Sentences with phrase «branches of government at»

Cuomo also backs a ban on confidentiality agreements for sexual assault or harassment in all public entities and branches of government at the state and local level unless the victim expresses a different preference.

Not exact matches

J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, a union that represents more than 670,000 workers in the executive branch, took a swing at the agency in ink: «We believe that the Central Personnel Data File was the targeted database, and that the hackers are now in possession of all personnel data for every federal employee, every federal retiree, and up to one million former federal employees,» he wrote in the letter dated Thursday, which Fortune obtained.

Your individual deposits, up to $ 250,000 per institution, are insured by the federal government, through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., at virtually all banks — no matter the asset size or number of branches.

Soon it branched out, with the launch of Big Hollywood, Big Government, Big Journalism and Big Peace, all designed to counter what Breitbart described as the «bully media cabal» that ignored stories at odds with prevailing liberal orthodoxy.

The Department of Homeland Security, ever the least controversial branch of the US Government, is developing a new laser - based scanner that can scan targets at a molecular level to read what they had for breakfast, how much adrenaline is pumping through their body and whether you they have any trace amounts of drugs or gunpowder on them.

Santorum will give them a shot at control of ALL THREE branches of government.

And, as Barkun reports, before Timothy McVeigh parked that Ryder truck outside the federal building in Oklahoma City, he had visited not only the charred remains of the Branch Davidian site at Waco but also «Area 51,» the secret government installation in Nevada that fascinates conspiracy theorists.

The federal courts have shifted the power to themselves as branches of the federal government, and politicized the issue at a new level of significance.

We have an entire branch of government devoted to interpreting the Consttution and laws passed by Congress, and those are written in English and only a couple hundred years old at the most, not thousands of years ago from a different language and culture.

The use of the word «regime» compounds the problem, for it suggests that it is not the legitimacy of a particular institution or branch of government that is at stake but the very nature of our government.

The Government took the opportunity to issue a press release indicating it would keep a «close eye» on the case and reminding everyone that the misuse of market power provision would be looked at as part of the «root and branch» review.

Cuomo has acknowledged vetoing LATFOR's plan would likely cause «chaos,» and would send the whole mess to the courts, which 1) robs him of any control over the situation, and 2) gives the Legislature a good shot at getting what it wants, since judges traditionally shy away from getting deeply involved in political squabbles between the other two branches of government.

While it may be tempting to point to the fact that Russia is at odds (to put it mildly) with the US and GB is an ally, I don't think that British agents (of other branches of the GB government) are excused from registering as foreign agents.

At the end of January 2017, Romanian Government (executive branch) made several changes to Criminal Law using a Government Ordinance...

Okanlawon, who was the chairman at the triennial congress of the Ansar - ud - deen Society of Nigeria (Osun Branch), held in Iwo between Friday and Sunday, said Aregbesola's government's vision in education tallied well with the mission of the Islamic society which he said began as a movement to give Muslims quality education without surrendering their faith.

On their first day at the Capitol last Wednesday, lawmakers openly talked about pushing back against the Democratic governor this year, saying they need to be treated as a co-equal branch of government.

At the same time, there is long - run evidence to suggest that Parliament has struggled to hold the executive branch of government (the Prime Minister and cabinet) to account.

This is a better chance at real change than waiting for the piecemeal, shoddy constitutional reform that various branches of government can eke out over the next decade or two.

The County Executive insisted that if there was going to be a review of the financial disclosure process, it must be looked at evenhandedly by reviewing both branches of government, not just the Executive's in a political fashion.

The governor, who spoke at the Government House in Port Harcourt during a courtesy visit by the Port Harcourt Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, warned lawyers against allowing the «deliberate» destruction of the judiciary under any guise.

«As I've always said many, many times,» he said at a recent news conference, «the Legislature is an equal branch of government and should be respected.»

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says that Governor Cuomo's budget is mostly in balance, but he warns that some proposals would give the governor too much power at the expense of other branches of government.

For the first time in at least 10 years, both branches of Rockland County government worked together to pass the 2018 budget unanimously, and I thank the Legislature for that effort.

Speaking to members of the Tertiary branch of the party, Tertiary Students Confederacy Network (TESCON) at the campus of Kumasi Technical University Ambassador Ayisi among other things stated that his priority is to the members of the ruling government before any Ghanaian.

Cuomo said at a cabinet meeting earlier in the day that there are more opportunities for public corruption in the Legislature than in his branch of government.

DiNapoli says the office could look at it, but notes that the legislature is a different branch of government.

The chief place where parliamentary systems win out over the separately elected executive branch (at least in terms of preventing a government shutdown) is that the government (i.e. executive) is chosen by the legislative body.

The federal powers of the people, for whichever branches of government are at least unauthorized of the Constitution, are assumed to be temporary while the duty to restore constitutional government is needed.

