Since that time, the parliament has demonstrated real independence from the executive branch.

Since that time, Parliament has demonstrated real independence from the executive branch.

Since 2000, the Greater London Authority has been the transport authority and the executive agency has been called Transport for London ; ending the 67 year use of the London Transport name.

Since the president is both the " Chairman for Life " of the Halk Maslahaty and the supreme leader of the Mejlis, the 2003 law has the effect of making him the sole authority of both the executive and legislative branches of government.

Since the act " forced participation of the State's executive in the actual administration of a federal program ", it was unconstitutional.

Since March 2006 McConnell has been a member of the executive committee for the Computer Society's Technical Council on Software Engineering.

Since NBC was the broadcast arm of radio set manufacturer RCA, its chief David Sarnoff approached his decisions as both a broadcaster and as a hardware executive ; NBC's affiliates had the latest RCA equipment, and were often the best-established stations, or were on " clear channel " frequencies.

Since many a country with a transitional political and economic system continues treating its constitution as an abstract legal document disengaged from the economic policy of the state, practice of judicial review of economic acts of executive and legislative branches began to grow.

Since the mid-1990s there has been a considerable warming of relations between the Communist Party and supporters of Chinese reunification as both oppose the pro-Taiwan independence bloc that was elected to executive power in Taiwan following President Lee's retirement.

Since the end of World War II, each administration has sought to develop and perfect a reliable set of executive institutions to manage national security policy.

Since the consolidation of city and parish governments, Lafayette has had a city-parish president as its chief executive, rather than a mayor as it had previously.

Since the reign of King George I the Cabinet has been the principal executive group of British government.

Since the U. S. Civil War, the powers of the federal government have generally expanded greatly, although there have been periods since that time of legislative branch dominance ( e. g., the decades immediately following the Civil War ) or when states ' rights proponents have succeeded in limiting federal power through legislative action, executive prerogative or by constitutional interpretation by the courts.

Since then, it has been publicly confirmed that Viacom does indeed own the magazine, with a Viacom executive stating: " I can confirm that we have owned the Weird Tales catalog since 2008, but I'm not in a position to disclose what the status of the project is today.

Since Tierco was on its way to becoming a " premier " regional theme park operator, in 1994 it changed its name to Premier Parks, Inc. Kieran E. Burke, chairman and chief executive officer ( CEO ), noted that the new name signified the beginning of a new era for the company.

Since the creation of a democratic local administration, in 1976, the Portuguese municipalities have been ruled by a system composed by an executive body ( the municipal chamber ) and a deliberative body ( the municipal assembly ).

Since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement ( CPA ) in 2005, the GNU has appointed both Muslims and Christians to prominent executive positions.

Since 1991, the party has been represented in the National Council and in the five-member cantonal Ticino executive ( the Council of State, Consiglio di Stato ) with Marco Borradori.

Since the Russian SFSR enjoyed only limited autonomy within the Soviet Union until late into the perestroika period and since real executive power was in the hands of the Soviet Communist Party until 1990, the Supreme Soviet and the Chairman's office were mostly ceremonial.

Since 2008, following an executive order that all new state buildings over need to meet LEED silver at minimum, all new construction on campus has been registered for LEED status.

Since 1996, the President's role becomes more important after the term of the government has finished, when his executive authority is enhanced as laid down in the constitution of the country.

Since Bahr and Small left the series at the end of the third season ( they are currently credited as " executive consultants "), the series has been handled by QDE and WB Television Distribution ( its parent company Time Warner Entertainment owns Mad magazine through its DC Comics subsidiary ).

Since 1990 there have been a few developments of " executive style " homes built in the village.

Since June 2011 Ward has been executive director of the Independent Pharmacy Federation.

Since July 2007, following the 2006 Palestinian legislative election and the following Battle of Gaza, Hamas has functioned as the de-facto ruler in the Gaza Strip, forming an alternative Hamas Government in Gaza.

Since real political power belongs to the sole legal party, in certain states under Marxist constitutions of the constitutionally socialist state type inspired by the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) and its constitutive Soviet republics, there was no formal office of head of state, but rather the leader of the legislative branch was considered to be the closest common equivalent of a head of state as a natural person.

Since the founding of the United States, the power of the president and the federal government have grown substantially and each modern president, despite possessing no formal legislative powers beyond signing or vetoing congressionally passed bills, is largely responsible for dictating the legislative agenda of his party and the foreign and domestic policy of the United States.

Since then, many jurisdictions have been swayed by Justice Traynor's arguments on behalf of the strict liability rule in Escola, Greenman, and subsequent cases — including nearly all U. S. states, the European Union, Australia, and Japan — and have adopted it either by judicial decision or by legislative act.

Since Wesberry v. Sanders ( 1964 ) and Reynolds v. Sims ( 1964 ), the Supreme Court has interpreted the Equal Protection Clause as requiring the states to apportion their congressional districts and state legislative seats according to " one man, one vote ".

Since the colonial era, Rhode Island would rotate its legislative sessions between Providence, Newport, Bristol, East Greenwich and Kingston and did not have a fixed capital.

Since that time, the federal government has slowly devolved legislative jurisdiction to the territories.

Since the 1970s most legislative and administrative competencies have been transferred to the two autonomous provinces which make up the region: Trentino and South Tyrol.

Since the 1799 constitution, the governor has been permitted to call the legislature into session somewhere other than the state capital if the capital had, since the last legislative session, " become dangerous from an enemy or from contagious diseases.

Since 2003, he has served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, a position which is roughly equivalent to that of a Speaker of a legislative assembly.

Since 1935 the Legislative Analysis and Information Section ( formerly “ Bill Digest ”) of CRS has had statutory responsibility for preparation of authoritative, objective, nonpartisan summaries of introduced public bills and resolutions and maintenance of historical legislative information.

Since adoption of the current state constitution in 1972, which mandated single-member legislative districts for the first time in the state's history, the Montana Senate has been controlled by Democrats in 9 sessions, and Republicans in 10 sessions.

Since 1992, CDA has actively promoted the Democratic legislative agenda and Democratic candidates for office.

Since then, congressional, state legislative and City Council districts have been drawn so as to ensure minority representation.

Since then, the department has been involved in numerous initiatives and legislative efforts, including the establishment of new state parks, new flood laws, hunter safety programs, forestry education and the general rejuvenation of Indiana's forestland.

Circle of Trust Campaign: Since its creation in 2002, Protect has led successful legislative battles to eliminate laws that award preferential treatment to criminals who sexually assault their own children.

Since the adoption of the current Illinois Constitution in 1970, the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois does not serve in any legislative capacity as Senate President, and has had its office's powers transferred to other capacities.

including control of foreign affairs, taxation ( although this cannot discriminate between states or parts of states ), and regulation of interstate commerce and corporations. Section 51 of the Australian Constitution at theamericanParliament website Since the original ratification of the constitution, the High Court of Australia has settled a number of disputes concerning the extent of the Commonwealth's legislative powers, some of which have been controversial and extensively criticised ; these included a dispute in 1982 over whether the Commonwealth was entitled to designate land for national heritage purposes under United Nations agreements, Barwick, Sir Garfield, A View of the External Affairs Power, Samuel Griffith Society as well as numerous disputes over the extent of the Commonwealth's power over trade union and industrial relations legislation. Creighton, Breen, One Hundred Years of the Conciliation and Arbitration Power: A Province Lost ?, Melbourne University Law Review