"legislature" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Governor Byrne invoked that power when the Legislature balked at establishing a commission to control development.
- The climax came in 2003, when the Legislature balked at Governor Pataki's budget proposal.
- But the Legislature, controlled by Democrats, balked at cutting services and programs elsewhere to replace the lost fees.
- Mr. Williams wanted to raise revenues through personal and corporate income taxes, but the Legislature balked.
- But the Democratic-controlled Legislature has balked, and the budget gridlock remains.
- This year he proposed limiting the checks to those making $100,000 or more, but the Legislature balked.
- The Legislature, however, has consistently balked at extending the concept of contribution limits and other restraints on legislative campaigns.
- In recent years, the Legislature has balked at serious efforts to contain Medicaid costs, which have been growing at about 15 percent a year statewide.
- But that would cost $300 million, and the Legislature has balked, he said.
- But the Legislature balked at an income tax, leading to the showdown in July 1976.
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