Sentences with phrase «state voters want»

New York state voters want bigger public investments in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a new poll shows, an issue set to play a role in coming elections.

New York state voters want bigger public investments in the MTA, the same poll found, an issue set to play a role in coming elections.

The poll found that 36 percent of state voters want the current governor to run for president, while 39 percent say he shouldn't run.

Not exact matches

Another ballot measure asks voters if they want to restore the more favorable solar rates, though that measure is being contested in the state Supreme Court.

The survey found that 64 percent of Republican voters in Iowa, 67 percent in New Hampshire, and 66 percent in South Carolina support states that want to carry out their own marijuana laws without fear of federal law.

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.

Evrything this man has done has damaged our national security and compromised our freedoms, from suing states who want to initiate simple voter safeguards to working to help the public «schools» usurp the role of child - rearing from parents.

One of the themes that emerges from Shattered (a chronicle of the Clinton campaign) is that the Clinton operation didn't want to make a strong play for working - class white voters in swing states.

This November, voters will decide whether they want an amendment added to the state's constitution that would ban marriage between members of the same sex.

However, despite Vermont voters» clearly stating they want to know what's in their food, the Grocery Manufacturers Association filed a lawsuit challenging the measure's constitutionality.

When has the conservative side stated it wants to limit voter access?

«What the commission wants is to conduct a nationwide continuous voter registration after Ondo and Edo states governorship elections.

A rather poor evidence base I agree but an indicator, nevertheless, that the presumption of a larger welfare state being what traditional voters want may be wrong.

Only by positioning itself as the party of efficiency, spending cuts where necessary and value for money can Labour turn on the Tories and ask voters: now that we have slimmed down the state, do you want the Tories to cut the basics, too?

New York Governor Cuomo says it's now up to the voters to decide whether they want to expand gambling in New York State.

Carol M. Browner, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Board Chair of the League of Conservation Voters said: «By building victories in different states and on multiple policies, we can demonstrate strong public support for climate action, demonstrate success that others will want to replicate, and drive down the costs of clean energy».

He also wants to change voter registration rules to allow for same - day registration and the automatic enrollment of new voters when they visit a motor vehicles office or other state agency.

Hassan Bakiriddin of the Ernest Skinner Political Association said, «The «deal» which is being reported is an affront to the conscientious voters who made it clear that they want Democrats leading the New York State Senate.

Mr. DiNapoli probably doesn't want to answer questions like that, but it his obligation to the voters of this state to make himself available to them.»

We will have to wait to find out what Scotland chooses: at the moment, the opinion polls suggest that although there is support for further powers for the Scottish Parliament, creating a new state is something only about one 3rd the Scottish voters actually want.

The public doesn't want a rerun, we urge the governor and state lawmakers to take a new approach — one that discusses the people's business in the open, where voters can judge the work.»

Most registered voters in New York State do not want former Governor George Pataki to make a presidential bid in 2012.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Reform advocates, most voters and Governor Andrew Cuomo want to help clean up scandal - scarred Albany by prohibiting the state's 213 legislators from making serious money on the side.

According to a June 17th poll by the Siena Research Institute, a plurality of New Yorkers — 44 percent — wanted the state legislature to address corruption as a number one priority before the end of the session, including voters across every region, party and demographic group.

Next month voters will decide whether they want to change the way redistricting is done in New York state by voting on a ballet amendment that would change the state's constitution.

«Because everyone's eyes are on election matters right now, we wanted to take this moment to make very, very clear that New York City and all of us here are going to be very, very actively engaged in a campaign to change state law in the coming months to finally make this a state that's voter friendly, to finally make this a state where people can participate and not be disenfranchised.»

The Senate has a threadbare majority and an utter lack of consensus brought about by the voters of this state deciding to vote for who they wanted where without regard to party or who needs enough votes to pass bills.

