Sentences with phrase «covered state government»

Before that, he covered state government and politics for Gannett's Albany bureau.

The reporter, Daily News Capitol Bureau Chief Ken Lovett, who has been covering state government for decades, was arrested by the State Police for talking on his cell phone in the lobby of the Capitol outside the state Senate, in violation of a Senate rule.

Michael Gormley has worked for Newsday since 2013, covering state government, politics and issues.

He then worked for the Daily Gazette, covering state government, gambling issues, and Saratoga County.

«The fight is over this real estate program, but really it comes to something deeper, which is that the forever - fraught relationship between de Blasio and Cuomo — and indeed the fraught relationship between any mayor of New York City and any governor of New York really is at a low point with just nine days left in Albany's legislation session and with several items on the mayor's agenda sitting in Albany's lap,» Jimmy Vielkind, who covers the state government for Capital New York, told WCBS 880.

And Stateline.org, an online national newspaper covering state governments, reported that a rebellion in the legislatures of more than half the states had fizzled out.

Not exact matches

More than 240 bills were introduced in 42 states last year covering a range of security issues, from improving government practices to restricting public disclosure of confidential information, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

The state government will cover an outstanding $ 67 million owed by mining companies through the Port Enhancement Project at Geraldton Port, with the charge to be removed from July.

Mobile phone and internet covering across regional Western Australia is set to get a boost with 22 sites prioritised for the construction of 85 mobile phone towers, through the state government's $ 45 million regional telecommunications project.

The more that industrial and commercial businesses pay in taxes in a state or town, the less it's necessary for homeowners to cover the government's tab.

WASHINGTON, Nov 1 - The federal government will cover 100 percent of emergency power and public transportation costs through Nov. 9 for the areas of New York and New Jersey that were hit hard by superstorm Sandy, according to the U.S. senators of the two states.

Expansion advocates also tout the fact, in arguing that expansion would benefit states, that the ACA requires the federal government to fund nearly all the costs of covering people enrolled under expanded eligibility.

Most safety net programs are currently administered at the state or federal level, rather than the local level — meaning that states have a greater capacity to cover independent contractors through government safety net programs.

summary of Canadian health care system: Canada has a single payer health care system, where the provinces are responsible for health care budgets, administration and delivery, yet have inter-provincial agreements that ensure you are covered anywhere in Canada (for those in the US not familiar with Canada, our provinces are much like your states; with a bit more autonomy from our federal government).

Prior to joining Ad Age, E.J. worked for McClatchy newspapers, including the Fresno Bee, where he covered business, state government and politics, and the Island Packet in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

A journalist with four decades of experience covering issues of government and politics, Laura studied Literature and Journalism at the University of Puerto Rico and at Northeastern Illinois State University in Chicago, where she graduated in 1972.

The federal government also could see significant cost - savings, as Medicare and Medicaid (which is a joint state - federal program) both pitch in to cover non-emergency medical transportation, costing the feds around $ 3 billion a year.

Canada and the United States have also agreed to apply the TPP procurement thresholds to the government procurement activities covered by the NAFTA.

This is not surprising, since governments, as well as many states and foundations, generously fund those who reinforce their desired outcomes under the cover of saving the planet.

As Ta - Nehisi Coates documented recently in his long and compelling cover story for The Atlantic, «The Case for Reparations,» the government of the United States for centuries has perpetuated systemic injustice against African Americans.

Indeed, the list of Third World governments committed to the goal of shaping the demographic pattern of their societies seems to cover the political spectrum, including not only dictatorships and one - party states (Haiti, Indonesia), but also monarchies (Morocco, Nepal) and a number of genuine constitutional democracies (such as Barbados and Botswana).

He is a former reporter for McClatchy newspapers, including the Fresno Bee, where he covered business and state government and politics, and the Island Packet in South Carolina.

If schools want to offer competitive foods, the revenue from the sales of such food (and any non-federal revenues that state or local governments or school districts choose to provide) should cover the costs, without federal cross-subsidies.

While car seat laws are up to each state, the approval process of car seats and booster seats is covered by the federal government.

