Sentences with phrase «by lawmakers as»

As for the amount of testing, Department of Public Instruction spokesman Patrick Gasper said Common Core requires no more testing and that the only new state tests, in ninth and 10th grades, were added by lawmakers as part of the last state budget.

Each one of these was a lofty goal, but that last point may be the most telling as it implies precisely why traditional public schools were perceived by lawmakers as incapable of meeting the other goals: they were overregulated.

The STAR plan was denounced at the time by some lawmakers as a gimmick.

The ad is designed to ratchet up pressure on DeFrancisco and other state Legislature leaders as they negotiate whether Cuomo's proposed $ 15 minimum wage will be approved this month by lawmakers as part of the state budget.

With a $ 348 million increase in taxes on health insurance already approved by lawmakers as part of the 2008 - 09 Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP), The Business Council strongly opposes an additional $ 481 million in health care and health insurance taxes that are proposed as part of the 2009 - 10 Executive Budget.

• Another major piece of legislation hailed by lawmakers as an important civil rights milestone was a ban on the controversial practice of using therapy to alter a young person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

A dairy safety net alternative formulated by two dairy economists with Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences is being discussed by lawmakers as a potential compromise to end a roadblock to a new farm bill.

Since the passage of this «religious harmony» bill, which was touted by lawmakers as a long - term solution to religious conflicts, more than 1,000 Indonesian Christian churches have closed.

The company's dealings with the pharmacy are now under federal investigation, as are its drug - pricing policies, which have been described by lawmakers as predatory.

Not exact matches

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.

In 2009, Mexico slapped duties up to 25 percent on more than 90 different U.S. farm goods, from pork to frozen potatoes due to foot - dragging by U.S. lawmakers on allowing Mexican truckers on to U.S. roads, as specified under NAFTA.

As lawmakers told Zuckerberg during the second day of his congressional hearing, Facebook has repeatedly apologized over data privacy mishaps followed by further missteps.

As marijuana legalization slowly passes state by state and lawmakers discuss national reform, companies are calling into question prohibition - era policies like employee drug testing.

As lawmakers and the public scrutinize dramatic price increases for other old drugs — most recently with the Mylan - owned EpiPen, which saw its cost go up by 500 % in the past nine years — the next flash point may be insulin, a drug both ubiquitous and complicated.

Last November, British lawmakers called for a tax on sugary drinks as a means of tackling childhood obesity but the idea was ruled out by the government which said it was not the right course of action.

Daily fantasy sports, where players draft a roster of football players to compete for points in a single - day worth of games, were acknowledged by Virginia lawmakers as a game of skill vs. pure chance, a key difference that allows sites to avoid a federal ban on online gambling.

Originalists such as Gorsuch also apply their philosophy to resolve disagreements over laws crafted by Congress or state legislatures, focusing on the text and intention of the lawmakers.

«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.

Public housing vouchers for the poor are targeted as well, much to the consternation of the pragmatic - minded lawmakers on the House and Senate Appropriations committees, whose programs were significantly curbed by a hard - fought 2011 budget and debt agreement.

Related: Privacy of Location - Based Services on FCC's Radar A trade group known as The Internet Association, which counts Google, Facebook, Amazon and eBay among its members, said it would work with both the FCC and lawmakers on Capitol Hill to prevent «anticompetitive actions by gatekeepers.»

Within the coalition are two factions: those pushing to play hardball on Capitol Hill by threatening to force uncooperative lawmakers from office in November, and those who'd rather see the debate settled at the congressional negotiating table sooner rather than later, even if it means making policy concessions to companies such as Verizon and Comcast.

As a lawmaker in the State House of Representatives, I am working to solidify Washington as a model for ensuring that jobs created by innovative firms are good oneAs a lawmaker in the State House of Representatives, I am working to solidify Washington as a model for ensuring that jobs created by innovative firms are good oneas a model for ensuring that jobs created by innovative firms are good ones.

But eliminating that deduction is already opposed by Republican lawmakers from high - tax states such as New York and California, who say it helps their state governments pay for social programs, including public education.

These actions have far reaching implications for the crypto industry both in the USA and abroad, as the decisions made by American lawmakers often have a rippling effect on other Western nations.

Republican lawmakers, who normally resist regulation of private business, started coming down on the company as early as Sunday, with Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona calling the privacy violations «significant» and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida saying he was «disturbed» by many things about the company.

Given that's now the third refusal by Facebook to confirm GDPR will apply universally, it looks pretty clear that users in North American will get some degree of second tier privacy vs international users — unless or until US lawmakers forcibly raise standards on the company and the industry as a whole.

