Sentences with phrase «need for legislation in»

The other reason why there is a pressing need for legislation in this area is that the provinces are also struggling with similar issues.

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The other four finalist companies ranged across industries: «A.I. Software,» a bot for enterprises to help companies digest their internal information; Daymaker, a platform for kids to give to others in need; Issue Voter, a Wikipedia for Legislation; and Omnivirt, an AR / VR ad platform for brands and publishers.

Be aware, however, that beginning in 2018, the total value of all your available deductions would need to be greater than the new, higher standard deductions under the legislation — i.e., $ 24,000 for married couples filing jointly — or you won't benefit from the deduction for charitable giving.

But despite widespread unhappiness in the party over Trump's tariffs, passage of such legislation would be a long shot - especially since a two - thirds super-majority would be needed for passage over a likely presidential veto.

Brad Close, the NFIB's director of public policy in the House, said it was a straightforward piece of legislation to address the needs of entrepreneurs who use their personal credit cards for business.

With deadlock in the Senate it will be harder to pass key legislation needed for economic reforms.

WITH State legislation before the Parliament in preparation for the introduction of Australia's new tax changes — now less than nine months away — there is also a need to ensure the Government is GST compliant by next July.

One big draw for venture capitalists like Keith Nilsson, a partner at Visionaire Ventures, which has invested $ 6 million in FiscalNote, is how useful the service might be for any industry that needs to stay on top of legislation.

«But she said that she needed something done in three months because the legislation was coming up for a vote.»

«I think there's always a need for accountability in the public market and I think that's why originally this push came to the commission as opposed to some legislation,» says David Salmon, senior vice president with Laurel Hill Advisory Group in Vancouver.

Based on our analysis, this could be achieved relatively easily, without the need for primary legislation, and would have a huge impact, both in reducing consumer risk and improving industry standards,» Iqbal Gandham, Chair of CryptoUK, said.

The term is ambiguous and would have needed to be defined in any such legislation; a federal ban that was in place from 1994 to 2004 applied to semiautomatic weapons with two or more of a list of specific features (for example, a telescoping stock and a pistol grip).

Given that the Senate passed a budget that allows $ 1.5 trillion in borrowing to account for possible growth, they now need to see what the JCT, Congress's official tax scorekeeper, produces as a dynamic score for their tax legislation.

Washington (CNN)- A leader of an evangelical Christian organization pushing for immigration reform said that while the group needs to read the whole bill filed Wednesday in the U.S. Senate before fully endorsing it, the legislation doesn't constitute amnesty «in any dictionary in the English language.»

I concluded at the time of the riots that of all the things the government now needed to do, it was the married family which most urgently needed to be rebuilt: I was and remain as certain of that as anything I have ever written, and I have been saying it repeatedly for over 20 years: I was saying it, for instance, when I was attacking (in The Mail and also The Telegraph), as it went through the Commons, the parliamentary bill which became that disastrous piece of (Tory) legislation called the Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time with their children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack.»

Not being terminally ill, it is not «humane» or «merciful» to terminate their life, this also being not in accordance with international legislation and international medical recommendations... Such a child can and should be cared for in a respectful and dignified way, providing all its actual needs (which apparently is not death itself).

The Pharisees handed down certain legislation to the people from the tradition of the fathers, legislation which has not been recorded in the laws of Moses; for this reason the party of the Sadducees rejects it, saying that what is written must be considered legislation, but that what comes from the tradition of the fathers need not be observed (Antiq.

The discussion highlighted the need for a substantive parliamentary debate on the current abortion legislation since medical science and practice is raising serious questions over when the foetus becomes viable outside the womb, the current twenty - four week limit for «social» abortion and the growing number of doctors in the UK who are refusing to perform abortions because of the aforementioned.

Any recommended legislation would be presented to the full NCAA convention in January, and Ryan called the need for action «incontrovertible and immediate.»

Working Families, a charity that advocates for the rights of working parents, believes the gaps in current legislation need to be closed.

Last year Congress acted on a bipartisan basis to pass child care legislation that includes much - needed reforms to improve the quality and safety in child care settings, including requiring training for providers to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, instituting annual inspections of child care facilities, and comprehensive background checks of all providers.

Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central, said legislation was needed to tackle a legal loophole that allows «scientifically questionable» claims about the health benefits of formula milk to be printed in reputable medical and nursing journals.

