Sentences with phrase «federal administration under»

«We had a commitment with the prior federal administration under President Obama, but there's now a new administration... and we need to know the funding is in place,» he said.

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As HuffPost reported on Tuesday, the judge who ruled against DAPA in 2015 had included among his reasoning the possibility that any DAPA applicants who offered their personal information to the federal government in exchange for protection from deportation could be at a heightened risk under a different presidential administration.

The Transportation Security Administration, the federal agency in charge of screening passengers, isn't specifically looking for drugs that are illegal under federal law, a spokesman said.

In his 2015 book «Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy,» Stiglitz said that the normalization of shareholder primacy was solidified under the Reagan administration through changes to federal income tax law and securities law, including relaxed antitrust laws.

A summary of the forthcoming orders, seen by Reuters, say past administrations «overused» the Antiquities Act, putting more federal areas under protection than necessary.

The Federal Communications Commission often took stances that angered the phone and cable industries under the Obama administration.

The Senate confirmation hearing of Sen. Jeff Sessions, President - elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, is likely to rehash racially charged allegations that derailed his efforts to become a federal judge and made him a symbol of black - voter intimidation under the Reagan administration.

In particular, some telecoms industry players believe a Trump administration could try to walk back the net neutrality rules that were instituted by the Federal Communications Commission under President Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON — Airline passengers won't have to «turn off all electronic devices» anymore — they'll be able to read, work, play games, watch movies and listen to music from gate to gate under new guidelines from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Despite the demonstrable negative consequences in states that have passed laws that undermine LGBTQ equality, the coming months will indicate whether the ascent of Donald Trump to the White House is emboldening religious conservatives to press for more such bills after a series of gains for gay and transgender people at the federal level under the Obama administration.

Doug Parker, American Airlines chairman & CEO, weighs in on privatizing air traffic control versus keeping it under the control of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Under new rules just introduced by the Obama administration, companies contracting with the federal government are now obliged to allow both full and part - time workers to accrue paid leave which they can use for anything from preventative doctor's visits, to staying in bed and sipping chicken soup, to caring for an ill family member.

Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions — who is currently under pressure to resign for failing to reveal his meetings with the Russian ambassador before President Donald Trump's inauguration — issued a memo reversing the Obama administration's decision to phase out its use of private prisons at the federal level.

However, he also doesn't believe that there will be a marked departure in the direction of federal health IT policy under the new administration since the issues surrounding interoperability and record - sharing are largely bipartisan.

Prior to 2008, the federal government, under the Financial Administration Act (FAA), had standing authority to refinance its market debt.

Instead, the 74 - page lawsuit was aimed at DACA's existence from its very beginning by the Obama Administration in June 2012, arguing that the program was always illegal under federal immigration laws and always was unconstitutional.

Expert panelists will examine how federal regulations are changing — in number and nature — under the Trump Administration, and how today's entrepreneurs can have an impact on the rules that have the power to make or break their profitability.

Marijuana to Remain Illegal Under Federal Law, DEA Says Marijuana advocates who hoped the cascade of states moving to legalize medical marijuana would soften the federal stance on the drug faced disappointment Thursday as the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it will keep marijuana illegal for any purFederal Law, DEA Says Marijuana advocates who hoped the cascade of states moving to legalize medical marijuana would soften the federal stance on the drug faced disappointment Thursday as the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it will keep marijuana illegal for any purfederal stance on the drug faced disappointment Thursday as the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it will keep marijuana illegal for any purpose...

Coloring Foodstuffs under EU regulation could fall into three regulatory categories defined by the United States Food and Drug Administration's Code of Federal Regulations:

In planning for MIECHV, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., in partnership with key federal agencies under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), launched Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) to conduct a transparent and extensive review of home visiting research and assess the quality and rigor of the evidence.

Although the Federal Aviation Administration permits children under age 2 to ride on an adult's lap on an airplane, they are best protected by riding in an age - and size - appropriate restraint.

After acknowledging the economic development program is under federal investigation and possible wrongdoing revealed by the inquiry, the Cuomo administration hired a former prosecutor to review contracts related to the Buffalo Billion.

«This latest action by EFCC has confirmed rumours making the rounds that the federal government wants to give the former Minister of Aviation the Dasuki / Naamdi Kanu treatment, a treatment alien to our laws but is fast becoming the norm under the current administration.

Yet another courtroom battle promises to pull the White House into the legal spotlight today as crucial arguments are heard in New York in a sweeping lawsuit that is challenging the administration's marijuana policy by seeking to legalize pot under federal law.

The Albany Times - Union revealed that Percoco was trying to marshal support for the administration while it was under federal investigation for prematurely shutting down the Moreland Commission, and was encouraging people contacted «to communicate with him through private email messages rather than through their government email accounts.»

De Blasio's administration, which is reportedly also under federal investigation for fundraising practices, has said it followed all laws.

Before the handover to you as the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 29, 2015, when Sambo Dasuki was still the NSA under the Jonathan administration, Nigerian military had successfully liberated dozens of towns and cities from terrorists in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe State.

