Sentences with phrase «other loopholes in the law»

The Attorney General says he will soon propose a bill to stiffen those penalties and close other loopholes in the law, and has begun talking to state lawmakers about possible sponsorship.

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Like other loopholes in gun laws, these have been in large part buttressed by the typical pro-gun argument that people should have these weapons to be able to defend themselves and their families.

A bipartisan bill was introduced in the state Legislature that would close a loophole in New York law that allows the sale of «bump stocks» and other devices for rifles that were used in the Las Vegas shooting that left 59 dead and 500 injured Sunday night.

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.

A coalition of labor unions, religious groups, and others are urging Governor Cuomo and the legislature to close what they say are loopholes in the law that protect large corporations from paying their fair share of taxes.

Last month, Common Cause / NY joined with other government watchdog groups in calling on the NYS Board of Elections to reverse its 1996 Advisory Opinion in which it adopted an ill - advised interpretation of the campaign finance law and opened up the LLC loophole.

That legislation includes further restricting access to guns to people convicted of misdemeanor domestic abuse as proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, closing what supporters call loopholes in the federal law while also tightening other laws for gun ownership.

Kaminsky and other Democrats in the Senate say it's particularly important that the loophole in the law be closed this year, when the 2018 races for control of the state Senate will be hotly contested.

However, at the 19 June hearing, the Court found a loophole in the law to enable Laura and Eunan to have the humanist ceremony they want, without reaching a final judgment in their case, or setting a precedent for other couples also seeking humanist marriages.

The study is meant to build upon other efforts aimed at women in the workplace, including a provision that sought to eliminate a loophole in state law that blocked employees from discussing their salaries.

In a case that could upend New York's political landscape, a state Supreme Court justice heard oral arguments in a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the so - called «LLC loophole» in state election law, which has given developers and other deep - pocketed donors the ability give essentially unlimited campaign donations to state politicianIn a case that could upend New York's political landscape, a state Supreme Court justice heard oral arguments in a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the so - called «LLC loophole» in state election law, which has given developers and other deep - pocketed donors the ability give essentially unlimited campaign donations to state politicianin a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the so - called «LLC loophole» in state election law, which has given developers and other deep - pocketed donors the ability give essentially unlimited campaign donations to state politicianin state election law, which has given developers and other deep - pocketed donors the ability give essentially unlimited campaign donations to state politicians.

In a case that could upend New York's political landscape, a state Supreme Court justice heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the so - called «LLC loophole» in state election law, which has given developers and other deep - pocketed donors the ability give essentially unlimited campaign donations to state politicianIn a case that could upend New York's political landscape, a state Supreme Court justice heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the so - called «LLC loophole» in state election law, which has given developers and other deep - pocketed donors the ability give essentially unlimited campaign donations to state politicianin a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the so - called «LLC loophole» in state election law, which has given developers and other deep - pocketed donors the ability give essentially unlimited campaign donations to state politicianin state election law, which has given developers and other deep - pocketed donors the ability give essentially unlimited campaign donations to state politicians.

New York University Law School's Brennan Center for Justice and several others brought the lawsuit in July against the state Board of Elections, which is responsible for the creation of the LLC loophole.

Asked how unions could take advantage of gaps in the law while criticizing others for exploiting LLC loophole, Korn said, «Twelve hedge fund billionaires gave more than 187,500 teachers in the 2014 elections,» referring to charter school supporters that gave heavily to an outside group backing Senate Republicans.

Another Republican proposal would have closed another loophole in state campaign finance laws that allows state lawmakers to have their own political action committees that can take contributions from lobbyists, contractors and other political groups.

Speakers, including actress Amanda Peet, will call for closing loopholes in background - check laws across the country — along with other «common - sense» reforms.

In the wake of the firestorm going on at Penn State, Assemblymen Jim Tedisco and George Amedore are calling for the closing of what they say is a «dangerous loophole» in state law that doesn't require coaches and other college athletic officials to report possible sex - abuse caseIn the wake of the firestorm going on at Penn State, Assemblymen Jim Tedisco and George Amedore are calling for the closing of what they say is a «dangerous loophole» in state law that doesn't require coaches and other college athletic officials to report possible sex - abuse casein state law that doesn't require coaches and other college athletic officials to report possible sex - abuse cases.

Above all, the mayor has failed to use his bully pulpit to push for repeal of Vacancy Deregulation and other loopholes in the rent laws that have cost the city far more affordable apartments than he can ever build.

The Comptroller's report included a lengthy chart showing the legislature's inaction on ethics reform, criticizing the fact that, among other things, the budget «intentionally omits» measures such as requiring advisory opinions on legislators» outside income, closing the LLC loophole in corporate political contributions, and extending the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to cover the Legislature.

To prevent illegal antiquities smuggling like this, a new law in Israel, which is expected to eliminate loopholes that have allowed laundering of stolen Egyptian artifacts from other countries, will take effect on April 20, according to the IAA.

A loophole in the law allows phthalates (and other chemicals) to be added to fragrances without disclosure to consumers.

Still other methods exploit the loopholes that enable states to be in compliance while not actually raising test scores (the language of the law permits states to be in compliance if they do the paperwork right).

With the exclusion of subscription models and other potential loopholes in the law, Johannes Haupt of lesen.net calls this updated law a «toothless tiger.»

It closes a loophole in the current law allowing problem dealers who have had their licenses suspended or revoked to simply obtain a new license under the name of a spouse or other family member while still owning the same animals on the same property.

by Kathryn Watson Daily Caller A loophole in federal law allows Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees and other federal workers get away with deleting millions of official records created using cellphone text messaging, according to government transparency experts.

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In a report from The Star, one of the other loopholes sought corrected was discovered when information from a Panamanian law firm was leaked.