Sentences with phrase «governor says the bill»

The governor says the bills range from banning LLC money just for the race for governor, to extending it to all contests for state political office.

A spokesman for the governor says the bill remains under review.

The Democratic governor says the bill doesn't include additional religious exemptions, key to attracting votes from Ball and others who want churches, religious groups and individuals opposed to gay marriage exempted from performing or hosting gay marriages.

Speaking to the media briefly Tuesday, the Governor said the bill changes so quickly, that as soon as his administration would have put out one analysis, it would have been invalid.

The governor said bills would begin printing immediately.

Surrounded by family members of the 17 people killed in the Valentine's Day shooting, the GOP governor said the bill balances «our individual rights with need for public safety.»

Not exact matches

A bipartisan group of governors are criticizing the GOP health bill being crafted in Congress, saying it doesn't protect the vulnerable.

«We need to look no further than our nation's 20 million veterans, 20 % of whom, according to a 2017 American Legion survey, reportedly use cannabis to self - treat PTSD, chronic pain, and other ailments,» said Boehner and former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, a libertarian who is also joining Acreage's board of advisors.

The Republican push reached a fever pitch when Lt. Gov. Chris Cagle, a candidate for governor in the upcoming GOP primary, said he would block a broader tax bill that included the measure.

It seems like a trivial distinction between plans that are so similar (and similar as well to the proposals put forward by Sen. John Edwards and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson) that without the obligatory «Paid for by» ¦» at the bottom of the fact sheet you'd be hard - pressed to say which campaign issued which proposal.

Georgia governor Nathan Deal struck down a similar bill on Monday, which critics said gave businesses the license to discriminate under the guise of religious freedom, after an outcry from businesses.

Vega also says the bill differs from its predecessor in ways that may make it more palatable to Governor Brown.

Specifically, it says the Bank can «buy and sell any other securities, treasury bills, obligations, bills of exchange or promissory notes, to the extent determined necessary by the Governor for the purpose of promoting the stability of the Canadian financial system.»

Hawaii's governor signed a bill making it the first state to place its residents who own firearms in a federal criminal record database and monitor them for possible wrongdoing anywhere in the country, his office said.

Aides to the governor said UNICEF is largely footing the bill for the rebuilding work, with some supplies having been donated as well.

Sanders said the bill would empower an «unelected and undemocratic oversight board» and criticized the legislation for allowing the governor of Puerto Rico to cut the minimum wage temporarily for some younger workers.

Signing the measure, Governor Brown repeated the view of the psychiatric establishment and medical groups, saying, «This bill bans nonscientific «therapies» that have driven young people to depression and suicide,» adding that the practices «will now be relegated to the dustbin of quackery.»

CNN: Arkansas to allow concealed guns in churches The Arkansas House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a measure that would allow concealed guns to be carried in churches and houses of worship, and the governor's office says it plans to sign the bill.

New York mayor Bill de Blasio described the attack as «a particularly cowardly act of terror» while governor Andrew Cuomo said it was a «lone wolf» attack, and there was no evidence it was part of a wider plot.

Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Analysts See a Significant U.S. Deal Ahead for Treasury Analysts continue to raise expectations that Treasury Wine Estates will soon make a sizeable acquisition in the U.S... Today's News: Governor Bill Haslam Says He'll Sign Legislation Allowing Sunday Wine Sales After Senate Passage The Tennessee General Assembly -LSB-...]

«What most people don't realize is shortly thereafter the session comes to an end, the governor's office reaches out to all the legislators, provide us with any backup and documentation because they really want to do a thorough vetting of those bills,» said McDonald.

In a statement, Cuomo's counsel said the governor has «full confidence» in three top - level staffers subpoenaed by the U.S. attorney's office — Bill Mulrow, Jim Malatras and Andrew Kennedy — calling them «nothing more than victims or witnesses to a potential crime.»

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says he wants Governor Cuomo to sign the Taxi Cab Livery bill, with an agreement that amendments will be made during the legislative session.

The governor questioned whether the legislative budget deal will be balanced (we have yet to see the revenue bill, although there's supposed to be one out today), saying he doesn't want to see a repeat of last year, when the Legislature was forced to enact mid-year cuts to address a post-deal deficit.

DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican who has been at odds with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said he spoke with Democratic Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle during the Legislature's break this month on the bill aimed at enhancing oversight to the governor's key economic development programs.

