Sentences with phrase «senate measure increasing»

Governor Rick Scott also approved a Senate measure increasing funding for the state's Bright Futures scholarship program and allowing students to use it during the summer.

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Powerful budget committees in the State House and Senate signed off on a package of bills on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases, and increase funding for school safety measures and access to mental health care.

Earlier on Tuesday, there appeared to be two possible outcomes: The Senate would either sign off on the $ 659.2 billion increase in defense spending and add in a parallel increase in domestic spending, or lawmakers would strip the measure of all extra defense spending and send yet another «simple» stopgap bill back to the House.

Senate Republicans have balked at the measure and this afternoon Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R - Nassau County, ruled out passing any minimum wage increase this legislative session in a brief question - and - answer session (he had previously hedged by saying he would only rule out passing Silver's bill).

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said he still expects the Republican - led Senate to take up an increase of the state's minimum wage, though he downplayed any need for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to lobby for the measure.

A one - house budget resolution from the Senate backed an economic analysis of the impact of the wage increase — a stipulation that seemingly sought to delay the measure passing in the budget.

Despite the contentious measures in the bill for Senate Republicans such as the wage increase, the spending plan was approved 61 to 1, with only Sen. Simcha Felder voting against it.

Though the measure on the state level is backed by Silver and broad support from voters according to polls, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said increasing it this year would be far too difficult to pass the Republican - led Senate.

It's unclear whether Senate Republicans have the votes to back the wage increase or if they will need to rely on votes from the mainline Democratic conference for the measure to be approved.

At the same time, Republicans have been ones running on tax cuts, including a cap on local property tax levy increases and the middle - class tax cut in the budget — a measure initially proposed by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

The Senate's leadership coalition, uneasy with the direction of the commission, fired a shot last week when Senator Andrew Lanza of Staten Island introduced a measure that would require increased disclosure for anyone contributing to an executive branch official if they were also bidding on state contracts.

Sen. Chuck Schumer yesterday said at an unrelated news conference that the state Senate had blocked the minimum wage increase measure, disagreeing with the premise of my question that Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't exert much effort to get the measure through the Legislature (Schumer is the sponsor of a federal measure to raise the national minimum wage).

While Assembly Democrats enthusiastically back the phased in increase, Senate Republicans did not include the measure in their own house budgets that are being debated this week.

While Assembly Democrats enthusiastically back the phased in increase, Senate Republicans did not include the measure in their one house budgets that are being debated this week.

Ultimately, the measure was tucked into a massive education bill that included spending increases for school aid and an end to education cuts under the Gap Elimination Adjustment, a long - sought goal for Senate Republicans.

The union, which was instrumental in leading the push for measures such as a minimum wage increase to $ 15 in the downstate region and $ 12.50 upstate as well as a paid family leave program, has spread its endorsements around to members of both parties as control of the state Senate remains up for grabs a week before Election Day.

Local control of increasing the state's minimum wage, school construction and paid family leave measures are part of the 2015 legislative agenda for the Senate Independent Democratic Conference.

Both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Republicans opposed the measure, saying it amounted to a tax increase.

And she repeatedly noted that Republicans only hold a one - seat majority in the Senate, adding there are no plans to drop an emphasis on key issues for Democrats such as a minimum wage increase, strengthening abortion rights and the Dream Act — even if the votes just aren't there for those measures.

The governor has said he's for a bigger increase, but the measure has stalled in the State Senate.

He is backing a Dominican woman, Marisol Alcantara, in the Sept. 13 Democratic primary to choose a candidate to replace him in the State Senate — a contest that could be a measure of whether his earlier victory augurs an increase in the influence of Dominican voters in New York City and his own status as a potential kingmaker.

The State Senate last week passed a separate measure altogether that increases disability pensions for workers throughout the entire state, thereby circumventing the need for local approval.

A senior Democratic Senate source laid out three scenarios Democrats in the Senate are considering: either go over the cliff; push for a fall back measure, an alternative to going over the cliff; or push for a broad deal, such as the deal Obama offered Boehner last weekend, which Democrats said included $ 2 trillion in tax increases and spending cuts.

Democrats, who have a super-majority in the Assembly, have repeatedly passed the 10 - point proposal, but it hit an obstacle in the Republican - led Senate, which approved nine of the 10 measures, but not the abortion provision, arguing that it would increase abortions.

Senate Republicans said the measure would increase abortions.

In statements after the Newtown shooting on Friday, IDC Leader Senator Jeff Klein said we must «continue to reevaluate the place of guns in our state and our society» Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos, who will jointly lead the new Senate governing coalition with Senator Klein, says he's interested in pursuing measures to «curb illegal gun use by increasing penalties and enacting mandatory minimum sentences».

While the bill will be sent to the Republican - led state senate for consideration, Heastie hailed the legislation as combating «ever - increasing rents» through measures that include the repeal of vacancy decontrol and limiting rent increases associated with building or apartment improvements.

Malliotakis has consistently voted against several progressive measures that have repeatedly passed the overwhelmingly Democratic Assembly, but were blocked in the Republican - controlled Senate, such as increasing the minimum wage and paid family leave.

It also allows Cuomo to tout his record on progressive measures like the passage of same - sex marriage and a minimum wage increase and stricter gun controls without disparaging Republicans in the State Senate who voted with him, and whose influence in the chamber Cuomo is in no rush to upend.

R&D spending in the 12 appropriations measures that the House Appropriations Committee has approved would increase spending by $ 3.1 billion, a 2.1 % increase over fiscal 2016, and the 12 measures the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved would boost spending by $ 4.7 billion, a 3.2 % increase over fiscal 2016, said AAAS» latest R&D budget analysis report.

Taken alone, research funding — a category that does not include development spending, which is primarily found in the Defense Department, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Energy Department — would increase by at least 2 % in fiscal 2017 based on spending measures House and Senate appropriations panels have approved, the report said.

Although Senate Democrats will not allow these cuts to take effect, the proposal demonstrates how House Republicans» intent to double down on sequestration and austerity measures will make increases to education funding exceedingly improbable.

Another measure, Senate Bill 445, increases the cap on credits provided through the «Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act.»

As both the House and the Senate grapple with proposed carbon - cutting measures — carbon taxes and «cap - and - trade» schemes for big CO2 emitters such as coal - fired power plants; increased Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars, SUVs, and trucks; and mandatory set - asides for clean renewable energy in the mix of energy generation options — emissions from aircraft seem, at least for the time being, to have gone over the heads of most policymakers engaged in the rush to cut carbon emissions.

Last Tuesday's election, which returned control of the Senate to the Republicans and increased the GOP majority in the House, further strengthened the president's hand in resisting tough measures for combating global warming.

The act, which was approved unanimously in the senate and by a bipartisan majority in the house, also mandates that home visiting programs track and measure outcomes such as fewer preterm births, reduction in child abuse, improved family self - sufficiency and increased school readiness.

The Senate bill introduced today does not increase the authorization for MIECHV, and includes similar provisions to the House bill on measuring impact and including pay - for - success strategies.