Sentences with phrase «on legislative agendas»

Inspection standards will appear on legislative agendas this year in Arizona, California, Florida, and Ohio.

«It's an understatement that Donald Trump badly miscalculated on his legislative agenda; moving first on Obamacare repeal and replacement was a disastrous — and hubristic — decision.»

However, there is currently nothing listed on the legislative agenda in Parliament related to trade with Bangladesh.

Another reporter asked how the president can focus on the legislative agenda if he's busy tweeting about protests.

We are ready to move forward, provided any final agreement between Democrats is based on the legislative agenda that we put forth on May 22, which includes: the Reproductive Health Act, the DREAM Act, GENDA, protecting Title X funding, public campaign finance, single - payer health care and the Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage Act.

Sen. Dean Skelos isn't going to be cooperating with Gov. Cuomo on his legislative agenda to any satisfactory degree.

He added later: «On the legislative agenda side, we'll reduce middle class taxes, we'll have a historic high in education aid.»

But he said his group, which has been under intense pressure from progressives to return to the fold since the election of President Trump, is «ready to move forward,» but only if any final agreement is based on a legislative agenda that includes passage of a bill to strengthen abortion laws, enact a state DREAM Act, create a public campaign finance system, and adopt a single - payer health care program.

Klein said the proposal is a «very exciting development,» adding that a final agreement is contingent on a legislative agenda generally backed by Democrats.

The Governor's second biggest error wasn't the NY SafeAct, it was sadly getting sucked into the idea that the IDC Coalition would deliver on his legislative agenda, which as Stewart - Cousins points out hasn't really happened in a big way to date.

But the law allowing the referendum remains under review by county attorney Carnell Foskey and has yet to be put on the legislative agenda.

Of particular importance on the legislative agenda this year, is Senate Constitutional Amendment 3 (SCA 3) introduced by Senator Mark Leno, which would lower the vote threshold for local school district parcel tax measures from 2/3 to 55 percent.

These items were important priorities on our legislative agenda.

I've presented to the BC Justice Ministry and everyone is aware of the problem but it's just they haven't been able to get on the legislative agenda to get the laws passed to fix it.

In the case of B.C., I was advised by the AG, in 2008, that this issue would be reviewed but it has never even appeared on the Legislative Agenda.

This, or something similar, is what has existed in Europe for half a century, and what has been adopted in at least two US states, and may soon be on the legislative agenda in Ontario.

The DOMA ruling is also expected to increase the pressure on states where marriage equality has been on the legislative agenda but has not yet been approved, including Illinois, New Jersey, and Hawaii.

Not exact matches

The President issued a new call on Congress to pass an ambitious legislative agenda to help small businesses, but some wonder whether it's just hot air.

Republican leaders have significant differences on what the party's policy agenda will entail for 2018 after securing a major legislative victory in overhauling the federal tax code with a law that included a blow to the Affordable Care Act.

They can't work with Breitbart or rely on Drudge to help with their legislative agenda.

And the Trump administration legislative agenda reads like a corporate wish list as well: huge corporate tax cuts, privatizing the nation's infrastructure, and so on.

Siegel added that his Dow prediction is conditional on progress in President Donald Trump's legislative agenda.

With a stacked legislative agenda to pass before the end of the year, the latest battle in the Senate centers on when members will head home to their districts to celebrate Christmas.

At a local legislative meeting, where preserving farm - to - school funding was on the agenda, Alexander brought a seventh grade boy who had graduated from a local elementary school's farm - to - school curriculum.

Times political reporter Nicholas Confessore does an excellent job of exploring the factors leading to this stunning reversal, which include a recent change in SNA's leadership, its choice of a new lobbying firm and its decision to use more aggressive legislative tactics to advance its agenda on Capitol Hill.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

At a local legislative meeting, where preserving farm to school funding was on the agenda, Alexander brought a seventh grade boy who had graduated from a local elementary school's farm to school curriculum.

