Sentences with phrase «affected states funded»

The number of fragile and conflict - affected states funded by the GPE has grown exponentially, from 1 in 2003 (when it was the Fast Track Initiative) to 28 in 2015.

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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 color.

2017.09.11 RBC commits US$ 300,000 in support of Hurricane Irma relief efforts Today, RBC announced a funding commitment of US$ 300,000 to support organizations providing relief and humanitarian efforts for those affected by the devastating damage caused by Hurricane Irma in many Caribbean countries and the state of Florida in the U.S....

Under these circumstances, changes in the economic conditions in that state or territory are likely to affect the Fund's investments and performance.

But the reality is that there are many things that would affect that other than just individual parenting skills — like a long line of trickle - down societal expectations; the way kids are treated at school; not to mention a high - quality, state - funded daycare system that most parents choose over staying at home permanently with their children.

«These funds are important and necessary, and are only one part of what the state must do to fulfill all of its obligation to those who were affected.»

The $ 7 billion from the federal government that funds a wide variety of aspects of New York life could be affected by one question on the 2020 census: Are you a United States citizen?

Aside from modest federal savings and an end to the federal government's biggest role in the public financing of sports stadiums, repealing the exemption could also affect how cities and states approach public funding for such facilities, economists said.

The change that also affects CUNY contracts came when Cuomo took office and moved swiftly to accrue more power over state funds and eliminate what he termed «duplicative and wasteful» review of contracts.

However, while blanket sweeps have raided hundreds of millions of dollars statewide from dedicated funds in recent years, according to a report from the state comptroller [PDF], only a small fraction of the sweeps have affected transit funding.

Despite American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funding, which preserved jobs and public services, city and state workers have been affected by the recession.

Besides assisting communities affected by state facility closures, these funds will be used to provide more than $ 130 million for competitively determined economic development projects put forward by the Regional Councils, $ 100 million for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's capital program and $ 10 million towards the State's existing commitment for the New York City Empowerment state facility closures, these funds will be used to provide more than $ 130 million for competitively determined economic development projects put forward by the Regional Councils, $ 100 million for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's capital program and $ 10 million towards the State's existing commitment for the New York City Empowerment State's existing commitment for the New York City Empowerment Zone.

House GOP lawyers even declared in a legal brief that their case would not affect funding for the state - run plans.

At noon, Rep. Michael Grimm and Staten Island community officials discuss government funding for residents affected by Sandy, calling for state officials to expand eligibility for property buyouts and for projects to elevate or rebuild houses; Joe & John Toto's Restaurant & Bar, 809 Father Capodanno Blvd., Staten Island.

She said the governor should support the funding of the project rather than complaining, stressing that those affected are from Rivers state.

Stephanie Miner, mayor of the city of Syracuse, spoke about increasing funding to the New York State Department of Transportation at a Nov. 18 press conference for the Rebuild New York Now coalition, which seeks to promote awareness about the issues affecting infrastructure in New York sState Department of Transportation at a Nov. 18 press conference for the Rebuild New York Now coalition, which seeks to promote awareness about the issues affecting infrastructure in New York statestate.

They write that the level of FEMA funding is at a «perilously low» level and must be increased in order to aid the states affected by tropical storms Lee and Irene.

He urged the federal government to include Benue among the states to benefit from the N1.6 billion ecological intervention funds for states affected by flood disasters.

The mayor — who has relied on Silver to help further his agenda in Albany — wouldn't say how the lawmaker's arrest would affect the city's ability to get state funding.

I commend New York State Independent Democratic Conference Leader, Senator Jeffrey Klein for his continuous efforts on advocating for program funding for the topics which affects the communities within our District.

In a report issued today focusing on the recession's impact on the budgets of New York and New Jersey, the Fed branch also recommended the states create «rainy day» funds to protect against future revenue gaps, plan in advance for spending cuts and reduce reliance on personal income taxes, which are affected by changes in the economy.

Olcott, NY (WBEN)- Governor Cuomo announced $ 10 million in state funding available to assist municipalities that have been affected by flooding along the Lake Ontario shoreline.

Aregbesola said the harmonisation of 2012 retires by theFederal Government through the Pension Transitional Arrangement will serve as a relief to states who were hitherto affected by the shortfall in the funds accruable to states.

He said such bond would go a long way to reflate the economy by pumping funds into the economy of the affected states, noting that the initiative will in no doubt quicken the exit of economic recession.

During his time at the Pride Agenda he has been actively involved with the passage of dozens of laws, ordinances, regulations and Executive Orders on the state and local level affecting New York's LGBT community, including statewide measures like: the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act; the Hate Crimes Act of 2000; making the state's 9/11 relief inclusive of same - sex couples; guaranteeing domestic partners hospital visitation, legal authority over a loved one's bodily remains, access to Family Court and medical decision making authority; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in state employment; and securing over $ 50 million of funding for LGBT health and human services.

