Sentences with phrase «balked at raising»

When Senate Republicans balked at raising the age for teenagers accused of serious crimes to be sent to state prison from 16 to 18, Cuomo issued an executive order to remove 16 - and 17 - year - olds from the jails and place them in youth detention instead.

Here's why they balked at raising interest rates:

(There is a reason the Federal Reserve keeps balking at raising interest rates.)

Not exact matches

The initiative, known as Yasuní - ITT, failed to raise the necessary funds as northern Annex 1 countries balked at contributing to keeping fossil fuels in the ground — a strategy that is now a scientific imperative if the world is to meet its declared goal of avoiding a 2 °C rise in temperature.

Senate Republicans last year balked at returning in December for a special session that would have helped pave the way for the first legislative pay raise since 1999.

On Tuesday, the state commission formed to study and return a recommendation for possible pay raises balked at the idea.

The NYT: «New York lawmakers are balking at a bill submitted by (Cuomo) to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18... But legislators in Louisiana, which imprisons the most citizens per capita and has the worst record in the country for meting out life sentences to adolescents, are giving a similar bill a warm, bipartisan reception.»

In a video showed at the W.F.P. convention last night, Cuomo expressed support for a number of key progressive initiatives, like allowing municipalities to raise their minimum wage, an issue he balked at previously.

Management and confidential employees have not received raises for the past two years while members of CSEA and other unions balked at giving up their 4 - percent hike last month.

It came two days after state lawmakers balked at his attempt to link a pay raise for them to a limit on the outside income they can earn.

New York lawmakers are balking at a bill submitted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18, the standard throughout most of the country.

Using student data to assess teachers raises a number of thorny objections, as unions and individual teachers balk at using student test scores alone to drive decisions on teacher effectiveness.

Ruby balked at her raw food the first night in my home (she was raised on a grocery store brand dry kitten food), but I held firm — and she hasn't looked back since.

Companies Balk at Covering the Cost of Associate Raises.

However, if too many of its creditors balk at the delays or don't agree with its proposed reductions, the firm could be forced to raise cash much more quickly, which is where asset sales could enter the picture.