Speaking at a sensitization and engagement initiative held at Abule Egba Secretariat of Lagos State branch of NURTW, Coordinator of Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), an agency under the State's Ministry of Justice, Titilola Vivour - Adeniyi said the decision of government to partner with the association was in line with the mandate of the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode to explore all available channels to rid the State the menace.

At one point during his press conference, Cahill wondered whether he might have been attempting to negotiate with the wrong branch of county government in dealing with the executive.

The mayor, a seasoned dealmaker who failed at his own bid for speaker in 2006, personally appealed to council members on Ms. Mark - Viverito's behalf, inserting himself into the affairs of the legislative branch in a manner that rankled some good - government groups.

2) The main issue the Dems should raise is the importance of having their party control at least one branch of government for the sole sake of having some oversight of the president.

The Greater Accra Regional branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has given government a one - month ultimatum to implement decisions that were presented in a communiqué after a meeting at the Ministry of Education with other stakeholders.

At the invitation of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary (NAALJ), the largest professional organization devoted exclusively to administrative adjudication within the executive branch of government, AAAS organized and convened a day - long program on neuroscience and the law for Judges at the association's 2010 Annual Conference in Malibu, CA on October 13, 201At the invitation of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary (NAALJ), the largest professional organization devoted exclusively to administrative adjudication within the executive branch of government, AAAS organized and convened a day - long program on neuroscience and the law for Judges at the association's 2010 Annual Conference in Malibu, CA on October 13, 201at the association's 2010 Annual Conference in Malibu, CA on October 13, 2010.

Each branch of government has at one time or another has attempted to expand its power by reinterpreting these ambiguities, leading to conflict over power and control of policy.

Questions include naming a branch of government, how many years U.S. senators are elected for and what happened at the constitutional convention.

During the second semester of this school year, the 3rd graders at Cherokee Charter Academy have been learning about the three branches of the United States government.

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years.1 Not surprisingly, public trust in government is at only 18 percent2 and voter participation has reached its lowest point since 1996.3 Without an understanding of the structure of government; rights and responsibilities; and methods of public engagement, civic literacy and voter apathy will continue to plague American democracy.

To be qualified for a title loan in Flowery Branch, GA, borrowers must be at least 18 years old, have a government - issued ID, and have proof of income and residence.

Sadly, what is truly needed is aggressive financial reform at the federal level, which is impossible as long as The Legislative and Executive branches of government are allowed to profit in any way, i.e., contributions to political parties & candidates in elections, personal investments, and the insider trading laws that they are exempt from.

Before joining PetSmart in October 2016, Kathy served as the Director of US Government Relations for Zoetis, the world's largest animal health company, and held various positions at lobbying firms, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, and in the Executive and Legislative branches of the federal gGovernment Relations for Zoetis, the world's largest animal health company, and held various positions at lobbying firms, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, and in the Executive and Legislative branches of the federal governmentgovernment.

One would have thought though, that in the 30 years since our Congress first began to confront the reality of a warming planet, when in 1986 Senator John Chafee (R - R.I.) and newly elected Senator Al Gore (D - TN) held hearings on the subject of «Ozone Depletion, the Greenhouse Effect, and Climate Change,» at least one branch of our government would have come to reckon with the existential threat of climate change.

«The Erie County Green team, representing all branches of county government as well as every county department, has been at the forefront of a complete overhaul of county energy issues as we develop a future energy plan that is sustainable, effective, and conservation - minded.»

If I understand Justice Ginsburg correctly, she wrote a legal opinion at least in significant part to push a different branch of government to enact a law closer to her personal policy preferences.

However the Commissioner favored a purposive and contextual reading to conclude the 1997 transitional provision was not intended to apply to the current ATB regime, but rather the legislature intended this transitional section to apply to references to the former branch of the Treasury Department known as the Government of Alberta Treasury Branches to ensure legal interests transitioned from this prior structure to the new corporate ATB entity established at that time.

At the same time, the Supreme Court should recognize that deference to other branches of government is essential for the proper functioning of Canada's constitutional order, and governments — like all other litigants — are entitled to efficient access to justice.

On Feb. 10, the decision in LC v. Alberta was released, the latest in a string of cases dealing with claims that the government in that province — in particular, its child services branch — failed to file care plans in a timely way or, in some cases, at all for children in government care under temporary guardianship orders.

The nonpartisan branch of government is getting its job done, by implementing commonsense reforms and measuring performance, by implementing new technology and working smarter, and by re-engineering courts and increasing efficiency — all to serve the public better and at less cost.

(a) A violation of the law of war, committed before the cessation of hostilities, may lawfully be tried by a military commission after hostilities have ceased — at least until peace has been officially recognized by treaty or proclamation by the political branch of the Government.

Unlike Justice Ginsburg of the US Supreme Court, who criticized Mr. Trump (by name) last year (at a time when his election to the presidency seemed impossible), Justice Abella wasn't commenting on the potential head of a branch of government co-ordinate with that of which she is part.