Sentences with phrase «considering federal reforms»

When asked about the role of the federal government, Hamilton stated, «There are lots of levers that you can pull locally before considering federal reforms.»

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Citing the 2010 General Social Survey evidencing that companies with employee stock ownership were four times less likely to lay off employees during the Great Recession than conventionally owned companies, ESOP Association President, J. Michael Keeling, urged the Congress to consider job sustainability when reforming the Federal tax code.

Senior U.S. administration officials have encouraged the Ukrainian leadership to consider constitutional reform along federal lines.

A government reform group is considering filing a complaint with a New York state ethics panel over a story in the New York Times that says the Assembly Speaker is under federal investigation for failing to disclose pay he received from a law firm.

A government reform group is considering filing a complaint with a state ethics panel over a report in the New York Times that the Assembly Speaker is under federal investigation for failing to disclose pay he received from a law firm.

Plans to eliminated the federal historic tax credit as part the $ 1.5 trillion tax reform package being considered by Congress would end a key tool used to revitalize old structures in city's like Troy, officials warned.

Lib Dem strategists are already considering inviting Mr Obama to chair one of the party's federal policy committees, possibly on health issues, where his advice about pushing through unpopular reforms will no doubt be of invaluable use to the Lib Dems.

A government reform group is considering filing a complaint with a state ethics panel over a story in the New York Times that says the Assembly speaker is under federal investigation for failing to disclose pay he received from a law firm.

Even a limited version of federal reform, such as downgrading cannabis to a Schedule II or III drug — categories considered less harmful — could prove beneficial.

At this critical time of tax reform, widening gaps between the rich and poor and growing public support for higher taxes and redistribution to combat inequality, policymakers should consider joint federal tax and redistributive policies to reduce the burden of mortality among Americans,» said Professor Kim.

During a visit to Tasmania Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the Federal Government is considering funding the final two years of Gonski education reforms.

On top of the daily challenges of education, which include standards - based reform, pressing state and federal mandates, and high stakes accountability, the Meridian educators were facing a year of unfamiliarity in leadership considering a newly - hired superintendent and an administration that is approximately one - third new.

Now consider that during the debate over the No Child Left Behind Act, the National Conference of State Legislatures sent members of Congress a letter criticizing the testing requirements as «an egregious example of a top - down, one - size - fits - all federal reform.»

The lure of $ 4 billion in federal funding at a time of fiscal peril has driven state after state toward school reforms long considered politically unlikely, undoable or unthinkable.

Considered by many to be a landmark document, the report contributed heavily to the lore that American schools were failing; setting the stage for decades of local, state and federal experimental «reforms» that also embraced Friedman's ideals.

This is why movement conservatives not engaged in education discussions are naturally be more - supportive of measures such as the expansion of school choice (because they conform to their views that markets and private actions by families should be the deciding forces in education) than of other reform efforts that seem to involve what they may perceive more - robust federal or state government roles, or involve what they consider to be an abrogation of roles they think should be in the hands of families or local governments.

If you want to understand why a strong federal role is needed in advancing systemic reform of American public education — and why arguments for a so - called «energized retrenchment» or backsliding in that role from some conservative reformers like Andy Smarick of Bellwether Education are unconvincing — consider what happened in 1946 after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Morgan v. Virginia.

But ignoring all that, federal and state policies cemented the idea that standards are the necessary first step in education reform without considering the historical and statistical evidence demonstrating that the standards / outcome - based theory is incorrect.

The federal bankruptcy reform of 2005 created the Means test, to prevent use of Chapter 7 by individuals who were considered capable of repaying at least a portion of their debts through a Chapter 13 plan.

Given the tax reform effort currently under way in Congress this would seem an appropriate time to consider the usefulness of a carbon tax to increase Federal revenue even though no such proposal (happily) is in the current tax bill.

In making an order for custody or access under either the Divorce Act (federal legislation, for married parents pursuing a divorce) or the Children's Law Reform Act (Ontario legislation applying to parents who are not married, or who are not pursuing a divorce), the court will consider only the best interests of the child.

In the Upper House Reference, the Court considered a number of questions referred to it by the federal government concerning options for reforming the Senate.

Calls for reform of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure continued, and the Civil Rules Advisory Committee is considering various approaches to address concerns raised at the Duke Conference in 2010.

Karnow also wrote a published paper on bail reform that has been quoted widely in appellate and federal decisions requiring trial judges to consider a defendant's ability to pay in setting bail — an issue of great concern for citizens of color and LGBT people, many of whom lack the resources to post high bail amounts.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO has urged Federal, State and Territory governments to genuinely consider the Australian Law Reform Commission's report into the over-representation of Indigenous...

Last week the Federal Government announced it would ask the Australian Law Reform Commission to examine the factors leading to the over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our prison system, and consider what reforms to the law could «ameliorate this national tragedy».

As the federal government considers reform of the secondary mortgage market, the Board reaffirmed NAR's position that any successor to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac maintain an explicit government guarantee to ensure that mortgage funds remain available to credit - worthy homebuyers, even during economic downturns.

The Supreme Court of the United States has considered a challenge to the Federal Election Commission's («FEC») enforcement of the political advertising restrictions contained in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 («Act»).

Advocacy efforts on the federal level will heat up this year as Congress considers secondary mortgage market and tax reforms.

In an effort to urge more responsible lending and borrowing, several federal agencies have been developing a proposed risk - retention regulation under the Dodd - Frank Wall Street reform law, which requires lenders that securitize mortgage loans to retain 5 percent of the credit risk unless the mortgage is considered a safe mortgage or a «qualified residential mortgage.»