Sentences with phrase «as a state lawmaker for»

He had previously been admonished as a state lawmaker for having a relationship with a legislative intern.

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Raimundas Karoblis is in Washington to lobby US officials and lawmakers for support as the exposed Baltic states modernize their defenses to deter Kremlin interference.

LANSING, Mich. (AP)-- Sports doctor Larry Nassar is on his way to prison for the rest of his life for molesting scores of young female athletes, but the scandal is far from over at Michigan State University as victims, lawmakers and a judge demand to know why he wasn't stopped years ago.

The state of New York is considering regulating online lenders after lawmakers found that there was «significant potential for unscrupulous online lenders to exploit consumers through predatory practices such as unusually high interest rates, lack of disclosure of hidden fees, and unclear loan terms.»

This would include deductions for state and local tax payments, a change that could alienate support from lawmakers in states such as California and New York with higher state taxes.

As a lawmaker in the State House of Representatives, I am working to solidify Washington as a model for ensuring that jobs created by innovative firms are good oneAs a lawmaker in the State House of Representatives, I am working to solidify Washington as a model for ensuring that jobs created by innovative firms are good oneas a model for ensuring that jobs created by innovative firms are good ones.

Republican lawmakers from high - tax states such as New York exited meetings this week with Kevin Brady, chairman of the tax - writing committee of the House of Representatives, saying there would be some sort of compromise on repealing the deduction for state and local tax payments.

But eliminating that deduction is already opposed by Republican lawmakers from high - tax states such as New York and California, who say it helps their state governments pay for social programs, including public education.

But the freshman lawmaker frames the issue as both about states» rights, and creating jobs: «This step allows states to determine appropriate medicinal use and allows for industrial hemp growth, something that will provide a major economic boost to agricultural development in Southside Virginia,» he said in a statement.

As questions about Facebook's role in the 2016 election and its privacy issues mounted, Mr. Zuckerberg initially tried to avoid the limelight, dodging requests for public testimony by lawmakers in the United States and Europe.

For two years, Mayor Luke Bronin has fashioned his city budgets from a mix of steep cuts, labor concessions and, at times, layoffs as he pleaded with state lawmakers for more monFor two years, Mayor Luke Bronin has fashioned his city budgets from a mix of steep cuts, labor concessions and, at times, layoffs as he pleaded with state lawmakers for more monfor more money.

Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed taxing prescription painkillers as a way to hold drugmakers accountable for the nation's opioid addiction and overdose crisis.

Even though the DEA still classifies marijuana as having no medical benefits, lawmakers across 24 states have disagreed, making pot available for a variety of uses — mostly medical ones.

Now owners seem to be telling their brethren whose teams play in unattractive ballparks — the Twins, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates among them — that they can threaten to bolt if lawmakers rebuff their proposals for a state - or city - subsidized stadium, as has happened in Minnesota.

Their decisions — such as hiring a village trustee as park district director — have come under question and prompted residents to turn to state lawmakers for help.

It is also among four amendments Cuomo has proposed as concurrent resolutions with the budget plan, including the adoption of same - day voter registration, limiting the outside of state lawmakers and term limits for elected officials.

On ethics, Cuomo wasn't able to get at some of the issues that forced, say, Sheldon Silver from power, namely the ability for lawmakers to earn as much money as they'd like at law firms or other entities with potential business before the state.

As expected, state lawmakers added another $ 385 million to an earmarking program and affirmed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal for $ 208 million to bail out SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Nevertheless, Cuomo was successful this year in forming a new teacher evaluation system as well as making it harder for teachers to obtain tenure — a move that state lawmakers felt they had no choice but to accept given the policy's linkage to an increase in school aid.

He has also expressed support for term limits for state lawmakers (not just leadership positions) as a way to reduce corruption, but has been mostly silent on ethics reform otherwise.

State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday in Albany appeared close to striking a deal on a $ 168 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year as policy - related issues fell out of the talks.

The changes come as lawmakers have sought to push for returning power to DiNapoli's office for procurement oversight following the arrests of prominent upstate developers, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic stemming from an alleged effort to rig state bids on lucrative economic development projects.

Lawmakers endorsed more funding for clean water programs by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his budget proposal as well as an extension of the state Superfund program.

The race had hinged in large part on two different visions: Faso was knocked by Teachout for his work as a lobbyist and tenure as a state lawmaker in the Democratic - led Assembly.

As state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo close in on a potential agreement for a $ 15 minimum wage and a 12 - week paid family leave program, the National Federation of Independent Business in raising an alarm over the likely compromise on the measures.

Days before Cuomo delivered his State of the State address last week, nearly a dozen upstate lawmakers quietly pushed him to put a tunnel back on the table as a potential replacement for Interstate 81 in Syracuse.

