Sentences with phrase «work with state lawmakers»

For now, the battleground remains in the states, and NAR has been making support available to REALTORS ® to help them work with their state lawmakers on reforms.

PIJAC looks forward to working with HFACT to help all who benefit from ornamental fishing work with state lawmakers and regulators to ensure the most scientifically credible way forward is found for ornamental fishing and environmental health.»

The most telling quote to my mind comes at the very end of the piece when Cuomo is trying to explain how he will not be the sort of governor that Eliot «Steamroller» Spitzer was and will be able to work with state lawmakers — even after he spent the entire campaign slamming them and promising to clean up Albany.

Scott, a Republican, said he would work with state lawmakers in the coming weeks to draft legislation, adding that it would include some exceptions for members of the military and law - enforcement officers.

Douglas County's program is unique because board members designed it as a district initiative, rather than working with state lawmakers to draft a bill.

Along with Better Cities for Pets, Mars worked with its state lawmakers to make June 2017 the first annual «Pets Matter Month.»

Not exact matches

The idea behind the campaign is to engage and work with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. — as well as those in other states — to get them to start listening to small business owners, and do something about reversing this tide of increasing regulations.

Taking a page from laws creating sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants, a group of lawmakers have submitted a bill that bans California law enforcement from working with federal authorities if they attempt to take action against marijuana grow facilities or dispensaries that operate legally under state law.

The two lawmakers state that they specifically want to see correspondence regarding the department's consultation with SEC «as it worked to introduce a new proposal to redefine the fiduciary standard» under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Boehm said Donahue's selection had nothing to do with the fact that her husband, Dan, worked on Mayor Dan McLaughlin's election campaign two years ago and her brother - in - law David Donahue was hired last year as the village's legislative liaison, a newly created position designed to foster communication between the village and state and federal lawmakers.

Work on the budget continues today as more state lawmakers return to the Capitol, with an eye toward early passage, due to the looming Easter and Passover holidays.

The governor told reporters he had «no problem» declaring a state of emergency, but wanted to work with other lawmakers to ensure such a step would ease NYCHA's woes.

Lawmakers are working with Cuomo to finalize a $ 142 billion state budget by April 1.

Republican state lawmakers only are flirting with introducing so - called right - to - work legislation next year, but construction unions still are girding themselves for a fight.

The group is working closely with local state lawmakers, including Senators Hugh Farley and Kathy Marchione, as well as Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner.

ALBANY — A new type of assessment system could be in the works for New York as the state Education Department plans to apply for a federal pilot program under the new Every Student Succeeds Act — a program lawmakers said was written with New York in mind.

Johnson said the work will take months to complete, and the goal is to come up with recommendations for the full Regents board and state lawmakers early next year.

With less than two weeks remaining before New York State's April 1 budget deadline, state lawmakers are busy in Albany working towards an agreeState's April 1 budget deadline, state lawmakers are busy in Albany working towards an agreestate lawmakers are busy in Albany working towards an agreement.

Democratic Assemblyman John McDonald of Cohoes — who has balanced his political work with his family - run pharmacy — said he would like to see either the state comptroller or attorney general examine how state lawmakers earn outside income in order to see if there are conflicts.

State lawmakers rake in thousands of dollars in extra pay for committee work, some of them with «vice chair» titles, but skip many of the actual committee meetings.

But a deal with the Senate, where a number of lawmakers are lawyers who work for law firms that represent clients with interests before state, has been more difficult to reach for Cuomo.

Former city Councilman Oliver Koppell, the Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in the September primary, knocked the Bronx lawmaker's desire to continue to work with Republicans in the state Senate.

The state Legislature is, officially speaking, done with work in Albany for the year, marking the start of a relatively quiet time at the Capitol — and an uptick of political activity back home in lawmakers» districts as they seek re-election.

During a CapTon interview last night, Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said state lawmakers are willing to work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on education reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling the system.

The fact that the former governor is lending his name to an effort that has considered trying to oust state lawmakers who aren't sufficiently reform - minded at a time when his son is seeking to be in a position where he will have to work with the Legislature is fascinating — and potentially problematic.

Sen. Tom Libous, the deputy leader of the GOP conference and a longtime Binghamton lawmaker with a good working relationship with Cuomo, had urged the state to re-open the bidding process and give the fourth license to the state's Southern Tier.

