Sentences with phrase «expansion bill»

The finance committee considered one of three casino expansion bills introduced this session in the legislature.

Two education savings account (ESA) bills and one school voucher expansion bill were put forth in Indiana.

Further, the renewable portfolio expansion bill does not include anything to protect D.C. residents in the transition to clean energy.

«Other parties and candidates have good ideas,» said Moss, citing Gov. Cuomo's DNA expansion bill as an example.

On the LGBT front, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's decision to oppose any religious liberty expansion bills in that state's legislature is far more important to the future of Republican politics than Thom Tillis or Joni Ernst.

The city came close to landing a «boutique casino» as part of a casino expansion bill approved by the state Senate this week but opposition just before the vote scuttled the plans, state legislators confirmed.

With legislative support for casino expansion uncertain, the General Assembly's finance committee will dig into revenue implications for the state in the third gambling expansion bill to be considered by state lawmakers this session.

Heated exchange between Uri Clinton of MGM and Senator Tim Larson during a public hearing Thursday on the casino expansion bills before the legislature's public safety and security committee

There are no new lab oversight measures included in the current DNA databank expansion bill, which has drawn broad support from law enforcement and victim's advocacy groups.

The Assembly on Tuesday has several items on the docket, including a broadband expansion bill, as well as legislation that would give lawmakers direct oversight on how the state plans to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

The House passed a voucher expansion bill earlier this session that would do away with the requirement that students spend at least one year in public school before receiving a voucher.

Maine voted to expand Medicaid in November 2017, after its Republican Governor Paul LePage repeatedly vetoed expansion bills passed by state legislators.

Bridgeport mayor Joe Ganim testifies at a hearing at the Legislative Office Building on a proposed casino expansion bill that would scrap authorization for a casino in East Windsor and establish an open competition.

«This year, a massive voucher expansion bill was filed seeking a limit of close to the «B» word — nearly a billion dollars.»

His teacher pay differential plan, which will provide additional dollars to districts in order to lu while all he succeeded in doing is passing a watered down charter school expansion bill.

ALBANY — New York's casino expansion bill being negotiated behind closed doors included a new provision Saturday that would expand gambling even if voters reject the proposal to build more casinos.

At a state Capitol news briefing, Connecticut House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, a Berlin Democrat, and Majority Leader Matt Ritter, a Hartford Democrat, reacted to the Senate passage of the casino expansion bill.

Fonfara had confirmed a month ago that the finance committee would consider a casino expansion bill and focus on revenue for the state.

A reported change to New York's casino expansion bill could lead to more gambling sites even if voters reject the effort.

The two surviving casino expansion bills were sent to the House and Senate for more debate in March from the legislature's public safety and security committee.

Fonfara said he and his finance committee co-chairman, Rep. Jason Rojas, D - East Hartford, will ask for the two remaining casino expansion bills to be sent to the finance committee for action.

A senate version of a voucher expansion bill was introduced and sent to the Senate Education Committee, while the Assembly Education Committee will hold a public hearing on its version Thursday, January 25.

An Assembly voucher expansion bill, this time for «gifted and talented» students, is up for a public hearing Thursday, while the Senate version was introduced late last week and referred to its Education Committee.

PAA opposed the House charter expansion bill (see our position paper here) in part because of our concerns about the lack of equity, quality, parental rights, and accountability in many charter schools.