Sentences with phrase «supporting legislation»

K - 12 education groups can act on faith by supporting legislation that can reduce suspension and expulsion.

The state school board last week, approved a resolution supporting legislation to allow charter schools, a step aimed at helping the state's application for $ 200 million in Race to the Top money.

Senator Harkin introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act earlier this week and NCSECSsubmitted the following letter supporting the legislation.

Here is a summary of the entire legislation released by the House Education and Workforce Committee and a statement released by MSA supporting the legislation.

«AFT - Michigan is actively supporting legislation that improves teaching through clear and concise guidelines,» said AFT - Michigan's Julie ROWE.

In an obstructive response to increased competition for scarce public resources, public school officials may attempt to block the growth of charter schools by limiting access to buildings and information, adding burdensome bureaucratic requirements, or supporting legislation that would hinder the development of such schools.

«Along with proactively removing bad actors from our platform,» he said, «Airbnb is supporting legislation in Albany that would provide for rigorous enforcement against illegal hotel operators, among other things.»

Many moderates in swing districts were wary of supporting the legislation, which included major cuts to Medicaid and was estimated by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office to lead to 24 million fewer Americans having health insurance over the next 10 years.

The New York Democrat announced Wednesday that he's supporting legislation to require all phone carriers to make call - blocking tools available for free to customers.

«These and other things would have to be included in any final legislation for the governor to consider supporting the legislation,» a Cuomo aide said.

Summers surprised some lawmakers Wednesday when he warned Congress that not supporting the legislation could lead to a double - dip recession in 2011.

Guadalupe Muller participated in a protest in March supporting legislation for state tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants.

Sign the petition to join Todd, parents and education advocates to improve education and undo the damage done by Common Core by supporting legislation that:

With an overwhelming majority of Americans supporting legislation to keep Dreamers from being deported, Trump's immigration list is just one more way he is out of step.»

He did so without supporting legislation from Congress.

Last year, the SBA approved nearly 69,000 loans for small manufacturers, but Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D - NY, said the process is still too cumbersome and she's supporting legislation to change that.

He has been a disaster, supporting legislation against our interests and obscuring the facts with his torrent of words.

He said all 17 Parkland families signed onto a letter supporting the legislation.

Jumaane Williams (Flatbush) came out in support of the fee — after supporting legislation was amended to require that a study be conducted of its impact on low - income New Yorkers.

In addition to supporting the legislation in the current Council session for accessible ferries and taxis, Gerson introduced a housing preservation measure for Section 8 and public housing tenants so that they can have the right of first refusal to buy their apartments if they go on the market, and is gearing up to introduce «grab - bar» legislation so that seniors and people with disabilities can have accessible, safe bathrooms in their residences.

But Mr Brown responded by telling the Conservative party «it should be ashamed of itself [by] not supporting this legislation» and argued the government had dealt with civil liberty concerns affecting the problem.

The number of Conservative backbenchers supporting the legislation could be even lower than expected, Westminster insiders are suggesting.

In the ad, Larkin is taken to task for supporting legislation that would create a commission weighing whether to approve a pay raise for state lawmakers and cabinet officials in the executive branch.

«We hope that our elected leaders in Albany will respond to the state's voters,» said Michael Rabinowitz, spokesman for the coalition of business, consumers, unions, wineries, grape growers and farms supporting legislation to allow people to buy wine in grocery stores.

Groups like the League of Women Voters, Common Cause New York and the Interfaith Alliance are all supporting the legislation.

Indeed, when Danny Alexander, Chris Huhne, David Laws and I met Adonis and the rest of the Labour team, they wouldn't even commit to supporting legislation on alternative voting, despite Labour being the only party that had such a proposal in its manifesto.

Former Labour shadow minster Diane Abbott said her party's leadership had been hoodwinked into supporting the legislation.

(Albany, NY)-- New York State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon today joined advocates including New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violence.

Cuomo is backing the creation of a chief procurement officer and is supporting legislation that would allow the comptroller, attorney general and the procurement officer «to collaborate on a student and make recommendations regarding initiatives to better enable the public to track state contracts and audits.»

Assemblymember Latrice Walker said, «I commend the Vote Better NY Coalition for supporting my legislation that would improve citizens» right to vote.

I am supporting legislation to place certified social workers in every elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school in New York and to establish an anonymous statewide toll - free hotline for reporting instances of bullying in schools.

I have serious concerns as to why our Councilwoman is not supporting this legislation and would urge for her to provide her motives,» said Rivera.

But he thinks the fact that New York is one of only two states to set the age of criminal responsibility at 16 will factor into lawmakers» decisions about initiating and supporting legislation.

Meanwhile, tax credit backers released today a pair of TV ads supporting the legislation.

But Mr Brown responded by telling the Tory chief «it should be ashamed of itself [by] not supporting this legislation» and argued the government had dealt with civil liberty concerns affecting the problem.

By supporting legislation, we will increase legislative relationships that we can build on leading up to next years» Hike to Harrisburg.»

So most of the moms joining us today they had some experience with creating legislation or supporting legislation in their states and so we're going to share their experiences as we go along.

Offer your personal reasons for supporting the legislation — and why breastfeeding is important to you — in a non-judgmental way.

Please join Soho Parenting in supporting legislation to help our children to have access to healthy food!

Though Silosky opposes what she calls «political appointments,» she recently backed a resolution supporting the legislation in an effort to move the board forward, she said.

This story points out how ridiculous it is that the same politicians supporting legislation to roll back the calorie caps also support deep cuts to food stamps.

What I look after is Australian agriculture and I have been very active in terms of supporting legislation and NSW farm debt mediation.

The Organic Trade Association, the leading trade group representing the organic industry, is under attack for supporting legislation that invalidated Vermont's mandatory labeling law for products that contain genetically modified material.

At the same time, in New York and elsewhere, the ACLU is supporting legislation that would outlaw advertising by crisis - pregnancy centers.

According to a Pew Global Attitudes Project survey released yesterday, support for a ban on veils that cover the whole face except the eyes is widespread across Europe, with strong majorities in Spain (59 percent), Britain (62 percent), Germany (71 percent) and France (82 percent) all supporting legislation outlawing such veils in schools, hospitals, and government offices.

The president also says he is open to supporting legislation that would make small improvements in the national gun background check system.

Five health and medical groups are supporting legislation that would raise the smoking age to 21 nationwide.

«And Majority Leader McConnell has told us that he will uphold his commitment to schedule and support the legislation.»

They have already used those resources to highlight that Baldwin voted against the tax reform bill, spending $ 3 million on ads and holding town halls and knocking on doors to explain why she should support the legislation.

Some members of Congress, including Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas), who support legislation that would make such reclassification illegal, oppose turning ISPs into utilities.