Sentences with phrase «of dangerous bills»

Along with an exponential increase in efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, over the past 9 months there came an increased number of dangerous bills to restrict access to safe, legal abortion.

Speak out now: Read our list of representatives in favor of this dangerous bill, and if you see your House member, tell them we will not forget that they stripped our access to care — and will not forgive:

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As allegations continue to rain down on powerful media moguls (like the recently - convicted comedian Bill Cosby), as well as high - profile politicians, doctors, members of Congress and male journalists, the idea that power can be a dangerous tool of manipulation is shifting into the mainstream.

Alarmed that the U.S. is the most dangerous affluent country in which to give birth, state and local lawmakers around the country are adopting a flurry of bipartisan bills aimed at reforming how maternal deaths are identified and investigated.

Chairman of the Detroit Blight Authority, Bill Pulte is looking to get rid of the dangerous homes in the depressed city of Detroit.

Investing in «unicorns» — or start - ups valued over $ 1 billion — has become a «substantially more dangerous and complicated practice», top venture capitalist Bill Gurley warned on Thursday, highlighting emerging trends including the rise of «sharks» or opportunistic investors offering «dirty» conditions to entrepreneurs.

After all, Bill C - 51 represents one of the most dangerous assaults on Canadians» basic rights that this country has ever seen.

Bill Fleckenstein, one of the people sounding the bell said, «What's particularly dangerous about the present mutual fund boom is what is called investing is really speculating.

A Christian campaigner has said a new assisted dying bill which Parliament will discuss is «incredibly dangerous» because of its lack of safeguards.

More common is the view of a lawyer quoted by Vale: «The doctrine is a dangerous one that everyone is entitled to be well fed, well clothed, and well housed, and if one by reason of misfortune, incompetence or sloth can not achieve that end by his own efforts the public will pay the bill.

In an announcement unveiling the bill, the lawmakers called the problem a «dangerous loophole» that was not addressed in the ride - hailing component of the state budget.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called on Senate Republicans to reject the U.S. House health care plan, calling the measure a «cruel and dangerous bill,» that would leave millions of Americans «stranded without the health care they need.»

A group representing local police chiefs is calling for passage of a bill that would allow firearms to be taken from people who show unstable or potentially dangerous behavior.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has been objecting to some of the Governor's proposals as dangerous to a city's decision - making process.

This is a far more vexing and dangerous political threat than the governor faced in the likes of other rivals, like Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Mayor Bill de Blasio, each of whom he has bullied and belittled without much trouble.

While New York City escaped the brunt of the storm, roads and sidewalks are slippery and dangerous, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference this afternoon.

First, there will be the great repeal bill, one of the largest and most dangerous pieces of legislation a British government has ever introduced, copying - and - pasting all of EU law onto the British statute book and then using a dazzling array of ministerial powers to somehow try and fix it so it it makes sense.

The bill essentially narrows legal definitions of a «switchblade knife» and a «gravity knife» to keep a ban on dangerous weapons while still allowing folding knives for the people who use them as tools.

If we had the new constitution, actually the nation could stop a dangerous bill like this [article 65 gives the right for 10 % of the population to hold a binding national referendum on a law passed by the parliament].

During a joint conference call with reporters, California Gov. Jerry Brown, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Gov. - elect Phil Murphy of New Jersey denounced the bill heading toward a congressional conference committee as «dangerous,» «fraudulent,» «nefarious,» «a scam» and «trickle down on steroids.»

The fiscal charter makes no more sense than the EU referendum bill but it has the disadvantage of being economically quite dangerous.

Just today, Daily News columnist Bill Hammond wrote of the «dangerous precedent» being set by Cuomo's use of his sweeping budgetary authority, raising concerns that future governors could «easily» abuse this power.

That would not be allowed under a bill from Republican Assemblyman James Tedisco of Schenectady and Saratoga counties who says repeat drunken and dangerous drivers should have their licenses taken away.

The bill also amends the crime of unlawful sale of dangerous fireworks to a minor.

The bill just removes from the definition of fireworks and dangerous fireworks sparkling devices, novelties, toy caps and other similar devices.

The city's cluster site housing program has been heavily criticized by homeless advocates and even Mayor Bill de Blasio because of the poorly maintained and dangerous conditions of some apartments.

He mentioned the need for a living wage bill, which Quinn has yet to embrace, and he said «police - community relations were strained to a dangerous point in many of our neighborhoods» in a nod to the debate over stop - and - frisk, which he said «could happen to his own son.»

