Sentences with phrase «even federal lawmakers»

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Sessions» marijuana policy will direct federal prosecutors to enforce federal laws against the drug, even in states where voters and lawmakers have legalized recreational or medical use.

In their rush to work around the federal law — called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — state lawmakers could make an already unfair and complicated tax system even more so.

Gov. Scott had urged public calm, even as he and Sen. Marco Rubio (R - FL) pleaded with the federal government to provide more resources and called on Ryan and McConnell to summon lawmakers into a special session to break the impasse over the Zika funding bill.

Jan 18 (Reuters)- Investors have shrugged off the latest threat of a federal government shutdown, saying they are not worried about a major pullback in shares even if U.S. lawmakers fail to strike a deal.

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Federal law does not prohibit the president's involvement in private business while in office, even though lawmakers and executive branch officials are subject to conflict - of - interest rules.

That came on top of the Cuomo administration assigning the firms to manage a $ 68 million bond issue last fall, even as federal law enforcement officials were investigating allegations that New York lawmakers were doing favors for political donors.

GOP pols from states slammed by Superstorm Sandy say they'll back a massive federal aid package for victims of Hurricane Harvey — even though Republican lawmakers from Texas fought against...

«Even if the gun industry lobby and its allies in Washington continue to block federal progress on this issue as they have for so long,» said Kavanagh «I believe that New York lawmakers can and will step up.

«I'm not even sure what they did is legal or constitutional and that's something we're looking at now,» Cuomo added, referring to federal lawmakers.

Cuomo, in the wake of the shooting, has repeatedly called on federal lawmakers to strengthen the nation's gun laws — even suggesting that Democrats in Congress force a government shutdown to pressure reluctant lawmakers.

Many federal lawmakers, as well as state and local officials, have already expressed strong opposition to some of the cuts, and even new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, long an EPA foe, has suggested that he will push back against parts of the preliminary White House plan.

The notion that the federal government should serve as a fiscal flywheel for schools would have come as a major surprise to lawmakers even during the 1960s» high point of federal funding for schools.

The Obama administration's proposal to make federal funding for disadvantaged students contingent on states» adoption of reading and math standards that prepare students for college or a career has drawn sharp criticism from groups representing grassroots educators and state lawmakers, even as some governors and members of Congress appear open to the idea.

If state and federal lawmakers didn't leech away that big a percentage of what teachers earn, that money could go to the teachers who earned it without having to take even more from the taxpayers who provide teacher salaries.

Through his efforts, we'll be able to extend our reach and begin to work with even more lawmakers to improve state and federal laws.

Even with the plethora of information strongly connecting the condition of school facilities with student health and achievement, a disconnect existed among federal and state lawmakers, who had the power to address the issue, and the students, teachers and administrators trapped in those dilapidated environments.

For example, they might file a grievance at the local level, or even better, express their points of view to state and federal lawmakers who have the power to change testing requirements.

Today traditional public schools are suffering cuts and closures at the hands of federal and state lawmakers — sometimes even at the hands of mayors.

But time is what many principals are competing with when state and federal lawmakers, state departments of education, and even parents demand swift, significant gains in student achievement.

The federal gas tax of 18.4 cents per gallon hasn't increased since 1993 — largely because even suggesting such a thing, most lawmakers believe, is political suicide.

Even as state and federal lawmakers have begun to investigate, the damage has already been done to hundreds of families who...

RICHMOND, Va. — A two - term state lawmaker running for U.S. Senate in Virginia is already planning to violate his federal Oath of Office before his hand even touches the King James, pledging to...

Through his efforts, we'll be able to extend our reach and begin to work with even more lawmakers to improve state and federal laws.

Two Democratic lawmakers are claiming that the Federal Housing Finance Agency failed to roll out a nationwide mortgage reduction principal plan for underwater home owners even though a pilot program the agency did two years ago showed that it could significantly trim taxpayers» costs.