A broader special ed voucher program with
no veto power for public school officials would dramatically level the playing field.
The majority leader also said that he will not support
veto power for the independent monitor of the East Ramapo school district.
Even as Republicans knew that the president would surely use
his veto powers for this legislation, they still expressed disappointment at his actions.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
Really Daniel, I don't know what kind of marriage you have, but my wife and I do not need one of us to have
veto power over the other in order
for our family to function.
And since they must say it together, the result would inevitably be reductionistic,
for the agnostic would have
veto power over affirming anything of theological significance.
OUR FIRST ANNUAL SHAME - ON - YOU AWARD — To WTBS - TV, Ted Turner's superstation,
for allowing the NCAA to have
veto power over its football announcers.
All systems have strengths and weaknesses, and whilst the executive arrangements proposed
for the Greater Manchester mayoral model are strong in that
veto powers are given to the 10 leaders, there are other parts of the design which now need to be developed to get the right checks and balances.
It would, I think, «be practically suicide
for the [Monarch's]
power» if she were to personally
veto any bill on her own initiative.
Although the
power - sharing requirements
for devolved government under the Good Friday Agreement were probably essential to involve the mainstream parties representing both communities, they handed a
veto on progress to those parties.
The governor's offensive began with a Sunday statement from Budget Director Robert Mujica about a proposal to combat educational inequality not with more funding — as school advocates and Nixon have called
for — but by granting the state
power to review and
veto plans by large districts to distribute it among schools.
Vilified by the left, major showdowns over the 1832 Great Reform Act and 1909 «people's budget» fed calls
for abolition, ending in the chamber's
veto power being taken away in 1911.
If the
veto of Major
Powers were to be removed, the Security Council would enjoy the same fate as the UN General Assembly: being ignored by the Major
Powers and becoming a playground
for the unimportant
powers.
But Republicans last year gained full control of the chamber and Klein lost the title, plus the ability to have
veto power over which bills come to the floor
for a vote.
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.
The usual routine was
for editors to agree on candidates — though Fuzz retained
veto power as publisher — after which the chief editorial writer (me) would draft an endorsement.
Austin Shafran, spokesman
for the Senate Majority Conference, said the
veto «jeopardizes jobs and school children with a typical Albany
power play.
This
veto power was later restricted with the rise of widespread voting rights
for all citizens.
The former shadow work and pensions secretary also backed Mr Corbyn's call
for a war
powers act to give MPs in Parliament a legal
veto over any decision to go to war.
Grayling will take on responsibility
for the Government's constitutional reforms including the further devolution of
powers to Scotland and legislation to give English MPs a
veto over England - only laws at Westminster.
Senate Republicans granted at least one of the de Blasio administration's wishes: it joined with Assembly Democrats in rejecting a Cuomo proposal to subject bonds
for housing to approval by the state's Public Authorities Control Board, a maneuver that would have given Albany
veto power over a significant slice of the city's housing program.
The compromise they discussed would allow
for more oversight, without giving the monitors
veto power.
Texas» Perry indicted
for coercion
for veto threat AUSTIN, Texas — A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday
for abusing the
powers of his office by carrying out a threat to
veto funding
for state prosecutors investigating public corruption — making the possible 2016 presidential hopeful his state's first indicted governor in nearly a century....
Bury MBC leader Mike Connolly (Lab) said: «What makes it work
for me is [that] the mayor will have to work with the combined authority because it does have the
veto and
power to amend the mayor's plans.»
Gov. Perry indicted on felony charges
for abusing the
powers of his office by carrying out a threat to
veto funding
for state prosecutors, investigating public corruption and Gov. Cuomo who could ultimately be indicted
for obstruction of justice down the road, seem to both have a disdain
for working within the law.
While the city's request has been winding its way through the regulatory pipeline
for a number of years, the governor's office has given no indication regarding his intentions in terms of whether or not, as one of eight Great Lake states governors with
veto power over the proposal, he will vote to approve the unprecedented water diversion.
Under the new Senate rules agreed to this month, Klein is no longer the Senate co-president and lost the
power to
veto which bills come to the floor
for a vote.
IDC Leader Jeff Klein, a Bronx lawmaker, is no longer the co-president of the Senate and has lost the
power of being able to
veto which bills come to the floor
for a vote.
U.S. Delegate to the U.N. Nikki Haley voted against the resolution, using the United States»
veto power as a permanent member
for the first time in more than six years.
The state teachers union urged Scott in a letter Thursday to use his line - item
power to
veto funding
for the Guardian program.
But that would be tougher to repeat in 2020, Ballard says, with a Democratic governor who would also have
veto power in 2022 over reapportionment
for congressional seats.
Once the Senate Republicans gained a full majority, Klein lost the title of co-president and the
power to
veto which bills come to the floor
for a vote.
There were many things wrong with the president's statements not least of all a suggestion of a presidential
veto over the judiciary which is contrary to and indeed antithetical to separation of
powers which underpins our constitutional order; and a severe misunderstanding and / or disregard
for the presumption of innocence which is the basis of our criminal justice system.
To the relief of New York City officials, the budget did not include Mr. Cuomo's proposal to give a state agency
veto power over individual affordable housing projects paid
for with federal tax - exempt bonds the state gives to municipalities.
Others have proposed new
powers for the electorate to trigger an election or referendum and
veto bills passing through parliament.
The law requires unwieldy super-majorities
for sanctions against violators — as many as 13 votes
for action — and essentially gives
veto power over sanctions to appointees of legislative leaders.
But unlike other stakeholders, the Council member gets the privilege of speaking
for his or her entire 51 - member body in exercising their
veto power.
For proof of just how far Mangano has fallen, look no further than the «yes» vote cast today by George Marlin, director of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which voted 6 - 0 to give itself
veto power over the county's budget, labor contracts, borrowings and other major financial commitments.
«Advocates
for police reform have every right to expect a seat at the table... but no advocate should ever have
veto power over the legislative agenda of the New York City Council,» Torres continued.
For the first time since 1991, a Democrat will have
veto power over redistricting.
Members of the New York State Assembly and Senate, joined by parents and members of the city's Community Education Councils, on Feb. 28 announced their support
for proposed legislation that would give the local councils
veto power over proposed school co-locations in their districts.
$ 8 billion) over first ten years
for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues
for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year
for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill
veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives
for domestic auto industryFree allowances
for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American
Power Act, 5/11/10.
They both
vetoed vegan diets and voted
for animal protein -
powered low - carb diets.
Every item is up
for debate, but I do maintain
veto power.
For individual courses, legislation usually gives students the right to choose most any course, with limited guidance or
veto power by their school of record.
Before any champagne flowed, Gov. John Engler exercised his line - item -
veto power last month, striking $ 304.6 million from the $ 9.2 billion K - 12 education budget that state lawmakers had approved
for fiscal 1998.
Even after an amendment gave local school boards greater
veto power, the bill died on a tie vote in the State Senate
for the second straight year.
Mr. Weissmandl in a statement expressed support
for some of the report's recommendations but called the proposal
for a monitor with
veto power «disappointing,» saying that it was «likely to reprise the divisions and strife we saw in the district last year.»
If voters approve the measure to repeal Common Core, the state would also be required to establish a committee with the
power to
veto any new standards and would direct the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education to «release all of the test items, including questions, constructed responses and essays,
for each grade and every subject.»