Sentences with phrase «support from the state legislature»

Cuomo offered few details on the plan, which would require support from the state legislature.

Since then, the program has been scaled, with funding support from the state legislature, and has now served 87 districts across the state.

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Any budget must receive two - thirds support from the Democrat - controlled state legislature, meaning the Republican governor has plenty of negotiating to do before July 1, when the new fiscal year begins.

Missouri House and Senate leaders are expected to announce Thursday night that they have gathered enough support from lawmakers to call the state legislature into a special session for impeachment proceedings against Gov. Eric Greitens.

I think the church, from a position of strength, conceded far too much by supporting the legislature's use of dubious psychological concepts such as «gender identity» and «sexual orientation» in state anti-discrimination law.

Smart use of email fundraising from the Daily Kos activism list today: they sent out a message this afternoon asking activists to support last - minute Get Out The Vote work on behalf of three separate several Democrats running for state legislature in Virginia.

Cuomo, surrounded by several county executives from across the state, promoted his plan, which is not supported in the state legislature.

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His overall message on our state's finances strikes the right tone at the right time and I look forward to working with my colleagues in the legislature to help support that vision and bring New York state back from the brink.»

There is a bill in the legislature that would require the state to divest from companies that produce fossil fuels, but it has not gained support among both majority conferences.

Crespo explained that members of the state legislature would draft a letter for New York lawmakers based in Washington, D.C. to sign, reiterating the pardon request, and would use social media to gain support from elected officials from across the country.

Yet, the de Blasio administration recently filed court briefs supporting the developers in a lawsuit over the transfer of city parkland — the parking lot where the mall is planned — without approval from the state legislature.

Offering a history of broadband initiatives in Ulster County this past week, county Comptroller Elliott Auerbach noted a 2012 resolution supporting applications to the Connect NY Broadband Grant for broadband service to the towns of Denning, Wawarsing, Hardenburgh, and Rochester; a 2014 State of the County address request from County Executive Mike Hein to the Ulster County Legislature to set policy on «some important issues still facing Ulster County including Broadband expansion and improving internet access for county residents»; a request from the legislature later that same year «that the county executive develop a plan... and the plan should include a one year, two year and five year plus proposal for broadband expansion»; and resolutions and letters directed to the state Public Service Commission this year directing Verizon to provide high speed fiber optic internet across Ulster CoState of the County address request from County Executive Mike Hein to the Ulster County Legislature to set policy on «some important issues still facing Ulster County including Broadband expansion and improving internet access for county residents»; a request from the legislature later that same year «that the county executive develop a plan... and the plan should include a one year, two year and five year plus proposal for broadband expansion»; and resolutions and letters directed to the state Public Service Commission this year directing Verizon to provide high speed fiber optic internet across Ulster Costate Public Service Commission this year directing Verizon to provide high speed fiber optic internet across Ulster County.

Twenty state and national groups supporting a bill that would strengthen the state's Freedom of Information Law are urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign the measure into law as soon as he receives it from the state legislature.

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.

The project's developer, Rochester's Tom Wilmot, sought the statement of support from the legislature to improve his odds of getting state licenses to operate a harness raceway and video lottery terminals at the former Hancock Air Force Base off East Taft Road in Cicero.

But since reform can only be accomplished in Albany - IDAs derive power from state law - the Poloncarz administration has relied heavily on Ryan to wrangle support in the legislature.

Clara Lovett, the American Association for Higher Education's president, warned that less prestigious state universities «don't have private endowments, they're getting less and less financial support from the public sector, particularly state legislatures — and it's only going to get worse.

How we got from a state constitution requiring that the legislature «provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of this state may be educated» to laws taking away the right of citizens to determine what they spend for that «free» education is a long and hard legal and policy road.

It's putting enormous pressure on governors and legislatures in Red states to retreat from their support of the Core, including Jindal, and «there will probably be others before this is over,» he adds.

