Sentences with phrase «states banned only»

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Last month, it became the first and only state to ban them.

Beyond American borders, only the Australian state of Victoria explicitly bans appearance - based bias.

Well, although a number of states have stringent concealed carry laws, Illinois was the only state in the nation with such a sweeping ban, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Neither of those convictions would have kept the driver from working for Uber since the company only bans drivers for felonies that have taken place within the past seven years, a stricter criteria than the one used to grant a taxi license in the state of Illinois.

Only New York, California, Washington, D.C., and five other states have their own assault - weapon bans, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has referred about 16,000 Syrians for resettlement in the United States, but only 1,500 have arrived so far, Larry Yungk, a UNHCR senior resettlement officer in Washington, D.C., told the Chicago Tribune for its profile on how resettlement works and how the ban would affect Illinois.

Today the only person ever banned by the United States because of alleged religious freedom violations — India's newly - elected prime minister, Narendra Modi — will begin a four - day tour on American shores.

The move was seen by many as another step toward Hindu nationalism since 2014, when the country elected as its prime minister Narendra Modi — the only person once banned by the United States because of alleged religious freedom violations.

When I stated that C0ntrac3ption, M0rn1ng @fter p1ll and @b0rt1on are only a matter of degree, Tom Tom stated that when @b0rt1on was banned, desperate women did what they had to and many died.

«If banning biomedical enhancements would be foolhardy and if restricting their use to socially desirable ends would require a repressive police state,» Mehlman sensibly concludes in The Price of Perfection, «the only alternative is to make sure that enhancements are available, not only to the well - off but to everyone.»

Teenage cheerleaders watched with both bemusement and awe the routines of their predecessors, who included Washington's Nellie (Spike) Swanagan, 78, the state's first female cheerleader; and St. John's Fred Walker Jr., 54, Loogootee's only cheerleader during the days when the local Catholic bishop banned females from the role.

In their vote on whether or not to ban baby walkers, the CPSC stated that only one - third of injuries were «more severe» than simple mild injuries and that was «similar to that of other commonly used juvenile products, such as cribs, playpens, high chairs, and changing tables.»

Other states (California, Connecticut) are set to follow suit and this precedent by Minnesota will only serve to make further bans more likely.

Many authors and medical organizations have called for boxing to be banned (Table 1), citing medical, ethical, legal, and moral arguments.8, — , 13 Others state that participants should be allowed to make autonomous decisions about participation and that the role of the medical profession should be restricted to the provision of injury care, advice, and information only.14

This also means that the only real punishments impeachment can carry is removal from office and / or a ban on running for elected office in Federal Government (not sure on state level).

This gets a lot of ridicule from non-conservatives in the United States, but any serious discussions regarding repeals of the second amendment will run into the problem of safely confiscating fire arms from a population that does believe in this right (hence why non-conservatives try to make weapons procurement more difficult but only hardliners discuss out and out banning of it).

State Sen. John Bonacic, Racing and Wagering Committee Chair, accelerated his push to legalize sports betting in New York by introducing a bill that would allow it, but only at upstate casinos, which hinges on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit to overturn the federal ban on sports betting.

Cuomo has not proposed any legislation to legalize professional mixed martial arts events in New York, the only state that bans them.

He said legislators even have numerous regulatory models to choose from, since only upstate New York and one other state, Alaska, still ban ride - hailing.

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Terry Gipson would only allow expenditures «promoting the nomination or election of a candidate» or for carrying the duties of public office, and would more clearly define the «personal use» ban to cover a range of specific non-campaign-related expenses, including mortgage and rental payments, clothing, cars and sporting events and concerts.

Currently, five states and Washington, D.C. ban the practice, and although this bill would only affect a small portion of the country, it represents a greater message to the incoming presidential administration that policies like those supported by Pence will not be tolerated in many places.

Republican Sen. John Flanagan questioned the push to ban outside income in the state Legislature, saying New York would be the only state government to have such a measure in place.

