Sentences with phrase «voted against the sale»

The legislature also voted to approve a request for an increase in sales tax by 3/8 percent on an 10 - 4 vote with Meyers voting for it and the Republicans voting against the sales tax, preferring instead a 1/4 percent sales tax starting in 2013, after one year of a 3/8 percent tax.

-- the deal should have been announced, confirming that shareholders were wiped out (and why), and pointing out if they voted against the sale they'd be wiped out anyway!

Not exact matches

The absence of a deal on harmonized sales tax (HST) compensation — a long - festering source of tension between Ottawa and Quebec — seems to be the most important reason why the Bloc Quebecois 49 MPs plan to vote against the federal budget.

Board member Bill Diaz voted against it because the bond sales include money for refurbishing the Central Square building, which is owned jointly by the park district, the City of Lockport and Lockport Township and is where all three have their offices.

In addition to Renfro, Stone and Coit, commissioners who voted against the bond sale were Wallace Brown, Downers Grove; Kenneth Moy, Hinsdale; Judith Ross, Downers Grove; Carl Roth, Villa Park; Patricia Trowbridge, Downers Grove; Constance Zimmerman, Glen Ellyn; and John Case, Naperville.

But the Democratic - controlled Senate voted against legislation pushed by the president that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases to gun shows and online sales.

Naughty rebels of the week: The three Conservative MPs who voted with Labour against sale of forestry lands.

Dutchess County Democrat Terry Gipson was one of only four state senators to vote against letting Ulster County reinstate its additional 1 percent sales tax.

One of the TV ads from the New York State Teachers Union's Vote COPE that claimed Hanna approved sales tax increases, was declared inaccurate, as were claimes that O'Brien voted against bridge repair funding.

Serino, a county legislator, voted against a resolution to repeal the exemption, but Democrats have seized on her vote for the county budget writ large, which included built - in revenue from the sales tax.

That prompted Democratic Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., a minister who was the lone Democratic senator to vote against gay marriage, to question publicly if senators were for sale.

Last week, the Common Council's Finance Committee voted 3 - 2 against the sales tax agreement their mayor had negotiated, with some members reserving the right to vote the other way when it comes to the floor at regular session on June 7.

Three Erie County legislators with the Republican - supported majority voted last week against extending Erie County's additional 1.75 percent additional sales tax, part of the 8.75 percent sales tax all county residents pay that must be reauthorized every two years.

Had one more more legislator voted against extending the sales tax, County Executive Mark Poloncarz said the county would have plunged into a financial crisis that would have made the red - green budget crisis of a decade ago «appear minor.»

Even with the gridlock over, Lanza said he still plans to vote against New York City's sales - tax increase, the lack of which officials here said was costing the city $ 60 million a month and delaying the hiring of cops, EMTs and other city workers.

Westchester County lawmakers made a stand against the sale of synthetic marijuana this week, voting to sign the first - ever countywide bill banning the drug and many of its counterparts.

That's why, as a County Legislator, I voted against the Dutchess County home energy sales tax and, as a State Senator, I will never stop working to protect the hardworking taxpayers I represent.

He voted, for instance, against allowing the extension of temporary increases to some local sales tax rates, calling the sales tax regressive.

Had one more more legislator voted against extending the sales tax, County Executive Mark Poloncarz said t...

Against Casey E. Jordan, R - Clay Kevin A. Holmquist, R - Manlius Patrick Kilmartin, R - Onondaga Richard M. Lesniak, R - Lysander Robert D. Warner, R - Van Buren For Mark A. Stanczyk, D - Syracuse Thomas C. Buckel, Jr., D - Syracuse Abstain James A. Corbett, R - Geddes An Onondaga County Legislature committee voted 6 to 2 in favor of a sales tax redistribution proposal that would cut city sales tax revenues by more than 27 percent and immediately eliminate sharing tax money with the towns, villages and school.

Despite the passionate testimony, the advisory committee voted seven to six against approving eteplirsen for sale — though this was only a recommendation they would make to physician Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).

All that talk is a just a sales tool.They have 2 full time «community organizers» at $ 50,000 each Guess I'll have to vote against bonds in the future.

If one car had to be chosen to symbolize the decline of passenger car sales against the rising tide of SUVs in North America, it would be difficult to not to vote for the Cadillac CTS.

Carlsbad's move comes three months after the city of San Diego banned retail pet sales and two weeks after the Oceanside City Council voted 3 - 2 against such a ban.

But part of that hope was dashed hours later, when the Republican - controlled House voted 71 - 36 along party lines against bringing up a bill that would ban assault weapon sales and magazines of more than seven rounds, all but killing the measure for the year.

But Tuesday, some students watched with dismay as the House voted against bringing up for discussion a bill that would have banned the sale or transfer of assault weapons.

The Competition Bureau has twice in the last three years brought frivolous lawsuits against our industry and we watched without an individual vote as a handful of CREA delegates voted to allow private sale postings on the MLS ® Systems.