Sentences with phrase «urged state lawmakers»

Educators, policymakers, and members of the arts - education community urged the state lawmakers to express their support for the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to their U.S. representatives, and to advocate inclusion of the arts in local school curricula.

He urged state lawmakers to create a voucher program that would allow kids to use public dollars for private school tuition.

He also urged state lawmakers to authorize the use of a transparent growth model to see how well schools are really doing to improve student achievement.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew urged state lawmakers in Albany to deliver the long - delayed $ 2 billion owed to New York City public schools as a result of the 2006 settlement of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit.

ALBANY — Drug policy advocates urged state lawmakers Monday to approve legislation creating «supervised consumption sites» for opioid addicts to safely shoot up.

Mulgrew urged state lawmakers to reject Gov. Cuomo's proposals to increase charter funding, permit more charters to open in New York City and increase rent subsidies for charters.

He urged state lawmakers not only to fund the creation of new community schools, but also to allocate the resources for current community schools and school - based health centers to thrive.

Specifically, Mulgrew urged state lawmakers to impose a «claw - back» tax on large corporations that pass the savings from their federal tax breaks along to top executives and shareholders instead of financing new jobs and higher salaries for workers.

In his fifth State of the County speech and first since winning re-election last year, Bellone urged state lawmakers to put the water fee question to voters in November.

In a letter to the TU, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner urged state lawmakers to raise taxes on the wealthy, aligning herself with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

Local government advocates and education officials in New York have urged state lawmakers to make changes to the cap to allow for more levy growth and discard the provision that limits increases to the rate of inflation.

Drug policy advocates urged state lawmakers to approve legislation creating «supervised consumption sites» for opioid addicts to safely — and legally — shoot up.

Last month, he urged state lawmakers to close a loophole that he said could be used to fight state charges by anyone who has received a federal pardon for similar federal charges.

He urged state lawmakers to send a signal to the rest of the nation, and the world, that Connecticut is a place that will always recognize fairness and equality.

Even though Catalfamo and others in the Pataki administration had urged state lawmakers to change the Empire Zone rules to prevent shirt - changing, Catalfamo said he advised Crucible officials to use the gimmick to gain Empire Zone benefits.

Joanne McCall, president of the Florida Education Association, is urging state lawmakers to do the same.

The Writers Guild of America East is urging state lawmakers to expand New York's successful film and television tax credit program to include incentives for hiring women and people of color.

Schneiderman is urging state lawmakers to quickly close a loophole in state law that could prevent him from bringing charges against anyone pardoned by Trump.

At 2:30 p.m., the state Child Welfare Coalition and the Citizens» Committee for Children of New York urge state lawmakers to reject state budget cuts targeted at vulnerable children, youth and families, third floor, outside state Senate Chambers, state Capitol, Albany.

Religious and labor advocates rallied at the State Capitol Monday as part of a nationwide movement known as Moral Mondays, to urge state lawmakers to take more progressive stances on issues.

Religious and labor advocates rallied Monday at the New York state Capitol as part of a nationwide movement, known as Moral Mondays, urging state lawmakers to take more progressive stances on issues.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Former New York Gov. David Paterson is urging state lawmakers to pass a law that would grant a larger pension to NYPD Officer Rosa Rodriguez, critically injured in a fire in Coney Island last month.

The groups are urging state lawmakers to put more money for schools in the budget.

ALBANY — Hundreds of construction workers rallied on the steps of the Capitol on Tuesday, blasting the mayor of New York City and urging state lawmakers to attach a prevailing wage provision to any renewal of the 421 - a tax abatement program.

Additionally, more than 80 local organizations have formed a coalition, urging state lawmakers to fund Fix NYC.

NYC City Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina went to bat for de Blasio in Albany, urging state lawmakers to renew the law giving him control of the school system.

The UFT sent more than 1,100 members and public school parents to Albany on March 19 to urge state lawmakers to provide additional school aid.

«Bill Nelson, Democratic congressional members urge state lawmakers to repeal statewide gun law» via Alexandra Glorioso of POLITICO Florida — Nelson and 11 Democratic congressional members from Florida urged the Republican leadership in the Legislature to repeal a law that prohibits local governments from regulating guns.

The Rochester - based business group Unshackle Upstate's 2018 agenda urges state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hold the line on tax increases and reduce regulations in the new year.

The flat tax cap this year has led school district officials and local government leaders to urge state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reconsider linking the cap to inflation, which has been typically under 2 percent since it was enacted in 2011.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is urging state lawmakers to get in front of a potential ballot issue by legalizing sports betting.

Dale and his wife, Dori, are among those urging state lawmakers to take up a long - stalled bill in the final seven weeks of the legislative session that would increase the time between mandatory parole hearings for those convicted of a serious violent crime.

For the second time three months, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner joined members of Rebuild New York Now in the lobby of Syracuse City Hall to urge state lawmakers to invest part of a $ 5 - plus billion budget surplus on infrastructure.

Hizzoner said he will urge state lawmakers to bring back the tax break that aims to encourage developers to add affordable housing units.

Advocates for professionals providing direct care to people living with developmental disabilities are urging state lawmakers to speed up the allocation of funds already earmarked to help the providers earn living wages.

In his eight years as Minnesota's governor, Tim Pawlenty's «push against the teachers union grew stronger,» Sherry writes, and he called for tying teacher pay to performance, bringing up the state's standards, and urging state lawmakers to authorize the use of a transparent growth model to see how well schools are really doing to improve student achievement.

Check out LABI president Stephen Waguespack's article urging state lawmakers to protect educational choice «for those throughout Louisiana that absolutely need it the most.»

This op - ed urges state lawmakers to require transparency from school districts, specifically around reporting the amount of LCFF funds they receive to support high - needs students, how they spent those dollars, and how those investments will directly benefit high - needs students.

School leaders and parents have kept up the pressure over the past several months to urge state lawmakers to either delay the class size changes or come up with more money to fund the smaller class sizes.

Good Morning Check out LABI president Stephen Waguespack's article urging state lawmakers to protect educational choice «for those throughout Louisiana that absolutely need it the most.»

We strongly urge state lawmakers to stop using school funding as a bargaining chip to extract concessions in budget negotiations.

«We are here today to urge state lawmakers to not back down on investing in our kids and their future.

SAN DIEGO - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging state lawmakers to change key education laws so California can secure more stimulus spending.

Missourians for the Protection of Dogs, the group spearheading the ballot measure to prevent puppy mill cruelty, launched a statewide radio campaign urging state lawmakers not to undermine the citizen - backed initiative.

Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is urging state lawmakers to adopt a carbon policy that will prepare state lands, forests, waters and local communities to better deal with climate change.

We urge state lawmakers to pass A3723 / S2314 and Governor Murphy to sign it without delay.»

Not exact matches

State lawmakers in New York and Washington recently passed measures restricting the use of so - called non-disclosure agreements for sexual harassment claims after the attorneys general of all 50 states urged legislative action in February to ensure that victims can bring lawsuits before judges rather than being forced into arbitration.

WASHINGTON, April 25 - French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States to reject narrow nationalism and engage the world, telling U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that modern economic and security challenges must be a shared responsibility.

Do some research on where your state stacks up against other states and call or write state lawmakers, urging them to address gender wage issues in state laws.

Parents, students and teachers from South Florida, the state's Democratic stronghold, have been a forceful presence in the Capitol since last week, when busloads of Stoneman Douglas High students spent two days lobbying — and protesting — lawmakers, urging them to take more far - reaching action and ban all assault weapons.