Sentences with phrase «under a measure passed»

In other matters, Ameritech would pay the Park District $ 1 million to install underground vaults for telecommunications equipment at 26 sites and to have the option to place more vaults at 14 other sites at $ 35,000 a site, under a measure passed on to the full board Wednesday.

South Carolina parents with college degrees would automatically be allowed to teach their children at home, under a measure passed by state lawmakers.

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But he noted that Congress is under a March deadline to pass the Dreamers measure, saying «We've got other deadlines in front of that,» referring to the spending bills.

Also under threat may be another measure to usher in more detailed labeling requirements for menus at restaurants and grocery stores, which passed as part of the 2010 health overhaul known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.

A comparable rush could shortly be under way in Maine, where the state is currently recounting votes after a recreational marijuana ballot measure narrowly passed.

LANSING, Mich. (AP)-- Michigan would no longer require that someone be inside a self - driving car while testing it on public roads under legislation passed unanimously Wednesday by the state Senate, where backers touted the measures as necessary to keep...

If these measures are passed, then the yen will remain under pressure.

Under Church of England rules, for a measure like the one proposed by Williams and Sentamu to pass, it needed majority support from three different groups: bishops, priests and lay leaders.

I do remind folks that NCLB had its origins in legislation passed in Texas during the 1980s (under then - Gov Mark White) where, in exchange for teacher raises / bonuses, standardized tests were instituted to «measure» teacher «effectiveness».

He can take credit for progressive accomplishments under his reign like a phased - in $ 15 minimum wage, paid family leave, and strict gun control measures, ignoring the fact that regular Democrats endorsed all these things and would have passed them into law if they too sat in the majority.

Today is the final day of the legislative session in Albany, and state lawmakers in both chambers have been under pressure to pass some version of ethics or anti-corruption reform measures in the wake of corruption scandals that have engulfed both chambers.

The House passed a measure in a 230 - 188 vote that would reverse a last - minute rule from the Obama administration that said conservative states can't block the women's health and abortion provider from receiving family planning dollars under the Title X program.

The Senate twice passed a one - house property tax cap bill when the chamber was under Democratic control, but that was back when it was assured the Assembly Democrats wouldn't take up the measure, making the vote entirely symbolic.

Under state law, governors have extraordinary leverage over the legislature to pass an on - time budget, which could mean added pressure on the Senate's Republican majority to accept the measure.

Review Federal Regulations for Repeal — Vote Passed (240 - 185, 4 Not Voting) The measure would establish a commission to review existing federal regulations and identify those that should be repealed in order to reduce costs on the U.S. economy — including those that should be repealed immediately and those that should be repealed over time through a new regulatory «cut - go» system under which agencies could not issue new rules unless the cost of a new rule was offset by repealing existing rules identified by the commission.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted on Tuesday during a stop to inspect a barge crash in Catskill there was no great rush to pass the remaining measures under the state budget.

Some Texas military veterans no longer would be able to pass their unused state tuition benefits to their children under a watered - down reform bill the Texas Senate approved Tuesday — a measure designed to curb the ballooning price tag of the so - called Hazlewood program.

Meanwhile, the coalition in the letter this week is urging lawmakers to pass a measure that's designed to require insurance companies that provide coverage under the Scaffold Law to report each year detailing claims paid out under the law.

Nevertheless, Klein has come under criticism from liberals and other advocacy organizations for the Senate's failure to pass measures aimed at strengthening abortion rights, the DREAM Act and the full public financing of political campaigns.

BP, under fire nationally for all the obvious reasons, was a player pushing against an Albany bill to reduce the level of of sulfur in home heating oil sold in the state to the levels in diesel trucks - a measure that narrowly passed the state Senate after a party - line vote against it by the GOP minority.

Another legislative source said Silver, under intense pressure from Cuomo and his fellow Assembly members to pass meaningful ethics reform, concluded the ethics measure was needed to «to help the Legislature get out from under a cloud of scandal.»

But Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Jeff Merkley of Oregon, and Sherrod Brown of Ohio signed a letter urging Reid, D - Nevada, to hold a vote on the proposal under a rule known as a reconciliation, which would allow the measure to pass with only 51 votes - a simple majority.

The interview was a rare critique of the Senate Republican majority, who Cuomo said bent under political pressure from the state Conservative Party when refusing to pass a measure that would decriminalize up to 25 grams of marijuana.

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.

