Sentences with phrase «key legislators for»

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FPA recently published a brief, two page flexible packaging industry overview for communicating the benefits of flexible packaging to legislators and key stakeholders.

Wine Institute and CAWG developed the report to provide an understanding of the industry's contributions to the California and U.S. economies for use in public policy discussions with state and federal legislators and other key officials.

If true, why would northern national legislators band together to pass the Lagos - Kano rail project but the southern ones, in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, conspire to let go of a key infrastructure thrust, that could change the face of the South East and South - South economies for good?

In a stinging slap at a key state legislator, the state Democratic Party called for an independent investigation of a sexual misconduct claim leveled against IDC Leader Jeff Klein.

We have encouraged more thorough debate in Albany and for legislators to better understand key aspects of the New York City law, such as its exemption for low - income residents or a plan to distribute 200,000 free reusable bags.

«The Governor and key legislators have set a positive tone for 2014 but there are also renewed calls for increased state spending, new taxes and new employer mandates,» said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. «We believe it is important for New York to maintain its focus on state spending restraint and broad - based reforms.»

Charles Dorego, chief counsel for luxury developer Glenwood Management, testified how the Nassau County Republican used heavy - handed threats to extract political contributions during election years while the industry lobbied the pol on key issues — and all while the legislator and his son incessantly pestered him for employment opportunities.

At that time, and for much of the succeeding decade, the state's top unions were often willing to aid legislators who might oppose the bulk of their agendas if they supported a few key items.

«That may be one of the key issues for me as a legislator,» Krueger, an Upper East Side lawmaker told me.

While the goal line seemingly keeps moving on lawmakers, Seward said the push from constituents has been key for individual legislators to come to a deal.

The mayors says they planned meetings with several key legislators to hope to convince them to adopt the governor's plan, though Bloomberg had harsh words for the legislature's policy on pensions over the years, which he called a «charade».

Legislators still needed to be briefed on key details, bills needed to be printed and passed, and the resolution of one giant issue — state subsidies for real - estate developers — had been outsourced for six months.

One reason for the Democrats» delay may be that a solid chunk of its key constituents — including legislators and unions that are reliably core supporters of party candidates — are pushing Cuomo to extend an income tax surcharge on people earning more than $ 200,000 a year.

Key legislators and real estate execs are demonstrating a new openness to a State Assembly bill that would mandate higher wages for construction workers...

While environmental concerns remain a key component of LCV policy, the potential of the sector to revitalise the domestic automotive industry has become a major focus for legislators.

Plochocki, a fiscal hawk, passed a key Conservative Party litmus test by voting against pay raises for the county executive and legislators in December 2015.

A senior Republican legislator unwittingly became a poster child yesterday for one of the Obama Administration's key initiatives to improve science education.

The key to climate progress is watchdogging governors and state legislators, reaching out directly via phone calls and in - office visits, making sure to thank them for progress, and holding them accountable if they side with polluters.

He and other key stakeholders — including union leaders, the Board of Regents chancellor, and state legislators — came together to hammer out reform goals for the round - two grant submission.

Further comment on the Wisconsin situation would not be warranted but for the continued assertion by Governor Jim Doyle and key legislators that the state is a serious contender for RTTT funds.

Our Education Choice Scorecard grades legislators on their voting record on four key bills that give parents education options for their children.

Our 2015 Education Report Card grades legislators on their voting record on key bills that give parents education options for their children.

ProgressNow, by the way, was one of the key players in ousting school reform - minded Michigan legislator Paul Scott from his statehouse seat earlier this month and has decried Gov. Rick Snyder's efforts to allow for the expansion of charter schools and school choice....»

The apotheosis of educational romanticism occurred on January 8, 2002, when a Republican president of the United States, surrounded by approving legislators from both parties, signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act, which had this as the Statement of Purpose for its key title:

By contacting your legislators on key education issues, staying in the loop for future opportunities to act, attending a ConnCAN event or supporting us financially, you can be a critical partner in our work for Connecticut kids.

By contacting your legislators on key education issues, staying in the loop for future opportunities to act or supporting us financially, you can be a critical partner in our work for our state's kids.

City and state officials criticized the Baltimore school board Wednesday for conducting a secret search for a new schools chief that left the public and key legislators unaware that the process was underway.

Whether like Jennifer Alexander who lobbies for charter schools, you see thousands of Connecticut public school students «trapped in failing schools» or, like me, you see the possibilities for curriculum design and professional development in those schools, what we have before us and before the Connecticut legislators in the future is a key moral question about what is the right thing for citizens in a democracy and their elected representatives to do.

Legislators also cut millions requested for new charter schools and teacher evaluation and training — other key pieces of the reform bill.

Some legislators and officials want more fiscal transparency as well and some have called for key accounting changes to make it easier to monitor how the schools» tax dollars are spent.

WASHINGTON — The Pew Charitable Trusts praised Ohio legislators today for passing H.B. 123 out of a key House committee, a long overdue step toward reforming the state's payday loan industry.

Today, a coalition of more than 25 organizations sent the below message to Washington state legislators calling for strong climate action, in the form of three key solutions: (1) supporting a path to 100 % carbon - free electricity, (2) putting a price on carbon pollution, and (3) advancing clean fuels for transportation.

On June 30, 2015, a top lobbyist for Duke Energy reached out to several key state legislators to request a meeting about the emerging issue of «re-regulation» of Ohio's electricity markets.

This panel will discuss the possibility for a bill similar to the Modernization of Derivatives Act to emerge this Fall, the process for such a bill to move forward, and the substantive issues under consideration by key legislators.

Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy said negotiations were close to complete but halted by «just a handful of words,».47 The primary sticking point for legislators and key stakeholders was the issue of how damages for infringement should be calculated.

Republican legislators said Wednesday they thought they had reached an agreement on key elements behind closed doors, but the agreement comes too late for lawmakers to end their 60 - day session as scheduled.

At the March 19 committee hearing, a key legislator expressed concern about the bill because there was no requirement for a certain number of hours of pharmacology in the CAAHEP and ABHES medical assisting accreditation Standards.

Participants will have an opportunity to discuss additional strategies around planning and executing successful visits with legislators — and presenters will describe the key components of framing and communicating a clear and effective message to federal legislators in order to gain support for quality home visiting programs.

Key legislators, such as Senator Grassley (R - Iowa) and Congressman Goodlatte (R - Virginia), have been advocating for reforms that would encourage more EB - 5 investment in rural areas.

«These legislators have consistently provided strong leadership on key housing issues by working to keep banks out of real estate, expand federal homeownership programs for veterans, and support an affordable housing tax credit, among other crucial issues for our members.»