Sentences with phrase «at the state level through»

However, Colorado and Washington have legalized it at the state level through ballot initiatives and been successful in implementing it because the Justice Department has refused to intervene.

The federal government incentivized adoption of the Common Core at the state level through its Race to the Top grants program, which garnered New York State $ 700 million that was then distributed to school districts.

Senior Advisor, Policy 916-250-1663 [email protected] Colin works to ensure charter schools have a favorable legislative, budget and regulatory environment at the state level through liaison with state agencies, boards and commissions and as a partner with our legislative advocates.

Anti-women's health politicians are attacking access to reproductive health care and sex education at the state level through dangerous bills, regulations, and executive actions.

Not exact matches

Most safety net programs are currently administered at the state or federal level, rather than the local level — meaning that states have a greater capacity to cover independent contractors through government safety net programs.

The majority of these programs are available at the federal level, although some states also have unique opportunities through their state guard program.

Through policy development, education, and advocacy, the Institute is building support for meaningful action at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Lake levels have fallen about one - half a foot in the last two hours and stand at 901.35 feet, about four - tenths of a foot above the level where water flows through the emergency spillway, state figures show.

The second rule is HHS's requirement that plans offered through the state exchanges provide for primary care visits, specialist visits (at the silver and gold levels), mental - health / substance use disorder outpatient services, and more before the deductible is met.

'' The government sector has been a drag, there is still one more budget fight coming in the next few weeks and that's going to be a challenge, but if we get through that we are into the part of the election cycle where government drag turns into a small boost, we are already seeing some rehiring at the state and local level and that is significant as well.»

The aim is to keep the overall risk status at such a low level that its credit rating is the best possible in relation to that of the Finnish state and that the company's strong credit rating is not compromised through any measures of its own.

Concern begins at the parish level but moves progressively through state, region, and nation to global village.

The Sacramento - based organization is dedicated to enhancing the business of growing the winegrape industry through research, advocacy at the state and federal levels and wine industry leadership.

Gibbons is a dedicated advocate for the restaurant industry, as evidenced by his many past and present positions at the state and national level such as at the National Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, and U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and through his philanthropic efforts.

The River Murray system is a key focus of efforts to improve environmental outcomes through the collaborative management of environmental water at federal, state and local levels.

To ensure the quality and safety of our beef we select premium Northwest cattle and have received key food safety certifications through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Global Food Safety initiative (GFSI) which recognizes food safety practices at the highest level.

The firm has a wide - ranging litigation practice at both the trial and appellate levels of the federal and New Jersey state court systems, having successfully litigated cases up through and including the United States Supreme Court.

Zlatan stated that he is open to any move even retiring at top of his level so this rumor may go through.

Football is the No. 1 participatory sport for boys at the high school level with 1,121,744 participants in the 2011 - 12 school year, according to the High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the NFHS through its member state associations.

Join the School Nutrition Association for a FREE webinar to learn how to advance school nutrition initiatives at the state and local level through advocacy and proactive media outreach.

Mass Audubon supports the conservation of birds, wildlife, and habitat through our work at the federal, state, and local levels of government.

Mass Audubon advocates for the conservation of birds, wildlife, and habitat through our work at the federal, state, and local levels of government.

Evidence - Based Model Crosswalk to Benchmarks: Model Alignment With Benchmark (PDF - 641 KB) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & Health Resources and Services Administration (2011) Describes the Affordable Care Act Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), and how the act responds, through evidence - based home visiting programs, to diverse needs of children and families in at - risk communities through collaboration at the Federal, State, and community levels.

Breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity through 6 months (only breast milk; no solids, water, or other liquids), and duration at 12 months were calculated among all infants and at the state level among black and white infants.

At the state level, the programs typically are overseen by state education or agriculture departments, which operate the programs through agreements with local school districts or other school food authorities.

Mass Audubon provides support for municipalities through the state's Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program, which fosters climate adaptation practices at the local level.

A bill to reform concussion management and treatment at the high school and youth sports levels was defeated by the state House of Representatives on Tuesday, despite earlier passing through the state Senate with ease and gaining headway in a House committee.

Therefore, global security and the security of any state or culture need to be achieved through good governance at all levels that guarantees justice for all individuals, states, and cultures».

