Sentences with phrase «of key legislation»

Scotland's governing Scottish National Party has threatened to try to block the progress of key legislation that will sever legal ties with the EU unless the government does more to account for Scotland's interests in Brexit.

Just about every piece of key legislation that is likely to be revamped or introduced under Trump and the Republican - majority Congress affects small businesses.

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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.

SEVERAL key issues and concerns with the Fair Work Act have come to light as a review of the federal legislation gets under way.

This summer's Supreme Court 6 - 3 decision to uphold a key part of the ACA ensured that the 2010 legislation would remain the law of the land.

The House set the ball in motion recently, passing legislation to repeal and replace key components of financial reform put in place in 2010.

Key note speaker Carolyn Chudleigh (Partner, HFW) will provide an overview of Community Titles from a legal perspective; the value, benefits and unique outcomes that such legislation can deliver.

A NEW definition of datacasting and a smoother transition to digital television for both industry and consumers are the key aims of new legislation introduced by the Federal Government.

The resolution, which contains instructions for key health care - related committees to begin drafting legislation to undo the health law, must also be passed by the House of Representatives (and is expected to get a vote there this week).

The current administration has made public statements indicating that it has made international tax reform a priority, and key members of the U.S. Congress have conducted hearings and proposed new legislation.

Although some of the law's rules can be weakened by regulators appointed by Trump, key provisions can not be eliminated without legislation.

Incoming Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hatch has authored a bill that makes the expansion of MEPs a key part of 401k reform legislation.

A key part of the legislation that has gotten significant attention is the crowdfunding amendment, which was introduced to the bill by Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina.

In the absence of any justification or specifics, a key question is why would the Government want to introduce such legislation?

Kelso's idea and Long's legislation directly addressed the key issue of risk of earlier employee share ownership plans in the 1920s where workers bought the stock with their wages and savings.

Several of those cuts were in three key pieces of legislation: the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Affordable Care Act, and the HIRE Act.

Key objectives of the add - on EU legislation include increasing clarity and competition in the trading process and enhancing transparency in research costs.

Anonymous: unfortunately the PCs re-wrote the legislation in favour of the oil companies a few years ago and appointed industry and PC insiders to key regulatory posts — Gerry Protti, formerly of CAPP, is the chairman of the new Alberta Energy Board, Jim Elliis, formerly DM for Environment is Protti's CEO and Lorne Taylor, a former PC MLA is the head of the oilsands emissions monitoring agency.

Key Features: • Focuses on health claim legislation for this commercially important food sector • Includes chapters on the current situation in all the major world markets including Europe, the USA, Japan, India and China • Covers food, feed and pharmaceutical applications of probiotics

They are the two key ingredients that we look for and what is in the legislation is really an embellishment of those key ingredients.»

Another key component of the legislation would require elementary schools to serve free breakfast in the classroom in schools with moderate or high concentrations of poor children.

ditionally the course is designed to provide help provide an understanding key point of concussion legislation in Connecticut.

Seeking to understand the motivations of the key players who developed these certifications, I have interviewed over 30 members of the national boards and major divisions of both organizations, and have conducted case studies of midwifery politics and legislation in New York, California, and Washington state.

Additionally the course is designed to provide an understanding of the key points of concussion legislation in New Jersey.

Since then, research, professional guidelines, state — wide health care directives, hospital systems, health care quality improvement initiatives, and federal and state - level maternity care legislation have identified many aspects of the MFCI and the Ten Steps of the Mother - Friendly Childbirth Initiative as key factors to improving maternal - infant health outcomes.

The other WBTi indicators offer key points to include, such as Baby Friendly status being a universal goal, legislation in line with World Health Assembly recommendations, adequate protection for breastfeeding in the workplace, local support that is of high quality and integrated, and health professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfeeding.

Allowing ride hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City and infrastructure spending were also pushed by business groups, but workers» compensation legislation was considered especially key for Senate Republicans this year, who agreed to an extension of the millionaires tax rate expiring at the end of the year as well as a college tuition plan backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Republican - led Senate approved budget extender legislation on Monday following a legislative impasse on key issues, including raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 in New York.

