Sentences with phrase «highest lobbying bill»

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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.

Eighty high school students from all across the state gathered in Albany on Tuesday to lobby in support of the Young Voter Act, a bill that would lower the legal voting age to 17 for state and local elections.

PRINCETON, NJ — Since the lobbying scandals surrounding Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff emerged last year, the Republican and Democratic caucuses have been jockeying for the higher moral ground and promoting their separate anti-corruption bills.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is forcing out the department's second - highest - ranking official, who once lobbied for his job, sources told The Post on Monday.

Washington — Despite vigorous lobbying by higher - education groups, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee last week approved a bill directing the bulk of federal vocational - education funds to secondary schools.

In an online letter to members, Association of California School Administrators executive director Wes Smith hints that his organization will be lobbying for a legislative solution in the current session, saying ACSA is committed to working on a meaningful «educator effectiveness» bill — so named, he points out, because principals and superintendents have a responsibility to support teachers in delivering a high - quality education for all students.

The advocacy and lobbying group is also behind the multi-million dollar advertising campaign to undermine New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's decision to make New York City's public schools a high priority compared to the Bloomberg administration's approach that diverted tens of millions in public resources away from the public schools and to the city's privately run charter schools.

In 2010, an unprecedented level of citizen lobbying, grass roots activism and electronic networking resulted in the passage of the strictest high volume breeder bill ever introduced in our state.

This spring, Friends of the Earth Finland will continue lobbying and visible street actions to give impetus to the Bill preparation process and to push for higher targets.

A more critical reporter might have examined how this defendant is paying the bills for high - priced U.S. legal talent and for the Washington lobbying representation she has retained.