Sentences with phrase «as lawmakers look»

But each year brings fresh challenges, and in 2016 we will face renewed pressure as lawmakers look for ways to control the federal deficit.

North Carolina's move could also clear the way for other states to take similar steps, particularly as lawmakers look for ways to control spending in the face of increased pension, public safety and health care obligations.

In many ways, New York City taxi medallions were the first form of «congestion pricing» — something worth recognizing as lawmakers look to impose charges for driving into much of Manhattan.

Negotiations were expected to continue through the weekend as lawmakers looked for a way to resolve the session's thorniest issues:

Not exact matches

Some of the lawmakers who won't attend will instead host an alternative State of the Union — a meeting «to talk about our opposition to these racist policies that are being put out of the White House and to make sure we put out our own aggressive vision of what our America looks like as we take it back,» according to Jayapal.

Texas is looking at a budget shortfall projected between $ 11 to $ 17 billion as lawmakers head into the 2011 session.

The explanation is the CFPB never technically submitted the guidance to Congress as a formal rule under the Administrative Procedure Act for its review, and so lawmakers still have the right to take a look.

Given that's now the third refusal by Facebook to confirm GDPR will apply universally, it looks pretty clear that users in North American will get some degree of second tier privacy vs international users — unless or until US lawmakers forcibly raise standards on the company and the industry as a whole.

«My message to lawmakers in Congress is please, take action,» David Hogg, a student at the school, said as he looked directly into CNN's camera on Thursday.

Lawmakers are now looking at extending those requirements for coaches of kids as young as fifth grade.

While those around him see him as a hero, and he's grateful for the recognition, Chris is quick to credit those around him for his success, and looks forward to this year's LAC in Washington, D.C., where school nutrition professionals from around the country will meet to bring their needs and concerns before lawmakers.

The measure has been pushed for the last decade at the Capitol to little avail in the Senate as lawmakers there have raised concerns over a one - year look back window for old cases of abuse.

Before Hinchey's retirement announcement, it looked like two freshmen Central New York Republicans — Ann Marie Buerkle and Richard Hanna — would likely end up in a primary battle when state lawmakers finished redrawing the House lines and removing two seats — a move made necessary by New York's slow population growth as compared to other states.

Meanwhile, Paterson told reporters the Skelos arrest shouldn't be a political issue as Senate Democrats look to run a competitive race against the Nassau County lawmaker, potentially with rising star Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky as a candidate.

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is looking to amend any reference to a firefighter or police officer throughout state law to be gender neutral, a change they see as fixing antiquated law that refers to the holders of such jobs as men.

Major changes could take place, as SUNY leaders, state lawmakers and Cuomo are looking into SUNY's contract procurement process.

As Massachusetts plans to start sales this fall, and other states debate legalization, fewer lawmakers are looking at her like she is crazy, she said.

Now, a number of Democrats are looking to continue their party's hold — including lawmakers such as Steve Stern and Charles Lavine, and North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, according to Newsday.

There's also a dispute between Sampson and Silver on how to fund what is now expected to be as much as a $ 1 billion shortfall in anticipated federal Medicaid aid, an enormous loss at a time when politically nervous lawmakers are looking to add education funding to the final budget plan.

But a closer look at the Senate Dems filing reveals they bulked up their numbers with the help of some last - minute transfers from several members who are known for their fundraising prowess, as well as one lawmaker who is running to join the conference, but isn't even a member yet.

It's looking less and less likely that state Senators and Assemblymembers will get a pay raise as a holiday present this year, but Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers still have a number of issues they need to resolve before the year ends, ranging from the siting of gambling casinos to how to close a Thruway deficit and whether to go ahead with hydro - fracking.

Already embroiled in an ethics probe now entering its tenth month, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D - N.Y.), chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, received more bad news Wednesday night as the House ethics committee announced it would look into Caribbean trips taken by the veteran lawmaker and four other Democrats.

Cuomo confirmed that talks in recent days have seen the inclusion of a provision creating a commission to look at — and recommend — new salary levels for lawmakers as well as agency commissioners and other top administration officials.

Assemblyman Charles Barron, a Democrat representing East New York, heckled the governor for more than a minute as other lawmakers looked on uncomfortably, assailing Cuomo for inequities in school funding.

