Sentences with phrase «legislative proposals for»

In China, has provided expert advice to Chinese animal groups to advance several legislative proposals for a dog meat trade ban, and hopes that the time will soon come when the National People's Congress supports such proposals and advances robust animal welfare legislation.

Assembly Democrats say they are working on their own legislative proposals for pushing back on Trump's order.

The Senate Education Committee, led by Long Island Republican John Flanagan, has released a set of relatively mild legislative proposals for tweaking Common Core implementation, informed by a set of public hearings he held around the state.

He approved of the inclusion of most of de Blasio's legislative proposals for the extension of the 421 - a construction program for affordable housing, along with the extension of the property tax cap and the property tax rebate program.

To hear the McConnell camp tell it, victory would give the senator the chance to forge a new Republican vision — to finally offer those much - promised legislative proposals for economic growth and reform that the party has so far been unwilling or unable to unite around.

But the Clarence Republican's legislative proposal for overturning New York's tough gun control law, and others like it, remains a long way from becoming law.

Last week, with the Washington Education Association (WEA) President standing at her side, Gov. Gregoire announced her legislative proposal for earning a $ 150 + million «Race To The Top» (RTTT) federal grant.

However, market analysts estimate that around 550 to 700 million allowances could remain unallocated by 2020 (see impact assessment accompanying the legislative proposal for the revision of the EU ETS).

In July 2015, the European Commission presented the legislative proposal for a revision of the EU emissions trading system post-2020.

The report analyzes franchise legislation in force in Canada, the U.S., and elsewhere, and contains a detailed legislative proposal for the province that is unregulated.

That conversation resulted in a legislative proposal for a pilot project that would fund treadmill desks for some state workers and study the effects on health and productivity.

Not exact matches

So far there are a handful of Texas bills which advocates consider anti-LGBTQ that have been filed amid the usual slew of pro-gun, pro-God, anti-undocumented immigrant, anti-abortion and anti-federal government proposals up for discussion when the legislative session starts in January.

(The agencies have incorporated that expectation in all estimates for legislative proposals related to the mandate that they have prepared after the 2017 budget reconciliation process ended in September.)

Republicans have kept their majority in both the House and the Senate which will make the legislative process much easier for Trump's tax proposals, though not without some resistance expected from Democrats on Capitol Hill.

In the US, for instance, a proposal to force California's two nuclear power plants — which generate 16 percent of the state's electricity — to shut down immediately when the Nuclear Waste Act of 2012 becomes law, would cause rolling blackouts, spikes in electricity rates and billions of dollars in economic losses each year, according to the state's nonpartisan analyst, the Legislative Analyst's Office, in November.

Vice chair for supervision Randal Quarles spoke to the Institute of International Bankers Annual Washington Conference on Monday, confirming the Treasury is in the process of developing substantial proposals to roll back the Volcker rule, largely by reducing its burden with legislative clarity.

Trump pressed lawmakers to send him «one terrific bill» combining several proposals aimed at reducing gun violence, although that could complicate the legislative outlook for such a contentious issue in an election year.

Last Friday, Municipal Bonds for America (MBFA) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to affirm its opposition «to any legislative proposal that taxes, in whole or in part, municipal bonds.»

The actual carbon pricing for all this is the same as the carbon levy benchmark, i.e. $ 10 / tonne in 2018, rising to $ 50 / tonne in 2022 (see Schedule 4 of the legislative proposal).

The USCC's latest «Legislative Program for Congress» contains, as I count them, eighty - four bills or proposals on which a position is taken.

«That this House has no confidence in the ability of the Football Association (FA) to comply fully with its duties as a governing body, as the current governance structures of the FA make it impossible for the organisation to reform itself; and calls on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the governance of the FA.»

That this House is concerned that the provisions of the Infant Formula and Follow - on Formula Regulations 2007 are disrespected in the UK, as evidenced by the current promotion for Nestlé SMA infant formula by Tesco in breach of Article 23 of that regulation, the near identical labelling of infant and follow - on formula to make them cross-promotional in breach of Article 19 of that regulation, the widespread advertising of infant formula brand names and logos in breach of Article 21 of that regulation and the use of idealising text and images on labels in breach of Article 17 of that regulation; therefore rejects the Department of Health's proposals to decriminalise certain of those requirements, such as labelling provisions in planned draft legislative proposals, related to EU Regulation 609/2015 which will replace these 2007 regulations; and stresses that any move to a system of Improvement Notices must have the purpose of speeding up compliance and be backed by prosecutions rather than giving companies who have flouted the law for many years additional time to comply.

