Sentences with phrase «took over the legislature»

Democrats took over the legislature the next year.

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He endorsed Jason Kenney and his multistep bid to take over the Alberta PC party, merge it with the Wildrose, and stampede Rachel Notley's NDP out of the provincial legislature's government offices.

That problem is ever so evident here in the good old US where we waste valuable time in our legislature debating sexual issues because the extremist fringe has taken over the Repugnican party and forces us to deal with non-issues that distract us from real problems like poverty, health and war.

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.

In other words, based on principles that take precedence over the law - making efforts of kings and legislatures.

A constitutional law expert, Professor Henry Kwesi Prempeh has taken a swipe at the country's legislature over its inability to seek the interest of the people in its work.

But Morelle says he understand why the governor might have tried to take advantage of leverage that he has with the legislature over the budget in order to get some other issues done.

At the same time, the executive has taken over virtually all the administrative duties of the old legislature, leaving the new crowd with little more to do than to try to figure out what the word «policy» means.

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.

Senate Leader John Flanagan, who took over for Skelos in May, confirms that, saying he believes in the concept of a «citizen legislature».

I'm not sure when the last time you had a city councilor take over as chairman of the county legislature.

Ultimately, Hein produced something less than a third of a loaf, convincing a skeptical county legislature to phase in Safety Net expenses over a three - year period, beginning with $ 1.6 million in 2013, but taking no action on election costs.

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.

Governor Cuomo is telling the legislature to «take it or leave it» over a new bill he's released new bill outlining how to make teacher evaluations public.

Heastie ranked second in the legislature, with $ 23,786 in reimbursements; after taking over as house leader last year, he spent much of the summer traveling the state.

Considering that the 14th Amendment would take precedence over appropriation bills and suchlike mechanisms in laws enacted by the legislature: Yes, the government would have to prioritise debt repayment over spending initiatives.

His son's record of using three months to campaign and win a major election in Ghana will forever remain a tough record, first Gonjaman to have risen to the highest office of the land is another enviable record.Taking over the Presidency after the unfortunate death of Mills, another record.The first head of state to have been born after Ghana's independence on 6th March 1957 is another record noteworthy.The first President in the fourth republic to have come from the legislature is another record worth celebrating.If you read books on philosophy one would understand some these things though we take them as normal life situations.

«Over the past couple of years, the legislature has taken steps to combat this crisis, but more clearly is needed.

Malloy will be required to formally release a final budget next year before he leaves office, but then the newly elected governor will take over and release a budget that will be acted upon by the legislature.

Governor Cuomo and the legislature have already taken over all county Medicaid expenses that rise above 3 % each year, but have not agreed to take over all of the $ 7.5 billion dollars in costs to counties and New York City.

Onondaga County could take over management of the city parks, for example, through an inter-municipal agreement that only requires approval from the city and county legislatures.

Legislator Richard Gerentine (R - Marlboro), chairman of the legislature's Ways and Means committee, suggested the clawback was justified by the need to compensate the county for taking over Safety Net welfare costs previously borne by municipalities.

He talked about what's going on behind the scenes of the legislature's joint budget committees, explained a controversial proposal from Governor Cuomo to take more control over the budget process and outlined his organization's blueprint for economic development transparency.

Legislators, in an all night session, took the first step to change the state's constitution to require lawmakers convicted of a felony to forfeit their pensions, in answer to public outcry over dozens of Senators and Assembly members, including the two former leaders of the legislature keeping healthy pensions even though many have been sentenced to prison.

Cahill, who also wants the county to take over the cost of running elections from municipalities, has said that he expects the Assembly to convene in September to take up the request, but only Gov. Andrew Cuomo has the authority to call the legislature into a special session.

His first election in partisan politics wound up as a tie against an 18 - year incumbent...»... who was the majority leader of the county legislature and the committeemen - even though it takes place in a very public forum it's actually a party election, and so the committeemen broke the tie, gave it to the incumbent, and I wound up being elected in a write - in election with over 3,000 votes cast, just on a county legislative district, so, you can beat city hall.»

Keith Faber (R) took over as president of the Senate and the main focus of the legislature was adopting a new biennial state budget.

Maryland would have been the first state in the country to take over schools for NCLB restructuring, but Grasmick's efforts met with intense political opposition from Baltimore's mayor and other political leaders, and the state legislature passed a bill blocking the takeover.

Battles over school vouchers have already taken place in more than half the state legislatures, and they will go on.

As lawmakers draw closer to finalizing a state budget that has drawn the most attention for how it may boost teacher pay and cut Medicaid, another battle is taking place at the legislature, too — over lowering standards for North Carolina's growing number of charter schools.

School Choice Creates Healthy Competition December 14, 2015 by Brett Kittredge Over the past several years, the North Carolina legislature has taken a number of steps to provide parents with more options in their child's education.

The state legislature passed a plan to take over several public schools in Milwaukee.

Over the past several years, the North Carolina legislature has taken a number of steps to provide parents with more options in their child's education.

Tags: Chris Larson, community schools, state school takeovers by Félix Pérez; image: candidate Chris Larson addresses school walk - in participants Milwaukee parents, residents, educators, students and community groups are organized, vocal and persistent when it comes to derailing the effort by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his friends in the state legislature to take over their community schools.

While Cleveland was taken over by the state, Illinois» legislature passed an education reform bill turning over control of the Chicago public schools to Mayor Richard M. Daley, who restructured the troubled district.

Billionaires have also taken over most State legislatures and most school boards - just as they have taken over most TV stations, radio stations and newspapers.

In order to achieve that paramount goal, they did everything they could think of to minimize the chances that powerful corporations might corrupt and take over our state legislature.

Back in 1997, when Governor John Rowland and the Connecticut legislature moved to take over the Hartford School System, Rowland appointed Furek to head the Hartford schools system's new Board of Trustees.

In this incredible and incrementing set of emails it becomes clear that the plan to take over the Bridgeport Public Schools took shape more than a year ago, and neither State Board of Education members nor the legislature were properly briefed, consulted or even informed.

Tennessee's legislature had just passed a law allowing the state's education agency to take the reins of the state's worst - performing schools and either run them directly or hand them over to a charter operator, a move that stood to drain potentially millions of state - aid dollars from the already financially struggling district.

Actually, the reason that they had «local control» in the south was the Compromise of 1877 which was a backroom deal between the Republicans and the Democrats to let Rutherford B. Hayes (who lost the election) become president if the federal government pulled all troops out of the south and let the Democrats take back control over the state legislatures.

After other Delaware shelters proved unable to meet the CAPA requirements through contractual agreements with cities and counties, the state legislature in mid-2015 reluctantly took over responsibility for allocating animal control contracts.

Chair of OK Senate Judiciary Committee wants to take over Code of Judicial Conduct, eliminate references to independent judiciary, give legislature veto over Supreme Court's changes to code

The Georgia legislature's attempt to take control over the membership of the Judicial Qualifications Commission was approved with 62 % of the vote.