Sentences with phrase «state lawmakers passed»

Again, state lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1774.

Nonetheless, state lawmakers passed an exception to this rule allowing fireworks to be purchased by farms and fish hatcheries.

State lawmakers passed 898 new laws that will go into effect in 2017, and we've gathered some of the big ones here.

State lawmakers passed the new law to ensure that patients and families are treated fairly and not forced to pay excessive fees.

State lawmakers passed a bill in 2016 giving two nuclear power plants $ 235 million in carbon - free energy credits.

Connecticut, which has one of the largest achievement gaps in the country, is on the hook for a $ 300 million reform agenda, which was created when state lawmakers passed a sweeping new law.

State lawmakers passed a 2013 budget that tagged $ 10 million to be used for the «Opportunity Scholarships» beginning this fall.

In the case of Nevada, though, state lawmakers passed legislation in 2013 strengthening performance requirements, accountability and capital support, so in future years the state should improve, said Todd Ziebarth, a senior vice president at the National Alliance, during a panel discussion held by the Fordham Institute in D.C.

This summer, state lawmakers passed legislation to eliminate the $ 26 million school districts now receive to fund the program.

Two years ago, state lawmakers passed an unprecedented charter oversight reform aimed at shuttering the lowest performing schools.

On Wednesday, October 7th, Ohio state lawmakers passed House Bill 2 (HB 2), a comprehensive charter school reform bill.

Siding with those who are clamoring for homegrown academic standards that North Carolina can say it owns, state lawmakers passed a bill this past summer that halts the Common Core's implementation and creates a politically appointed Academic Standards Review Commission that must review the standards and suggest appropriate changes.

The legislation state lawmakers passed barring further implementation of the new academic standards stops short of pulling Indiana out of the consortium developing new assessments.

After state lawmakers passed a complex bill pausing Common Core rollout in Indiana, Supt. Glenda Ritz says it was up to her office to decide what academic standards second grade teachers would use in the fall.

State lawmakers passed a bundle of major education reforms Thursday, including a plan that should help the state compete for the Obama administration's $ 4.35 billion Race to the Top program.

State lawmakers passed a tax break for first - time homebuyers in Southold Town last week, exempting them from paying the 2 percent Community Preservation Fund tax on mortgages.

State lawmakers passed the new $ 142 billion budget early this morning, the new spending plan includes

They decided to go on strike after state lawmakers passed a bill to raise pay for teachers and other public employees by 4 percent over three years while imposing higher health care premiums.

The meeting comes after state lawmakers passed a plan that could have a significant impact on their bottom line.

In spite of fiscal threats from the federal government, state lawmakers passed a new budget on March 31 that includes $ 1 billion in additional funding for schools statewide.

In spite of fiscal threats from the federal government, state lawmakers passed a new budget on March 31 that includes nearly $ 900 million in additional funding for schools statewide.

Dogged by scandals and partisan bickering, state lawmakers passed the fewest number of bills in the past four years, a slowdown that state Capitol observers worry will have far - reaching consequences.

Amid much back - slapping and chest - thumping, state lawmakers passed a third consecutive «on - time budget» last week.

State lawmakers passed a third round of bare bones budget extenders, which will keep the state running through April 25.

In 2006, state lawmakers passed legislation establishing a Farm to School grant program, which helps fund school gardens, teacher professional development, farm field trips, local food taste tests and the integration of nutrition into the curriculum.

Yet in 2013, Texas state lawmakers passed a law intended to protect daily high school junk food fundraising from the reach of the HHFKA.

State lawmakers passed the second - highest number of abortion restrictions ever this past year, with 19 states enacting 43 measures in 2012 that limited access to abortion services, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

But state lawmakers passed a gay marriage bill this year.

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.

Also at 6 p.m., elected officials will join fed - up transit riders and advocates for a rally outside Cuomo's midtown Manhattan office where they will demand the governor and state lawmakers pass congestion pricing this year, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

Motorists who drive with snow on their cars could be fined if state lawmakers pass proposed laws.

Under the Connecticut Constitution, Malloy's executive control over spending would begin July 1 and last until state lawmakers pass a budget.

«This cruel industry will persist in our state until our state lawmakers pass much - needed legislation regulating large - scale commercial breeders.»

Hawaii pushes for a historic environmental law as state lawmakers pass the first ever bill to ban harmful sunscreen from its shores in an effort to...

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State lawmakers in New York and Washington recently passed measures restricting the use of so - called non-disclosure agreements for sexual harassment claims after the attorneys general of all 50 states urged legislative action in February to ensure that victims can bring lawsuits before judges rather than being forced into arbitration.

As marijuana legalization slowly passes state by state and lawmakers discuss national reform, companies are calling into question prohibition - era policies like employee drug testing.

The state's lawmakers passed legislation that will raise the minimum wage from $ 8 an hour to $ 11, the highest minimum wage in the country.

But lawmakers are close to passing a common - sense bill that would allow workers licensed in other states to work...

In a letter to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic and Republican leaders of the state House and Senate Wednesday, Schneiderman asked state lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow for prosecuting people on the state level for the exact crimes they were convicted of — and pardoned for — on the federal level.

Lawmakers worked through the night to pass a state budget that gives teachers a pay raise and schools a funding bump.

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.

Standing with a group of families who had traveled to the State Capitol from Parkland, an emotional Mr. Scott called the classmates of the slain students and their parents his inspiration, and praised them for helping persuade lawmakers to pass legislation, even if neither they nor he agreed with all of its provisions.

In Illinois, lawmakers passed a bill last week that would require gun dealers to be licensed by the state, but it was not clear whether the Republican governor would sign it into law.

Illinoisans may have expected that lawmakers passing the largest permanent income tax hike in state history in 2017 would have lead to a balanced budget.

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.

The expiration of the state's EDGE program — which has given large companies more than $ 1 billion in tax credits the last 15 years — is good news for taxpayers and should encourage lawmakers to pass real reforms.

Before Fallin vetoed the legislation, we reported that lawmakers in the state passed a new bill that would make performing an abortion a felony.

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT — State lawmakers Wednesday passed a far - reaching school nutrition bill that would outlaw soda and junk food, but Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she has her doubts.

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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