Sentences with phrase «vote issues of tax»

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While last week's budget vote cleared the way to begin the tax reform effort, 20 Republicans voted against it, citing issues with the elimination of state and local tax deductions and a massive expansion of the federal deficit.

They managed to deliver tax breaks for the rich and oil companies, that's indisputable, but not on any of the «moral» issues they've used since the early 70s to get votes from religious people.

Furthermore, he violated the consti.tution by speaking about political issues and trying to inadvertently sway the vote away from Obama, for which once the IRS are done he could very well have cost his cult of bigots their tax - exempt status.

Whether the issue is size of government, or taxes, or abortion, a larger fraction of nonwhite voters are (moderately) on the conservative side of the issue than voted for Romney.

(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement today from Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, following the Senate's vote to pass its version of tax reform legislation.

DUNDEE TOWNSHIP — To garner support for a referendum issue that would juggle the Dundee Township Park District's tax funds, the district's Board of Commissioners on Wednesday night voted to send another informational mailing to residents.

In December of 1972 the vote went against the Park District's referendum to issue $ 2,550,000 in general obligation bonds for park improvement and development including the construction of a fieldhouse at Dryden Park, land acquisition, the construction of a north side maintenance garage, and the construction of an indoor ice rink complex along with increasing the corporate tax rate by.025 %.

With 96 percent of the votes tallied Tuesday night, Park Ridge District 64 looked like it was heading for victory on a $ 23 million bond issue to build a new middle school and to upgrade technology, and on an education fund property - tax increase of 59 cents per $ 100 of equalized assessed valuation to pay for operating expenses.

You said, referring to the earlier votes, that, «The Cary district put two referendum questions to the voters in November — an $ 8.1 million bond issue to buy 80 acres of land and build a swim center and ballfields, and a tax - rate increase to operate the facilities.»

Former Bronx Councilman Oliver Koppell, who is reportedly mulling a primary challenge to IDC Leader Jeff Klein this fall, issued a statement this morning blaming Klein for the refusal of his power - sharing partner, Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos, to allow a bill establishing NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's tax - the - rich - for - pre-K plan to the floor for a vote.

Commentators ascribed her victory to a strong personal vote, decisive in a campaign dominated by issues such as the Iraq war, criticism of Tony Blair and a leap in council tax caused by periodic revaluation of property values.

-- Vote against the finance bill after listening to the people's concerns over issues like the 10p tax rate (assuming the bill remains talking about retrospective taxation)-- Recognise the much bulkier and more vast argument against 42 days legislation and support the rebellion against this legislation rather than supporting the PR men and the policy writers to the hilt regardless of the realities of the situation.

But Molinaro took issue with Cuomo's lobbying effort against the tax bill, which has included harsh words for Republican members of Congress — five of the state's nine GOP members — who voted for it.

Just look at Scottish and English MPs» different voting records on a range of issues - from the Iraq invasion of 2003 to tuition fees and the bedroom tax.

Cuomo, noting that seven of nine New York GOP congressman, have already opposed the plan because of the deduction issue, warned if Rep. Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley) «votes for that tax plan he is going to be former Congressman Zeldin.»

By a weighted vote of 847 to 653, the board joined Oneida County in ratifying the agreement on land and tax issues.

The question of English votes for English laws, the so - called West Lothian question, requires a decisive answer so just as Scotland will vote separately in the Scottish Parliament on their issues on tax, spending and welfare, so too England as well as Wales and Northern Ireland should be able to vote on these issues.

The final night of voting included some mini-drama — Democrats from Westchester fought for a sales tax increase in Yonkers as well as new hotel levies, and chamber leaders took the rare step of calling off a bill during voting because it lacked support — but was mostly spent approving an omnibus bill for outstanding housing and education issues.