He spends a fair section of it on rather technical aspects of the growing presence of security and defence policy at the EU level, exploring why states delegate security / defence functions to the EU, and how EU officials then manage to navigate a way through the fast - changing international environment.

Global security, instead, has five dimensions that include human, environmental, national, transnational, and transcultural security, and, therefore, global security and the security of any state or culture can not be achieved without good governance at all levels that guarantees security through justice for all individuals, states, and cultures.»

Through democracy, at various geographic levels, in governance and public services, it creates a welfare state that is free at the point of need, yet more accountable to citizens.

The article is a timely contribution that highlights how Singapore's use of «tactical globalization», or the attempt at funnelling technological flows of communication associated with modernity through state - approved channels, meets resistance at the level of its citizenry.

Some supported the proposal on equity and fairness grounds, since elites were already perceived to benefit disproportionately from the state's resources, through special - interest appropriations of oil wealth, and because it would bring a huge benefit to low - income Alaskans and those living at a subsistence level.

Not just New Labour's overwhelming desire to amass all sorts of information about the individual and New Labour's managerial model of how to govern but also, in particular, a steady shift away from «justice» and towards «control»: towards the arbitrary, unconstrained use of power through the regular invocation of states of exception (terror legislation and Iceland is in this category); the creation of catch - all legislation whose operational interpretation is at the whim of the police (photography, questioning individual police officers); government attempts to constrain the judiciary through tick - the - box sentencing guidelines, and at an individual level examples such as David Milliband's quite disgraceful prevarication over torture allegations.

«I look at this through lens of young black and Latino men whose lives have been unfortunately impacted disproportionally as a result of possessing low levels of marijuana,» she said at a press conference outside of New York State Supreme Court in Lower Manhattan.

APDA also requested that all payment of workers» salaries in the states should be done through the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) as being used at the federal level.

The GOP surge at the state level allowed them to lock in many of their gains — and cement their advantage on the congressional map — through the redistricting process that followed.

Mr. Bellone's original budget had not called for dipping into the sewer stabilization fund at all, but rather closing the budget gap in the $ 2.7 billion budget through borrowing from the New York State Dormitory Authority, a path that would have required legislation approved at the state lState Dormitory Authority, a path that would have required legislation approved at the state lstate level.

Though the proposal has echos of the «Buffalo Billion» — a program that targeted private - sector job growth through specific state investment — this program Miner backs is aimed at upgrading Syracuse's roads, bridges and sewer systems which are increasingly costly to maintain on the local level.

According to the Environmental Working Group, «many of the 250 - plus contaminants detected through water sampling and testing are at levels that are perfectly legal under the Safe Drinking Water Act or state regulations, but well above levels authoritative scientific studies have found to pose health risks.»

Astorino also said the legislative session should be shorter, running January through April 1, just after the completion of the state budget, though he would be willing to keep lawmakers» salaries at the current level despite the change.

Cuomo would keep the onus of shutting government down on the Legislature through the use of a «continuing resolution» that would keep the state functioning, but at a drastically reduced level.

Speaking through the spokesperson for the caretaker committee, Mr. Dayo Adeyeye, Makarfi called on those with pending cases against the party at state levels, to withdraw them.

David Weprin: Well, clearly when you're dealing with an opponent that is not part of the system, who has unlimited funds, as the recent election we just went through with the mayor of the city of New York, I would remove the individual cap on contributions for donors and go to a much higher cap similar to the one that's at the state level for the governor of the state of New York.

As a matter of fact, when he is through with the looters at the federal level, he should go down to the states because there is more stealing in the states than at the federal level.

Disclosing that efforts are being made to enhance the operational capacity of officers of the Nigeria Police force through tailor made training programme that will give them the right civil orientation in their roles as guardians of the constitution, the President said his administration will encourage the development of state - level community policing under a model that will integrate members of the community to policing functions at the grassroots level.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Wealthy Long Island hedge - fund manager Robert Mercer's financial influence is found at the most - granular, hyperlocal levels in his home state of New York through a nonprofit with a dramatic name that's quickly expanding its presence.

This is antiquated given the city's work to open data to the public through online portals and otherwise promote accessibility, and runs counter to the practice at the state level.

«The PDP, whether at the local, state or federal level can't do anything for us, it is only the APC that can make us a proud people through development,» Osunbor stated.