Republicans in the state Senate are not racing to take up legislation that would cover county governments for the cost of a salary increases for locally elected district attorneys.

Arguably, state officials with a legislative role who are not members of the state legislature aren't covered, but this does not reflect common practice and this hole is often filled by a state constitutional provision or a state law or a local government charter.

When Cuomo last week proposed reforms to make voting easier in New York state, he left something out: The cost, and how the additional expenses of maintaining early - voting sites would be covered, which worries local government officials.

The first two columns are the indicators which best cover a state's ability to deliver on bread and butter economic issues; the Poverty and Economic Performance category includes variables such as unemployment, GDP growth, inflation, and government debt, while the Provision of Public Services category includes infrastructure, energy reliability, education, and policing.

Clinton's campaign said the AP analysis was flawed because it did not include in its calculations meetings with foreign diplomats or U.S. government officials, and the meetings AP examined covered only the first half of Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.

The bill allowing all veterans to buy added pension time was vetoed by Cuomo last year because, notwithstanding a clause in the governor's Tier 6 pension reform, it failed to appropriate money to cover the projected state and local government share of the «past service» catch - up cost of the measure.

«It actually holds individuals who work for state government accountable if they are found guilty of sexual harassment,» said Young, who added that independent contractors also will be covered under the measure.

The original State and Municipal Facilities Aid appropriation was targeted to capital improvements on government - owned property, but lawmakers have continued to stretch it to cover a growing list of wants.

The Federal government requires states cover 13 mandatory categories of service under Medicaid, and a state may choose to provide up to 36 specified optional services.

Medicaid has a core of services mandated by the Federal government and optional services the states can cover or provide if they so choose.

Reason - Rupe conducted a survey recently in the state of Wisconsin which covered a number of issues, including favorability ratings of local government, the Scott Walker Recall Election, and the Presidential election in the state — with polling in that last contest including Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson.

This story was produced by The New York World, an accountability journalism project covering city and state government.

«The Panel was inaugurated on 9 April 18 and it visited government officials, security agencies and other stakeholders covering the 3 senatorial zones of Taraba State, including His Excellency the Governor of Taraba State.

«The training, covering investigation, raid operations as well as prosecution, was conducted with the assistance of the United States government, European Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Leslie, who is leading the fight against Nicholson from the government backbenches, is now focusing her efforts on the apparent cover - up of three reports into the state of the NHS which Nicholson claims he knew nothing about.

One topic that I want to cover is the need to Federal, State and Local governments.

But Velazquez, whose Brooklyn - Manhattan district also overlaps slightly with Hamilton's, argued the state needs to be prepared to exert maximum leverage upon insurers to force them to continue covering as many people as possible — which she suggested was only possible with a unified Democratic government.

At various times in the past, the New York state government has taken money from NYSIF's reserves to cover other budget shortfalls.

Host Alan Chartock is joined by James Odato, who covers New York state government for the Albany Times Union and writes an influential weekly column.

Alas, corruption, cover up, kickbacks, payoffs, graft, dishonesty, dishonor, disloyalty, depravity, dereliction of duty and dysfunction will continue to rise at the bottom as long as WE, THE PEOPLE (we, the government), allow systemic corruption, power, privilege and unjust enrichment to prevail at top levels of city and state management.

Throughout her tenure with the networks she covered the ins and outs of state government from the budget process, to the Senate Coup in the summer of 2009, to happenings on the campaign trail.

Dan has covered New York state government from the capitol building in Albany since 2014.

The demand that the federal government cover costs associated with the state government's response is the latest development in an increasingly truculent relationship between the Cuomo administration and the EPA over the issue.

Construction of an urgently needed rail tunnel under the Hudson River became more likely after NJ Gov. Chris Christie and Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed a plan for the two states and the Port Authority to cover half of the project's expected $ 20 billion cost — as long as the federal government covers the other half.

Construction of an urgently needed rail tunnel under the Hudson River appears to have suddenly become much more likely after Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday endorsed a plan for the two states and the Port Authority to cover half of the project's expected $ 20 billion cost, with the federal government being asked to pay the other half.

That will lower the number of people needing government assistance (of many types) and the pressure on state government to FIND even more revenues to cover those costs.