Sentences with phrase «bill addresses some of the problems»

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And although proposing a bill to address sexual harassment in venture capital or trying to eliminate the unconscious bias of the fund managers might help raise some awareness, it's not likely to solve the problem anytime in this century.

In an announcement unveiling the bill, the lawmakers called the problem a «dangerous loophole» that was not addressed in the ride - hailing component of the state budget.

A city - wide task force is being formed to address the «growing problem» of both topless individuals and costumed - clad characters in Times Square, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced.

Mayor Bill de Blasio attempted to shift the focus from an outbreak of Legionnaires» Disease in the south Bronx by addressing the problem of homelessness and mental illness.

The move has also helped Valesky's bills move through the GOP - controlled Senate, including one that allowed Syracuse to establish a land bank to address the problem of abandoned and tax - delinquent properties.

It is expected the bill will also address the problem of witness protection, particularly intimidated witnesses of gang violence.

On substance, the bill is a reactive and inadequate solution to address the magnitude of Albany's problems.

This bill, according to experts and city elected officials, addresses an increasing problem of investors who acquire older properties to flip them for profit without making needed repairs, such as finding the source of a leak rather than just plastering over a water - logged wall.

«This bill is not designed to address the root of the problem,» said Lerner, who said the measure does not deal with the legislature or the governor.

«While there are quite reasonable steps [in the trade union bill] to increase transparency, the main thrust of the measures seems to be both partisan and disproportionate to the supposed problems that they are seeking to address,» wrote Kerslake, who was made a life peer in March.

Critics of the bill say it doesn't address the underlying parking problem in the area, where a parking spot is often as tough to find in the evening as the daytime.

Despite the public feuding between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over funding to address problems on the subway, Mr. Dinowitz said the city and state needed to work together given the magnitude of the challenge.

«Whilst Dogs Trust is extremely supportive of the Bills intention and considers this an excellent start to addressing a national problem, there is more to be done.

«While the independent expenditure spending aspect of the bill has been widely discussed across the nation and includes many recommendations that have been discussed for several years, including several provided to your administration by our organizations, little else in the bill addresses the strong public consensus that corruption is a serious problem in New York,» the letter states.

At 10 a.m., AG Eric Schneiderman and Rep. Nydia Velazquez are joined by housing advocates unveil a new bill aimed at addressing problems in the Section 8 housing program and preventing harassment of tenants by landlords at other properties, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

«Instead of addressing the problems faced in dealing with the menace of money laundering, the federal government has submitted the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2016.

Basil Smikle Jr. has a lot of ideas about how to address Harlem's most vexing problems, from crime to housing to underemployment, but his biggest asset as he runs for state Senate against Bill Perkins may be that he supports charter schools.

«Bill's continued and tireless commitment to our community has never wavered as evidenced by the monthly community breakfast he sponsors which gives hundreds of residents the opportunity to regularly interact and have problems addressed by governmental, business, and community stakeholders,» stated Legislator Peter Savage.

But Mayor Bill de Blasio, who re-appointed Police Commissioner William Bratton (who'd first served under Mayor Rudolph Giuliani), a vocal proponent of broken windows policing, has insisted that the practice is sound and that it «helped us to address the problem of disorder that was plaguing us for decades.»

It did nothing to address the problem of legislators pushing bills or steering funds at the request of special interests and campaign contributors.

The governor, who has said Mayor Bill de Blasio's «can't manage» the problem, has said he will lay out his own agenda during his State of the State address next month.

Sen. Michael Gianaris, D - Queens, said that while some of the bills put forward by Republicans are worthwhile, they don't address the fundamental problem of access to semi-automatic weapons.

The vetoed bills were introduced at the behest of the State Committee on Open Government, and were intended to address long - standing problems the public faces when agencies refuse to obey FOIL.

Cuomo says the bill addresses an ongoing problem of abuse by employees in state mental health and special needs facilities.

Several bills have been introduced to address the problem of limited legal recourse for adults who were victimized as children.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday that he will convene a multi-agency City task force to address the growing problem of topless individuals and costume characters in Times Square.

