Sentences with phrase «against the fee increases»

Howard Kopel (R - Lawrence), the only lawmaker to vote against the fee increases, and Republican County Clerk Maureen O'Connell, who lobbied against the hikes.
Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta says he and other lawmakers warned against the fee increases.
Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta says he and other lawmakers warned against these fee increases.

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And then if the flat fee is proportioned to match the afford - ability of the low to middle class citizen then you have increased your potential investor class and the amount of capital you can transact against.
Noting Walmart's ongoing high - profile fight with credit company Visa, and recent news that consumers in the U.K. are preparing a 19 billion - pound ($ 24.5 billion USD) class action lawsuit against MasterCard alleging unfair practices, he added, «Whether retailers are large or small, when credit card and related transaction fees for merchants run rampant, it directly and immediately increases the cost of doing business.
You've done really well I must say.It's a shame people think you are ignorant but don't know they also pass ignorant comments against you.As for Laczette the only thing which can hold back the move now is the transfer fee as he wants to leave.For Lemar, it's been stated that AS Monaco don't want to sell but if Arsenal increase their first bid very significantly they might just give in so I doubt Lemar is coming.For Sanchez it could be that he's staying because it's been proven that he contradicted himself unknowingly in the interview which he granted.
Chris@82: The salary - cap rules are completely self - serving for the top Premiership clubs in as much as they are intended as insurance against the clubs blowing their TV money on hugely increased contracts for players and then seeing those broadcasting - rights fees shrink in the next renewal cycle.
Since entering the Commons, Corbyn has defied the Labour whips on hundreds of occasions, including voting against the Iraq war, ID cards and increasing tuition fees.
The government's majority may have been slashed from 84 to 21, but enough Liberal Democrats broke a pledge with the electorate to vote against any increase in tuition fees.
There is still four - and - a-half years until the planned date of the next general election, but student anger against the tuition fees hike backed by the Lib Dems - who signed a pledge promising to oppose any increase before the general election - is unlikely to fade away.
In November 2009, the NUS persuaded 400 Liberal Democrat candidates, including Clegg, to sign a pledge to vote against any increase in fees in the next parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative.
In a seat with a high student population she resigned as parliamentary private secretary to Chris Huhne in order to rebel against increasing student tuition fees.
Senior figures, including Mr Clegg and Danny Alexander, wanted to drop the policy of scrapping tuition fees but the party's campaign department ordered every candidate to sign the NUS pledge to «vote against any increase in fees in the next parliament».
The 56 - year - old Suffolk County Republican added that goes for fees as well, noting that the Senate GOP successfully fought against a number of fee increases proposed by Gov. Cuomo last year and also a push by Mayor de Blasio to raise taxes on millionaires.
Both divisions tonight - on increasing the upper tuition fees limit to # 9,000 and on raising the cap on basic tuition fees to # 6,000 - saw identical results: 323 votes in favour and 302 votes against.
One of the fears expressed by the six Tory rebels who voted against the Government on tuition fees last night (full breakdown of who rebelled is here) was that the increase would deter people from poorer backgrounds fro going to university.
Before the election, 55 out of the 57 Lib Dem MPs signed a pledge to vote against any increase in fees.
Norman Lamb said the Liberal Democrats had learned an «extremely painful lesson» from raising tuition fees to # 9,000 while in coalition government with the Conservatives, despite ex-leader Nick Clegg's pledge to vote against any increase.
The Coalition government's proposed reforms to tuition fees announced in November 2010 provoked huge controversy, not least because many Liberal Democrats, including Nick Clegg, Vince Cable and Sir Menzies Campbell, had signed the NUS «Vote for Students» pledge «to vote against any increase in fees in the next Parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative».
I've focused during my time in the legislature to deliver mandate relief for local governments that should help local property taxpayers, voting against budgets that contained tax and fee increases, and I still believe there is more to do to get our state back on the right track for ourselves and future generations.»
