| 单词 | lawmaking |
| 例句 | He was strangely suited to the tussle of lawmaking, calm inside the maelstrom, accustomed to being an outsider, taking defeats in his easy Hawaiian stride. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Giffords, who is serving her third term, had earned plaudits for her congeniality and middle-of-the-road approach to lawmaking. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stepping down 2012-01-23T06:47:00Z Many of the Illinois political class are expert in the lawmaking arts, and adept at using words as weapons. Kass: Long prison term a stern warning 2011-12-08T06:01:00Z "It is a portrait of lawmaking from the inside," said Shari Robertson, who spent almost a decade making the film with her husband, Michael Camerini. Film shows Kennedy battle for immigration reform 2010-03-23T22:19:00Z The 2011 Localism Act, which allowed this move towards less secure tenancies and rents closer to market values, is not the only piece of recent government lawmaking that Crisis and other homelessness campaigners object to. The homelessness crisis in England: a perfect storm 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The painting, by the French artist Hervé Di Rosa, comprises nine panels, each depicting a key moment in the annals of French lawmaking: the institution of paid holidays, the recuperation of Alsace-Lorraine. The Campaign to Remove a Shocking Painting from the French National Assembly 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Two years after Obama’s election, Alexander put the entire criminal justice system on trial, exposing racial discrimination from lawmaking to policing to the denial of voting rights to ex-prisoners. A History of Race and Racism in America, in 24 Chapters 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z “Naturally, it was Richard Nixon, the Mozart of racially motivated lawmaking, who targeted it in his war on drugs,” he said. John Oliver on marijuana legalization: 'This is genuinely worth worrying about' 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z But some of their reporting, especially on Congress and the inanity that goes on there in the name of lawmaking, is first-rate. Brian Williams and Seth Meyers Share Notes Over Lunch 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z The lawmaking part of the job, meanwhile, has been frustrating. Freshman blues: Inside the new House Democrats’ unsettling first year 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Cash flow now determines the most fundamental structure of lawmaking. 6 things money shouldn’t be able to buy 2012-12-11T15:49:00Z The House of Lords report has brought the issue a little higher up the lawmaking agenda, though what that will mean in practice is — as with nearly everything else surrounding the issue — difficult to judge. As Brexit Looms, Musicians Brace for the Worst 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Oliver’s full-throttle, commercial-free half-hour show hardly stops for a breath, allowing his humor to tackle topics that transcend politics and travel into complicated matters of sloppy policy and unfair lawmaking. We’ll pick a president, but the search continues for a perfect late-night host 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z I have no great insights into policy or lawmaking. Mama is a Trump troll 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z The political version of this festival for policy and lawmaking squares could have been a festival of actual squares, and one that some people navigate better than others. Night two of the virtual DNC held aloft the party's true stars: America and her people 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Not everyone, though, is thrilled about this, and it’s not just the speed of e-bikers whizzing by — it’s the absence of law-following, law enforcement, even lawmaking regarding e-bike usage in their neighborhoods. Everyone loves e-bikes — except some who have to share roads with them 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z His party's top goal, though, is reforming lawmaking and policy. Dutch PM candidates include Turkish immigrant, 'radical centrist', EU veteran 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Cameron hopes to reclaim the governorship on behalf of Republicans and hand his party complete control over lawmaking in the state. AP Election Brief | What to expect in Kentucky’s general election 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z While the IUCN’s decision carries much weight within the scientific community, the group does not possess any lawmaking power. Monarch butterflies aren't endangered, reversing recent decision. Is that good news? 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican, told reporters he refused to enter the gathering and criticized the decision to get lawmaking tips from Big Tech. Senators huddle with Big Tech titans to begin monumental task of writing laws to govern AI 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z “The new GAB will enable constituents, visitors and all interested parties to more easily observe and actively participate in the lawmaking process,” House Speaker Todd Gilbert said in a statement. Youngkin calls lawmakers back to Richmond for special session on long-delayed budget 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Schumer kickstarted the AI lawmaking effort in April and unveiled his “SAFE Innovation Framework” for AI policy at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event in June. Schumer preparing for new AI policy push 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Federal lawmakers have concerns Ms. Khan is deliberately circumventing the U.S. lawmaking process to impose her own political agenda, and Sen. Ted Cruz is digging into Ms. Khan’s work with European regulators. ‘Unthinkable’: FTC’s work with foreign regulators under fire from Congress 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Heather Rozman, president and chief executive of the Hotel Assn. of Los Angeles, said Hahn’s “copy and paste” lawmaking was bad public policy. L.A. County supervisors propose $25 minimum wage for hotel, theme park workers 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Such candor would allow the court to achieve other important aims — shoring up trust in the democratic process and congressional lawmaking, preserving legal stability by deferring to earlier rulings and doing the least harm possible. Opinion: Three words you won't hear from today's Supreme Court justices 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z The committee doesn’t have lawmaking powers, but it has subpoena authority. Steve Jobs’s Son Gets Into Venture Capital 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Similarly, the hardball game of lawmaking can be simple. Column: It's simple — peddling children for sex is serious 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z “We are determined at building representation and getting equitable representation in the lawmaking process for our Native people,” she said in an interview. EXPLAINER: Trial begins in tribes’ lawsuit over North Dakota redistricting map 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Supreme Court last year added urgency, and often acrimony, to the lawmaking season. In a Contentious Lawmaking Season, Red States Got Redder and Blue Ones Bluer 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z “We may even cheer on those who ask us to disregard our normal lawmaking processes and forfeit our personal freedoms.” Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch scolds Americans over handling of pandemic emergencies 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Plaid Cymru is the third largest party in the devolved Welsh Parliament, the Senedd, which sits in the Welsh capital Cardiff and has some lawmaking powers in Wales. Welsh nationalist leader quits after review finds bullying in party 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z They suggested the bills proposed by Whitehouse, King and Murkowski are problematic because they direct a federal court to take on a lawmaking role. Deep divide at Supreme Court ethics hearing, despite some GOP calls for action 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z In January alone, Missouri Republicans introduced a dozen bills aimed at undercutting the ballot initiative process and weakening citizen lawmaking. "Can't win, so they cheat": GOP tries to keep abortion rights off ballot after big losses 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Separately in the current lawmaking session, the House and Senate passed legislation allowing the death penalty to be imposed on defendants convicted of sexual battery against children. DeSantis Signs Law Lowering Death Penalty Threshold in Florida 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Netanyahu’s government says the proposal would ease the lawmaking process and rein in a judiciary that it sees as having liberal sympathies. Israel’s Palestinians mostly sit out democracy protests 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z In Cuba, government-organized selection committees choose the candidates, who must then receive more than 50% of validly-cast votes in their district to earn a seat in the National Assembly, the country's highest lawmaking body. As Cuba election day nears, some voters ask, 'why bother?' 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z “I don’t control things at the lawmaking and legislative levels,” Thomas said. Fed up with impasse on school shootings, he built bulletproof safe rooms 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z New artificial intelligence tools will let lobbyists hack the lawmaking process and insert unnoticed text that benefits hidden power brokers, a pair of Harvard-based technologists say. Lobbyists fueled by AI will hack the lawmaking process for hidden interests, technologists warn 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z "The parliament will have to debate and take a call whether in the view of societal ethos and several other factors which go into lawmaking, whether we would like this institution to be recognised." India's top court refers same-sex marriage recognition case to 5-judge bench 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Massie said at the panel’s first meeting Friday that federal agencies have usurped Congress’ lawmaking authority. House antitrust panel taking aim at Big Government instead of Big Tech 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z While the debate raged inside the Capitol on Wednesday, outside more than a dozen people were arrested as they protested congressional involvement in the city’s lawmaking. Senate votes to reject D.C. criminal code bill 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The parliament on Sunday also proposed amendments to a lawmaking procedure during an emergency that would allow its decision-making standing committee to skip multiple rounds of discussion before passing legislation. China pledges modest economic growth of about 5% in 2023 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Known as a political moderate willing to work across party lines, he boasted a prolific lawmaking record that included bills signed by both Democratic and Republican presidents. GOP’s Portman launches center to foster civility in politics 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z He argued that calls to outside parties by a single lawmaker to help research an issue is "not sufficiently integral" to the congressional lawmaking process. U.S. Justice Dept seeks to search Republican congressman's cellphone in Jan. 6 probe 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z He accused Ferebee of “traumatizing” campuses in a statement that underscored tensions between D.C.’s lawmaking body and its largest school system. D.C. public school budget proposal criticized for cuts 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Exactly, and that is a component of lawmaking in other parts of the world. The case to let children vote: Why law professor Adam Benforado calls for a “minor revolution" 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z The government says a power imbalance has given judges and government legal advisers too much sway over lawmaking and governance. Israelis press on with protests against new government 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z It says a power imbalance has given judges and government legal advisers too much sway over lawmaking and governance. Top Israeli legal official tells Netanyahu to fire key ally 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Complicating Democrats’ ambitions in Michigan and Minnesota, especially, are narrow legislative majorities that leave little room for intraparty dissent at a time when their supporters expect a broad display of significant liberal lawmaking. Statehouse Democrats Embrace an Unfamiliar Reality: Full Power 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Last year, several conservative Republicans expressed a desire for a more active hand in D.C. lawmaking if Republicans took control of the House in November’s midterm elections. D.C. mayor, city council at odds over new criminal code 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Surrounded by political dignitaries and their own family members, state lawmakers convened at noon for a 90-day marathon of lawmaking. Md. General Assembly session launches with guns, marijuana on the agenda 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Such litigation has the potential to enact massive change, but it also prompts questions about the appropriateness of addressing big societal issues in court rather than through the lawmaking process. School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z “If left unpunished,” the committee wrote, “such behavior undermines Congress’s longstanding power to investigate in support of its lawmaking authority and suggests that Members of Congress may disregard legal obligations that apply to ordinary citizens.” Column: Kevin McCarthy would do anything to be House speaker. That's the problem 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Lipinski argued that the framers’ intentions have been foiled over time: Real lawmaking is now done by House leaders and under the auspices of the House speaker. Opinion | The Freedom Caucus is restoring the framers’ objectives 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z "That hard-won compromise has been jeopardized because the attorney general inappropriately took lawmaking into his own hands." U.S. Senate talks on cocaine sentencing reform hit roadblock 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z “That hard-won compromise has been jeopardized because the attorney general inappropriately took lawmaking into his own hands.” U.S. attorney general moves to end sentencing disparities on crack, powder cocaine 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z It would also assure Americans that their views were represented in lawmaking, enhancing the legitimacy of the federal government and the laws it creates. Opinion | How right-wing Republicans could bolster our democracy 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Members of China’s top lawmaking body are expected to meet in late December. Hong Kong publisher’s security trial further delayed 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar told the justices that “text, long-standing practice, and precedent show that the Elections Clause did not displace” state courts’ “ordinary check on state lawmaking.” Supreme Court majority questions massive shift of election authority 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z While the movement began with passage of a local ordinance in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, in 2006, Dunne said that corporate influence over lawmaking has slowed the growth of the movement in the United States. Port Townsend recognizes rights of endangered southern resident orcas 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Perhaps the headline measure promised for Scotland is a more explicit devolved veto over Westminster lawmaking which crosses into devolved areas. Can Labour revive its fortunes in Scotland? 