Sentences with phrase «new policy legislation»

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Health Care Reform and Small Business: 7 Key Policies Now that the new legislation has made it through House and Senate reconciliation, certain aspects of how it will affect small businesses have become clear - but depending on the size of your outfit, the ramifications will vary tremendously.

Wiegand: Well fiscal policy is, again, looking at, you know, from a tax standpoint, we've got a new tax plan legislation in place.

However, the prospect of new legislation also raises uncertainty about policy specifics and may prompt corporations to delay action until details are finalized.

The legislation probably will face stiff resistance in the Senate but it provides a road map of sorts for the policies the president plans to put in place as he appoints new regulators.

Given the inherently incremental nature of welfare reform, the new legislation represents, despite its shortcomings, a noteworthy advance in public policy.

Suggest some legislation or new policies for financial oversight.

We discussed the final regulations, and how the new standards differ from current requirements, with moderator Cindy Brooks, Chair of the School Nutrition Association Public Policy & Legislation Committee and guest speakers Sam Kass (White House Assistant Chef, Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives), Dr. Janey Thornton, PhD, SNS (Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services at USDA), and Melissa Rothstein (Deputy Director, Child Nutrition Programs at USDA).

IBFAN hopes that the new WHO statement will prompt policy makers to bring in legislation to control marketing of feeding products for infants and young children.

«Legislation needs to keep pace with new marketing strategies and this report will help policy makers to do so.»

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

Although there are no US federal policies that require screening of new mothers for postpartum depression, at least 12 states have adopted either state legislation, developed awareness campaigns, or convened tasks forces.

Depending on who you ask, the legislative session was a productive six months in which a range of policy measures from an increase to the state's minimum wage, paid family leave to new ethics reform and anti-heroin addiction legislation was accomplished.

President underscored two economic pillars with emphasis on jobs and promised to introduce new legislations and policies, which will be intended to achieve sustainable economic growth, develop and expand agriculture, and address our very large infrastructure deficit, with particular emphasis on road construction and the provision of affordable and adequate electricity for all our people.

Rep. Chris Gibson, touting new federal education legislation that, if passed, would put many policy decisions back in the hands of the state, urged Albany to roll back the Common Core learning standards, essentially calling out Cuomo.

The announcement came after several state lawmakers introduced legislation that would create a new email retention policy for the state, requiring that online communications be preserved for at least seven years — much like how the federal government currently operates.

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«I have always lived my life with dignity, integrity and honesty; and I can say without hesitation that I brought those same characteristics everyday when I proposed bills, passed legislation, debated public policy, and fought tooth and nail to protect western New York on the floor of the New York State Senate for the past 38 years.»

While New York City has adopted policies to protect immigrants, Nixon blasted Cuomo of New Castle for thwarting legislation to do so statewide.

Around the time de Blasio announced he'd pursue fair scheduling legislation in September 2016, emails show administration aides also reaching out to the heads of fast - food restaurants and retail establishments such as Shake Shack and Uncommon Goods to seek their advice on how to craft a new policy.

The Legislature has limited power to stop the upstate nuclear bailout unless they introduce and pass new legislation to change the state's energy policy, which could face a veto from the governor.

«To address this crisis, I have advanced legislation to delink this essential state education aid with the implementation of a new teacher evaluation policy.»

This legislation solidifies the status of industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity under New York Agriculture and Markets Law and creates an industrial hemp working group to advise the State on research and policies concerning the crop.

Lobbyists who want to influence legislation and policy to benefit their clients are primarily the ones paying $ 100 to $ 5,000 per person to attend each fundraiser, said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Most recently, she served as Legislative Director for Council Member Rosie Mendez, where she was tasked with helping shape legislation and policy to address homelessness, improve health, regulate the recent spate of new construction, take on landlord harassment, and save taxpayer dollars by improving inefficiencies within city agencies.

«With the U.S. Senate's recent failure to act on comprehensive energy and climate legislation, we need strong environmental leaders at the state level to move the ball forward on new energy policies that will put America on the path to a clean energy future.»

The 18 Democrats who represent New York in the House of Representatives endorsed on Wednesday Gov. Andrew Cuomo's agenda for women, a package of proposed legislation and policies that include reforms to sexual harassment laws and guidelines.

And when it comes to spearheading movements, policies, and legislation that advance social reforms, does it still, as Cuomo asserts, start with New York?

