Sentences with phrase «supporters say the law»

While supporters say the law protects small business owners» religious freedom, critics say it will allow for discrimination against gay customers and drive business out of the state.

Supporters say the law, passed by the Pennsylvania legislature in June, removes the bad apples from the classroom, gives delinquent youths the help they need, and ensures a safe environment for all students.

Supporters say the laws protect teachers from arbitrary dismissals, strengthen academic freedom, and attract high - quality candidates for high - stress, relatively low - paid work that is vital to the community.

Supporters say the law is needed to protect people from vicious dogs.

Not exact matches

«Even though the Trump administration is not a strong supporter of the fiduciary rule, it will likely continue to defend [it] against legal challenges,» said Marcia Wagner, president and founder of Wagner Law Group, in a statement.

But, say Paris supporters, all we need are moonshot government programs to see energy tech emulate the «Moore's Law» progress that happened in computing (the doubling in computer power every two years).

As we noted last month, Trump supporter Newt Gingrich said of the raid on Cohen: «It ain't the rule of law when they kick in your door at 3 o'clock in the morning and you're faced with armed men.

Obama rescinded the ban on federal funds for overseas abortion providers and signed a healthcare law that many conservatives say subsidizes abortion, though the law's supporters say it respects the federal ban on abortion funding.

Considering the fact that a majority of Americans support change in law to allow for gay marriages, civil unions, etc., I would say that Driscoll's supporters are «small but loud».

«The opponents of enforcing immigration law and supporters of amnesty for illegal immigrants are using this as an emotional issue, raising this phony idea that a nun ladling out soup to an illegal alien is going to be wrestled to the ground by a SWAT team,» he said.

Supporters of the law say it is ludicrous to imagine that a religious leader or church member would be arrested for giving a hand to those in the country illegally.

Let's march till meaning is given to the repeal of the Criminal Libel Law... Mugabe and Co must be set free, the President must speak now,» a circular from the supporters said.

A measure that supporters say would codify Roe v. Wade in state law has also failed to gain a vote as opponents contend it is an unnecessary expansion of abortion rights.

Rep. John Katko, a longtime gun rights supporter, said he will consider supporting changes in federal gun laws that would raise the minimum age to buy a firearm and require universal background checks for all gun sales.

The Cuomo administration circumvented the Senate and has laid down most of what GENDA would accomplish in regulation, but supporters of the bill say it must be made law.

It may also have galvanized supporters, said Mr. Calderon, who predicted the Dream Act would soon be law.

Supporters of the law say it will help catch repeat offenders.

Supporters of the Indiana law say it's intended to protect religious liberty.

Attorney General Dominic Grieve commenting on Monday's open letter sent by 60 British Humanist Association supporters is quoted in today's Telegraph as saying «As I go around and look at the way we make laws, and indeed many of the underlying ethics of society are Christian - based and the result of 1,500 years of Christian input into our national life.

He, however, warned politicians and their followers to abide by the rules of the game, saying that any politician or supporter who contravened the electoral law would be arrested and prosecuted.

Supporters include the state's 68 year old chief judge Jonathan Lippmann, who says the law created in 1869 is an «anachronism».

Implementing a paid sick leave law would protect public health and help companies retain workers, supporters say.

Dick Dadey, head of the watchdog group Citizens Union, said that while it wasn't against the law for de Blasio to assist his bundlers and other supporters — unless he engaged in an illegal quid pro quo — «they shouldn't have any more access to him than the average New Yorker.»

Seeking donations, Kellner in an email to supporters said he wants to fund a «campaign to educate New Yorkers and our elected officials on the pressing environmental need for the BYOBag law which will drastically reduce the 9 billion plastic bags thrown out every year and end up littering our streets, clogging our sewers and poisoning our city.»

Isn't this the very definition of a 421a tax subsidy: «New York State taxpayers have enough problems, like crumbling roads and bridges and soaring taxes, without having to subsidize Cuomo's political supporters who would rather be handed the work than learn to compete within the confines of public bidding law and an open market,» said Josh Reap, the government affairs director for Associated Builders & Contractors.

