Sentences with phrase «series of bills»

Despite the political grandstanding that delayed action on this issue until the fourth quarter — the Assembly and Senate had compiled a list of proposals long before the governor convened a last - minute executive panel — lawmakers approved a comprehensive series of bills designed to address the state's insidious opiate crisis.

A similar series of bills were voted down recently in the Senate, a vote that was only called after a long filibuster by Senator Chris Murphy.

The Senate has approved this week a series of bills that would extend mayoral control a variety of ways, but each measure includes provisions that strengthen charter schools — a non-starter for Assembly Democrats.

Also at 11 a.m., Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and members of her conference issue a report and announce a series of bills aimed at fixing the state's Election Laws, Senate Democratic Conference Room (315), state Capitol, Albany.

In my experience, the Queen's Speech often involves an attempt to retrofit a political theme to a series of bills some of which deliver the key political objectives of government, but many of which are necessary but unlikely to be political headliners.

His potential primary opponent, Rachel May, disagrees and says Valesky and his renegade colleagues have allowed Senate Republicans to block progressive legislation passed in the Assembly, including a series of bills aimed at early voting and automatic voter registration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Elise Stefanik has co-sponsored a series of bills designed to combat the entrenched opiate epidemic.

Kavanagh pointed to a series of bills the Assembly passed to overhaul campaign finance laws and said he wants to senate to do the same.

After devastating New York State Court of Appeals ruling in Nassau, State Senate Coalition will act on a series of bills to strengthen protections for children against sex offenders

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed a series of bills that fall under the 10 - point Women's Equality Act, aimed at protecting women against discrimination.

Cuomo earlier unveiled a series of bills designed to close the loophole in the campaign finance law that allows for unlimited donations through limited liability companies.

A group of state lawmakers announced a series of bills on Friday that aim to crack down on dangerous drivers getting behind the wheel by using data collected by speed cameras, NYPD and doctors to suspend their licenses.

State leaders yesterday announced agreement on a series of bills to help curb the rampant rise of heroin and other drug abuse in New York.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito on Monday introduced a series of bills aimed at cutting criminal arrests for quality - of - life violations — and even suggested wiping out open warrants for some...

Ortt stood Tuesday in front of the steps of the Niagara County Courthouse and called on legislators to pass a series of bills to help restore public trust.

Meanwhile, in the State Assembly, Democrats, who lead that house, passed a series of bills similar to ones backed by Senate Democrats.

A coalition of elected officials and activists rallied on the steps of City Hall around a series of bills that would provide legal counsel to low - income tenants facing eviction.

This month, he pushed for greater cancer screening, inspection of railroad grade crossings and, with legislators, a series of bills to combat heroin addiction.

Rep. Elise Stefanik is co-sponsoring a series of bills designed to combat the nationwide opiate epidemic as part of a bipartisan task force.

After devastating New York State Court of Appeals ruling in Nassau, State Senate Coalition will act on a series of bills to strengthen protections for children against sex offenders New York, NY — The New York State Senate Coalition -LSB-...]

Speaker Sheldon Silver joined with Assemblymember Keith L.T. Wright, chair of the Housing Committee, today to announce the passage of a series of bills that will strengthen rent regulations and increase New Yorkers» access to affordable housing.

However, House Republicans made clear Wednesday they opposed the comprehensive approach of the Senate and intended to consider the issue in a series of bills that will take months to reach final votes.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Economic development leaders across Wisconsin are hoping that a series of bills Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law on Monday will help to spur job growth and help companies locate...

The coalition government used its penultimate state opening of parliament to roll out a series of bills aimed at helping people who want to «get on in life» - while appealing to right - wing Tory backbenchers and Ukip supporters in the process.

In response, the Republican leaders of the House of Representatives offered a series of bills that would temporarily reopen NIH and several other popular agencies, including the National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution.

Just a week after a series of bills began circulating to limit local school board control of school referenda, Wisconsin voters went to the polls to pass about $ 700 million in public school funding.

The Senate Education Committee passed a series of bills Thursday, including:

The House last week passed the first of a series of bills Mr. Kline has introduced in an effort to rewrite the No Child law, but there has been no prospect for bipartisan consensus on a full rewrite in the House or the Senate.

The full House of Representatives has begun considering a measure to help states expand access to high - quality charter schools; it's the first in a series of bills designed to rewrite parts of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to reach the House floor.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett was key in promoting a series of bills designed to support the state's voucher program.

(Calif.) Lawmakers announced a series of bills Monday that seek to further prevent children from entering or remaining in the juvenile justice system and expands their legal right to representation.

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the first in a series of bills designed to rewrite parts of NCLB with a 365 — 54 vote.

The Republican - controlled House Education Committee has proposed a series of bills to rewrite the most burdensome parts of NCLB, but only one of its three bills to date has received bipartisan support and none of them have tackled the contentious issues of accountability or teacher effectiveness.

The second group, four Republicans led by former Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander (TN) and Johnny Isakson (GA), announced a series of bills to fix pieces of the law.

The House began introducing a series of bills that target specific components of NCLB, starting with last week's proposal from Rep. Duncan Hunter (R - Calif.)

Our teachers are particularly concerned about recruiting and retaining teachers of color, so I appreciate the opportunity testify in support of a series of bills that will create a system enabling talented people of all backgrounds to educate our students.

The Animal Rights groups then introduced a series of bills in Congress to have those home breeders regulated, including the PUPS bill.

As we usher in 2013, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) is preparing for a series of bills at the state and federal levels dealing with invasive species, as well as regulations on international trade with regard to potentially endangered or threatened species.

Interestingly enough, three of the large scale pieces included were created in conjunction with a series of Bill T. Jones performances held in 1982 at The Kitchen, which were executed in real time during Jones» dances with the sound of the brushstrokes serving as the only thing the audience heard.

Focusing on the early evolution of Haring's raw visual language, the exhibition is anchored by three previously unseen live paintings on paper created during a series of Bill T. Jones performances hosted at The Kitchen in 1982.

In a memo to fellow House Republicans, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R - VA) laid out an aggressive schedule for a series of bills that would indefinitely block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from moving ahead with safeguards to reduce toxic pollution from our air and water.

Mississippi had a series of bills to create veterans court divisions (HB 889, SB 2029, SB 2111).

This is just the latest in a series of bills that would attempt to give more lists with more names to governors.

Last week, Eby introduced a series of bills in the legislature to drastically overhaul ICBC's claims process and save the money - losing Crown corporation more than $ 1 billion a year.

Back in the United States, the State of Wyoming, long a pro business state is becoming proactive in attracting crypto companies by passing a series of bills that not only exempt firms from property taxes (mining operations) but make utility tokens exempt from securities laws and exchanges exempt from the Wyoming Money Transmitter Act.

«This new Congress is about to pass a series of bills that are all about taking health care away from women.

The House Financial Services Committee began consideration of a series of bills to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).