Not all black lawmakers are against an amendment.

For such cases, she has proposed several alternative voting schemes to enlarge the influence of black lawmakers.

Nine black lawmakers will preside over standing committees or commissions, up from 7.

Some black lawmakers say they will go along with that increase only if political action committees are allowed to give more money to candidates.

None of this is to say that black and Hispanic lawmakers do not have reservations about charter schools.

Even some black Democratic lawmakers, Bill's biggest defenders, were appalled.

After the vote, black lawmakers said the neighborhood had rejected the innocuous office because they feared minority children would be coming and going.

Other objections raised by black and Hispanic lawmakers are based on fallacies.

But in the last three weeks, three black lawmakers pleaded guilty.

The Administration side listened to the black lawmakers' objections but said its position remained the same.