In the meantime, while the pending child nutrition legislation in Congress seeks to raise federal reimbursement for school meals by a mere six cents — rather than the one dollar advocated by reformers like Chef Ann — we need to exploit every opportunity to bring more funds to schoolIn the meantime, while the pending child nutrition legislation in Congress seeks to raise federal reimbursement for school meals by a mere six cents — rather than the one dollar advocated by reformers like Chef Ann — we need to exploit every opportunity to bring more funds to schoolin Congress seeks to raise federal reimbursement for school meals by a mere six cents — rather than the one dollar advocated by reformers like Chef Ann — we need to exploit every opportunity to bring more funds to schools.

A paradigm shift is needed in western cultures, especially for the policymakers who draft important maternal healthcare legislation, including maternity leave and health insurance benefits.

Legislation needs to be responsible and in the best interests of the majority: so let's keep Britain great and support a call for the government to do its duty come budget time.

«We also strongly believe that it is time for the Democrats in the state senate to re-unite so that we can finally enact the progressive legislation which working people so desperately need.

But Dignity in Dying campaigns for dying people to have the right to die well, not for an unfettered right to die, and we believe legislation must balance the rights of the individual against the needs of society.

«I applaud the bi-partisan support for the new bill that would take garbage incinerators out of the article ten power plant siting process and urge the State Legislature to pass this vitally needed legislation before they adjourn in June,» Nixon said.

We need new representation in Albany, someone who will work nonstop for legislation that will help everyone in our district.»

Resentments still linger between the governor and the Senate GOP, with Cuomo's office blaming the Republicans for failing to marshal the needed votes to pass legislation that could have been considered in a special session of the Legislature.

This legislation will provide much - needed funds for medical treatment to the rescue workers and residents of New York City who suffered illnesses from breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke from Ground Zero.

Also at 11 a.m., Sen. David Carlucci, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee and Orangetown Deputy Supervisor Allan Ryff hold press conference to call on the Department of State to hold a public hearing in order to provide evidence supporting the need for «No Knock» legislation, Orangetown Town Hall, 26 W. Orangeburg Rd., Orangeburg.

«This Red Flag law is exactly the type of gun sense legislation we need in New York,» said Tricia Pleu, a volunteer with the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

This legislation guarantees for the first time in the Battery Park City Authority's history that the Board will be reflective of, and responsive to the needs of the local community by requiring at least two members of the Board be residents of Battery Park City.

To drive the point home, we find our Republican congressman, Lee Zeldin, assisting the Democrat - majority town board to regain local control of the airport by writing letters to the F.A.A., drafting legislation, publicly supporting the town board's restrictions, and holding rallies in the Peconic region to promote the great work he is doing assisting East Hampton Town to bring much needed noise relief for the East End.

«Legislation like this makes it harder for companies to invest in New York City, at a time when we need to be making it easier.

«The complex issues surrounding the implementation of the ATED and the related CGT charge on ATED - related gains provide abundant evidence of the difficulties in this area, including enforcement, interaction with existing legislation, EU issues and the need for carefully considered transitional measures.

DeFrancisco — one of several lawmakers who expressed interest in expanding the scope of issues in a final deal — pointed to legislation to help people afflicted by flooding along the shores of Lake Ontario, as well as the need by this fall for the Legislature to extend the extra sales taxes.

But advocates say many of these requirements already exist in the patrol guide and are ignored by officers and the department, hence the need for legislation to compel the officers to follow the law.

Over the remaining months of my term it is my intention to devote my energy to working with my colleagues in government to pass the critical legislation that is needed to ensure that our State maintains critical services, and protects the quality of life for New Yorkers.»

Christie rejected similar legislation in 2016, saying that the need for such a law was «questionable at best.»

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

We need a representative who can be here at home to handle the problems affecting our people, and as well be in Abuja for proper legislation.

Governor Cuomo has many times traveled to communities across Upstate New York to discuss the need for economic revitalization and I applaud his decision to sign this historic legislation as it will put in place an important tool to improve villages and towns across this state.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement Monday evening reacting to the guilty verdict in the Sheldon Silver corruption case hinted at yet another ethics legislation push, calling on state lawmakers to «take seriously the need for reform.»

Legislation that would legalize same - sex marriages in Maryland was approved Thursday afternoon by a Senate committee, easily clearing the first hurdle needed for passage this year by the General Assembly.

«Senator Skelos» first statement after being elected GOP Leader was that they would continue to block all progressive legislation including a much needed hike in the minimum wage, protections for women and real ethics reforms.

It's no coincidence that currently facing the need for budget cutting in NYS Cities, Dean Skelos and the Republicans are now looking to rescue Cities in trouble with Mandate relief legislation.

And in the Commons, Schools Minister Nick Gibb confirmed that amendments to the bill had given children with special educational needs greater rights to admission to academies than existed in previous academies legislation, and that new requirements for funding for low - incidence special needs had been added.

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