Sentences with phrase «battle over legislation»

The latest assault in the heated battle over legislation that could double taxes on real estate partnerships and private equity firms comes in the form of a new study that argues the law would squeeze $ 5 billion in additional taxes from real estate investors alone.

Eric Pooley, the deputy editor of Bloomberg Businessweek, spent long stretches of the last three years immersed with a variety of combatants in the intensifying battle over legislation aimed at putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions.

Stakeholders battling over legislation that would restrict schools from using long - term bonds appeared Wednesday to find compromise on amendments that would make the bill more palatable to districts.

Not exact matches

Heitkamp's comments came amid her battle with members of her own party over legislation that would rescind some of the 2010 Dodd - Frank financial regulations.

Not only are we up against a school district food system that is set in it's ways, we're battling a larger food culture that values high calorie, highly processed convenience food AND huge food lobbies that have great influence over Congress and the legislation that is passed.

The health lobby moved onto the front foot in the battle to ban smoking in cars with children today, with over 500 health professionals demanding MPs pass the legislation.

Lawmakers returning to Washington this coming week will find a familiar quagmire on health care legislation and a budget deadline dramatized by the prospect of a protracted battle between the president and Democrats over his border wall.

In preparation for a long - awaited Nov. 22 City Council hearing on Living Wage legislation, which has its roots in the battle over the fate of the Kingsbridge Armory, supporters, including several Council members, are stepping up their p.r. campaign.

The battle over the so - called «toxic toy bill,» which would ban or force disclosure of harmful chemicals in some children's products and sporting equipment, has taken a nasty turn, with green advocates at odds with one another and one organization in particular exerting political pressure on lawmakers to take up a recently amended — and some say weaker — version of the legislation.

The Republican - controlled Senate twice has scuttled legislation to bar individuals on the U.S. terrorist watch list from purchasing guns, but Sen. Chuck Schumer insisted the battle is not over.

The co-ordinated assault by Chris Grayling and Theresa May on the European court of human rights signals an intensifying pre-election battle over human rights legislation within both the Conservative party and the coalition.

AIR STRIKE — Airbnb, hotel union preparing to do battle over pending City Council legislation, by POLITICO's Sally Goldenberg: «Airbnb and the hotel industry that opposes it are gearing up for a legislative showdown as the City Council drafts a bill that would take aim at the $ 30 billion online home - sharing company.

Lawmakers returning to Washington after a seven - week break picked up right where they left off — feuding about legislation to battle the mosquito - borne Zika virus and deadlocked over the defense budget.

The Welsh Economy Minister would face an uphill battle over possible changes to business rate relief for charity shops according to Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Business Minister, Eluned Parrott AM, following legal advice that Welsh Ministers do not have the power to impose such changes without new primary legislation.

Mr. de Blasio, who blames Uber for rising congestion, is locked in a bitter battle with the e-hail company over legislation to cap their future growth.

By Sean Ryan As a court battle continues to rage in Milwaukee over paid local sick leave requirements, federal legislation was proposed Tuesday to require sick days to combat H1N1 flu.

ALBANY — In another sign that the battle over same - sex marriage is heating up, Republican state Sen. Marty Golden, R - Brooklyn, has introduced legislation that would render same - sex marriages performed in another state null and void in New York.

Friends and critics of America's Endangered Species Act are gearing up for an extended battle in Congress over renewal of the controversial legislation.

School - district officials across the country are bracing for possible battles in their respective statehouses over legislation that could leave districts paying out hundreds of thousands — perhaps millions of dollars annually in unemployment benefits.

The President, preparing for a bruising battle with the Congress over civil - rights legislation, also called for an end to racial discrimination and sexual harassment...

In those conversations, sources have repeatedly pointed to the DPS legislation morphing into a philosophical battle over how charter schools should or should not be managed.

Battle lines over teacher evaluations in California were drawn in Sacramento Wednesday, as lawmakers narrowly moved along legislation that would use student test scores as a key component.

5) Florida: A legislative battle over in - state tuition for students brought into the country illegally by their parents may involve payback over the past defeat of prison privatization and charter schools legislation.

At issue is legislation signed by Herbert in March that demands the federal government relinquish control of public lands by 2014, which sets up a potential legal battle over nearly 4,700 square miles.

The battle for control over the spirit and intent of the legislation is already a heated one.

The latest battle, over Hua Mei and Hanyu International — which would start in 2012 with 200 kindergarten through second - grade students drawn from Millburn, Maplewood, Livingston, South Orange, West Orange and Union — has divided neighbors and has spurred calls for legislation to require voter approval to open charters.

«If PIJAC is truly sincere in their efforts to support common sense rules and regulations for the welfare of animals,» said Baker, who as director of the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation battled with PIJAC over new puppy mill regulations in his state.

Though we started out solely as a rescue in 2004, over the past several years, our priority shifted to the battle against breed specific legislation in Tennessee, as well as across the country.

We can forget the whole battle over cap and trade legislation.

The battle has exposed deep rifts within the Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and other business lobbies, with companies leaving their trade organizations almost daily in disputes over climate change legislation.

My guess is there've been few lessons learned out of coverage of the international climate treaty negotiations and the domestic battle over climate legislation.

Playing to type, in the North Dakota political battle over the «new and improved» Measure 6, the only active vote for a presumption for shared parenting in this U.S. election cycle, the group running the opposition campaign is all lawyers plus a male pastor and a female domestic violence advocate — and they seem to be using State Bar resources to oppose the legislation.