Sentence examples for multiple state lawmakers from inspiring English sources

In the wake of scandals that have felled two New York governors and multiple state lawmakers, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and leaders of the Legislature announced an agreement on Friday to overhaul the state's ethics laws as part of an effort to stem corruption and misconduct in Albany.

Supporters of the measure include multiple Democratic state lawmakers and some unions, while opponents include a group of Republican state lawmakers.

Since convicted rapist Ariel Castro held three women captive in his basement for 10 years in his Ohio home, repeatedly raping them and impregnating one, multiple Ohio state lawmakers have introduced bills that would protect rape survivors from child custody lawsuits.

TRENTON, Sept. 6 — In the ethically murky realm of New Jersey politics, where it is common practice for state lawmakers to collect multiple government paychecks, Assemblymen Alfred E. Steele and Mims Hackett Jr. are known as minor players who have refined their skills at working the system to find job opportunities for themselves and their relatives.

Last summer, the United States attorney's office in Newark unveiled what officials called the biggest corruption sweep in the state's history, charging 44 people across multiple counties, including three mayors, two state lawmakers, a deputy mayor of Jersey City, assorted other government officials and political operatives and a group of rabbis.

State lawmakers have launched multiple versions of a kindergarten mandate over the years.

After rejecting multiple proposals in recent months to raise revenue for education funding, state lawmakers passed a bill last week that raised taxes by about four hundred and fifty million dollars and increased the pay of Oklahoma teachers, who are among the lowest paid in the country, by roughly fifteen per cent on average.

After a lobbying and publicity campaign by the Nassau County district attorney, Denis E. Dillon, state lawmakers increased sentencing caps in 1983 so that people convicted of multiple felonies short of murder could be sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison, instead of only 15 to 30.

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State lawmakers also sought more information.

State lawmakers are stepping in, too.