Sentences with phrase «such measures passed»

If you live in a state that has a ballot initiative on Tuesday to label GMO products, please turn out to vote to have such measures passed.

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Plus, as a result of previously passed measures, automatic tax increases are scheduled in the years ahead — such as an extra $ 5 billion in Employment Insurance premiums to be collected annually until 2015.

Given that our esteemed lawmakers can't seem to agree on anything these days, the entrepreneurship organization is a long way from being able to guarantee that such a measure will ever pass, but on the Hill's Congressional Blog recently, Kauffman's policy director Jason Wiens and Dane Stangler, the organization's vice president of research and policy, did make a strong case regarding why it should.

The measures, known as «red flag laws» or extreme risk protection orders, have shown evidence of reducing suicides in Connecticut, where the first such law was passed in 1999, and in recent years have also been passed in California, Washington and Oregon.

The measure, led by Senate Democrats such as Edward J. Markey (Mass.), has 50 of the 51 required votes to pass the Senate.

In response to the Parkland shooting, Florida passed a law that incorporates some of those measures — such as expanding mental health services and regulations — but it doesn't ban assault - style weapons like the AR - 15 used in the shooting.

None of these things can be accomplished without a Republican president to sign such measures, passed by a Republican Congress.

Furthermore, once it was no longer a sacrament, control over it passed from ecclesiastical to secular authority, which allowed the introduction of such measures as divorce, and ultimately presaged the complete secularization of marriage.

At the September 1933 World YMCA conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, Bonhoeffer warned of the «growing persecution of minorities» in Nazi Germany and successfully influenced the delegates to pass a strongly worded resolution condemning the violence against Jews: «We especially deplore the fact that the State measures against the Jews in Germany have had such an effect on public opinion that in some circles the Jewish race is considered a race of inferior status.»

Yes, Indiana passed such measure, and other states like Georgia and Arkansas may follow.

Oh, pilgrims walking by oblivious, your minds, it seems, on something not at hand, can you have come from such a distant land» the way you look suggests as much to us» that you're not weeping, even as you pass right through the suffering city, like that band of people who, it seems, don't understand a thing about the measure of its loss?

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

Football might be synonymous with impact, but such technology combined with the measures and changes being passed throughout the country will decrease the risk of serious, perhaps permanent, brain damage to athletes while enabling them to keep on playing the sport they love.

Of course, this is a gamble, since the editorial pages will likely side with the governor and slam the Legislature for refusing to pass his extender, which (according to Megna, at least), includes such unpalatable (to lawmakers) measures as a tax cap, wine in grocery stores and the SUNY tuition proposal.

Cuomo earlier this month told reporters he was skeptical measures such as voting and ethics reforms could pass in the Legislature, a position Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins rejected.

In theory, such a deal would have to take place over the next several days, though lawmakers in previous years have passed day - long extenders measures for rent control as talks progressed.

The governor said he believed this year's session was successful, despite the inability to agree on the schools and the failure to pass an ethics overhaul as well as other long - sought measures such as a longer time period within which victims of child sex abuse could sue their abusers.

Governor Cuomo has been in support of the measures de Blasio is now pushing, as has the Democrat - controlled State Assembly, which has time and again passed such bills, which fail in the Senate.

In a minute - and - half video, Goldberg touts the WFP as the «progressive party» that has helped elect officials who in turn have fought to pass measures such as paid sick leave, living wages and support for public transit.

She said the Legislature had so far shown «obstinacy» in failing to pass such ethics measures.

Immigration Law Enforcement Compliance — Vote Passed (228 - 195, 10 Not Voting) The House passed a measure that would prohibit federal, state and local governments from restricting any federal, state, or local government entity or official from complying with immigration laws or from assisting federal law enforcement entities or officials in their enforcement of suchPassed (228 - 195, 10 Not Voting) The House passed a measure that would prohibit federal, state and local governments from restricting any federal, state, or local government entity or official from complying with immigration laws or from assisting federal law enforcement entities or officials in their enforcement of suchpassed a measure that would prohibit federal, state and local governments from restricting any federal, state, or local government entity or official from complying with immigration laws or from assisting federal law enforcement entities or officials in their enforcement of such laws.

The chances of any measure for IE reform passing in the final days appears to be slim, however, as lawmakers are yet to come to an agreement on matters generally considered to be lower - hanging fruit, such as the first passage of a constitutional amendment to require the forfeiting of pension benefits from public officials convicted of corruption.

Cuomo, too, has benefited from the IDC - GOP coalition in the chamber, and often cites his record to pass measures such as a new gun control law and the legalization of same - sex marriage, while also racking up tax cuts aimed at businesses and property owners in the state budget.

