Sentences with phrase «support from state legislators»

States from Utah to Florida and Michigan to Texas have created Course Access programs with support from state legislators.

Schools like Auer Avenue — where families are struggling with poverty, segregation, joblessness, and lack of health care — need support from state legislators, not attacks and takeovers.

Not exact matches

Unless public support is evident to state legislators, the programs may suffer from budgetary strangulation.

Some food activists saw the hand of the agricultural lobby behind USDA's initial suspension of the caps, and it's true that legislators from beef and grain producing states were in support of making this rule change permanent.

Only four of 14 state legislators from Central New York polled said they supported the $ 15 an hour minimum wage.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced continued widespread support from federal, state and county legislators as well as other former and current elected officials, community and business leaders for current plans to build a new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee.

A growing group of state legislators and the New York Racing Association Board are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support a proposal that would transition NYRA to private, not - for - profit status and create a new Board of Directors that will include host community representatives from Queens and other respective track communities.

Board Chairman Carl McCall, the former state comptroller, said SUNY officials heard from students, parents and legislators, then decided to support a freeze.

Her campaign garnered support from three Republican U.S. representatives from southern and central California — Ed Royce, Paul Cook, and Mimi Walters — as well as a number of Republican state legislators and Bob Huff, the Republican senator who represented District 29 before Newman.

There is no formal initiative - and - referendum option for citizens under state law, but the petition drive could seek support from legislators to repeal the measure.

The last Republican elected was George Pataki, a pro-choice, pro-death penalty state legislator from Peekskill, who toppled Mario Cuomo in 1994 by siphoning support from independent and Democratic voters.

«Stripping pensions from legislators - as well as any state employee - convicted of a crime related to their public jobs is an issue that has the overwhelming support of New Yorkers,» Greenberg said.

With only one week until two Rensselaer County Legislators face off in a special election for the 107th Assembly District seat, Democratic candidate Cindy Doran received support from numerous Democratic women leaders from across the state on yesterday afternoon.

A growing group of state legislators and the New York Racing Association Board are urging Cuomo to support a proposal that would transition NYRA to private, not - for - profit status and create a new Board of Directors that will include host community representatives from Queens and other respective track communities.

His aides pointed out that relatively few state legislators — including Democratic Assembly members from New York City — have publicly supported congestion pricing compared with the broad legislative support for marriage equality and the minimum wage going into budget negotiations.

The only legislator to serve as majority leader in both houses, Calderon has already secured major endorsements from Assembly Speaker John Perez and State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, a former Attorney General, as well earned support from dozens of state legislators and juState Treasurer Bill Lockyer, a former Attorney General, as well earned support from dozens of state legislators and justate legislators and judges.

Now, parents and education advocates from across New York City are asking state legislators to ensure the future of high - performing public charter schools by supporting the Governor's proposal.

Monday night, Newton won endorsement for his old Senate seat at a Democratic convention in Bridgeport, defeating two current Democratic legislators from that city: the incumbent senator, Edwin Gomes, and state Rep. Andres Ayala Jr., both of whom received enough delegate support to force an Aug. 14 primary.

Several sources, including people close to her, said she is strongly considering mounting an official campaign, making calls to legislators across the state and seeing how much support she has from Brooklyn to Buffalo.

Several sources have indicated that she has support from Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who shepherds a bloc of 104 votes in the flock of 213 state legislators.

The Legislators also supports an explicit law that ensures school districts, individual schools, teachers and students are protected from any withholding of state funds, sanctions or negative impact on a teacher's evaluation associated with the outcomes related to test opt outs.

Many downstate legislators say the resulting take - home pay is not enough to support a comfortable standard of living (the state's median household income is $ 58,003) and, according to Cuomo, 29 senators and 55 Assembly members reported outside earnings from employment.

The governor's veto on the Thruway bill drew criticism from local state legislators who supported the bill, saying it would reduce traffic accidents in the city and provide much - needed respite for commuters once construction begins on Interstate 81.

He also has the support of several elected officials and legislators from around the state.

