Sentences with phrase «while leaving legislation»

The bill singles out New York City while leaving legislation in other jurisdictions in place.

Not exact matches

While 1978 legislation eliminated economic regulation of the U.S. airline industry, it left safety regulation very much in place.

They have enacted legislation that would keep most of what is wrong with our existing system but add more regulation, mandates, taxes, and government entitlements on top of it; and the next decade would cost a trillion dollars while still leaving 23 million Americans uninsured.

The irony, of course, is that while Helms» counterattack on the civil rights legislation left Democrats aghast, they saw nothing unseemly in their own efforts to paint him as Grand Kleagle of the US.

That legislation was co-sponsored by local Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo, and would have created a new charge for those who flee serious or fatal accidents while driving with a suspended license or a prior conviction for drunk driving or leaving the scene of an accident.

«Because of their hard work, New York State has lead the way — passing a $ 15 minimum wage and enacting historic paid family leave legislation so that no New Yorker will lose their job while taking care of a sick loved one.

While the mantra of supporters was that the legislation was for the «safety of children,» none explained why they have gone through their entire public lives without advocating for such safety officers before, leaving these kids in such ostensible peril for decades.

Janice Grieshaber said she remembers Silver as the cold man who left them waiting and hoping in Assembly chambers until midnight on the last day of session, while hundreds of other pieces of legislation came up for a vote.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN)- While lawmakers in Albany continue to work toward a budget, it appears that one much talked about piece of legislation will be left aside.

While praising the progressive legislation Cuomo has passed, Martin - Bordeaux criticized Cuomo's economic development efforts, saying they leave struggling communities behind.

About a dozen protesters came to downtown Syracuse to voice their disapproval with Boehner, Rep. John Katko (R - Camillus) and legislation left on the table while Congress is away on August recess.

Brewer, who consistently said the speaker continued a dialogue with her over her proposed legislation even while declining to move forward, said, «After three years of non-stop advocacy and coalition building, I am pleased and grateful that we have reached a deal with Speaker Christine C. Quinn on my paid sick leave bill.»

More fundamentally, the Committee observes that while the Review implicitly assumes that «only a rigid, cut - and - dried rule would be sufficient because leaving scope for flexibility or the exercise of judgement on the part of the House of Lords would be undesirable», the Review simultaneously says that the Lords should trust the Government to ensure that, in the future, Bills contain «an appropriate level of detail» so as to guard against constitutionally improper reliance upon secondary legislation.

There is no doubt that Wisconsin will pave the way for other states to try similar legislation, but it's important to note that while 20,000 teachers have left WEAC, 70,000 still remain.

But while almost everybody acknowledges an upgrade for the No Child Left Behind Act is long overdue, several attempts to amend the legislation sputtered in Congress in 2012.

The House bill recommended flat out replacing the standards, while the Senate legislation left open the possibility that parts of Common Core could continue.

The long - awaited controversial revamping of the federal education law gained steam in Washington this week, as the House narrowly passed a revision of No Child Left Behind, while the Senate pressed forward with its own bipartisan legislation.

However, while legislation proposed yesterday by state Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan Jr. (D - Middlesex) would update the 1995 charter school law by setting up the review board, the final say would still be left to the state education commissioner.

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), however, breed - specific legislation is an ineffective way to reduce the number of dog bites in a community, unfairly targeting dogs that have done nothing wrong and providing a false sense of security while leaving the root causes of dog bites unaddressed.

Lobbyists have the very precise role of ensuring that legislation is written correctly (no words left out in order to create loopholes) and helping to push it through, all while fighting the big chemical industry lobbyists.

I've been planning for a while to write a post arguing that the one thing Julia Gillard can do to (at least, potentially) salvage her place in the history books is to secure passage of the carbon price package (and preferably the other outstanding items left over from the Rudd era, such as the mining tax legislation and health reform), then step aside, and let the Labor party choose a new leader.

Temporary or interim maintenance The new legislation completely changes temporary spousal support in New York, while leaving permanent support untouched.

But contradictory legislation on the books leaves open the possibility that Quebec doctors who help patients die could be guilty federally while innocent provincially.

With general access by the profession to CanLII and even Quicklaw, it's easier and more reliable to update a cited case than to depend on a loose - leaf footnote, while online consolidations guarantee ready access to current legislation at no cost.

While the legislation effectively curtails the abilities of private landowners to rezone for development purposes, the dictates of the provincial Policy Statement on Land Use leave the door wide open for our provincial and municipal governments to do those very things, and they are doing it.