Sentences with phrase «despite legislative efforts»

Despite legislative efforts in the past two decades to clarify and reduce the duties of dual agents, agents and consumers are still confused about agents who represent both sellers and buyers.

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MAYVILLE - Despite an effort by a Jamestown - based lawmaker, the Chautauqua County Legislature will continue to recite the pledge of allegiance and have someone say prayer prior to the start of each legislative session.

This new legislative session comes shortly after General Electric announced plans to move its headquarters from Fairfield to Boston, despite last - minute efforts by Connecticut legislators last year to scale back some business taxes and appease the corporate giant.

The main conclusion of our extensive investigation is that despite your efforts and those of your Democratic legislative colleagues to tax New Yorkers into oblivion, New Yorkers have somehow managed to scrape together enough untaxed dollars to buy $ 2.25 Metrocards and overpriced Long Island Rail Road and Metro North tickets to attend the protest rallies.

White House adviser John Podesta, back at the White House podium, said congressional Republicans will not be able to block the president's climate regulations, despite numerous legislative efforts to do so.

Despite the criticism they've received for several legislative changes related to education, the elected officials on Jones Street are trying to build success into the state's education system, and the class size limitation is one of those efforts.

This funding for family planning services, which was repeatedly vetoed by Governor Christie despite the passionate efforts of legislative champions, supports preventive reproductive health care services like cancer screenings, birth control, and STD testing and treatment at New Jersey's family planning providers, including Planned Parenthood health centers and other local community providers.