Sentences with phrase «work with state legislators»

We work with state legislators to enact felony anti-cruelty statutes in states that do not yet have them and to upgrade existing laws in states that do.

PIJAC will continue to work with state legislators, Congress and governmental agencies to ensure the viability of pet ownership.

This page is designed for the use of NEA affiliates in their work with state legislators and state legislators themselves.

Model legislation is a template for a bill designed by education reformers, business leaders and lobbyists who work with state legislators to promote, sponsor and pass the bill.

Work with state legislators to pass school choice legislation that best fits your community.

But the mayor has insisted he will work with state legislators and with the governor to push for reform.

Adapt has worked with state legislators and federal policymakers about adjusting laws and removing burdens for access, and spent $ 470,000 on lobbying in 2016 and 2017, according to OpenSecrets.org, which tracks political spending.

The County Executive went on to say «We are working with our state legislators and our federal representatives and have asked them to use their full force and weight to keep this tower open.

Individual sections cover strategic planning, developing messages, involving both likely and unlikely allies, resolving conflicts within the coalition, grassroots organizing, and working with state legislators.

NACEP works with state legislators, agencies, and college and university systems to develop quality concurrent enrollment partnerships and hold them accountable to high standards.

Through ALEC, Duke works with state legislators to distribute anti-environmental model bills across the country that delay policy solutions to climate change, block clean energy, prevent EPA from regulating coal pollution, fasttrack coal mining projects and other dirty energy initiatives.

Not exact matches

«I can only tell you that at the state level we look forward to working with legislators and being a part of the discussions to find solutions on how we can continue to harden nursing centers against disasters,» she said.

So if you really want to influence the political course of this country over the next decade (at least), you have the chance — if you work to elect state legislators whose views align with yours, and if you get started NOW.

I look forward to working with my fellow legislators to get our great state moving in the right direction.»

Cuomo worked the levers of state government by meeting with key Republican legislators behind closed doors.

The confusion angered many, and prompted head - shaking among the very state legislators Paterson would have to work with for the next two years.

The Independent Democratic Conference, a coalition of legislators in the New York State Assembly, announces that it will work with unions and other groups to oppose the call for a state constitutional convenState Assembly, announces that it will work with unions and other groups to oppose the call for a state constitutional convenstate constitutional convention.

I am proud to stand with UFCW as a state legislator and I look forward to working with them in Washington to keep improving life for all city residents.»

Even though it is a part - time job, legislators qualify for pension benefits equal to full - time jobs because they file a form with the state comptroller's office each year that declares that they do in fact work more than 30 hours a week.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by State Senator Liz Krueger, who says legislators are working to find common ground with Governor Paterson on his proposed budget cuts.

A «Women For Jamie» rally in Bethesda last month attracted a few hundred attendees, with a number of local women and state legislators touting Raskin's work in the General Assembly and at American.

In the case of Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, and City Council districts, the legislators often work closely with the clubs that overlap with their district lines, as club memberships represent a vital part of their constituencies.

He also proposes that the rates by which hospitals are reimbursed be set in a non-political way, not «micromanaged» by legislators, that the state «control costs through programs that identify those individuals whose complex needs utilize many expensive resources and more carefully manage and coordinate their services,» working to consolidate where possible with the federal Medicare program and negotiating to buy pharmaceuticals in bulk.

«If you work in a district like that, no matter how effective you are you come out with a scarlet A on your head,» he said, to applause from the audience, which included state legislators, Board of Regents members, school board leaders and teachers union officials.

Now, the law requires them to disclose on the Internet all of their clients doing business with or before state agencies, whether the legislator is working for that client or simply obtained a referral from elsewhere.

The company does work with the New York government, but Bruno doesn't see that as a problem, as all of their contracts are achieved through public bidding and state legislators are legally barred only from lobbying after retirement from office, not from taking other types of jobs.

The end product of the commission's work each year was an annual report distributed to legislators on the committees of the state house and state senate with jurisdiction over the Law Review Commission that would usually address perhaps half a dozen technical defects in the laws on the books.

