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Dominguez, deputy director of policy for the Rhode Island Senate, says the research stemmed from the work in education policy she has been doing with state lawmakers at the Rhode Island General Assembly and through the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Several developers gave money to state lawmakers at around the time they quietly won a tax break for some luxury apartment projects in New York City.

«We've gone from a $ 10 billion dollar deficit to a $ 2 billion dollar surplus,» Cuomo told state lawmakers at his recent budget presentation.

New York Governor Cuomo's economic development chair was grilled by state lawmakers at a budget hearing Wednesday, as some of the programs are embroiled in a corruption scandal that's led to charges against several former associates of the governor.

The panel was created by state lawmakers at the end of the 2015 legislative to analyze the impact of state tax policies on business and to develop strategies to promote economic growth.

A signature economic development program conceived by Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a success, the administration's top economic development czar said Monday after an at - times contentious appearance before state lawmakers at a public hearing in Albany.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigns in NYC and the Albany area and will also meet at some point in the afternoon with Democratic state lawmakers at or around the Capitol.

The Senate GOP longtime lead negotiator Robert Mujica left to become Cuomo's budget director while Assembly Chief Counsel James Yates retired this summer, potentially putting state lawmakers at a disadvantage in 2016.

A resolution approved by state lawmakers at the tail end of the legislative session sent a «strong message» to casino operators in New Jersey worried about competition along the border with New York.

Essex County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Shaun Gillilland said the board will have a chance to address this concern with state lawmakers at a meeting with state lawmakers later this week.

State lawmakers at one time did have more control over economic development funds.

It's practically an annual tradition for state lawmakers at the end of the legislative session: approving bills designed to expand pension benefits for public employees.

The $ 168.3 billion budget passed by state lawmakers at the end of March includes changes to the tax codes issued «to help ease the pain of the new federal tax code for homeowners expecting to see their taxes go up,» according to CBS New York.

Advocates on Wednesday in Albany rallied with state lawmakers at the Capitol to push for the provision, which has also been embraced by Cuomo's Democratic primary opponent, Cynthia Nixon.

Not exact matches

In fact, that's why prosecutors on each end of this flight, in both Houston and New York, are apparently conducting their own investigations: criminal investigations, which go far beyond what lawmakers at the federal level and in New York state have proposed in the wake of this tragic incident.

Delta CEO fired back at state lawmakers who dropped a jet - fuel tax break after the airline ended discounts for an upcoming NRA meeting.

Alarmed that the U.S. is the most dangerous affluent country in which to give birth, state and local lawmakers around the country are adopting a flurry of bipartisan bills aimed at reforming how maternal deaths are identified and investigated.

LANSING, Mich. (AP)-- Sports doctor Larry Nassar is on his way to prison for the rest of his life for molesting scores of young female athletes, but the scandal is far from over at Michigan State University as victims, lawmakers and a judge demand to know why he wasn't stopped years ago.

At a news conference following a series of meetings with senior U.S. trade officials and lawmakers in Washington, Guajardo said that Mexico was still trying to understand the U.S. proposals that would require 50 % of vehicles» value content be produced in the United States as part of updated North American Free Trade Agreement rules.

In Virginia, a court upheld 12 state legislative districts and rejected a constitutional challenge, even though lawmakers made sure that at least 55 percent of the eligible voting - age population in each district was African - American.

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, New Mexico Finance and Administration Secretary Duffy Rodriguez, from left, Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla and Legislative Finance Committee Director David Abbey give testimony to lawmakers about state budget shortfalls in Red River, N.M. New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a visible toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cuts.

The Georgia tax bill is not the first move by state lawmakers that won't play well at Amazon.

Lawmakers took just three days to approve the package of tax breaks and incentives, allowing Washington to beat at least 10 other states bidding on the facility.

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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.

The reports have prompted calls from lawmakers in Britain and the United States for renewed scrutiny of Facebook, and at least two American state prosecutors have said they are looking into the misuse of data by Cambridge Analytica.

Meantime Florida lawmakers will experience the Parkland students» political motivation firsthand when they arrive at the state Capitol this Wednesday to speak to members of the Legislature.

The office and position were created by state lawmakers in response to the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

State lawmakers passed no restrictions on guns after the fatal shooting of 49 people at Orlando's Pulse Nightclub in 2016 and the mass shooting that killed five at the Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport in 2017.

The Senate's approach to state and local taxes is at odds with that of the House, where Republicans settled on a compromise — scrapping some of the state and local deductions but still allowing a deduction of up to $ 10,000 on property taxes — after GOP lawmakers from high - tax states revolted against an initial House plan to scrap the deduction entirely.

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.

School administrators and state lawmakers have realized that a mass shooting can happen in any community, in any school, at any time, and that they need to be prepared if it happens.

Students at thousands of schools across the United States walked out of class Wednesday morning to pressure Congress and state lawmakers to pass gun control laws.

For two years, Mayor Luke Bronin has fashioned his city budgets from a mix of steep cuts, labor concessions and, at times, layoffs as he pleaded with state lawmakers for more money.

Lawmakers in the state, that was home to a tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, also wrote measures into the bill to address school security issues and mental health concerns...

Apprehension or not, some state lawmakers couldn't help but guess at what the economic outcome might be.

Edgar signed the legislation at the John G. Shedd Aquarium, framed by a 90,000 - gallon fish tank and flanked by state lawmakers.

Environmental advocates are calling on state lawmakers to use the final six weeks of the session to develop and pass legislation requiring lead and copper water testing at the tap in New York schools and, if necessary, remediation of contamination.

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A bipartisan group of state lawmakers has pitched a complete state takeover of the county share of Medicaid, phased in over several years, in hopes of providing some relief at the local level.

He believes state lawmakers should take notice at what they were able to do locally.

At the Brennan Center in 2004, Creelan wrote what has become an ur - text of state government dysfunction, which was especially withering of the arrangement in which state lawmakers receive «lulus» or stipends for leadership and committee posts.

When his proposal to overhaul ethics at the state Capitol were met with shrugs by lawmakers, Astorino's top advisor blasted them in a column for Newsday.

Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate scoffed at the Republican tax proposals, which come as Cuomo is seeking $ 1 billion in tax and fee hikes in order to close a budget shortfall.

Democrat Shelley Mayer, a state Assembly lawmaker, after the shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people, spoke Sunday at a rally with left - leaning groups demanding action on gun control.

At the urging of state lawmakers and from Tioga Downs itself, Cuomo called for a new casino siting and licensing process for the Southern Tier.

«Yet when it comes to actually doing something about it, like limiting outside income for lawmakers, the State Senate GOP says it's at «the bottom of the priority list.»

For minority lawmakers, especially in the Democratic - dominated Assembly, a change in the state constitution, or a complete overhaul of the document, could lead to more equity in how things get done at the Capitol.

«Comprehensive reform with public funding at its core would restore New York's democratic integrity and make state lawmakers more accountable and responsive to ordinary voters.

In the middle of the testimony and while de Blasio was being grilled by state lawmakers, Cuomo across the street at the Capitol building held a cabinet meeting.