Sentences with phrase «between federal officials»

The fight between federal officials and Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal started in 2013 when then - Attorney General Eric Holder tried to halt the program out of concern that it was upsetting the racial balance of some public school districts.

The Principal Ambassador Fellowship program was launched by USED in 2013 to forge deeper connections between federal officials and school practitioners, to provide excellent principals with opportunities to learn about the federal policymaking process, and, ultimately, to strengthen federal education policies and programs to better reflect the experience and expertise of great school leaders.

Because funding was based primarily on future commitments, the program did little to alter the compliance - oriented relationship between federal officials and state and local educators once grants were awarded.

The EPA's decision to not have a physical presence at the meeting comes amid a strained back and forth between federal officials and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration.

Not exact matches

The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

As the firestorm over Trump's comment began late last week, the White House and Trump's National Security Council provided no guidance to the State Department about what to say to foreign countries who were incensed, said a U.S. official familiar with the conversations between the White House and other federal agencies.

Between 2010 and 2012, taxpayers in the Peach State claimed about 36 % of all federal tax deductions for easements — despite having only 2.5 % of the nation's land under easement, according to a May 2017 report that Looney, the former Treasury official, published for the Brookings Institution, where he's now a senior fellow in economic studies.

«It's hard to find the right balance between being able to report on progress of projects and not overburdening them,» says one federal official.

Hundreds of additional National Guard troops ordered by the Trump administration may finally make it to the U.S. southern border in California after fierce negotiations between California officials and their federal counterparts.

Between now and the 2019 campaign, it seems Canada's leader of the official Opposition will have his work cut out for him trying to come across as something more than the puppet of the two strong men of the still - recent Conservative federal era.

Our research indicates that Kinder Morgan and its subsidiary Trans Mountain initiated a whopping 368 meetings with federal officials between February 2011 and October 2016.

«Even though this journey is an official visit which will reinforce the good relations existing between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Holy See, I have not come here primarily to pursue particular political or economic goals, but rather to meet people and to speak about God,» the pope said during a speech at Bellevue Castle.

Federal school lunch officials tested it anyway, found E. coli and salmonella numerous times between 2005 and 2009, and pulled it before it was served.

The PATH rail system may not install a new crash - prevention system by December 2015 after all, even though the federal deadline was one reason that officials gave just weeks ago for shutting down weekend service between Jersey City and the World Trade Center for a year.

Removal of the more than 500 «I Love NY» signs will begin in April, a federal official said, ending a controversy between the state and the Federal Highway Administration that dates back tfederal official said, ending a controversy between the state and the Federal Highway Administration that dates back tFederal Highway Administration that dates back to 2013.

The sprawling federal probe evolved from an investigation into favor - trading between public officials and fundraisers and campaign contributors for the mayor.

After years of legal wrangling between Westchester County and the federal government over a court - ordered 2009 settlement to meet fair housing requirements, federal officials appear to have stopped fighting.

That scheme is one of two federal prosecutors say Percoco participated in between 2012 and 2016, in which he netted more than $ 300,000 from companies with business before the state in exchange for his taking «official action» on their behalf.

The documents also referred to a cooperation agreement between Mei and federal officials.

Joseph Goldstein and William Rashbaum note the absence of federal officials too, and Republican congressman Peter King said there's a «growing difference in philosophy» between the FBI and NYPD and that it was «not a good sign the FBI wasn't there» at Bloomberg's press conference.

And even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

The agency also misled the public and federal officials by saying inspections for lead paint hazards were happening between 2012 and 2016 when they weren't.

McDonnell enjoyed widespread support from former state and federal officials who feared that upholding his conviction would criminalize routine interactions between politicians and those who make political or personal donations.

The signs have become the subject of an ongoing dispute between officials in New York state government and federal officials in Washington.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to sue the EPA if federal officials approved a plan to keep using a 1.5 square - mile dump site between New London and Fishers Island.

Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a sharp rebuke to the White House on Friday for what he called an «underhanded» and «inappropriate» attack on U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, in a disagreement between New York elected officials and the Obama administration over proposed federal budget cuts to local anti-terrorism funding.