Democratic state Sen. Brad Hoylman is the new lead sponsor of legislation aimed at protecting transgender people from discrimination in a variety of key areas such as the workplace and in housing.

One of the key things to note is that the number of layers of government, and which body is in charge of the legislation governing the conduct elections differs depending where you are in the UK.

According to Ross, there are some 200 people in Albany from Housing Here and Now, a pro-tenants group that is pushing for reform of rent regulations and believes Espada, who chairs the Housing Committee, has been blocking key legislation and is too pro-landlord.

President Akufo - Addo has come under a barrage of attacks after he revealed plans to present a legislation before Parliament to set aside August 4 as a day to celebrate the many founders of Ghana ditching September 21 as the commemorative day for Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first President and a key figure in the fight for freedom from British colonial rule.

At 11:30 a.m., the GreenLight NY coalition will join key road safety proponents, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, Sen. Luis Sepulveda and suburban New York lawmakers in support of legislation expanding access to driver's licenses for all New Yorkers, LCA Pressroom, Room 130 LOB, Albany.

New York's eleventh - hour failure to pass cap - lifting legislation has been widely cited as one of the key contributors to the state's second - to - last placement among RttT competitors in the first go - round.

, the state executive director writes that the ad campaign is meant to be part of a weeks - long campaign meant to highlight the gun control issue, which has been a key issue for the governor, and «holding them accountable» on passing new legislation.

Hence New Labour attempted no substantive challege to the outcome of Thatcher's privatisation agenda; yet at the same time the key features of the 1960s «permissive society» - e.g. legislation on divorce, abortion and homosexuality - remained largely in place during the long Tory years, despite vile aberations such as Section 28 and the laughable «Back to Basics» campaign.

The numerous vice chairs of the NPC - SC head some of the eight CCP approved «democratic parties» or important «mass organizations», represent key ethnic minority groups, or are senior officials in semi-retirement helping to draft national legislations.

Prior to his work in government, Lynch served as director of Legislation and Political Action for District Council 1701 of AFSCME, and played key roles in the presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson and Walter Mondale.

Renee and guest Ronnie Ellis with CNHI News Service run down the key state legislative races in this year's primary contest, the top - tier candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the 6th congressional district, the impact of recent educator activism in response to pension legislation and education funding, and more.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand brought her campaign to fight the scourge of opioid addiction and death to the City of Newburgh on Friday where she announced new legislation that will target the epidemic at one of its key sources: opioid pain medication prescriptions.

A key part of my decision was that legislation for radical reform of the Lords can only be delivered with the backing of the Lords themselves, and they have always been resistant.

A member of the Senate Democratic Leadership, Boxer served as the Democratic Chief Deputy Whip, which gives her the job of lining up votes on key legislation.

The announcement came at the annual gala of the Human Rights Campaign, the LGBT rights group, a community that has been a key constituency since the approval of same - sex marriage in 2011 — legislation that proved to be a national catalyst within five years.

This would intensify the already existing corporatist dynamic that exists within the EP, whereby the socialist group and the centre - right EPP group often stitch up agreements on appointments to key committees and votes on key pieces of legislation in backroom deals.

Here's a quick overview of the key battlegrounds being fought over as the government prepares its final legislation for parliament.

See Enhanced scrutiny of tax legislation key to Scottish budget review (CIOT press release, 2 May 2017).

In 2017, Hamilton played a key role in passage of legislation to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction for 16 and 17 year olds, ensuring that they will not be treated as adults under the criminal justice system for misdemeanors and most felonies.

The IDC has had a rocky relationship with the rest of the Democrats, and has often sided with the current Republican majority on key legislation.

But, nearly three months later, that key piece of legislation has still not been enacted by the Assembly, and the measure is being revised to reflect concerns by labor unions, who don't want the provision to apply to union officials who might be convicted of crimes.

Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California, herself a key architect of the budget plan, announced her opposition Wednesday morning and mounted a remarkable daylong speech on the House floor, trying to force GOP leaders in the House to promise a later vote on legislation to protect the younger immigrants.