Not exact matches
In his first term Cuomo used his State
of the State
Addresses to build what observers call his
version of «a new Democrat,» or his
version of being (
Bill) Clintonian - rolling out fairly moderate - to - conservative fiscal proposals, including some that targeted Western and Upstate New York for growth, and liberal social policies like marriage equality and gun control.
But a new
version of the
bill, which was amended with an eye toward
addressing some public safety concerns
of a trio
of key GOP members, was quietly introduced two days ago, and supporters say there is some last minute movement on the measure.
Monday night they agreed to a new
version of the
bill that
addresses some
of the governor's concerns.
State Superintendent Tony Evers said Tuesday night before Gov. Scott Walker's state
of the state
address that the Senate
version of the school accountability
bill was «on the right trajectory» in dealing with the constitutional issues raised by the Assembly
version.
After the Senate approves
of the changes, a conference committee will begin its work to
address differences between the House and Senate
versions of the
bill.
The other major decision is whether to attach it to a
bill addressing BP's Gulf oil leak disaster or to replace the House
version of Waxman - Markey.
People more expert than I in the controversy will be able to tell if any
of the concerns so vigorously expressed about the former
bill have been
addressed in the new
version.
The problem in much
of the legislation
addressed by
Bill S - 12 is that only civil law terminology («immeuble») is used in the French
version and only common law terminology («real property») is used in the English
version.
During his keynote
address to the conference, Microsoft Chairman
Bill Gates demonstrated his faith in the future
of Tablet PCs by announcing plans to release a special
version of Windows XP to support these devices.
In a letter
addressed to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R - TX) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R - UT), the 1.3 million - member group detailed its major gripes with the existing
versions of the
bill.