Sentences with phrase «up to the state legislature»

Absolutely not, because in most states it is up to the state legislature to draw district boundaries.

Since it's pretty much completely up to the state legislature, why can't it choose to hold an election by the entire population (including non-citizens, or even minors if they really wanted to)?

The epidemic must end, and it will be up to the state legislature to change our awful laws — not just grandstanding prosecutors.

«I think the public and certain advocates believe the Supreme Court has undermined any help from the courts it's up to the courts and so it's up to state Legislatures to address the problems.»

It's going to be up to state legislatures to do everything in their power to block that impact on states,» he said.

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With the president, the FAA and state legislatures weighing in on commercial drone use, NoFlyZone CEO Ben Marcus wants to open up the conversation and give individuals the power to put the unmanned ve...

The Pennsylvania legislature recently passed a bill that will ensure borrowers are up - to - date on their student loan debt.The average Pennsylvania college student graduates with $ 35,000 in student loans, which is higher than any other state in the U.S. And within three years of graduation, 10 percent of Pennsylvania student loan borrowers default on their debt.In order to combat this problem, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would ensure students stay informed about how much debt they are accumulating.HB 2124 would require all colleges and universities to provide annual notices to students about their outstanding student...

These are up to the governor and / or legislature of each state to schedule, and they may choose to share them with the national election day or designate a separate day.

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At 9 a.m., state lawmakers and the #bFair2DirectCare Coalition urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature to speed up living wage funding for workers who support New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, Legislative Office Building terrace, Albany.

Polly Trottenberg, the city's Department of Transportation commissioner and an MTA board member has pledged to press the governor and state legislature to reinstate the $ 65 million, and said that she will be «working with our allies up in Albany to see if we can reverse these cuts, which we really have a great concern about.»

The Republican leader of the state Assembly is calling for the legislature to return for a special session to wrap up some unfinished business.

The city's five primary public defender organizations have teamed up to put pressure on the state legislature to pass meaningful criminal justice reforms after the measures were left out of the state budget.

The Republican Leader of the New York state Assembly is calling for the legislature to return for a special session to wrap up some unfinished business.

The Governor is right to stand up for parents and students on this issue, and I am calling on the state legislature to join us by passing it into law this year.»

The UN's failures can be traced to the way the Security Council (SC) is currently able to act in a judicial manner in determining whether states have complied with SC resolutions, while also acting as the executive in drawing up those resolutions, and also as the principal legislature in voting on them.

It's from a fund known as the State and Municipal Facilities Program, set up in 2013 by Governor Cuomo and the legislature to fund capital projects.

Our bigger job is to help America fulfill the promise of democracy itself, the promise that this is a country where everybody gets a chance — no matter who you are, where you come from, where you live, or what you think about the issues of the day,» said Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who in addition to talking up politics announced she would put $ 175,000 of her campaign cash into the National Democratic Redistricting Committee and campaigns for state legislature seats.

Environmental advocates are pressing the state legislature to renew a toxic site cleanup program before the session wraps up in a few days, even though there seems little interest in taking up any big issues in Albany.

«That's an issue for the state legislature to take up,» Mr. Crowley said, noting that he endorses the general idea of universal pre-K.

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.

Former Broome County Legislator, Kim Myers, says she's at a complete lose for words as to why the legislature is not accepting state money this year to get the drug treatment facility up and running in the Town of Dickinson.

Both houses of the state legislature released their version of a state budget, and negotiating with the Governor's office is next, to come up with a final spending plan.

Uber and other ride sharing services are gearing up to win permission from the state legislature to operate in areas outside New York City.

So why is the state legislature in a rush to put another person in charge who may just end up getting replaced next year?

«Everything else is baloney,» Cuomo said of the state legislature's refusal to take up these policies.

Her warm - up act included several female firsts: State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the first female legislative conference leader in the New York State, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the legislature's first openly lesbian member, and Public Advocate Letitia James, the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York City, as well as city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun control.

