Sentences with phrase «by all levels of government in»

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The federal government does not intervene with legalized marijuana at the state level under the guidance of the Cole Memo written in 2013 by then Deputy Attorney General James Cole.

The aim of the forum, initiated by the South African government, was to formulate proposals for consideration at a high level government - sponsored conference to be held in July in South Africa.

«While the ultimate effects on income levels and distribution are not inevitable, they depend substantially on government policies, on the way companies choose to organize work, and on decisions by individuals to invest in learning new skills and seeking new types of work and income opportunities,» the Stanford study noted.

Fueled by low prices, and an improving job market, consumption of gasoline in the U.S. rose by 2.6 per cent last year to 9.2 million barrels a day, the highest level since 2007, the government said.

While Catalonia's regional government mulls an independence declaration this week, there is growing opposition to the vote, which had a 42 percent level of turnout, by the central government in Madrid.

While the top level of the agency is staffed by officials chosen by the White House, the Justice Department is supposed to undertake legal obligations of the U.S. government in a non-political fashion.

By the end of 2015, the homicide rate in Guerrero reached 56.5 per 100,000 residents, which was four times the national average of 14.07 killings per 100,000 people, according to state - level data gathered by the Mexican governmenBy the end of 2015, the homicide rate in Guerrero reached 56.5 per 100,000 residents, which was four times the national average of 14.07 killings per 100,000 people, according to state - level data gathered by the Mexican governmenby the Mexican government.

Be it the Conservatives» call to cut $ 11 billion in government expenditures or the Liberals» plan to raise corporate taxes by 1.5 percentage points back to 2010 levels, these are issues of substance.

Lastly, the team examined the connection between character and swearing on a larger, cultural level by comparing the 2012 Integrity Analyses of 48 U.S. states from the Center for Public Integrity, which measured the level of transparency and accountability of local governments, to how frequently residents of that state swore in their Facebook posts.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

«All Americans should be alarmed by Russia's actions,» Obama said in a statement, noting that Russia's «data theft and disclosure activities could only have been directed by the highest levels of the Russian government.»

Within program expenses, major transfers to persons were up $ 1.1 billion, primarily due to higher old age security payments, reflecting an increase in the number of recipients and higher inflation, as benefits are indexed to quarterly changes in the consumer price index, major transfers to other levels of government were up $ 0.6 billion, reflecting legislative increases; while direct program expenses declined by $ 0.2 billion, as lower «other transfer» payments more than offset increases in departmental / agency operating costs.

Program expenses were lowered by $ 5.4 billion in that Update, with all three major components contributing to the decline: major transfers to persons down $ 1.8 billion, primarily due to lower employment insurance benefits; major transfers to other levels of government, down $ 1.4 billion, primarily reflecting the recovery of the sales tax harmonization transitional payment from British Columbia; and direct program expenses, down $ 2.2 billion, due to lower other transfers.

Two decades of «miracle» levels of investment - driven growth, the role of the financial sector in that growth, and the unrealistic expectations that Chinese businesses, banks, and government entities had consequently developed, reinforced by sell - side cheerleaders, made it obvious that the interlocking balance sheets that make up the Chinese economy had added what was effectively a highly «speculative» structure onto the way economic entities financed their operations.

In the past, the government has also committed to reducing the absolute level of government debt by $ 3 billion annually once the deficit is eliminated.

the price level is tied down by an equation in any macro model, mv = py, the nkpc in conjunction with an interest rate rule, or the last period real value of government debt for example.

Accounting policies, followed by most senior levels of government in Canada, already recognize this reality.

«Government - to - government» relations, underpinned by high - level Canadian representation in foreign nations, such as an embassy, significantly boost the level of Canadian exports to those couGovernment - to - government» relations, underpinned by high - level Canadian representation in foreign nations, such as an embassy, significantly boost the level of Canadian exports to those cougovernment» relations, underpinned by high - level Canadian representation in foreign nations, such as an embassy, significantly boost the level of Canadian exports to those countries,...

International investments, particularly investments in emerging markets, may carry risks associated with potentially less stable economies or governments (such as the risk of seizure by a foreign government, the imposition of currency or other restrictions, or high levels of inflation or deflation), and may be or become illiquid.

The crisis, which has affected every level of government in the state, is a cautionary tale for not only public spending run amok but also independent investors taking too large of a risk by seeking high yields.

In addition, economic activity will be constrained by lower levels of government spending than before and a weak banking system.

«By being involved at all levels of government, she helps advance the public policy agenda for retailers, their employees and customers in her community.»

datalibre.ca is a blog, inspired by civicaccess.ca, which believes all levels of Canadian governments should make civic information and data accessible at no cost in open formats to their citizens.

He explains that when a government body in this case the CBN steps in and sets price at levels where they would not ordinarily go by themselves, they are repressing the price of interest rate, inflating the price of risk assets.

Its options include (a) cut marginal rates from -0.1 % to a more negative overnight rate target (b) increase purchases in one or several asset classes from current levels (JPY80trn annual in JGB's; JPY3trn in ETF's; JPY90bn in J - REITS)(c) further lengthen the average maturity of holdings (on average somewhere between 5 and 7 years by our estimates)(d) apply forward guidance with respect to its balance sheet or (e) an extreme derivative of (d)-RRB- espouse a «helicopter drop» strategy, wherein the BOJ offers unlimited monetisation of government debt.

