Sentences with phrase «local government officials who»

ALBANY — The state Legislature Monday gave the second and final passage of a measure permitting the forfeiture of pensions of top state and local government officials who are convicted of felonies related to their duties as public officers.

He also warned local government officials who would effect the payment not to play politics with the exercise, saying anyone caught would face the consequences.

Local government officials who complete this course are eligible to receive complementary one - on - one technical support in designing and implementing smart solar policy in their local jurisdiction.

Tokyo Electric Power Co must give a fuller account of the Fukushima disaster and address its «institutionalized lying» before it can expect to restart another nuclear station, the world's largest, said a local government official who holds an effective veto over the utility's revival plan.

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Invite government officials to meet your employees — a local district representative, or someone who works in an area of government related to what your company does.

Home to the beach resort Acapulco, Guerrero was the scene of the September 2014 disappearance of 43 trainee teachers, who the government says it believes were massacred by a drug gang working with corrupt local officials and police.

Clearly they had not learned from the Ministerial Panel last year who had not contacted any local government officials to attend or consult.

Broward County commissioners decided Tuesday to sue Florida over a 2011 law that prohibits local governments from enacting their own gun laws — and imposes severe penalties on elected officials who try.

Mindful that a government which sidesteps its own laws in attacking lawyers and writers who stray from official orthodoxy may also be tempted to ignore local and international legal standards on trade, we should continue to emphasize legal compliance.

William Booher, spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said his agency and the government of Puerto Rico «are not stopping the provision of commodities after Hurricane Maria» and «will continue to provide commodities to voluntary organizations and local officials who still have a need.»

As opposed to the thousands and thousands of billboards & church message boards every 50 ft with their snarky comments pushing their beliefs and quite often attacking non -(Jesus) believers and / or science directly or indirectly, all the millions of people that like to go around constantly «sharing their beliefs» about how everyone who believes differently is gonna be tortured and burned for eternity, or the countless attempts by local, state, and federal government officials to push laws based on those beliefs and to favor those beliefs all over the country.

And by governance on a daily basis, mean from the how from kings, aristocrats, down through every layer of bureaucracy till you get to your local tax collector, what / why / how these people ran the government administration on a day to day basis, from dealing with a rival city who recently stole one of your citizens crops, to pirates interfering with trade on the Mediterranean, to drought, city administration, what to do with tax money, neighborly disputes, superstition, weather, crime, theft, laws and battles of ideology, to political rivalries and infighting, to a foreigner spreading strange religious ideas in the city (or dealing with somebody accused of a crime they claim they did not commit), I mean everything and everything these officials may have dealt with, daily, and how they changed over time.

Arguably, state officials with a legislative role who are not members of the state legislature aren't covered, but this does not reflect common practice and this hole is often filled by a state constitutional provision or a state law or a local government charter.

Also at 11 a.m., Queens Rep. Joe Crowley, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, along with local elected officials, housing advocates, and community members hold a press conference to announce legislation creating two new refundable tax credits for people who live in rental or government - subsidized housing, Woodside Houses Park, 50th Street between Newtown Road and Broadway, Queens.

«You need someone who is conscious of that and is willing to work with local governments and elected officials along the way; Prendergast did that.»

Assemblymember Kavanagh currently Chairs American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, the State Caucus of Environmental Legislators, and the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection In endorsing Rivera, Kavanagh joins a growing list of local progressive elected officials at all levels of government who have announced their support for the leading Democratic candidate.

It seems fairly obvious that Make the Road, which receives millions of dollars from local and state government to provide social services, is siphoning some of that money to an ostensibly independent «Action Fund» in order to campaign for elected officials who will, lo and behold, allocate money to Make the Road.

The Assembly backs the Dream Act, which would extend financial aid to students who entered the country illegally as children; the Senate opposes the idea and instead wants to crack down on local governments that refuse to fully cooperate with federal immigration officials.

Given he is a hack who couldn't get elected on his own, at any level of government, it is pretty rude of him to attack local elected officials in this manner.

The law creates more transparency in local government by holding all county elected officials to a high standard of conduct and enforces stricter penalties for those who do not abide.

The «bosslets» who ran these agencies weren't appointed by the governor, but were instead named by legislators or local officials, adding to the complexity and opaqueness of government.

Jenyo, who was flanked by the state Chairman of the party, Sikirulai Ogundele, and other officials, further alleged that election materials were not supplied to some local governments like Ijebu Waterside.

Mr. Feerick, who is dean of the Fordham Law School, also lobbied for an ethics law for local government officials primarily aimed at conflicts of interest in land development and governmental purchases and a separate state agency to enforce the disclosure provisions of state election law.

But some local officials, like Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi say that Cuomo's plan may mean added expenses for local governments who can not afford it.