The man worked with the lawmaker on Timothy's Law, which requires health plans sold in New York state to provide equal provisions for mental conditions.

The lawmaker who is the Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts also noted that he has forgiven those behind his suspension, saying that he was ready to work with all in the interest of the state.

The lawmaker representing Anambra West constituency in the State House of Assembly, Hon Victor Okoye has been accused of working secretly with the All Progressives Congress,...

«The Council is committed to fighting for the diverse needs of the 8.4 million people who call New York City home and I look forward to continuing to work with Governor [Andrew] Cuomo, [Senate] Majority Leader [John] Flanagan, [Assembly] Speaker [Carl] Heastie and state lawmakers to advocate for our top priorities, such as the DREAM Act, a $ 15 minimum wage and paid family leave, and to make sure that New York City gets its fair share.»

Contrast that with the feuds Cuomo has stoked in the months since election day with state lawmakers, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and leaders of the Working Families Party, who twice endorsed him for governor and were asking him to intervene to help Democrats control the Senate.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters in the Utica area today that he is able to work with any sort of coalition in the state Senate, but he warned lawmakers that he wants to focus on policy, not politics.

Fasano says it's necessary for lawmakers to meet with the governor because people are losing confidence in the state and officials need to show that all parties can work together to balance the budget.

The lawmaker representing Anambra West constituency in the State House of Assembly, Hon Victor Okoye has been accused of working secretly with the All Progressives Congress, APC, to destabilise the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Anambra West Local Government Area.

Some had left their Staten Island and Queens homes as early as 4 a.m. to make departure on time, others had taken the day off work or school, all were there for the same reason: to meet with state lawmakers and convince them to modernize New York's antiquated election laws.

Connecticut Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy says he believes he can work well with the state's GOP lawmakers who've won enough seats to now have a rare 18 to 18 tie in the state Senate.

To show a form of protest against the state's strict gun law, Washington County lawmakers adopted a provision preventing state police from using their county seal on any paper work that deals with the SAFE Act.

«Possibly there's four or five incentives tax relief that can help our high - tax states that we're working with our lawmakers on,» Brady said outside his office in the Capitol, where he met with Republican House members to discuss the tax overhaul.

Three Wisconsin lawmakers want to revisit the state's iron mining laws after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers declined the state's request to work with the state toward permits for Gogebic Taconite's potential mine near Mellen.

We look forward to learning specific details on these proposals in the upcoming state budget address and working with lawmakers to ensure the viability of small business in New York,» said Durant.

New York state lawmakers began their work with a vote to prohibit the use of cellphones as recording devices in the Senate chambers.

Following her vote last month, the lawmaker said she would continue to work closely with her colleagues from other highly taxed states to ensure that the final tax reform package in Conference addresses those concerns.

Still, Mr. Cuomo might be hesitant to start putting executive orders into effect for fear of irritating state lawmakers with whom he will need to work on addressing the state's major financial problems.

«His experience as an attorney will certainly serve him well as a lawmaker and his service in the New York State Guard, along with his pro bono legal work, demonstrate a serious commitment to the community and to public service.»

Working with federal and state lawmakers to pass legislation and obtain funding for invertebrate conservation and research

Union pronouncements about the success or failure of the process, however, and unions» work with states and districts and outside partners on the standards, do influence the materials and supports that are being provided to teachers, and also help shape media and public perceptions of the initiative, and in theory could shape lawmakers» positions on whether to continue, pause, or reengineer the effort.

Dominguez, deputy director of policy for the Rhode Island Senate, says the research stemmed from the work in education policy she has been doing with state lawmakers at the Rhode Island General Assembly and through the National Conference of State Legislatstate lawmakers at the Rhode Island General Assembly and through the National Conference of State LegislatState Legislatures.

The National Association of Elementary School Principals has launched an initiative in preschool education that will include: a national survey of state standards for preschool education, efforts to lobby state lawmakers to reduce student - teacher ratios in the early grades, and plans to work with state...

With this growing presence, state lawmakers have taken an increased interest in hearing stories from charter teachers who are passionate about their work in the classroom.

Representatives from Achieve, the nonprofit group working with PARCC to develop the test, planned to testify before state lawmakers Tuesday.