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z This truncated version of representation offers Americans little faith that they have an opportunity to be heard in lawmaking. Opinion | How right-wing Republicans could bolster our democracy 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Pelosi is leaving in a last burst of productivity, churning out bills before the chamber becomes a lawmaking dead zone next year. Opinion | As Pelosi bows out, chaos enters (stage right) 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Federalizing state lawmaking isn't a natural right-wing position, and tellingly, many conservative legal luminaries of the past few decades have filed briefs opposing the independent state legislature theory in any form. Republicans' Supreme Court bid to let lawmakers overturn elections could badly backfire on GOP 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z But he suggested that both China and Russia likely are interested in averting “any lawmaking in the marine environment that would forego future options for them.” China and Russia Continue to Block Protections for Antarctica 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Senate victory, Democrats lower down on the Nov. 8 ballot quietly bolstered their control over the Washington state Legislature, setting the stage for an action-packed lawmaking session that opens less than two months from now. Republicans hit blue wall in WA: Meet your new state Legislature 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z During a divided government, which has been elected in more than three out of four years in the past half-century, lawmaking can happen only when lawmakers pursue relatively moderate, compromise legislation. Opinion | How right-wing Republicans could bolster our democracy 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The scramble also highlights an old Washington dynamic: When there is divided government, lawmaking tends to grind to a halt and Congress is dominated by oversight fights. Nonprofits With Ties to Democrats Plan Counteroffensive Against Congressional Investigations 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z In particular, they warned of his dependence on a far-right alliance that has frequently antagonized Israel’s Arab minority and seeks to remove checks and balances on the lawmaking process. Netanyahu Holds Slight Lead in Israeli Election, Exit Polls Show 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Finally, another major slice of cases involves ballot initiatives, a means of direct lawmaking by voters. "Chaos may be the point": Courts already overwhelmed with election lawsuits weeks ahead of midterms 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z But he has little history of bipartisan lawmaking. Ambition keeps him loyal to Donald Trump. But what does Kevin McCarthy stand for? 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z As he has observed lawmaking across the country, Reid Wilson, a longtime Beltway journalist, says he sensed a journalistic opportunity: covering the biggest trends at statehouses across the country. News on Statehouses, With a Twist: Covering All 50 at Once 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z He can still serve the city with his balanced approach to lawmaking in which he listens to all sides and carefully weighs issues. Opinion | Here’s who The Post endorses for D.C. Council and state education board 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z It will take a shift in perspective that includes applying a salmon revitalization lens to our lawmaking and policy decisions. Make salmon restoration a policy and budget priority 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Presidents properly wield “emergency” powers not to solve long-standing problems, but only in sudden, unexpected, fast-moving crises, and only until Congress can exercise its lawmaking jurisdiction. Opinion | Biden’s slapdash, election-season student loan gambit may be in trouble 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z It has done shockingly little lawmaking in this legislative session. Opinion | D.C. residents deserve a thoughtful approach to crime reduction 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z In Montana, the issue of changing a person’s sex designation on their birth certificate has led to a flurry of lawmaking and legal challenges. Montana judge blocks anti-trans birth certificate rule 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The long-running understanding is that it refers to each state's general lawmaking processes, including all the normal procedures and limitations. Experts warn Supreme Court supporting 'dangerous' GOP legal theory could destroy US democracy 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Republicans who have thrown up hurdles to initiative petitions contend they are protecting the integrity of the lawmaking process against well-funded interest groups trying to bend state policies in their favor. GOP escalates fight against citizen-led ballot initiatives 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The lawmaking process appears to be broken: Again and again, Congress fails to enact the policies that broad majorities of Americans support. Opinion | Biden used ‘emergency powers’ to forgive student debt? That’s a slippery slope. 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Cox said he was disappointed that the FTC was perpetuating “misinformation surrounding data privacy” and circumventing the lawmaking process. Abortion-tracking fears spur FTC lawsuit against data broker 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The picture looks quite different at the subnational level, at least where lawmaking is concerned. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Congressional elections are around the corner, a time when there is typically little appetite for high-profile lawmaking. Biden’s Legislative Victories Will Ripple Across the Country for Decades 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Over time, citizens have gained more control over state legislatures through an expanded vote and by becoming a larger part of the lawmaking apparatus of many states. GOP-backed "independent state legislature" Supreme Court case could reverse 200 years of progress 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z This antidemocratic lawmaking was just one example of a nationally-driven agenda that voters weren't asking for, either on the state or national level. How the states went nuts: Democratic backsliding in state capitals — and how to defeat it 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Today, some might describe the Constitution as having designed the federal lawmaking process to capture the wisdom of the masses.” Gorsuch lays out Constitution’s separation of powers with remarkable clarity 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z State representatives and senators have been actively engaged in the lawmaking function, grabbing national attention at times for their controversial and highly partisan policies. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Budapest was also ready to discuss detailed Commission suggestions on the transparency and inclusiveness of lawmaking in Hungary. Hungary aims to reach deal with EU to unblock cash by end-August 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Wade, which placed the states back in charge of abortion lawmaking. Ohio AG: ‘Not a whisper’ to support claim of 10-year-old rape victim seeking abortion 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z The FSB has no lawmaking powers but its members commit to applying its regulatory principles in their own jurisdictions. G20 watchdog to propose first global crypto rules in October 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Bipartisan lawmaking and the goal of serving a single American public became not things to strive for, but things to campaign against. Op-Ed: Clarence Thomas earns our scorn 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Currently, lobbyist and interest groups are restricted by laws that require them to register with the federal government and abide by a waiting period when moving between lobbying and lawmaking positions. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Congress could adjust, and the nation’s important lawmaking could be accomplished. Opinion | The Supreme Court just upended environmental law at the worst possible moment 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Each part of the lawmaking process, from the House to the Senate to the White House, is a potential veto point for bills. A Powerful Court 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z “There’s always a chance” that a total ban could be heard in the annual lawmaking session, Kathleen Passidomo, the incoming Republican Senate president, told Politico at the time. DeSantis has already moved to restrict abortions in Florida. 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z His work on housing policy in the 2022 session showed particular mastery of technical nuances of lawmaking. The Times recommends: Jesse Salomon for Senate District 32 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z They perform a lawmaking function by researching, writing, and passing legislation. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z But Congress has been broken for more than 30 years in its essential lawmaking function and shows no sign of restoration. Opinion | The Supreme Court just upended environmental law at the worst possible moment 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Democrats’ roughly 100-member Congressional Progressive Caucus has pushed bills expanding workers’ and consumers’ rights, playing a growing role in Washington lawmaking. Analysis-Are high prices unpatriotic or as American as you can get? 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z “Never mind that all these efforts have the overwhelming support of voters; the woke Left cannot abide such democratic lawmaking,” Mr. Schilling said. Biden signs order targeting ‘hateful’ state bills on gender identity 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The possible introduction of kick-ins has been discussed at the latest meeting of football's lawmaking body. Kick-ins discussed by football lawmakers 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The three key functions performed by state legislatures are lawmaking, constituency service, and oversight. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Congress deliberately chose to delegate lawmaking authority to expert agencies in appreciation of Congress’s own inability to anticipate and address all those complexities on a real-time basis. Opinion | The Supreme Court just upended environmental law at the worst possible moment 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z The National Assembly, the country's lawmaking body, voted on Tuesday to remove Long, 55, from the position of health minister, which he assumed in 2020, Voice of Vietnam Radio reported. Vietnam sacks health minister amid anti-graft drive 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Under the EU's complex lawmaking process, parliament will debate eight proposals on Tuesday and vote on them on Wednesday, to confirm its position for negotiations with EU countries on the final legislation. EU lawmakers face hundreds of amendments in key votes on climate policies 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Besides, does she not see the wave of anti-LGBTQ sentiment and lawmaking washing over the country? Opinion | This Pride Month, I’m embracing ‘rainbow capitalism’ 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Given that governors need the cooperation of state legislators to get their bills introduced and steered through the lawmaking process, they make developing good relationships with lawmakers a priority. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z And in neither country do the executive and legislative branches share power, which, in times of divided government, extends the zero-sum nature of U.S. elections into lawmaking, too. Why Canada races on gun policy when America crawls 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z And that seemed only to add to the gridlock in lawmaking. Column: A decade ago, California adopted a strange top-two primary system. How’s it working out? 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z They've used the wealth and power they've inherited or accumulated to manipulate and seize control of our lawmaking institutions at the federal level and in nearly every state. Neofascist minority rule is laying waste to the United States 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z The Seattle City Council and the Metropolitan King County Council have continued to meet remotely, even as other legislative bodies have returned to in-person lawmaking. As COVID restrictions vanish, Seattle, King County councils continue remote meetings 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The French Constitution would need to be revised to give citizens such a direct voice in lawmaking. Le Pen’s far-right vision: Retooling France at home, abroad 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z American liberals may thrill at the seeming ease with which Canada’s often-left-leaning government can implement policy, much as conservatives may envy Britain’s more right-wing, but similarly rapid, lawmaking under a similar system. Why Canada races on gun policy when America crawls 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z There’s a lot of shouting and tweeting and fundraising, but almost nothing in the way of lawmaking. Opinion | No, really: Sarah Palin belongs in the House 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z While governors have influence over state agencies and lawmaking, they have limited ability to grant what the industry really wants, like building interstate pipelines and big refineries. GOP’s energy promises face limits in Pa. governor’s race 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z The Washington Legislature returned, kind of, to in-person lawmaking this year. As COVID restrictions vanish, Seattle, King County councils continue remote meetings 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Those resignations were seen as the family’s effort to pacify public anger while retaining executive, defense and lawmaking powers. Sri Lankan lawmakers seek interim government to solve crisis 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Naturally, the occupants of such prominent roles, in sports, music, lawmaking and more, have it extra-hard. Opinion | Tom Brady isn’t the only one who won’t let go 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Congress needs to reassert its prerogatives and reclaim its rightful power as the federal government’s only lawmaking body and the source of all legislative power. Unstable, short-lived policies result from the failure of the Constitution’s separation of powers 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Rep. Michele Bachmann — known more for championing far-right social issues than for lawmaking — rode her polarizing image to an early splash in the GOP race for president in 2012 before fizzling out. How Noem’s struggles at home may enhance White House chances 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Proposed by Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, the plan called for a congress, or a lawmaking body. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, he started explaining to lawmaking adults how the costs of his lifesaving medicine are tough on his middle-class family. Perspective | A Virginia boy’s battle with diabetes has shaped his life — and sent him to the White House 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Capitol to the public, including reopening the House gallery where visitors can observe lawmaking in action. GOP presses Pelosi to reopen House to the public, end COVID-19 rules that keep out citizens 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Just two years later, however, President Obama had slightly altered his view of the power of the executive branch role in the lawmaking process. Unstable, short-lived policies result from the failure of the Constitution’s separation of powers 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z The meeting of the NPC’s 3,000-plus delegates does little lawmaking. China’s slowing economy in spotlight as legislature meets 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Of course, you know that the nation’s lawmaking body is much more than that. