Sentences with phrase «federal government official at»

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Federal - government reluctance seems unlikely to slow the roll of officials and businesses at the state and local level, however.

So issues where the local government can't get their head out of their asses when its there responsibility to act and then blame the federal government, it leaves you and I the citizens to fend for ourselves, possibly for weeks at a time while the officials blame one another.

Federal officials don't track how many people in the U.S. have been harmed, but a recent government study estimated 410,000 babies are born each year at risk for mercury poisoning because of high levels in their mothers» bodies.

«For emphasis, let us restate the fact that on the basis of the statement obtained from the accused, the Police had issued a statement read publicly at the May 10 press conference in the state capital and there was no mention of their naming or implicating any top government official at the state or federal level.»

In this case it's the unregulated 1,4 - dioxane, which Cuomo in a letter to the EPA urged the federal government to set an official threshold for following a roundtable discussion at SUNY Stony Brook.

The fast - growing group of companies that sell school safety equipment have ramped up their marketing to school safety officials in the wake of the shooting last month at a high school in Parkland, Fla., but schools are getting little guidance in this area from the federal government.

Manhattan federal Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed a charge of «extortion under color of official right» based on allegations that the former Cuomo confidante used his government post to shake down $ 35,000 in bribes from two execs at the Syracuse - based development company.

The Senior Special Assistant to President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, had at a press conference on Friday confirmed that some of officials of the Federal Government were already holding discussions on how to end the violence.

«First, the officials at Federal level, working with the State officials, identify the poorest Local Government Areas, using an existing poverty map for the State, then the LG officials identify the poorest communities in the LGAs and we send our teams there.

State and federal government officials had originally proposed winding down Health Republic at the end of 2015 but abruptly changed course and said the company would shut down on Nov. 30 because its finances were «substantially worse» than had been reported.

Joe Percoco, the former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who is facing trial on federal corruption charges, «threatened» at least four top state government officials who were considering getting jobs in the private sector, prosecutors claim.

The Federal Government officials including the CBN Governor, the Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning and Minister of State, Petroleum Resources would join the expanding Committee to also take a look at the report for FG's review.

The face - to - face meeting with the federal government's top transportation official comes at a crucial moment for Mr. Cuomo amid intense public scrutiny on the state of New York City's deteriorating subway system, and how to fix it.

This is as family members, relatives, friends, officials of federal and state governments, lawmakers, envoys among others have showing up at the private health facility to show concern.

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday said the Federal Government would at the appropriate time convert the new official residence being built for the Vice President to another use.

Other studies have looked solely at federal convictions or public officials at all levels of government.

But, in the U.S. there isn't all that much coordination at a policy level between local government elected officials, state government elected officials, and federal government elected officials.

He pointed out that it made no economic sense for the Federal Government to be calculating the country's revenue on the basis of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) official rate of N199 to a dollar while States and Local Councils that are sharing the revenue with the Federal Government run their businesses at the open market rate of over N400 to one dollar.

Eze noted that the late elder statesman was accorded an official reception at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, with the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo at hand to receive his remains while the Federal Government organised a night of tributes for him at the Federal Capital.

Ahmed arrived at the anti-graft agency's office around 9.48 am with four other officials of the medical centre in a convoy of three vehicles with Federal Government number plates belonging to the centre.

We recently announced an event that will explore how hostile government officials at the federal, state and local level have become to the press, and by extension, the public's right to know.

Days after a federal judge blocked his efforts to furlough half the state work force, Gov. David A. Paterson is drafting a plan that would lay off thousands of government workers at the beginning of next year, a move officials say is necessary to help balance the state budget.

«The Government expects that the evidence at trial will establish that the Governor's election in 2010 transformed Howe, then primarily a federal lobbyist based in Washington, D.C., into a key contact for individuals seeking public funds and other official action from New York State,» the government writes, «due to Howe's longstanding personal and professional relationships with the Governor and other senior officials in the Governor's administratiGovernment expects that the evidence at trial will establish that the Governor's election in 2010 transformed Howe, then primarily a federal lobbyist based in Washington, D.C., into a key contact for individuals seeking public funds and other official action from New York State,» the government writes, «due to Howe's longstanding personal and professional relationships with the Governor and other senior officials in the Governor's administratigovernment writes, «due to Howe's longstanding personal and professional relationships with the Governor and other senior officials in the Governor's administration.»

If executions should be carried out on the basis of corruption in high places, we may end up not having officials at Federal, State and Local government levels.

The presiding judge, Valerie E. Caproni of Federal District Court, told jurors at the outset of the trial that the government must prove that Mr. Silver knowingly participated in a scheme to defraud and «received things of value in the form of bribes or kickbacks, and that he knew when he accepted those things he was expected, in exchange, to take official action as the opportunity arose.»

At NIH, some 60 study section meetings are scheduled for next week (including Monday 30 September, before the negotiating deadline) and — although I have received no official word — those meetings surely will be canceled if the federal government closes its doors.

Requested by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the report draws on discussions at a two - day conference last spring that brought together scientists, officials from city and state governments, business leaders and representatives of federal agencies.

