Sentences with phrase «as lawmakers took»

The process of choosing a new leader, former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, was chaotic and contentious, with the legislature squabbling with the Board of Governors as lawmakers took a late stab at inserting themselves in the selection process.

Work is winding down in the state Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers take up a slew of confirmations and pass a flurry of bills.

(Colo.) As lawmakers take a stronger role in defining school success, more and more legislatures and state educational agencies are also trending away from setting certification goals around operations and programs as a means of communicating competence to the public, according to new research.

As lawmakers take up issues related to school safety and children's mental health, NAESP will continue to engage in discussions to support nonpartisan policies consistent with the values of the majority of principals we represent.

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.

The government will «take all measures to eliminate the use of these crypto - assets in financing illegitimate activities or as part of the payment system,» India's finance minister told lawmakers in New Delhi in February, according to a transcript by The Hindu newspaper.

While these skills initiatives and research investments can probably be largely taken at face value, they also provide Facebook with useful lobbying points at a time when regulators and lawmakers across Europe are taking on the company over issues such as hate speech, privacy and tax.

As President Trump tried to rally lawmakers around the plan this week, known as the American Health Care Act, U.S. hospital stocks plunged in their biggest drop since he took officAs President Trump tried to rally lawmakers around the plan this week, known as the American Health Care Act, U.S. hospital stocks plunged in their biggest drop since he took officas the American Health Care Act, U.S. hospital stocks plunged in their biggest drop since he took office.

«The government does not recognize cryptocurrency as legal tender or coin and will take all measures to eliminate the use of these crypto - assets in financing illegitimate activities or as part of the payment system,» Arun Jaitley told lawmakers in New Delhi, according to a transcript by The Hindu newspaper.

Rosenworcel served as a commissioner for the regulator until the end of 2016 when lawmakers failed to take up her renomination under former President Barack Obama.

And commenting on the Catalonian lawmakers» vote on Wednesday, Bloomberg quoted Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria as saying: «We've seen democracy take a kicking.»

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.

He will take questions from members of both houses of Congress as well and spent Monday on Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers.

«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.

That inaction sank in on Thursday, as lawmakers confronted yet another mass shooting, this time with some of the survivors imploring Congress to finally take action.

-- At that White House meeting with lawmakers, Trump called for measures that sharply break with the NRA, as well as leaders of his own party, whom he accused of being too «petrified» to take action.

And she sought to assure lawmakers that the Fed would take care not to choke off any extra growth generated by tax cuts as long as inflation stayed tame.

There's some lawmaker here in the States (NM I think) trying to take away the rape caveat as well.

Much of the upcoming policymaking work will take place in a GOP - controlled Congress — the «people's branch» — as lawmakers in both chambers consider whether or how to advance President Trump's agenda, as well as their own legislative priorities.

It's a move that has some lawmakers privately taken aback, considering the lack of focus and attention that was paid to the measure as it quietly wound its way through the committee process this final week of session.

In theory, such a deal would have to take place over the next several days, though lawmakers in previous years have passed day - long extenders measures for rent control as talks progressed.

As you'll recall, Paterson took the unusual step of inserting unpopular cuts and proposals into extender bills, essentially forcing lawmakers to choose between voting «yes» and a government shutdown.

The proposals come as some lawmakers remain anxious in New York over the impact the state's finances could take should the measure be repealed.

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

It was reported that N4 million was agreed as ransom and one of the lawmaker's sons, who was said to have taken the money to the kidnappers, was also abducted and released along with his father after additional ransom was paid.

The news is significant, not only as it temporarily exonerates Silver — once one of the state's most powerful elected officials — though he can be retried, and the acting U.S. attorney has indicated he will, in fact, seek to take another legal crack at the former Manhattan Democratic lawmaker.

Lawmakers have expressed concerns over the company's business practices, considering they have operated nutrition clubs in minority neighborhoods as a way of taking advantage of low - income people.

Democrat Ryan Cronin in a statement on Wednesday seized on Hannon's newly released financial disclosure statement showing the lawmaker receiving a $ 68,565 pension as well as a legislative salary that, combined with his lulu, gives him around $ 100,000 in take - home pay.

Still, most lawmakers do not continue to hold dual roles as legislator and taking in outside income.

None of these issues are expected to be taken up this week, as lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo continue to grapple with the disclosure of teacher evaluations, the last outstanding issue that is yet to be locked down.

The Bronx lawmaker, himself a child of NYCHA, said he would like to see New York's developments take part in the program — which is seen as a major step toward the privatization of public housing — even though he acknowledged that it is «controversial» among liberal advocates.

Religious and labor advocates rallied at the State Capitol Monday as part of a nationwide movement known as Moral Mondays, to urge state lawmakers to take more progressive stances on issues.

«We, as lawmakers, can help ensure that those living below the poverty line are able to take the bus or subway to appointments, work and school by making the Fair Fares plan a reality, guaranteeing half price MetroCards for some of our city's most vulnerable.»

Democratic lawmakers called for legalizing marijuana, taking a step toward tolls, cutting aid to towns, and opening a third casino as part of budget recommendations released Tuesday.

«As a lawyer, lawmaker and activist, Eric has never wavered in his commitment to protecting consumers, working for quality jobs and taking on tough fights on behalf of the women and men of New York,» Ward continued in a statement released by Schneiderman's campaign.

Cuomo is also urging lawmakers to use the time they are in Washington negotiating the so - called «fiscal cliff» to take up the aid package as well — essentially instructing them to walk and chew gum at the same time.

Political crisis in Ado - Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Wednesday took another dimension as lawmakers of state House of Assembly staged a protest on the highway against the freezing of the account of Governor Ayodele Fayose at the Zenith bank by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).

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.

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It would not preclude the legislature or County Executive Steve Bellone, who has voluntarily frozen his salary since taking office, from proposing raises as part of the budget, on which lawmakers would have to vote.

Religious and labor advocates rallied Monday at the New York state Capitol as part of a nationwide movement, known as Moral Mondays, urging state lawmakers to take more progressive stances on issues.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo likes to portray himself as a crusader against corruption in Albany, the state's capital, taking a hardline position against allowing state lawmakers to collect outside income that may be connected to pending legislation.

As the latest wave of corruption scandals breaks over the Legislature, some minority lawmakers are taking note of the complexion of those involved.

PLATTSBURGH County lawmakers last Wednesday took the final step in issuing a formal recommendation of United Airlines partner SkyWest as Plattsburgh International Airport's Essential Air Service carrier.

«It's taken a lot of time, a lot of work, a lot of compromise, but we think it strikes the right balance,» Cuomo said Thursday afternoon as he announced that he and lawmakers had reached an agreement on the bill.

According to him, the lawmaker has all it takes to go far as he has demonstrated a high level of humility.

The United as One Coalition is taking its case for an Onondaga County jail oversight board to county lawmakers.

Debate over the CUNY shifts took a curious turn on Monday as Republican Sen. Cathy Young, the chair of the finance committee, offered a new rationale for the CUNY proposal: the cost shift as a punishment for recent anti-Semitic incidents at CUNY and what some lawmakers see as an inefficient response to them.

As Congressional lawmakers tussle over national immigration reform, the de Blasio administration is taking steps to provide legal rights for New York City's large population of undocumented immigrants.

The budget negotiations will take on a more urgent dimension in the coming weeks and lawmakers could fight the governor on taxes (the Assembly wants to increase taxes on the rich; the Senate has stated opposition to a tax hike or extension of the current rates), as well as education spending.