Sentences with phrase «when governors and legislatures»

They do not complain when governors and legislatures cut billions from the public schools while claiming to be reformers.

On an even more basic level, there's the question of whether the state will actually reimburse the M.T.A. when it comes time to do so, when the governor and legislature inevitably come under pressure to find money from somewhere, as they do every time they have to make a new budget.

He says when the governor and legislature acted to renew the tax on millionaires, they also cut taxes for the middle class.

Not exact matches

When one political party holds the governor's office and a majority in both houses of the state legislature, the state is governed by a state government trifecta.

In New York, the governor begins the budget process when he releases his executive budget, which is then modified and passed into law by the legislature.

Why is NY seemingly incapable of getting progressive laws passed when both houses of the legislature and the governor are Democratic?

But when you get a legislature with a terrible grade, a governor with a terrible grade, and people holding their noses, it's not good for respect of the system, and when respect of the system goes down, you got a lotta people who feel they don't have obey the law.»

And it appears that this time, Cuomo might be listening: Though the governor has yet to make any public remarks on the matter, both the Times's Emma Fitzsimmons and NY1's Zack Fink reported via Twitter that Cuomo is looking at how to implement some form of congestion pricing in the city, with the proposal to (potentially) be discussed when the New York State legislature reconvenes for its next session in JanuaAnd it appears that this time, Cuomo might be listening: Though the governor has yet to make any public remarks on the matter, both the Times's Emma Fitzsimmons and NY1's Zack Fink reported via Twitter that Cuomo is looking at how to implement some form of congestion pricing in the city, with the proposal to (potentially) be discussed when the New York State legislature reconvenes for its next session in Januaand NY1's Zack Fink reported via Twitter that Cuomo is looking at how to implement some form of congestion pricing in the city, with the proposal to (potentially) be discussed when the New York State legislature reconvenes for its next session in January.

«Why should Staten Island get everything when we have a Democratic governor and legislature?»

When voters were asked if Governor Cuomo and the legislature should give campaign finance reform the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority; 31 percent rated it as the highest priority and 37 percent as a high priority.

And people will be very surprised when the public, not the legislature, not the Governor, the public votes down those plans,» Paterson continued.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the same federal prosecutor who brought down the leaders of the legislature, has been investigating, and on Friday evening Governor Cuomo revealed that subpoenas had been issued to a former top member of his staff, and a lobbyist who used to work for the governor when Cuomo was at the federal Department of Housing and Urban DeveGovernor Cuomo revealed that subpoenas had been issued to a former top member of his staff, and a lobbyist who used to work for the governor when Cuomo was at the federal Department of Housing and Urban Devegovernor when Cuomo was at the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The legislature and governor even took a step backward from the agreement, when they failed to follow through on a deal to take steps to deny pensions to elected officials convicted of felonies.

Ethics reform also remains unresolved, in a year when both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to prison for corruption, and state and federal prosecutors are looking at Governor Cuomo's economic development projects.

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single - party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

But when the legislature had a majority of the opposition, they would elect three or four senators and outvote the governor.

Greenberg says the numbers matter, because when a politician is falling in the polls, he loses political capital and other elected officials, like those in the legislature, no longer believe they have to go along with what the governor wants.

Governor Cuomo's second legislative session was far less dramatic than his first legislative session in 2011, when he convinced the legislature to authorize same sex marriage, instate a 2 % property tax cap, and close a massive $ 10 billion dollar budget deficit.

Governor Cuomo, speaking for the first time about speculation that he might want to seek the presidency in 2016, says he finds the talk «flattering», but he says overtly political talk can be «distracting» when he's trying to govern and get along with both parties in the legislature.

The Comptroller says it's important that the governor and legislature continue to be conservative in their spending and their estimates of future tax collections when they put together the new state budget.

She was the first chair of the state ethics commission when it was created by the governor and the legislature in 2011.

Antonacci has been comptroller for Onondaga County, which includes Syracuse, since 2007, and says he would use his skills as a certified public accountant and attorney to scrutinize state spending by the governor and the legislature, and speak out when he sees waste.

Governor Cuomo's second legislative session was far less dramatic than his first legislative session in 2011, when he convinced the legislature to authorize same sex marriage, instate a 2 % property tax cap, and close a massive $ 10 billion budget deficit.

A group including several local elected officials known as the Rebuild New York Now coalition today called on the state legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo to address the issue in the next budget when the legislature reconvenes in January.