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z This power has only grown as Congress has ceded its lawmaking authority, funneling the most important debates and decisions about a democracy of more than 330 million people to a panel of nine justices. Opinion | Ketanji Brown Jackson Won’t Be Able to Change a Radical Court. Yet. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Democrats have enjoyed complete control over lawmaking in Olympia since 2018. Watching Democrats debate unionization of legislative staff is a popcorn-worthy spectacle 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Dominion is also one of the most generous campaign contributors to members of both parties and wields enormous clout in the lawmaking process. Youngkin addresses General Assembly, sets priorities for session as partisan clouds gather 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Linda Greenhouse cites Robert Dahl’s observation that “policy views dominant in the court are never for long out of line with the policy views dominant among the lawmaking majorities of the United States.” Opinion | Politics and the Supreme Court 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z These bodies do play an absolutely essential role in the lawmaking process, however—and in both houses of Congress. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The strength of Biden’s support will determine whether Democrats maintain threadbare majorities in Congress beyond this year or whether they will cede lawmaking authority to a Republican Party largely controlled by former President Donald Trump. Biden supporters ‘apoplectic’ one year into his presidency 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z House Republicans began the day by acknowledging the need to work with Democrats, but also promising aggressive efforts to undo what they see as the other party’s misguided lawmaking from the past two years. A divided Virginia General Assembly meets, with outgoing governor cautioning against ‘hyper-partisanship’ 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Local reports say the party was held to celebrate the birthday of Witman Hung, a member of China's top lawmaking body. Hong Kong quarantines all 100 guests of scandal-hit birthday party 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z He may rightly fear erosion of the court’s legitimacy by decisions that appear politically influenced, whether by “the policy views of the lawmaking majorities of the United States” or otherwise. Opinion | Politics and the Supreme Court 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Overall, however, the basic steps in the lawmaking process are much the same in the two chambers. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z It intended to create a new “patriots-only” lawmaking council that would show fealty to Communist China and endorse the local government’s policies without the rancor of the past. Opinion | What is behind China’s contradictory messages on democracy and Hong Kong? 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z “This is a bicameral, bipartisan effort to preserve the Legislature’s lawmaking power. I’m encouraged that all four legislative caucuses are united here.” Washington Legislature sues Inslee over vetoes, setting up another clash over powers 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z But if this kind of lawmaking is fair play, then California will at least use this tool to save lives instead of harming them. Opinion | The Supreme Court opened the door to legal vigilantism in Texas. California will use the same tool to save lives. 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z But lawmaking isn’t show business, and many Democrats worry that with the curtain falling soon on 2021, time is not their friend. Time is no ally as Dems strain to finish Biden’s $2T bill 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z However, a number of adjustments in recent decades have continued to transform the lawmaking process. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z It is unfair and irresponsible for Republicans to use the debt limit deadline to force Democrats into an awkward parliamentary procedure, to waste the majority’s floor time or to complicate the lawmaking process. Opinion | Enough games. Debt limit fights are as dangerous as they are dumb. 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z As some legislatures became more politically conservative, anti-abortion groups gained influence in the lawmaking process. Texas abortion law harms survivors of rape and incest, activists say 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z He said, for instance, that elected bodies can punish their members for what they say during the lawmaking process but cannot issue formal reprimands for speech in other settings. Supreme Court Hears Free Speech Case on Politician’s Censure 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The González approach is antithetical to free speech and fair lawmaking. González fundraising ‘reform’ tips scale in her campaign’s favor 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Why have these changes to the traditional lawmaking process occurred? Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z A business meeting is held in November to shape the agenda for a lawmaking annual session in February or March. Soccer laws panel to discuss 25-minute halftime for shows 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “We’ve got to be very careful that we don’t neglect this principle of federalism in our lawmaking processes and we can’t do this here — we can’t sacrifice this principle,” Mr. Lee said. Top Justice official: Voter discrimination is ‘alive and well,’ urges restoration of Voting Rights A 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z It said he would assume the power to issue “legislative texts” by decree and select the cabinet, even though the Constitution makes Parliament responsible for lawmaking and empowers the prime minister to appoint a cabinet. As Tunisia’s President Cements One-Man Rule, Opposition Grows 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Calling lawmaking a "messy business," Fawbush said he certainly wouldn't have pushed the bill through if he had known then what he does now. Over half of states have rolled back public health powers in pandemic 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Each colonial legislature began to assume broad lawmaking powers. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Calling lawmaking a “messy business,” Fawbush said he certainly would not have pushed the bill through if he had known then what he does now. Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In a statement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California referred to him as “a legislative maestro who builds consensus and orchestrates some of our nation’s most ambitious lawmaking.” As Democrats Push a $3.5 Trillion Bill, a Top Lawmaker Stays Mum on Tax Increases 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The lawmaking population on Capitol Hill could use some military know-how, some say. America will never forget 9/11 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z As a truck driver and former exotic car salesman, Marciniak said he saw the recall election as an opportunity for an everyday citizen, such as himself, to become involved in the lawmaking process. Here are the 46 people on the recall ballot challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z On the one hand, it is a lawmaking institution and makes policy for the entire nation. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Elected bodies can censure their members for what they say during the lawmaking process, they wrote, and for conduct that is not protected by the First Amendment. Are Censures of Politicians a Form of Free Speech or a Threat to It? 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Especially in the West, Progressives gave their states “direct democracy” — lawmaking by citizen initiatives, referendums on existing laws, recalls of elected officials. Opinion | In California, a Gavin Newsom loss could turn progressives more conservative 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Like most lawmaking these days, the answer lies in the vast federal bureaucracy, not Congress. America’s powerful administrative state would be unrecognizable to the Founders 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The governor had been facing a push by House Republican lawmakers for a special lawmaking session that sought broader consideration of how to limit local authority over COVID-19 health regulations. DA won’t prosecute for governor’s student mask opt-out order 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The pivotal role these committees play in the lawmaking process cannot be overstated. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the Republicans who did support the bill, several said that forestalling the demise of the filibuster — and thus paving the way for unchecked Democratic lawmaking — was at least a partial reason for their decisions. How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans learned to stop worrying about a Biden victory and love the infrastructure bill 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z It is a reminder of how breaking quorum — a last-ditch and dramatic ploy to grind the business of lawmaking to a halt — rarely succeeds in the end. As Texas Democrats mull return, GOP voting bill still awaits 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z If Schumer can pull it off in the coming weeks, it would rank among the most significant feats of lawmaking in recent American history. Schumer, a leader more liked than feared, faces test of whether he can deliver the ‘big and bold’ agenda he’s promised 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Statutory regulation will produce different results from the common law because, while codification requires detailed regulations addressing all issues up front, the common law allows for nuanced lawmaking tailored to each specific dispute. Opinion | Let’s Make Google a Public Good 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z The congressional power to investigate is an essential part of the lawmaking function. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He was previously a state senator before becoming Brooklyn’s borough president, a job in which he lacks lawmaking power, but handles some constituent services and discretionary city spending. Eric Adams’ lead shrinks in NYC Democratic mayoral primary 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z “The diversity of this ‘bipartisan coalition’ pretty perfectly conveys which communities get centered and which get left behind when leaders prioritize bipartisan dealmaking over inclusive lawmaking,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote. Biden claims bipartisan win with deal on infrastructure 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ripped the bipartisan group of senators who reached an infrastructure deal Wednesday, saying their lack of diversity “perfectly” conveys the need for more “inclusive” lawmaking. AOC rips all-White infrastructure coalition, calls for ‘inclusive’ over ‘bipartisan’ lawmaking 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z The measure’s progress through the gears of the lawmaking machinery has been glacial. N.Y.C. Lawmakers Take Dramatic Step to Stem Homelessness 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Thus, Congress is the lawmaking branch of the National Government. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “But that forum, not this one, is the proper place for such lawmaking.” Supreme Court Gives Big Oil a Win in Climate Fight With Cities 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Most state legislatures in the U.S. do their lawmaking between January and May. A year into COVID, states debate public health shutdown powers 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z “It would send a signal to prospective companies that Kansas is more focused on unnecessary and divisive legislation, than strategic, pro-growth lawmaking.” Kansas governor vetoes bill barring transgender athletes from competing in female sports 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Michigan Democrats said the prospect of a citizen initiative to bypass the normal lawmaking process would serve to allow a fraction of the state’s white population to disenfranchise Black voters. As Michigan G.O.P. Plans Voting Limits, Top Corporations Fire a Warning Shot 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Therefore, no questions about the lawmaking branch can be more vital than these: How do the people’s representatives represent the people? Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z This year’s marathon of lawmaking was unlike any in the four centuries that preceded it, reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic and a national reckoning on systemic racism. As Maryland lawmakers wrap up session, here’s what’s left 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z “This is an effort to protect the voice of everybody in Idaho in the lawmaking process, very similar to what we do here as representatives, and what the senators do as well.” Bill to make Idaho ballot measures tougher heads to governor 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z In other words, his office planned to focus its energies not on lawmaking but on getting Cawthorn on TV to fire up the base. We Expect Sports Stars to Be Heroes. What About Our Politicians? 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Both sides of the funding feud celebrated a resolution through state lawmaking instead of federal court. Indigenous leaders laud New Mexico’s school funding measure 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z And the Supreme Court does, at least on occasion, find that the lawmaking branch has overstepped its authority under that provision. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Both measures demonstrate lawmaking the way it ought to be done. Editorial Roundup: Iowa 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z “She really learned the inside game and the art of lawmaking,” Mr. Spahn said. How 2 Legislative Tacticians Scored Big Wins on Child Poverty in the Stimulus 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z We’re in the second year of a pandemic and lawmaking - as well as everyday life - is different and often fraught with difficulties. Editorial Roundup: New England 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “If you take representative democracy from the process of lawmaking, you miss out on key voices.” As Europe’s Lockdowns Drag On, Police and Protesters Clash 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Congress has the power to investigate—to inquire into, or inform itself on—any matter that falls within the scope of its lawmaking authority. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education weighed in on the idea at the request of the Legislature after the 2008 lawmaking session. Lawmakers to debate if Louisiana should require kindergarten 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Its authority comes from lawmaking, which requires the participation of the executive branch. Bill to trim Idaho governor’s emergency powers questioned 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z They also show how lawmakers are trying to get Biden staffers on board as part of the lengthy lawmaking process on a wide range of issues. Exclusive: Big Tech's Democratic critics discuss ways to strike back with White House 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Osborne argued the staffers were vaccinated because there are no qualified replacement personnel and that “simply losing one of these essential employees to sickness or quarantine would inevitably grind the lawmaking process to a halt.” 22 Utah legislative staffers given early vaccine access 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Chew and Davis want the judge to order the Legislature to allow lawmakers to attend remotely, using technological equipment already in place that would allow them to participate in lawmaking procedures virtually. Federal judge speeds lawsuit on Statehouse coronavirus rules 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z White House aides have repeatedly cited Biden’s deep and lasting relationships with senators as the reason why he is uniquely positioned to restore bipartisanship to the lawmaking process. Are Biden ties with Senate Republicans enough to win votes for COVID-19 relief bill? 