Sentences with phrase «from measures proposed»

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In addition to the tax measures outlined in Chapter V: A Fair and Efficient Tax System, the 2014 Budget measures include net revenue gains of asset optimization (discussed in Chapter I, Section E: Making Every Dollar Count) totalling $ 0.9 billion in 2014 — 15 and $ 1.0 billion in 2015 — 16, and the revenue implications of the proposed removal of the electricity Debt Retirement Charge cost from residential users» bills (discussed in Chapter I, Section D: Fostering a Fair Society).

They expressed concerns about Trump's proposed tariffs leading to retaliatory measures from China that could hurt the agriculture industry.

House Democrats have launched a perpetual U.S. mining reform crusade proposing measures that would force miners to pay royalties for minerals extracted from public lands and contribute to a fund for clean - up costs.

And while the proposed reform is not expected to destroy small businesses, the new measures might discourage many from starting a business.

This is also a way to benefit from passive investments, a practice that the proposed measures aim to limit.

Moreover, because these new proposed measures target imports from all countries that supply steel or aluminum to the US market, several or perhaps even all those countries may seek to initiate proceedings against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO), which enforces the GATT.

Under Church of England rules, for a measure like the one proposed by Williams and Sentamu to pass, it needed majority support from three different groups: bishops, priests and lay leaders.

Christian pro-life supporters may be prevented from distributing leaflets from outside an abortion clinic in west London, under a proposed measure to be discussed this week.

Also, last Thursday, the FDA proposed measures that would «all but eliminate» artificial trans fats, a major contributor to heart disease in the U.S., from the food supply.

Ian Wright, director general of industry body the Food and Drink Federation, said: «The proposed tax on soft drinks is a disappointing diversion from effective measures to tackle obesity.

That's why I propose [measures] to prevent people from committing sexual assault.»

There appears to be a current and very deliberate attempt to obfuscate what a VAT actually does (create a level field and back out taxes from exports, allowing recipient countries to impose their own taxes at consumption) and conflate it with protectionist measures such as straightforward tariffs or the proposed complex «border adjustability» tax, the latter explicitly prohibited under WTO rules precisely because it is not a level playing field (imports are taxed and exports are subsidized).

The Assembly, Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have proposed reforms to how the state handles sexual harassment cases, which include measures ranging from bans on confidential settlements as well as money for the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to review allegations and a goal of creating a uniform policy for handling cases.

State Sen. Jim Tedisco of Glenville is proposing that proceeds from the sale of what he is calling a «Guardians For Schools,» license plate be used to fund armed guards — and other security measures — at needy New York state schools.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's state budget measure would exclude 100 acres for the proposed Middle Island Solar Farm from the Pine Barrens core preservation district.

Also being proposed is a measure by Republican Sen. Kenneth LaValle from eastern Long Island, that would allow commercial spear fishing for striped bass.

Smokers in Scotland were barred from lighting up in public places in March, but the working group yesterday proposed 31 new measures to tackle smoking, including a ban on the display of cigarettes.

State Senator Simcha Felder of Brooklyn and Assemblyman Michael Cusick of Staten Island joined a host of other Albany legislators to propose a measure that would bar any municipality in the state from imposing an impost on carry - out sacks.

Mr Huhne's largest challenge is from Liberal Democrat colleague Vince Cable, whose Department for Business, Innovation and Skills opposes the proposed measures.

Dadey said, though, that today's announcement «should not distract from the more immediate task at hand of addressing the crime wave of corruption in Albany» and called for passage of previously proposed measures.

The city has also proposed a reimbursement measure that would lessen tax bills for this fiscal year, so that taxes more accurately reflect homes» post-Sandy value, but that measure will require approval from the state legislature.

Erie County, New York - In order to further combat the severity of the ongoing opioid epidemic, Legislator Patrick Burke is proposing a measure that would take an additional $ 1 million from the county fund balance, which currently stands at almost $ 90 million, and transfer it to the Erie County Department of Health.

Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerDem lawmaker spars with own party over prison reform A country as wealthy as the United States should make affordable housing a right Democrats urge colleagues to oppose prison reform bill MORE (D - N.J.) criticized Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen NielsenKirstjen Michele NielsenOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Hillicon Valley: Lawmakers target Chinese tech giants Dems move to save top cyber post Trump gets a new CIA chief Ryan delays election security briefing Twitter CEO meets lawmakers MORE as complicit with President TrumpDonald John TrumpMexican presidential candidate vows to fire back at Trump's «offensive» tweets Elizabeth Warren urges grads to fight for «what is decent» in current political climate Jim Carrey takes aim at Kent State grad who posed with AR - 10 MORE for saying she did not hear him say the United States should not accept immigrants from «shithole countries.»

The Bloomberg administration's plan to close 20 fire companies at night as a cost - saving measure, as well as its proposed fees for emergency services, drew intense criticism from council members at a hearing Monday afternoon.

Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, a Republican from the Capital Region, is proposing a similar measure.

The Republicans have proposed several measures in response to the continued series of school shootings, but the GOP bills focus on making schools safer from shootings.

Lawmakers and administration officials have cited the complexity of the criminal justice matters being proposed, saying more time is needed to parse through language (lawmakers and Cuomo may be wary of again taking up a complex issue so quickly following the 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act had to be amended to exclude police officers from the measure).

The group is proposing a series of amendments which bring together key issues for unions, ranging from the right to expel those with racist views to measures to improve the balloting process and action to prevent agency workers being used to undermine lawful industrial disputes.

The abortion provision has proposed by Cuomo was part of a larger 10 - point women's agenda the governor pushed in 2014, only to have the various planks broken up from the omnibus bill and approved in piecemeal fashion, save for the measure to bolster reproductive rights.