«New York State taxpayers have enough problems, like crumbling roads and bridges and soaring taxes, without having to subsidize Cuomo's political supporters who would rather be handed the work than learn to compete within the confines of public bidding law and an open market,» said Josh Reap, the government affairs director for Associated Builders & Contractors.

Edward Evans, a spokesperson for the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, said in an emailed statement: «David Boies has been a supporter of the District Attorney since long before 2015, including before he was first elected, and has never spoken to him about Harvey Weinstein.»

Republicans balked at the abortion provision, which supporters contended codified the Roe v. Wade ruling in state law, but opponents said was a needless expansion of the current law in New York.

The top priority for the state's largest nurses» union — what supporters call a «safe staffing» law — is facing new pressure from a coalition of business groups, hospitals and some nurses who say staffing ratios are the wrong prescription for New York hospitals.

Addressing accredited party supporters, representatives of established institutions, think tanks, the former president said the time has come for the NPP to take over the affairs of Ghana and reaffirm the vision and mission of the NPP to uphold the rule of law, good governance and social advancement.

The interview comes after an uptick in the conservative press criticizing Cuomo's support for the Reproductive Health Act, which supporters say updates the state's abortion rights laws in order to codify the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Supporters of the bill refute a lot of what Ball has said, saying the protections he's seeking are already in the existing human rights law.

«We now see with all the potholes on county roads that more resources are needed to deal with our deteriorating infrastructure,» said Legislator Lynne Dixon, a supporter of this local law.

Asked how unions could take advantage of gaps in the law while criticizing others for exploiting LLC loophole, Korn said, «Twelve hedge fund billionaires gave more than 187,500 teachers in the 2014 elections,» referring to charter school supporters that gave heavily to an outside group backing Senate Republicans.

«New York State taxpayers have enough problems, like crumbling roads and bridges, and soaring taxes, without having to subsidize Cuomo's political supporters, who would rather be handed the work than learn to compete within the confines of public bidding law and an open market,» said Josh Reap, director of government affairs for Associated Builders & Contractors, Empire State Chapter.

A judge in Brooklyn says liberal law professor Zephyr Teachout is eligible to challenge New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in next month's Democratic primary, dismissing an attempt by Cuomo supporters to kick her off the ballot.

Long has said the issue is not Castaldi's orientation but her view on the marriage issue, as she obviously is a supporter of New York's marriage equality law.

(AP & WXXI News) A judge in Brooklyn says liberal law professor Zephyr Teachout is eligible to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in next month's Democratic primary, dismissing an attempt by Cuomo supporters to kick her off the ballot.

But in a reaction the Acting General Secretary John Boadu said while the supporters have a right to protest against the unemployment they must do so within the ambit of the law.

Locally supporters of the amended law say many of the fireworks were already being sold and used illegally.

The abuse accusations brought about a shocking downfall for New York's top lawman, who had been a vehement supporter of the #MeToo movement, and filed a lawsuit earlier this year against Harvey Weinstein's company, saying it had broken New York law by failing to protect employees from sexual harassment and intimidation.

Supporters say a fair elections law would restore trust in government by giving prospective candidates for office access to public funding.

Supporters say the new laws, coupled with Scheindlin's ruling, would end practices they see as unfair and would mold a more trusted, effective police force.

Former minister David Laws said he was «very happy to be a backbench supporter» of the coalition, when he was asked if he would return to government.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Katko, a longtime gun rights supporter, said Friday he will consider supporting changes in federal gun laws that would raise the minimum age to buy a firearm and require universal background checks for all gun sales.

The NPP has itself condemned the attacks and said it will sanction supporters who take the law into their own hands.

Supporters say new laws would bolster national priorities; critics see political interference.

Supporters of the referendum said that this incident demonstrated that the law's advocates are the one's basing their stance on emotions, not science, rather than them.

A series of unsavory revelations about the U.S. Department of Education's efforts to sway the public in favor of its major school improvement measure could stain the law's reputation and cast doubt on future information from the agency, say many observers, including supporters of the law.

Supporters of the bill say the law would help alleviate bullying based on sexual orientation by combating stereotypes and misconceptions about lesbian, gay, trans - gendered, bi-sexual and questioning (LGTBQ) individuals.