Other technologies — including geothermal, marine energy and small hydropower — received one - year extensions to their 30 percent ITC under the joint spending and tax measures passed Friday and expected to be signed by President Obama this week.

After cleansing and moisturizing my face in the morning, I'll take a powder - laced blotting sheet (specifically the Palladio Rice Papers) and gently press it over my eyelids and under - eyes to completely mattify my lids, then, for good measure, I'll do one more pass with the paper after applying my liner and eyeshadow, just in case any residual oils from my brushes or beauty blender have made their way onto my lids.

Under the new system, grades one through three are measured against a goal of reading by the end of third grade; grades four through six on proficient or advanced performance on the English and math portions of a state test indicating middle school readiness; seven, eight, and nine on high school readiness with passing all ninth - grade; grades 10, 11, and 12 focus on the goal of high school graduation.

The Michigan legislature, during a special session last month, passed a new charter law designed to address the judge's concern that the state board of education did not have adequate oversight of charter schools under the previous measure.

The Illinois legislature last week considered but decided not to approve a property - tax relief measure that educators charged would have eliminated a substantial portion of the new funding that school districts are set to receive under an income - tax increase passed this year.

The Eau Claire Area School Board, under the leadership of WEAC member and School Board President Chris Hambuch - Boyle, has passed resolutions asking state legislators and the governor to oppose measures that would restrict the ability of school boards to raise money through referendums and to support the Wisconsin Voucher Taxpayer Transparency Bill.

Under the Conservatives» plans, pupils would not be made to re-sit planned new tests until they passed, but the school could be subject to measures if they failed.

The bond measure passed with 63.9 % support, as it qualified under Proposition 39 for a 55 % voter approval threshold.

Under the federal education bill passed in 2015, states are permitted to forgo single end - of - year subject tests and use more nuanced measures instead.

But, this success, this critical part of the puzzle, is not measured or acknowledged under the strict pass / fail of AYP.

Mr Dawe said this will create a «hospital pass» for schools struggling to meet accountability measures and mean more resits in a system already under «tremendous strain».

Under the measure, which passed by voice vote with Republicans audibly voting «no,» the Obama administration's signature education reform initiative would get $ 675 million in fiscal 2011 for another round of grants.

Under the direction of Gov. Mitch Daniels, who may pursue the GOP's presidential nomination for 2012, Indiana has also passed similar measures.

Body motions and road noise are quelled in equal measure, and most large road imperfections passed unnoticed under our tester's $ 1,200 variable dampers.

Under the authority granted by the Congressional Review Act, the House of Representatives passed a measure on May 8 to roll back an Obama - era rule on auto lending practices issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

«Black Chronicles III: Fifth Pan-African Congress» Presented by Autograph ABP @ Rivington Place London Seventy years ago, the Fifth Pan-African Congress gathered in Manchester, England, demanding «that European powers liberate hundreds of millions of Africans living under colonial rule, and passed radical measures condemning imperialism, racial discrimination and capitalism.»

We expect the REPS, a bipartisan measure passed in 2007 that requires 12.5 % of North Carolina's electricity to come from renewable energy and energy efficiency by 2021, to remain under fire (but not from industry, ratepayers, or utilities) as we enter the upcoming 2016 short session.

Mankind's 2 to 3 % contribution to a minor gas measured at under 400 ppm just doesn't pass the smell test.

Under the measure, passed by a 13 to 1 vote, stores throughout L.A. will be required to phase out the bags by the end of the year, significantly reducing the amount of landfill fodder and environmental pollutants.

On February 24, 1942, an order - in - council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act gave the federal government the power to intern all «persons of Japanese racial origin.»

On December 14, 2017, Ontario passed the Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017, under Bill 177.

Mr D'vitre learned senior counsel in rejoinder submits that the learned single Judge in the order passed under Section 9 has considered the issue of jurisdiction and has held that this Court has jurisdiction to grant interim measures.

Under the measure which passed unanimously Friday, consumers would have access to free placement, removal, and temporary lifts of credit freezes.

Under the Kasich administration, Ohio has passed 18 anti-women's health measures, and nearly half of all health centers that provided safe, legal abortion have shuttered since he took office.

While the resolution only required a simple majority in the Senate under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), Senate opponents still needed Vice President Pence's tie - breaking vote to pass the measure.

Under a temporary measure passed in 2007, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act and Debt Cancellation Act, homeowners can exclude debt forgiveness on their federal tax returns from income for loans discharged in calendar years 2007 through 2012.