Sentences with phrase «legislature held a public hearing»

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Common Cause and others say Cuomo and the legislature should start over, and hold public hearings before writing a new measure.

The governor says his mandate relief panel will hold public hearings around the state, and asked the legislature for an up or down vote on the panel's ultimate recommendations.

The legislature will hold a vote tonight following public hearings scheduled to address the Rockland County Deficit Reduction Act, a tax limit override for 2013, the Rockland County Mandate and Taxation Information Act and the Rockland County Taxation Transparency Act.

The county legislature will hold a public hearing on May 9 on naming the bridge over the Esopus in Hurley after Jack Gill, the late corn king.

On Tuesday, the legislature will hold a public hearing on a bill by Legis.

Hackett and a group of locals from the village, town and surrounding area took those very images with them to the capitol along with Assemblymen Steve McLaughlin to push the legislature to hold public hearings on the government's handling of the PFOA contamination of Hoosick Falls water.

The legislature plans to vote on the budget Dec. 14 after holding a public hearing Dec. 7.

The proposed amendment establishes a redistricting commission every 10 years beginning in 2020, with two members appointed by each of the four legislative leaders and two members selected by the eight legislative appointees; prohibits legislators and other elected officials from serving as commissioners; establishes principles to be used in creating districts; requires the commission to hold public hearings on proposed redistricting plans; subjects the commission's redistricting plan to legislative enactment; provides that the legislature may only amend the redistricting plan according to the established principles if the commission's plan is rejected twice by the legislature; provides for expedited court review of a challenged redistricting plan; and provides for funding and bipartisan staff to work for the commission.

The co-chairs of the legislature's Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) have announced six public hearings on the 2017 - 19 state budget to be held around the state:

Before a single child's information is turned over to any 3rd party, policymakers should give assurance to parents and educators that no harm will come to Tennessee school children by adopting the following principles: The state and districts should be required to publish any and all existing data sharing agreements in printed and electronic form, and include a thorough explanation of its purpose and provisions, and make it available to parents and local school authorities statewide; The Department of Education should hold hearings throughout the state or testify before the legislature to explain any existing data agreement, and answer questions from the public or their representatives, obtain informed comment, and gauge public reaction; All parents should have the right to be notified of the impending disclosure of their children's data, and provide them with a right to consent or have the right to withhold their children's information from being shared; The state should have to define what rights families or individuals will have to obtain relief if harmed by improper use or release of their child's private information, including how claims can be made; and finally, any legislation must ensure that the privacy interest of public school children and their families are put above the interests of any 3rd Party and its agents and subsidiaries.

We agree with Senator Corman and most strongly urge the legislature to hold public hearings on the impact that inadequate and inequitable state education funding has on educational opportunities available to poor minority children and on schools» ability to offer all students quality CTE opportunities.