It's time to move on to the issues that confront the state and its voters, like jobs; restructuring government to be what it needs to be to meet the needs of citizens that need help from government; addressing structural problems with the state's finances; ensuring that roads and bridges are safe for passage, not just today, but for tomorrow as well; making the state a place that people want to move to, not out of; and the list goes on.

«It is clear that voters want quality public schools, and state can and should reverse what would be devastating cuts to education.»

«What we have seen is more Independent voters wanting to vote in the primary, not realizing that New York is a closed primary state,» said Rockland County Commissioner of Elections Kristen Stavinsky.

Ryan wants New York State to make changes to the way voter registration works.

Former Mayor Ed Koch bucked his own party in endorsing Republican Bob Turner Monday and not state Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck) to replace former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner in September's special election, saying he wanted to «send a message» to President Barack Obama that voters in the district disapprove of his policy toward Israel.

And we need to get control over spending and we have to support job creators,» Foley said, appealing to voters who want to see a change in state government.

Ron Nielson, senior advisor to Gov. Johnson, said in a statement released Friday, «The national Republican Party may not want to publicly acknowledge the presence of a true fiscal conservative in this race, but they are certainly taking Gov. Johnson seriously enough to engage in a concerted campaign to get his name off ballots in key states before voters even get a chance to vote.

But in a year when the state's top two legislators were arrested, and as New York remains one of the nation's highest - taxed places, many voters on Syracuse's east side want leaders to address the growing population of deer.

That document requires that every 20 years voters get an opportunity to decide whether they want to rewrite the state's foundational document.

Jon Schneider, deputy county executive for intergovernmental affairs, said earlier Wednesday that voters should be allowed to determine whether they want to pay the surcharge — which Bellone touted in his annual State of the County address Wednesday night.

Last week, New Yorkers got a peek into the efforts to influence the upcoming question to be put to voters on whether they want to convene a state constitutional convention.

«I think voters will know that he doesn't want to be our state senator,» Jackson said.

At a news conference in Albany on Tuesday, Astorino, the Westchester County executive, was unapologetic about the fact voters might choose the line because they want state leaders to «Stop Common Core,» even if they wouldn't vote for him otherwise.

The petitioners also referenced an article that had Mr. Amidu urging voters to vote against the NDC's presidential candidate, John Mahama in the 2016 polls if they wanted the State to recoup its money as part of the controversial GHc 51 million judgment debt.

A Siena Research Institute poll in May found 77 percent of voters wanted all state employees, including legislators, to be stripped of their public pensions when convicted of crimes related to their public jobs.

Voters will decide in November whether they want to call a convention, where delegates would propose changes — or wholesale rewrites — to the state's 121 - year - old political blueprint.

That's the significance of the legislation authored by State Senator Kenneth LaValle (R - Port Jefferson) and Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I - Sag Harbor) signed into law last week by Governor Andrew Cuomo providing that if any future East Hampton Town Board wants a Federal Aviation Administration grant running 10 years or more, it would have to be approved by the voters.

What voters don't want to see is a legislative pay hike, which would be the first salary bump for state lawmakers, earn a base $ 79,500.

We are proud to endorse Sara Niccoli in her campaign for State State, and we encourage anyone who wants to see continued growth towards a healthier and more resilient New York to vote for Sara on November 8th,» said Marcia Bystryn, President of the New York League of Conservation Voters.

So, let's have it and see where the difference are so the voters can determine who they want to lead the state out of the mess it is in.

At the same time, Fiala may be hoping voters want a lawmaker in Albany — regardless of party — who can bring the same level of contacts and influence in state government that Libous had amassed over decades in power.

A majority of NYC voters support a ballot measure to allow as many as seven casinos in the state, according to a New York Times / Siena College poll, even though they don't want any of those in the five boroughs and probably won't travel upstate to visit those that are built.

At the same time, Schneiderman wants to implement a system of permanent registration by having the state Board of Elections and local boards update registration when a voter who gives their consent moves.