Sentences with phrase «as state legislators across»

As state legislators across the United States enact laws that ban the use of cellphones while driving, a new HLDI study finds no reductions in crashes after hand - held phone bans take effect.

Not exact matches

«I have serious concerns for the across the board minimum wage increase as proposed, however, with amendments in consideration of our farms, small businesses, and certain employment situations I might consider it,» said Assemblyman Bill Magee, answering a syracuse.com survey of 14 state legislators in the region.

In the past year, state legislative elections in New Jersey and Virginia, as well as special elections and appointments, have led to a net increase of 10 black women state legislators across the country.

Other organizations in the Bronx and across the state won't be so lucky, as 6,709 items requested by legislators were axed by the governor.

Hudson says the council action is meant to bolster state legislators as they try to move ahead in expanding high - speed Internet in inner cities and rural areas across the state.

ALBANY — Ohio Gov. John Kasich, huddling with state legislators in and near the Capitol as he campaigns across the state, said his fellow Republicans would lose their narrow majority in the state Senate if Donald Trump or Ted Cruz lead the Republican ticket in November.

Except for such energy - rich states as Alaska, Wyoming, and North Dakota, states across the country are confronting deteriorating budget conditions that have tied the hands of legislators and governors hoping to spare K - 12 education.

The reaction was swift, as state legislators and policymakers across the country made sweeping changes in areas that had long been dormant.

So isn't it time that parents across the state ask some pointed questions of their legislators, the ones whose votes are seen as a big step toward dismantling our public schools?

Legislators across the state have heard from, and will continue to hear loudly from, educators about what is referred to as education reforms.

As our organization has traveled across the state over the past year speaking about school finance and meeting with parents, students, educators, legislators, local officials, and interested community members, one point in particular has rung loud and true in every community no matter the town's size, wealth, demographic makeup, or location — Connecticut needs a school finance system that makes sense.

Keri Hunter serves as EdChoice» svice president of training and outreach at EdChoice, where she manages the organization's team of EdChoice Experts, administers a portfolio of grant programs and plans and executes training conferences across the United States for legislators, parents and other educational choice stakeholders.

Our legislators responded to persistent parent and teacher concerns surrounding the efficacy of statewide student testing that had resulted in increased opting - out across our state as it had in many states across the country.

While legislators are going into special session, cities and towns across Connecticut are cutting local public school programs as a result of the inadequate education funding that is part of the state budget that was agreed upon in a deal between Governor Dannel Malloy and Democratic legislators earlier this month.

Across the United States, legislators are working to remove employee credit checks as an obstacle to job seekers with poor credit.

«But the real importance of today's event is that so many Arizonans from across the state will be here to act as humane advocates, meeting face to face with their legislators.»

This is strong legislation that we support, and it appeals to legislators across the aisle as it would be good for the environment by mitigating plastic debris and good for business by providing consistency for bag regulation for those doing business in the state.

Central to these efforts is the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), through which lobbyists — such as those from API — can meet in secret with state legislators from across the country.

So our counsel would be — to Republicans, to Democrats, to chairmen to ranking members to governors to state legislators — let's come together as Americans across the country at all levels of government and say how do we continue the American energy renaissance, creating those well - paying jobs, protecting our environment while we do it, but making it good for the American public, the American consumer and the American voter.»