As a result, in May 2016, Japanese lawmakers passed a bill that specified that all «virtual currency» exchanges must be regulated by the Financial Services Agency.

As previously reported by CoinDesk, a trio of lawmakers - Senator Orrin Hatch, Representative Kevin Brady and Representative Vern Buchanan - requested information about the IRS's overall strategy toward digital currencies in a letter dated 17th May.

Silence by Facebook's two top executives — Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg — fanned the flames of the controversy for days as U.S. and European lawmakers demanded answers and Facebook shares tumbled.

The building, also called the Peary House, serves as an example of the type of commercial enterprises lawmakers say they're hoping to prohibit with new rules being reviewed by the D.C. Council.

As questions about Facebook's role in the 2016 election and its privacy issues mounted, Mr. Zuckerberg initially tried to avoid the limelight, dodging requests for public testimony by lawmakers in the United States and Europe.

On Tuesday, in a tense hearing about the the island's slow recovery, he told lawmakers that the Isla del Sol now wants solar energy to provide as much as a quarter of its electricity, transmitted across microgrids and backed up by batteries.

Beijing has threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on US agricultural exports, and Trump told lawmakers that he saw the TPP as a way to help American farmers deal with the blow by opening up new markets for their crops.

A standoff between Justice Department officials and GOP lawmakers escalated Wednesday as President Donald Trump waded into a controversy over demands to release a highly sensitive document outlining who and what is being investigated by special counsel...

Not counting this form of compensation as an expense was a ridiculous accounting practice, and one that was supported by ridiculous arguments by lobbyists and the lawmakers who wanted to protect their corporate constituents who were getting rich.

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers appeared to secure enough votes on Friday to pass the most sweeping tax overhaul in decades, putting them on the cusp of their first significant legislative victory as leaders geared up to pass a $ 1.5 trillion tax cut along party lines and send it to President Trump by Christmas.

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.

-- «State senators condemn fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark,» by LATimes» Patrick McGreevy: «Lawmakers» tempers flared Monday as the California Senate adjourned in memory of Stephon Clark, an unarmed African American man who was shot to death by Sacramento police officers on March 18.

The obvious alternative view open to Kant might have raised the ante precisely in the way that he wanted to avoid, by introducing God as primary perceptor and lawmaker.

March 19 — Despite reservations far and wide, as anticipated FIFA's ruling Council has rubber - stamped the decision earlier this month by football's lawmakers to approve video assistant referees for the World Cup and beyond.

Lawmakers are working to make labels easier to understand by requiring companies to identify other components, such as hidden ingredients and barley and rye.

As the title makes clear, Allers is a big fan of breastfeeding and not a big fan of impediments to its success, which by her estimation include clueless pediatricians, the dairy industry, out - of - touch celebrities, unsupportive lawmakers, depression medications and breastfeeding zealots, just to name a few.

Good - government organizations are pushing the bill, too, after lawmakers and Cuomo did not agree to any ethics law changes in the state budget as initially proposed by the governor.

Former Spitzer spokesman Darren Dopp: «A governor who is perceived as cooperating with lawmakers and getting things done isn't going to be hurt by the revelation that his office has a combative relationship with the press corps.»

The organization has also championed — endorsing and raising money for — the handful of Assembly Republicans who joined the Democrats in voting «yes» to pass the marriage bill on the other side of the Capitol, protecting these lawmakers on a potentially difficult issue (and one that, as it turned out, didn't lead to anyone's ouster, but did contribute to Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava getting pushed out of the NY - 23 special election by conservatives who argued she was too moderate).

«While my policy as leader is not to sign the many pledges that are presented to me, I want you to know my position on the three issues that you have raised with the members of the State Legislature: I support the concepts of applying generally accepted accounting principles to our state budget, requiring disclosure of lawmakers» non-government income and appointing an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines,» Sampson said in a statement released by NY Uprising.

The Assembly gave long - awaited passage to a bill to make it easier for child sex abuse survivors to seek justice — but not before a lawmaker — Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rodneyese Bichotte — emotionally recounted how as a 10 - year - old she was molested by her pastor.

The congressman said he believes as the health care reform conversation continues, his proposal could emerge as a middle ground to the more extreme plans being pushed at the moment by lawmakers on both the left and the right.

Conference lawmakers on Thursday held a fundraiser, attended by Cuomo and Shelley Mayer, a Democrat running in Westchester County's 37th Senate district, as well as Luis Sepulveda, who is running for a Bronx seat.

The provisions presented as amendments have been voted down by GOP lawmakers.