Greenberg: «Now, interestingly, despite the fact that it was the State Education Department and the Board of Regents that have implemented the Common Core and have been pushing for its implementation, when Siena asked voters «who do you trust most to set education policy in New York, is it the governor, the legislature, the state education department, or the Board of Regents?»

When voters learned the governor and legislature used a constitutional provision reserved for emergencies to ram the bridge naming through with little to no public debate, the number opposing the bridge renaming rose to 77 percent.

2012 marked the second year of Governor Andrew Cuomo's term in office and was much less dramatic than the previous year when he was able to get the legislature to pass a property tax cap, ethics reform and same sex marriage.

And when they do, we'll celebrate for our friends and neighbors in New Jersey, but we'll be in Albany on January 1 pushing our legislature and new governor to take the same action that they dAnd when they do, we'll celebrate for our friends and neighbors in New Jersey, but we'll be in Albany on January 1 pushing our legislature and new governor to take the same action that they dand neighbors in New Jersey, but we'll be in Albany on January 1 pushing our legislature and new governor to take the same action that they dand new governor to take the same action that they did.

The comptroller does get to issue revenue estimates for the state when the legislature and governor can't agree on the numbers.

The governor touted the legislature's agreement to pass a constitutional amendment that might curb gerrymandering, though many observers consider it deeply problematic, and then added, «Most of the critics on redistricting, when you look at it, they tend to be either self - interested for their own politics or hypocritical, frankly.»

When all the results have been reviewed, the governor and the legislature will decide whether to scale up to a permanent program.

The implementation and rollout of the Healthy Michigan Plan, which expanded Medicaid at a time when both the governor and the majority of the state legislature are Republican, holds lessons for other «red» states, say the researchers.

In fact, of the 40 states passing a law, 24 passed it when a Republican was governor and 16 when a Democrat was governor, and about two - thirds of the states passing a charter law did so when there was no single party controlling both the legislature and the governor's office.

The proposal came at a time when Republicans controlled the state legislature and the governor's office.

What we were most interested to know is whether the change in funding differs if a state has unified Democratic control of the state legislature and the governorship at the time of the court decision, unified Republican control, or when control is divided between the two parties as, for example, when the governor is a Republican and the Democrats control one or both of the houses of the legislature.

When charter school supporters marched in the city's streets and rallied at the state capitol in Albany, they won enthusiastic support from Governor Andrew Cuomo and favorable action in the state legislature.

When the Florida legislature, on April 8th, passed a bill that sought to replace teacher tenure with merit pay, the Florida Education Association (FEA) sprang into action, organizing members and community activists to lobby Governor Charlie Crist to veto the measure.

«When we stand before the legislature, the governor, the board of regents, and the board of public education, we'll...

When - Florida's governor, Charlie Crist vetoed the merit pay for teachers bill that had passed the state legislature, the governor explained his actions by saying «the people spoke, and they spoke loudly.»

The Governor's plan, the full details of which should be revealed next week when he submits his budget to the legislature, also includes boosting beginning teacher pay to $ 35,000 by 2015, increased funds for early childhood education and textbooks, and a variety of pay - for - performance incentives that would be implemented by 2018.

Back in 1997, when Governor John Rowland and the Connecticut legislature moved to take over the Hartford School System, Rowland appointed Furek to head the Hartford schools system's new Board of Trustees.

«Opting out sends a powerful message to the Governor, the legislature, and the Board of Regents: that enough is enough when it comes to overtesting our kids, demonizing teachers, and undermining public education.

«Overall, the message here is that Arizonans are dissatisfied with where the state is when it comes to K - 12 education and they are willing to support the Governor and the legislature if it sparks the right changes that include increased funding, better performance and parental choice,» added Chavous.

Lembo repeated his warnings in March 2014 — when Malloy's budget proposal for 2014 - 15 didn't cover that projected surge in retirements — and in May, when the legislature and governor adopted a budget without those requested funds.

They may do so in conjunction with the state governor, their state legislature, the board of education, and the local expertise of their own districts, or they may encounter conflicts when building these external relationships or establishing statewide vision.

We also call on Governor Deval Patrick and the legislature to pass the Clean Energy Commonwealth Bill (HB 2935), which would create a community empowerment fund to assist communities and workers by protecting the local tax base and providing worker assistance and retraining opportunities when a coal plant retires.