Sentences with phrase «island state legislature»

He's successfully lobbied the Rhode Island state legislature to ban the dumping of electronics.

Their dream, to provide quality medical care for Jewish immigrants in surroundings where their language and customs were understood, was achieved in 1926 when The Miriam received a charter from the Rhode Island state legislature.

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He and the mayor singled out state Sen. Andrew Lanza (R - Staten Island) for helping to guide the bill through Albany, and Ignizio praised the bi-partisan effort behind the legislation - which passed through the state legislature in a prompt 23 days once it had been introduced, a timeframe de Blasio declared «pretty damn good.»

State Assemblyman Dan Losquadro has rallied the forces in response to the Assembly redistricting proposal recently announced by a committee of the state legislature, which would place Southold and Shelter Island in the same Assembly district as the South State Assemblyman Dan Losquadro has rallied the forces in response to the Assembly redistricting proposal recently announced by a committee of the state legislature, which would place Southold and Shelter Island in the same Assembly district as the South state legislature, which would place Southold and Shelter Island in the same Assembly district as the South Fork.

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

Dominguez, deputy director of policy for the Rhode Island Senate, says the research stemmed from the work in education policy she has been doing with state lawmakers at the Rhode Island General Assembly and through the National Conference of State Legislatstate lawmakers at the Rhode Island General Assembly and through the National Conference of State LegislatState Legislatures.

Last night, by overwhelming margins, the Rhode Island legislature passed what may be the nation's most comprehensive state public employee pension reform ever.

The governors of Vermont, Maine, and Rhode Island were slated to appear in support of the project, along with an array of leaders from the states» education departments, legislatures, and professional organizations.

Even before a single dime was disbursed from the «Race to the Top» fund, we saw state legislatures take actions to support things like charter school expansion: Massachusetts, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, and Rhode Island were not exactly lining up to help charter schools until Duncan made clear that it would impact these states» applications for federal funding.

Voters in Rhode Island will decide whether to bypass the legislature and hold another state constitutional convention.

As the Rhode Island legislature debated $ 1.5 million in spending for two charter schools, Duncan said June 22 at a charter school conference in Washington: «We are fighting this on a state - by - state battle, that's the battleground.

The old ordinance was voided when the Rhode Island legislature passed a law that made breed discriminatory laws illegal in the state.

Rhode Island considering extended producer responsibility for packaging: Two bills in the Rhode Island legislature would make the Ocean State the first in the US to establish extended producer responsibility for packaging waste.

At least seven states — Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, Oregon, Rhode Island and Virginia — prohibit municipalities from regulating drones, Ars Technica reports citing Amanda Essex, a transportation policy specialist at the Denver - based National Conference of State Legislatures.

Jersey legislation is new, up to date and, importantly, is now capable of allowing rapid change without recourse to the States of Jersey, the Island's legislature.

For a state like Rhode Island, which does not allow ballot measures, a state legislature bill may be the only path to legalizing marijuana.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures many other states are considering legislation including Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Washington.