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The Republican bill would hurt protections for people with pre-existing conditions like a history of cancer, said Kirsten Sloan, senior director of policy analysis and legislative support at the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network.

Not exact matches

A problem that has vexed Catholics and others in the pro-life movement, however, is the question whether it is legitimate to support a less than perfectly protective legislative proposal restricting abortion, euthanasia, and like injustices, when the only politically realistic alternative at the moment is a proposal that is even less protective of the rights of the unborn, elderly, or handicapped.

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By guiding, informing, and coordinating alternative options for parents, educators, health and human service professionals, faith - based counselors, legislators, and the public at - large, CRC is able to help reduce divorce and strengthen families through custody reform; parental mediation and training; conciliation and access; parental financial and educational support systems; legislative revision and court briefs.

Senator Scott Wiener and legislative co-authors join supporters to make announcement at San Francisco - based business Stitch Fix, whose CEO has been a leader in supporting women in the workplace.

HSC provides information, support, legislative outreach, activities, and a yearly conference for all California families educating their children at home, regardless of how they're doing it.

The legislative leaders quietly introduced a campaign finance bill last night that is designed to strengthen enforcement at the state Board of Elections and also address the US Supreme Court's January decision that overturned a 20 - year - old ruling barring corporations from spending freely to support or oppose candidates.

So it makes sense for Labour to spend parliament's time up on the bill it does support — Lords reform — at the expense of the coalition's own legislative agenda.

At 9 a.m., state lawmakers and the #bFair2DirectCare Coalition urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature to speed up living wage funding for workers who support New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, Legislative Office Building terrace, Albany.

At 2 p.m., state Sen. Brad Hoylman, Assemblyman Robert Carroll and high school students hold a press conference in support of the Young Voter Act, LCA Press Room 130, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

However, several animal welfare organisations and individuals remain concerned that animals in other parts of the world do not have the same kind of legislative protection and are supporting a campaign, organised by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), to secure a commitment at the United Nations for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW).

As you'll see in our highlight reel, the speeches displayed much of what Team Cuomo has going for it; four years in office with some significant legislative accomplishments, nearly universal support from elected Democrats and their political organizations, enormous amounts of state money spent over the past four years which, whether well spent or not produces support from recipients, and a powerful speaker at the top of the ticket.

At 11:30 a.m., clergy, faith leaders and criminal justice advocates will deliver a letter to legislative leaders supporting the Prioritized Platform for Challenging Incarceration in New York as part of a statewide day of action for prison and parole justice, War Room, state Capitol, Albany.

Good government and fiscal watchdog groups had advocated for 5 major clean contracting reforms during the legislative session, with 78 different lawmakers across party and ideological lines signing on to legislation supporting at least one of the reforms.

One of the state's most powerful politicians badgered companies reliant upon his legislative support to funnel more than $ 300,000 to his son, a prosecutor told a jury at the start of a corruption trial Tuesday as defense lawyers countered that she was trying to criminalize a typical father - son relationship.

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

In theory this could be interpreted to support an argument that a parliamentary party ought to have the power to elect their party leader directly, and indeed, at least historically, parliamentary system parties» leadership electoral procedures usually called for the party's legislative caucus to fill a leadership vacancy by electing a new leader directly by and from amongst themselves, and for the whole succession process to be completed within as short a time frame as practical.

Although seemingly directed at what Rangel sees as Espaillat's lack of legislative accomplishments, and the corollary that Espaillat's electoral hopes depend significantly on support from the Dominican - Americans in the District, it's been widely portrayed, especially by Espaillat supporters, as racially offensive.

Julian, who party sources said openly supported Cox for the legislative seat, resigned from his staff job with the Republican Committee at the end of its nominating meeting May 25 and was appointed by Mahoney on July 11 to a $ 38,789 job as a confidential assistant in the county Law Department.

ALBANY — Glenwood Management, the real estate developer at the center of two former legislative leaders» federal corruption trials, gave half a million dollars in 2011 to an advocacy group that focused solely on supporting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's agenda.

Tenney, a first - term lawmaker in the House, knocked Brindisi for the support he's receiving from Cuomo, who is making a push to aid Democrats running in key legislative swing races at both the state and federal levels.

And in return, Speaker Carl Heastie's office suggested in an unusually stinging rebuke that Cuomo's ongoing feud with the mayor sacrificed progress on a number of issues at the legislative session wound down in June, knocking the governor's support for charter schools in the process.

At 8:30 a.m., educators representing 11 state - supported schools serving deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students will kick off their lobby day, where they'll ask lawmakers to treat the students equally and increase state funding by 4.8 percent — the same percentage increase Cuomo has recommended for public school districts in his proposed 2015 - 16 executive budget, 3rd Floor Terrace, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

Also at 10:30 a.m., Sen. David Carlucci's Senior Advisory Task Force announces support of a legislative priority to help seniors afford living in the Hudson Valley, Nanuet Library, 149 Church St., Nanuet.