«Only Andrew Cuomo would believe that replacing a state legislator who claimed per diems for expenses when not at work with a former Governor who was fined for shaking down the Yankees for playoff tickets is a solution to the ethical problems within the Democratic Party,» said Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate who will face off against Cuomo if he wins the Democratic Party nod for a second term.

Having a legislator in the majority who will promote positive change there should help hasten that process, and we hope Mr. Krupski continues to work with his peers and colleagues at the town and state levels toward that end.

State legislators technically work part - time and for years have been required to list outside occupations, with their earnings shielded from public view.

A former state assemblyman, county legislator and village mayor, Molinaro, 42, vowed to empower the state agencies and work more closely with those in local government «no matter their party.»

Left - leaning groups associated with the Working Families Party this week began a push to tie any pay hike for state legislators to an increase in the minimum wage.

In a capstone course, teams of students work with local clients — for example, a local construction company that wants to become «greener» or a state legislator who wants to study the value of bicycling — to address real - world environmental problems.

At the state level, Wisconsin legislator Terese Berceau (D - Madison) has asked her state's departments of Natural Resources, Health and Family Services, and Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to work with her to create a registry of businesses that make nanoparticles as a first step toward tracking their use and potential health effects.

He will work with the community, with business and, most important, with our state legislators and governor.»

The Democratic governor also said that he and legislators «have worked to provide every child with a world - class education» in the Sooner State by raising teacher pay, setting up a state lottery to pay for education, and providing full - day kindergarten for all youngsState by raising teacher pay, setting up a state lottery to pay for education, and providing full - day kindergarten for all youngsstate lottery to pay for education, and providing full - day kindergarten for all youngsters.

ExEl works with state and district superintendents, along with business leaders, legislators, unions, and parents, to improve struggling schools.

In a recent week she delivered testimony to the state legislature on a bill related to Common Core standards, received training on how to work with legislators, and networked with other teacherpreneurs.

She's worked with legislators, school board members, superintendents, state education agencies, and private foundations to meet the needs of all learners.

On Wednesday, April 25, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Michigan College Access Network and college access and success organizations from across the state will meet with state legislators, advocate for postsecondary education, and highlight the work being done to increase Michigan's degree - attainment rate.

Legislative Skills — methods and strategies for working with local, state, and federal legislators to advance the public education agenda

Together, they started the Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) which has worked to provide funding and private training to state legislators to advocate for the redirection of public funds from traditional public schools to other options, including charter schools, private schools, parochial schools (private schools with a religious affiliation) and online schools.

With even more data on our side confirming that charter schools are working for New York's students, and particularly those most in need of high - quality educational options, it's high time for state legislators and officials to recognize this success, too.

But even as we work with legislators in Albany to find resources that would limit the damage to schools caused by the state's very serious budget problems, Bloomberg and Klein are choosing to ignore a time - tested, effective method for saving hundreds of millions of dollars while still keeping class sizes reasonable: a retirement incentive.

It also provided a forum to meet with state policy and education leaders, researchers, and state legislators who are working at the forefront of these issues in Texas.

In a speech to lawmakers and other stakeholders earlier this week, McCrory said his team is working with legislators, the State Board of Education and his Teacher Advisory Committee to develop career plans for high - performing teachers that will enable them to earn higher pay and stay in the classroom.

As an advocate for the Indiana State Teachers Association prior to her election, Ritz said she spent more than 150 hours working behind the scenes with legislators and Bennett's office in 2011 crafting language for the law that mandated all teachers have annual performance reviews that include student test scores as a factor and lead to one of four ratings — highly effective, effective, improvement necessary and ineffective.

Educators and media literacy advocates in Washington state are working together with legislators to address the problem.

Agreed to work with legislators on amending the school grading statutes in light of the state's new computer - adaptive SAGE tests.

The National Board works with NBCT Networks across the country to connect Board - certified teachers to state legislators and other leaders in their area to shape effective education policy.