Sentences with phrase «legislative support for»

That the federal government introduce framework legislation providing legislative support for the negotiation of agreements with Indigenous peoples at the national, regional and local levels.

In 2008, Kavanagh oversaw the spending of $ 1 million to lobby for legislative support for FutureGen.

If Gov. Sandoval and legislative leaders fix the funding issue now while they have legislative support for the program, they will cement their legacies in the history of education reform.

As for legislative support for repealing the statute, Republican Assembly leader Kristin Olsen, R - Modesto, plans to author a bill aimed at doing just that.

The informational forum was an opportunity to update the Education Committee and help bolster legislative support for issues related to the RTTT application.

We need to encourage legislative support for higher education institutions if we are to reach Michigan's goal to increase residents with postsecondary education to 60 percent by year 2025 and improve the economic prosperity of this state.»

He's also seeking legislative support for the power to take over entire school corporations where failure has become quote - «systemic.»

RAVINIA, GA. — A national coalition formed by educators and school facility planners is working to garner public and legislative support for building new schools and upgrading existing ones.

With legislative support for casino expansion uncertain, the General Assembly's finance committee will dig into revenue implications for the state in the third gambling expansion bill to be considered by state lawmakers this session.

His aides pointed out that relatively few state legislators — including Democratic Assembly members from New York City — have publicly supported congestion pricing compared with the broad legislative support for marriage equality and the minimum wage going into budget negotiations.

There does not appear to be a strong correlation between the legislative support for a piece of legislation and the chances Cuomo will veto it.

First, We are looking for legislative support for our bill, H. 3543, «An Act Establishing the Massachusetts Infrastructure Bank.»

Not exact matches

Furthermore, President Trump has assured me that he will support a federalism - based legislative solution to fix this states» rights issue once and for all.»

Elsewhere in Europe, countries such as Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria have strong enough support for these parties to achieve a modest presence in the legislative branch.

Lauren Michaels, legislative affairs manager for the California Police Chiefs Association, which donated $ 20,000 to the campaign against Prop 64, noted that her organization supports medical marijuana in the state but opposes the proposed recreational system because «there's much less oversight and accountability for complying with state regulations.»

If Dimon was so opposed to the president's hatemongering, he wouldn't be ponying up the advertising support for his legislative agenda.

Although support for anti-spam legislation would seemingly be uncontroversial, various business groups mounted a spirited attack against the bill during the legislative process, claiming requirements to obtain user consent before sending commercial email would create new barriers to doing business online.

Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly urge the Government to introduce legislation, like Manitoba's and Ontario's, requiring all school boards to develop policies to support students who want to lead and establish gay - straight alliance activities and organizations, using any name that is consistent with the promotion of a positive school environment that is inclusive, welcoming, and respectful for all students regardless of sexuality, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

More than 800 builders from across the nation marched on Capitol Hill today for the annual National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Legislative Conference to call on Congress to make housing and homeownership a national priority and to support policies that will keep the housing recovery moving forward.

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.

It would also serve to support the promotion of Gibraltar as a DLT centre of excellence, in addition to being a communication channel for the relevant authorities and professionals to provide input on DLT - related regulatory and legislative matters.

Americans for Annuity Protection believes that a best interest standard can more effectively and efficiently be achieved and vigorously supports efforts to correct the harmful impacts of this rule through legislative and legal action.

The hardball faction is building support for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that could overrule the FCC entirely if it is passed within a 60 - legislative - day time frame that kicked off last week.

The expenditures upon which we seek a report are those that Congress has said to not warrant a deduction as an ordinary and necessary business expense, namely, lobbying, participation in the political system by supporting or opposing candidates for office, and trying to influence the general public or segment thereof as to elections, legislative matters or referenda.

Other writers have described other causes: the lobbying for same - sex marriage, the feminists» push for liberation from marriage duties, their legislative victories in getting states to adopt unilateral divorce, the culture's glorification of single moms, and the financial incentives for illegitimacy and divorce that flow from the welfare, child support, and domestic violence bureaucracies.

«In the election, Donald Trump also offered support for LGBT persons and rights, so I think it's too early to know exactly what their position will be and exactly what that means for the legislative landscape.»

Winters demonstrates that he is either wholly ignorant of the legislative and judicial process, or that he puts support for Obamacare ahead of opposition to....

During the last legislative session, more than half of the U.S. Congress supported lowering the federal excise tax for craft brewers.

- A story in the Aug. 7 Du Page section erroneously reported the vote by an informal task force urging support for legislative passage of a bill to give municipalities additional powers to quickly acquire property for flood control projects.

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.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

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.

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.

As the state's legislative session winds to a close, Cuomo has yet to announce his support for the Child Victims Act despite his promises to survivors that he'd help get a bill passed this year.

The Administration's drafting of, and support for, legislative initiatives formally sponsored by deputies was one such way in which the Kremlin directed legislative politics from a distance.

The ads, which officials said cost close to $ 100,000, represent the first paid media campaign by Organizing for Action (OFA), the nonprofit group formed last month to harness Obama's campaign apparatus in support of his 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.

The New York State Trial Lawyers Association in a statement issued on Monday signaled support for a legislative pay increase, which is due to be determined later this month by a commission.

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).

Mr. Bishop says if re-elected his legislative priorities will include job creation and economic expansion, protecting the environment, working for seniors and the middle class, providing access to affordable health care and supporting veterans.

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.

Both legislative leaders on Tuesday indicated support for the spending.

The SAFE Act remains a signature legislative victory for Cuomo in his second term, but led to a fall in support from Republican voters who have typically opposed gun control legislation.

CapTon's Jimmy Vielkind reported earlier today that the party is poised to hire Casale to «help with its operations and transition toward more of a support role for members of legislative conferences,» and Cox has started calling around to inform GOP leaders of this change.

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.

Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said Cuomo made a «naked political deal» with hospitals on malpractice to get their support for a painful 2 - percent cut in Medicaid reimbursement.

Tedisco also became the first Capital Region lawmaker to sign the «Clean Conscience Pledge» (photo attached) sponsored by Common Cause NY to support real ethics reform that includes closing the LLC Loophole for campaign finance reform, full disclosure in how legislative leaders spend tax dollars, and limiting outside income for legislators to reduce conflicts of interest.

The top legislative leaders in the Democratic - led Assembly and GOP - controlled Senate on Tuesday indicated they support approving $ 485.5 million in spending for a subsidiary of the under - investigation SUNY Polytechnic, saying the money is vital for the continuation of the economic development program in western New York.

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.

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.