Sentences with phrase «votes in the state senate»

In March ’17 we launched our Money Talks campaign, aimed at the NYS budget, to educate the public about the issues at stake in the budget negotiations and bringing attention to the progressive bills passed in the NYS Assembly that were either defeated or never brought to a vote in the State Senate.

A key component of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2013 agenda appears in jeopardy, as the governor concedes he does not currently have enough votes in the state Senate to bring an abortion rights bill he has championed to the floor.

Tremendous credit, of course, goes to Cuomo for having the strength of will to push for a vote on the gay marriage bill, and for making sure that all the votes in the state Senate were there.

``... There are 26 pro-marriage equality votes in the state Senate.

A key component of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2013 agenda appears in jeopardy, as the governor concedes he does not currently have enough votes in the State Senate to bring an abortion rights bill he has championed to the floor.

Capelle, who led the crusade to get a vote in the State Senate on the issue of gay marriage last fall, is leaving after one of the group's most significant recent defeats.

There are currently not enough votes in the State Senate, which is ruled by Republicans and a group of break away Democrats, in order to pass public campaign financing.

And after a vote in the State Senate last week, New York is on the precipice of signing up.

The bill has is ready for a vote in the state Senate, but it was never released from committee in the Assembly, where committees have now closed down.

Democrats and liberal groups have successfully attacked Heck on social security privatization and a vote in the state Senate against a bill that would have required insurance companies to cover a vaccine for cervical cancer.

It's unclear whether there are enough votes in the state Senate to pass the medical marijuana bill.

It is being alleged that Latimer missed a crucial vote in the state senate in order to take the trip.

Victims of childhood sexual abuse remain hopeful that there could be a vote in the state Senate on a measure to extend the statute of limitations to age 28 for criminal proceedings and age 50 for civil proceedings.

The New York State Assembly also passed a bill declaring New York to be a sanctuary, though the bill is unlikely to get a vote in the State Senate.

Some profiles of her career have focused on the fact that, as lieutenant governor, she cast the deciding vote in the state Senate for the income tax in 1991.

The fate of Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy's nominee to be the next chief justice of Connecticut is to be determined by a vote in the State Senate this week.

ALBANY — A bill legalizing mixed martial arts is heading for a vote in the State Senate next week, possibly on Tuesday, according to an aide to State Sen. Joe Griffo, the bill's sponsor.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he doesn't want to bring a bill to legalize gay marriage to a floor debate and vote in the state Senate unless he's certain there are enough votes to pass it.

This appears to mean that HB 32, the ballot access bill that passed the House last year, won't get a vote in the State Senate until May at the earliest.

A bill to create such a position was passed by the State Assembly earlier this year, but was not brought for a vote in the State Senate.

A gadfly who won only 5 percent of the vote in a State Senate race last year, Mr. Philpotts stunned the Democratic establishment on March 1 when the county committee in the Crown Heights - based Assembly district selected him over several better - known candidates to run as a Democrat.

A key component of Governor Cuomo's 2013 agenda appears in jeopardy, as the governor concedes he does not currently have enough votes in the State Senate to bring an abortion rights bill he has championed to the floor.

The vote in the State Senate was 28 - 7.

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.

A bill to create such a position was passed by the State Assembly earlier this year, but was not brought for a vote in the State Senate.

(Calif.) A bill headed for a final vote in the state Senate addresses a problem many kids and parents would like to see resolved: Students not having enough time to eat lunch at school.

The anti-campaign finance reform bill did not get a single Republican vote in the State Senate or House of Representatives.

The vote in the state senate was 31 - 1 and in the

The vote in the state senate was 31 - 1 and in the assembly, 56 - 11.

Not exact matches

«If he refuses to withdraw and wins, the Senate should vote to expel him, because he does not meet the ethical and moral requirements of the United States Senate,» Gardner said in a statement.

Senators are attempting to craft their own legislation, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has stated he's not sure the chamber will muster the 50 votes needed to pass an overhaul, especially in the CBO report's wake.

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, whose state of Connecticut shouldered the killing of 20 children in Newtown in 2012, led a filibuster on Wednesday to try to force a vote, insisting he would stay on the Senate floor «until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together.»

The 10 states with the highest taxes are represented in the Senate by Democrats, and by Vermont's Bernie Sanders, an independent who votes with Democrats.

Democrats from coal - producing states, led by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, had delayed the Senate vote on the funding bill in a failed attempt to get a bigger extension of miners» healthcare benefits that expire at the end of this year.

Every past nominee to get a roll call vote since at least the Carter administration received 85 or more yes votes in the Senate, with the exception of Trump's first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, who got 56.

The state Senate on Wednesday passed the second of two House bills defining residency for voting, HB 1264, in 14 - 10 party line vote.

In the end, however, even a watered - down measure that would have tightened background checks failed to get to a final vote in the Senate amid opposition from Republicans and Democrats in conservative stateIn the end, however, even a watered - down measure that would have tightened background checks failed to get to a final vote in the Senate amid opposition from Republicans and Democrats in conservative statein the Senate amid opposition from Republicans and Democrats in conservative statein conservative states.

President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State faces a challenging road to confirmation with Republicans holding only a slim majority in the Senate and Democrats who once voted for him now opposed.

That such a gun - friendly state adopted any firearm restrictions represents a sea change, even more so as the restrictions were drafted and approved in a matter of three weeks, after a bipartisan vote and the signature of a Republican governor likely to be on the ballot later this year as a Senate candidate.

WASHINGTON — Amid several last - minute twists, CIA Director Mike Pompeo was reported favorably to serve as the next secretary of state by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a Monday evening vote.

Rhode Island's Senate has voted 26 to 12 to allow gay couples to get married in the state, in a law that could go into effect as early as August, provided the House falls in suit.

Washington's Senate could vote as early as today on a bill that would allow gay marriage in the Evergreen State.

In 2012, by initiative of the California Craft Brewers Association, the California state Senate voted unanimously to pass SCR 66, a resolution introduced by Senator Corbett to declare February as «California Craft Beer Month.»

In early May — by a 52 to 8 vote — the New York Senate approved yogurt as the «official state snack.»

Focusing on the bill's support of school lunches and ignoring the issue of infant formula, the e-mail boasted that the bill would give millions of children «access to nutritious food» and that it passed «without a single dissenting vote in the United States Senate.»

State Sen. Joseph Robach, a Democrat - turned - Republican, will not run for the congressional seat once held by late Rep. Louise Slaughter, saying he believes he can have the «greatest impact» if he stays put in the Senate, where his party holds a tenuous one - vote majority.

The vote exposed an upstate - downstate rift in the normally unified conference in the state Senate.

Frankly, I think the State Senate Majority is in over its head but the Assembly only passed this bill by four votes.

Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of charters — and co-location in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to charters at the expense of traditional public schools.

In the 41st Senate District, though the final vote count from the state Board of Elections isn't available yet, the WFP says it's likely its voters also provided a critical margin of victory for Democratic Senator - elect Terry Gipson over GOP Sen. Steve Saland.