Sentences with phrase «many legislative efforts»

With such lack of accountability it is not surprising that Alphabet contributed substantial funds to the tech lobbying groups who are opposing federal legislative efforts to give additional options to prosecutors and civil trial lawyers to fight websites like Backpage (child sex trafficking) and prevent them from flourishing.

Outrage over the financial crisis, coupled with the perception that Wall Street executives» performances have not justified their pay, led to legislative efforts aimed at curbing executive pay, compensation - related shareholder lawsuits and a tremendous amount of negative press coverage.

So it was a little strange to see Will publish an article last week praising Brown's legislative efforts to shrink America's largest banks in order to remove any systemic threat that their failure might pose to the U.S. economy.

Among these layers are a variety of tax rules, which encourage religions to reshape themselves so as to be eligible for tax benefits, and the recent legislative efforts, certainly constitutional but perhaps of dubious value to religion, to allow religious groups to share in the rather substantial largesse of the programmatic side of the welfare state.

(4) Churchmen should give active support to legislative efforts designed to provide increased mental health education, research, and treatment.

This may be why he all but ignores evidence, such as recent legislative efforts to guarantee parental religious liberty through parochial school aid or school choice proposals, that strengthens his thesis.

Dr. Krauthammer believes, with good reason, that this news could give additional impetus to legislative efforts to prohibit late - term abortions:

If it is not, look for increased legislative efforts to grant bioethics committees the legal right to make the ultimate decision about whether to provide life - sustaining medical treatment.

But it is also referenced in a recent Arizona legislative effort to prohibit abortions after twenty weeks, which includes the language, ««Gestational age» means the age of the unborn child as calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman.»

Through federal and state legislative efforts Mr. Klaas promotes prevention programs for at - risk youth, stronger sentencing for violent criminals and governmental accountability and responsibility.

She was an active member of both California Association of Midwives and California Nurse Midwives Association, working as a liaison to the boards of both during the licensed midwife practice act legislation in the 1990s, and lobbied extensively for both CNM and LM legislative efforts.

The most immediate threat is posed by legislative efforts to include language in the pending Agriculture Appropriations bill which would weaken or remove various school food requirements.

The importance of these fundraisers can't be understated when it comes to maintaining the voice of athletic training with its» legislative efforts.

and putting real muscle behind legislative efforts to rein in the marketing of junk food to -LSB-...]

As a former advertising lawyer and a kid - and - food blogger, I'm a bit embarrassed that I only just learned of ongoing legislative efforts to create industry standards for the advertising of foods to children.

Mr. Espada is right when he charges he is being targeted by persons out to discredit his every legislative effort.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner vetoed legislative efforts to change her budget, just her third budget veto since taking office more than seven years ago.

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.

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.

«Successive legislative efforts to «clean the program up» were met with continued creative approaches to exploit it by businesses.»

There have been several legislative efforts to tighten the gap between the deadline and primary voting.

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.

At 12:30 p.m., Brooklyn BP Eric Adams, Sen. Martin Malavé Dilan and Assembly Member Erik Martin Dilan, will introduce a legislative effort to spur volunteerism through the use of tax incentives, Fowler Square, Brooklyn.

This was an action the governor promised to take after a broader legislative effort was blocked earlier this year by Republicans in the state Senate.

New York's nine congressional Republicans have been regularly meeting for breakfast and discussing what they want and what they need from the legislative effort to replace the Affordable Care Act.

One of Rep. Chris Collins» first major legislative efforts took a big step forward, as the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved his bill establishing a grant program that aims to fund innovations being created at the nation's universities, research institutes and laboratories.

ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said he sees no future for legislative efforts to legalize medicinal marijuana this year.

The video series, which was organized by the advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, is intended to rally support for a possible legislative effort to legalize same - sex marriage in New York, according to an earlier statement from the group.

Spitzer's first big legislative effort was campaign finance reform.

Today's legislation builds on legislative efforts to address the issue and broadens the scope of Executive Order # 161 to encompass all employers, not just state entities, in order to break the cycle of unfair, unequal compensation.

The push resembles a legislative effort underway in Los Angeles, and comes months after San Francisco passed a measure mandating that hosts of short - term rental platforms register their homes with the city.

White House adviser John Podesta, back at the White House podium, said congressional Republicans will not be able to block the president's climate regulations, despite numerous legislative efforts to do so.

Corcoran, a Land O» Lakes Republican, appeared Tuesday on Laura Ingraham's nationally syndicated talk - radio show to discuss legislative efforts in response to the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

«In Focus» Host Cheryl Wills talks to New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand about the Women's March, the #MeToo movement, and legislative efforts to protect women from sexual harassment.

The anti-tax Club for Growth has endorsed Neumann in Wisconsin, and Fitzgerald played a major role in last year's legislative efforts to gut public employee union power.

Legislative efforts to amend the Constitution stalled this year, even after Skelos signed off on an agreement to do so.

NEW YORK (1010 WINS)-- A New York City Council member is launching a legislative effort to reduce the number of «stop - and - frisk» searches.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) says she thinks the health care bill that Paul Ryan is currently trying to push through Congress, the first legislative effort to implement the Trump agenda, is moving in the right direction.

A bipartisan legislative effort to ban bump stocks last year fizzled out.

Opponents outlined their legal and legislative efforts to prevent or at least delay Competitive Power Ventures» 650 - megawatt Valley Energy Center from operating.

Reed focused on the future, as Democrats from the state reveled in watching the implosion of the first major legislative effort of the Republican Congress under President Trump, a Republican.

Cuomo is not on board with legislative efforts to authorize medicinal marijuana, and Savino has amended her bill to win enough bipartisan support to passif it ever comes to a floor vote.

They discourage legislative efforts to change how the Water Authority does business because political parties directly benefit from the patronage system that exists now.

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

Any legislative effort in New York has to go through the Assembly speaker, Senate leader and the governor.

Scientific American interviewed Marion Nestle, a New York University professor of nutrition, food studies and public health, about the significance of such legislative efforts to improve children's eating habits, and the likelihood that they will help keep kids from becoming overweight.

It suggests instead that poor coordination between lawmakers and the White House, or indifference from President Barack Obama's team, made a tough legislative effort nearly impossible.

An inter-society group, which includes AAAS, has been monitoring various legislative efforts to further strengthen or permanently «codify» the OMB travel rules, Carney said.

Others say that Obama's speech marked an important firewall against legislative efforts to roll back everything from EPA's upcoming climate rules to future regulations to reduce methane emissions in the natural gas sector.

At a Science Committee hearing held earlier this year, NSF Director France Córdova agreed with a legislative effort to uphold a national interest standard for taxpayer - funded research grants.