Sentences with phrase «bills aimed at»

Despite the chairman's words, it does not appear that there are any regulations, laws or bills aimed at curbing the use of cryptocurrencies in Kazakhstan at present.

Meanwhile, Oklahoma and Maine have signed bills aimed at the industry.

The U.S. Senate held a hearing on the issue last April, at which one of Hearne's clients testified, and Missouri's congressional delegation has introduced companion Senate and House bills aimed at ensuring that property owners are compensated for land taken under the Rails - to - Trails Act.

More state legislatures are passing bills aimed at boosting renewable energy development, including solar power.

Its agenda includes bills aimed at privatizing education and healthcare, rolling back environmental regulations, and limiting consumer protections.

ALEC has produced a number of model bills aimed at promoting dirty energy and preventing government at the local, state, and federal levels from addressing climate change.

The energy bill is actually a collection of bills all aimed at supporting domestic clean energy production.

The «Independent» Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) memo obtained by DeSmogBlog was written in 2009, five days before the introduction of bills aimed at closing loopholes around the chemicals used in fracking.

Lawmakers who write bills aimed at preventing puppy mills leave the definitions up to those who lobby for the laws.

To encourage policy change in your community, be sure to contact your elected officials either at the local, state, or national level and ask them to support any pending dog fighting legislation or other bills aimed at increasing animal cruelty charges.

During the past year, Wisconsin state legislators debated a series of bills aimed at closing low - performing public schools and replacing them with privately run charter schools.

Oppose any attempt to introduce or pass legislation aimed at discriminating against transgender students, including bills aimed at restricting the use of restrooms or locker rooms and participation in sports and other school activities that correspond with a student's gender identity.

In the past three posts of my series on California charters (here, here and here), I highlighted some of the serious problems that exist in a state with weak governing laws, a powerful lobby propped up by billionaires, and a governor who consistently vetoes bills aimed at charter reform.

After years of prodding multiple administrations to reduce incarcerations and prison spending, state lawmakers this session took a tougher line with the department, holding up budget requests, passing bills aimed at accountability and setting benchmark targets for releasing more prisoners.

Earlier this month, the state legislature of Hawaii introduced several bills aimed at preventing gamers from being exploited by such in - game purchases.

That timing could also derail perennial Republican efforts to attach riders to next year's spending bills aimed at scuttling other aspects of Obama's domestic climate agenda, as well, including EPA's Clean Power Plan.

In his first month in office, he signed on as a co-sponsor of two House bills aimed at campaign finance reform — both of which seek to limit the influence of big donors and special interests, including super PACs that can spend unlimited amounts of money on federal campaigns.

At 1 p.m. the Committee on Environmental Protection will meet to discuss two bills aimed at reducing noise by sightseeing helicopters.

During the hearing, members formally introduced the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act, a package of 11 bills aimed at preventing and punishing sexual harassment in much of city government and the private sector.

The Council recently passed a slew of bills aimed at tackling sexual harassment in government offices, including one that mandates annual reporting on the number of complaints and substantiated cases.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday vetoed two bills aimed at impacting the NYPD that were recently passed by the City Council.

And on Tuesday, state Senate Democrats announced a package of bills aimed at reforming the state's election system which they called a «relic of the last century.»

The mayor presented his budget in the Blue Room of City Hall, as City Council members in a chamber upstairs wrapped up a hearing on a package of new bills aimed at bolstering New York's protections for immigrants, in direct opposition to the Trump administration's policies.

U.S. Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus, has introduced two bills aimed at improving airport security.

Mark - Viverito has made immigration and sanctuary city policy a focus of her time in office, proposing and helping to pass several bills aimed at limiting the city's cooperation with federal authorities over immigration issues.

Flexer says that's why they are introducing five bills aimed at ensuring that Connecticut remains at the forefront in protecting a woman's right to choose her own health care.

State lawmakers across the country are weighing a host of bills aimed at preserving driver's licenses and other benefits for undocumented immigrants who may lose the protected status long afforded them by the federal government.

Astorino advisor Bill O'Reilly on State of Politics Live this morning said Astorino as governor would sign into law nine of the 10 measures, including bills aimed at pay equity, anti-human trafficking legislation and a bill aimed to curtail housing discrimination.

At the time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election pursued a strategy of bolstering supporting from women by promoting a 10 - point agenda that included issues such as pay equity and bills aimed at curbing workplace and housing discrimination.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- New Yorkers long fed up with the behavior of politicians in Albany were expected to get a chance to tweet their opinions on a myriad of bills aimed at cleaning up state government.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito on Monday introduced a series of bills aimed at cutting criminal arrests for quality - of - life violations — and even suggested wiping out open warrants for some...

Measures the conference will highlight this week include bills aimed at restricting outside income and disallowing the practice of funneling unlimited funds through limited liability corporations.

The amendment has been introduced in the Senate before, as have other bills aimed at reducing the influence of the Assembly in appointing the Board of Regents.

Senate Democrats aren't the only ones seeking changes to what was approved in the budget: Republicans and Democrats in both chambers have introduced bills aimed at extending the deadline for developing regulations for the teacher evaluations as well unlinking the enactment of the standards on the local level to a boost in school aid.

Her campaign is pointing to votes Amedore took as a state assemblyman, including against bills aimed at helping mortgage - paying homeowners, as being on the side of wealthy landlords.

Ultimately the task force would recommend 11 bills aimed at prevention and treatment as well as law enforcement provisions.

After years of prodding multiple administrations to reduce incarcerations and prison spending, state lawmakers this session took a tougher line with the department, holding up budget requests, passing bills aimed at accountability and setting benchmark targets for releasing more prisoners.

Ms. Mark - Viverito, a Manhattan Democrat, told council members last week that there would be no vote on two bills aimed at overhauling how officers interact with the public.

As scooped by Gannett, the IDC is proposing a separate package of bills aimed at curbing discrimination against women, including a pay equity measure targeting the public workforce.

A Republican - led Senate task force has released a package of bills aimed at combating the growing heroin addiction in New York.

The City Council will introduce 10 bills aimed at fixing problems the city faced after Hurricane Sandy.

On Wednesday, three of its committees held a hearing on nine bills aimed at expanding protections for the city's undocumented immigrants, as well as Muslims and residents who are gay, bisexual or transgender.

Authorities have more power to crack down on shops selling synthetic marijuana after the City Council voted unanimously to pass three bills aimed at halting the spread of the drug.

Several good government groups are calling on Governors Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie to sign a package of bills aimed at reforming the Port Authority that passed its final hurdle in the New Jersey legislature, yesterday.

Coinciding with the announcement of Cuomo's support for the credit was the singing of two bills aimed at supporting veterans: One authorizes environmental conservation officials to waive income eligibility requirements for veterans seeking commercial fishing licenses, while a second would broaden eligibility for admission to the New York State Veterans» Nursing Home.

The legislation, approved on Veterans» Day weekend, was one of five bills aimed at providing support to the state's veterans» community.

Mr. de Blasio is locked in a bitter war with Uber over a pair of City Council bills aimed at curtailing the growth of e-hail companies.

That was Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis» response today when I asked whether she supports either or both of the two pending Congressional bills aimed at dramatically changing the Affordable Care Act.

While Eric Schneiderman wrapped up his final day as state attorney general after multiple allegations of abuse, the Democrat - led Assembly passed a package of bills aimed at strengthening support for survivors of domestic violence.

His potential primary opponent, Rachel May, disagrees and says Valesky and his renegade colleagues have allowed Senate Republicans to block progressive legislation passed in the Assembly, including a series of bills aimed at early voting and automatic voter registration.