Sentences with phrase «law cracks down»

It also helps that the law cracks down really hard on drunk driving related accidents.

In fact, the more crime the player commits, the more the law cracks down, and the more challenging it is to progress in the story.

The law cracked down on insurers who denied coverage to those who were already sick.

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He insisted it was an official visit as part of an inquiry by the Culture, Media and Sport select committee into new laws cracking down on such establishments.

Share Better, an anti-Airbnb coalition that includes politicians and the hotel industry, is launching a new ad campaign and website today warning about a new law cracking down on the advertising of illegal short - term rentals and the costs of violating it.

The LLC loophole still hasn't been closed, though a 2016 law cracking down on independent expenditures could be considered a precursor measure.

Last fall, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law cracking down on «ticket bots» in New York state.

South Carolina is one of a few states that does not have laws cracking down on puppy mills, which makes us ripe for their proliferation.

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Crime Inc. goes inside the entertainment industry to meet some of the people losing their livelihood to piracy and also follows law enforcement trying to crack down on this seemingly victimless crime.

State officials are cracking down on small businesses that don't comply with tax law relating to online sales.

The Treasury said on Friday it will postpone enforcement of a new law that cracks down on offshore tax avoidance by Americans.

This summer law - enforcement agencies in 99 countries cracked down on illegal online pharmacies, confiscating 10.1 million illicit pills with an estimated value of US$ 36 million and shutting down more than 13,700 websites.

Lots of things exist for a while unbothered by the law until someone cracks down, whether it's a certain drug, or, for example, people using bitcoin for illegal purposes.

Law enforcement agencies have cracked down on other encrypted phone companies allegedly catering to organised crime over the past few years.

Marijuana dispensaries and manufacturers are increasingly worried that the Trumpadministration will crack down on enforcement of federal laws that ban growing and selling marijuana — reversing the president's stance during his campaign and potentially upending what has become a $ 7 billion market.

While many, many companies break the law in this area, the government has been cracking down.

The FSA has been cracking down on cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan as of late, targeting those that are not in line with the country's strict regulatory laws.

President Trump addressed a crowd of police officers in Long Island about cracking down on the gang MS - 13, and said some concerning things about law enforcement and police brutality.

With more than 1,000 Protestant house churches meeting in Moscow alone, cracking down to the letter of the law will not be easy.

Russia's «foreign agent» laws, a decade - plus effort to crack down on NGOs, reflect the country's reservations over outside influence.

The court could decide that the vaguely worded law, that's been used to crack down on Christian missionaries and evangelists, violates the country's constitution.

«While it is good that no Christians died for their faith in Vietnam, the authorities continue to crack down on ethnic minority Christians and will start implementing a new law on religion in 2018 for all Christians.»

Mr Joyce also said the Nationals would deliver the changes to the competition law and introduce a so - called «effects» test to crack down on big businesses that engage in anti-competitive behaviour.

Last year the Harper review of competition law recommended getting rid of the «take advantage» test to crack down more effectively on anti-competitive behaviour by big companies such as exclusive deals, loss - leader pricing and cross-subsidisation to stamp out new competitors.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making aggressive law enforcement a top priority, directing his federal prosecutors across the country to crack down on illegal immigrants and «use every tool» they have to go after violent criminals and drug traffickers.

«I am committed to working with my partners in law enforcement to crack down on public corruption.»

In her current capacity, Diana has been instrumental in crafting legislation that has become law, from expanding tenants» rights to cracking down on the sale of synthetic marijuana (K2).

A reform group is taking a new approach to trying to close a loophole in the state's campaign finance laws, as years long attempts to crack down on what's known as «dark money» donations have failed.

Last week, the Governor and legislative leaders reached an agreement on multiple bills that include new programs and insurance reforms to improve treatment options for individuals suffering from heroin and opioid addiction; measures to strengthen penalties and put in place additional tools for law enforcement to crack down on the distribution of illegal drugs; provisions to ensure the proper and safe use of naloxone, an overdose antidote; and support for enhanced public awareness campaigns to prevent drug abuse.

«They also discussed the risk posed by firearms, agreeing that our existing tough firearms laws are a very important part of the protections we have and that we should step up our efforts with other countries to crack down on the illegal smuggling of weapons across borders,» the Downing Street spokesman said.

Aronson echoed calls for Urstadt Law repeal (a popular stance among many city Democrats) and vowed to crack down on illegal hotels she alleged have been driving up housing prices in the area.

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A public - safety program would crack down on gun - related crimes through expanded penalties based on a California law aimed at the use of a firearm while in the commission of a crime.

Mr. Cuomo has sought to increase access to emergency overdose antidotes and has passed laws to crack down on «doctor shopping» for painkiller prescriptions, often a gateway to heroin use.

Albany, NY — The state ethics commission is cracking down on receptions held by lobby groups at the state Capitol, and has charged three groups, including the trial lawyers and a police association with violating a new law that bans gifts worth more than an ordinary cup of coffee.

The city's Campaign Finance Board says Mayor Bill de Blasio's outside nonprofit group did not break campaign finance laws, but the board chairwoman had tough words for the mayor Wednesday and urged city officials to crack down on groups like de Blasio's.

Among Heastie's notable legislative achievements were a 2011 law that cracked down on wage theft and a 2012 bill that created a new class of green taxis to handle street hails in the outer boroughs.

To add to government's difficulty in cracking down on galamsey operators is the involvement of some Chinese nationals, whose activities were described by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Alhaji Inusah Fuseini as an «affront to the laws» of the country in an interview.

Targeted Efforts by Law Enforcement Leads to 35 % Increase in Tickets Tickets issued to motorists for texting while driving increased 35 percent statewide from 2013 to 2014, as police continue to crack down on distracted drivers.

With this new authority in hand, municipalities from Buffalo to New York City, the North Country to Long Island will be able to pass tough new laws to crack down on puppy mills and bad breeders who place profit above the health and safety of animals.

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill to crack down on sexual assaults on college campuses, saying he hopes other states will adopt similar protections.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that state law enforcement will crack down on underage drinking and fake ID use throughout the state.

Ms. Gillibrand's potential problems stem from a number of positions she held while in the House, including her support of gun rights and for cracking down on so - called sanctuary cities like New York that do not enforce all immigration laws.

«Equally people who are in the creative industries need to know that they do have rights and if there are pirates around trying to steal them in an organised criminal way that the law will crack down hard on them.»

Bloomberg is expected to sign a bill into law that will crack down on property owners that allow ATMs on the sidewalk.

«Airbnb has flouted the laws that protect affordable housing for years, and now with new legislation to further crack down on the proliferation of illegal short - term rentals, I urge Governor Cuomo to send a strong message that New York prioritizes hard working New York families by signing this bill into law,» Van Bramer said.

0814 - Home Office - New laws planned to crack down on rogue firms who supply printing equipment to identity fraudsters, including producers of counterfeit credit cards.

On Saturday, Cuomo pledged to push a law that would create «affirmative consent» requirements on private - college campuses, months after state - run colleges adopted a similar law meant to crack down on sexual assaults and rapes.

Law enforcement agencies across the state have been cracking down on impaired driving during the week of St. Patrick's Day with an enforcement campaign.