Sentences with phrase «legislative efforts on»

Dubbed a «steady supporter» of higher education affordability legislation, Democrat Rick Nolan has focused his legislative efforts on «ensuring that students and teachers are not overly burdened by the costs of education.»

As the top staffer in the U.S. Senate responsible for education policy, Bethany led legislative efforts on early childhood programs, elementary and secondary education, higher education, and workforce training.

According to a recent email from new Executive Director Betty Anderson, the organization plans to focus this year's legislative efforts on maintaining the Common Core State Standards.

He is known for his legislative efforts on behalf of area children and his work on the town's Youth Commission.

He's also got strong relationships with both Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill which could come in handy in future budget talks or legislative efforts on immigration and infrastructure.

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With Republican efforts to «repeal and replace» Obamacare in legislative limbo, and with potentially enormous changes in federal budget outlays on the horizon, the outlook for healthcare policy is cloudier than it has been in years — adding yet another challenge to those who want to invest and innovate in this area.

Gov. Larry Hogan just had what was probably his best legislative session, working with Democrats to solve big problems on issues like health care and bolstering his pro-business image with a massive effort to woo Amazon's second headquarters to the state...

April 6: Facebook says it will require admins of popular pages and advertisers buying political or «issue» ads on «debated topics of national legislative importance» like education or abortion to verify their identity and location — in an effort to fight disinformation on its platform.

In this way, the letter encouraged SEC chair Jay Clayton and CFTC chair J. Christopher Giancarlo to follow through on efforts to collaborate with the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve on legislative actions.

The 2016 proxy season was widely expected to build on the notable improvements and encouraging trends prompted by Japan's recent legislative and regulatory efforts to strengthen its corporate governance practice.

ABOUT THE VIRGINIA DISTILLERS ASSOCIATION (VDA): The VDA is a nonprofit private trade association focused on promotional efforts to increase awareness of Virginia's growing craft spirits industry, as well as the regulatory and legislative needs of the industry.

«There's Farm to School efforts going on all over the place,» said Bob Heuer, chair of the Legislative Task Force for the Evanston / Skokie 65/202 PTA Council.

In his statement, the elder Diaz touted his legislative work and the effort in Albany on behalf of his Senate district.

AQE brought hundreds of kids, parents and supporters to the Capitol to get an unusually early job on their legislative session lobbying effort.

Led by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblyman Nick Perry, chair of the state Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, a delegation of legislators and staff embark today on a humanitarian effort to bring aid and support to residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

At 10:30 a.m., Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry, state Sen. Kevin Parker, survivors of solitary confinement and others host a panel discussion on solitary confinement in New York and efforts to stop the practice, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, Albany.

As The NYT reported today, the coalition of wealthy business types, which seemed strikingly similar to the Committee to Save New York when it was first announced earlier this year, are mobilizing an effort on removing money from politics with mailers in swing legislative districts.

Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle on Tuesday introduced an alternative version of a bill designed to legalize mixed - martial arts in New York in an effort to pass the measure in the final days of the legislative session.

Other question topics included how Cuomo's love of cars and motorcycles affects his actions on mass transit, the ongoing investigations of Mayor de Blasio's fundraising efforts in the 2014 senate elections and whether Cuomo has been questioned in those investigations, current legislative efforts at retroactively extending the statute of limitations in child sex abuse cases, the developing troubles of Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota and whether Cuomo will act to remove Spota, the likelihood of «ethics reform» passing in this legislative session, the timing of an inspector general's report on the 2015 Dannemora prison escape and Cuomo's planned trip to Italy.

In essence, the effort to replace Schneiderman — whose resignation became official at 5 p.m. — will be on two separate tracks: the legislative and the ballot box.

Once the state's political leaders got past the congratulatory «atta - boys» and backslapping on their most recent effort to reform Albany, the public was left to dig through the details of the legislative agreement.

As federal courts move to decide whether to intervene on the Congressional redistricting process, the last ditch legal efforts on behalf of Albany's legislative leaders to dismiss the lawsuit was rejected by a three judge panel this evening.

The group on Tuesday released its legislative score cards for the 213 members of the Legislature on Tuesday, using three measurements: Their vote on the 2013 SAFE Act, the unsuccessful effort in 2015 to repeal it in the Senate and whether the lawmaker is a sponsor of a safe - storage bill, known as Nicholas's Law.

In essence, the effort to replace Schneiderman will be on two separate tracks: The legislative and the ballot box.

When Kallos asked what the city could do to help push these bills in Albany, Kavanagh appealed to Council members to drum up public support and to urge their Assembly member to join his effort before the end of the legislative session in Albany on June 16.

