Sentences with phrase «senate held a public hearing»

The letter comes as lawmakers in the state Senate held a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss issues stemming from the floods.

Also at 10 a.m., the state Senate holds a public hearing to elicit comments on what measures the state can implement that will provide a direct economic impact to farmers by enhancing their bottom line, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, Albany.

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«Apple wasn't satisfied with shifting its profits to a low - tax offshore tax haven,» said Senator Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that is holding the public hearing Tuesday into Apple's use of tax havens.

After being introduced in the Washington Senate, it was referred to the Senate Commerce, Labor, and Sports Committee, which held a public hearing on January 25, 2017.

«Something was missing at a public hearing held by the State Senate on Tuesday to examine New York City's campaign finance system: the public.»

After failing in their effort two weeks ago to force the Senate Republicans to hold a public hearing on a package of ethics reform bills, the Senate Democrats are taking matters into their own hands.

But Republicans in the Senate say the system is corrupt and they have announced that they will hold a hearing to investigate public financing abuses in the NYC.

At 9:30 a.m., the state Senate Committee on Finance and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means hold a joint public hearing on the 2018 - 2019 executive budget in regard to taxes, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, hearing on the 2018 - 2019 executive budget in regard to taxes, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, Hearing Room B, Albany.

At 9 a.m., the state Senate Committee on Local Government holds a public hearing to listen to local governments, local elected officials and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, hearing to listen to local governments, local elected officials and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, Hearing Room A, second floor, Albany.

At 9 a.m., the state Senate Committees on Investigations and Government Operations, on Energy and Telecommunications, and on Aging hold a joint public hearing on the power outages in the Hudson Valley over the past two weeks, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, hearing on the power outages in the Hudson Valley over the past two weeks, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, Hearing Room A, second floor, Albany.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), 49th State Senate District candidate, today is calling on the New York State Senate to join the state Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives and hold public hearings on the safety of our state's water supply.

Although the IDC has introduced wide - ranging reform legislation — which includes public matching funds for small donations — and held public hearings on the matter, they've refused to bring the bill to a vote without approval from the Senate Republicans.

Make no mistake, if the Senate does not hold public hearings on this, then I will, if I am honored to be elected to the State Senate,» Tedisco said.

In an about face on Friday, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan announced his chamber will hold public hearings in the village of Hoosick Falls next month to discuss water contamination concerns.

The Senate will hold another public hearing on mayoral control on May 19 in New York City.

«Prior to granting any significant extension of this authority, the Senate believes public hearings should be held to assess the current structure and identify any possible areas of improvement including but not limited to creating heightened parental involvement in Community Education Councils and the Panel for Education Policy,» the resolution states.

NYC Mayor de Blasio will have to make his case to keep control of city schools at a set of May public hearings being held by the GOP - controlled state Senate.

At 10 a.m., the Senate Finance and Investigations and Government Operations committees hold a public hearing on how the state's tax policies can be changed to reduce the tax burden and help businesses create jobs, Senate Hearing Room, 19th Floor, 250 Broadway, Manhearing on how the state's tax policies can be changed to reduce the tax burden and help businesses create jobs, Senate Hearing Room, 19th Floor, 250 Broadway, ManHearing Room, 19th Floor, 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

At 11 a.m., the Senate Labor and Social Services committees hold a joint public hearing examining ways to address issues affecting families in the workforce, on the agenda: paid family leave, childcare subsidies, facilities enrollment, and dependant care tax credits, Hearing Room A, LOB, hearing examining ways to address issues affecting families in the workforce, on the agenda: paid family leave, childcare subsidies, facilities enrollment, and dependant care tax credits, Hearing Room A, LOB, Hearing Room A, LOB, Albany.

Senate Republicans have announced they will hold hearings this month on both police and public safety.

Senate leaders on Thursday announced they will hold two public hearings on mayoral control — one in Albany on May 4th and one in the city on May 19th.

The move to pressure the IDC comes after the Senate Elections Committee held a hearing that was critical of public financing, but also knocked for shutting out some advocates of the proposal.

The Senate Democrats are holding a public forum (because they don't have the power to host a full fledged hearing) on hydrofracking, 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

The hearings also come as Senate Republicans, the IDC's governing partners, last week announced plans to hold a hearing on fraud and abuse in the New York City public financing system.