If the majority leader and the Senate Republicans were serious about addressing the issues affecting Latinos, they would have asked their Latino counterparts in the Senate to help them organize a conference that reflects the issues that are impacting Latinos throughout the state such as immigrants» rights issues as well as the need to extend the millionaire's tax so that New York State is able to continue funding important services like education, housing, and healthcare that are so critical to our communities.&rstate such as immigrants» rights issues as well as the need to extend the millionaire's tax so that New York State is able to continue funding important services like education, housing, and healthcare that are so critical to our communities.&rState is able to continue funding important services like education, housing, and healthcare that are so critical to our communities.»

Mattituck - Cutchogue School District Superintendent Anne Smith said in an email Tuesday that while school districts are just starting to evaluate how the latest proposed tax cap and state aid figures will affect their budgets, efforts are already underway to advocate for more funding.

Governor Cuomo also is not naming a specific dollar amount or funding source, because his plan would not affect races for state offices until 2016.

The Department of Health could not confirm Tuesday which hospitals will be affected, but last week state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D - Whitestone) said she expected to see the state hold on to funds promised to Flushing Hospital, Jamaica Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital, Mt. Sinai Hospital in Astoria and Forest Hills Hospital.

The funds come from the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, a bipartisan bill passed by Congress in January to help states affected by Sandy.

Topics included his reaction to Governor Cuomo's statement that he is not planning to approve a specific amount of pre-K funding set forth in the state senate proposed budget, how confident he is of pre-K funding, the status of his administration's review of the city's Sandy relief programs, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's statements on mayoral control of the city school system and charter schools, the current status of site clearing and the investigation into the cause of the East Harlem building explosion, whether New Yorkers should be concerned about gas leaks, his reaction to a tweet yesterday by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito critical of Governor Cuomo's reaction to the East Harlem building explosion, how the church services he attended this morning for victims affected him personally and the relief efforts being led by his wife, Chirlane McCray, and the Mayor's Fund for NYC.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has cast a long shadow over much of Albany, but individuals actively involved in fund - raising denied Bharara's stated mission to clean up the capital had affected them.

«These reasonable reforms address a scandal that affected over $ 1 billion in public funds and revealed profound systemic problems with how the state awards certain large contracts,» said the letter, sent Friday.

Ortt is assisting his constituents with the DEC emergency permit process and also announced that the State Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would make emergency funding immediately available for communities along Lake Ontario affected by the flooding.

«This state - funded study in cooperation with NOAA will help us understand how small particles in the air affect precipitation and hydropower generation.

The report also states that a fall in national law enforcement budgets, which cover funds for activities against poaching, «has probably been the most influential factor affecting levels of elephant poaching» throughout Africa.

He and other affected researchers say they've heard nothing definitive from the state about when their funding might be restored.

At first glance, postdocs may seem untouched by these changes, but a closer look shows that state funding levels can affect them, too.

According to the paper, the registration fees already adopted by at least eight states reflect concerns about how the growing number of electric vehicles may affect road infrastructure funding.

HIV / AIDS funding may be affected the most, because, «[s] ince the early 1990s, Congress and [NIH] have agreed to dedicate roughly 10 % of the NIH budget to fighting HIV / AIDS,» which some feel is now out of proportion with the burden the disease imposes in the United States.

«Last year the state government funds supported me to identify parasites affecting aquaculture in the state.

The concern expressed by states with large undocumented immigrant populations is that asking about citizenship will scare people off, forms won't get filled out and the count won't be accurate, affecting federal funding and the number of congressional seats.

As might be expected, funding cuts have affected states» implementation activities, although not as much as some observers might have feared.

These annual volumes make assertions about empirical facts («students» scores on the state tests used for NCLB are rising»; or «lack of capacity is a serious problem that could undermine the success of NCLB») and provide policy recommendations («some requirements of NCLB are overly stringent, unworkable, or unrealistic»; «the need for funding will grow, not shrink, as more schools are affected by the law's accountability requirements»).

Even though students are often the ones most directly affected by the school funding decisions made by state and district leaders, their voices are rarely a part of those conversations.

We lost over a third of our state support because of the budget, and that has affected our overall funding.

New Jersey lawmakers have sidetracked three controversial constitutional amendments that had the potential to dramatically affect the funding and structure of public schools in the state.

This approach has several advantages over vouchers funded out of the federal budget: no existing federal money expected by school districts would be affected; no state money would be involved, thus avoiding legal conflicts with constitutional provisions that bar the use of state and local money for religious schools in 37 states; and, as a pure federal initiative, state laws and tax codes would remain unaffected.

Specifically, section 9506 of the ESEA states that nothing in the law shall be construed to (a) «affect any private school that does not receive funds or services under» ESEA; (b) «affect a home school»; or (c) «permit, allow, encourage, or authorize any Federal control over any aspect of any private, religious, or home school.»

The furor over allowing parents to pull their students from taking state tests is a newer phenomenon, but can affect the legitimacy and even funding of high - stakes tests.