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z If ever there were a moment for common-sense rules reforms aimed at making lawmaking more transparent, at restoring public trust in an institution mired in complacency, it is now. Editorial Roundup: New England 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Chew and Davis filed the lawsuit against Speaker of the House Scott Bedke and the Legislature last week, noting that the lawmaking body isn’t following pandemic guidelines from the U.S. Judge rejects lawmakers’ coronavirus control requests 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Constitutional provisions on lawmaking during an emergency are broad and leave a lot of room for the government to clamp down on anything from politics to personal and media freedoms, analysts said. Explainer: Why a state of emergency raises concerns in Malaysia 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z “All these things create an environment that discourages dramatic developments in lawmaking.” Big ideas face the hard reality of coronavirus as Virginia General Assembly prepares to convene 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z This is the way the founders planned it: They designed the Senate to be a giant speed bump in the lawmaking process. Perspective | Biden loves the Senate. It won’t love him back. 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Repeatedly, the president has been too uninterested or distracted to get involved in the negotiations that shape legislation, and then has swooped in to upend the delicate compromises that lay at the heart of lawmaking. Day on golf course helped change Trump’s mind on stimulus bill 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z This is a catchall lawmaking package that’s intended to ensure passage of essential legislation before Congress adjourns. Congress on the brink of major FAA oversight reform in wake of Boeing 737 MAX crashes 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z And even as he has seemed utterly uninterested in the details of actual lawmaking, his susceptibility to persuasion by his most sycophantic allies has caused countless headaches for Republican congressional leaders. Despite his boasts, Trump again is no deal-maker as Congress seeks pandemic relief bill 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z The Republicans behaving radically are doing so in the knowledge — or at least the strong assumption — that their behavior is performative, an act of storytelling rather than lawmaking, a posture rather than a political act. Opinion | The Texas Lawsuit and the Age of Dreampolitik 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z But it started students along the learning curve of lawmaking. Colorado youth find receptive ears with state lawmakers 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z “This is a textbook example of prohibited executive lawmaking.” Biden has promised to protect ‘dreamers,’ but DACA court challenges loom 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z The suggestions are poised to end up in legislation that the Republican-supermajority Legislature will consider when it returns in January for its annual lawmaking session. Lawmakers eye curbing governor’s powers during health crises 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z In August, Colorado’s Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit alleging that Polis violated the state Constitution’s separation-of-powers provisions and stripped the Legislature of its lawmaking role by declaring a public emergency. Colorado passes virus aid; GOP fails to trim Polis authority 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z The lawmaking flurry comes as the council’s 2020 legislative period draws to a close. D.C. Council braces for brawls Tuesday over business regulation, criminal justice bills 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Some real, thoughtful lawmaking during a time when it seems nearly any recycling bin fodder passes as law, would be a nice change of pace. Editorial Roundup: Michigan 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z The accumulation of decades’ worth of lawmaking, legal theorizing and historical precedent had given the president almost total freedom from accountability, rendering useless any seemingly applicable tool of law enforcement. Can America Restore the Rule of Law Without Prosecuting Trump? 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z For Alito, the pandemic response illuminates the unfortunate “dominance of lawmaking by executive fiat rather than legislation,” in particular the emergence of a powerful administrative state. Opinion | Why so sour, Justice Alito? Your side in the Supreme Court is winning. 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z They are issued independent of Congress, offering a president stymied by the legislature or choosing to move faster than the speed of lawmaking a way to get things done. How Trump learned to embrace the executive order, which he once called an ‘easy way out’ 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z “While the Pennsylvania applications implicated the authority of state courts to apply their own constitutions to election regulations, this case involves federal intrusion on state lawmaking processes,” he wrote. As Supreme Court Weighs Election Cases, a New Life for Bush v. Gore 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z “While the Pennsylvania applications implicated the authority of state courts to apply their own constitutions to election regulations, this case involves federal intrusion on state lawmaking processes,” the chief justice wrote. Supreme Court Won’t Extend Wisconsin’s Deadline for Mailed Ballots 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z “Democrats didn’t lay a glove on Judge Barrett in her confirmation hearings and I think she ran circles around politicians who want to outsource lawmaking to unelected judges.” Senate confirms Barrett to Supreme Court, cementing its conservative majority 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z At the moment, however, a dangerous “end-around” occurs in our lawmaking, Mr. Copland said. Unwitting federal bureaucrats at risk of violating vast laws 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z We did have a decade of normal political debate on the issue in the 1960s and early 1970s, with elections and lawmaking and shifting, unsettled coalitions. Opinion | A Supreme Court Fight Might Be Exactly What America Needs 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z The 62-year-old actor is never one to shy away from both praising and condemning politicians and their lawmaking. Alec Baldwin says his wife 'would divorce' him if he ran for political office 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z But inside the building, especially in the House and Senate chambers where lawmaking is taking place, decorum is essential. Recent Missouri editorials 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z “We instead have government on auto pilot by a governor and executive doing lawmaking, or worse, unelected officials in the health agencies doing lawmaking,” Mr. Eastman said. Steamboat Institute holds in-person conference, speakers blast shutdowns over coronavirus 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Democrats in control of the House insist the experiment with online lawmaking during a pandemic won’t slow their efforts to tackle the same big topics as their counterparts in the Senate. Virginia House attempts first-ever online floor session; Senate advances police overhaul 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Nevada Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, a Reno Republican, said having a part-time Legislature made up of working people - teachers, ranchers and lawyers, for example - led to better lawmaking based on a fuller understanding of constituent struggles. Old format, new problem: Biennial legislatures face COVID-19 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Nevada Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, a Reno Republican, said having a part-time Legislature made up of working people — teachers, ranchers and lawyers, for example — led to better lawmaking based on a fuller understanding of constituent struggles. Old format, new problem: Biennial legislatures face COVID-19 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z The president who pitched himself to voters as the consummate negotiator and ultimate dealmaker has repeatedly found his strategies flummoxed by the complexities and pressures of Washington lawmaking. Trump’s familiar routine after failing to cut deals with Congress: Signing legally dubious executive actions 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z “The pen-and-phone theory of executive lawmaking is unconstitutional slop,” he said. Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer say Donald Trump makes false promises on coronavirus aid 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z She said the plaintiffs want to be able to participate more in lawmaking, but whether they should be able to do so is a question of politics and not one for the courts. Hawaii top court hears arguments over ‘gut and replace’ laws 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Rather than ease into lawmaking with early weeks of short debate calendars, lawmakers faced a breakneck pace to pass bills and jam-packed debate schedules. Analysis: Jarring introduction for Louisiana’s new lawmakers 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Allen described the changes to the bill as “relatively minor tweaks” and said they were a normal part of emergency lawmaking as officials had more time to think through the proposals. D.C. Council reconsiders sweeping police bill 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z One of the crimes in the Hong Kong security law explicitly outlaws receiving funding or support from overseas to disrupt lawmaking in Hong Kong or impose sanctions on the city. Divided West can do little as China tightens up on Hong Kong 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The details of the proposed national security law emerged as the committee that handles most lawmaking for China’s top legislative body closed its latest meeting. China to establish national security bureau in Hong Kong 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z "A concurrent resolution ending a disaster declaration is not an exercise of the legislature’s lawmaking authority that the Gov can sign/veto... He has no discretion in this matter." Pennsylvania Republicans vote to end governor's coronavirus emergency, setting up battle 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Hong Kong’s tycoons and business elite control about one third of the seats of the Legislative Council, the city’s lawmaking body. In Hong Kong, China Tries to Drown Out Security Law’s Critics 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The law will require the territory to enforce measures to be decided by the NPC’s standing committee, a small body controlled by the ruling party that handles most lawmaking work. Gordon Chang: America must 'un-teach' years of 'bad lessons' to China 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z “This is definitely not the end of ‘one country, two systems,’” said Andrew Leung, a pro-Beijing lawmaker who leads the city’s legislative council, its main lawmaking body. Hong Kong Protest Movement Left Reeling by China’s Power Grab 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z This kind of direct lawmaking is “destruction” of Hong Kong’s Basic Law, said Johannes Chan, law professor at the University of Hong Kong, in an interview with local media. China proposes law giving Beijing more power to crack down on opposition in Hong Kong 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Congressional subpoena power is broad, stemming from both its oversight and lawmaking roles, which are often linked. Opinion | The Supreme Court must enforce the subpoena of Trump’s financial records 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z The Democratic-controlled legislature approved the plan by a veto-proof margin in mid-March before the spread of the virus forced them to abbreviate their annual lawmaking session. Hogan vetoes sweeping $4 billion schools reform package; Md. regulators fine nursing home with most virus deaths 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z The Democratic-controlled legislature approved the plan in mid-March by a margin large enough to override his veto, before the spread of the virus forced it to abbreviate the annual lawmaking session. Hogan vetoes education plan, HBCU money, citing coronavirus economic downturn 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z "Members of the Michigan House of Representatives must defend the Legislature’s role as the sole lawmaking body and as a co-equal branch of government in Michigan’s constitutional system," the resolution stated. Michigan protesters storm state Capitol in fight over coronavirus rules: 'Men with rifles yelling at us' 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z With Democrats taking control of the legislature for the first time in a generation, every day brought a gush of ambitious lawmaking. As Virginia House Speaker, Eileen Filler-Corn broke ranks with her predecessors 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Before that was announced, state legislators had already agreed to temporarily suspend their lawmaking session. Infections spreading rapidly in New Orleans retirement home 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z “Puente should have been in ICE custody last year and removed to his home country. Instead, irresponsible lawmaking allowed him to walk free and prey on our most vulnerable.” ICE: Chicago released previously-deported felon who went on to sexually assault toddler 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z It is also an excellent example of just how shallow some in the lawmaking trade are when they push forward badly crafted bills such as this one. Calendar Feedback Sun., Feb. 23, 2020 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The flurry of lawmaking began just days after a gunman killed two people in late December at a church in White Settlement, Tex., before an armed volunteer shot and killed him. Too small to hire guards, too worried to go gun-free, community churches are now arming themselves 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z And now, as more women are in leadership roles in lawmaking, politics, business, the military and other endeavors, the spirit of the ERA should be a fact. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Only last year, after a mass shooting in Virginia Beach that left 12 people dead, a special lawmaking session on gun control ended in 90 minutes without any action. Amid Tight Security, Virginia Gun Rally Draws Thousands of Supporters 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z “The Constitution vests lawmaking power with the Congress.” G.A.O. Report Says Trump Administration Broke Law in Withholding Ukraine Aid 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z In his gracious remarks to open the state lawmaking session Tuesday, Galvano asked his colleagues to “let us conduct our business with the discipline to focus on the big picture for Florida, not personal agendas.” Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Edwards may speak Monday about specific proposals, although typically governors wait to deliver laundry lists of legislation until the opening of a new lawmaking session. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z But anyone who tries to ascribe any degree of common sense to the state’s lawmaking process is apt to be disappointed. Editorial Roundup: 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z As legislators around the nation return to state capitals this month for a new season of lawmaking, they are expected to veer in starkly partisan directions — to the left and to the right. Democrats, Newly Dominant in Virginia, Race to Make New Laws 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Remarkably, Congress nailed some of its orderly lawmaking duties this week, and not insignificant ones. Impeachment Day in Washington: History Emerges From the Routine Chaos 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z These sentiments are grounded in the social conservatism and strong religiosity often found in parts of black America, demonstrated most publicly during state referendums and lawmaking on same-sex marriage between 2000 and 2015. Perspective | Five myths about black voters 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Toll reported that Gilman doesn’t really live in the county where he serves on the lawmaking board. Nevada court expands reporter shield law to include bloggers 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Only half of the Legislative Council, the lawmaking body, is chosen by the people. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy parties sweep pro-Beijing establishment aside in local elections 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z It is the only fully democratic election in Hong Kong, as the city’s leader is not directly elected and only half of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, the lawmaking body, is directly elected. Hong Kong votes in local elections with unprecedented fanfare 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z But the college lobbyists are extremely interested in this issue, because that’s how industry associations succeed: by manipulating the minutiae of federal lawmaking, far from the heat and light of partisan politics. Behind Closed Doors in Washington, Here’s What Colleges Fight For 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z To Turchin, these are all encouraging developments, but 2020 is nearly upon us, and lawmaking institutions in both the US and the UK are now so divided along ideological lines that they can barely function. History as a giant data set: how analysing the past could help save the future 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Statewide, Democrats claimed control of both chambers of the assembly for the first time since the mid-1990s, and with control of the governorship they are poised to unleash a new era of liberal lawmaking. ‘Almost irrelevant:’ Virginia Republicans take stock of electoral losses 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z For a variety of reasons — the limits of existing regulations, the off-season for lawmaking in Sacramento, challenges in finding political consensus on policy — the status quo isn’t likely to change anytime soon. News Analysis: California's big utilities — not its politicians — are calling the shots on power outages 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z This approach is gaining ground in the practical sphere of lawmaking, too. What should we call "climate change"? It’s political. 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z But when a reporter asked Newsom about the bill after he left the convention stage, he cast doubt on legislation that had, until that point, enjoyed a relatively smooth ride through the lawmaking process. The hidden battle over California's new vaccine law 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Biden missed numerous examples to play up his deep experience in lawmaking and foreign policy, which his supporters tout as the antidote to Trump’s chaotic and disruptive governing approach. The problem isn't Biden's centrism - it's that he's the wrong kind of centrist | Geoffrey Kabaservice 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z "It's a really tough environment for lawmaking," Sarah Binder, a political-science professor at George Washington University and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told Fox News. Guns, impeachment push, border wall: What's in store as Congress returns from recess 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z But it turned the British system of lawmaking upside down. Boris Johnson’s Brexit Carnage 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z It argued that, historically, legislatures prayers “seek ‘divine guidance’ in lawmaking” and “allow the legislature to ‘acknowledge the place religion holds in the lives of many private citizens.’” Pennsylvania House's policy banning atheists from opening prayer does not violate Constitution, court says 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z It’s just a study, but Tallahassee traditionalists are likely to smugly ignore Rader’s proposal, just as they did when he introduced the same bill during the last lawmaking session. Florida editorial roundup 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Across the border in Pakistan, lawmaking is based on a particular interpretation of Islamic belief. Science and the rise of nationalism in India 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z "Trump's deep unpopularity limits lawmaking in another way," Binder told Fox News. Guns, impeachment push, border wall: What's in store as Congress returns from recess 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z This refers to the principle that Congress may not delegate its lawmaking power to the president or executive agencies. Justice Gorsuch’s libertarian streak shaped his conservatism this term 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Each one of the Legislature’s four caucuses overzealously guards its privacy, behaving as if the act of lawmaking is not public business. Hold state Sen. Mona Das to task for Trumpist attack on journalism 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z It was Warren’s first exposure to Washington, and to the outsized role that lobbying played in lawmaking. Can Elizabeth Warren Win It All? 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z “One would think the Democrats would simply apologize and get back to lawmaking and oversight but it's clear they couldn't stop this grotesque spectacle even if they wanted to,” he said. Schiff hammers ‘collusion’ narrative at latest Russia hearing, as GOP slams 'grotesque spectacle' 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Within 48 hours of making the proposal public, lawmakers passed it off the House and Senate floors with no debate after bypassing the traditional lawmaking process. Washington Supreme Court this week to hear challenge to Legislature’s right to withhold documents from public 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z He’s less successful when examining Washington’s dysfunctional lawmaking process. Review | A venture capitalist’s solutions for our troubled legal system 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Sen. Kamala Harris of California also has supported the codification of Roe on the campaign trail, and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont told the AP on Tuesday that he backs federal lawmaking on abortion rights. Biden: Congress should protect abortion rights, if necessary 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z The EU has no lawmaking role on many issues that matter most to voters, such as health services, schools and housing. What is the European parliament and do the elections matter? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z We realize this sounds pretty wonky - particularly since neither the approved nor the rejected budget proviso crosses the red line that marks irresponsible lawmaking and violates the state constitution. South Carolina editorial roundup 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Any faction that held outlandish power over laws and lawmaking threatened good government. Adams family values: two presidents with a message for Trump's America 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z The power of the veto gives him a voice in lawmaking, and the president’s influence in his party and bully pulpit provides him the ability to set legislative agendas. Donald Trump still does not really know how to be president 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Some recent regulations strike me as positive on the whole — the General Data Protection Regulation seems to have galvanized a healthy amount of pro-privacy lawmaking around the world. The UK is attempting a radical redesign of the internet 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z He saw lawmaking as a team effort, was adept in building consensus and mentored a new generation of political leaders that included women and minorities. Opinion | Mike Busch showed us the best of politics 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Traditionally a frenetic and celebratory day of lawmaking, Monday will instead open on a somber note, with lawmakers awaiting word of funeral plans and uncertain about who will claim the speaker’s mantle. Maryland House will end legislative session mourning its longtime leader 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z “Thurmond, who wanted to push the South into the Republican column, painted with a broad brush and wasn’t terribly interested in lawmaking,” he said. Ernest F. ‘Fritz’ Hollings, longtime senator from South Carolina, dies at 97 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z What if you never thought international collaboration on lawmaking was a bad thing? 'All I hear is anger and frustration': how Brexit is affecting our mental health 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Sanders has said that he sees the job of a legislator as lawmaking, not protesting. The Daily 202: Bernie Sanders is more pragmatic than you may think 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z After record numbers of women ran and won in November, there are now 70 women in the State Legislature, the most women ever to serve in the state’s lawmaking body. ‘Not Just One of the Boys’: How Women Fought Their Way to N.Y.’s Seat of Power 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The first seven grievances concern the king’s interference with lawmaking. Opinion | We’re about to find out how much pride is left in Congress 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z At the start of last year’s lawmaking session, the Senate wanted to increase university funding by $383 million while the House wanted to cut it by $217 million. Florida editorial roundup 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The Save the Internet Act would establish Title II authority through the standard lawmaking process. Democrats push new bill to write net neutrality into law, but can it pass? 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z We won’t here delve into the cause of congressional cravenness, except to say that the individual ambitions of careerist lawmakers has made lawmaking seem rather too icky. When every day is Presidents’ Day 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Deploying it would radically transform federal lawmaking and bring American politics to a new, precarious place. With the Green New Deal, Democrats Present a Radical Proposition for Combatting Climate Change 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Introducing the No First Use Act marks a major move, for Warren, from the realm of rhetoric to actual lawmaking designed, at the very least, to prompt congressional consideration of a crucial national-security question. Can Elizabeth Warren and Adam Smith, Defying Trump, Persuade Americans to Get Serious About Nuclear-Arms Control? 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Would the combative Miller wrangle the lawmaking into shape with his usual salty vigor? He’s wielded power for decades. Now a legendary lawmaker faces a deadly illness. 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Just about everyone involved was new to lawmaking. How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Allies Supplanted the Obama Generation 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z This is no accident but the foreseeable result of numerous statutes in which Congress has delegated ostensibly exceptional lawmaking power to the executive branch. Opinion | How is everyone coping with the national emergency? No, not that one. 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z “The founders of this nation entrusted the lawmaking power to the Congress alone in both good times and bad,” Black wrote, and that includes the authorization to spend tax money. Supreme Court has limited presidential emergency powers, but it may not stop Trump 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z That, at least, is the promise of New York’s Democrats, who now control all the lawmaking arms of state government for the first time in a decade. Democrats Now Control Albany. How Will They Handle 5 Key Issues? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z It included the first Muslim and Native American women elected to Congress, two of the youngest women, a record number of women overall, and becomes the most racially diverse lawmaking body ever in America. 'We're gonna impeach the motherfucker': the Democrats' new street fighters 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Earlier in the day, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, labeled the House effort “political theater, not productive lawmaking,” even though the Senate last month approved identical legislation. Trump, Congress leaders set to huddle on border wall, government... 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z It bypassed the traditional lawmaking process, and rank-and-file legislators were not given the chance to make changes to it. What were The Seattle Times’ top stories of 2018? Here’s the list. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z It can also be used to quantify the power Senators, Representatives, and the President have in the lawmaking process or even the power of individual voters in elections. Assigning a Value to Teamwork 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z With a doctorate in chemistry from Notre Dame, experience litigating over environmental issues and certification as a parliamentarian, Hanshaw has a leg up on many citizen legislators in navigating the lawmaking system. He is West Virginia’s Speaker of the House — and a lawyer for natural gas companies 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z If a common position is reached among EU governments in December, negotiations between the EU’s three lawmaking institutions on the final targets would start early next year. Germany pushes back against more ambitious CO2 limits for trucks 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The real work of lawmaking is done elsewhere. Opinion | Trump and Acosta: When Showboats Collide 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z He added, “I believe the public plays a vital role in lawmaking and democracy.” Secret moves hide Wisconsin lawmakers’ actions from public 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The lawmaking body is scheduled to reconvene on Nov. 6, though there is no constitutional deadline to confirm the appointments. Iraq lawmakers confirm new government, key posts left empty 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Parliament’s lower house is the main lawmaking body in the Czech Republic. Czech PM faces challenge in second vote for Senate 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The flurry of bill signings on Sunday — and the ones he signed in recent weeks — essentially became a last word on lawmaking for Mr. Brown, who will leave office in January. 