Sentences with phrase «from state legislatures»

Newly assertive leadership of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators appears eager to confront what it views as an ongoing usurpation of authority from state legislatures.

Regardless of its potential applications, however, the device must still pass legal approval from state legislatures before the company can begin production, so it hasn't hit the roadways yet.

Includes a «Congressional staff panel» and a panel on «The View from the State Legislatures.»

Interestingly, there is growing pushback to Common Core from state legislatures that is largely due to their having had no input in developing the standards.

In their continuing efforts to extract more school spending from state legislatures through the courts, advocacy groups recently acquired a powerful new weapon: the standards movement.

Going forward, any potential unions could likely only come from state legislatures or city governments.

In Florida, where the emergency plan is based on a directive from the state legislature, more than 12,000 prisoners were moved out of Hurricane Irma's destructive path in one of the largest evacuations in the state's history.

Where Gibson is private, McLain, 49, holds the most public of jobs in the 1990s: He hosts a radio call - in show in Detroit, discoursing during morning drive time on everything from the state legislature to the state of the world.

Two days ago, I was in the school hallway with my friend Andrea discussing the hullabaloo a while back when Texas parents successfully demanded from the state legislature the right to continue to bring birthday cupcakes to school (also known,... [Continue reading]

The Park District on Thursday night delayed issuing $ 1 million in bonds until it sees clearly the effect of a Cook County tax cap anticipated from the state legislature.

I keep hoping the Ravitch Commission will find a way to implement CP (or something that has the same effect) without the need for approval from the state legislature.

That plan would also need approval from the state legislature.

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.

On Monday, after getting the greenlight from the state legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo formally signed two of his most carefully - watched initiatives into law, enacting a statewide $ 15 minimum wage plan and 12 - week paid family leave policy.

Lopez resigned from the state legislature in May 2013 in the midst of allegations that he sexually harassed female staffers.

Uber and other ride sharing services are gearing up to win permission from the state legislature to operate in areas outside New York City.

The district is also anticipating an additional $ 19.3 million in operating aid from the state legislature

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

Yet, the de Blasio administration recently filed court briefs supporting the developers in a lawsuit over the transfer of city parkland — the parking lot where the mall is planned — without approval from the state legislature.

These measures passed by the county legislature require approval from the state legislature and that will require the assistance of local assembly members and Senator David Carlucci.

He quietly put an end to the commission in April after winning a series of ethics reform concessions from the state legislature, irking good government groups and Mr. Bharara because they believed the Moreland Commission was terminated prematurely.

Faced with the possibility of being expelled from the state legislature as soon as next week, State Assemblyman Vito Lopez, a Democrat from Brooklyn, today said he would resign on June 20th at the end of the legislative session and run for a seat on the New York City Council.

Twenty state and national groups supporting a bill that would strengthen the state's Freedom of Information Law are urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign the measure into law as soon as he receives it from the state legislature.

He said Tuesday that he is not sure if the city can pay for it without a so - called «Millionaire's Tax,» which would require approval from the state legislature.

Cuomo offered few details on the plan, which would require support from the state legislature.

«The city received the necessary legal approval from the state legislature to utilize the public parkland in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which currently houses the New York Hall of Science due to a similar alienation granted decades ago.

In April, Borough President Katz urged the city to seek the necessary approval from the state legislature pursuant to the Public Trust Doctrine, which establishes that parks and other natural resources should be preserved for public enjoyment and that alienation of parkland must be authorized by the New York State legislature.

He aims to pay for those programs with a tax hike on wealthy New Yorkers but needs approval from the state legislature.

The board's recommendations are expected any day now, and Cuomo could enact them without approval from the state legislature.

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced (under pressure from the state legislature) changes that will make it easier for special - needs students to attend private school at public expense when their parents believe that public schools are not meeting the needs of their children.

However, of the five states in our study, only California also provides a direct payment from the state legislature to subsidize the cost of the pension plan.

Not surprisingly, the KCPSRS has requested increases to the school contribution rate over the next few years from the state legislature.

The state's move effectively shifted control over spending decisions from the state legislature to local school districts and eliminated a slew of state - imposed spending rules that many local districts saw as impediments...

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced (under pressure from the state legislature) changes that will make it easier for special - needs students to attend private school at public expense when their parents believe that public schools are not meeting their needs.

Key Democratic state legislators who spoke at the news conference didn't indicate that more money from the state legislature would be forthcoming.

The causes are numerous, from a national decline in interest in the teaching profession to frustrations with North Carolina's low teacher pay and recent policy changes from the state legislature.

Merrill said Tuesday that Wake County has been «dragging its feet» in committing to any of its prospective options, all of which are sure to spur controversy in the community, as local officials await any sign of a direction from the state legislature.

Since then, the program has been scaled, with funding support from the state legislature, and has now served 87 districts across the state.

(The California Teachers Association argued that such changes should only come from the state legislature, not through waivers.)

Black's previous experience was in the publishing world (Hearst Publications, USA Today); she needed a waiver of all education requirements from the state legislature to become chancellor.

The state's move effectively shifted control over spending decisions from the state legislature to local school districts and eliminated a slew of state - imposed spending rules that many local districts saw as impediments to doing the most with their dollars.

Through a $ 6.5 million allocation from the state legislature, each school has received an extra $ 1,300 per student to expand learning time by 30 percent (about two hours per day) for all students in the school and to significantly reconfigure the use of time during that day.

The suit charges that such «coercive taxes» were illegally levied without approval from the state legislature.

Mizeur says she did nothing wrong and that she received clearance from the state legislature's ethics counsel to sponsor and vote on the legislation.

Not exact matches

More than 240 bills were introduced in 42 states last year covering a range of security issues, from improving government practices to restricting public disclosure of confidential information, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Other state legislatures, from Michigan to Massachusetts, are considering similar measures.

The busiest airport in Arkansas would no longer be named after the only president and first lady from the state if a bill introduced in the legislature succeeds.

Michigan's state legislature is expected to give final approval as early as Tuesday to new laws making it a «right - to - work» state despite protests from thousands of unionized workers.

Any budget must receive two - thirds support from the Democrat - controlled state legislature, meaning the Republican governor has plenty of negotiating to do before July 1, when the new fiscal year begins.

ALBANY, N.Y., March 31 - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature agreed late on Friday on a $ 168 billion budget for fiscal 2019, including measures aimed at offsetting damage to taxpayers from new federal tax changes.