Sentences with phrase «including measures passed»

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The senators originally promised to include the measures in a year - end spending bill, but because Congress is only working to pass a short - term extension of federal government funding this week, Collins and Alexander say they will include the bills in an omnibus bill in January.

A measure designed to provide financial incentives for companies to hire new employees looks set to pass the Senate, after five Republicans, including newly elected Senator Scott Brown, crossed party lines and voted with the Democrats.

One way or another, though, Mr. Scott has said he is determined to pass the gun package, which would also include significant funding for school safety and mental health measures, before the end of the annual legislative session, which is scheduled to wrap up on Friday.

The House passed several tax policy - related bills, including a measure to punish people who impersonate IRS employees as...

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Even though the measure received overwhelming support from legislators (it passed on am 86 to 44 vote, with 12 abstentions), critics, including pediatricians, say it is misguided and dangerous.

The ad and the broader campaign are aimed mostly at a spending measure passed by the Republican - led House of Representatives that cuts $ 61 billion from current spending levels, including cuts to Head Start, the Women Infants and Children (WIC) program and international aid programs.

Officials of the Wilmette Park District recently said they are considering asking voters to pass a $ 14 million referendum measure in November to pay for the village's lakefront master plan, encompassing an array of projects including new beach houses at both Gillson and Langdon parks.

Over the period from 8 to 18 years, sample members were assessed on a range of measures of cognitive and academic outcomes including measures of child intelligence quotient; teacher ratings of school performance; standardized tests of reading comprehension, mathematics, and scholastic ability; pass rates in school leaving examinations; and leaving school without qualifications.

Of course, this is a gamble, since the editorial pages will likely side with the governor and slam the Legislature for refusing to pass his extender, which (according to Megna, at least), includes such unpalatable (to lawmakers) measures as a tax cap, wine in grocery stores and the SUNY tuition proposal.

Trump has threatened to veto a massive omnibus spending package if it includes money for the Gateway tunnel project in New York City, complicating the outlook for the $ 1 trillion - plus spending measure, which House Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell want to pass before government funding runs out on March 23.

The Assembly and Senate both voted into the early hours of the morning, passing several noncontroversial budget bills — for example, a transportation funding measure that did not include anything for the MTA, which is an area that has caused considerable consternation this session.

Democrats have sought unsuccessfully to pass a range of LGBT rights related bills in recent years, including measures designed to give legal protections to transgender New Yorkers and ban so - called conversion therapy.

These magazines were included in the assault weapons ban passed in 1994, but the measure (formally known as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act) expired in 2004 and has not been reauthorized by Congress.

But the bill was a component of Cuomo's larger Democracy Agenda, measures including voting and campaign finance reform that otherwise fell by the wayside during budget negotiations and seem unlikely to pass in the remaining months

The raise to $ 2,500 a year finally passed as part of a massive package of amendments promoted by Gov. Al Smith in 1927, which included measures that gave the executive significant budgetary powers and let New York City borrow to finance subway construction.

He's passed nine bills in the last three years, including measures to raise the minimum wage, increase penalties for wage theft, and add the light - green taxis for New York's outer boroughs.

WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reports Quinn is calling on judges to mete up maximum penalties, and is urging the City Council to pass «stronger punishment for sex crimes, and include measures to thwart — we hope — to thwart repeat sexual attacks.»

Review Federal Regulations for Repeal — Vote Passed (240 - 185, 4 Not Voting) The measure would establish a commission to review existing federal regulations and identify those that should be repealed in order to reduce costs on the U.S. economy — including those that should be repealed immediately and those that should be repealed over time through a new regulatory «cut - go» system under which agencies could not issue new rules unless the cost of a new rule was offset by repealing existing rules identified by the commission.

He says his group is also against some measures that could be more likely to pass, including public campaign financing, and a higher minimum wage in some cities in New York.

Cuomo earlier this week laid out his own post-session agenda, which included passing measures aimed at strengthening rape and sexual assault reporting on private college campuses.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, whose bill Fair Elections backs, doesn't include an end to the housekeeping committees (Silver said at news conference the measure wouldn't pass if the housekeeping committees were prohibited).

Lawmakers won't be called back for a special session to pass more ethics and campaign - finance reform measures, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he would like to see broader changes included in a constitutional convention.

The final measures passed Sunday by the Senate provide for the flow of funds to state agencies, money to be sent to school districts, public college tuition to be cut or raised for students depending on their family incomes, and non-fiscal matters, including the legalization of ride - hailing upstate.