5 Takeaways From California Gov. Jerry Brown’s Last Bill Signing Session 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The move by the European Union’s lawmaking body mirrors a similar attempt initiated last year to censure Poland over its legal standards. Hungary’s Orban Struggles to Win Backing Ahead of EU Sanctions Vote 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z These are the places where most actual policy-making—in a way, lawmaking—happens now. Opinion | Blame Congress for Politicizing the Court 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Spotty enforcement and slow lawmaking leave the public less protected from exploitation. Customers Died. Will That Be a Wake-Up Call for China’s Tech Scene? 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “It is an episode of law breaking that will be displayed in a place of lawmaking,” said Josh Gibson, the D.C. ‘I wanted to be big’: The legend of Cool ‘Disco’ Dan 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z But an early and revealing test of Mr. Jeffries’s approach to lawmaking was the recent passage, in the House, of a bipartisan prison reform bill he co-sponsored, known as the First Step Act. Why Joe Crowley’s Loss Could Be Good News for Hakeem Jeffries 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The two-way street between lobbying and lawmaking is well worn in Washington. Government Work Done, Tax Policy Writers Decamp to Lobbying Jobs 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z However, such polls are usually won on personality and local issues, rather than lawmaking ability. Why Indonesia is so bad at lawmaking 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z In Ohio, a speaker’s departure has led to a stalemate that’s brought lawmaking to a standstill. Key laws, residents vexed when legislative leaders resign 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z The chairman talks about addressing inequality through the existing system, by making sure housing dollars aren’t wasted and holding frank talks among council members about the role of race in lawmaking. Why this D.C. Council race is a proxy fight over the city’s future 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Republican lawmakers, once hysterical over Obama’s supposed “tyranny,” should be apoplectic that our current president is effectively trying to undermine Congress’s lawmaking authority. Opinion | Pass a health-care law, GOP. I dare you. 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z And then the speechifying began, often about the horror of politics, of all things, ruining any chance of lawmaking. State Senate Grinds to a Halt as Neither Party Can Make a Majority 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Certainly, Brooks’ 12 years in state lawmaking resulted in far more positive experiences than negative. Tennessee editorial roundup 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z What Florida politicians have done through lawmaking should be as much of a crime as the fraud and racketeering that was taking place at Newpoint Charter Schools. Florida editorial roundup 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z More competition puts politicians on their toes and ensures that lawmaking bodies remain infused with fresh perspectives. Opinion | Maryland flunks freedom of speech 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z So, allowing vague laws would allow Congress “to hand off the job of lawmaking.” Opinion | Gorsuch strikes a blow for constitutional equilibrium 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Norms of bipartisan lawmaking began to erode, and eventually the Republican majority impeached a popular Democratic president. Perspective | Supreme Court justices are speaking up more because they’re not afraid to be partisan 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Backers of the legislation hailed it as an example of “old school” lawmaking that harks back to a time when senators regularly worked across party lines. Senate Advances Bill to Loosen Banking Rules, Revealing Democratic Split 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The meeting of the full NPC does little lawmaking work. Companies look to China’s legislature for quicker reforms 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Seriously, that legislators picked this as deserving of an emergency is one of the more comical exaggerations in lawmaking history. ‘Covering their collective backsides’: one citizen’s peek inside our democracy 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Asked why SB 6617 didn’t go through the regular lawmaking process, which includes committee hearings and public testimony, Pollet said he didn’t know. Washington state lawmakers make speedy move to shield their records from the public 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z After the legislation overwhelmingly passed the Washington Senate in March 2017, students also got a lesson in the lawmaking process. Give young journalists protections from school censorship 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z The Virginia House of Delegates, which bills itself as the oldest lawmaking body in the New World, remained stubbornly and steadfastly male — the same as state legislatures across the nation. Perspective | The women-in-power revolution: In state legislatures, #TimesUp, guys 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z It was big enough to hold a family-size salad or, in this case, the fate of the “oldest continuously lawmaking body in the New World,” as the House refers to itself. A rare, random drawing helped Republicans win a tied Virginia election but it may not end there 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z It struck the delegate as a scene from a developing country, not the august Virginia chamber that bills itself as the oldest lawmaking body in the New World. Could a split Virginia House force delegates to get along? It’s happened before. 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z Legislative leaders would not say who drafted the bill, why it came so late in the legislative session and why it didn’t go through the traditional lawmaking process. Washington state lawmakers make speedy move to shield their records from the public 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z They are the ones who turned their backs on regular order, making a charade of lawmaking and thus inviting suspicion. Opinion | Bob Corker's suspicious yes on the tax bill 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z On the local level, there is Reykjavik’s success in using new technology to extend the reach of its municipal lawmaking institutions by enabling citizens to suggest, and vote on, initiatives. How to mobilize group intelligence McCain still supports lawmaking through “regular order,” which GOP leaders have so far ignored in their zeal to give tax breaks to the wealthy. GOP leaders scramble to find votes for controversial tax plan 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z At issue for the justices: Whether the federal government has the right to control state lawmaking. Perspective | Even if Christie v. NCAA lets us gamble more, we should have the sense to gamble less 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z A 2015 survey by Asia Barometer found that most respondents in the country opposed checks on executive power, believed religious authorities should have a role in lawmaking and said citizenship should be tied to religion. Did the World Get Aung San Suu Kyi Wrong? 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z “Responsible lawmaking in other words isn’t as exciting or compelling to voters.” Ed Gillespie, Ralph Northam spar over tax plans for Virginia 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Mr Bercow also raised the prospect of cancelling the summer recess if extra time was needed for lawmaking. Bercow: Conference break is a 'palaver' 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Virginia’s General Assembly takes great pride in tracing its roots to Jamestown and claiming the title of the oldest continuous lawmaking body in the New World. Party labels play role in Virginia lieutenant governor race 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Council finally returns to the lawmaking business this week and its first order of business is, well, the business of taxing and spending. D.C. Council to take on taxes, spending 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z “One thing it does is demonstrate the importance of the lawmaking process.” In Massachusetts, lobbyists outnumber lawmakers seven-to-one 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z For all its powers of lawmaking, war making, budget drafting, and diplomacy, the presidency also embodies the power of moral suasion. Stunning rebuke of president gives us hope 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The 545-member assembly, all of them ruling Socialist Party loyalists, voted unanimously to grant themselves lawmaking functions for loosely defined themes, including... Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly Takes Legislative Powers From Congress 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z The seizure of lawmaking powers on Friday is perhaps the most important move in a plan by Mr. Maduro to consolidate power for his party. Venezuela’s New, Powerful Assembly Takes Over Legislature’s Duties 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Mr Abdel Aziz, who described the Senate as "useless and too costly", said the move to abolish it would improve governance by introducing more local forms of lawmaking. Mauritania Senate abolished in referendum - BBC News 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z For years, state ballot measures were the go-to mechanism for conservatives shut out of the lawmaking process by Democrats. Republican legislatures foil liberal ballot measures in turnaround 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z The long-standing system was deemed by soccer's lawmaking body to be handing an unfair advantage to the team going first. Arsenal defeats Chelsea in new shootout format to win Community Shield 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z According to a New York Times report, of the 42 bills he’s made law, five were bureaucratic tweaks and 14 were “ceremonial and routine lawmaking.” Trump points to dubious proof of his supposed historic greatness 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The dramatic collapse of Republican efforts to change the Affordable Care Act provides Congress an opportunity to repair itself by returning to something approaching bipartisan lawmaking. Analysis | There are three branches of government, and two are in distress 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Congress has broad authority to intervene in the District’s lawmaking and spending under the Constitution and the federal act that allows the city to govern itself. Assisted suicide is legal and available in D.C. — for now 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Jessyn Farrell, a rising star among Democrats in Olympia, aborts lawmaking career for shot at Seattle mayor. Mayoral candidate Jessyn Farrell says record shows she’d keep Seattle’s progressive train moving 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z This decision robs pro-democracy lawmakers of their veto power in the city’s lawmaking body, handing pro-establishment legislators greater leeway to pass controversial government policies. Hong Kong ousts four pro-democracy lawmakers as Beijing supporters gain influence 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Granting local governments free lawmaking authority is not inevitable. Blue Cities Want to Make Their Own Rules. Red States Won’t Let Them. 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z They said the plan represents “an end-run around Congress’s lawmaking power.” Penance for Company Sins Will No Longer Aid Other Projects, Sessions Says 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Legislators, not surprisingly, argue that the standard lawmaking process - involving House, Senate and governor - is better designed to deliver compromises that can address subtleties of our complex modern society. Editorials from around New England 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Those are among the many ideas discarded by Louisiana’s legislators in the current lawmaking session. Analysis: Louisiana lawmakers jettison long list of ideas 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z When such a proposal is presented to a lawmaking body, there may be substantive policy arguments against it, and there may be practical obstacles if accomplishment of the proposal requires that other laws be changed. Seattle income tax would be an ‘illegal’ overreach 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Thus began a meticulous Nazi research project on race-based lawmaking aimed at erasing the rights of Germany’s Jews. Opinion | The Nazis as students of America’s worst racial atrocities 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Republican leaders tried their best to highlight the alternative universe on Capitol Hill, where they insist lots of lawmaking is going on. G.O.P. Highlights Alternate Legislative Universe as Trump’s Woes Pile Up 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z After praising her husband, Jeremy Gates, who left a job in digital marketing to be a stay-at-home dad, Ms. Waters said that she looked forward to focusing on lawmaking, even while breast-feeding. Australian Senator Breast-Feeds in Parliament, and the World Notices 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z But some of the long-standing Senate norms and customs to which McConnell claims to be committed have been shrugged off by Trump as mere inconveniences in the lawmaking process. The insider and the outsider: McConnell and Trump try for a deal on health care 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Judge said lawmaking was often exploited for other purposes by the government of the day. Brexit may cost MPs and peers the power to pass laws, says former judge 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z The International Football Association Board, the game’s lawmaking body, is in its second year of trials with various versions of video assistant referees. Tottenham Wins Eighth Straight to Keep Pressure on Chelsea 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The most recent discontent arose on March 29 when the Venezuelan Supreme Court, controlled by leftist stalwarts, essentially dissolved the country’s National Assembly and took on lawmaking powers for itself. Venezuela Opposition Aims to Keep Protests Peaceful, but Violence Erupts 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Democratic Sen. Jeanette White plans to use a procedural move to reintroduce a legalization plan she sponsored from last year’s lawmaking session. Vermont senator looks to revive legal marijuana prospects 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z There are myriad natural experiments on citizen participation in lawmaking, from Brazil to Canada and France. Five hacks for digital democracy 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z “We believe in Congress retaining its lawmaking power, but this lawsuit hasn’t run its course,” Ryan said late last month. Republicans may not want Trump to end Obamacare payments 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z He added that “lawmaking belongs to the legislative branch,” not the courts. Texas bill allows recusals for issuing gay marriage licenses 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Secretary of State Matt Dunlap and several committee members expressed concerns about the original bill’s enforceability and about possibly discouraging the public from participating in the lawmaking process. Bill: Make it unlawful for lobbyists to lie to lawmakers 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z White’s plan is to have the proposal ready for next session, when it can be picked up as lawmakers return to the statehouse in January, in the second half of the two-year lawmaking session. Vermont senator looks to revive legal marijuana prospects 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z “We believe in Congress retaining its lawmaking power.” Health Subsidies for Low Earners Will Continue Through 2017, G.O.P. Says 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z His report, published in the Law Library Journal, made the case that the “ad hoc” process that led to the ACA is “an illustrative example of modern lawmaking, especially for major initiatives.” Analysis | White House budget director’s false claims about the Obamacare legislative process 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z The crucial point is this: In our democracy, public preferences get translated into policy through lawmaking, not simply through elections. Opinion | The Founders might actually have liked the ‘deep state’ 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Republicans criticized the practice as backdoor lawmaking and a way to circumvent normal legislative procedures. Environmental groups hope to intervene on seafood importing court case that Trump will abandon 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Straus stopped short of declaring the bill dead on arrival with three months of lawmaking still remaining in Texas. Highlights from in and around the world of Texas politics 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z The meeting of the 3,000-plus members of the National People’s Congress does little lawmaking. 