Education reform — loosely defined as support for charter school expansion and enhanced classroom standards and evaluations — had largely subsided as a major issue in 2016 for state lawmakers, but had bitterly divided the Capitol in 2015 as Gov. Andrew Cuomo sought to develop new standards for public school teachers.

Senate Democrats have called for an investigation into the arrangement in which seven state lawmakers, including three members of the Independent Democratic Conference, have received stipends and were listed as committee chairs on official payroll records sent to the comptroller's office.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office has rejected tens of thousands of dollars in stipends for five state senators — including two IDC members — after an investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been assigned false titles as chairs of committees they did not lead and as a result had been paid for jobs they did not State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office has rejected tens of thousands of dollars in stipends for five state senators — including two IDC members — after an investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been assigned false titles as chairs of committees they did not lead and as a result had been paid for jobs they did not state senators — including two IDC members — after an investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been assigned false titles as chairs of committees they did not lead and as a result had been paid for jobs they did not hold.

The councils consist of business and higher education officials as well as state lawmakers and have been tasked with developing economic development strategies for a region.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office has rejected tens of thousands of dollars in stipends for five state Senators after an investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been assigned false titles as chairs of committees they did not lead and as a result had been paid for jobs they did not State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office has rejected tens of thousands of dollars in stipends for five state Senators after an investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been assigned false titles as chairs of committees they did not lead and as a result had been paid for jobs they did not state Senators after an investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been assigned false titles as chairs of committees they did not lead and as a result had been paid for jobs they did not hold.

State lawmakers earlier this year agreed to a package of education policy changes that linked test scores to evaluations as well as in - classroom observation and made it more difficult for teachers to obtain tenure.

Lawmakers met Monday afternoon for the start of the joint budget committee process — a meeting known in Albany as the «mothership» and initially held as a way of enhancing transparency in the opaque state budget process, but also a chance for lawmakers to lay out their public priorities in tLawmakers met Monday afternoon for the start of the joint budget committee process — a meeting known in Albany as the «mothership» and initially held as a way of enhancing transparency in the opaque state budget process, but also a chance for lawmakers to lay out their public priorities in tlawmakers to lay out their public priorities in the talks.

However as Norden points out, those 18 lawmakers ran for state office under the state's campaign finance system, not for city office under the city's public financing system.

Lawmakers unveiled plans to extend deadlines for developing new teacher evaluation criteria as well as changing how state funding is distributed, so districts won't lose out on money if they don't adopt the new evaluations.

Astorino will also propose that new lawmakers be required to join a «defined contribution plan,» as opposed to the current «defined benefit plan,» for future pension benefits, a move that will reduce the state's long - term pension costs.

There were two Tesla vehicles on the Empire State Plaza concourse as the company and some lawmakers push for legislation that would allow the automaker to expand its sales reach in New York.

The next two weeks at the New York State Capitol are going to be very busy as lawmakers face the deadline for a new budget.

The contest was in full gear Wednesday as Gov. David Paterson and lawmakers argued, threatened and cajoled each other regarding a bill that must be approved Monday to keep the state operating for yet another week in lieu of a final 2010 - 11 budget.

If the tax is approved by New York State lawmakers, it could raise as much as $ 800 million annually, with the bulk of that, or around $ 500 million, going toward capital costs for subways and buses.

The TV ad, paid for by the state Democratic Committee, comes as lawmakers are balking at a variety of Cuomo's efforts.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Two Democratic state lawmakers from Manhattan on Monday called for a statewide ban on the ubiquitous plastic shopping bag and a fee on paper bags as a way to encourage renewable alternatives and crack down on one of the greatest sources of environmental pollution.

As the final days of the current state Legislature's session wind down, there's growing calls for lawmakers and the governor to do something about ethics reform.

The next two weeks at the state Capitol are going to be very busy as lawmakers face the deadline for a new budget.

The preparations come as state lawmakers are close to negotiating a budget that could allocate as much as $ 540 million a year for full - day pre-K in New York City.

(CBS News) As the races for mayor and city comptroller heat up in New York City, the Empire State's lawmakers joined Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Adirondacks over the weekend, for a whitewater rafting event intended to promote tourism.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has had to calculate and sign off on the pensions for former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate leader Dean Skelos, who are both convicted felons, as well as several other lawmakers convicted of felonies.

It's unlikely Cuomo would go along with alterations to the cap, even as state lawmakers last year approved modest changes to the measure that allow for some growth in certain instances.

The Republican tax bill hurtling through Congress is increasingly tilting the United States tax code to benefit wealthy Americans, as party leaders race to shore up wavering lawmakers who are requesting more help for high - earning business owners.

As lawmakers return for a post-budget legislative session push Tuesday, the state Conservative Party reiterated its call for term limits of elected officials.