«Mayor Koch and New York Uprising remain committed to educating voters across the state as to who is truly committed to cleaning up our dysfunctional legislature in these tumultuous times — and who is satisfied with the status quo,» said NY Uprising's Mark Botnick.

The first candidate that will be subject to a newly created state Board of Elections hearing process, Norma Gonsalves, the presiding officer of the Nassau County legislature, faces up to $ 28,000 in penalties, according to allegations filed by the body's chief enforcement counsel, Risa Sugarman.

Your Democratic State Central Committee has worked with county party organizations to build their individual capacity, increased our advocacy for the right to vote both in the legislature and leading up to election cycles, worked with volunteers to strengthen the Emerging Leaders Project, upgraded and invested in the Party's technology infrastructure, increased training and simply believe that being a «responsive resource» is the best way to build an organization.

«How many members of the legislature have to leave their office in disgrace before the legislature will step up and show the people of this state that they truly believe what they say?

«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.

The Commission is just another bully pulpit for the Governor to talk but not act on ethics and campaign finance reform in the state legislature — something he was not up to the task of pushing through during his first three years in office.

New York state legislature leaders have been discussing whether to hold a special session this month and take up, among other issues, pay raises for lawmakers.

Mr. Klein, with a war chest north of $ 2 million, is one of the strongest fund - raisers in the state legislature and was expected to find ways to boost Mr. Avella, a Democrat who has declared repeatedly that he hates calling people up to ask for money.

The school boards say it's up to Cuomo and the legislature now to follow through with the second part of property tax reform, and that's the elimination of what they say are costly state mandated programs and regulations.

That move came as part of a deal with the state legislature to shut down the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption, which then had its work taken up by Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara.

A group of state senators went on a fact - finding trip to Colorado and consulted with 75 experts to come up with a number of recommendations on how the state legislature should respond if the legalization ballot initiative passes in November.

While campaigning in 2010, he said he favored a convention «to rewrite the Constitution» and make changes to «clean up Albany» immediately «because we can not wait any longer for the state legislature to act.»

Governor Cuomo is indicating he may very soon release a plan to begin limited hydro fracking in New York, but the state legislature left for the summer without acting on any legislation that would speed up the process, or slow it down.

Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson is stepping up pressure for the legislature and the governor to act to increase the state's minimum wage form the current $ 7.25 an hour to $ 8.50 an hour.

She said she is looking to fill a void of female representation in the state legislature, and is teaming up with Alcantara, another Dominican - born woman, to raise the profile of Latinas in Albany.

Cuomo's spokeswoman says the governor will «convene a meeting with representatives from the legislature, the Attorney General and the Comptroller to come up with one uniform email retention and FOIL policy that applies to all State officials and agencies.»

The state oversight board in control of Nassau's finances voted unanimously Thursday to reject the county's 2018 budget after lawmakers stripped out $ 60 million in fee hikes — setting up a showdown with the GOP - controlled county legislature.

The senator is seeking a ninth term when at least five of her Republican colleagues have bowed out, opening up an opportunity for Democrats to fully control the state legislature for the first time since 2010.

The reports from Start - Up NY businesses have been used by Empire State Development to publish an annual report on the program for the legislature and governor.

Hudson Valley Congressmen Chris Gibson, a Republican, and Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat, have teamed up to urge Governor Cuomo to sign legislation the state legislature passed in June that would essentially expand treatment options for patients suffering from Lyme and other tick - borne illnesses.

Back in June, the state legislature gave Albany the green light to launch a five - year pilot program deploying automatic red light ticketing cameras at up to 20 intersections.

When Cuomo convinced the legislature to approve a new teacher evaluation system the relies more on standardized tests, his administration said that the State Board of Regents would have very limited power to make any changes including compliance with a November deadline to come up with new performance reviews.

Aquario says county leaders, as well as other local government leaders, will be lobbying members of the legislature, in the weeks leading up to the state budget deadline.