5 things to know about the Chinese economy as congress meets 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z They say sausage making and lawmaking can be messy processes and, in this case, it is. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, the current tendency of lawmaking in Russia is the opposite: it supports the archaic thinking of the majority of the population. Russian lawmakers are giving domestic abusers a green light | Natalia Tumashkova 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Having been in business since 1619, the General Assembly prides itself on being the oldest continuous lawmaking body in the New World. Opinion | Too much legislation dies a silent death in Virginia 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z He said making arguments in court and building cases in trials are skills that have helped him in lawmaking. AP Interview: Leonard ready to take helm of Michigan House 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z On the whole, the institution of term limits for committee and subcommittee chairs undermines expertise and lawmaking effectiveness in Congress. How term limits for committee chairs make Congress less effective 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z When Coats returned to lawmaking in 2011, joining the Senate intelligence committee, he was a dependable conservative voice in support of the NSA – and the communications industry. Intelligence pick Coats had kind of lobbying career Trump has targeted 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z The mix of negligent oversight and administrative malfeasance led to a wave of lawmaking intended to improve matters and restore the commission’s image. California Editorial Roundup 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Early in the new year, they will tackle a busy two months of lawmaking activity. West Virginia editorial roundup 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z In the case of the Lautenberg Act, state-level lawmaking catalyzed the emergence of a bipartisan coalition that developed legislation on the national level. The Canary in Donald Trump's Literal Coal Mine 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z These term limits were intended to bring fresh new ideas to stale lawmaking institutions. How term limits for committee chairs make Congress less effective 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Unlike state agencies and just about every other lawmaking entity in the state, state lawmakers get to keep their emails and calendars private. Preserve state’s legacy of ethical government 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z That’s because lawmaking rules in California are different for taxes and fees than for other kinds of bills, which can be passed with simple majority votes. California takes charge: Democrats’ domination may save climate program 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The bill, called the 21st Century Cures Act, is a big win for Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who strengthened her already impressive record of bipartisan lawmaking. 21st Century Cures Act offers hope for mental-health reform 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Ellis said he believed the opinion amounted to lawmaking. Alabama ethics panel pulls back on rule hurting nonprofits 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z That said, the new committee chairs show significant promise for lawmaking success in this 115th Congress. How term limits for committee chairs make Congress less effective 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z “It’s not a recipe for success to single out anybody when you’re a lawmaker. Voters saw a law passed unfairly targeting a group of people, and they rejected that kind of lawmaking.” An Inside Look at LGBT People's One Big Victory in 2016 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The thorough rejection of Renzi’s referendum to streamline lawmaking was a significant boost for the country’s surging populist forces just weeks after Donald Trump prevailed in the United States. Italian prime minister resigns in populist revolt 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z The referendum aims to streamline Italy’s cumbersome lawmaking process by reducing the powers of the Senate while also removing some key decision-making powers from regions. Italians vote in referendum; Renzi vows to quit if he loses 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z The biggest change would be to Italy’s lumbering lawmaking process. Italy's voter referendum: The nuts and bolts behind the buzz 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z These scores combine 15 indicators of a lawmaker’s success at moving their bills through the lawmaking process. How term limits for committee chairs make Congress less effective 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z During periods of party-unified government, congressional majorities delegate broad lawmaking powers to the executive, as in the Affordable Care and Dodd-Frank acts, that are almost impossible to recover when divided government returns. A Trump-Ryan Constitutional Revival 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z He also suggested during his campaign that women should face “some form of punishment” for having abortions, before backtracking and saying states and Congress should take the lead with lawmaking on this matter. Can you be a feminist and vote for Donald Trump? Yes, you can | The panel 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Moreover, post-New Deal courts authorized Congress to delegate its lawmaking powers to the administrative state. Two Questions for Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Nominees 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The researchers concluded that it was not because of a gender difference in expertise or lawmaking ability, but because of institutional bias. Women Actually Do Govern Differently 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The government this week will submit its proposal to cancel the project to the country’s lawmaking body, the National Assembly, which is expected to ratify it later this month, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. Vietnam Scraps Plans for Its First Nuclear-Power Plants 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Presumably, Hispanic lawmaking politicians occupy a fairly significant number of seats in US senate and the House. How Republicans Lost Their Best Shot at the Hispanic Vote 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The international affairs committee of Russia’s lower house of parliament recommended Thursday that the lawmaking body ratify Friday a motion to indefinitely base air force units in Syria. In Syria Crisis, Russia Expands Alliance With Iran, Increases Missile Presence 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z European Parliament Speaker Martin Schulz said the vote was “a dangerous game,” according to an interview published Sunday by German daily Berliner Morgenpost, because it challenged the legality of European lawmaking. Low Turnout in Migrant Referendum Is a Setback for Hungarian Premier 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z And there was a resignation, perhaps, that lawmaking and grandstanding all around had spoiled the state’s sports. N.C.A.A. Leaves North Carolina in a New Spot: Sapped of Sports Pride 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z The “secure scheduling” law is the Seattle City Council’s latest foray into progressive lawmaking. tide still out as city dives deeper into workplace issues 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Would the Democrats who dominate state lawmaking have been as open to creating a new crime had this bill arisen from, say, a video sting of a gun-manufacturing operation? California Editorial Roundup 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The vote for members of the Legislative Council – Hong Kong’s lawmaking body – is the most important poll since major pro-democracy rallies brought parts of the city to a standstill in 2014, calling for political reforms. Hong Kong goes to polls amid anger over China's tightening grip 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z But when do such priorities become equivalent to lawmaking, and thus reserved to the legislative branch of government? The knotty issue of immigration as revealed in John Lennon’s deportation case 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Brexit uncertainty also looms over other key EU legislation related to climate and energy — in part, because the level of UK participation in the lawmaking process is unclear. Brexit looms large over EU climate policies 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z In a very different time and context, I think of Rayburn as the Seattle City Council continues its juggernaut of progressive lawmaking. tide still out as city dives deeper into workplace issues 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Lehne argues that the Parliament is an equal partner of the Council, but most citizens don't understand that it's their representative conduit to EU lawmaking. Following Brexit, the EU Divide Widens 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z “The decision erodes states’ lawmaking authority to safeguard the health and safety of women, and subjects more innocent life to being lost. Reactions to the Supreme Court Ruling on Texas’ Abortion Law 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z We don’t either - and we wish legislators would not break with customary lawmaking procedures in order to bestow tax favors. Some excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The whole thing was a legislative exercise in stupidity and worthless lawmaking. Orlando shooting: Go after the terrorists; Understand Islam; Homophobia and self-hatred 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s a step Republican Majority Leader Dave Reed says will help lawmakers move quickly if there’s agreement on pension changes during the flurry of lawmaking ahead of the state’s July 1 budget deadline. House votes to revive bill to alter public sector pensions 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Kansas Democrats, who hold so few seats that they do more nay-saying than lawmaking, are fielding candidates in all 40 Senate districts. Recent Kansas Editorials 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z To facilitate the implementation of various aspects of the agreement, a fast-track procedure in Congress will be put in place, but that provision will in no way override congressional authority and lawmaking powers. Ending Colombia’s Guerrilla War, Securing the Peace 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Led by James Madison and George Mason, the framers of Virginia’s original constitution sought to ensure that the lawmaking power rests in the hands of the people themselves. Terry McAuliffe vs. the Rule of Law 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z So, with justification, the lawsuit argues the administration’s directive goes “so far beyond any reasonable reading of the relevant Congressional text” that it amounts to unconstitutional seizure of the “lawmaking power reserved only to Congress.” Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z The goal: to get lawmakers to spend more time lawmaking. An isolated crusade to clean up Congress 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Meantime, software development is moving faster than lawmaking. The Clash of Privacy, Legislation and Software 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The lawmaking term ends for the year next Wednesday. Colorado lawmakers finally confront state’s housing crunch 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z “Because it lacks the separation of the sacred and the secular that is integral to Christianity, strictly speaking religious law applies everywhere, leaving no room for the lawmaking by elected officials that democracy features.” Why America is terrible at making the world a better place 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The plaintiffs claim that the president's action infringed upon the lawmaking power of Congress. Views You Can Use: Supreme Split on Immigration? 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The Framers wrote Article II’s Take Care clause to prevent the President from claiming the same lawmaking powers. ‘I Am President. I Am Not King’ 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z The new Senate would retain its veto on some constitutional matters, but its ability to veto ordinary legislation would be sharply reduced—a change aimed at simplifying the long and tortuous lawmaking process in Italy. Italian Parliament Passes Bill to Overhaul Senate 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z It’s obvious the US super rich direct lawmaking. Taking On Citizens United 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Instead, he argued Texas need only prove that passing a law to better protect women's health was a constitutionally valid use of the state legislature's lawmaking power. 'Undue Burden' on Trial in Scotus Abortion Case 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z West Virginia is finishing a lawmaking session defined by a Republican agenda that sometimes shrugged off the Democratic governor. The Latest: W.Va. OKs resolution for US Constitution change 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z One wonders why one of his rivals didn’t point out that two U.S. senators and one sitting governor were on the stage with him and they might know a little something about lawmaking. A truly bone-chilling GOP debate: Why the most sedate one yet was also the scariest 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The public deserves to have access to the inner workings of lawmaking. Recent Missouri Editorials 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Ruff’s lawmaking duties do at times overlap with her job in McGregor. State lawmakers juggle work, home responsibilities in Iowa 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z No one is expecting much lawmaking to get done any time soon. 8 months and counting: No clear path on Illinois budget saga 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z It is retroactive to Jan. 1, violating the gallant principle that members of a lawmaking body should not reward themselves, but their successors, after the next election. A City Council Raise That Raises Questions 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Only the courts have effectively blocked his extensions of lawmaking and regulatory power, and that battle is still being waged. Election 2016: The Life of the Party 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z It is not clear whether some of Silberberg’s proposals would violate Virginia’s Dillon rule, which essentially reserves lawmaking power for the state unless the legislature grants specific authority to cities or counties. Alexandria mayor pushes for expanded ethics rules for officials 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The same goes for many of the environmental efforts that the Shumlin administration and Democrats have shepherded through the lawmaking process. Editorials from around New England 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Council is about to start issuing reports that will show the potential economic impact of pending legislation — data that is a routine part of lawmaking in many other jurisdictions. More data on proposed laws? D.C. lawmakers aren’t sure they want it. