Sentences with phrase «control over the state»

Others voiced frustration with the complicated application process required to receive money from a crime victims compensation fund administered by Attorney General Pam Bondi's office — even though the steering committee has no control over the state fund.

Although, the government wouldn't want to go for it, since it gives Poroshenko a total control over the state, and the civil rebel might follow.

Unlike other state operations like transportation, health and motor vehicles, Governors of New York do not have direct control over the state's education department.

The New York State Legislature is approaching its final week of the 2017 session, and agreements on outstanding issues, including mayoral control over the state's largest school system, remain elusive.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last month tightened his control over the State Department by taking back powers previously held by the top career foreign service officer, an action critics said would delay major decisions and marginalize career diplomats.

The exact role that Cuomo plays in perpetuating Republican control over the state Senate is one of the great mysteries of New York politics.

This renewed offensive was as a result of the recent Supreme court ruling placing his own faction at a disadvantage and ending the reign of his control over the State Executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun state, which were all secured through various controversial court orders without any democratic process whatsoever.

This government is going to transform our politics so the state has far less control over you, and you have far more control over the state.»

More challenging still, Elia faces a governor in Cuomo who has sought broader control over the state's education policy.

They may not get to shape the final legislation, but they are typically rewarded with earmarks — known as member items in Albany parlance — and informal control over some state contracts.

The state Legislature is approaching its final week of the 2017 session, and agreements on outstanding issues, including mayoral control over the state's largest school system, remain elusive.

It began with his lovely eulogy for his father earlier this month, and it continued with a series of pre-State of the State announcements designed to reassert control over the state's political agenda.

Hevesi admitted to using his control over the state's pension fund, now at $ 130 billion, to steer $ 250 million in investments to a private equity fund that paid him handsomely: $ 75,000 in trips to Israel and Italy for him, his adult children, and people from his staff; $ 500,000 in campaign contributions, and $ 380,000 in make - believe consulting fees to a lobbyist allied with Hank Morris, Hevesi's political guru.

(He noted that he was not comfortable paraphrasing the mayor's remarks, but after Republicans won control over the State Senate, the mayor told reporters he will still try to achieve his left - leaning goals, such as increasing the minimum wage in New York City above the state level and passing the DREAM Act, which provides tuition assistance for immigrant children.)

The firmest control over a state legislature is exhibited in Hawaii, where Democrats hold every seat in the Senate and only five Republicans sit in the 45 - seat state House of Representatives.

However, Joseph Mondello, Nassau GOP chairman, believes the Democratic merger will «energize suburban voters to support Republican Senate candidates... to stop New York City Democrats from having complete and total control over state government.»

«These actions, as well as testimony that Percoco required employees to obtain his permission to leave State employment and otherwise attempted to control their post-State-service employment, also demonstrate Percoco's control over State employees, making it more likely that Percoco directed State employees to take official action,» a letter from prosecutors to U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni stated.

And, in the U.S., the federal government has almost no control over state tax policy (even less than the E.U. does over its member states).

However, his intimate personal ties to Percoco, his tight control over the state university board, his past efforts to obstruct State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's oversight of SUNY contracting and the hundreds of thousands of dollars his campaign has reaped from the parties charged have raised countless questions about his awareness of the alleged illegal dealings.

Well on his way to wresting rightful control over the state budget from a shameful Legislature, Gov. Paterson must exercise his newly asserted powers to full and best advantage.

Also at the meeting was Columbia University professor William Eimicke, a Cor consultant who had previously helped the company win control over state - owned land at Kennedy Square.

«Cuomo has control over state employees, state money, state policies, and is authorized and responsible for protecting health and safety of its residents,» she said.

They're taking away our liberties and expanding federal police control over states and cities.

It is time the Board of Regents exercises control over the State Education Department to stop the runaway train of anti-public school «reform» that the commissioner represents.

As I've laid out before, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has several ambiguities that seem to keep the door open for continued federal control over state standards, tests, and accountability mechanisms, even as the law has some provisions that seem to prohibit federal intervention.

Gov. Rick Snyder has taken direct control over the state office tasked with monitoring Michigan's worst performing schools.

Its language allows for local school districts to provide input and have some measure of control over the state process.

42 USC 3789d, Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 as amended Prohibition of Federal control over State and local criminal justice agencies; prohibition of discrimination

Actually, the reason that they had «local control» in the south was the Compromise of 1877 which was a backroom deal between the Republicans and the Democrats to let Rutherford B. Hayes (who lost the election) become president if the federal government pulled all troops out of the south and let the Democrats take back control over the state legislatures.

Further complicating the situation, the California Independent System Operator has no control over the state's solar rooftop installations.

Because prospective renters generally have little or no control over the state of repair of the premises either at the start of the tenancy or later, the ability and responsibility to deal with conditions or hazards that could impact public health lie with the owner and not the tenant.

This time, the BJP had complete control over the state, too.

No Medical Assisting certifying or registering organization has control over state laws and regulations.

Not exact matches

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported over 4,200 Zika cases in US states, and over 180 locally acquired cases, which until Monday were only reported in Florida.

Germany now wants to reassert its control over a splintering community of nation states, Michael Ivanovitch writes.

It has already secured up to several billion dollars of financing from Chinese state - controlled banks, including the China Development Bank, for the project, which Mexico estimates will cost $ 10 billion over 10 years, one of the people said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said Filipov was «flying over the Idlib de-escalation zone for controlling ceasefire regime observance,» and Russian state - owned media said he was conducting «a routine flight over the de-escalation zone.»

The first cross-complaint, filed in February, stated that TMG «did everything within its power over the last 17 years to protect Depp from himself and to keep Depp financially solvent» but that TMG «did not have the power or ability to control Depp's spending or his numerous other vices, or to force Depp to make wiser financial decisions.»

When a woman lost control of her car and drove off the side of the road on California's State Route 126, Ford pulled over, helped her out of the car, and waited with her until the paramedics arrived.

GC: The Northeast Cartel has control over operations in the state of Coahuila because the Treviño brothers had a very special role in activities there because of the protection they had from security forces.

There are over 21 million Americans with that disease, which costs the United States health care system $ 176 billion annually in direct medical expenses, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Conflict in Guerrero over heroin production has reportedly been stoked by the Sinaloa cartel, which is arguably Mexico's most powerful criminal organization and is believed to control most of the heroin trade in the state.

Since then, part of the Islamic State group's core strategy has been to establish administration over lands that it controls to project an image of itself as a ruler and not just a fighting force.

Hubspot states, «PPC allows you this type of granular control over where your ads are displayed.»

«In almost every state, the governor has no direct control over higher ed.

For example, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, which is attempting to compete with multinationals like Siemens, received some $ 30 billion in credit from state - controlled China Development Bank, on terms its foreign competitors would have salivated over.

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The independent auditors are responsible for performing an independent audit of Goldman Sachs» financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)(United States) and expressing an opinion as to the conformity of Goldman Sachs» financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles and the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting.

Opinion polls showed that voters had opposed privatization at the outset (as did the press and many Conservative back benchers), but the Conservatives pointed out that Tony Blair rode to victory in part by abandoning «Clause Four» of the Labour Party's 1904 constitution, advocating state control over the means of production, distribution and exchange.

The independent auditors are responsible for performing independent audits of the Company's consolidated financial statements and the Company's internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).