Sentences with phrase «because federal and state laws»

Because federal and state laws dictate that the seller can not give the funds directly to the buyer, the assistance programs provide a work around so that the sale stays within federal guidelines.

One individual sued U.S. Steel because federal and state laws were not being enforced and was awarded millions.

Because federal and state laws also ignore them, high - ability poor kids are among the most neglected populations in American public education.

Not exact matches

And because individual states could still prohibit marijuana locally, Booker's bill would also incentivize states to change their marijuana laws by withholding federal funding from any states that have enforced laws against the drug in ways that disproportionately affect low - income citizens and people of colAnd because individual states could still prohibit marijuana locally, Booker's bill would also incentivize states to change their marijuana laws by withholding federal funding from any states that have enforced laws against the drug in ways that disproportionately affect low - income citizens and people of coland people of color.

They still have to comply with federal and state laws, which means gays are out, but everyone else has to be considered for employment by the company (the only exceptions to the law are where your religion or other protected status are essential for the job... for example, a Muslim couldn't sue an Episcopalian church who wouldn't hire them in an administrative role because their faith clashes with that of the church — things like that don't apply to a fast food chain).

Prohibition was reversed because of the federal and state governments» prudential judgment that it had been a practical and social failure, spawning organized crime and making criminals of ordinary, otherwise law «abiding citizens.

The answer depends mostly on where the voter is registered, because American election laws and procedures are for the most part determined by the individual states, even in elections for federal office.

We know because this actually happened: Arizona passed a state law making it a state crime to be in violation of federal alien registration laws (which automatically includes illegal immigrants) and giving state and local law enforcement the power to arrest people if they had probable cause to believe the person had committed some crime making them removable from the US.

Like many blue - state Republicans, he voted against it primarily because of the new law's curtailment of the federal exemption for state and local taxes, a change that Cuomo has described in his letter as «an economic missile launched at the heart of the State of New York.&rstate Republicans, he voted against it primarily because of the new law's curtailment of the federal exemption for state and local taxes, a change that Cuomo has described in his letter as «an economic missile launched at the heart of the State of New York.&rstate and local taxes, a change that Cuomo has described in his letter as «an economic missile launched at the heart of the State of New York.&rState of New York.»

Manhattan Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, who sits on the Assembly's Election Law Committee, said Trump's comments are discouraging in light of the fact that there are federal courts across the country with judges appointed by Republicans and Democrats saying that states» voter laws are unconstitutional because they target people based on their race and ethnicity.

Cuomo can't avoid getting tainted by the Manhattan federal court trial because «they are going to be talking about actions taken while Mr. Percoco was employed by the campaign and in state government,» said Albany Law School professor Christine Chung.

This is because «the new federal law caps a deduction for state and local taxes that is especially popular in high - tax states like New York.»

That deduction had been popular in high - tax, Democratic states like New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, where many homeowners now face big increases in their federal tax bill.Cuomo said the lawsuit could argue the tax law violates states» rights and is unfair because it singles out Democratic states for political reasons.

And he has kept up a steady stream of criticism about President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress in Washington, repeating his charges that the federal tax law unfairly punishes blue states like New York because of the loss of some state and local tax deductioAnd he has kept up a steady stream of criticism about President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress in Washington, repeating his charges that the federal tax law unfairly punishes blue states like New York because of the loss of some state and local tax deductioand the Republican Congress in Washington, repeating his charges that the federal tax law unfairly punishes blue states like New York because of the loss of some state and local tax deductioand local tax deductions.

He said because federal laws are weak, illegal guns are bought in other states and brought into New York.

In addition, Cuomo has kept up a steady stream of criticism about President Trump and the Republican Congress in Washington, repeating his charges that the federal tax law unfairly punishes blue states like New York because of the loss of some state and local tax deductions.

Senator Chuck Schumer, at an unrelated event in Manhattan, said Cuomo's executive order was «an excellent idea,» and said, «I am looking at introducing a federal law to do the same thing, because one state is one thing, but to do it in the whole country would be much better.»

Because much of the state's tax code is based on the federal law, big changes included in the recent tax overhaul in Washington will have significant and in some cases unforeseen effects on the state's own tax code.

Both plans were quietly unveiled late Thursday night by Cuomo — after weeks of openly discussing the need for New York to create an end - run around the new federal tax law because of the new restrictions on state and local tax deductions.

The new federal tax law negatively affects wealthy New Yorkers because they tend to itemize their deductions and the new higher standard deduction is not enough to cover what they pay in state and local taxes.

Because the casino will be built on what is now Oneida Nation land, no permission or license is needed from federal, state or local governments to open the casino, according to federal law and agreements between the state and the Oneidas.

Malliotakis argues that her critics take her votes out of context, such as her vote against a 2011 bill to bar discrimination based on race, gender, or national origin, which she said she opposed because it is redundant to existing state and federal law.