Under an agreement worked out by the Obama administration, New York and New Jersey would pay half the cost, with the federal government picking up the rest.

The influence of Gresham's union was reaffirmed when Comptroller Scott Stringer's office, investigating the de Blasio administration's bungling of a Lower East Side land deal that appeared to allow a hospice for AIDS patients to be turned into luxury condos, released a trove of emails and text messages that showed how closely 1199 worked with City Hall to make sure the disastrous deal, also under state and federal investigation, came to fruition.

The administration hasn't yet considered the climate change impacts of the proposal as required under federal law, Schneiderman wrote in comments submitted Friday.

Grandparents, cousins and similarly close relations of people in the United States should not be prevented from coming to the country under Trump's travel ban, a federal appeals court has ruled in another legal defeat for the administration on the contentious issue.

«Many immigrants who are already terrified of being deported and targeted under this administration, will simply choose not to participate, out of fear that the information they provide is being used to target them,» said Meng during a press conference at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), where lawmakers and advocates warned that lack of immigrant participation would lead to inaccurate census data and could jeopardize New York's share of federal funding and Congressional seats.

ALBANY — The Cuomo administration on Wednesday detailed several proposals that could allow some higher - income, middle - class New Yorkers to avoid paying more federal taxes under the new tax cut law passed in Washington last month.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, pictured in an undated file photo, said Tuesday, May 24, 2016 he wouldn't reveal how much he expects taxpayers will pay for an internal review by a private attorney he hired to look into his administration's handling of the Buffalo Billion development project, which is now under federal investigation.

There is also uncertainty over federal funding and possible new legislation under the incoming Trump administration.

Others named as defendants in the charges, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja and marked FHC / ABJ / CR / 48/2017, are a former Commissioner for Benue State under the Suswam's administration, Mr. Omadachi Oklobia; and the then Accountant, Benue State Government House Administration, Mrsadministration, Mr. Omadachi Oklobia; and the then Accountant, Benue State Government House Administration, MrsAdministration, Mrs. Janet Aluga.

Westchester, NY — Westchester Congress Members Eliot Engel (NY - 16), Nita Lowey (NY - 17), and Sean Patrick Maloney (NY - 18) announced today that Westchester County has been awarded a $ 3.6 million federal grant from the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration for new vehicles under the Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant Pfederal grant from the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration for new vehicles under the Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant PFederal Transit Administration for new vehicles under the Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant Program.

Although the U.S. has a federalist framework, since roughly the administration of Theodore Roosevelt administration and with a larger expansion under FDR, the federal government has been growing in size and scope far beyond what the original framers of the constitution ever intended.

Among the questions: what is working, and not working, in the Build it Back program, the mayor's reaction to a report that a family he visited in the Arverne section of Rockaway is «getting close» to losing faith in the mayor, the scope / number of people still directly affected by Sandy, whether his weekend trip to Pennsylvania involved a meeting with the consultants running the Build it Back program, whether he stands by statements he made during a September visit to Far Rockaway's St. Mary Star of the Sea, whether the Bloomberg administration allocated enough money to housing from the first tranch of federal assistance, whether he agrees with Oddo's idea of acquiring land for redevelopment, the role of Michael DeLoach in Build it Back, whether New Yorkers should be concerned that they may lose desirable options under Build it Back after de Blasio completes his review and issues on elevation of existing structures v. new construction.

In fact, it's a rude slap in the face to de Blasio's boast that he can easily make up for any federal funding the city might lose under the new administration.

By deciding to sue the Federal Communications Commission to protect «net neutrality» rules established under Obama in 2015, his office took its 100th action against the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress.

The concern is that people in immigrant communities will be under counted in part due to a fear of federal officials and hardline immigration policies from President Donald Trump's administration.

A businessman whose dealings with the de Blasio administration are already under federal investigation used a middleman to profit from a nearly $ 6 million city contract for rat - repellent trash bags.

After the first military coup of 1966 and under the short - lived administration of the then Head of State General Aguiyi Ironsi, Decree 34 of 1966 was promulgated abrogating the federal system of government and substituting same with unitary system of government.

AG Eric Schneiderman is announcing today that he is issuing legal guidance to local governments detailing how they can resist cooperating with the federal immigration authorities under the Trump administration.

ALBANY --- Gov. Cuomo said Monday he knew Joseph Percoco, a former top aide now under federal investigation, might take consulting fees when he left the administration to head up the governor's reelection campaign.

Briefing journalists after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday, Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, said Jonathan, who presided over the meeting, insisted that he did not want any of the projects initiated under his administration to be abandoned as such not only traps money belonging to the country but also denies them the use and benefit of such projects.

James Johnson, a former federal prosecutor who also served in the U.S. Department of the Treasury under former President Bill Clinton's administration, announced his candidacy for governor of New Jersey in late 2016.

And while rail transport typically falls under federal purview, the decision by the Cuomo administration reflects an increasing state interest in rail cargo, as the number of oil trains has grown from 10,000 a year to more than 400,000 carloads transported last year.

Following the federal complaint, administration officials say, the governor moved major construction projects out from under SUNY Polytechnic Institute.