Thousands of students are protesting against increases in tuition fees and education cuts across the country.
Common Councilman Judd Krasher, who is running on the Working Families Party line for his 11th Ward seat in the general election against Democratic primary winner Alfredo Balarin, said including raises for mid - and high - level management is «absurd,» given the continuation of the city's trash fee and a tax increase.
Large increases in fees will lead to even greater debt, working against fairness because the poorest students will tend to have the greatest debts.
Prior to the General Election many Liberal Democrat MPs signed a pledge to vote against any increase in tuition fees.
Anyone who is even thinking about supporting the New York City Democrats would be well served to remember what they did the last time time they controlled our entire state government ---- enacting 124 different tax and fee increases totaling $ 14 billion, overshooting the budget by billions of dollars and pitting one region of the state against another.
A campaign backed by Uber Technologies is increasing its efforts to push back against a proposal in the Assembly's one - house budget to add a fee on ride hailing companies.
The Minority Caucus's resolution against the bicycle fee increase was also approved unanimously at the March 17 Legislative Session.
The Erie County Legislature's Minority Caucus, led by Legislator John J. Mills, R - Orchard Park, once again took a strong stand against an unfair New York State fee increase to save taxpayers from having to pay more for Albany's dysfunction.
Parking permit fee increases at Oyster Bay's commuter lots will be considered at the next town board meeting after board members on Tuesday voted against a proposal for a 900 percent increase.
Shadow health secretary Diane Abbott has told ITV's Good Morning Britain that Angela Eagle's support for the Iraq invasion and an increase in tuition fees show she is the «Empire Strikes Back» candidate against Jeremy Corbyn.
* A balanced budget completed on time and without increased taxes, fees, assessment or borrowing * Full disclosure of all outside income * A non-partisan commission to redraw legislative district lines * Vote against any unfunded mandates
And - we need to stand up against the potentially increasing fees that universities may impose.
How a bank makes money is only limited by their imagination and consumer backlash against increased fees and penalties.
The Credit CARD Act of 2009 helped to increase protection against interest rate hikes and overlimit fees.
The penalty fees were increased in January in an attempt to give the Bureau's battle against pollution more impact and to enhance the public's faith in the crackdown.
In Arizona, there are strict laws against DUIs that may result in jail time, forfeiture of your driver's license, fees, increased insurance expenses, community service time, suspension from school and possibly ignition interlock devices (IIDs).
Increases in fees, for instance, in the First Tier Immigration and Asylum Tribunal are being pushed through against a justification that the tribunal users should contribute to an increased share in the running of the tribunal.
1749 (2014) has been a real game changer as far as increasing the case - by - case discretion conferred on district judges to determine if a case is exceptional for purposes of awarding fees against a losing patent infringement litigant.
A well defined legal services platform should help protect against the risk of purchasing power erosion by defining clear processes around requests for increases in fees, and by carefully framing the manner in which the conversation will occur.
Thomson Reuters adds that firms who want to retain key staff will have to consider very carefully how best to balance incentives such as increases in pay or bonuses or promotions against a cautious growth outlook and continued subdued fee levels.
Actually, as outlined by recent data, a single speeding citation can increase your insurance fees by around 20 % and acquiring three speeding or traffic tickets against your record, can increase your car insurance rates as much as 50 %.
Because users are willing to bid against each other for block space, bitcoin - denominated miner transaction fee revenue has increased fivefold over the past year.
In his April 27, 2015 letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal, Chris Polychron argues against increasing guarantee fees.
This protects you against rate increases, and the lock fee will be refunded when the loan closes.
Texas REALTORS ® are on the front lines to defend against increasing property taxes, attempts to tax real estate purchases, real estate transfer fees, and other efforts to add costs to buying, selling, or owning property.
REALTORS ® are on the front lines to defend against increasing property taxes, attempts to tax real estate purchases, real estate transfer fees, and other efforts to add costs to buying, selling, or owning property.
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