At the current point in the recovery from the 2001 recession, employment at all levels of government had increased by nearly 600,000 workers; in contrast, in the current recovery, government employment has declined by more than 700,000 jobs, a net difference of more than 1.3 million jobs.

On a more fundamental level, the negotiations remain at an impasse over a collection of U.S. proposals dubbed «poison pills» by U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue, including the proposed sunset clause, an extreme approach to rule of origins for the auto and textile / apparel sectors, and measures that would undermine investment protection, government procurement, and trade in seasonal produce.

According to Austin, in light of the polices implemented by the previous Canadian government to restrict Chinese SOE investment into Canada, this SOE distinction is worth making at the level of government as well, if greater economic exchange with China is on the horizon for Canada.

In his fall Update, the Finance Minister supported the Council saying «there is a great opportunity for the government to leverage its investments in infrastructure, by bringing in private capital to the table to multiply the level of investment»In his fall Update, the Finance Minister supported the Council saying «there is a great opportunity for the government to leverage its investments in infrastructure, by bringing in private capital to the table to multiply the level of investment»in infrastructure, by bringing in private capital to the table to multiply the level of investment»in private capital to the table to multiply the level of investment».

Any decision by Amazon about where to locate its second headquarters will have the level of incentives offered by state and local governments factored in, with that incentives package to likely rank in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

With a Canadian unemployment rate that increased 46.6 % from 5.8 % in September 2007 to 8.5 % in December 2009, it may be stating the obvious that creating new jobs is a priority for all levels of government, as well as for those affected by unemployment.

As evidenced by the entire span of available historical data, the elevation of profit margins is directly related — not only in overall level, but also in their point - to - point change over time — to the sum of government and household saving.

From 1990 to 2005, he was Director Fiscal Policy Division Department of Finance, responsible for overall preparation of the federal budget; preparation and assessment of medium - and long - term projections of federal revenues and expenses and implications for fiscal policy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statements.

The level of dependency on public assistance for basic economic survival has essentially doubled since 1964; almost one - half of all black children are supported in part by transfers from the state and federal governments.

At Wednesday's oral arguments, the court's conservative majority appeared to have the votes to allow the public prayers to continue in some form, but both sides expressed concerns about the level of judicial and government oversight over prayers presented by members of a particular faith.

However, people originally funded by Atlantic Philanthropies in various projects had moved on to being active in the machinery of Government at various levels, especially the quangoes concerned with equality and law - reform, and the Government did not do so.

The agreed conclusions negotiated by all States urged governments at all levels, the general public and the private sector to address women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work.

Although billions of dollars are being expended annually on family planning services in less - developed countries, and such programs have been promoted by various governments at the national level for four decades, there are only a few studies that have attempted to measure the demographic and health impact of family planning against a «control group» — a similar area which lacks the service.

The historical data [11] listed in Table 2 shows that, in the face of nationally falling abortions, down to 92 \ % in 2009 versus 2000 levels, Planned Parenthood succeeded in growing its abortions by 68 \ %, government funding by 79 \ % and contraception distribution by 38 \ % over roughly the same period.

It provides extra level of strict scrutiny protection by requiring the government to demonstrate a compelling government interest for violating someone's religious liberty, and requires the infringement to be done in the least restrictive means.

Arendt concludes On Revolution by suggesting we try once again to build structures of government in this country through which at every level all who want to participate in public debate can do so.

Both groups reflect the sense of helplessness felt by the average individual in seeing himself or herself crushed by the Behemoth of power represented by all the levels of government bureaucracy, the wealth of massive corporations and the ubiquitous impact of the press, the radio and television.

The Australian Government's commitment to halving food waste in Australia by 2030 requires all levels of government, industry and the community to work together to achieve this ambitGovernment's commitment to halving food waste in Australia by 2030 requires all levels of government, industry and the community to work together to achieve this ambitgovernment, industry and the community to work together to achieve this ambitious goal.

A A$ 4 million project over four years run by the Victoria government, the only assistance at state level, ends in the middle of 2015.

During 2014 - 16, he has been an active member of the High Level Committee set up by the government (NDA - II) to restructure the food management system in the country (known as Shanta Kumar Panel); member of the Task Force set up by the Prime Minister under NITI on Agriculture Sector Reforms; and also Chairing a Committee for Agri - Marketing Reforms in the country.

i do think the voting process for where to host the tourneys can be altered, so that there are specific monies that must be given unto governments at local levels rather than just a pile of money to the central government to be absorbed by pocket after pocket all the way down the chain with nothing to show for it other than a bunch of new cars in the pocketed ones driveways (or whatever).

Any cost to employers or government would likely be offset by reduced costs through better retention of working mothers and the greater likelihood of their working to their education / skills levels: Goldman Sachs have estimated an economic boost of 13 % in Europe were gender equity achieved within the workplace.

Despite the harsh charges leveled in the lawsuit, Benjamin said seeking to have the courts take over a governmental body run by elected officials — even a government steeped in allegations of fraud — is fraught with legal questions.

Comments by communicators of government and the ruling party and trials going on in the media about allegations levelled against Dr Opuni, have apparently shown that the administration of Mr Akufo - Addo and his Party are on vendetta mission of witch hunt molestation, blackmail and persecution of the opposition or dissenting voices.

In Dr Nyaho - Tamakloe's view, the failure of the government to effect any arrests suggests either approval by the government or a weak government, both at the level of the presidency and the Interior Ministry.