The protocol for purchasing property also would requires disclosure of any brokers who helped arrange meetings for the deal and determining «whether recent prior owners had any connections to local development authorities or government officials or other political figures present possible conflicts of interest or other ethical issues.»

There is a lot of cynicism in the minds of the public about the effectiveness of local elected officials, government and those who run for public office.

In 2011, the Legislature approved stiff penalties for local governments and officials who violate the state preemption law, including potential removal from office and fines.

One of the local laws, in part, requires that all elected officials in Erie County disclose family members who are government employees, serving on governmental boards, political party leaders, or officers of a political party committee.

Though there are not that many active Independence Party officials across the state — only about half of the state's 62 counties have a local chair — a number of those who are working in swing Senate districts have landed state government jobs with the chamber's Republican majority.

The bill, which would have allowed video lottery terminals, or VLTs, at two Ulster County resorts, was opposed by county officials, local government officials and at least one area business association who feared it could damage the county's chances of securing a much - coveted casino license.

Among the local leaders in attendance was Niagara County Treasurer Kyle R. Andrews, who thanked Hoyt for providing local government officials with the budget synopsis.

It recalled that a team of its officials, made up of a former President, Malachy Agbo, who is now the Chairman of Igbo Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, and Oladipo, met with the so - called President of OPAN, Olufemi Awoyemi, in his office in Lagos State to see how the emerging group could fuse into the existing one.

The governor, who was speaking at the official handing over of party flags to the candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) ahead of the local government elections into the 23 local government area at the Kaduna township stadium, described the senators as enemies of the state's progress.

Ken Girardin, an analyst with the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany think tank that advocates for lower taxes and restrained government spending, said, «These higher pay figures reflect bad decisions by both local officials, who signed off on costly deals with the PBA, and state officials, who refuse to fix the state's binding arbitration system that's rigged» to benefit unions.

The ethics agreement will also expand disclosure requirements by political consultants who do work for elected officials as well as for clients with business before the state or local governments, and increase the number of donors to groups that perform lobbying who will be required to disclose their identities.

Transferred to Detroit to put a local SWAT team through a training regimen, LAPD Lieutenant Paul Cutler finds himself the target of a homicidal genius who is protected by government officials.

It's odd that Poehler — who was given such rich material as a government official on Parks and Recreation — appears in a film that doesn't take advantage of the absurdities of these local public officials.

April 2, 2018 • Florida law doesn't just ban local governments from regulating guns, it threatens to fine and remove from office any local officials who do so.

If an alliance district will submit to getting rid of veteran teachers (and replacing them with scab labor from TFA); getting rid of staff people, not just in the schools and central office, but in town offices as well; hand over their democratic rights to elect their officials and let a Strong Man / Woman Mayor appoint people to the Board of Ed (even non residents); remove all checks and balances in local government; and, let any reformer do whatever they want to children, who will be guinea pigs for reform, drill - and - kill, «no excuses» punishments of preschoolers and kindergarteners — THEN Malloy will release money for leaky roofs and essential remediation of toxins.

I think that the federal government can best serve Tennessee educators by eliminating unnecessary layers of Washington bureaucracy and returning decision - making power to state and local officials who best know the needs of their schools.

NHTSA works primarily with State governments, who are the Congressionally - mandated recipients of grant funding, but we also have strong ties with local safety organizations and officials.

A simple way to be more politically engaged is to start a dialogue with those elected officials who wield power in your state, county and even your local government.

There was a crowd waiting to greet the first flight, who appeared to be a combination of ex-pats and Spanish who just wanted to see it happen, after such a long wait, and those who were collecting friends and families, plus officials from the local government, TV teams and journalists.

Any officer, [3] or employee of the United States or any State or local government who furnishes information or renders service in the performance of an official duty is ineligible for payment under this subsection.

The president faces equally strong pressure from industry, the Canadian government, many Republicans and some Democrats in Congress, local officials and union leaders, who say the project will create thousands of jobs and provide a secure source of oil that will replace crude from Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and other potentially hostile suppliers.

The anti-fossil fuel «Keep It In the Ground» campaign is lobbying federal, state, and local government officials to sue American energy companies — and anyone else who disagrees with its radical agenda.

For additional information and guidance about adopting solar in local communities, local officials can contact the NY - Sun PV Trainers Network, a group composed of experts who can help identify opportunities, mitigate barriers, and provide training, education and technical assistance to local governments.

Fines are also stipulated for local and central government officials who issue environmental permits without proper review.

An official who is on duty also has to abide by the rules and regulations of the local and federal government — thus, raise your voice against such negligence.

Moore, who has testified before Congress on several occasions, regularly advises federal, state and local officials on ways to streamline government and reduce costs.