he said would only serve to drive families and businesses out of the state.

The vote will come early because the state constitution says that if legislators want to override a veto, they have to do it immediately after they return to session, but it will also mark a quick opportunity for Democrats to highlight the Republican governor's opposition to a policy they're betting voters will favor.

Bruce Rauner, Governor of Illinois, is quite right to veto that $ 15 minimum wage, it's just much too high for the conditions in the state.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner already vetoed the first bill that reached his desk, which includes tax hikes, but the veto was immediately overridden by the State Senate and is now headed for the House.

Maryland passed the state's auto - IRA bill by a veto - proof majority on April 12, establishing the Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program.

However, resuscitation requires state lawmakers, when they reconvene this fall, to override Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's recent veto of legislation calling for an Illinois Student Loan Bill of Rights.

Both houses of the Maine State Legislature voted Wednesday to overturn Gov. Paul LePage's (R.) veto of marijuana legalization legislation, putting the state on the path to finally implementing a 2016 referendum calling for legal recreational State Legislature voted Wednesday to overturn Gov. Paul LePage's (R.) veto of marijuana legalization legislation, putting the state on the path to finally implementing a 2016 referendum calling for legal recreational state on the path to finally implementing a 2016 referendum calling for legal recreational weed.

«Any application to the U.S. government would have been vetoed by the State Department, due to the lack of regulatory frameworks that would allow the U.S. government to remain in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty,» he said.

He would also go on to become the 4th POTUS where he would veto two bills that he believed would violate the separation of church and state.

During his presidency, James Madison vetoed two bills that he believed would violate the separation of church and state.

His proposal for a federal veto of state laws went down to defeat, and most dispiriting for him, his opponents in the Constitutional Convention won equal representation of the states in the Senate.

God's Revelation can in fact and in principle concern realities which themselves are accessible to secular experience of a scientific or historical kind, so that on the one hand what Revelation states about them is open to possible threat of an eventual at least apparently opposed discovery of secular science and on the other hand natural science must in principle always reckon on a possible veto on the part of theology (Cf. Denzinger 1947 ff., 2187).

James Madison would go on to be the chief architect of the U.S. Constitution and its 1st Amendment, and to become the 4th POTUS, where he would then veto two bills that he believed would violate the separation of church and state.

In Bavaria, Catholic bishops have the right to veto the nomination of a professor of theology, philosophy, pedagogy and sociology / political science at state universities if the candidate does not entertain the standpoint of the Catholic Church.

European governments regularly interfered in the appointment of bishops and even cast vetoes against disfavored cardinals in papal conclaves; in the late 18th century, when Rome made polite inquiries about episcopal candidates through Benjamin Franklin, the infant United States government informed the Vatican that the appointment of Catholic bishops was none of its business and that the Church was free to appoint whomever it liked.

Before Fallin vetoed the legislation, we reported that lawmakers in the state passed a new bill that would make performing an abortion a felony.

Under the Reagan administration, the United States did so much damage to Nicaragua that the United States was condemned by the World Court, by two supporting Security Council Resolutions that the U.S. had to veto, after which, of course, they rejected the court judgment and then escalated the war.

Short of voting for a Palestinian state, the Security Council» absent an American veto» also might revise its Resolution 242, adopted after the 1967 War.

If the United States fails to veto the resolution» as it has vetoed every similar resolution in the past» the Security Council will go on to set criteria for Palestinian statehood, and perhaps 150 countries will recognize a putative Palestinian state within the 1967 «Green Line» and denounce Israel as a foreign occupier.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, a Republican, said he would veto similar legislation only because it also included private universities that receive more than $ 24 million in state funds — namely,...

State lawmakers this week overrode a veto by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to allow park districts to separate the special recreation fund from the general fund.

It will require member states to pool sovereignty over more issues and removes the UK's veto on even more.

The state GOP put a lot of resources into trying to help County Executive Rob Astorino end the Democratic grip on the local legislature by breaking its veto - proof majority.

Back in 2003, for example, the Assembly and Senate overrode the governor's budget vetoes for the first time in two decades, increasing state taxes over Pataki's opposition to restore billions of dollars in spending on schools, hospitals, nursing homes and localities.

However, a UN veto by one of the Security Council's five permanent members, which includes the United States, is sufficient to block UN membership.

But Cuomo so far hasn't shown any signs of weakening his opposition to the state - level millionaire's tax (the federal level is OK, he says), and today he got some extra back - up from Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who said he wouldn't go along with a veto override, in the unlikely event that things get that far next year.

Paterson's vetoes hurt nonprofits across the state, including some in NYC, Central New York, Western New York and on Long Island.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued 184 vetoes in the 215 - 16 state budget on Monday, much of which was determined to be re-appropriated pork - barrel spending.

This state law could be changed, but you would need more than the bare legislative majority you propose - you'd need enough votes to override the inevitable veto (the governor isn't on your side, since you don't have half the state's population.)

But the UK did more than distance itself, it essentially used its veto to stop the other 23 member states revising the EU's treaties — something which needs all 27 members — even though the agreements on tighter fiscal coordination would not have applied to the UK.

24 states have some form of citizen initiated veto on laws, and 19 have citizen initiated law proposals, 21 have citizen initiated constitution amendment processes).

Gov. Andrew Cuomo last night announced the submission of 154 vetoes of «unnecessary language» in the new state budget.

On Friday afternoon, the governor's office released 259 individual vetoes for the appropriation budget bills, which were passed by the state legislature at the end of March.

But, as the Council acts by unanimity, I can say that its position will be determined by whichever member state is both most hostile to Scotland's proposals and prepared to threaten a veto.

But with the two parties sharing power in Albany and each holding a veto over the redistricting process, it is probably inevitable that one of the two seats the state loses will be a Democratic - held one.