Sentences with phrase «pushing state lawmakers»

Before Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at Pfeiffer's school and changed the course of not just his life, but the scores of other Stoneman Douglas students now organizing a march in Washington D.C., appearing on national media, and, in the case of Pfeiffer and a hundred others, pushing state lawmakers for change.

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: Environmental advocates have been pushing state lawmakers to take action on plastic bags for a while now.

And in an effort to save taxpayer dollars, county executives are pushing state lawmakers to make good on what they call a promise of mandate relief.

Taxi services have been pushing state lawmakers and policy makers to include fingerprinting and background checks of ride hailing drivers in any legislation.

County Clerks are once again pushing state lawmakers to increase the amount of money they can keep from

Labor groups are pushing state lawmakers to adopt changes to the state's teacher evaluation law that include slowing the implementation of the criteria.

Now he's pushing state lawmakers in Albany to take up the first major gun control measure since the SAFE Act passed in 2013.

To the hoteliers who are pushing state lawmakers to tax and regulate home and room rentals, the target was clear: Airbnb, the multi-billion dollar corporation that they believe has been unfairly helped by its ability to operate outside the law.

MIAMI — Gun control legislation is moving at an unusually fast pace in the Florida Capitol following a deadly high school shooting, which has pushed state lawmakers and the governor to act after years of loosening restrictions on firearms.

Although Rowland was convicted and spent 10 months in prison on a non-campaign related federal charge, public anger over political corruption in general pushed state lawmakers to pass major campaign reforms.

But Mayor Bill de Blasio has also quietly pushed state lawmakers to take similar action, and this week the State Senate passed a bill that would require letter grades, and would supersede the council's efforts.

But the effort could have a broader impact of galvanizing advocates to push state lawmakers to seek an overhaul of the laws.

Again and again this winter, the governor hammered local elected officials as he pushed state lawmakers to OK the proposal.

Farkas says they've come up with a list of 10 tenant protections they're going to push state lawmakers to include in the renewed rent regulations law.

We certainly hope her election will push state lawmakers to support public campaign financing — especially a Clean Money Clean Election approach where funds are provided based on obtaining a small number of donations (as opposed to the 6 to 1 matching approach used in NYC).

This week, the Dutchess County Legislature voted to strongly push state lawmakers to pass bills pending in the New York Senate and Assembly that would allow electric customers to «opt out» of smart meter programs.

As part of the budget process, he pushed state lawmakers to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour and enact a system of paid family leave.

Sixty faith leaders have joined 40 clergy who previously signed on to push state lawmakers to allow Uber and other ridesharing services to expand into other parts of the state.

Even if states remain in the driver's seat, Abe Feuerstein, a professor of education at Bucknell University who opposes the expansion of vouchers, still sees room for DeVos to use her new position to push state lawmakers to adopt robust school - choice laws.

Not exact matches

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School traveled to the state Capitol in Tallahassee this week to push lawmakers to ban the sale of all military - style guns like the AR - 15.

New York state last month passed a similar measure that makes it illegal to advertise apartments for fewer than 30 days in New York City, and lawmakers have pushed the federal government to take a closer look at Airbnb and other home - sharing sites on accusations of creating housing shortages and driving up rental costs.

Tennessee lawmakers are renewing a push to allow wine and liquor sales on Sunday, a move that could spur opposition from the state's liquor retailers.

A state lawmaker, whose wife was aided in a pregnancy by a midwife, pushed through legislation this year that would allow midwives to practice freely in the state, and Gov. Matt Blunt signed the bill into law.

Good - government organizations are pushing the bill, too, after lawmakers and Cuomo did not agree to any ethics law changes in the state budget as initially proposed by the governor.

Both the city and statewide bar associations on Thursday backed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to have legal clients of state lawmakers disclosed — a proposal backed by the Democratic - led Assembly, but not Senate Republicans.

