The compromise version of the public financing system is opposed by advocates and good - government organizations who had hoped for a broader, statewide version of the program. (nystateofpolitics.com)
By that point, the upstate Gillibrand had been completely overtaken by the proudly liberal statewide version, and would soon be able to boast high - profile victories pushing for the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell and the September 11 health bill, which drew rare, sincere praise from Stewart in her first appearance on «The Daily Show» last January. (politico.com)
Lesniak's bill, if enacted into law, would become America's first statewide version of the «pet store puppy mill» bans that the Humane Society of the United States has lobbied to enact in dozens of municipalities nationwide, including Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Boston and Philadelphia. (dogmerchants.com)