So it makes sense for Labour to spend parliament's time up on the bill it does support — Lords reform — at the expense of the coalition's own legislative agenda.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement Monday accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of having «already thrown in the towel» on the end of the legislative session and insisted the Republican - controlled chamber has a busy agenda between now and June 20, the final scheduled end to the legislative session.

To make matters worse the New Patriotic Party has a tight noose on the legislative house, giving Nana Addo and the NPP Members of Parliament, a mandate to push through any agenda, regardless of the consequences on Ghanaians.

The Governor found himself in the unfortunate position of promoting his third on time budget, at a time when his legislative agenda was faltering and Preet Bharara» s prosecutions where giving the lie to the idea that Albany, NY was truly functional and not just as corrupt as ever bring Gov. Cuomo whole self promotion campaign down in flames.

An extension of rent control regulations and mayoral control of New York City schools, as we as a renewed minimum wage push will be on the Democratic - led Assembly's agenda in the post-budget legislative session.

The Albany - based Legislative Gazette has published an op - ed from GPNY's 2014 Gubernatorial Candidate Howie Hawkins on a Green agenda for 2018!

The first U.S. senator to face bribery charges in nearly four decades — New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez — goes on trial tomorrow in a case that could affect the Senate's partisan makeup and the fate of Trump's legislative agenda.

The New York State legislative session is ending this week without major progress on big - ticket issues such as campaign finance reform, minimum wage, and the women's equality agenda.

Advocates took out their anger and frustration on the Cuomo administration and leaders of the state Senate, after it became clear that a progressive agenda that includes abortion rights and public campaign financing is likely dead for the legislative session.

There's around two months left in the legislative session, and a number of issues left on the agenda.

Now that GENDA has been rendered unnecessary, Empire State Pride Agenda can focus on its other legislative priorities, which include ending a practice known as Gay Conversion Therapy.

The Daily Gazette: New York's 2014 Legislative Session a Failure The New York State legislative session is ending this week without major progress on big - ticket issues such as campaign finance reform, minimum wage, and the women's equalLegislative Session a Failure The New York State legislative session is ending this week without major progress on big - ticket issues such as campaign finance reform, minimum wage, and the women's equallegislative session is ending this week without major progress on big - ticket issues such as campaign finance reform, minimum wage, and the women's equality agenda.

John and Furnish in a statement credited Cuomo for having «championed a progressive agenda that has included significant policy and legislative progress on affordable housing, public education reform, and women's rights.»

The Localism Act received Royal Assent on 15 November, marking the passage into law a key item on the government's legislative agenda.

Speaking on the passage of the Bill at plenary, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, stated that the passage of CAMA was a significant milestone in the 8th Senate's legislative agenda.

On Saturday, October 4th community residents will unveil the legislative agenda for 2015 to county legislators and other decision makers.

The TPP is a major part of President Barack Obama's trade agenda, and he has sought «fast - track» authority from Congress that would grant him unilateral power to negotiate the deal and would leave the legislative branch only able to vote yes or no on the treaty, with no possibility of introducing amendments.

«The state party's assurance [on Tuesday] that our progressive legislative agenda will be advanced is a victory for the people of New York.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- The arrest of a powerful New York lawmaker on federal corruption charges threw one of America's most powerful statehouses into disarray, destabilizing the state's Senate while complicating an already contentious legislative agenda.

The legislation was first introduced in the legislature's Audit & Finance Committee, put on the agenda by then legislative Chairman Sean Ward, a Green Island Democrat.

On Wednesday, with only four days remaining of this year's legislative session, Cuomo announced a new prong to his ethics reform agenda: an ambitious plan to better regulate the activities of political action committees and limit the impact of shadowy independent expenditures that he says are all too often not actually independent from the candidate they are supporting.

Astorino said Cuomo supported Silver — the governor actually said the choice of speaker was up to legislators — and failed to deliver on the nine widely supported parts of the women's legislative agenda.

Also included is a sessions on the National Association's strategic plan to tackle issues facing counties as well as meetings on the Association's national legislative agenda.