«We will keep looking hard at corruption in our legislative branch as we have been, but not just there, but in the executive branch, too — both in city and state government,» Bharara said on April 12 at a gala hosted by the good - government group Common Cause, where he suggested there should be more efforts at government reform.

Many legislative Democrats, seeking to block Gov. Cuomo's efforts to cut spending to close a projected $ 10 billion deficit, have hoped the «millionaires tax» on high earners, which expires Dec. 31, would be renewed to raise more than $ 1 billion in the new fiscal year.

I expect the legislative leaders and DiNapoli will express solidarity with the unions — particularly the state comptroller, who owes no small part of his victory over Republican Harry Wilson last year to the efforts on his behalf by organized labor.

Commenting on the success of UFT lobbying efforts in Albany, Mulgrew called it «the best legislative session we've had in eight years.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that he is about to «launch a major effort» to see voting and election reforms passed in Albany by the end of the legislative session, which runs until the middle of June.

A political novice, Bruso faults the legislative process because of the reluctance of legislators to cross party lines, but he commended the bipartisan effort behind the county's war on opioid addiction.

Governor David Paterson, State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and Assembly Majority Leader Sheldon Silver met this weekend in an effort to reach a budget agreement before an emergency legislative session on Tuesday.

«But through a bipartisan effort, rules changes were adopted that strengthened the committee process, increased transparency and disclosure to give the public greater insight into legislative proceedings, and placed term limits on the length of time legislative leaders and committee chairs can serve, among other reform initiatives.»

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will meet with legislative leaders this week in an effort to break a divide on the $ 41 billion, two - year budget and address a growing concern over the current budget.

This month, in the closing days of the legislative session, the effort may be helped by a deadline to act on a bigger piece of legislation.

ALBANY — After Sheldon Silver's conviction, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will push for more «disclosure, transparency» in the coming legislative session but said he's not going to focus his efforts on creating a full - time Legislature because there's «no appetite» for it among current lawmakers.

«In the heat of the moment, it is also important to recognize that there ought to be limitations on a legislative body removing merely the unpleasant or the disgusting from membership,» Brodsky said, noting the expulsion effort wasn't a sure thing.

But at the same time, legislative observers point out the bind Cuomo is in when it comes to fee, especially for a Democrat who has tracked to the center on most fiscal issues, but has also touted his efforts to bolster the environment.

With the absence of any candidate of color in the AG's race, Schneiderman has been trying to position himself as the clear choice for Latino and black voters, stressing in particular his efforts on behalf of Rockefeller Drug Law reform and sponsorship of a controversial measure that will count prisoners at their last address for the purposes of legislative redistricting and not whever they're incarcerated.

«With nearly two decades of hands - on experience in the Executive and Legislative branches, including the last nine years with the Senate Republican Conference, Scott Reif is exactly the right person to lead the communications effort for our majority both now and in the future,» said Majority Leader John Flanagan.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance on Thursday announced no charges would be brought following the investigation into de Blasio's efforts on behalf of Democratic state Senate candidates by seeding county committees in key legislative races as well as an inquiry into the Campaign For One New York, a non-profit that backed his agenda.

As part of their effort on behalf of state legislative candidates this election cycle, the New York League of Conservation Voters has sent out its first mailer knocking Republican Sean Hanna for his environmental record.

Cuomo said the current effort to get voters on board with the casino amendment is different than his push on the legislative front, where lawmakers had to adopt the amendment in two different sessions of the Legislature and then pass enabling legislation.

A Washington - based group that supports Democrats in state legislative races has declared the effort to flip the 7th Senate district on Long Island a «must win» this year.

Senate Republicans have reportedly hired former U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia in response to the Commission on Public Corruption's efforts to clamp down on legislative wrongdoing.

Cuomo laid out the plan in a meeting with the legislative leaders in a meeting on Thursday in an effort to end the impasse.

The expected approval of the $ 15 wage — which will be phased in over a number of years on a different timetable in New York City and elsewhere in the state — is expected to bring a more concerted legislative effort next year to impact low - wage workers across the board.

Cuomo and legislative leaders last year agreed to repeal an annual wage notification requirement for businesses, an effort to crackdown on bad bosses that ended up as an exercise in busywork.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to take it slow on a legislative response to the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases contrasts with his speedy effort a year ago to pass the nation's first gun control measure after the Newtown tragedy.

The Feerick Commission's investigation was not viewed positively by many lawmakers, including the legislative leaders (Senate Majority Leader Ralph Marino and Assembly Speaker Mel Miller), who declined to formally testify on campaign fund - raising efforts by their respective conferences, but did say they would meet in formally with commission members.