«Being the prime sponsor of legislation to ban this practice and the only openly LGBT member of the State Senate,» Hoylman said, «I am extremely grateful to Governor Cuomo for using his executive authority to cut off state support and protect LGBT children from destructive and discredited sexual orientation change efforts.&rState Senate,» Hoylman said, «I am extremely grateful to Governor Cuomo for using his executive authority to cut off state support and protect LGBT children from destructive and discredited sexual orientation change efforts.&rstate support and protect LGBT children from destructive and discredited sexual orientation change efforts.»

A halt to the Millennium pipeline feeding the CPV power plant could send a message that not only does New York ban extraction, but the state is also clamping down on the use of natural gas from beyond its borders in favor of renewables such as wind or solar.

The real prize is the Big Apple, where major players like Trump, etc. can only drool over the prospect of huge profits once the state constitutional ban on gambling has been lifted.

The bill is modeled after legislation that was passed and signed into law in California, which, along with New Jersey, are the only states that have instituted such a ban.

Bill Hammond identifies another problem with the GOP plan: It includes age - based premium tax credits, but New York is one of only two states, along with Vermont, that bans insurance companies from charging different premiums based on age.

Barkan, who so far is the only declared Democratic candidate preparing to challenge Golden, also wants to ban revenge porn, provide free prenatal and postnatal care for all women in the state and create a state - funded baby - box program similar to those in some other states that provide new mothers with essentials like diapers.

«State law has extensive consumer protection, extensive background check requirements, extensive taxation, and other requirements and it only allows the county to enact the ban,» said Uber NY Policy Director Josh Gold.

Only seven other states have laws that ban large capacity magazines.

New York has one of the nation's largest untapped reserves of natural gas and is the only state with a major shale gas formation to ban fracking.

Currently, New York is the only state in the nation that bans professional MMA.

Come November, unless Cuomo doesn't win the primary which he finds unlikely, Howie Hawkins will be the only candidate for governor who is for a ban on fracking and for 100 % renewable energy in New York State by 2030, with all the jobs potential that can realize.

Currently, this powerful constitutional ban exists in only four states.

Locally there was only so much we could do to fix this issue, which is why I am happy that President Obama signed legislation banning the sale throughout the United States.

A veteran political journalist for The Daily News was arrested Wednesday for violating a cellphone ban in the lobby of the New York state Senate, only to be quickly released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Only Howie Hawkins has unequivocally stated that he will ban fracking and promote renewable energy.»

He said the step was taken in view of the state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki's pronouncement, banning only night grazing by herdsmen in the state.

New York is currently one of only six states that ban or place restrictions on gestational surrogacy agreements, the task force's latest report notes.

New York is the only state that bans MMA.

However, the recent court battles over the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which only recognizes matrimony between one man and one woman; Proposition 8, which banned same sex marriages in California; and the legalization of same sex marriages in other states and Washington, D.C., shows that culturally a debate is happening.

Of the harmful therapies enumerated by Lilienfeld, only rebirthing has been banned, and only in two states.

«Primarily enforced texting laws that banned only young drivers from texting were the most effective at reducing deaths among the 15 - to 21 - year - old cohort, with an associated 11 percent reduction in traffic fatalities among this age group in states with such bans.»

Some states have banned all drivers from texting while driving, while others have banned only young drivers from this activity, Ferdinand says.

«Minnesota is the only state to have banned it already,» explains Elaine.

To date, the United States has «partially banned» the use of only 30 ingredients in personal care products, and when it comes to chemicals of concern, they can do and say whatever they want, without regulation or repercussion.

Then I read that there are thousands of cancer - causing, hormone - disrupting, potentially toxic ingredients in daily - use beauty products and only ELEVEN of them are banned in the United States (1,400 are banned in the European Union and Beauty Counter has taken things further, banning 1,500 harmful ingredients from their products).

Here in the United States, there are only 8 banned ingredients.

There are approximately 85,000 chemicals regulated under the United States Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)[1] but the Environmental Protection Agency has only banned or restricted use of a handful of chemicals, including chlorofluorocarbons, asbestos, radon, lead, and hexavalent chromium.

Here in the United States, there are only 8 banned ingredients.