Sentences with phrase «new federal protections»

Records reveal that, following requests by fossil fuel industry groups, a top official at the Department of the Interior appeared to take credit for helping to delay new federal protections for a once - endangered species.

Ahead of Friday's annual March for Life, pro-life Christians celebrated new federal protections for health care workers who decline to administer procedures such as abortion, sterilization, or euthanasia on religious or moral grounds.

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«If there was any question about Graham - Cassidy's removal of federal protections for pre-existing conditions, this new draft is quite clear,» Levitt tweeted Sunday.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city will ask the federal government for reimbursement for Donald Trump's NYPD protection detail.

The Federal Communications Commission's new rules eliminating its net - neutrality protections are set to take effect next month, but supporters of an open internet aren't giving up hope they can be restored — possibly even right away.

Cambridge Analytica said it has filed papers to begin insolvency proceedings in the U.K. and will seek bankruptcy protection in a federal court in New York.

Canada's dairy sector receives tariff and quota protections from the federal government, and also benefits from a new policy, the so - called Class 7 pricing formula, which helps it deal with the leftover skim milk from butter - making.

Cambridge Analytica said it has filed papers to begin insolvency proceedings in the U.K. and will seek bankruptcy protection in a federal court in New...

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB Director Richard Cordray and other experts talked about the impact of the new federal housing policies on homeownership.

Nor does it in any way restrict federal, provincial or territorial governments from implementing new laws and regulations in areas such as health and safety, labour protection, education and the environment.

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Victoria — Changes to the federal environmental assessment process, along with deep budget cuts, will weaken environmental protection in British Columbia say the B.C. New Democrats.

Kansas governor Sam Brownback has signed a new law that will codify existing federal protections in state courts, offering Kansas residents protection «from government infringement on religious liberties.»

HHS positioned the shift as part of its «major actions to protect conscience rights and life,» including a new proposed rule to better enforce 25 federal protections for health care providers who decline to perform abortions and other services, as well as yesterday's announcement of a new division dedicated to fielding such complaints.

The sports leagues argued that New Jersey's new sports betting bill violated the 1992 federal ban on sports betting, known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PAPSA), and thus is illegal and must be stoppNew Jersey's new sports betting bill violated the 1992 federal ban on sports betting, known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PAPSA), and thus is illegal and must be stoppnew sports betting bill violated the 1992 federal ban on sports betting, known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PAPSA), and thus is illegal and must be stopped.

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During the day, the senators will call experts from various agencies including the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and New York's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and Department of Health (DOH).

«We are disappointed that the Assembly decision to ignore the unified voice of New York's environmental, climate justice and neighborhood groups — at the very moment the federal government is rolling back environmental protections,» Lander said.

Will Yandik and Zephyr Teachout provided similar takes on the need for domestic protections against terrorism in the wake of the Orlando shooting massacre, the necessity for the federal government to protect LGBT rights, the need for farmworkers to be able to organize and even the person who most embodies New York values — former Rep. Maurice Hinchey.

Cuomo on Wednesday said he will challenge the new law in court as unconstitutional on the grounds that the first federal double taxation in U.S. history violates states» rights and equal protection.

A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in 2010 and located in the Federal Reserve, rigorously monitors mis - selling to consumers and the extravagant interest rates attached to credit cards.

As New York state's brewing and distilling industries continue to boom, the farmers who provide one of the key ingredients should be granted access to the same federal protections available in other states, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

By Jesse McKinley ALBANY — For the second time in two weeks, New York State Department of Health officials sought to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for a contaminated water crisis in upstate New York, saying on Wednesday that they were confused and hamstrung by changing federal standards on perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical known as PFOA.

He will also work to pass the Reproductive Health Act, which will update state abortion laws to fall in line with the federal protections granted in Roe V. Wade ensuring that New Yorkers have access to safe and legal abortions.

The state has an important role to play to help make life better for all New Yorkers — and we must provide protections to our residents even if the federal government won't.

While the Governor pledged his renewed support for a state Dream Act and for protecting New York's DACA recipients, he neglected to call for increased protections against federal immigration agents in courthouses, hospitals, and our communities,» said Choi in a statement.

«We are reviewing the federal changes and we will propose legislation to address the impacts arising from our coupled tax system and offer new protections from this federal assault.

Even if the court strikes down the act, often referred to as «Obamacare», New Yorkers will continue to enjoy many of the consumer protections contained in the federal law, though the cost of health insurance could increase.