«This is a complex, multifaceted problem and this is a comprehensive bill that addresses the full panorama and spectrum of issues that come up,» Cuomo said.

«I suppose that the Government might have hoped that in a time of crisis the country would unite around them as they set out to address the problem, but as it happens the Bill has managed to unite the House in opposition.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority doesn't fix the problems plaguing New York City's subway system, he'd prefer that the city take over responsibility of it — and called on both the MTA and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to present a plan to the city to address the «mounting» delays, disruptions and public complaints.

But Kaehny said that forcing committee meetings to be scheduled ahead of time could actually correct a problem not addressed in the changes: making sure high - priority bills like the budget aren't jammed through without time for public review.

Ron Hira testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that the proposed bill falls short of addressing problems with H1 - B and other high - skill visa programs

Although Senate leaders this week said they would like to finish work on the bill soon, perhaps as early as next week, action has stalled amid disagreements over a number of issues, including proposed funding to address drinking water problems in Flint, Michigan.

Some of her projects have included: «Improving Access to College Information and Financial Aid,» a study on the effects of simplifying the financial aid application process; «Understanding Barriers and Examining Interventions,» a series of research studies focused on college enrollment and completion for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and «Addressing the Problem of Insufficient High School Preparation,» which focuses on state efforts to regulate college remedial programs and reforms that attempt to reduce the need for remediation.

In addition, the bill requires states to develop a plan to address problems in their «achievement gap schools» — the 5 percent of elementary and middle schools and the 5 percent of high schools in each state with the largest achievement gaps among student subgroups, or the lowest student subgroup performance based on achievement tests and graduation rates.

Councilmen Steven Ross and Ricki Barlow echoed her comments, saying the bill was too «broad stroke» and it didn't address the bigger problems of overbreeding and puppy mills.

In vetoing this bill, Gov. Schwarzenegger said, «I am returning Assembly Bill 241 without my signature. This... measure simply goes too far in an attempt to address the serious problem of puppy mibill, Gov. Schwarzenegger said, «I am returning Assembly Bill 241 without my signature. This... measure simply goes too far in an attempt to address the serious problem of puppy miBill 241 without my signature. This... measure simply goes too far in an attempt to address the serious problem of puppy mills.

Fritz says the bill would address this problem by putting a limit of «no more than 50 intact breeding dogs.»

SB 53 has been amended to address a number of problems in the original bill, and its primary sponsor, Senator Kotowski, has worked with stakeholders.

In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources last June came together and unanimously voted out a bipartisan bill to address the key problems uncovered by our hearings on the disaster.

He has fought to address the growing problem of ocean plastic, and next Thursday his Marine Debris bill will be marked up in the House Natural Resources Committee.

These strategies were not radical, and they attempted to address a variety of much - brooded - about problems among the big firms, including client billing revolts, associate dissatisfaction, peripatetic partners and an unsustainable economic model.

Flat fees won't necessarily address the larger problems that Frank describes, but at least they'll alleviate the painful symptom of bloated legal bills.

Serious health insurance problems of a number of clients have been addressed by attorney Ed Krill, on behalf of individuals facing denials of coverage and, as a result, huge medical bills.

In addressing that problem, supporters of Title VI repeatedly declared that the bill enacted constitutional principles.

The problem in much of the legislation addressed by Bill S - 12 is that only civil law terminology («immeuble») is used in the French version and only common law terminology («real property») is used in the English version.

«We have been working for almost a year with countless stakeholders on legislation to address the problem of patent trolls who are misusing the patent system... Because there is not sufficient support behind any comprehensive deal, I am taking the patent bill off the Senate Judiciary Committee agenda.»

In addition to the concerns we have above, we wish the bill addressed quality issues — the root of most of the problems with the patent system.

Much watered down from the original proposal, the bill fails to address many of the larger problems with the patent system, but nonetheless would make important and necessary improvements to the system, such as:

Made an average of 150 calls per day by addressing client inquiries, solving problems and providing support for Billing and Collections

«We really strived to make this bill different than Measure 6 and tried to address the problems in Measure 6,» the representative said, citing that the proposal is to help give the children of divorced parents a solid influence from both moms and dads.