Sentences with phrase «winning passage of bills»

After winning a second term, Cuomo banned fracking in the state and won the passage of bill that would eventually increase the state's minimum wage to $ 15 in the New York City area.

Questions included what he plans to do to get the bill passed, a ban's likely effect on tourism in the City and whether he intends to engage in any political «horse trading» to win passage of the bill.

That's one of several approaches that high school students at the Hannah More School near Baltimore took to win passage of a bill that mandates protective helmets for in - line skaters and scooter riders under 16 using public roads in Maryland.

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Passage of this bill will be a big win for Main Street in rural America and the small financial institutions that help our families, farmers, and small businesses thrive.»

«Winning more parliamentary seats will ensure a smooth passage of bills by the president in future and implementing policies will not face challenges since he has the bigger representation».

The so - called Blue Dog Democrats put their concerns in a letter released after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaffirmed that she intends to win House passage by Congress's August recess of a comprehensive healthcare bill.

Among the bills popular with the Democrats» liberal base that won passage this year was a ban on bump stocks, add - on devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to shoot at near full - automatic speed; a bill enshrining the women's health care provisions of the Affordable Care Act into state law; and a measure that prohibits employers from asking job candidates about their salary history.

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Since the battle to stop the passage and adoption of the Nigerian Peace Corps (NPC) Bill in the National Assembly was lost and won, those who...

Auburn Republican Assemblyman Gary Finch called passage of a bill allowing MMA bouts in our state, «A victory for the best sports fans in the world, a win for economic development, job creation and our tourism industry.»

The thinking is that passage of GENDA could give a much needed progressive win to IDC Leader Jeff Klein & Co. at a time when the breakaway Democratic conference is under intense pressure from the left for (so far) failing to force a vote on some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top agenda items, including the all - inclusive 10 - point Women's Equality Act and the campaign finance reform bill.

Nearly two years ago, the union flexed its muscle with influential lawmakers to win City Council passage of a bill that slapped a two - year moratorium on the conversion of large hotels into residential properties — a measure designed to thwart conversions like that of the Plaza Hotel.

(Calif.) In a major effort to crack down on K - 12 truancy, key parts of a package of bills — brought forward by Attorney General Kamala Harris — won passage Wednesday from an Assembly education panel.

Passage of the Audible Alarms bill is a great win for students and parents.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

Among the bills that charter schools are watching closely is AB 401 by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D - San Francisco, which would place a cap on the number of allowable charters in California and won passage to the Senate earlier this month - a similar bill by the author got this far last year before failing in committee.

Families for Excellent Schools also spent approximately $ 6 million in 2014 to «prevent Mayor Bill de Blasio from regulating the charter school sector and won passage of a law that forces the city to pay the rent of charters «not located on public school grounds.»

House Democratic leaders, facing solid opposition from Republicans to any «cap and trade» climate bill, are having to rely on fellow Democrats to win passage of legislation this year.

While injured workers won some victories, the Board introduced experience rating and the Liberal government, despite earlier promises, brought in the the dual - award system and deeming with the passage of Bill 162 (1990).

Trial lawyers also appear to win with the bill passage, but the extent of their prospective gain is debatable depending on who you ask.

Efforts by NAR and other groups to win passage of federal small business health plans received a boost in early November with the introduction of a bill in the U.S. Senate that NAR analysts say could attract key support from insurance providers.