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2 Mar 2023, 8:33 am
He was elected to the Assembly from 1994 to 1998 and the state Senate from 1998 to 2006. [read post]
19 Mar 2015, 1:25 pm by Adam Gillette
 I'm not sure if that is correct or not (although the opponent does make reference to Planner Parenthood, which is an odd thing to do in front of fourth graders).Lest you think that New Hampshire state representatives are unique in squashing the dreams of kids, I refer you to our posts from April 18 and April 19, 2012, in which we described how the Wisconsin Legislature did a similar thing to eighth grade students from New London, Wisconsin who wanted to make the American… [read post]
16 Sep 2013, 5:11 am by Jon Gelman
Typically the state’s Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, with representation from management and labor, sets workers’ comp policy by bargaining changes and recommending bills to the Legislature. [read post]
14 Dec 2020, 9:55 am by Nathan Sheard
Disappointingly, Governor Baker returned the omnibus bill to the legislature with this section entirely stricken. [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 9:30 am by Karen Tani
Here's an excerpt, from reviewer Marjorie Heins (New York University):When the Florida legislature created a committee in 1956 to investigate organizations that advocated violations of state law, the clearly understood purpose was to brand the NAACP, the state’s leading proponent of ending segregation, as communist-run and un-American. [read post]
4 Oct 2013, 5:01 am by James Edward Maule
For me, the turning point was the Roman Senate’s turning away from public service to private gain. [read post]
17 Nov 2015, 4:12 am
The problem is that some of this stuff gets enacted and the next thing you know Florida taxpayers are paying to warehouse a generation of people because Billy-Bob wanted to make the leap from State House to State Senate and campaign that he was tough on illegal immigrants. [read post]
28 Feb 2014, 4:21 pm
The story notes that the chairman of the state senate judiciary committee, Jeff King, considers it only a matter of time before the current cap, of $250,000, is overturned as being too low. [read post]
25 Nov 2012, 5:42 pm
That sounds pretty strong, but the law had so many loopholes that it was really just a symbolic law aimed at spurring the North Carolina Legislature to act responsibly and pass a stronger state law restricting cell phone use. [read post]
5 May 2023, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
A legal review note for the bill said it was at odds with the state constitution, which [Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. [read post]
1 Feb 2019, 10:30 am by Gritsforbreakfast
For any staffers reviewing in preparation for the hearing, here's some background on those two topics:Reducing DPS License-Center LinesIn the Texas Senate, the conversation centered almost entirely around how much money the Legislature should spend to expand license-center capacity. [read post]
28 Dec 2014, 11:42 am by Omar Ha-Redeye
The Governor General shall from Time to Time, in the Queen’s Name, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Canada, summon qualified Persons to the Senate; and, subject to the Provisions of this Act, every Person so summoned shall become and be a Member of the Senate and a Senator. [read post]
22 Aug 2024, 1:23 pm by Amy Howe
The Republican National Committee and Republican leaders of the state senate and house joined the case to defend the law. [read post]
25 Mar 2019, 11:45 pm by DONALD SCARINCI
” That test requires that “districts in state reapportionments be “as nearly of equal population as is practicable… so long as the divergences from a strict population standard are based on legitimate considerations incident to the effectuation of a rational state policy, some deviations from the equal-population principle are constitutionally permissible with respect to the apportionment of seats in either or both of the two houses of a bicameral… [read post]
9 Dec 2022, 4:00 am by Guest Author
Observers have long wondered why, if expertise is what is gained by delegation, the legislature cannot instead acquire expertise natively. [read post]
13 Jan 2020, 1:13 pm by Robbie Kenney
The office would have a year to report its findings to the governor and Legislature. [read post]
30 Nov 2008, 5:03 pm
Article 1, Section 6, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution states: No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in… [read post]