Still, that's a narrow working majority of one seat, making it difficult for Democrats to pass some of the more controversial measures on their to - do list, such as strengthening abortion rights.

Paladino has said he would uphold such a measure if it passed a state referendum by voters.

In a statement, Sen. Mike Gianaris, the leader of the Senate Democrats» fundraising committee, said the chamber shouldn't be a hindrance to passing such measures.

Cuomo, a Democrat, has called for closing the loophole and Assembly Democrats have passed such a measure - but the Republican - controlled Senate has balked, defeating the efforts of Squadron and his allies.

Republicans control the redistricting process and will try to firm up West unless a new ballot measure that passed this fall, which seeks to take all political considerations out of the line drawing process, makes such a move impossible.

Soon after it published, a state Senate committee released a report detailing how lawmakers could blunt the measure's impact should it pass, such as requiring child - resistant packaging on marijuana products and putting strict limits on advertising.

As such these plans would have clearly violated both Lib Dem party policy passed just weeks ago, and both the letter and spirit of the Coalition Agreement that states «We will implement a full programme of measures to reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties and roll back state intrusion.»

Since Ferguson, 24 states have passed at least 40 new measures addressing such things as officer - worn cameras, training about racial bias, independent investigations when police use force and new limits on the flow of surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies.

This year alone, the groups saw major elements of their platforms come to pass, such as tying teacher evaluations more closely to test scores, adding hurdles to earning tenure and increasing the number of charter schools, measures all unpopular with the unions.

The most controversial of the bills — called the «Big Ugly» for its many unrelated measures, such as charter - school funding and changing the criminal - conviction age — easily passed, 53 - 4, Sunday.

Whether such an idea would find a majority of votes in the Assembly — the measure passed in the Senate, with almost unanimous Republican support and some Democratic opposition — is unclear.

Though the motion passed unanimously, concerns were raised by County Legislator Patrick Moroney, who expressed disappointment that such a measure was necessary to accommodate Albany's lengthy reimbursement process.

The governor and the Legislature should not pass a law that undermines more effective local measures such as Suffolk County's new 5 - cent bag fee, which is working well.

But Mr. de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito have maintained such a measure would cost the city too much money, and the mayor put forth an alternate proposal, derided by the unions, that the Council passed today by a vote of 31 to 17.

Some of the revenue measures, such as reimposing state sales tax on shoes and clothing under $ 100 (it has been exempted in recent years), are scheduled to begin on Oct. 1, meaning that plan needs to be passed by that time.

And on April 1, lawmakers passed a state budget granting a significant benefit to medical malpractice insurance companies operating in the red, such as PRI, a measure Cuomo reportedly opposed but eventually assented to at legislative leaders» insistence.

Malliotakis has consistently voted against several progressive measures that have repeatedly passed the overwhelmingly Democratic Assembly, but were blocked in the Republican - controlled Senate, such as increasing the minimum wage and paid family leave.

With such contentious issues excised from the emergency bills, however, the Senate quickly passed the emergency measures before adjourning for the day.

Advantages such as easiness to adapt it to the specific needs of a company or an organization, and the possibilities that offers the fact that it is used on a technological support, which enables to measure time of the answer of each question or to see how one person pass from a neutral mood to a specific mood, for example.

For now, though, superstring theory lacks the sort of dramatic demonstration that propels radical theories into prominence, such as Einstein's famous precise prediction of how much starlight would be deflected when passing by the sun as measured during a solar eclipse.

At the time of this writing, Congressional passage of a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown on October 1 is likely, though once again there have been disputes over the duration of such a measure [Sept. 30 update: Congress has indeed passed a continuing resolution through December 9].

In a stellar occultation, a body such as a planet passes in front of a relatively bright star, and measuring the gradual dimming of starlight during such an event, scientists can amass a wide array of information about a planet, including its size, whether it has rings or if an atmosphere is present.

Scientists can take advantage of the warping effect by measuring the light of distant stars, looking for a brightening that might be caused by a massive object, such as a planet, that passes between a telescope and a distant background star.

As stated by the government, it will put an end to schools aiming to maintain their league table status by simply putting their students through «non-academic» qualifications such as the intermediate GNVQ in ICT, which is measured to be the equivalent of four good GCSE passes, despite only requiring the teaching time of the maths GCSE.

Such lengths include the release of new guidelines to create better textbooks, including the use of high - quality colour photographs and measures that support pupils learning rather than simply teaching them how to pass tests.

Charter supporters threw a Hail Mary pass in the form of a ballot initiative; the reason they had to take such extreme measures was because the teachers have had the legislature in a head lock for a decade.

But the obvious fact that a long time has to pass before long - term outcomes can be measured means that such evidence is dated by the time it is available.