Sentences with phrase «key legislation with»

From Manhattan, he's one of the most influential leaders in Albany, often negotiating budgets and key legislation with the governor and Senate majority leader.

Not exact matches

SEVERAL key issues and concerns with the Fair Work Act have come to light as a review of the federal legislation gets under way.

In the meantime, the political math has become far more demanding for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, with key GOP Senators saying they won't even vote yes on the motion to proceed on the bill, much less the legislation itself.

Scotland's governing Scottish National Party has threatened to try to block the progress of key legislation that will sever legal ties with the EU unless the government does more to account for Scotland's interests in Brexit.

With deadlock in the Senate it will be harder to pass key legislation needed for economic reforms.

Kelso's idea and Long's legislation directly addressed the key issue of risk of earlier employee share ownership plans in the 1920s where workers bought the stock with their wages and savings.

Contrast this with the U.S., where the legislation most able to unite the party in power (tax reform) is now behind us, and where key mid-term elections lie ahead.

Another key component of the legislation would require elementary schools to serve free breakfast in the classroom in schools with moderate or high concentrations of poor children.

The other WBTi indicators offer key points to include, such as Baby Friendly status being a universal goal, legislation in line with World Health Assembly recommendations, adequate protection for breastfeeding in the workplace, local support that is of high quality and integrated, and health professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfeeding.

Renee and guest Ronnie Ellis with CNHI News Service run down the key state legislative races in this year's primary contest, the top - tier candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the 6th congressional district, the impact of recent educator activism in response to pension legislation and education funding, and more.

A key part of my decision was that legislation for radical reform of the Lords can only be delivered with the backing of the Lords themselves, and they have always been resistant.

The IDC has had a rocky relationship with the rest of the Democrats, and has often sided with the current Republican majority on key legislation.

Faso, along with Rep. Chris Collins, has sought to play a key role in the shape of the legislation, adding an amendment that would require the state to take on the county - level costs of the Medicaid program in New York.

The president has yet to propose major legislation to achieve his goals, with members of his cabinet and senior staff members divided over key elements of tax and health plans, and congressional Republicans split on how to structure them.

Either way, a strong working majority that can pull in a moderate republican to get through the key legislation - without having to horse trade and go whole hog with pork barrel bargaining.

This past spring, I co-sponsored key legislation that the New York State Assembly passed with strong bipartisan support that would close the LLC loophole (A.6975 - B).

In an interview with Gay Times magazine, Conservative leader David Cameron displays uncertainty over support for key votes on equality legislation in European and UK parliaments.

The increase is «consistent» with the America COMPETES Act, says Amy Scott, associate vice-president for federal relations at the Association of American Universities, referring to legislation that aims to double the money for key science - funding agencies, including the NSF, over 10 years.

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

Frank Langella («The Americans») is strong as always as LBJ mentor Sen. Richard Russell, a good ol' boy who parted ways with the President on the key issue of the day and warned of the Democratic Party losing the South for generations if civil rights legislation passed.

Washington — Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, who is noted for his advocacy of conservative causes on Capitol Hill, has surprised his critics and supporters alike by announcing that he will moderate his stance on two key pieces of legislation that deal with sex equity in education.

In an effort to identify where individual states are situated as they attempt to conform to the new legislation, we conducted informal, open - ended, structured interviews with key policymakers in each of these states.

By examining the key factors in each EU member state which impact these socio - economic environments and, which in turn help mould policy and political sentiment, IWB seeks to highlight more than how well member states are aligned with European Union legislation on refugees.

They will discuss the latest legislation and what it means for education, providing a summary of the key issues arising from policy, along with the latest progress and developments in SEND.

Indeed, some people involved in the negotiations said that a key reason the compromise legislation wasn't made public until shortly before the House voted was to appease conservatives in the House who might have staged a revolt over continued federal involvement and persuaded some moderates to go along with them in a bid to torpedo the new law.

Another grave concern for educators is the academic gap that would be left by teacher assistants that are primarily tasked with making sure students read on grade level by the third grade — presumably still a significant goal for Senator Berger who was a key driver in the state's Read to Achieve legislation that mandates all third graders read on grade level or be held back from advancing to the fourth grade.

Bill Would Overhaul Student Testing in California A key hearing is set today for consideration of what may prove to be landmark legislation that would replace the state's existing statewide student performance testing program with one that is designed to be taken online and is also aligned with the new common core curriculum standards.

A key hearing is set today for consideration of what may prove to be landmark legislation that would replace the state's existing statewide student performance testing program with one that is designed to be taken online and is also aligned with the new common core curriculum standards.

