Sentences with phrase «federal level want»

Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz was considering filling the vacancy, but dropped out this week after learning that numerous Democratic power - brokers at the state and even federal level want Rob Michalik Jr., a former aide to then - U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, according to a report by the Connecticut Mirror.

Nobody in authority at the municipal or federal levels wants to have to manage the inevitable «Muslims Gone Wild» violence.

Not exact matches

But perhaps devolving most existing federal power to the state level will end up being the most mutually acceptable path forward for both conservatives and liberals who don't want to be dictated to by people who don't share their values.

Duchesne wants to see a single point of contact established on the federal level.

«But, because the business is so highly regulated on a state level and the threat of federal as well as state prosecution for violation remains, potential investors will want to take a long, hard look at the operations and the people involved in any investment opportunity.»

The NDP may have been born in Saskatchewan, but at the federal level, the Conservatives are saying they're no different from any other Ottawa political group: they want what you've got, and if you vote for them, they'll take it.

AWEA Wind Power on Capitol Hill is a rare opportunity for AWEA members and others who want to help advance wind energy to participate in advocacy training and then put that training to work to educate legislators and their staff on the wind industry's top policy initiatives at both the state and federal level.

Christine and I sometimes talk about the possibility of going to live in New York someday (temporarily, I'd never want to live in the US permanently, no offence) but even though New York has marriage equality at the state level, it would still be very difficult for us to go there as long as the ridiculousness that is DOMA remains in effect blocking any federal recognition of our marriage.

And while Ken wants parents to speak out at the local level, her proposal might also raise their awareness of the deeper issue: Congress's chronic and shameful underfunding of federal school meal programs.

Our elected officials on the Federal level are arguing over a «Millionaire's Tax» and now the elected officials on the State level want to do the same?

This appears to me to be a historical artifact; I'm not aware of any legal impediments on a federal level that would prevent states or municipalities from using any voting system they want, so long as it treats all votes equally.

«Right now, the way they're in the law isn't actually the strongest and we rest a lot on court cases and we want to make sure that now matter what happens on the federal level ever, no matter what happens anywhere else, New York has the strongest, clearest protections as it relates to reproductive protections and right now, oddly, those provisions are in the criminal code.

Ravitch also wants to take Medicaid out of the political process on the state level, switching reimbursement authority from the Legislature, which he says «micromanages rate changes,» to an independent panel similar to the federal Medicare model.

«We want a full and complete investigation at the state level and at the federal level,» said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who recently joined with other members of the House of Representatives to call on the DOJ to take over the case.

And it wants a state - level plan to «recapture» some of the savings large corporations are receiving through the new federal tax law, something Cuomo has proposed in his budget.

This covers politicians who want access to public funds and the entire civil service structures at the federal and state level who despite being largely ineffective, corrupt and a drain on scarce public funds (with salaries and emoluments) have no productivity or performance objectives.

Previous attempts at reform have been blocked by disagreement between CDU and SPD over whether to lift the ban just at the university level — the CDU preference — or whether to allow federal funding for preschools through universities, as the SPD wants.

We wanted it to have an engine behind it that would take it out of the category of vision and into the context of something that would be empowered,» he explained, noting that he raised many questions about budgets and plans for funding technology at the federal level to no avail.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal hasn't yet found the kind of high - level backing he wants for his planned legal challenge to the federal No Child Left Behind Act, but he insisted last week that he remains «absolutely» committed to filing the threatened suit.

Although acknowledging their challenges, both principals said they want to channel some of their resources toward improving standardized test results, particularly with talk at the federal level of tying funding to student test scores.

The most common proposal for school choice at the federal level would send federal money for schools educating low - income students directly to students and families themselves, who could then spend it anywhere they want, rather than to the schools, as is currently the case.

According to our federal education law, students with disabilities must be tested at grade level but NYS wants to give students tests that are aligned with their instructional level, not their age.

They said the administration supports legislative proposals to cap testing time on a federal level, but wanted to offer states a model for how to cut down on testing absent congressional action.

You may want to focus your efforts at the state - level electeds, as City Council and federal officials have limited influence on the District's budget.

As the focus on teacher evaluation rises to the state and federal levels, we will need to articulate the full range of teacher practices and student outcomes that we want from our education system — and determine how we can measure them.

So today I am calling on all of you to join with us to build a transformative education law that offers every child the education they want and need — a law that recognizes and reinforces the proper role of the federal government to support and drive reform at the state and local level.

If you need lowered payments, you might want to keep your federal loans and enter into a different repayment plan that is better suited to your income level.

If you don't live in a state with free college tuition, and don't plan on / don't want to move, you can do your part in making college affordable for your children and for all children by exercising your right to vote, and by using that right to vote for state and federal officials who will work to bring about state - level and federal - level programs to make college affordable for all.

For Federal income tax purposes, the entire amount withheld can be treated as having been made as four timely quarterly payments of estimated tax regardless of when the withholding actually occurred, no questions asked, and if you meet the 110 % of last year's tax criterion, it is not necessary to go into the level of detail that Maryland wants.

Right now, the Liberal government wants to assess how recent changes have impacted each property market; if the shifts they are anticipating don't transpire, it's quite possible the federal government, or other levels of governments, will consider additional measures.

This is an issue that could be addressed at a federal level as well: if the government can fund «flood insurance» that in so many instances subsidizes homeowners in wealthy communities who insist on building and living in places that are dangerous and inappropriate, why can't we establish something similar for low income families who want to take animals into their lives?

While the majority of Americans want stronger U.S. action on climate change, policies at the state and federal level continue to underwrite the ongoing exploration and production of fossil fuels.

To hear Newman claiming he only did it, changed his mind, because Julia Gillard wants uranium mining at a federal level is so totally disingenuous it leaves me speechless.

So, it's not surprising that big agricultural and big food manufactures would want to bypass state laws and preemptively stop labeling efforts with a bill at the federal level.

AWEA Wind Power on Capitol Hill is a rare opportunity for AWEA members and others who want to help advance wind energy to participate in advocacy training and then put that training to work to educate legislators and their staff on the wind industry's top policy initiatives at both the state and federal level.

While 16 states have passed pro-hemp farming legislation to date, Hemp History Week organizers want to influence significant policy changes on the federal level as well.

To search other jurisdictions, you need to navigate back up to higher - level state and federal libraries and then back down again to the library you want.

Applying the usual government - can - do - whatever - it - wants - regarding - economic - regulations level of judicial scrutiny, both the federal district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the licensing scheme.

HIRED, GS 12, DOD CIVILIAN — Apr. 12 I wanted to let you know that today when the Federal hiring freeze was lifted, I received a tentative offer for this position at the GS 12 level.

When federalizing your resume, according to The Federal Resume Guide, you also want to add the last four digits of your social security number, country of citizenship, veteran's preference points and your security clearance level.

Women in need of publicly funded contraceptive care: Those women who a) are younger than 20 or are poor or low - income (i.e., have a family income less than 250 % of the federal poverty level) and b) are sexually active and able to become pregnant but do not want to become pregnant.