Sentences with phrase «urged lawmakers»

NAR President William E. Brown, a second - generation Realtor ® from Alamo, California and founder of Investment Properties said that the proposal reaffirms Realtors ®» concerns from earlier in the year and urged lawmakers to keep homeowners in mind as they proceed with comprehensive tax reform with the following statement:

She also urged the lawmakers to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, which provides coverage to property owners in 22,000 communities across the United States where flood insurance is required to qualify for a mortgage.

On health care reform, the president urged lawmakers to pass a final version of the Kassebaum - Kennedy health care bill, which would ultimately increase to 80 percent the tax deduction for health insurance for self - employed workers and their families.

If Florida is against to shared parenting, Missouri is joining the national campaign that urged lawmakers to legislate shared parenting laws.

(CNN)- Speaker after speaker at March for Our Lives rallies around the US urged lawmakers to take action on gun control or face consequences at the voting booth.

Six Marjory Stoneman Douglas student activists urged lawmakers to stop taking donations from the NRA in a new YouTube video, published Friday by the website NoNRAMoney.org.

In a news conference outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on Monday, Petty urged lawmakers to prioritize legislation and funding for the following goals, which he said the families of the 17 victims supported:

At the State House, participants urged lawmakers to protect state funding for civil legal aid.

Steve Baas, vice president of governmental affairs for the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, urged lawmakers to choose a new test and stick with it.

In an impassioned acceptance speech before the crowd at Charter Awareness Day 2018, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy, recipient of the 2018 Torchbearer Award, urged lawmakers...

The Public School Forum highlighted the General Assembly's investments in teacher pay over the last few years and urged lawmakers to continue to build on those investments.

They stressed the importance of charter schools as a pathway to success for New Haven's children, and urged lawmakers to support efforts to replicate and expand charters in the coming year.

Jermaine Smith, a student at Bridgeport's Capital Prep Harbor, urged lawmakers to support further growth of charter schools so that even more kids can be afforded the types of opportunities available to him at his charter school.

In an impassioned acceptance speech before the crowd at Charter Awareness Day 2018, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy, recipient of the 2018 Torchbearer Award, urged lawmakers to treat public charter schools fairly, instead of «penalizing (them) because (they're) doing such a great job.»

And in his address to Congress Feb. 28, President Donald Trump specifically urged lawmakers to take up school choice legislation to help disadvantaged children, which could impact the policy specifics of any tax - credit...

Jennifer Rocca, a high school librarian in Brookfield, Connecticut, was among several supporters who urged lawmakers to pass the legislation.

On resources, Kati urged lawmakers to expand and protect the Pell Grant program, the cornerstone of federal financial aid in higher education.

While NYSUT President Karen Magee urged lawmakers to reject the measures, city lawmakers said they were told by Mulgrew's team that voting for the package would not be held against them.

While NYSUT President Karen Magee (pictured) urged lawmakers to reject the measures, city lawmakers said they were told by Mulgrew's team that voting for the package would not be held against them.

Hassan urged lawmakers to stop focusing on Common Core and instead work to improve students» education by helping schools implement the new standards effectively and building on the state's reputation as a leader in competency - based education.

Indisputable evidence from the frontlines of teaching took center stage today at a CEA news conference in Hartford as teachers urged lawmakers to examine the needs of students and reject a test that is not valid, reliable, or fair.

In that case, the teachers union urged lawmakers to defeat the bill because they said it would impose new accountability restrictions on local schools before they had a chance to fully implement the new accountability provisions of the Local Control Funding Formula.

The Long Island Republican urged lawmakers to strengthen protections for data on the statewide data portal and set civil and criminal penalties for violations.

Critics of existing rules hailed the decision as a monumental victory and urged lawmakers to make immediate changes to laws.

PAA urged lawmakers to include in the bill: prohibitions on charter school enrollment processes that pose a barrier to families: transparency requirements on school procedures, discipline, attrition and governance; and continued caps on new charter schools until improved oversight can assure the schools» quality.

(Calif.) The non-partisan Legislative Analyst urged lawmakers Tuesday to reject a proposal from the governor to double the state's ongoing support for online education at community colleges to $ 20 million annually.

June 30, 2011 • During President Obama news conference Wednesday, he urged lawmakers to act quickly on a deficit reduction plan, and to approve an increase in the federal debt ceiling.

In a letter to House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R - Texas), AAAS and over 70 other organizations urged lawmakers to protect the integrity of the scientific enterprise and to continue to allow NSF to evaluate and fund research proposals in all disciplines, based on...

Schneider urged the lawmakers to tighten standards to cover all 11 million vehicles.

But he urged the lawmakers to «honor the commitment made to these agencies by the authorizers and appropriators, and provide them with the increased level of funding for fiscal year 2007.»

To secure future education funding, they urged lawmakers to extend the millionaire's tax and adjust the brackets for the top 1 percent — a change that would generate an additional $ 5.6 billion per year in tax revenue.

In sending his proposal to the Board of Legislators on Monday, the County Executive also urged lawmakers to return to a single authorization process that was common under the previous administration whereby both design and construction portions of the projects were approved jointly to ensure they are done faster and more efficiently.

He urged lawmakers to properly fund the County Weights and Measures Department, which will be tasked with enforcing the law if it does pass.

The association, led by Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts, urged lawmakers to provide funding for armed officers in 4,500 public schools and 2,000 private schools.

A bill that would legalize sports wagering in Connecticut — should the U.S. Supreme Court rule in favor of it — has the support of the Connecticut Lottery Corp., but Attorney General George Jepsen urged lawmakers to proceed with caution.

But as newspaper editorial boards urged lawmakers to keep the interim attorney general, Barbara Underwood, who had served for years as state solicitor general, in the job, Ms. James withdrew her name from consideration to fill out the last seven or so months of Mr. Schneiderman's term.

Cuomo urged lawmakers to act in a special session so as not to «stall affordable housing production for years to come.»

Stringer also called for more affordable housing, immigration reform and urged lawmakers in Albany to pass a marriage equality bill.

Next was the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who urged the lawmakers to approach the matter with «a real sense of responsibility.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement Wednesday said he would back a bill design to aid the Vernon Downs racino in the Mohawk Valley and urged lawmakers from the area to pass a bill.

Shortly before the Catalan vote, Rajoy urged lawmakers to give him the power to dismiss Catalonia's secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont, his deputy, and all regional ministers.

On Monday, even as he urged lawmakers to ban bump stocks and strengthen background checks, President Trump added to the chorus of criticism.

He urged lawmakers to rename the still - under - construction Hudson River span as well as a park and a highway.

He urged lawmakers to avoid a «dog and pony show» and keep Underwood in place.

Hawkins urged lawmakers to not extend Cuomo's 2 % property tax cap program, which he said does not relieve the fiscal crises faced by many local governments and school districts across the state.

When Albany city officials got wind of the plan, they urged lawmakers to reconsider, fearing it would hurt the city's already tight finances — they'd have to borrow money to make the payment earlier, costing city taxpayers $ 100,000.

The mayor also urged lawmakers on Saturday to renew the state's so - called millionaire's tax, which is set to expire at the end of the year.

ALBANY — The state's top financial regulator urged lawmakers Thursday to give her «teeth» to punish Equifax and other companies that don't protect consumers vital information.

The Council urged lawmakers to let businesses realize the full value of investment tax credits (ITCs) that are nearing expiration by using them to offset new capital investment in the state.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, meanwhile, expressed frustration over what he saw was a shifting set of priorities dictated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who initially proposed the amendments, as well as urged lawmakers to fund a hate crimes task force and back a memorandum of understanding for affordable housing money.