They seem willing to ignore the fact that Trump Administration has proven spectacularly incompetent in rallying fellow Republicans in Congress around any legislation, and has sparred with key congressional leaders to boot.

The legislation faced stiff opposition from the state's powerful teachers unions, and while linking teacher pay with student performance remains a key goal of the Obama administration, there remained enough uncertainty around the proposal to cause its demise, again.

More than 300 school leaders, supporters, parents, and students met with elected officials yesterday to discuss key legislation impacting charter schools during CCSA's annual Advocacy Day.

(Calif.) With a key committee vote set for today on legislation that would place a $ 9 billion, statewide school facilities bond on the November ballot, one group backing the proposal is already nearly a third of the way toward reaching its campaign finance goal of $ 1.6 million.

And Rep. Edward Hanes, Jr. (D - Forsyth), a key sponsor of the school voucher bill, backed off on his support as it became clear the budget bill would pass — with the school voucher legislation included.

The proposed legislation, which hits the House floor this afternoon, would have two key effects: prohibit the possibility of engaging in a new, substantial mechanism to compare NC students» academic performance with that of students in other states; and authorize the creation of a review commission composed of parents, educators, and other stakeholders to review alternative standards and recommend them for adoption.

Utah's NTEP leaders and members of the Board ultimately joined forces to restructure a complicated and bureaucratic licensing system by conducting focus groups around the state, visiting with key stakeholders, and successfully advocating for legislation that allowed that Board to proceed with key changes.

The new legislation, introduced by Republican Sen. Mark Wyland of Escondido but likely to enjoy the support of many Democrats, could signal a showdown with Gov. Jerry Brown, who vetoed similar legislation last year because it infringed on a key premise of his Local Control Funding Formula — allowing local educational agencies the bulk of authority over school spending decisions.

«More than 300 school leaders, supporters, parents, and students will have the opportunity to meet with elected officials, discuss key legislation impacting charter schools, and share the importance of their support on policies that will ensure the future success of charter schools and the students they serve,» said CCSA President and CEO, Jed Wallace.

The legislation «evolved» with hard work by AEA from an original mandate that 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation be based upon student test scores, Instead, the key features of the new bill include what AEA called «a statewide uniform system of teacher evaluation (beginning in the 2014 - 15 school year) that emphasizes quality assurance and teacher growth»....

MYTH: The main problem with education is the lazy or incompetent teacher, who is protected by corrupt unions and supervised by out - of - control local school councils, so the key to reform is a system of rewards and punishments and the dismantling of rights to organize (as with state legislation currently under debate).

This publication chronicles the life experiences of students with disabilities who were educated after passage of major legislative protections and suggests five key areas for the focus of future disability legislation, policies, and initiatives.

TCTA vigorously opposed the legislation, arguing that it was not evidence - based, threatened to undermine key statutory provisions that have long provided a baseline of protections for teachers, parents and students, and was too broadly available to school districts that were mediocre in performance, given that districts with merely «acceptable» accountability ratings were eligible (95 percent of school districts in Texas earned an acceptable rating in 2015).

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Recently with the ASPCA, he played a key role in efforts to combat the cruelties of puppy mills and to effect the passage of precedent setting legislation in Pennsylvania regulating large - scale commercial dog breeding operations.

While I will agree with you that legislation is part of ending this industry as we know it, I also strongly believe that how we behave is consumers is key.

In Illinois, Donna played a key role in the passage of the 1973 «Humane Care For Animals Act» legislation (which was over 220 years old) along with State veterinarian Dr. David Bromwell.

To date Turneffe Atoll Trust has contributed nearly one - half million dollars towards this mission with key successes being the passage of legislation mandating catch and release fishing for bonefish, permit and tarpon in Belize, a law which is now being emulated by other countries.

While there may be differences of opinion with respect to the value of mandatory helmet legislation, the key message to all Ontarians is simple:

The EU is currently in the process of adopting new legislation to ensure its continued leadership on the energy transition and is delighted to team up with the IEA and key IEA Members in the global efforts needed.»

http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/3097-obama-woos-senators-for-climate-change-legislation «President Obama is turning up the heat on Congress to pass comprehensive climate - change legislation, meeting today with key Senators from both parties at the White House.

Even so, Mr. Obama had consistently backed carbon caps and carbon trading markets, and his advisers say he has had discussions with key Congressional lawmakers, «including one key moderate House Democrat whose support will be critical to passage of any carbon legislation,» wrote N.E.F.