I'm glad to see that there is strong support for policies to prohibit state employees, including lawmakers, from padding their pensions [Jan. 10, Opinion, «Legislators, Stop Padding Your Pensions»].

S7722, which was pushed by the Catholic school system and Orthodox Jewish communities, passed through both houses of the state legislature, surviving a loss of support from some legislators.

We asked 14 New York state legislators from Central New York «do you support an employee - funded, 12 - week paid family leave to allow workers to spend time with a new baby or ill relative?»

In order to win the support of legislators from heavy emitting states, allowances under the new American Clean Energy and Security Act had to be given away free

Despite frenzied efforts to support new assessments, instructional materials, and implementation during 2011 - 2014, interviews from that era with state legislators, district officials, educators, and parents showed remarkably little awareness of the costs and practical difficulties that lay ahead.

Most significant education reforms have been championed by Republican governors and state legislators with relatively little support from the other side of the aisle.

Over a year ago, legislators from both sides of the aisle came together to pass the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), in part to provide state and district leaders with new opportunities and flexibility to support innovative, results - driven practices that address their local needs and ensure all students have the opportunity to attend great schools that will prepare them for college and careers.

The percent of those surveyed who rated the support of state education officials and legislators as weak increased from 24 to 29 percent.

Included are updates on bills passing through the Assembly or Senate, bills advancing through standing committees, new bills being introduced, bill drafts being sent out to other legislators for support, and even administrative rules from state agencies.

«We have consistently heard from Gov. Cuomo and a majority of legislators in both houses that they supported the bill, that it was a «no - brainer,» and that it was of critical importance to the families of our state,» said Richard Barnes, executive director of the New York State Catholic Conferstate,» said Richard Barnes, executive director of the New York State Catholic ConferState Catholic Conference.

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Or do legislators suspect anyone returning from Syria to have actively supported the Islamic State (para --RRB- military forces and / or be preparing terrorist attacks at home?

When the Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission meets on Friday it will be bittersweet due to the refusal by state legislators to take action that would remove Wisconsin from the list of only four states that provide no state funding to support civil legal services to the indigent.

Structured settlements have drawn strong support from the federal government as well as plaintiff attorneys, state attorneys general, legislators, judges, disability advocates, and many others that have seen their power to protect injury victims from quickly dissipating or otherwise outliving their income, after which time they would most certainly turn to various forms of government or public assistance.

Nevada The Nevada Society of Medical Assistants, under the excellent leadership of Carol Cohen, CMA (AAMA), garnered significant support from key state legislators in its efforts to solidify medical assistants» right to practice in the wake of the influenza vaccine debacle in the fall of 2009.

Also on the Medicaid front, Missouri's 2017 budget bill moves to end the state's Medicaid family planning expansion program, forgoing the federal support it provides — $ 9 for every state dollar spent, approximately $ 8.3 million in Missouri — and instead funding its family planning initiative entirely with state dollars.4 State legislators assert that forgoing federal dollars would give them the latitude to ban Planned Parenthood from participastate's Medicaid family planning expansion program, forgoing the federal support it provides — $ 9 for every state dollar spent, approximately $ 8.3 million in Missouri — and instead funding its family planning initiative entirely with state dollars.4 State legislators assert that forgoing federal dollars would give them the latitude to ban Planned Parenthood from participastate dollar spent, approximately $ 8.3 million in Missouri — and instead funding its family planning initiative entirely with state dollars.4 State legislators assert that forgoing federal dollars would give them the latitude to ban Planned Parenthood from participastate dollars.4 State legislators assert that forgoing federal dollars would give them the latitude to ban Planned Parenthood from participaState legislators assert that forgoing federal dollars would give them the latitude to ban Planned Parenthood from participating.

This week, state legislators unveiled the latest Early Start Bill, which would support a continuum from pre-kindergarten through early elementary school and encourage providers to join Washington's quality rating and improvement system, Early Achievers.

We appreciate the overwhelming bi-partisan support this bill has received from legislators across the state,» Alabama REALTORS ® CEO Jeremy Walker said.