«I am so delighted seeing the kind of mutual relationship that exists between the federal controller of works and that of housing with government officials in Osun, these people should be seen as ambassadors because they are to assist in delivering good projects for Osun.

CEO Chad Dickerson, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, immigration and minority advocates and union officials call for passage of federal legislation to overhaul immigration laws; path behind the Battery Gardens restaurant, Battery Park, near State Street between Pearl and Whitehall streets, Manhattan.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed the White House for its «underhanded» and «inappropriate» attack on U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, in a disagreement between New York elected officials and the Obama administration over proposed federal budget cuts to local anti-terrorism funding.

ExxonMobil asked a federal court to invalidate a subpoena issued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the latest salvo in the battle between the company and the state's top law enforcement official.

But there is no official relationship between the members of the state legislature and the federal legislature.

At noon, NYC and federal housing officials and Rangel attend attend a housing redevelopment opening, 214 West 114th St, between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr and Frederick Douglass Blvds., Manhattan.

By last month, when investigators subpoenaed Mr. Cuomo's office, the federal inquiry appeared to be focusing on the links between state officials and the sprawling investment New York has made, not only in Buffalo, but also in Syracuse and other struggling upstate cities.

Less than two months before Todd Howe emerged as the focus of a federal corruption probe, he was designated as the liaison between Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office and a group of Utica officials who were anxious about delayed plans for a new chip fabrication plant, according to news reports.

«It will be recalled that following relentless media attack on my person by the EFCC acting in concert with some powerful families with known ties to the government which culminated in the filing of phantom money laundering and corruption charges against me, I made spirited efforts to engage with relevant officials of government including the EFCC, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and the Presidency to furnish them with all the information in respect of the OPL 245 Settlement Agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria and Malabu Oil & Gas Limited which was brokered by the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR.

Ratcheting up the pressure in a bitter battle between New York City and the state over health care costs, the city's public hospital system is planning on suing New York State officials over a payment of some $ 380 million in federal funding it says the state is unlawfully withholding.

But, in the U.S. there isn't all that much coordination at a policy level between local government elected officials, state government elected officials, and federal government elected officials.

The following table ranks each state based on total convictions and convictions per 10,000 residents of public officials in federal corruption cases between 1976 and 2010.

Either way, the lack of cooperation between the city's highest local elected official and its representative in the federal government certainly doesn't help the situation.

With a federal lawsuit alleging EPA violations between the environmental advocacy group Save the Sound and Westchester County approaching the two - year mark, officials at the nonprofit are growing increasingly impatient with alleged inaction on the part of several communities.

The signs also raised eyebrows as talks between the state and federal officials were underway when in February of last year the DOT revealed during a joint legislative budget hearing in Albany that the signs cost $ 8.1 million when the agency had previously said they cost $ 1.76 million.

«Shortly after the adjournment of the boycotted meeting, an official communication titled: Collapse of negotiation between the Federal Government and Joint Health Sector Unions was issued by JOHESU,» he said.

The federal fiscal crisis is pushing NASA and National Science Foundation officials to make painful choices between present and proposed astronomy programs

«We now have better information sharing between federal agencies and systems to track whether students and researchers have changed their fields of study,» says C. Stewart Verdery, outgoing assistant secretary for Border / Transportation Security Policy at the Department of Homeland Security and one of the officials who worked on the extension.

The initial ruling — which still must be reviewed by the Secretary of Education and could eventually be contested in court — addresses a longstanding dispute between federal and state education officials over the interpretation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

More measles cases were reported between the first of this year and April 25 than in the same time period of any year since 2001, officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning.

Officials of the Vermont Department of Education have announced an independent audit of the department following the discovery that between $ 300,000 and $ 400,000 in federal funds is missing.

As the U.S. Department of Education prepares to throw $ 3 billion in one - time money on the table to improve perennially foundering schools, a gulf is emerging between what federal officials would like to see done with the funds and what many districts say is their capacity — and inclination — to deliver.

A reauthorization plan drafted by Republican aides to the House education committee for the primary federal special - education law emphasizes provisions designed to reduce disputes between school officials and parents of children with disabilities.