«I was explaining my position on the bill and what I believe the merits of the bill were,» the governor said.

The Governor should sign the bill with the committment that we will pass a bill in January,» Silver said.

Closed - door negotiations over the ethics reform bill have been dragging on for weeks now, despite the fact that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has said repeatedly that his house has an agreement with the governor.

«Today, Governor Paterson finished personally signing all line item vetoes from the budget bills that were passed by the Legislature on Monday,» Hook said in a statement.

The governor described operation of a Land Registry by the federal government in Lagos as an aberration and said the proposed Stamp Duty Bill would cripple internally generated revenue due to the states.

The administration said DeRosa is the first woman to hold the post, and she will be replacing Bill Mulrow, who is returning to the private sector and will chair the governor's 2018 re-election campaign.

Albany has the ultimate say, and Governor Cuomo has now stood with the unions in favor of their more generous bill and against the Mayor and the City Council Speaker.

«Ward's argument is that the governor has already submitted budget bills and now he's submitting something else; it's an interesting argument and flies in the face of the conventional wisdom,» Benjamin said.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Monday said there was «no finality» on whether the bill would come to the floor, but acknowledged the governor's opposition to the legislative proposal.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was in Albany for the governor's address and said he opposes talk of any additional tolls on cars that enter Manhattan.

Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe, a Democrat and Progressive, has said he hoped the governor would change his mind and sign both bills.

Insiders, who defend the Governor, say he had no choice but to veto the TAP funding because it was attached to a larger spending bill rather then being introduced on its own.

In their joint press statement announcing the veto of a bill mandating fundamental governance reforms to the Port Authority, Governor's Cuomo and Christie said they would be seeking new, improved, legislation based on the 103 page Special Report to the Governors, which they released to the public this evening — a Saturday two days after -LSB-...]

Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley says he's going to sign that bill into law next week after approval last night from the state senate.

A Senate sponsor, George D. Maziarz, a Republican from Niagara County, said: «I think what happened is that the governor telegraphed to the leadership, «Don't pass any more of these commission bills.

While Krueger's fellow bill co-sponsor Assemblywoman Deborah Glick said she appreciates Cuomo's effort to push for a constitutional convention, she added, «I'd actually prefer to see the governor working closely with the Senate to actually get Senator Klein to make [RHA] a priority for the IDC and to see it actually enacted into law this year.»

MTA PBA President Mike O'Meara cast their endorsement as choosing to side with Governor Cuomo in his continuing conflict with Mayor de Blasio, saying that Malliotakis «unlike Bill de Blasio truly cares about working with our governor to fix the problems that are affecting the MTAGovernor Cuomo in his continuing conflict with Mayor de Blasio, saying that Malliotakis «unlike Bill de Blasio truly cares about working with our governor to fix the problems that are affecting the MTAgovernor to fix the problems that are affecting the MTA.»

«New York leads the nation's efforts in strengthening climate security, and through the RGGI program and this latest bipartisan proposal to reduce emissions even further, the investment of proceeds will continue to support and create thousands of jobs and reduce electricity bills for residents,» Governor Cuomo said.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the project was «absolutely necessary» for the city's future and he called upon both governors to pursue it.

«We feel there was a victory here because both houses passed a bill that sent a very strong message to the governor that they were not willing to negotiate on his specific points,» Lewi said.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said he «hopes» to meet with Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, when the mayor travels to Albany to lobby for a high - earner tax to fund expanded pre-kindergarten programs.

The legislation was built on bills previously pushed by Assembly member Amy Paulin, Senator Diane Savino and other members of the legislature, the governor's office said.

«What I believe here is that this gives the backing to the MTA and the Long Island Rail Road to stop payments, and as I've been reading in the news and hearing on the news is Amtrak, after the governor and our national representatives... have gotten together calling on Trump for federal funding, which I fully support, Amtrak came out and said that they have the money to do this fix,» said state Sen. Elaine Phillips, the bill's sponsor who also chairs the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.

«We're happy that we look like we're coming to an agreement on a buy American bill, a three - way bill, that was something that was very important to myself and I know Sen. (John) Flanagan's conference,» Klein said after emerging from the governor's office with Flanagan, the Republican majority leader, following an early evening meeting with Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

«In a meeting earlier this week, the governor was threatening people,» WFP State Director Bill Lipton said on Friday.