Sentences with phrase «favor of state responsibility»

But the law also weakens federal oversight in favor of state responsibility.

Not exact matches

State pension debt is flexible, and legislators have a tendency to shirk their long - term pension funding responsibilities in favor of other, more immediate spending priorities.

We hope the state's highest court will take up the case and rule in favor of the students, but regardless of what happens in court, the state legislature has the ultimate responsibility to fix a broken system and ensure that every child has an effective teacher in the classroom.

As most Colorado mediators and divorce professionals, we don't use them, and the more progressive and enlightened Colorado child custody and divorce laws (and laws of some other states) have abandoned them as well in favor of phrases such as timesharing, decision - making and parental responsibility.

Although some states have begun to favor such terms as «parenting plan or time» or «parental rights and responsibilities» over «custody» (American Law Institute, 2000, pp. 131 - 132), the substantial majority of legal authorities and scientific treatises still refer to «custody» when addressing the resolution of decision - making, caretaking and access disputes.

However, the state court of appeals ruled in favor of the MLS, determining that the municipalities couldn't contract away their responsibility to provide public access.