In spite of the fact that the state legislature voted us neutral, John Hunt Morgan is openly flying the Confederate flag over his woolen factory ''!!

Palfrey petitioned the state legislature to waive the requirement.

Both these types, and those in between, are in existence by reason of a legislative interest in libraries that began at Albany as early as 1950, with the creation by the legislature of county library systems financed by county governments with matching funds from the state.

Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature until the 1960s, while urban interests and African Americans were under-represented.

He won election to the state legislature ; though he ran as a Whig, many Democrats favored him over a more powerful Whig opponent.

At that time, senators were elected by the state legislature.

The Whigs thought Andrew Johnson a dangerous prospect as a United States Senator, and made it a priority to prevent his election by the state legislature.

The state legislature had passed resolutions instructing their representatives in Washington to support pro-slavery and popular sovereignty measures such as the LeCompton Constitution and the Kansas – Nebraska Act.

Johnson returned home when his state legislature took up the issue of secession.

As of 2011, a bill has been proposed in the state legislature to end the prohibition on Sunday liquor sales.

Each State has a unicameral legislature with deputies who vote state laws.

In 1997, the state legislature created the Metropolitan Highway System and transferred responsibility for the Central Artery and Tunnel " CA / T " Project from the Massachusetts Highway Department and the Massachusetts Governor's Office to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority ( MTA ).

Before 1938, the federal courts, like almost all other common law courts, decided the law on any issue where the relevant legislature ( either the U. S. Congress or state legislature, depending on the issue ), had not acted, by looking to courts in the same system, that is, other federal courts, even on issues of state law, and even where there was no express grant of authority from Congress or the Constitution.

For example, in the U. S. state of Massachusetts an article of incorporation approved by the local state legislature distinguishes a city government from a town.

This type of independence is limited in a democratic state ; in almost all cases the central bank is accountable at some level to government officials, either through a government minister or directly to a legislature.

Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary.

For example, in a unitary state, the constitution will vest ultimate authority in one central administration and legislature, and judiciary, though there is often a delegation of power or authority to local or municipal authorities.

The state's party bosses, however, rejected this compromise and the state legislature rejected the plan on three occasions in 1909 and 1910.

Although attempts to abolish slavery failed by narrow margins in the legislature, in practical terms, the state had mostly ended the practice.

The state legislature selected Ellensburg as the location for the then Normal School as a consolation prize.

The Republican-controlled legislature had created district boundaries designed to enhance their party's control over state and national offices, leading to some oddly shaped legislative districts.

In the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering, the portion of Route 35 between Lakewood and Point Pleasant became Route 88 and Route 35 was designated to head south from Point Pleasant to Seaside Heights on what had been a part of Route 37.

In the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering, Route 37 was legislated to run from Route 27 and Route 30 ( now U. S. Route 1 Business, U. S. Route 206, and Route 31 ) in Trenton to Route 35 ( now Route 88 ) in Point Pleasant, passing through White Horse, Allentown, Lakehurst, Toms River, and Seaside Heights.

In the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering, Route 37 was legislated to run along its current alignment from Route 70 in Lakehurst to Route 35 in Seaside Heights.

In the state legislature Citrus Heights is located in the 6th Senate District, represented by Democrat Darrell Steinberg, and in the 5th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Richard Pan.

In the state legislature San Antonio Heights is located in the 31st Senate District, represented by Republican Robert Dutton, and in the 63rd Assembly District, represented by Republican Mike Morrell.

Peoria Heights is a village lying almost entirely in Peoria County in the U. S. state of Illinois.

While neither Tazewell nor Woodford counties consider Peoria Heights to be within their jurisdiction, the state of Illinois does show that across Peoria Lake from the rest of the village, a small, uninhabited area exists both within Peoria Heights and Woodford County.

However, the Census Bureau claim that Peoria Heights is also within Tazewell County is unsupported by any state, county, or municipal websites.

Benton Heights is an unincorporated community in Berrien County in the U. S. state of Michigan.

In the state legislature, Hacienda Heights is located in three Senate Districts:

Muskegon Heights is a city in Muskegon County in the U. S. state of Michigan.

Dearborn Heights is a city in Wayne County, in the Detroit metropolitan area, in the U. S. state of Michigan.

Madison Heights is a city in Oakland County of the U. S. state of Michigan.

Hasbrouck Heights is in the 9th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.

Haddon Heights is in the 1st Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 5th state legislative district.

Spring Lake Heights is in the 4th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 30th state legislative district.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Spring Lake Heights had been in state legislative district 11.

Island Heights is in the 3rd Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.

Seaside Heights is in the 3rd Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.

On the national and state levels, Seaside Heights leans strongly toward the Republican Party.

Berkeley Heights Township is in the 7th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 21st state legislative district.

The first settler in the region known today as Maple Heights was Benjamin Fitch, who arrived from Connecticut in 1813, ten years after Ohio became a state.

On the other hand, since 1995, 9-17 % of seniors at Shaker Heights High School have been recipients of National Merit Scholarship awards, and in 2008, the high school had twice as many National Merit Scholarship winners as any other public school in the state.