Sentences with phrase «on city legislation»

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Seattle's City Council on Friday released new draft legislation that would tax large employers in order to raise $ 75 million next year to counter the effects of rising rents and house prices.

The Board of Supervisors is expected to consider legislation on Monday to create a permitting process that will allow the city to regulate electric scooter sharing.

As more cities and states begin mandatory nutrition labeling on menus — so far New York City, Oregon, California and several major cities, with similar legislation pending in 15 states — Repole sees consumers making a major change in their eating habits.

On Tuesday, city Supervisor Norman Yee proposed legislation that would prohibit the use of autonomous vehicles to deliver food or other products, according to tech news site Recode.

Uber hosted a «jobs event» for prospective and current drivers to showcase how many New York residents» jobs would be cut if the vehicle cut were to take effect, and also ran TV ads, bought banner ads on websites, sent out direct mailers to constituents of City Council members who are proponents of the proposed legislation, and even reportedly tried to persuade the Rev. Al Sharpton to oppose the for - hire - vehicle cap.

Ontario's measures, which were retroactive to April 21, include a 15 per cent tax on foreign buyers in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region, expanded rent controls and legislation allowing Toronto and other cities to tax vacant homes.

Kansas state Rep. Louis Ruiz, left, and Sen. David Haley, right, both D - Kansas City, confer during a break in negotiations on adoption legislation, Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan..

Earlier this week, I went to a small town about 40 minutes east of where I live to speak on behalf of the immigrant community in the hopes that the city council wouldn't vote to oppose SB 54 (California's major piece of legislation that creates real limits on state and municipal law enforcement from being used for immigration enforcement).

«Sometimes, what looks good on paper doesn't work on the ground,» said Katherine Shek, a legislative analyst for the National School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislation.

Mommas welcome so much to The Boob Group we a red so excited to have you, let's just dive in and talk about some legislation here, I think that's the easiest way to talk about of something that is currently on the floor in New York and so Mikael I know that you have introduced a bill and you are also the prime sponsor of a bill and it's about getting lactation rooms in the airports and this is for, is it for the whole state of New York or is it more like the new York city area?

The speaker claims The NYP's Fred Dicker «set me up» with a story in which Silver says he would be in favor of legislation that would block Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large soft drinks in New York City.

The Republican - controlled Senate on Wednesday hopes to put the controversy surrounding paid stipends behind them, backing legislation that would speed up ride hailing in upstate and the suburban New York City counties before departing the state Capitol for the weekend.

A coalition of diverse organizations in New York City has banded together to escalate the conversation regarding paid sick days for workers, with an emphasis on getting the NY City Council to pass legislation mandating paid sick days.

At 4:30 p.m., de Blasio holds a public hearing on various pieces of legislation, and signs some of them into law, Blue Room, City Hall, Manhattan.

The Onondaga County Legislature plans to undo a recent piece of legislation after the Syracuse mayor shined a light on its costly impact on city property owners.

At 2 p.m., NYC Council members Laurie Cumbo, Jumaane Williams and Helen Rosenthal hold press conference before introducing legislation to prevent employer discrimination on the basis of an employee's reproductive health decisions, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At noon, NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Council members, tenants, and dozens of other stakeholders gather in support of legislation reauthorizing critical rent laws, and call on Albany to close landlord loopholes and to enact laws immediately strengthening existing tenants protections, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson said he made a mistake not supporting de Blasio's attempt to impose limits on Uber and other app - based car services in 2015, when the Council rejected legislation pushed by City Hall.

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Top NYPD officials are expected to strongly oppose a City Council bill requiring the police department to publicly release information about its high - tech surveillance tools during a hearing on the legislation today.

«While most of Desperate Dan's stunts, like his post office art legislation or shameless flip - flopping on sanctuary cities, are simply embarrassing, in this case he has allowed his failing campaign to cross the line into outrageous voter intimidation,» the statement went on to say.

The New York City Council is in the process of crafting new legislation that aims to further the city's crackdown on AirCity Council is in the process of crafting new legislation that aims to further the city's crackdown on Aircity's crackdown on Airbnb.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this week that the city was working on legislation to check the cooling towers atop buildings where the legionella bacteria that causes Legionnaires» disease grows and can be spread.