Paterson needs legislative approval for his furlough proposal (unless he inserts it into the emergency extender bills), which doesn't appear likely.

Some legislative hearings on the governor's spending proposals go on for up to 13 hours, giving the Empire State some of the nation's most drawn - out budget discussions.

Under the legislative proposal, the terms would be limited to 12 years for state lawmakers; Cuomo's parameters limit the Legislature to two, four - year terms.

State lawmakers in New York are examining a legislative proposal to give terminally ill people the right to seek life - ending medication from their physician, with a hearing scheduled for tomorrow in Albany.

The report cited a 2013 legislative proposal by Cuomo that campaign contributions should be used only for a purpose «directly related to promoting the nomination or election of a candidate or the execution of duties associated with the holding of a public office or party position.»

«If there's a proposal for a legislative pay raise tied into anything else, to me, that's a perfect example of pay to play,» said DeFrancisco.

The state's influential Conservative Party this morning, meanwhile, released a legislative memo opposing the proposal to require up to $ 1 million in limited liability insurance for gun owners.

Legislative leaders and education groups will likely have to wait until Cuomo's executive budget proposal, which is due by Jan. 17, for the full proposal.

Sat in the middle of the government's legislative agenda, and neatly tying these themes together, came the proposals for the northern powerhouse, which will see a raft of powers including those for regeneration, transport and health devolved away from Westminster to the cities — with Manchester standing first in line.

We prefer Cuomo's proposal of 15 percent of the legislative salary, essentially the limit for members of Congress.

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller and federal charges, including bribery and bid - rigging, against nine Cuomo associates.

The governor's proposals — including a system of public campaign finance for all statewide offices as well as the Assembly and Senate — did not advance in the final days of the legislative session.

-- There will be a joint legislative hearing on the executive budget proposal as it relates to health and Medicaid at 10 a.m. — The Assembly Standing Committee on Real Property Taxation will meet at 11:30 a.m. in Albany for a budget implementation hearing.

While both counties for years have been lobbying for the proposal, Cuomo spokesman Matthew Wing said the idea wasn't being discussed as part of casino - gambling talks with legislative leaders.

Add to this the political and legislative workload involved in devolving further powers to Scotland — and potentially revisiting the Smith Commission proposals in the process due to the SNP landslide — while also crafting a working arrangement for English votes for English laws, and it's obvious that the government has more than enough to be going on with as far as constitutional politics is concerned.

«I hope that before the legislative session ends, there will be comprehensive campaign finance reform, as well as a reconsideration of the proposal I advanced, with realistic timeframes for successful implementation.»

Bellone's proposal to save $ 1.6 million by freezing pay for political employees and attorneys making more than $ 75,000 annually failed to pass the Legislature, as more than three dozen county prosecutors filled the Riverhead legislative building to say the plan unfairly targeted them.

In the United States, there's no formal way for citizens to petition the government directly with legislative proposals.

He also said the time frame for the home rule would depend on when the Council knows what the proposal is, noting he is unsure of whether the governor will try to «wrap the plan in» before the April 1 budget or later in the legislative session.

Last year, with ten days remaining in legislative session and confronted with a major ethics reform proposal from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters, «Let me make this as a blanket statement: It is late in the day for anything.»

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> A measure that would make it illegal for people under the age of 18 to possess tobacco products in Ulster County took a step forward this week when two key legislative committees approved a resolution setting a public hearing on the proposal.

The governor has said de Blasio waited too long into the legislative session to present his proposals, and he has criticized the mayor for excluding a required prevailing wage for construction workers involved in 421 - a development, a stance that has been praised by the trades unions.

Malloy did not mention President Trump by name, but many of his proposals for the new legislative session conflict with the Republican President's agenda.

The governor is expected to push for the proposal in the remaining four weeks of the legislative session.

Quality of life issues are a top concern, as is zoning, two critical issues a local legislative candidate should always include as part of their proposal for county government.

ALBANY, N.Y. — A legislative proposal introduced in the New York state Legislature would require training for hotel workers in how to recognize signs of human trafficking.

Cuomo had been expected to propose a comprehensive minimum - wage increase, but he typically saves his major policy initiatives for unveiling in January, teeing up his proposals for the spring legislative session in his State of the State speech.

The proposal for an oceanfront casino and hotel never wins legislative approval.