Have things reached the perverse situation where in order to get elected Labour have to cut public spending for their first term although they want to increase it and the Conservatives have to increase public spending in order to get elected, usually when people vote for a different party it is because they expect something to be different from the way it was, such plans leave it wide open for the Liberal Democrats to come out and propose a series of economy measures and be the one of the 3 parties proposing the lowest levels of public spending and tax cuts targeted at the poor.

«The damage from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria alone are responsible for approximately $ 265.0 billion of the $ 306.2 billion,» Adam SmithDavid (Adam) Adam SmithOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Congress, Trump eye new agency to invest in projects overseas Overnight Defense: House panel passes 6B defense bill What's in the bill and what didn't make the cut Pentagon details «failures» in Niger operation Trump, Kim meeting set MORE, an economist at NOAA, wrote in a blog post.

In the Canadian province of Ontario, the Liberal Party formed a minority government from 1985 to 1987 on the basis of a formal accord with the New Democratic Party (NDP): the NDP agreed to support the Liberals for two years on all confidence motions and budgetary legislation, in exchange for the passage of certain legislative measures proposed by the NDP.

This week, Saratoga County Board of Supervisors» Law and Finance committee advanced a measure proposed by County Clerk Craig Hayner and Sheriff Michael Zurlo to remove the Saratoga County seal from state - issued letters to county residents requesting pistol permit renewals.

Proposed changes, which will come into focus during the upcoming legislative session, include amending or altogether repealing a 2011 statute that provided SUNY more flexibility by eliminating the need for pre-approval from the state comptroller for all SUNY procurements (excluding non-construction service purchases totaling more than $ 250,000)-- a measure lawmakers reauthorized in April through 2021.

«We need action now,» said Lester Holloway, a councillor from Sutton who proposed the measure (and is of mixed race).

A state official said the taxes from any school or municipal district whose proposed budget feel within the state's tax cap would be combined and measured against income.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today released the following joint statement from House Republican Leader John Boehner, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, and NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions regarding the the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District: «As the House stands on the cusp of the forthcoming vote on a trillion - dollar healthcare reform measure, it is vital that we unify behind a candidate that will support reining in massive government spending and work with Republicans in Congress to restore fiscal sanity and propose thoughtful measures to get our nation's economy on the right track.

The flap has prompted an ethics complaint from local officials and has seemed to buoy Honda's challenger, former Commerce Department official Ro KhannaRohit (Ro) KhannaOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Lawmakers seek to limit US involvement in Yemen's civil war Freshman lawmakers introduce congressional term limits proposal MORE.

To alleviate any remaining concerns, Day proposed a motion to table the measure until it could be discussed further in the committee and a motion to divide the question of undersheriff benefits from the other benefits, both of which were defeated.

The fear that Trump will fire Mueller from leading the probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia has caused fear among Democrats for months, but gained new traction on Friday when Rep. Jackie SpeierKaren (Jackie) Lorraine Jacqueline SpeierOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Navy to stop announcing names of officials fired for misconduct: report MORE (D - Calif.)

Gov. David A. Paterson today released a package of proposed changes to New York rent laws today, including a measure that would make it harder for landlords to remove apartments from rent stabilization.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

Questions during the Q&A portion of the press conference included his plans during his scheduled visit to Albany on March 4th, why he expects to convince legislators who he has not convinced, whether he's concerned that the middle school program will be pushed aside if there is a pre-K funding mechanism other than his proposed tax, where the money to fund the middle school program will come from, how he counters the argument that his tax proposal is unfair to cities that do not have a high earner tax base, how he will measure the success of the program absent additional standardized testing, whether he expects to meet with Governor Cuomo or Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos during his March 4th trip, what he would say to a parent whose child planned on attending one of the charter schools that his administration refused to allow, whether he doubts Governor Cuomo's commitment or ability to deliver on the funding the governor has promised, what are the major hurdles in trying to convince the state senate to approve his tax proposal, whether there's an absolute deadline for getting his tax proposal approved, whether he can promise parents pre-K spots should Governor Cuomo's proposal gointo effect, and why he has not met with Congressman Michael Grimm since taking office.

Irene Naa Torshie Addo, the President's nominee for the position of Common Fund Administrator, is proposing new measures including borrowing from banks to end the perennial challenge of the delay in the payment of Assemblies» share of the Common Fund.

Other legislative documents that can be blocked from release include analyses of proposed bills that could provide indications of how much a given measure might cost, or how effective a new law would be.

Spencer Lam, a representative from the popular Chinatown bus carrier Fung Wah, also testified in favor of the measure, noting that the bus company is «hopeful and thankful» for the proposed legislation.

In January, Denno will be one of five returning councilors who supported the measure, which changes the city charter to give the council more power to prevent proposed developments from being killed when they don't pass muster with the five - person planning commission.

Now those who seek to further reduce the harm from smoking have proposed a new measure: a ban on menthol in cigarettes.

The DRC has proposed measures to preserve its forests under the U.N. - based Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +) system, including a suggestion to increase its area of protected land from 10 percent of the country to 15 percFrom Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +) system, including a suggestion to increase its area of protected land from 10 percent of the country to 15 percfrom 10 percent of the country to 15 percent.

Schrödinger proposed his «cat» after debates with Albert Einstein over the Copenhagen interpretation, which Schrödinger defended, stating in essence that if a scenario existed where a cat could be so isolated from external interference (decoherence), the state of the cat can only be known as a superposition (combination) of possible rest states (eigenstates), because finding out (measuring the state) can not be done without the observer interfering with the experiment — the measurement system (the observer) is entangled with the experiment.