Sentences with phrase «called for a reform package»

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Reed didn't release any specifics but is calling for a conservative immigration reform package that would stand in contrast to a 10 - point executive order the President is expected to roll out next week.

The New York State legislature's Black, Hispanic and Asians Caucus is reacting to events in Baltimore and is calling for swift action on a package of criminal justice reforms that have been stalled in the state Senate.

The state's top judge on Tuesday called for a package of reforms to the legal system's grand jury process, including transparency in cases involving deaths of civilians caused by police officers.

The state legislature's Black, Hispanic and Asian Caucus is reacting to events in Baltimore and is calling for swift action on a package of criminal justice reforms that have been stalled in the State Senate.

Instead, Astorino, the Republican county executive of Westchester took a direct shot at the Legislature, releasing a 10 - point ethics reform package that called for everything from term limits and a less generous state pension system for state lawmakers to an overhaul of the state's Byzantine campaign finance laws.

«Chris King says his «bold and progressive» plan as governor now includes abolishing the death penalty and legalizing recreational marijuana» via Mitch Perry of WMNF — Labeling it as «incredibly bold,» Democratic gubernatorial candidate King unveiled a criminal reform package on Tuesday that included a call to end the death penalty and full support for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Florida.

Labeling it as «incredibly bold,» Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King unveiled a criminal justice reform package on Tuesday that included a call to end the death penalty and full support for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Florida.

The six - point plan, which also called for reducing incarceration rates and investing in schools to close what King termed the «school to prison pipeline,» is the broadest package yet proposed by Democratic gubernatorial candidates, though they all have pushed various justice reform issues, particularly Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum.

During the 2014 governor's race, the GOP candidate, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, did not help his standing with the Senate Republicans by laying out a sweeping ethics reform package that called for everything from term limits to campaign finance reform.

European MEPs broadly backed a data protection reform package and a resolution calling for an end to the type of mass surveillance that Snowden revealed through his disclosures.

I am unconvinced of the case for reforming the voting system, and not just because of the gerrymandering which Nick Clegg is trying to squeeze into what John Prescott calls the poisonous package.

A judge ruled in favor of the resident, which prompted Governor Andrew Cuomo to issue a statement, commending the ruling and pointing to what the Democrat calls the centerpiece of his criminal justice reform package — a plan to eliminate monetary bail all together for those facing misdemeanor or nonviolent felony charges.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been calling for a move away from incremental reform and laid out a legislative package to move the needle and prevent conflicts of interest and corruption.

In addition, the board called for the creation of a special state - level group that would incorporate state and local views into a reform package for the...

We should continue to call for challenging academic standards in core subjects, allowing public charter schools as part of choice, encouraging high teacher performance — those kinds of things are part of the President's reform package.

When introducing their «Education Reform» package on February 6, Governor Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman and Commissioner Pryor made a special point to call for extended learning time.

It is only right that producers should bear more of the financial burden to help recycle their packaging, so my Committee is calling for producer responsibility reform that rewards businesses that use sustainable packaging - and makes those that don't face higher charges.

The constitutional amendments and the legislation package for the so - called «justice reform» passed by the Albanian parliament during 2016 have found opposition mainly from allegedly corrupted judges who see the reform as devastating for their future carrier.