Sentences with phrase «new federal push»

«If it is true, as Rep. Messer says, that the big tax reform bill will not include a school choice component, then it is fair to say that a big new federal push on private school choice is dead,» Petrilli said.

ALBANY, NY (AP)-- Former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who cracked down on insider abuses on Wall Street, said Wednesday that the new federal push against potential insider trading has the hallmarks of important work, if the innovative approach can prove the communication is illegal.

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Global stocks have pushed to new highs, outdoing previous records set in 2015, driven by strong economic data in the U.S. and comments by the Federal Reserve on the future path of interest rates.

For now, the new rules are limited to specific defense contractors, but it may not be long before the government implements more regulations on all federal contractors as it pushes for companies to adopt higher security standards, cybersecurity experts said.

At a press conference to push his new book, Crippled America, Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen of foul play over interest rates.

He'd push for a National Regulatory Budget Act, which would establish a «budget» restricting new federal regulations that affect business owners.

Among the new measures pushed by branch officials, according to the New York Times: a mandate that Air Force Office of Special Investigations personnel «confirm that reportable cases have been entered in the federal database by seeing either a printout or a screenshot from the database.&raqnew measures pushed by branch officials, according to the New York Times: a mandate that Air Force Office of Special Investigations personnel «confirm that reportable cases have been entered in the federal database by seeing either a printout or a screenshot from the database.&raqNew York Times: a mandate that Air Force Office of Special Investigations personnel «confirm that reportable cases have been entered in the federal database by seeing either a printout or a screenshot from the database.»

In both of these strategies, Trump could push for new regulation that applies to all companies that utilize a certain amount of outsourcing, in the form of new taxes or ending the possibility of federal contracts.

Rep. Todd Rokita (R - IN) is pushing to end Citibank's federal contract after the finance giant adopted new gun policies that do not respect the Second Amendment.

New York will remain steadfast in pushing back against federal encroachment efforts like the [Office of the Controller of the Currency's] proposal to impose a one - size - fits - all national bank charter that increases risk and seeks to usurp state sovereignty.»

Truck driver shortages and new federal regulations have pushed up the shipping rates Coke pays to deliver sodas to retailers.

New York state last month passed a similar measure that makes it illegal to advertise apartments for fewer than 30 days in New York City, and lawmakers have pushed the federal government to take a closer look at Airbnb and other home - sharing sites on accusations of creating housing shortages and driving up rental costs.

And now the big push by Washington to boost an economy that's been growing for nearly nine years is adding to the worries, especially with new Chairman Jay Powell taking over at the Federal Reserve.

Ingraham had previously been critical of March for Our Lives, which formed in response to the Parkland shooting to push federal lawmakers to pass new restrictions on firearms.

The announcement from the office of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D - N.Y., who has pushed for such a ban, says new federal crib standards will take effect in June, stopping the sale, manufacture, resale, and distribution of drop - side cribs.

But the push also comes amid swirling scandals on both the state and federal level for both the Cuomo administration and the fundraising activities of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on behalf of Senate Democrats.

As residents in high - tax states brace for bigger tax bills under the recently passed federal tax overhaul, a New Jersey congressman is pushing local governments to adopt a strategy that could save homeowners thousands of dollars.

The Partnership for New York City has created a federal PAC to push for projects and legislation considered crucial to the economic future of the nation's most populous metropolis.

State Sen. John Bonacic, Racing and Wagering Committee Chair, accelerated his push to legalize sports betting in New York by introducing a bill that would allow it, but only at upstate casinos, which hinges on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit to overturn the federal ban on sports betting.

Despite efforts by Trump to block federal funding for Gateway, a new train link under the Hudson River, the project could receive as much as $ 540 million from a spending bill Congress hammered out — much less than the $ 900 million that previously had been intended, but not the shutout the president had been pushing.

The mayor is also facing federal investigations around two businessmen, Jeremy Reichberg and Jona Rechnitz, who provided cash and trips to high - ranking NYPD officers, and donations the men made to the mayor's campaign and to a non-profit, the Campaign for One New York, that de Blasio used to push his political agenda.

It's called «Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information ``, and it continues to push federal agencies toward meaningful open -LSB-...]

Eight members of the state Assembly from Queens have signed on to a bill that would push Primary Day for state races from September to June to offset a new federal law that would force New York to hold separate primaries for Congress and the U.S. Senanew federal law that would force New York to hold separate primaries for Congress and the U.S. SenaNew York to hold separate primaries for Congress and the U.S. Senate.

Democrats say they would push to have New York make up the difference if federal funds are cut.

