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.
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.
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.
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.»
Along with Better Cities for Pets, Mars
worked with its state lawmakers to make June 2017 the first annual «Pets Matter Month.»
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.
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 agree
State's April 1 budget deadline,
state lawmakers are busy in Albany working towards an agree
state 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 Legislat
state lawmakers at the Rhode Island General Assembly and through the National Conference of
State Legislat
State 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.