Sentences with phrase «drew federal attention»

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Speaking to the Wall Street Journal blog Independent Street, she outlined Magic's qualifications, as summarized by reporter Kelly Spors: «He's started a string of successful businesses, could draw celebrity attention to a stodgy federal agency, cares about helping the disadvantaged and urban revitalization and aligns himself with smart people.»

The previously unreported testimony from the onetime senior Uber official, as well as interviews conducted by Reuters with five current and former Uber employees, rebuts statements made in an explosive 37 - page letter last year that triggered the internal probe and drew the attention of federal prosecutors, who are still investigating.

Worse, their several visits to Richard Butler's Aryan Nations compound drew the attentions of the federal government.

In support of The Federal Government of Somalia, on Tuesday the United Kingdom and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) convened an event in London to draw urgent attention to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia and the need for a swift and substantial response.

Bush even draws attention to the unique difficulties that present itself to the federal government as a democratic body that represents a constituency with diverse moral worldviews and that therefore has a «duty to exercise responsible stewardship of taxpayer funds».

They make up a third of the nation's cash crop receipts — 50 percent of receipts if floriculture and greenhouse plant sales are counted — and, until now, they haven't drawn much federal money or attention.

Omishore said, «The attention of the office of the President of the Senate has been drawn to demand for more details regarding the earnings of senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said Cuomo is right to draw attention to over a billion dollars in potential health care cuts to the state, now that Congress and President Donald Trump have postponed acting on a new federal budget.

The campaign in Oregon drew a lot of national attention over accusations that federal taxpayer money was being used to fund anti-legalization events.

The member, representing Shiroro / Rafi / Munya constituency of Niger State, disclosed this in a letter sent to the Niger State, drawing the attention of the APC to the lack of cordiality between the government of Niger and the federal legislators from the state

The letter reads: «I write as one of the major stakeholders in the project Nigeria, and a governor of one of the federating units making up Nigeria, to draw your attention to report that the Federal Government of Nigeria is on the verge of obtaining a $ 2 billion loan from the Export - Import Bank of China.

The event will draw attention to the expiring Federal Transportation Bill (End of 2014) and stimulate discussion of alternative funding means at the state and local levels.

The NUPENG president had stated that the strike would draw the attention of the Federal Government and other stakeholders to some unresolved issues bordering on the welfare of workers, such as bad roads, poor remuneration, insecurity and the alleged excesses of some security agencies.

«I have no personal relationship with Kanu but I have been consistent in drawing attention of Nigerians to the trend of not regarding court orders and rulings by the present Federal Government.

He has drawn attention in the past for his tough immigration policy after he asked for the federal government's help in a launching citywide campaign to crack down on undocumented residents, whom he said put a strain on local schools and hospitals.

«I think it's going to energize the debate and hopefully draw the attentions of our federal legislators,» he said in a phone interview.

The Lopez non-profits are under federal and state investigation, probes that have drawn the attention of Island lawmakers, particularly those whose districts stretch into Brooklyn.

The statement read: «The attention of the Federal Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Nwabueze Ngige has been drawn to several media publications and statements signed by Mr. Didi Adodo on behalf of the association, the United Labour Congress, ULC, as its Secretary General.

Paladino's campaign manager Michael Caputo, who failed to pay nearly $ 53,000 in federal taxes and drew the attention of the IRS, seemed unconcerned with the stories, saying:

More than two years later, the event is drawing new attention because it was hosted by Todd Howe, the disgraced lobbyist who pleaded guilty in September to a raft of federal felony charges for his role in alleged schemes in which clients received special government favors.

EFCC Clears the Air on Kafarati The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been drawn to media reports on the decision of Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court, Abuja to decline ruling in the fundamental human rights enforcement case brought before him by Senate President, Bukola Saraki.

«PANDEF was formed to draw the attention of the federal government to the fact that the region is very much undeveloped.»

Media Consultant Tompolo, Paul Bebenimibo, in a statement, said: «The attention of my client, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has been drawn to an online publication by faceless person or persons that militants have vowed to attack more oil facilities over Tompolo if Federal Government of Nigeria refused to drop the criminal charges against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

A series of racial incidents at a high school in Evergreen, Colo., has drawn the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and sparked concern among students, school officials, and community residents.

Changes to family income eligibility — The measure drawing the most media attention calls for raising the family income eligibility limits for the statewide private voucher program from 185 percent of the federal poverty level to 220 percent, beginning in the 2018 - 19 school year.

Our report is intended to both shed light on current civil rights practices under voucher programs, draw attention to the harmful and unfair practices currently supported in certain states and highlight areas where state and federal policy can be improved to better support students with disabilities and their families.»

National Work Zone Awareness Week, sponsored by federal, state and local transportation officials each April, draws attention to the safety needs of road workers during construction season.

Mostly what I feel is a vague annoyance that this will probably draw the attention of the Federal Trade Commission, which maintains an ongoing interest in making sure that paid endorsements are clearly labeled as such.

«I would argue that this project, on a river that traverses both red and blue states, could draw attention to the importance of federal land management and stewardship of the environment,» said Tom Eccles, the executive director of the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College and former director of the Public Art Fund in New York.

The US shale boom is drawing increasing attention from federal agencies worried about the potential hazards posed by drilling.

As a result of its comprehensive study of the electricity grid, the Energy Department proposed a «Grid Reliability and Resilience Pricing Rule» that has been a wakeup call to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and helped draw more attention to the potential consequences of shutting down fuel - secure electricity sources, like coal.

The Order of Merit is awarded on behalf of Federal President Joachim Gauck, and is intended to draw attention to achievements of benefit to society generally.

By emailing or calling your federal representative, you can help draw attention to the importance of auto safety and the need to strengthen the NHTSA's ability to respond to dangerous manufacturing defects and prevent them from becoming fatal.

This is likely to ensure that no attention is being drawn to the ongoing receipt by Thomson Reuters of large annual federal government publishing grants from the Department of Canadian Heritage on account of the Yvon Blais publishing program.

Because of a newspaper article today, my attention was drawn to a feature of the federal government's proposed Federal Accountability Act I hadn't really noticed federal government's proposed Federal Accountability Act I hadn't really noticed Federal Accountability Act I hadn't really noticed before.

The racial violence at South Philadelphia High School has certainly been a topic of discussion throughout the community, but a federal lawsuit filed by a Vietnamese parent at the school is now drawing even more attention to the issue.

In that specific case, i.e. the case of the Code, CanLII stepped in with a beautifully rendered, detailed, hyperlinked table of contents; and Maureen Heeny drew our attention to the fact that the federal laws site has a guide on how to construct links to sections of federal legislation.

Such a shift was bound to draw the attention of regulators and, sure enough, the Federal Trade Commission has confirmed it is looking into the deal.

He draws attention to his continued commitment to National Reconciliation and his reliance on truth, universality and human dignity as his guiding principles during his time as a Senator.75 Senator Ridgeway entered the Senate as only Australia's second Indigenous Federal politician in July 1999.

Meanwhile, Lawrence Dale, one of the lawyers who represented Beach in this lawsuit says that, although the judge ruled in TREB's favour, the fact that the board's MLS rules were made public through the court may draw the attention of the federal government's Competition Bureau.

A recent legal settlement between the federal government and a title insurance agency is drawing fresh attention to one of the murkiest, least understood and costly items you get charged for in a real estate closing: title insurance.