Worby is critical of government officials for their overly sanguine assurances about the safety of the air and is especially critical of the city's lax enforcement of federal requirements that respirators be worn at contaminated sites.

For several years, a slowly increasing number of engineers, architects, and physical scientists have joined together to dispute the truth of the official explanations proposed for 9/11 by the U.S. federal government (see: «Science at 9/11» at: http://www.ae911truth.org).

There's the ongoing special - counsel investigation into whether the Trump campaign aided a Russian campaign to aid Trump's candidacy and defeat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton; there's the associated inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice when he fired former FBI Director James Comey, whom he had asked not to investigate his former national - security adviser; there are the president's hush - money payments to women with whom he allegedly had extramarital affairs, made through his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and facilitated by corporate cash paid to influence the White House; there is his ongoing effort to interfere with the Russia inquiry and politicize federal law enforcement; there are the foreign governments that seem to be utilizing the president's properties as vehicles for influencing administration policy; there's the emerging evidence that Trump campaign officials sought aid not only from Russia, but from other foreign countries, which may have affected Trump's foreign policy; there are the ongoing revelations of the president's Cabinet officials» misusing taxpayer funds; there is the accumulating evidence that administration decisions are made at the behest of private industry, in particular those in which Republican donors have significant interests.

Our approach to valuing pensions, which considers both the generosity and the risk of pension benefits, is entirely consistent with economic theory, the way in which liabilities of all types are valued in the private sector, public - sector accounting standards in Canada and Western Europe, academic writings, and the judgments of officials at nonpartisan government agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office, the Federal Reserve, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Amounts for years two and three have not yet been disclosed by the federal government, said officials at the Rhode Island Department of Education, who are keeping their fingers crossed that the state will receive the full amount requested, $ 9.4 million.

More information, including the full list of newly - rated vehicles is available at the official website for the Federal government's 5 - Star Safety Ratings Program, www.safercar.gov.

This «deadly» omission of information about Parvo for pet owners by the HSUS, that purportedly has a following of millions, suggests that there has been a conscious and unconscionable decision to keep the American Public and Elected Officials at the Federal, State and Local Levels of Government in the Dark so that the spread of Parvo and its deadly consequences will be inhumanely perpetuated, and be exploited and misrepresented to the American Public as being caused by irresponsible breeding practices in order to further enhance the fundraising activities of the HSUS.

The licensing by government (at federal, state and local levels) for large - scale breeding kennels has created a systemic problem where other officials assume a kennel is in compliance or treating animals properly because the business was given a «stamp of approval» from a designated state or federal authority.

Leadership at Cooper Union continues to meet with New York City, New York State, and federal government officials to identify areas in which Cooper Union can continue to contribute to the community and continue to benefit from important public support.

During and since this time, I attended ministry - sponsored workshops, presented before and submitted comments to the standing committee and the EBR registry on the Green Energy Act, attended meetings at government level, submitted information to provincial and federal health officials, to the senate, to the Premier to the Prime Minister, and so on.

Today, amid an anemic economy and joblessness far worse than official government figures admit, President Obama balks at approving the Keystone XL pipeline, cancels leasing and drilling on federal lands, tells our budget - sequestered military to buy $ 26 to $ 67 - per - gallon ship and jet fuel, punishes refineries for not buying cellulosic ethanol that doesn't exist, and happily lets EPA shut down coal - fired power plants and kill countless thousands of mining, utility and other jobs.

At the same time, GAP conducted 40 in - depth interviews with federal climate scientists and other officials and analyzed thousands of pages of government documents, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and inside sources, regarding agency media policies and Congressional communications.

At about the same time, Williams also played a key role in getting citizens unprecedented access to previously closed - door meetings where military, state and federal government officials decided how to destroy chemical weapons.

The Trump administration has decided to disband the federal advisory panel for the National Climate Assessment, a group aimed at helping policymakers and private - sector officials incorporate the government's climate analysis into long - term planning.

A government official who threatens to take his name off a paper is not McCarthyism; while on federal grants I have threatened to take my name off papers, and my co-authors did not suffer at all (granted, I am not in the least prominent.)

The Atlanta personal injury attorneys at Christopher Simon Attorney at Law have considerable experience litigating negligence claims in state and federal courts, and they have an understanding of the importance of official immunity in cases involving government actors.

At the federal level the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) has become a trusted source of official, authentic legal material.

Blaming government officials at the local, state and federal levels for failing to stop Cruz before the mass shooting happened may be the wrong things to focus on, said Rev. Anthony Burrell, who spoke on behalf of the clergy.

Represented the Commission at all interagency meetings with Federal, State, and local government officials.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials have updated the National Association of REALTORS ® on what to expect concerning the status of Federal Housing Administration loans with a federal government shutdown looming at midnight easterFederal Housing Administration loans with a federal government shutdown looming at midnight easterfederal government shutdown looming at midnight eastern time.

The federal government has set up the Task Force on Financial Literacy... so the problem at least has received official recognition.