As Trump spends much of August at his New Jersey golf club, Democratic lawmakers are making a new push for information about how much money the federal government is spending at his for - profit propertiNew Jersey golf club, Democratic lawmakers are making a new push for information about how much money the federal government is spending at his for - profit propertinew push for information about how much money the federal government is spending at his for - profit properties.

Don't look now, but a quick deal to sidestep the federal government's fiscal cliff could end up pushing New York state to the edge of its own precipice.

There has been a call from the senators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to have that station renamed for the Fairport Democrat because of the push Slaughter made over the years to secure federal funding for the new train station.

Cuomo's schedule, released last night, included a meeting with House Speaker John Boehner, at which he was to be joined by three Republican lawmakers from New York — Reps. Bob Turner, Michael Grimm and Pete King, on whom the governor is leaning quite heavily as he pushes for the $ 42 billion worth of federal disaster aid he's seeking after Sandy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters on Long Island Wednesday that he will push for a repeal of the federal tax overhaul that caps state and local deductions at $ 10,000 — a move he has said hurts New York.

Cuomo is also pushing to expand charitable deductions for taxpayers in New York that could let them recover from the federal cap on deductions — a move that follows the broad outlines being considered by California officials, another high - tax state that is reacting to the SALT cap.

There's three weeks to go in the legislative session, and advocates are pushing hard for two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's agenda items — translating the federal abortion rights in the Roe v. Wade decision into New York state law, and enacting public financing of statewide political campaigns.

NEW YORK (WBEN / AP)-- A federal jury hearing testimony on Tuesday was served a steady diet of «ziti,» the word prosecutors say a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo used as code to refer to bribe payments he received to push forward projects for three businessmen.

As predicted, the Senate Democrats are seizing on today's «Race to the Top» announcement, declaring both a policy and political victory in their ability to push through changes that helped again push New York into the list of finalists for federal education cash.

Cuomo, New Jersey governor - elect Phil Murphy, and California Senate President Kevin de León are all pushing plans to preserve the SALT deduction in full, by exploiting various loopholes in federal law.

Mayor de Blasio's work to push forward national policies through the U.S. Conference of Mayors and other partnerships is vital to our efforts to secure key federal funding for priorities like infrastructure and homeland security, and move forward an agenda that will lift up New Yorkers around the five boroughs,» Spitalnick said in an emailed statement.

Nearly 300 local bridges across Western New York are out of date or in need of repair, US Sen. Chuck Schumer announced as he launched a push for more federal funding to help fix those spans.

... The poll's findings were release the same day a new coalition of state and federal organizations launched a push for an all - out fracking ban in NYS.

A group of Senate Democrats on Thursday released a letter sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that pushes for a reversal of a decision that blocks a new energy capacity zone in the Hudson Valley.

Sen. Chuck Schumer began a push for a quick congressional extension of the Children's Health Insurance Program, a federal - state partnership that serves 275,000 children through New York's Child Health Plus program.

And he said New York was in line to receive a good chunk of federal aid, but will likely have to push for more money in order to cover public and private losses.

New York Democrats launched an advertising campaign to push back against the federal tax legislation.

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.

Attorney Norman Siegel suggests Cuomo «use his leadership and political capital to push for the adoption of a New York Voting Rights Act that mirrors the pre-Shelby» federal VRA.

Also at 1 p.m., Rep. Dan Donovan, state Sen. Andrew Lanza, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and New York City Councilman Joseph Borelli host a press conference to push for federal resources to combat the opioid abuse epidemic in Staten Island and South Brooklyn, Camelot of Staten Island, 460 Brielle Ave., Building H, Staten Island.

Republican Congressman Richard Hanna is joining fellow New York Congressman Louise Slaughter in a push to restore federal funding for local public transit systems.The money would be cut in the new federal Highway biNew York Congressman Louise Slaughter in a push to restore federal funding for local public transit systems.The money would be cut in the new federal Highway binew federal Highway bill.

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — As residents in high - tax states brace for bigger tax bills under the recently passed federal tax overhaul, a New Jersey congressman is pushing local governments to adopt a strategy that could save homeowners thousands of dollars.

Even as the signs stirred warnings from federal officials that money earmarked for the state was at risk, Driscoll insisted the signs, part of a five - year push for the I Love NY program, were successful in directing motorists to points of interest in New York.

At a Red Room news conference, Cuomo said he wouldn't be swayed by voter surveys showing support for the tax on the state's wealthy, noting he supported the tax on the federal level (in a bit of Cuomoian logic, the governor said he, in fact, supported a millionaires tax on New Yorkers, just a federal surcharge being pushed by President Obama).

New York's elected officials are continuing to push back against federal - level tax proposals and the potential impact on the state.

Federal authorities announced their largest - ever push for bus safety, shutting down 26 discount bus companies and assuming an aggressive new oversight stance after a series of deadly crashes.