Sentences with phrase «controversial part of this bill»

One of the most controversial parts of the bill will phase out Tennessee's practice of electing some local school superintendents by the end of the decade.

Not exact matches

Trump and congressional Republicans opened another controversial area, Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, to drilling as part of last year's tax bill.

Part of ESPN's acclaimed 30 for 30 documentary series, the film — which has become somewhat controversial — takes a look at the complicated life of legendary college football coach and Promise Keepers ministry founder Bill McCartney.

The final option is sort of a hybrid of the first two (it's even nicknamed the «CRomnibus») that passes parts of a new spending bill for less controversial appropriations while Congress continues to fight about the big ones like healthcare and border security.

Part of the reason for the lack of time was the two ministerial statements given by Gordon Brown and Jack Straw, which led to claims from some Tory MPs that the government was deliberately trying to limit debate on the controversial coroners bill.

As Nick noted earlier this week, these claims aren't entirely accurate, since the Senate GOP has passed nine of the 10 WEA provisions, refusing only to put the controversial abortion plank onto the floor for a vote — either as a stand - alone bill or as part of the act as a whole.

The social media ads, part of a nationwide campaign in a number of Republican districts, call out «John Faso's Republican Congress» for approving the controversial GOP tax bill.

The bill was part of a controversial legislative package proposed by then - State Senator Abel Maldonado, R - Santa Maria, who traded his support for a tax increase in exchange for putting the Top Two primary on the ballot.

To Soares Filho, Brazil's Forest Code, which was updated earlier this year amid controversy (see «Brazilian president vetoes parts — but not all — of controversial forestry bill»), is the Amazon's best chance to preserve biodiversity.

The program was part of a controversial education bill signed into law in July by Gov. Rick Scott that also makes local property tax revenue available to charter schools.

The controversial National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ)-- created by the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute and funded (in part) by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as «part of a coalition for «a better orchestrated agenda» for accountability, choice, and using test scores to drive the evaluation of teachers» (see here; see also other instances of controversy here and here)-- recently issued yet another report about state's teacher evaluation systems titled: «Running in Place: How New Teacher Evaluations Fail to Live Up to Promises.»

Humphries» idea is similar to a controversial proposal introduced two years ago as part of a bill from Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, R - Fond du Lac, that would overhaul the way the state measures schools.

The Senate has made it part of a massive education reform bill that includes several controversial provisions, including offering private school vouchers for students who report being bullied and decertifying teachers unions where membership drops below 50 percent.