The legislation was submitted to codify existing policies while also drawing from model ordinances put in place by the New York state attorney general's office to alleviate concerns about the treatment of immigrants living in county.

Cuomo's original legislation was meant to extend to private colleges new policies SUNY adopted late last year at his urging.

Intended to help stop campus sexual assaults, proposed legislation would expand the policy for state schools to New York's private colleges and universities.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recently passed sexual assault prevention legislation, «Enough is Enough,» will affect Syracuse University's sexual assault policy.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said he would seek legislation to bar minors from being tried as adults, capping a weekend of policy proposals before his State of the State address.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)- The Republican - led New York Senate has approved a package of legislation aimed at Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development policies.

At Cuomo's urging, SUNY recently adopted a new sexual assault policy that includes affirmative consent, and the governor is expected to push for legislation in the 2015 session that would extend that to all campuses across the state.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing for legislation that could cause redundancies in existing sexual assault policies at Northern New York colleges.

Peer - to - peer car - sharing service Getaround is stepping up advocacy for legislation that would allow it and companies like it to purchase group insurance policies, thereby allowing such companies to operate in New York.

Yet another union is cutting ties with the Working Families Party, saying the organization has strayed from its founding mission to support «all New Yorkers,» and instead is routinely backing legislation and policies that could cost workers their jobs.

Supporting commercial lines businesses Progress on fixed fees for costs of noise - induced hearing loss claims Support for fair compensation for mesothelioma sufferers Expansion of the Insurance Fraud Bureau's scope to commercial liability Campaigning for solutions fit for our future Our Flood Free Homes campaign Forward thinking policy for data and cyber Engaging Government to support the role of income protection Delivery of Flood Re, a world first solution for affordable flood cover Fighting fraud Partnering with Government on the Insurance Fraud Taskforce Renewing the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department Securing new insurer access to the DVLA registered owners database Influencing sensible regulation On Solvency II, we: Secured changes to secondary legislation Clarified treatment of deferred tax Negotiated a favourable calibration of the EIOPA's fundamental spread Supporting insurance businesses Pushing for sensible development of global capital standards Securing better targeted tax legislation Managing the impact of international financial reporting standards.

Currently, Federal policies are failing New York residents, and at the same time, the NYS Senate is failing to pass legislation that will protect New Yorkers.

Deputy Supervisor Dan Torres, who proposed the new law at a recent town board meeting, said the legislation would reaffirm the existing policies and carry more weight.

New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC): An umbrella policy and advocacy organization of more than 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups across New York State, NYIC has fought alongside the UFT for a more just and humane immigration policy and against anti-immigrant legislation like Arizona's SB 1070.

It doesn't necessarily take a woman to push legislation that benefits single women, but these women, by sheer dint of personal experience, will have a better perspective on the new approaches to social policy that this new population of women requires.

Though the funding comes from the state, Cuomo has little influence over education policy in New York other than through legislation — policy is crafted by the Board of Regents, appointed through a legislative process dominated by Assembly Democrats.

East Hampton Village Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr., who has spoken forcefully about the nation's gun policies in the aftermath of mass shootings, has conveyed his strong support for legislation co-sponsored by Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. that would make so - called «bump stocks» illegal in New York State.

Gabriel Sayegh of the state Drug Policy Alliance, which was briefed on the Cuomo plan Saturday, says it's a huge change, but New York should still enact legislation that has been blocked by the state Senate's Republicans.

Kath Checkland, professor of health policy at Manchester University, said the new processes could help address inequality if different groups within the coalition pooled budgets together but, in practice, little would change as legislation remained the same.

New York and other hight - tax blue states are scoring wins against legislation in health care and tax reform battles that have turned backed policies officials say would have been harmful.

Most of the requirements in the new SUNY policy are already in place through federal law or regulations, while others are included in federal legislation introduced in July by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Carolyn Maloney, both New York Democranew SUNY policy are already in place through federal law or regulations, while others are included in federal legislation introduced in July by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Carolyn Maloney, both New York DemocraNew York Democrats.

Gabriel Sayegh, the New York State director of Drug Policy Alliance, one of the groups that has been omnipresent in lobbying for the legislation, said he would be surprised if Cuomo opted to sign the bill.

The pending legislation was submitted to codify existing policies adopted under the administration of former County Executive Andy Spano, a Democrat, while also drawing from model ordinances put in place by the New York state attorney general's office in order to alleviate concerns about the treatment of immigrants living in county.