Washington's Constitution has contained a broad veto power for the Governor since statehood.[5] The Governor's veto extended to full bills, sections of bills and items in bills. CONST. 1889, art. III, § 12 ("one or more sections or items"). The scope of article III, section 12, a...
City leaders are appealing to state legislators to allow local districts to implement residential parking permits. Jan 28 NYC residential parking permit proposal awaits council committee vote As New York City adjusts to life under congestion pricing, elected leaders are still seeking solutions to...
Reactions throughout the U.S. are mixed as voters wake up the morning after Election Day. While several of Washington’s key local and state races were called Tuesday evening, thousands of ballots have yet to be counted, leaving other contests up in th...
Presents information on walkouts conducted by legislators in the U.S. Congress. Details on Texas legislators who fled the statehouse to stop the Texas Legislature from working on a redistricting plan; Comparison of the walkouts in the U.S. Congress and in the Texas Legislature; Background...
2.Speaking of pro-housing bills going awry: Watch for an attempt by state legislators to re-do last year’sstalled Transit-Oriented Development bill—legislation that would upzone land around light rail stations and bus lines—to disappoint pro-housing urbanists this year. ...
As the first Vietnamese American elected state legislators, we are outraged by the current administration’s attempt to re-negotiate the 2008 Memo of Understanding between the United States and Vietnam. This MOU established the protected status for Vietnamese refugees arriving the U.S. before 19...
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Being able to target legislative districts has already been enormously helpful in connecting WEC’s members with their legislators all across the state. After they updated their system with District Match, they were able to tailor advocacy action alerts to members of that district with specific ...
Friends, As your 6th District State Senator, I have been effective inaccomplishing what our region needs to thrive and grow, and I look forward to continuing to represent the Spokane area. Living in Spokane for 39 years, being a U.S. Army veteran and having retired from the Spokane Police...
that did not conflict with its conclusion that it was the municipality's tax to levy. It is not established that I-695 impliedly repealed the special excise tax. Nor does a legislator's intent to reduce the state excise tax to $30 equate to intent to eliminate local tax powers. Referenc...