At 11 a.m., the Assembly holds a public hearing on supports for foster parents and relative and nonrelative caretakers, Legislative Office Building, Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Albany.

«We are not looking at other agencies under the National Assembly like the Public Complaints Commission, National Institute for Legislative Studies, the National Assembly Service Commission and supporting staff.

Atlantic Bridge was supported by the American Legislative Exchange Council, which funded Conservative prospective parliamentary candidates at the last election, three of whom were on Cameron's A-list.

Virginia Montague is a candidate some of us have known since she ran the Northern Manhattan office of the Borough President, and she has been present (as has Dickens) at the disability workshop held at the annual Association of Black, Hispanic & Latino Legislative Caucus in Albany, listening to our issues and voicing her support.

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As a result, Republicans will stay in charge at least through the end of the legislative session in June thanks to Felder's support.

BY NATHAN RILEY A legislative proposal in Albany to reduce stigma, curb police harassment of drug users, and improve access to clean needles demonstrated broad support at a January 15 press conference in Manhattan.

Cuomo was asked, by a reporter at the budget signing ceremony, whether he would support Senator Skelos to continue as majority leader of a Republican led Senate after the November elections, Cuomo did not say no, only that it was still too soon to talk about politics, with several months of the legislative session remaining.

Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick announces that at the Thursday, May 9, 2013 Legislative session, his resolution in support of keeping fines paid by Tonawanda Coke Corporation local, was approved unanimously.

But Republicans are expected to stay in control of the Senate at least until the end of the legislative session in June because of the support of Sen. Simcha Felder, a registered Democrat who nonetheless sits with Republicans.

Thanks to Felder's support, however, Republicans will stay in charge at least through the end of the legislative session in June.

At the Jan. 24, 2013 Legislative session, the Erie County Legislature's Minority Caucus, led by Minority Leader John Mills and comprised of Legislators Lynne Dixon, Kevin Hardwick, Joseph Lorigo and Edward Rath, co-sponsored a resolution in support of the investigation by Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to determine how it was possible that the same insulin pen was reused on different patients at the VA of Western New York Healthcare System in BuffalAt the Jan. 24, 2013 Legislative session, the Erie County Legislature's Minority Caucus, led by Minority Leader John Mills and comprised of Legislators Lynne Dixon, Kevin Hardwick, Joseph Lorigo and Edward Rath, co-sponsored a resolution in support of the investigation by Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to determine how it was possible that the same insulin pen was reused on different patients at the VA of Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalat the VA of Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo.

Originally set by a legislative committee at $ 115,000 — a nice raise from Hein's salary of $ 92,000 as administrator — it jumped to $ 125,000 and then again to the present $ 133,000, with the enthusiastic support of Democrats.

On Tuesday, Stefanik was among 22 House Republicans invited to meet with Trump at the White House as the president implored the members to support his first legislative test.

I encourage Councilmember Helen Sears to do the right thing and stand against a legislative change to term limits and, if she must support either bill, to vote for creating a charter review commission to look at the issue and offer it up to the voters to decide.

While Ulster County's legislative attorney, Chapman helped draft at least one resolution adopted by the county Legislature supporting a casino at the Nevele.

Skelos has forcefully maintained his innocence and initially had the support of his conference to stay on at least through the end of the legislative season next month.

BRONX, NY — State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) was today honored for his outstanding commitment to and continued funding support for the Stand Up to Violence (SUV) Program at the 2015 North Bronx Healthcare Network Legislative Forum at Jacobi Medical Center.

Stringer testified at a City Council hearing in support of the measure at the time, but his seat carries no official role in the legislative vote.

Hightower is kicking off a 12 - city tour this summer aimed at rallying support to introduce a Medicare - for - All bill in the 2019 state legislative session.

Worried that the bill may gain support during the bargaining that occurs at the end of every legislative session, the chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority went on record against the proposal Wednesday.

Said Smith: «I know one of your top priorities is the recognition of marriage between same - sex couples — something that I strongly support, something that I believe in and something that we will make happen together... Although we do not have the number of votes at this time needed to pass the marriage equality gender bill this legislative session, we are committed to pursuing its passage.

Under law, at least some of the appointees of legislative leaders must support the hiring of the executive director.

«I know one of your top priorities is the recognition of marriage between same - sex couples — something that I strongly support, something that I believe in and something that we will make happen together... Although we do not have the number of votes at this time needed to pass the marriage equality gender bill this legislative session, we are committed to pursuing its passage.

In fact, Smith came within one vote of throwing a legislative perfect game: Representative Bill Posey (R — FL) was the sole Republican to vote for any of the Democratic - backed amendments, supporting creation of a pilot program at NIST to spur innovation.

Given our rapid responses to administration policies that affected science and scientists, our vocal support for positive legislative initiatives, and our coordination and engagement with an excited and interested scientific community, we believe we'll look back at 2017 as a year of awakening for the science advocacy community.