Sentences with phrase «state legislature for»

It will be presented to the state legislature for approval by the end of the year.

Consult your local state legislature for specific requirements by state.

Iowa's strong asbestos litigation reform law combats fraud in the asbestos compensation system, and we applaud the state legislature for its efforts.

As such, my primary role is to be a legal watchdog, monitoring the courts and the state legislature for developments related to journalism and the newspaper industry.

She actively advocated in the state legislature for laws to protect animals from cruelty and abuse.

The HSUS applauds Gov. Brad Henry and the Oklahoma state legislature for enacting a bill to provide state oversight of large - scale puppy producing operations, known as puppy mills.

The HSUS applauds Gov. Jim Doyle and the Wisconsin state legislature for enacting an important law to regulate large scale puppy producing operations, known as puppy mills.

The HSUS applauds the Oregon state legislature for passing four significant animal protection bills during the recently concluded session.

So to increase revenues, for - profit schools must bring in more students while public schools can lobby the state legislature for increased funds.

Our primary argument before the Texas Supreme Court focused on the legislative intent behind the 2015 amendments to Chapter 12 of the Education Code and the comprehensive statutory framework set forth by the state legislature for public charter schools in Texas.

Bair says a turning point came when the district implemented the Star assessment solution, which it purchased with Title 1 funding and funds set aside by the state legislature for literacy programs.

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approves new school funding formula BESE has approved an MFP funding formula for 2014 - 15, which will now go to the state legislature for approval.

USM's bachelor's in elementary education program strictly follows Kansas state legislature for teacher education and licensing of K — 6 education.

Gary Community Schools is asking the state legislature for help as it struggles with ongoing financial problems.

6) West Virginia: Writing in the Charleston Gazette, Kenny Perdue, president of the West Virginia AFL - CIO, denounces the state legislature for following the American Legislative Exchange Council's playbook on public sector wages.

Sam Brasch covers the state legislature for Colorado Public Radio.

Those testy teachers in the cheesehead state who were furious at Governor Scott Walker and the Republicans in the state legislature for curtailing collective bargaining and keeping the state from insolvency, failed in their bid to recall the offending legislators.

The latest «our schools suck» report from Advance Illinois would seem to suggest that the testing and privatization policies this group has been successfully promoting in the state legislature for the past 4 - 5 years are not helping much.

The 1st Annual Empower Mississippi Awards Luncheon will honor Lt. Governor Tate Reeves with our «Education Reformer of the Year» Award and recognize key members of the state legislature for their hard work in ensuring more Mississippi families have access to high quality education options.

In 2017, Elder joined other professional educators in testifying before the state legislature for a bill that later became law that added an annual state stipend for NBCTs in Montana.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz was pleased with the budget, saying «I commend Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature for crafting a budget that puts all local governments, if we work together, in a better position to lower property taxes for the people of Erie County and also continues the investment in Buffalo and Erie County through the «Buffalo Billion» program.»

Back in January, New York Magazine's Chris Smith said that Silver had «ruled half the state legislature for two decades; he's wielded enormous power in state budget negotiations; he played a large role in keeping state government functional during the chaotic reign of Governor David Paterson.»

The senator is seeking a ninth term when at least five of her Republican colleagues have bowed out, opening up an opportunity for Democrats to fully control the state legislature for the first time since 2010.

Hein, in a 12 - page single - space budget message delivered in Rosendale again banged the state legislature for imposing unfunded mandates, while praising Gov. Andrew Cuomo for trying to offer relief.

Anti-corruption is the dominant topic at the New York State legislature for the second week in a row, following bribery charges against two state lawmakers, including a former Senate leader.

Besides I'm not voting for ANYbody currently service in the state legislature for anything.

Cuomo also asked the state legislature for $ 360 million to bankroll 11 additional renewable energy projects across the state, and «leverage $ 4 billion» to build an additional 35 by 2020.

He settled into the state legislature for what seemed like the long haul.

Silver has ruled half the state legislature for two decades; he's wielded enormous power in state budget negotiations; he played a large role in keeping state government functional during the chaotic reign of Governor David Paterson.

The Democratic Caucus has made several trips to Albany since January 1, 2018 to lobby the state legislature for increased Aid to Municipalities (AIM) funding.

In the case two Pennsylvania Democrats challenged the state's Republican controlled state legislature for denying the principle of «one person one vote» to them by ensuring their votes would be less likely to impact their representation in a heavily Republican district.

The answer for this is to push the state legislature for more local control of funds.

The Congressional Record records applications by state legislatures for a Constitutional Convention (CC).

The ERA was written to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex, and although it passed both houses of Congress in 1972 and was submitted to the state legislatures for ratification, it fell short of enactment after receiving 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications.

The organization does have a clear policy on divestiture: «The NEA encourages its affiliates to lobby their state legislatures for divestment of public monies in the Republic of South Africa.

The budgets now being passed in state legislatures for the upcoming fiscal year could include enough funding to allow some school districts to start hiring more teachers again, he said.

First, when lobbying state legislatures for improvements in gifted education, request a simple, common - sense, global provision prohibiting discrimination against gifted children on the basis of their chronological age.

«We are grateful to the National Conference of State Legislatures for their unequivocal support for hemp farming legislation,» said Eric Steenstra, President of Vote Hemp.

In light of the growing support of state legislatures for industrial hemp, it is timely and essential that the federal government remove barriers to its cultivation and production.»

Not exact matches

Proponents of the bill were hoping a passage by the legislature would have been a call to action for other states, as more than 20 others have considered passing their own Internet privacy bills.

The right - to - work drive in Michigan is the latest of a series of setbacks for labor unions in the United States, beginning in 2011, when Wisconsin's Walker pushed through the legislature limits on public sector unions such as teachers.

The National Conference of State Legislatures says nearly a dozen states still had not enacted budgets for the new fiscal year as of mid-June.

ALBANY, N.Y., March 31 - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature agreed late on Friday on a $ 168 billion budget for fiscal 2019, including measures aimed at offsetting damage to taxpayers from new federal tax changes.

Eventually, he hopes the cities will force the state legislature's hand, but he expects a fight: «Texas is a prime state for these folks.

Similar scheduling measures for fast food, retail or other workers have been introduced in several states and are pending in Connecticut, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Texas, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

[106][107] Corzine vowed to get that plan through the state legislature by March, but held off for nearly a month before releasing the details.

Illinois's solar market under the Future Energy Jobs Act is just getting started, but a business group is calling for the next governor and state legislature to provide less restriction and more action in community and distributed solar programs.

Bills introduced to state legislatures in Florida and Nebraska would allow for EDCCs, or smart contracts, to be legally enforceable.

In Massachusetts, Tesla simply opened for business without going through the legislature and then fended off a legal battle brought by the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association.

In New Jersey, two legislators have brought a bill to the state legislature (A4478) that will create a regulatory framework for Bitcoin - related companies.