Fourthly, Lib Dem and swing voters especially will not forgive Lib Dems for precipitating the demise of the Coalition government, probably two years before it is due to end, not on a point of principle, such as on tuition fees, tax policy, social policy like gay marriage, Trident, the European treaty veto or the health or welfare bills but on... an issue of narrow partisan electoral self interest, i.e. unhappiness at boundary changes (which they had already voted for in February 2011).

His likely opponent, Bob Cohen, was quick to welcome him into the race in a backhanded sort of way, attacking him for his past votes on property tax issues.

In 2011, Cuomo issued a message of necessity so that state lawmakers could vote on a bill reconfiguring the state income tax code less than two hours after its text had been made public.

ALBANY — Members of the state Senate said they plan to vote Tuesday evening on the «entirety» of the state budget, even though some issues about taxes and real estate subsidies have still not been resolved.

The board Tuesday will also vote on issuing $ 82 million in bonds as part of a settlement with Nassau County over tax refunds to utilities.

«Tim Montgomerie, editor of the ConservativeHome website, said in the last ten days there had been «various overtures» on the four «core vote issues» for Tory members - Europe, tax, crime and immigration.

The party will be permanently weakened if its 40 Scottish MPs are stripped of the right to vote on issues controlled by the Scottish Parliament, which will include tax, welfare, health and education.

The Prime Minister insisted: «The question of English votes for English laws, the so - called West Lothian question, requires a decisive answer so just as Scotland will vote separately on their issues of tax, spending and welfare, so too England as well as Wales and Northern Ireland should be able to vote on these issues.

Godfrey, one of only 10 legislators who voted on the tax in 1991 and remains at the Capitol today, said there has been no issue like it since.

Their position on issues is now similar to their position at the end of last summer when they enjoyed a much larger lead in voting intentions (The Conservatives are ahead by 20 on law and order, 24 on immigration, 7 on education, 10 on tax, 4 on unemployment (traditionally a «Labour issue»), 8 on the economy.

While the Lib Dems sought «clarification» from the Tories on issues of education funding, fairer taxes and voting reform yesterday Gordon Brown was readying a statement to announce his resignation.

OPSB met Thursday to discuss the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, which provides tax subsidies to Orleans Parish companies such as Folgers Coffee Company and Entergy New Orleans, but the board voted to defer the issue until the different entities that would be affected by the discontinuation of the program can meet and try to come to an agreemeTax Exemption Program, which provides tax subsidies to Orleans Parish companies such as Folgers Coffee Company and Entergy New Orleans, but the board voted to defer the issue until the different entities that would be affected by the discontinuation of the program can meet and try to come to an agreemetax subsidies to Orleans Parish companies such as Folgers Coffee Company and Entergy New Orleans, but the board voted to defer the issue until the different entities that would be affected by the discontinuation of the program can meet and try to come to an agreement.

Each half of that equation has been each parties argument in the debt ceiling debate: Republicans don't want to vote on the debt ceiling unless it includes spending cuts, and Democrats don't want to discuss the issue unless there are tax increases.

We see this all the time on issues from climate change to gun control, and in the recent examples of Obamacare (+12 % approval but just one vote shy of Republican repeal) and the tax plan -LRB--14 % approval but passed by Republicans in Congress).

This plainly shows that, in his opinion, the election was a one - issue election and, again in his opinion, the only reason people voted for the Liberals would have been to get rid of the carbon tax.

Politicians here and abroad who vote for cap and trade or a carbon tax rightly fear being tossed out of office by voters who know more about the issue than they do.

Projects run the spectrum of legal work from representing voting rights organizations and individual voters in federal and state courts, immigration and asylum efforts assisting detainees and victims of domestic violence to partnering with commercial clients» in - house counsel on naturalization and consumer law projects, and collaborating with a non-profit to advise their grant recipients on topics including contracts, corporate governance, and tax issues.

I do, however, think that they (being their voting members, ergo the tax payers) have had enough of the top down ruling party's steamrollering of issues via edict (aka via «approved» voting delegates) which they have absolutely no truly democratic (one vote per person across the board per issue) say about.

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