When charter school supporters marched in the city's streets and rallied at the state capitol in Albany, they won enthusiastic support from Governor Andrew Cuomo and favorable action in the state legislature.

The governors of Vermont, Maine, and Rhode Island were slated to appear in support of the project, along with an array of leaders from the states» education departments, legislatures, and professional organizations.

Another factor that likely explains Florida's different scenario is the repeated claim by state education leaders, newspapers, and some members of the public that many charter schools in the state are engaged in profiteering and private enrichment, with support from powerful political allies in the state legislature and governor's office.

Even before a single dime was disbursed from the «Race to the Top» fund, we saw state legislatures take actions to support things like charter school expansion: Massachusetts, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, and Rhode Island were not exactly lining up to help charter schools until Duncan made clear that it would impact these states» applications for federal funding.

Attorneys from the Education Law Center and the Public Interest Law Center cited gross inequities in school funding among the state's school districts, to argue that the state's current school funding system violates the state Constitution's requirement that the state legislature «support and maintain» a «thorough and efficient system of public education.»

Created in 2015 through exceptional item funding from the Texas legislature, we are a collaboratory for innovation focused on experimentation and research through key partnerships to advance the understanding of competency - based education (CBE) and to support the development and growth of CBE programs on the TAMU - C campus, across the state, and nationwide.

As a result of this type of support from Congress, state legislatures, and philanthropic organizations, a steadily increasing number of principals will be affected by compensation systems that offer additional compensation based on student achievement, professional knowledge and skills, and service in high - poverty and other hard - to - staff schools.

Indeed, there are a few things we still don't know about the candidates» education positions, including where they stand on the controversial No Child Left Behind «waiver» that LAUSD is trying to get from Washington, whether they support SB 441, the teacher dismissal bill going through the state legislature, and — perhaps most important — which candidate they support for the District 6 School Board runoff.

«This bill has bipartisan support in both chambers of the legislature, enthusiastic support from parents and special needs advocates across the state, and I urge the legislature to pass this bill quickly.

However, Rep. Craig Horn, the Republican from Union County who chairs the House Education Appropriations Committee, seemed to question the likelihood of its approval in the legislature's short session this year, noting it's unclear how much support the proposal has in the state Senate.

Over the last three years, PCY has launched numerous statewide campaigns that — despite generating resounding support from cities, school districts, and law enforcement agencies from across the state — have yet to secure the full backing of the legislature, the governor, and labor.

Although the state legislature ended their 2018 legislative session early, partners from around Oregon joined us in Salem for an engaging discussion on supporting student success through expanded learning opportunities.

Equally appalling is the growing probability that Malloy, with the support of the legislature, will simply walk away from the state's obligation to confront its $ 74 billion in debt and unfunded liabilities.

Last month Madigan helped kill efforts in the Illinois legislature to support two nuclear plants that are suffering from being excluded from federal subsidies and the Illinois state Renewable Portfolio Standard — both of which Madigan supports.

An effort by opponents to stop a proposed Ohio wind farm, which includes a legally questionable maneuver to prevent property owners from granting variances, has the support of the state legislature's most outspoken critic of renewable energy.

Helm and Boggs have also worked tirelessly to support legal aid, from generating resources for the Campaign for Equal Justice, to successfully lobbying the state legislature when funding for legal aid was at risk.

Leaders in both chambers of the state legislature praised the executive order, and several members of the legislature appeared to show strong support for introducing a new bill that would prohibit any employer in New Jersey from asking about a prospective employee's current or past salary, according to the nj.com report.

Law dictionaries made by private corporations don't have authority over states or their courts, which ultimately derive their power from their constitutions and legislation made by their constitutional legislatures and the people's support of them.

State legislatures from Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas to Washington and Oregon, Wisconsin and Florida, support home visiting.

With broad support from Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund supporters, the state legislature and Governor Baker, the passage of the ACCESS law demonstrates the collective desire to fight back against Trump's anti-woman agenda and to solidify Massachusetts» role as a leader in health care access and equal rights for all.