The bill could close a «potentially dangerous» loophole to ensure the safety of victims, according to the release.

Dogs Trust, as a member of the Dangerous Dogs Act Study Group (DDASG), along with a variety of other welfare organisations, the Kennel Club and the BVA, has supported Ms Grahame's Bill since it was introduced as a Private Members Bill by Alex Neill MSP.

Advocates praised the bill's passage, saying it will keep guns out of the hands of dangerous abusers.

A new bill introduced in Congress this week would provide federal funding for the removal of PCBs, a dangerous construction material, from the city's public schools.

Melina Katz: Well, as a sponsor of Letitia James» bill, which limits the use of eminent domain for private business interests, it's a dangerous precedent to set in general.

Cuomo took another swipe at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's handling of the homeless, charging that people live in the streets because they're afraid of the city's «dangerous» shelters.

«The bill combines some of the characteristics of the poll tax and the Dangerous Dogs Act, except on a much grander scale.»

A group of state lawmakers announced a series of bills on Friday that aim to crack down on dangerous drivers getting behind the wheel by using data collected by speed cameras, NYPD and doctors to suspend their licenses.

«In 2007, Eric Schneiderman was one of only eight state Senators to vote against S. 3318, a bi-partisan bill crafted by former Attorney General and Gov. Eliot Spitzer, mandating civil confinement for dangerous convicted sex offenders — individuals, whom after evaluation, were deemed at high - risk to commit additional sex crimes,» Donovan said in a news release.

In opposing the bill, a number of law enforcement officials, including Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright have said that the state already has enough protections for young people in the adult system — and the additional protections are unnecessary and could be dangerous.

He also introduced a bill that increased the number of green taxis that can accept street hails in the outer boroughs, and sponsored a law that releases domestic violence victims from lease obligations if it is found that remaining in the residence would be dangerous to the victim.

The AFL - CIO railed that the bill creates a «dangerous escalation of the charter - school program» and drains money from other public schools.

The Senate majority coalition has proposed a broad package of 25 bills to crack down on the growing use of the dangerous drug.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio declared that he would seek to block Gov. Andrew Cuomo from permitting trial runs of autonomous cars in lower Manhattan — a move he deemed «dangerous» and a «mistake.»

Mentally Disabled Veterans and Guns — Vote Passed (240 - 175, 14 Not Voting) The bill would clarify the conditions under which individuals who receive federal benefits from the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) may be declared mentally incompetent for purposes of being added to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and thereby prevented from purchasing guns or ammunition — requiring that an affirmative declaration be made by a judge that the person is dangerous.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Mayor Bill de Blasio is crediting a city program for improving one of New York City's most dangerous schools.

One bill would mandate a wide - ranging investigation when a child is found with dangerous amounts of lead in their blood.

«So [a] dangerous felon now off the street and another firearm off the street all the result of very huge police work by two rookie police officers, who I am pleased to have as members of the New York City Police Department,» Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said.

The Committee will also discuss a bill that would require the identification of dangerous intersections based on incidents involving pedestrians, and implement curb extensions in such areas.

Osinbajo also said the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 could not be assented to, saying, «The rationale for withholding assent to the bill are the concerns regarding certain words and phrases utilised in the draft bill that may be inconsistent with the Principal Act (for example, Section 6 of the bill with Section 21 of the Principal Act) and the spirit behind the proposed amendments.&raBill 2016 could not be assented to, saying, «The rationale for withholding assent to the bill are the concerns regarding certain words and phrases utilised in the draft bill that may be inconsistent with the Principal Act (for example, Section 6 of the bill with Section 21 of the Principal Act) and the spirit behind the proposed amendments.&rabill are the concerns regarding certain words and phrases utilised in the draft bill that may be inconsistent with the Principal Act (for example, Section 6 of the bill with Section 21 of the Principal Act) and the spirit behind the proposed amendments.&rabill that may be inconsistent with the Principal Act (for example, Section 6 of the bill with Section 21 of the Principal Act) and the spirit behind the proposed amendments.&rabill with Section 21 of the Principal Act) and the spirit behind the proposed amendments.»

The opposition has emerged in both legislative chambers, with the State Senate's new majority leader saying that imposing such oversight on the district, in Rockland County, would set a dangerous precedent, and an Assembly member from Brooklyn who had supported the bill distancing himself from it while raising the specter of anti-Semitism.

The bill comes just days after leaders of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades reported that there were dangerous levels of lead in paint chips falling from the No. 7 line in Queens.