New York will move to file a legal challenge against the federal Environmental Protection Agency if it determines the project to remove PCB - laden muck from the Hudson River is completed, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced.

Cuomo called his idea to circumvent the new federal law the «New York State Taxpayer Protection Act,» and it would need approval of the state Legislature as part of the budget for the fiscal year that starts Aprilnew federal law the «New York State Taxpayer Protection Act,» and it would need approval of the state Legislature as part of the budget for the fiscal year that starts AprilNew York State Taxpayer Protection Act,» and it would need approval of the state Legislature as part of the budget for the fiscal year that starts April 1.

A diverse group of local governments, environmental protection organizations, business groups, recreational enthusiasts, newspapers and former federal and state government officials and environmental leaders are asking New York State voters to help make the Adirondacks and Catskills safer for residents and visitors alike by voting Yes for Ballot Proposal # 3 — The Public Health and Safety Land Account — this Election Day.

And compared to the federal constitution, New York's document provides more protections against many forms of government intrusion and more rights.

«Right now, the way they're in the law isn't actually the strongest and we rest a lot on court cases and we want to make sure that now matter what happens on the federal level ever, no matter what happens anywhere else, New York has the strongest, clearest protections as it relates to reproductive protections and right now, oddly, those provisions are in the criminal code.

As of press time, two Republicans lawmakers, David Gelfarb, of Rye Brook, and Jim Maisano, of New Rochelle, support the legislation, which would prohibit law enforcement officials from honoring requests made by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents, which do not give rise to reasonable grounds for detaining individuals.

«At this critical moment, with the federal government rolling back environmental protections, we hope that Governor Cuomo will help keep New York in the lead,» of environmental policy, Lander said in a statement.

«Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo joined Governor Peter Shumlin of Vermont and Governor Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire in calling on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to acknowledge that PFOA contamination is not a state or regional problem, but rather a national problem that requires consistent federal guidelines.

A Manhattan federal judge rebuffed Bill Cosby's attempt to force New York magazine to turn over unedited interview recordings, transcripts and related notes from a story about a group of women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault, calling it a fishing expedition that ignores legal protections for the press.

Mirroring state law to existing federal protections does not change practice — New York will continue to follow Roe v. Wade just as we have done since 1973 — when the federal ruling took precedence over our state law written in 1970.»

At 1 p.m., IDC lawmakers will hold a news conference to call on federal representatives to block right - to - work legislation and announce a four - point IDC Labor Protection Plan to combat anti-worker legislation being pushed at the national level, RWDSU Headquarters, 370 Seventh Avenue, New York City.

Interestingly, the Senate GOP has balked at creating a health care exchange here in New York, which is required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (unless states want the federal government to step in and create one for them).

As the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade marked its 45th anniversary yesterday, efforts to codify the federal law's abortion protections in New York law continue at the start of the legislative session.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, along with 15 other Democratic attorneys general, are petitioning the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to keep up with investigations and not to weaken them.

But the mayor told the Observer that he would not allow public dollars to go toward the defense of anyone found guilty of one of the 170 crimes that New York exempts from its «sanctuary city» protections — violent offenses like rape, murder and terrorism, for which local law enforcement will turn over a foreign national to federal authorities.

Governor Cuomo announced that he is proposing to guarantee a woman's right to choose in New York by adding the protections established by the 1973 Roe v. Wade federal decision into the state constitution.

Cuomo said he will propose legislation «to address the impacts arising from our coupled tax system and offer new protections from this federal assault.»

Federal Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck and New York State DEC Commissoner Basil Seggos joined other government officials in a candid two - hour session with Ezra Prentice residents, who have long suspected oil trains and diesel truck traffic could be responsible for their health issues.

While it's uncertain what a replacement plan under the incoming Trump administration might entail, or what consumer protections or mandates may be changed or removed, New York could be looking at a loss of $ 3.5 billion in federal funding, according to the fiscally conservative Empire Center for Public Policy.

The eight - page county resolution — sponsored by Minority Leader Hector Rodriguez, a New Paltz Democrat, and officially called «A Policy to Maintain a Safe, Inclusive Government and Ensure the Protection, Order, Conduct, Safety, Health and Well - Being of All Persons in Ulster County» — spells out how county government officials can and can not interact with immigrants and federal immigration officials.

Three New York lawmakers — Schumer, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney — are calling on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to immediately test the city of Newburgh's water supply, which has been found to be contaminated with a toxic chemical.