«As state lawmakers reconvene next week, we look forward to engaging in a dialogue with Suffolk's state delegation, all of whom understand the importance of this issue to Suffolk County's future,» he said.

But there were deep divides in the Democratic caucus over strategy, as red - state lawmakers fighting for their survival broke with progressives looking to satisfy liberals» and immigrants» demands.

In response, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are looking to the next federal farm bill as a way to address the dire situation.

The developers of the former Hotel Syracuse are looking for a little help from city lawmakers, as they continue to redevelop the historic landmark.

The legislative session ended with a thud earlier this month, as lawmakers settled on a budget plan that didn't have the dramatic policy changes and spending reductions Paterson was looking for to put the state on a more sound fiscal footing after he leaves office — and presumably politics — at the end of this year.

As the tension mounts in Albany over the late budget and thousands of state workers forced to cut their hours and pay, the AFL - CIO is targeting individual lawmakers this election year who they say aren't looking out for the interests of working men and women.

Step into Kingsley's clinic in downtown Minneapolis and you'll find an ordinary looking office — a major selling point for state lawmakers in Minnesota as well as community members concerned with a business that is distributing medical marijuana.

Espada is reportedly pushing for a joint statement with Sampson on the farm workers bill — and perhaps also on a package of housing bills that housing advocates dislike because they view them as too pro-landlord — but some people around the Brooklyn lawmaker worry it will look too much like he's (yet again) getting worked over by the wily majority leader and are balking.

Another state lawmaker is looking for an escape hatch from Albany as Republican Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci is picked by local GOP leaders to run for Huntington town supervisor.

It's looking less and less likely that state Senators and Assemblymembers will get a pay raise as a holiday present this year, but Governor Cuomo and lawmakers still have a number of issues they need to resolve before the year ends.

It's an otherwise beautiful looking mailer trumpeting all of the two - term Riverdalian's accomplishments as a city lawmaker.

As state lawmakers ready to return to the Capitol on Wednesday to consider passing hundreds of new measures in the months ahead, here's a look at when 2016's enacted legislation will go into effect:

Sen. Len Fasano, R - North Haven, and minority leader of the Senate, said lawmakers have to «look at this as an investment.»

«The Council is committed to fighting for the diverse needs of the 8.4 million people who call New York City home and I look forward to continuing to work with Governor [Andrew] Cuomo, [Senate] Majority Leader [John] Flanagan, [Assembly] Speaker [Carl] Heastie and state lawmakers to advocate for our top priorities, such as the DREAM Act, a $ 15 minimum wage and paid family leave, and to make sure that New York City gets its fair share.»

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The bill, known in Albany as the Child Victims Act, appears to have fallen out of the budget talks as lawmakers have disagreed over the creation of a one - year «look back» window for survivors to file claims.

Details of what the decommissioning process will look like will continue to be hashed out by a recently formed task force, which consists of both state and local lawmakers as well as various officials from Cuomo's administration.

Some New York state and Westchester County lawmakers are looking to put the same age restrictions on cigarettes and other tobacco products as has been on alcohol for more than 30 years.

Instead of looking to extend her career as a lawmaker, she set up a campaign for the District 1 seat on the Hillsborough County Commission.

Amid some uncertainty about how the city would achieve Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable - housing goals without the program known as 421 - a, and how developers would finance their projects, one thing seemed clear: The immediate prospects of Albany lawmakers restoring the program looked bleak.

In a Q&A with reporters in Manhattan, Cuomo said he is looking to include in his proposals extension of the Freedom of Information Law to better cover the state Legislature, more disclosure requirements for lawmakers and an end to «the conflicts,» chiefly that lawmakers are part time and allowed to receive income outside their $ 79,500 base salaries as legislators.

A 45 - minute drive away, in the crowded halls of the state Capitol, where lawmakers are looking to wrap up this year's legislative session, those concerns may as well be happening on another planet.

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In short, as our lawmakers wrap up their 2014 session, a bill to offer tax credits to New Yorkers who donate to private - school scholarship funds or public - school programs looks dead.

As for that discussion with Republican lawmakers last week, she said, «It was part of a wide ranging conversation with everything on the table, let's look at everything.»

With a new piece of legislation, Westchester lawmakers will look to piggyback on a recently passed New York City law blockading the spread of a synthetic marijuana known commonly as «spice.»