Though the stalemate over the NYC rent laws has prevented lawmakers from reaching a so called «Big Ugly» deal at the Capitol, plenty of lower - level bills are getting passed — including a measure that would expedite access to medical marijuana for a select group of extremely sick children in New York.

In June, the Senate passed three of the act's 10 bills — including an equal pay measure — and have accused their Democratic colleagues of holding these and other pieces of of the WEA hostage in their all - or - nothing effort to force the abortion issue.

The Democratic - led Assembly approved the full version of the plan last year, but the Senate passed nine out of the 10 planks, which include measures aimed at pay equity, housing discrimination and anti-human trafficking.

Our extraordinary memories of the 1979 election (page 18) include one from Michael Foot who explains why the party delayed calling the election, saying that the extra time allowed them to pass measures they otherwise wouldn't have been able to.

A measure to public finance political campaigns passed the Democratic - led Assembly earlier this year, but that did not include a curb on soft money.

The Committee has the authority to do virtually anything during the course of consideration of a measure, including deeming it passed.

The Assembly Democrats have passed the measure to extend the time frames for victims to bring cases several times over the past dozen years, including in 2017.

(CNN)- The day after the U.S. Senate passed a bill averting the fiscal cliff, AFL - CIO President Richard Trumka issued a statement chastising lawmakers for some of the tax provisions included in the measure.

ALBANY — On the last night of the legislative session, lawmakers in Albany passed a flurry of bills, including a measure that would lower New York City's speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour, and alter the state's current teacher evaluations system.

The measure passed overwhelmingly, despite significant objections from several Council members, including some who questioned its legality.

Other bills that passed both houses and will now go to the governor's desk include a measure that would require sunscreen bottles to carry expiration dates, and a bill to legalize sparklers and other small fireworks.

After being nominated by a host of prominent speakers, including former President Bill Clinton (via video) and Mayor Bill de Blasio (in person), Mr. Cuomo underscored the liberal achievements of his administration, including legalizing same - sex marriage and passing strict gun control measures, apparently pushing back on left - leaning Democrats who have questioned his progressive credentials.

Just a handful of other measures passed the Assembly, including the plan to name the bridge after Mario Cuomo.

«The tax credit changes are part of a package that includes a higher national living wage and tax reductions and I think that is the right approach... and I'm delighted that once again this measure passed the House of Commons last night in a big majority.»

In response to a reporter's question, he said Democrats, including New York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, would be «justified» if they threatened to shut down the government when the temporary spending measure runs out at the end of the week, if the tax bill passes.

Republicans at the time the law passed pointed to what they said are flaws in the measure's language, including whether there is a carve - out provision for law enforcement.

It is similar to language included in the Senate Intelligence Committee's authorization bill, which passed that committee last month, and a Cornyn measure making changes to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or ECPA, that has stalled before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Republicans have been criticized by conservatives for the way in which the measure was passed and going along with Cuomo's push for the law (the Senate GOP has noted the measure included provisions to stem gun violence and criminal activity, which they said would not have gotten into the law without their negotiating for it).

Cuomo campaigned last fall, along with his running mate, and now Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on passing all ten of the provisions in his Women's Equality Act, including a measure to codify into state law the rights included in the federal Roe v. Wade decision.

«We look forward to working with Governor Cuomo to push a number of issues that are important to him but have been blocked by the Senate Republicans including raising the minimum wage, real campaign finance reform and passing common sense gun control measures like microstamping,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.

The measure passed unanimously despite pointed criticism from two rental property owners, including the county's Conservative Party chairman, who compared city government to the Titanic only with less entertainment.

The bill seems poised to pass the Senate, if a vote on the measure is brought to the floor by the chamber's governing coalition, which includes Republicans and a faction of Independent Democrats.

Connecticut has passed some of the strictest gun laws in the country, including measures enacted after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, when a gunman killed 20 schoolchildren and six staff members before killing himself.

The dispute in the House stood in marked contrast to the debate in the Senate, where the bill passed on a vote of 22 to 14, with four Republicans, including Senate GOP leader Len Fasano backing the measure.

Another wave of corruption allegations could provide further momentum for government watchdog groups and elected officials — including Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo — who are pushing for the Legislature to pass new anticorruption measures during the current legislative session.

The Assembly has passed some campaign finance reform measures, including closing the so - called Limited Liability Company (LLC) loophole, which allows those controlling these secretive business entities to essentially ignore campaign contribution limits.