He said his other goals, like bringing back the death penalty, would never get through the Democratic-controlled legislature.

Worried about the state's financial situation, he was the only Republican in a Democratic-controlled legislature to vote for the measure.

Portions of the governor's speech, however, were highly critical of the Democratic-controlled legislature.

The Republican governor has managed to perplex the Democratic-controlled legislature ever since.

Davis, a moderate, had some disagreements with the more liberal Democratic-controlled Legislature.

But the Democratic-controlled Legislature has balked, and the budget gridlock remains.

Restrictions to collective-bargaining rights were seen as unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Legislature.

The veto was issued a week after the Democratic-controlled legislature rejected amendments to the bill proposed by the governor, a Republican.

His tenure was marked with fierce partisanship, facing opposition from the press and the Democratic-controlled territorial legislature.

But the Democratic-controlled Legislature created exemptions for recipients with "extraordinary barriers."