Most of the United States's cropland is devoted to growing corn and soybeans — not because there's an unbelievable demand to eat corn and soybeans, but because there are federal subsidies to grow them — written into the law by huge agricultural companies who control certain senators.

Finally, because marijuana is still illegal in most states and under federal law, people who possess or sell marijuana may face legal consequences.

Most states violate federal Medicaid law because they deny coverage for sofosbuvir, a new and highly effective treatment to cure hepatitis C, according to Lynn E. Taylor, M.D., director of The Miriam Hospital's HIV / Viral Hepatitis Coinfection Program.

It's even more egregious in agriculture and food, you know, where almost all of the world's, the country's cropland is now diverted to growing corn and soybeans — not because there's this unbelievable demand to eat corn and soybeans but because there's a federal subsidy for growing them, a subsidy basically written into the law by a few huge corn and soybean consuming companies, Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland, whatever, who control the senators of the corn states, you know, and have enough power to enact [egregious] policy [into] law.

Because federal law continues to outlaw the production and sales of cannabis aside from the CBD oil and hemp seed oil from hemp plants, it is illegal for states that have legalized cannabis to sell products across state borders.

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Especially around parenting issues — there are still child custody problems in states with progressive marijuana policies, because child custody laws can still be beholden to federal policy, and marijuana is a schedule I drug.

Third, because of current federal and state law, the SEA must be involved in many activities, whereas independent charter authorizers and entities like Louisiana's RSD make the urban district expendable.

The District Court granted summary judgment to the school district, finding that state law did not bar the district's use of the racial tiebreaker and that the plan survived strict scrutiny on the federal constitutional claim because it was narrowly tailored to serve a compelling government interest.

Not because federal law wasn't prescriptive enough, but because NCLB's architects never had a realistic theory of action for how the feds were going to compel recalcitrant states and districts to implement these sweeping reforms.

«The whole purpose of federal law and state law should be to help schools improve, not to come in and close them down and say, «We're going to start with a clean slate,» because there's no guarantee that the clean slate's going to be better than the old slate,» says Ravitch.

Because the new law does away with so many federal mandates on everything from assessment, accountability and evaluation, state legislatures will be playing a decisive role in determining how ESSA is implemented.

Like plans on paper that can falter in real life, the downfall of the old federal education law, called No Child Left Behind, came when thousands of schools in Illinois and elsewhere were considered failures because too many students flunked state exams.

It certainly seems that because this is federal law, and it includes required federal approval of state plans, there will be federal control.

The appellate panel unanimously agreed with Rhea's argument that the student's name is not covered by state and federal laws granting confidentiality to education records because such complaints don't directly relate to students.

Because meeting certain English learner needs — like testing — is mandated by state and federal laws, schools will have to find a way to comply.

The federal lawsuit, which is also backed by the National Education Association and the Florida Education Association, says that some teachers» rights are being violated because they are being assessed based on students that sometimes aren't even in their classroom — a byproduct, critics say, of the law's requirement that test scores account for a part of educators» pay even if there are no state exams in that grade or subject area.

Just because they state this, does this mean that those policies, etc. supersedes Federal Copyright laws and all laws, including Constitutional regarding right to privacy.

It's difficult to compare debt settlement or debt consolidation vs. bankruptcy, because many state and federal laws that apply to bankruptcy don't apply to the other two forms of debt relief.

Thousands of consumers are walking away from debt because debt collection companies are operating in illegal ways, including; not being properly licensed to collect on a debt, not abiding by federal and state laws, not reporting accurate information and not maintaining legally required documentation that debt collection companies must maintain.

HELOC loans became very popular in the United States in the early 2000s, in part because interest paid is typically deductible under federal and many state income tax laws.

State and federal laws protect the sellers because this hasn't always been a fair process.

Navient believes that the Illinois and Washington cases should be thrown out mainly because state law is secondary to federal laws that govern the nation's largest student loan servicer.

In April 2017 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed an enforcement action asserting that Golden Valley and three other lenders were engaged in unfair debt collection practices because they violated state usury laws, and also failed to disclose the effective interest rates, violating the federal Truth in Lending law (enacted in 1969).

Because new bankruptcy laws are complex, you need an attorney with an in - depth understanding on local, state, and federal levels.

According to Science editor David Grimm, the fact that many people died in the floods because they wouldn't leave their animals behind — as well as the sight of hundreds of abandoned cats and dogs after the flood waters receded — prompted major changes to state and federal laws regarding the evacuation of pets during disasters.

With large numbers of imported dogs from rabies endemic areas entering the US pet trade, weak federal import laws, and state and local laws that specifically exempt the traffickers from regulation because they are supposed to be operating as humane shelters, the public Is vulnerable to this irresponsible activity.

Because of this, the reptile nation has been the focus of many proposed state and federal laws that aim to regulate the sale and possession of reptiles.