Sentences with phrase «common sense reforms»

Some fairly easy common sense reforms would make a dramatic difference but you won't see them happen.

Wouldn't it be nice if, as a result of this decision, educators and policymakers around the country could sit down and work through common sense reform of these antiquated rules that have so damaged our most disadvantaged kids?

With the support of its governor, the legislature brought West Virginia's liability laws into the mainstream, adopting common sense reforms ranging from curbing joint and several liability to product liability reform.

Our nation needs to have a serious conversation on gun violence, and on common sense reforms that will help prevent incidents like this,» Serrano added.

Without common sense reform, Main Street America will continue to be targeted and attacked with frivolous patent litigation.

«I feel we should work across party lines for common sense reforms to keep our communities safe.»

«They may be correct — but if common sense reform is enacted and even one life is saved, it will have been worth it.»

«The bottom line is that having a Republican - controlled Senate means that common sense reforms don't become a reality, sadly,» Rivera said on Tuesday.

«With just one week left in the legislative session, I am committed to working with all parties to extend mayoral control and achieve common sense reforms that ensure every child receives the first - class education they deserve,» Flanagan said in the statement.

Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, whose credentials as a reformer will likely be debated in an approaching race to fill a Senate vacancy, said that «Cuomo's common sense reform proposals today include what I believe are essential measures to stem the tide of corruption in our state.»

Two common sense reforms in Mississippi are helping families you see at church, at the store, and at the ball field.

«This case — and the frequency of false confessions in criminal cases — shows that common sense reforms like the videotaping of interrogations are needed to protect the innocent and our communities.»

NAR supports the Senate bill, which provides common sense reforms of the FHA mortgage - insurance program while ensuring its financial solvency and not disenfranchising American families.

And without common sense reform that will return balance to the system, patent trolls have no reason to stop their rampant extortion of retailers.

In 1979 Mrs. Thatcher and her government began the return to true capitalism, but even after a decade of common sense reforms and rapid improvements in productivity, we calculate it will still take us another ten years or so to catch up with Germany and France, while the United States and Japan are still further beyond our reach.That is the price of trying to make capitalism do something which is not in its nature to do — promote equality.

NKD and our allies worked hard to pressure all stakeholders to support these common sense reforms, and at the July 2017 meeting of the County Committee we learned that we had succeeded in achieving reforms, though with some dilutions.

In advance of the January 2018 meeting of the County Committee, we proposed a common sense reform to require a vote of the County Committee for choosing a candidate to fill a vacant public office seat, in the event that a primary election is unfeasible.

On September 21st, 2016, New Kings Democrats joined with fellow Brooklyn reform clubs to propose a series of common sense reforms to the Kings County Committee operations.

«These common sense reforms strike the right balance that protect the health and dignity of a pregnant inmate, while also addressing public safety concerns,» Cuomo said in a statement released today.

This is a common sense reform whose time has come, and I'm thrilled that New York is on its way to becoming the 38th state with early voting.

«This common sense reform closes an egregious loophole and helps protect against abuse in our justice system.»

«These are common sense reforms that will modernize and streamline a corporate tax code that hasn't seen real changes since the 1940s — serving taxpayers, businesses and the city alike,» said de Blasio.

Concerns over the proliferation of illegal tattoo shops and the spread of communicable diseases have increased due to the current opioid epidemic which has contributed to the spread of Hepatitis C. Legislator Burke's initiative is a common sense reform to ensure the health and safety of the residents of Erie County.

«We're open to discussing more ways to get more people involved in the electoral process, but we hope it's nobody's position that protecting political power is a valid reason for blocking a common sense reform that would make more New Yorkers eligible to vote,» said Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi.

«These measures are common sense reforms and I hope the Senate and Governor will join us in making our democracy as accessible as possible.»

«New York is once again leading the way to prevent gun violence, and with this common sense reform, break the inextricable link between gun violence and domestic violence.»

Unless we win a working majority the Liberal Democrats will continue to be the great roadblocks to common sense reforms.

Common sense reforms to ensure a competitive bidding process, allow the Comptroller to review contracts, and create a database of deals will ensure that the public's tax dollars are being spent appropriately.

Clinton spoke out against the shooting death of Alton Sterling at the hands of police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, calling the 37 - year - old Sterling's death a «tragedy» and reiterating her calls for «common sense reforms» for policing and criminal justice.

«Too many New Yorkers are in detention centers because they could not make bail and the bail fund is a common sense reform to this long - standing problem.

In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Chris Gibson — a Republican from the 19th district — tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that common sense reforms are needed right away.

I commend Senator Klein for providing a long overdue roadmap for Albany's reinvestment in NYCHA and common sense reforms to ensure public housing is accessible to New York's most vulnerable populations.»

Governor Cuomo and the state legislature have failed two years in a row to adopt these common sense reforms that are needed immediately.

This common sense reform would restore balance to the legal process and ensure that everyone is treated fairly.

Early voting as allowed by 37 other states, reform of New York's archaic election laws, allowing victims of sexual abuse cases to reopen their cases and sue their abusers, common sense reforms to New York's gun laws, so many issues on the table that need to be addressed.

When the DREAM Act was proposed by Senator Dick Durbin (D - IL) in 2001 in response to a gifted young constiuent being kept from attending Julliard due to her undocumented status, it seemed — as it still does — like «common sense reform.»

I look forward to building on this momentum and continuing our push for equity and common sense reforms on behalf of our students.

Earlier this year, In the Public Interest and Center for Popular Democracy created the Charter School Accountability Agenda, an 11 - point package of common sense reforms.

At DOT, we will continue to make prudent, common sense reforms that will mean more projects, more jobs and less paperwork!

«Freeing up the law to allow corporate lawyers to provide pro bono legal assistance is a common sense reform of the legal profession that was ignored for years by the previous Labor Government.»