Two state lawmakers on Friday pushed Gov. Andrew Cuomo to expand the Enhanced Tuition Award to students who attend proprietary, or for - profit, colleges in the state.

Education Reform Now, a pro-charter school organization that is pushing to lift the cap in hopes of improving the state's Round II application for «Race to the Top» funds, has a new radio ad up that darkly hints about getting «rid» of any lawmakers who oppose reform.

There's a push by some Democratic state lawmakers to explicitly ban so - called «bump» stocks and other devices that allow a semi-automatic gun to mimic automatic fire.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos does not at all like the tone Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking with the Legislature these days, saying Cuomo is «heading in the direction» of former Gov. Eliot «Steamroller» Spitzer, whose tough approach with state lawmakers proved largely unsuccessful (even before the prostutition scandal that pushed him from office).

The changes come as lawmakers have sought to push for returning power to DiNapoli's office for procurement oversight following the arrests of prominent upstate developers, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic stemming from an alleged effort to rig state bids on lucrative economic development projects.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli doesn't believe his push to re-assert the authority of his office over state contracting and procurements is a partisan issue, given the backing of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature.

Republican lawmakers in the chamber have for the past several legislative sessions pushed for an ease to regulations in the state, and this year the GOP conference renewing that effort after ultimately backing an increase to the state's minimum wage in the budget, with the floor growing to $ 15 in some parts of the state over the next several years.

Days before Cuomo delivered his State of the State address last week, nearly a dozen upstate lawmakers quietly pushed him to put a tunnel back on the table as a potential replacement for Interstate 81 in Syracuse.

With little more than a week left in the legislative session, some state lawmakers and community advocates are renewing the push for legalized recreational marijuana in New York state.

The latest push from Democratic state lawmakers comes about a week before taxes are due in the United States.

State lawmakers are pushing de Blasio to move faster on a promise to take on a property - tax overhaul, saying many residents are already being financially hurt by changes to the federal tax code.

But the governor has not shown much interest in going along with that state lawmakers and good government groups are pushing on this issue in the way of the Buffalo Billion scandal — even though it touched his own inner circle — saying he would like to see an independent procurement officer that he would appoint, and not a restoration of pre-contract auditing power to the state comptroller's office.

There were two Tesla vehicles on the Empire State Plaza concourse as the company and some lawmakers push for legislation that would allow the automaker to expand its sales reach in New York.

Concerned about children's exposure to lead found in drinking water, lawmakers met with reporters today at the state capitol in Albany to discuss a last - minute push to require lead testing in all public schools.

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A bi-partisan group of state lawmakers is pushing for an anti-bullying measure that would require schools to tell parents when their child is being bullied, or if their son or daughter is behaving like a bully towards others.

ALBANY — This much is clear: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers are discussing ways to reach a compromise on the governor's push for a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage.

Still, the brunch bill, in addition to other changes to the state's Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, has at least one high - profile advocate pushing lawmakers to pass it by the time session ends June 16.

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is pushing for an anti-bullying measure that would require schools to tell parents when their child is being bullied, or if their son or daughter is behaving like a bully towards others.

New York lawmakers return to the Capitol this week to begin their push to agree on a state budget, due by April 1.

This much is clear: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers are discussing ways to reach a compromise on the governor's push for a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage.

As he said earlier Thursday in an interview on «The Capitol Pressroom,» an upstate public radio program, Cuomo promised some unspecific actions and reforms that he would push when state lawmakers re-convene in January.

Success Academy Charter School head Eva Moskowitz will be shutting down all of her schools this coming Tuesday to join more than 2,000 charter school advocates from across the state in Albany to push lawmakers to support their schools.

Lawmakers in the Senate are pushing a measure that would create a unified system for funding legal services for the poor and indigent after a five - county lawsuit found the state should bare the cost.

What has been an environmental and health crisis for village residents was quickly snowballing into a political headache for top state lawmakers, including the Senate GOP, which had been criticized for not pushing for public hearings on the issue.