Borough President Gale Brewer, Councilwoman Margaret Chin and Community Board 3 Chair Gigi Li on Wednesday rallied at the site of the Rivington House — a nursing home for HIV / AIDS patients slated to become condos after the city scrapped a deed that would have protected its usage — demanding compensation for their neighborhood's lost community space as well as legislation to prevent such a loss from happening again.

As Legislative Director for Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Carlina helped shape legislation to improve health, address the oversaturation of construction, take on landlord harassment, and improve inefficiencies within city agencies.

In 2011, Brian passed legislation and negotiated a deal between the State and the City to create $ 200 million worth of new parkland and open space on Manhattan's East Side, including a mile - long esplanade from East 60th Street south to 38th Street, which will close the last major gap in the greenway circling the island.

The new City Council leaders on all matters real estate, construction, housing and buildings will discuss their priorities, pending bills and newly enacted legislation.

The legislation would bolster what the council did in 2014, when it passed rules booting immigration agents from its outpost on Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex, and restricted the city's cooperation with the federal governmCity's main jail complex, and restricted the city's cooperation with the federal governmcity's cooperation with the federal government.

On Friday, New York City Councilman Oliver Koppell wrote an op - ed in the Norwood News asking New York Senate Co-Leader Jeffrey Klein to bring Fair Elections legislation to the floor for a vote.

City Councilwoman Liz Crowley (D - Middle Village) has co-sponsored legislation to stop the Department of Corrections from snitching on immigrant detainees to the Feds.

At noon, more than 200 people are expected to call on the NYC Council to pass legislation asking the federal government to add an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that directly negates the Three - Fifth Compromise by stating that African - Americans are 100 percent whole individuals, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

As the Republican - controlled Senate Tuesday prepares to vote on legislation that would block New York City from enacting a five - cent fee on plastic bags, an environmental group is urging the Legislature to let the surcharge take effect.

The creation of a new bureau to expedite code violations in Syracuse will be delayed about a month as city hall and the Common Council butt heads on the legislation.

After state lawmakers stepped in last week to vote on legislation that would delay the implementation of a plastic and paper bag fee in New York City, a Brooklyn assemblyman, Felix Ortiz, is looking to discourage use of disposable bags statewide.

Sen. Jim Seward, the Republican sponsor of the bill, had previously indicated this week he would want to see a vote on his version of the legislation, if anything to show a statement of support for allowing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate cities.

Also Wednesday, the council greenlighted legislation requiring used car dealers to disclose details about a vehicle's recall history, regulating commercial bicyclists, studying the feasibility of allowing pedestrians to cross in any direction while vehicle traffic is stopped, and extending a prior legal limit on the conversion of hotels into non-hotel use — a bill backed by the city's hotel worker labor union.

The New York City Council on Wednesday passed legislation ordering a fresh look at the public schools» sex - ed curriculum, and Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a council bill requiring landlords to publicize buildings» bedbug infestations.

Legislation aimed at repealing mayoral control of the city's school system was dead on arrival in the Republican - led state Senate.

The Assembly and Senate this week overwhelmingly passed legislation that would impose a one - year moratorium on the city - enacted fee, due to take effect Wednesday.

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.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (L) shakes hands with Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance at the conclusion of a press conference on new corruption legislation on April 9, 2013 in New York City.

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.

I look forward to working on a bipartisan basis with members of the Assembly to support passage of this critical legislation, SWAP, and acquire the necessary funding to upgrade our city's infrastructure,» said Troy City Council President Carmella Mantecity's infrastructure,» said Troy City Council President Carmella ManteCity Council President Carmella Mantello.

This legislation will ensure that Battery Park City residents hold at least two seats on the seven - person board of the Battery Park City Authority.

While Mayor Bill de Blasio was being sworn in by progressive icon Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for a second term, and promising a «progressive era» for New York City, Cuomo was back to a theme he's been on since the previous year: The federal government's tax legislation that caps state and local deductions at $ 10,000.

The New York state Senate approved legislation on January 26 that would cap the growth in New York City property taxes at the lesser of inflation or 2 percent a year.

The GOP - led Senate today is expected to take up legislation that would allow ride hailing north of New York City with a 2 percent tax on hails.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who co-sponsored the legislation calling on the Department of Defense to mandate comprehensive diversity, anti-discrimination and harassment training, said the abuse amounted to «torture» of a soldier at the hands of those he served with.

On hand for the event was Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who signed the historic same - sex marriage legislation.