Sentences with phrase «week on a constitutional amendment»

Voters will cast ballots next week on a constitutional amendment that allows judges to cut or do away with corrupt public officials» pensions.

Washington — The White House and its supporters in the Congress reportedly have launched an offensive aimed at beginning debate in the Senate as early as this week on a constitutional amendment allowing voluntary prayer in public schools.

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In a few weeks voters in six states will decide on state constitutional amendments that will bar same - sex marriage and any other legal recognition of same - sex couples.

Last week, whilst teaching a course at Colorado College, I wrote a piece for The Economist about a bill to allow civil unions in the state, which was combined with reporting on Obama's announcement in support of gay marriage and that passage of North Carolina's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

After a federal court ruled this week upheld U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's push to clawback disgraced former Assemblyman Eric Stevenson's pension, Speaker Carl Heastie does not expect the move will make the Legislature change course on a constitutional amendment for pension forfeiture.

A Siena College poll released last week shows that 62 percent of voters statewide support having a convention in 2019, at which elected delegates would propose and vote on constitutional amendments.

Secondly, he's advising New Yorkers to vote yes on a constitutional amendment next week regarding land swaps in the Catskills.

The California Teachers Association announced last week that it will throw its support behind a proposed constitutional amendment that would alter provisions of the state's school - funding guarantee and relax a constitutional ceiling on state spending growth.

The Reagan Administration's proposal for a constitutional amendment to permit organized prayer in public schools, which the President unveiled in a speech on May 6, was formally sent to Congress last week.

While local school superintendents seem to be sitting out the fight against Gov. Nathan Deal's proposed constitutional amendment for an Opportunity School District, more school boards are declaring their opposition, including Cherokee County last week and Clayton on Tuesday.

Assault weapons ban amendment takes the next step: Two weeks ago, we reported that Coral Springs Mayor Skip Campbell was looking into getting a state constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2020 that would ban assault weapons in Florida.

Constitutional Amendment (Con - Am): Will be voted on by the entire Legislature this week.