Sentences with phrase «aggressive enforcement»

There seemed to be a hopeful change during the Lula Administration (2003 - 2011) as Environmental Minister Marina Silva and her colleagues put in place a new policy architecture of protected areas and sustainable development, and her successor Carlos Minc instituted a «shock - and - awe» campaign of aggressive enforcement of the Forest Code which resulted, along with mega-economic trends such as the 2008 crash, in dramatically reduced rates of new deforestation.

Orland Park officials hope to change that situation with more aggressive enforcement of the crosswalk law requiring motorists to completely stop for pedestrians - particularly at crosswalks lacking a traffic signal.

In rolling out his $ 84.68 billion second - draft budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, the mayor acceded to requests from City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito that the city set aside money to help foreign nationals faced with arrest and expulsion under President Donald Trump's aggressive enforcement agenda.

Cuomo announced a new series of aggressive enforcement actions in 2016 to combat the illegal sale of K2 and other synthetic cannabinoids, according to a press release Monday from the governor's office.

Unless the aggressive tax structuring of the oil majors is met with equally aggressive enforcement by government, the world's biggest oil companies — Chevron, Exxon, BP and Shell — will pay very little in income tax too.»

20 The DCL further contained the most thorough details to date of schools» specific obligations to combat gender - based violence and harassment.21 With the issuance of this letter, OCR signaled that the government would initiate a more aggressive enforcement policy to hold schools accountable for Title IX violations.

In one part of the deposition, White uses language we are familiar hearing from politicians, characterizing Berger as «a very aggressive enforcement lawyer.»

Councilman Brad Lander also addressed the crowd, saying the city needed to take a «very hard look at aggressive enforcement of low - level offenses.»

One category where fine revenues went down significantly was restaurant health code violations, which the mayor had pledged to revamp after loud outcries about overly aggressive enforcement.

«At the same time, with the cost of living rising and rents soaring, New Yorkers feel squeezed, and unnecessary fines or overly - aggressive enforcement don't help.»

Without aggressive enforcement of state rules, standards, or pacts — roughly half the states are members of regional cap - and - trade initiatives, for example — the United States could achieve only a 12 % cut below 2005 levels by 2020.

As the longest serving director of the governmental organization, she played important roles in creating high caliber career development programs for civil rights professionals to better serve the state's increasingly diverse population, and balanced aggressive enforcement of civil rights laws with the need to advance civil rights social collaboration.

The school discipline discussion has paralleled the wider debate in urban America over «broken windows» or «quality of life» policing, which entails aggressive enforcement of low - level crimes if they threaten to disrupt the social order — vandalism, turnstile jumping, public drinking, and the like.

There continues to be a focus on aggressive enforcement of financial crime legalisation, with high levels of penalties and disgorgements of profits.

Despite aggressive enforcement of minimum insurance regulations, the state of Texas still has a higher than average rate of uninsured drivers.

They've a tendency to come to negotiated agreements rather than taking aggressive enforcement action, whereas on the continent in particular the attitude has been quite different.»

Espaillat joined colleagues in the Democratic and the Congressional Hispanic Caucuses for a sitdown with Kelly, who has presided over the implementation of President Donald Trump's aggressive enforcement agenda — under which any foreign national accused of any crime is vulnerable to arrest and expulsion.

Mr. Cuomo's call for public campaign financing, along with substantially lower contribution limits and much more aggressive enforcement of campaign finance laws, already faces the well - funded wrath of a political establishment that cares little that elections are bought as much as they are won.

Quicken Loans is already in the middle of legal battle with the Department of Justice over its FHA loans, which is pushing the nonbank to consider ending its participation in FHA lending entirely, citing the government's aggressive enforcement policies as the main reason for potentially dropping FHA lending.

This audit mirrors what The HSUS has been reporting for years, that USDA has historically allowed dog dealers to violate the law without fear of any kind of aggressive enforcement actions.

Lonesome speeding is even more dangerous in small towns, where radar traps and aggressive enforcement by cops can be common.

With negotiations stalled, Gov. David Paterson is enacting $ 1.6 billion in savings that he can do unilaterally, including $ 500 million in cuts to state agencies and more aggressive enforcement of Medicaid fraud.

Crowley, who chairs the Democratic conference, equated the president's executive order with his aggressive enforcement against undocumented immigrants and his plans for a wall along the Mexican border.

Under Mayor Bill de Blasio, the NYPD has scaled back its aggressive enforcement of low - level offenses only to see both minor and serious crime rebound.

Egriu says the nation's aggressive enforcement of marijuana laws needlessly burdens hundreds of thousands of people and wastes billions of taxpayer dollars.

Cuomo on Tuesday highlighted the areas in which the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption agrees as remedies to Albany's ethical problems, including more aggressive enforcement and anti-bribery penalties.

The pair of Democrats lashed out repeatedly at President Donald Trump for his campaign pledges of mass deportations, and his aggressive enforcement agenda, which has led to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids within the five boroughs.

The city unveiled a formal set of protocols to for how schools must react if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrive on the property — guidelines intended to reassure immigrant New Yorkers anxious over President Donald Trump's aggressive enforcement agenda.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has continued its aggressive enforcement approach toward Wall Street traders.

Mr. Paterson's decision is a response to the government's aggressive enforcement of immigration laws that have greatly broadened the definition of «aggravated felonies» for which noncitizens are subject to mandatory deportation.

Aggressive enforcement of existing standards or regulations on refineries, factories, and aircraft would have a meaningful, though smaller, impact, the report notes.

Political dynamics resulting in more aggressive enforcement and zealous prosecution contribute to higher rates of felony convictions, but also play a role in efforts to reduce prison populations.

The union's role was to enforce fairness, through rigid salary schedules, a fetish - like attachment to seniority policies, and aggressive enforcement of due process rules.

Aggressive enforcement of dog fighting laws means that more and more dogs victimized by fighting and cruelty will be seized and impounded. It is important for all of us to come together to find a positive solution for the dogs, the victims of these crimes.Â

As Pennsylvanians and those in states with similar legislation have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of puppy mills without including in this bill: a clear definition of the breeders to be regulated; aggressive enforcement with more than a biennial state inspection; a dog auction ban; and high care standards including reasonably sized kennels instead of cages; unfettered access to dog runs; and regular veterinary care.

As other states such as Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of its puppy mills without a clear definition of the breeders that are regulated, aggressive enforcement that includes more than a biennial inspection by the state, a ban on dog auctions, and clear, high standards of care such as sheltering in reasonably sized kennels instead of cages, unfettered access to exercise areas where dogs can run, regular veterinary care and the like.

Aggressive enforcement of clauses like these could put comedians out of business overnight.

«Mature and developing competition authorities alike demonstrated an appetite for substantial fines and aggressive enforcement, leading to a 20 % increase in the total fines levied this year compared to last.

Apple's aggressive enforcement of design patents could certainly be repeated by others in the industry.