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The landslide victory on Dec. 6 by opposition candidates gave Maduro critics a majority in the lawmaking body for the first time in 16 years. Venezuela opposition members face hurdles as they join congress 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z He’s comparing the gun actions to Obama’s executive action on immigration and says Obama is flouting the proper constitutional process for lawmaking. The Latest: Father of Sandy Hook victim introduces Obama 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z He's comparing the gun actions to Obama's executive action on immigration and says Obama is flouting the proper constitutional process for lawmaking. The Latest: Jeb Bush says Obama acting unlawfully, disregarding 2nd Amendment with gun steps 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z At the state level, legislators scrambled at the end of their lawmaking sessions to introduce bills restricting fetal tissue for medical research or outlining costly ways for abortion providers to dispose of fetal tissue. 2015 in reproductive rights: Arkansas leads way on new abortion limits 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The old State House chamber in downtown Raleigh hasn’t been used for lawmaking, with rare exception, since the Legislative Building on Jones Street opened in 1963. North Carolina Editorial Roundup 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z It was once a sleepy Capitol Hill backwater with a reputation for bipartisanship, where freshman lawmakers would learn the ropes of lawmaking and budgets. Global warming sparks partisan firestorm on once-sleepy House committee 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z In Congress, they are attempting to use the lawmaking process to undermine the new regulations under the Clean Air Act. In symbolic move, Congress votes to gut Obama climate plans 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Next year, voters will elect people to Hong Kong’s 70-member Legislative Council, the city’s top lawmaking body. A Year After Democracy Protests, Hong Kong Voters Flock to Polls 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The Federalists called them “busy and restless sons of anarchy,” the anarchy consisting essentially in contempt for centralized lawmaking. Southern whites will not surrender: They believe their own Hobby Lobby, Cracker Barrel psychopathology 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Under tough questioning from MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, Clinton denied being too close to Wall Street, signaling her support for congressional legislation that would restrict the revolving door between top industries and lawmaking. Clinton Talks Past Sanders, O’Malley at Democratic Forum 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z When incumbents never face real competition from the opposing party, they move to the ideological extremes to protect themselves from primary challenges, thus minimizing the chance of compromise in the process of actual lawmaking. Election Day in Virginia was a carnival of cakewalks 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Republicans have a natural geographic advantage in district-based lawmaking bodies—state legislatures and the U.S. Down in the Donks 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z “The court’s attempt to overstep its judicial authority further complicates the lawmaking process.” SC legislative leaders ask high court to reject its order 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Our activities and existence might one day not be regulated by coded language and lawmaking. Racial profiling in retail hasn't gone away. It's just gone digital | Clinton Yates 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Milonov was recognised for his “active lawmaking efforts and many years of honest work”. Vladimir Putin gives Russian state honour to 'anti-gay' politician 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z This month represents an inflection point for digital lawmaking. Decision in Microsoft case could set dangerous global precedent, experts say 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Despite all the focus on ethics in government during the 2015 legislative session, one key element of the lawmaking process got little attention: lobbying. Editorials from around Oregon 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z He then led his congregation through the fairly technical business of Capitol Hill lawmaking and Supreme Court law striking. A Dream Undone 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Extraneous lawmaking will be on agendas accompanied by all sorts of demagoguery. Recent Missouri Editorials 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Republicans object, but all such are made possible by Congress’ perpetual delegation of lawmaking power to agencies. Congress Better Fix "Regulatory Dark Matter" 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Dillon, who is in his third and final House term under term limits, is expected to resign his lawmaking position. Michigan Democrats poised to pick Dillon as new leader 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z “It is not the province of the court to decide upon the justice or injustice, the policy or impolicy, of these laws. The decision of that question belonged to the political or lawmaking power.” What Does Marriage Equality Have to Do with Dred Scott? 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Roberts said the majority wasted much ink defending a proposition that “nobody doubts” — that the people of Arizona can, under their state constitution, exercise lawmaking powers. The wrinkle in the Affordable Care Act decision 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for the court that there is “no constitutional barrier to a state’s empowerment of its people by embracing that form of lawmaking.” Supreme Court Upholds Arizona's Redistricting System 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z On the lawmaking front, things have been relatively quiet. New York Today: Unfinished Business 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z The gawking has quickly turned to lawmaking for members of the Minnesota Legislature. The latest: Minnesota Legislature meets in special session 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The board of supervisors, the city’s lawmaking body, legalized short-term rentals with a landmark piece of legislation, which compromised by setting certain caps. Airbnb Fights Back in San Francisco 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Pearson wound up receiving $3,000 in per diem, covering 25 of the session’s 30 days, including Memorial Day, when no formal lawmaking was taking place at the Capitol. Lawmakers claim $180K in daily payments for special session 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z But the Superior Court has thrown out those efforts, finding they improperly stray into lawmaking that is the role of the Legislature, not the judiciary. Strict sentences come under fire in Pa. courts 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Their situation exposes a weak spot in the affluent county’s aggressively liberal lawmaking regimen. A living wage was guaranteed, but the workers’ pay stubs told another story 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Rubio, with a similar lack of experience and detachment from detailed tax and fiscal lawmaking, probably isn’t the president to improve on that record. Rubio Would Be Another Obama On Tax Lawmaking 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z With Barry’s death in November, another 31 years of lawmaking experience left the council. D.C. voters go to polls to fill Bowser, Barry council seats 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z In many ways, the busy lawmaking season reflects the tailoring — or shrinking — of Mr. Obama’s policy agenda to find an intersection with Republicans. Washington, Though Still Divided, Comes Together on Trade and Other Issues 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z No one has racked up an impressive list of legislative accomplishments in recent years because the business of lawmaking effectively collapsed after the Republican gains in the 2010 midterms. Lots of candidates, fewer accomplishments 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The indictment of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez propelled Cardin into his party's most senior position on the powerful committee after nearly a half-century career of lawmaking, from the Maryland legislature to Washington. Cardin faces test on Iran nuclear bill as top Dem negotiator 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The state Capitol is stripped of its majesty when fear stalks the lawmaking process. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z “The principle that would be upheld is the Senate not giving its imprimatur to an attorney general who thinks its lawmaking role is optional.” The delay over Loretta Lynch’s confirmation isn’t about bias 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Under the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause, the Justice Department is prohibited from using its law enforcement powers to interfere with lawmaking. Prosecution of Senator in 2008 Looms Over Menendez Case 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z The legislature does little or no lawmaking work but serves as a platform for the ruling Communist Party to highlight proposed reforms and set a tone for the year's government work. China to press on with reform despite pain for some 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z The senator’s lawyers have also told prosecutors that the discussions with Medicare officials were part of the normal lawmaking process and were shielded from prosecution under the Constitution. Menendez Is to Face Corruption Charges, U.S. Official Says 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z A lawyer, Silver became speaker in 1994, with considerable influence over New York state's budget and lawmaking processes. Ex-NY Assembly Speaker seeks to quash corruption charges 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z But also, simply because he was a model of how lawmaking is supposed to work. Idaho historian to receive humanities award 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z A cooling-off year between lawmaking and lobbying is simply a buffer. Editorial: Slow the revolving door from lawmaker to lobbyist 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z There are numerous examples of executive branch and bureaucratic lawmaking in modern day America–the very job our Constitution reserved for the Congress, not people nobody elected. Here Come FCC's Net Neutrality Rules 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Anyone who buys this reasoning should remember that lawmaking in Pennsylvania is influenced more by lobbyists than everyday taxpayers, and hospitals are leading the way on this issue. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Business has often been the victim of Congress’s shoddy lawmaking. What were you thinking? 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Congress waded into local lawmaking again two decades later with the School Reform Act, at a time when many viewed the public schools as being in a state of crisis. Suit over charter school funding may test D.C. autonomy 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z IN the language of lawmaking, it’s called the “Friday to Monday” phenomenon. Editorial: Slow the revolving door from lawmaker to lobbyist 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Democrats who control the legislature historically have been unafraid to challenge governors who use their executive power in a way they think undermines the lawmaking process. Rauner to post political hiring list online 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z For the oldest continuous lawmaking body in the New World, this was new drama: a jailed legislator who makes laws by day on work release and gets locked up by night. Jailed lawmaker’s return brings Virginia Capitol more unwanted attention 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z It’s a lawmaking environment in which ideas for benefiting one region at another’s expense seem bound to surface. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorial 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z His indecision highlights the cost and legacy of congressional dysfunction that brought lawmaking to a near-halt in recent years and caused several retirements out of sheer frustration. Manchin's energy fight with Obama reflects new West Virginia 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Their states will suffer "dramatic and irreparable injuries" thanks to Obama's "unilateral exercise in lawmaking." Delaying Immigration Reform Means More Exploitation of Cheap Labor “Congress’s lawmaking power is not subject to Presidential supervision or control,” he wrote. Obama Immigration Action Unconstitutional, Judge Says 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z About a third of the 60 representatives taking office in January will be newly elected lawmakers, and most are just starting to learn their way around the Capitol and through the lawmaking process. Arizona House holds orientation for new lawmakers 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z The old line about no one wanting to see how the sausage gets made applies to lawmaking for a reason – neither process is pretty. Congress, deal-making, and how the sausage gets made 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Other lawmaking efforts Tuesday were no less controversial. Gun control, gay rights and flood of other laws pass as D.C. Council session nears end But because Congress has not functioned as an orderly lawmaking body for so long, they find themselves having to educate members on the basics of legislating. Boehner Faces the First Days of New Power in Congress 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z In his veto message, Christie criticized legislators for taking up the bill, accusing them of using lawmaking as “a political cudgel.” Christie vetoes politically charged pig crate bill 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Remote testimony increases transparency of the lawmaking process. Editorial: Remote testimony would bring the Legislature into the 21st century 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Cellphones and texting add a new dimension to the behind-the-scenes lawmaking process, lobbyists say. Lawyer-lobbyists influence Idaho law 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z Immigration law, by its nature, involves the setting of arbitrary limits that leave millions unfairly on the wrong side; all the more reason to insist on the legitimacy of constitutional lawmaking. On immigration, the GOP should make the next move California is always something of a trendsetter when it comes to lawmaking, as it has been with auto emissions, climate change and smoking bans. How One Lawyer’s Crusade Could Change Football Forever 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z So what kind of lawmaking is possible in more normal circumstances? Lessons for Obama’s Final Two Years From Reagan, Clinton and Bush 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z |
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