Sentences with phrase «federal legislators from»

The delegation comprises Faleke, former ministers, former ambassadors and federal legislators from the state.

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

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Even though we are likely a long way from comprehensive federal virtual currency legislation, it is promising for the virtual currency and blockchain community that legislators are signaling bi-partisan efforts to pass statutes to ensure that consumers obtain the full benefit of these innovations.

In response to a lack of concern by the federal government, cities, states, and legislators have warned and attempted to ban BPA from kids» products.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced continued widespread support from federal, state and county legislators as well as other former and current elected officials, community and business leaders for current plans to build a new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee.

And it was seemingly bizarre that a legislator would push to prevent his state from getting federal reimbursements — potentially hurting the state by a tune of more than $ 2 billion.

«I have to be honest with residents in my district and with... New Yorkers that — potentially — yes, the [federal] government can have access to these things,» said Mark Treyger, a freshman legislator from Brooklyn.

An ad hoc group was formed to bring numbers down, legislators lobbied a state assemblyman from Lindenhurst to move on a bill he's kept in a key committee and, before long, the federal government is expected to bring in a team of sharpshooters to cull the herd and reduce the crisis.

White Plains, NY — The Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) voted tonight to override County Executive Robert P. Astorino's veto of the legislative re-districting plan, and now the new maps of the county's seventeen districts will be in effect until the next Federal Census is completed ten years from now.

(White Plains, NY)-- In an effort to protect child care subsidies for low - income families, the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) approved new legislation and two resolutions tonight aimed at stopping County Executive Robert P. Astorino and the Westchester County Department of Social Services (DSS) from increasing the family contribution to daycare expense from 20 % to 35 % of the portion of income that exceeds the federal poverty level.

ALBANY — The hits keep coming from federal prosecutors in the capital, with the No. 2 Republican in the state Senate becoming the latest legislator to be indicted.

Information from witnesses and other state legislators who were under investigation sparked the initial federal investigation, prosecutors said.

«As state legislators representing millions of New Yorkers who live within the 50 mile blast radius surrounding Indian Point we demand that FERC respect New York's authority and jurisdiction in this matter,» reads a letter sent Friday from Democratic Sen. Tony Avella of Queens, Democratic Assemblywoman Sandy Galef of Westchester and three dozen others to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Despite support from county law enforcement, members of the Westchester Board of Legislators» Republican caucus are maintaining that the policy will make Westchester incompliant with federal guidelines.

It responded aggressively to legislators who advanced bills that would require the state to keep emails for at least seven years, like the federal government does, by wondering why the lawmakers exempted themselves from the state's Freedom of Information Law.

«It is as if federal officers were installed in state legislative chambers and were armed with the authority to stop legislators from voting on any offending proposals,» Alito wrote.

On the issue of pork barrel spending, the Reform Party would like to keep legislators from using federal funding to support projects that have little economic, social or cultural effect.

More than 100 nonprofit human services organizations from across the state are calling on legislators to reject proposed federal cuts to social services programs.

In this way the Reform Party membership would like to keep legislators from using federal funds to purchase votes, contributions and favors.

Now a committee of ethicists has devised a set of recommendations for federal and state legislators that could help protect people like DeMark from genetic discrimination.

It's all brought to the forefront what can happen when impassioned advocates, self - confident federal appointees, and well - meaning legislators try to fix education from Washington.

What's not real, Neal says, are the arguments being used to threaten legislators — namely, that it's a federal scheme to tell teachers what to teach, that private groups will mine and profit from test results, and that Common Core will take local control of schools away from Oklahomans.

Throughout 2017 - 18, legislators, legislative staff and governor's staff from Oklahoma requested assistance on topics including postsecondary education, school administrators, shared school district services, teacher shortages and school accountability under federal law.

This is because the federal government ultimately amplifies education policy decisions made at the state level, especially by those reform - minded governors and legislators (along with reformers) who also seek help from the federal level to beat back opposition to their efforts by entrenched traditionalist interests.

Rest assured that, should policy proposals be brought forward at the federal level that would attempt to undermine the rights of students - be they proposals to end protections for students created under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, eliminate protections for LGBT youth, or the creation of a registry targeted at the families of Muslim students, to name but three possible proposals aligning with statements made during the presidential campaign - CCSA and our hundreds of member schools across the state stand ready to partner with legislators in California to prevent any such threatening proposals from being enacted or enforced.

Florida's initial submission of its draft state plan to US ED was met with widespread disapproval from civil rights advocates and some federal legislators.

All of the defectors, so far, are states led by Republican governors who have taken considerable heat from tea party activists and GOP legislators who oppose Common Core as an overreach by the federal government.

«What you can not do with a 501 - c - 3 is donate revenue from it for a 501 - c - 4,» Vinick said, in response to questions about his currently being paid by the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound for what has so far been his apparent full - time coordination of its opposition to Cape Wind, lobbying federal and state legislators and regulatory agencies to pass amendments and policies specific to Cape Wind, while coordinating media campaigns paid for by the Alliance or its donors.

According to Salon.com, which obtained over 300 emails of personal messages between lobbyists and Canadian officials, the CEA is part of a sophisticated public affairs strategy designed to manipulate the U.S. political system by deluging the media with messaging favorable to the tar - sands industry; to persuade key state and federal legislators to act in the extractive industries» favor; and to defeat any attempt to regulate the carbon emissions emanating from gasoline and diesel used by U.S. vehicles.

Arizona's House of Representatives approved a measure this session that would bar state courts from enforcing federal court decisions not approved by Congress, and Texas legislators are considering a similar proposal.

Structured settlements have drawn strong support from the federal government as well as plaintiff attorneys, state attorneys general, legislators, judges, disability advocates, and many others that have seen their power to protect injury victims from quickly dissipating or otherwise outliving their income, after which time they would most certainly turn to various forms of government or public assistance.

The CanWest News Service article entitled Funding for minority groups to challenge federal laws under review reports that the program, first set up under former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, «has been the target of harsh criticism from social conservatives and critics of so - called judicial activism, who assert the initiative is a slush - fund for left - leaning groups to circumvent the will of elected legislators by challenging them in court».

Legislators in approximately 24 states — from Alaska to Kansas — last week introduced bills to close the gender wage gap and provide stronger wage protections for women than those available under federal law.

Also on the Medicaid front, Missouri's 2017 budget bill moves to end the state's Medicaid family planning expansion program, forgoing the federal support it provides — $ 9 for every state dollar spent, approximately $ 8.3 million in Missouri — and instead funding its family planning initiative entirely with state dollars.4 State legislators assert that forgoing federal dollars would give them the latitude to ban Planned Parenthood from participating.

Most critically, this study answers the call from legislators for on - going research to inform federal funding of home visiting programs.

Additionally, federal legislators should consider making the MIECHV program permanent to provide sustainable funding for effective policy that produces significant results for the children and families who benefit from high - quality home visiting.

MIAMI — Sharp increases in federal flood insurance rates are distressing coastal homeowners from Hawaii to New England and are starting to hurt property values and housing sales in areas just beginning to recover from the recession, according to residents and legislators.

Federal flood insurance rates are on the rise, and the sharp increases from New England to Hawaii are hurting property values, residents and legislators say.

Maryland legislators plan to renew a measure exempting residents from state taxes even if the federal law sunsets, but few other states have similar protections in place.