Also at 11 a.m., the Senate Republicans are holding an invite - only hearing on «abuses» in NYC's public campaign finance system.

At 11 a.m., the Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, will hold a public hearing to consider the potential for sports betting in New York State.

The Senate Education Committee, led by Long Island Republican John Flanagan, has released a set of relatively mild legislative proposals for tweaking Common Core implementation, informed by a set of public hearings he held around the state.

«If you recall, we were to have a public hearing where all those involved will be invited and that couldn't hold for some obvious reasons that were stated on the floor of the senate.

Senate majority spokesman Scott Reif said it was the Democrats» own rules, enacted when they held the majority a year ago, that restricts spending on public hearings.

Ultimately, the Republican - led Senate agreed to hold the hearings following weeks of mounting public pressure.

Also at 10 a.m., Sens. Michael Gianaris and Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Deborah Glick hold a public forum about a legislative proposal that would prohibit sexual orientation conversion therapy for minors in the state; Senate Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

At 4 p.m., Senate Republican lawmakers will hold a public hearing to examine the impacts of rising water levels on local businesses and homeowners.

A bipartisan Senate committee held a public hearing in March on the possibility and costs associated with a paid family leave proposal that was included in the State Senate's one - house budget and in a separate Assembly proposal.

Procedurally, legislation is referred to the committee with the appropriate jurisdiction for it to hold public hearing after the bill has passed the first and second reading during the Senate plenary session.

Inspired by a series of exposés in The Post and The New York Times, the Senate Consumer Protection Committee on Wednesday is holding a public hearing to scrutinize the lawsuit - lending industry's more grotesque tactics.

Senate Investigations Committee Chairman Terrence Murphy (R - Hudson Valley) told The Post on Sunday that he's opening a probe and will hold a public hearing on the matter after being briefed by an infuriated state Sen. Fred Akshar, who represents the city of Binghamton and Broome County, where the homeless are being shipped by the city.

ALBANY — Something was missing at a public hearing held by the State Senate on Tuesday to examine New York City's campaign finance system: the public.

The Special Assistant to the Senate President on Health Matters, Mr. Tony Isama, said the Senate's Committee on Health had held public hearing on the review of the NHIS Act.

At the 3 - hour - long Senate hearing — which, in an unusual move, was jointly held by an appropriations subcommittee and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions — topics ranged from financing the effort to the need for a greater sense of urgency, public health and scientific issues, and personal experiences.

At the same time Obama was speaking in Atlanta, the U.S. Senate held an Ebola hearing that featured testimony from leading public health officials and perhaps the world's most famous Ebola survivor, Kent Brantly, who became ill with the disease while treating patients in Liberia in July.

Earlier this year, the House and Senate held three days of joint hearings to address public criticism of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century, an expansive education - reform act enacted in 1991 that has received national attention.

It has not yet been formally assigned to the Senate Education Committee The Senate Education Committee is holding a public hearing on Tuesday, May 16.

According to the rule, if a petition is signed by at least fifty - one members of the House or at least twelve members of the Senate, a committee «shall hold a public hearing on the bill.»

The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on SB 441 on Tuesday, February 6 at 9:45 a.m. in LOB 103.

The Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing on SB 437 on Tuesday, February 6 at 9:15 a.m..

The Senate version of Gov. Jerry Brown's school finance restructuring proposal would require district and county administrators to hold public hearings and develop plans detailing how they will use additional state support to improve the performance of educationally disadvantaged students...

Senate Education Committee members voted 7 - 4 to send a bill to the full Senate that would block further implementation of the standards until the State Board of Education conducts a review of the standards and holds public hearings in each of Indiana's nine congressional districts.

Blust and Cleveland sent their March 9 remarks to an email chain that included bipartisan House education committee members who held hearing earlier this month on Senate Bill 8, a GOP - backed bill that could lift the 100 - school cap on charter schools and allow charters more access to public funding streams and oversight outside of the N.C. State Board of Education.

Coming up in the Legislature The Senate Education Committee will hold public hearings Thursday on bills relating to professional development in character education (SB 329), tuberculosis screening for school employees (SB 382) and changing the payment schedules for public, voucher and independently run charter schools (SB 383).

The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Sen. Luther Olsen (R - Ripon), will hold a public hearing at 9AM on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in room 300 Southeast in the state Capitol on the following proposals: