Sentences with phrase «federal officials sent»

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Comments from several U.S. Federal Reserve officials, as well as the April meeting minutes, sent clear signals to the market earlier this month that a June interest rate hike could be on the cards.

Federal officials have pointed out New York didn't spend some $ 620 million in grants of the $ 760 million sent to the city and state in recent years.

De Blasio sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department asserting that NYC was cooperating with immigration officials to the extent required under federal law and that the city should not, as the Justice Department has argued, forfeit a $ 4.3 million federal law enforcement grant.

A sanctuary movement focused on shielding from deportation immigrants who are in the United States illegally is gaining strength on Long Island, with clergy and lay people pledging to resist federal officials trying to send such immigrants back to their homelands.

Picente has sent a letter to U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand, and Congressman Richard Hanna calling for them to work with federal officials and... Read more

The new federal tax law that caps state and local tax deductions at $ 10,000 sent officials in high - tax states like New Jersey scrambling to blunt the potential impact on taxpayers.

«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.

The weekly standard had a sensationally titled piece that was picked up and linked to by the Drudge report that claimed it was proof that Hillary Clinton knew she sent classified info over her personal email, which would be a violation of federal regulations regarding the handling of classified information by government officials and employees.

All told, Katko's office sent federal agencies letters supporting Syracuse grant applications on five separate occasions since February 2015, O'Connor said, and each time his staff offered to work with city officials on the applications.

But in a sharply worded letter sent Wednesday, an official from the federal Environmental Protection Agency cautioned the loan has not yet received federal approval.

In a letter sent on Tuesday from state officials to the E.P.A.'s top official, Administrator Gina McCarthy, the state accused the federal agency of bungling the response to PFOA, and demanding that it cover at least $ 75 million in expenses, accrued already and estimated in the future, that can not be clawed back from polluters.

Federal officials claim the senator compelled a major real estate developer and an environmental company to hire his son, Adam, and send him title insurance and consulting work amounting to more than $ 200,000 in the past four years.

ALBANY — When Joe Martens, then - commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, and his co-workers took a dip earlier this month in one of the nation's most polluted lakes, federal officials warned them that it was not just a bad idea, but it also sent the public the wrong message.

On Tuesday, a federal judge in California sent a rebuke to President Trump by temporarily blocking his Jan. 25 executive order threatening to withhold some federal funds from cities that refused to cooperate with immigration officials.

To read a copy of the letter sent to federal and state officials, please CLICK HERE.

The Cuomo administration has sent two letters to the Justice Department, asking federal officials for a waiver in order to import out - of - state marijuana for seriously ill children.

At 9 a.m., actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, NYC Councilman Robert Corny and representatives of the groups Black Lives Matter and The Coalition for African Peace and Justice hold a news conference to call for federal officials to send humanitarian aid and take further action in response to attacks in Nigeria by supporters of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

In New York City, without a public schedule, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, whose administration was hit with a subpoena last week on the Buffalo Billion investigation from the same federal prosecutor who got the Silver conviction, issued a brief written statement saying that the Silver sentence sends «a simple message that officials who abuse the public's trust will be held accountable.»

The administration has hired additional inspectors and stepped up inspections of oil trains and rail tracks and has sent letters to federal officials asking for stronger restrictions on oil trains.

In a memorandum sent to the state Board of Elections today, federal officials write that the state has failed to prove that moving the primary date to as late as August does not present «an undue hardship» in light of next year's round of redistricting.

DOT officials announced on Feb. 2 that all of the remaining signs would be taken down to make way for a new tourism campaign and signage — a day after Highway Administration acting Administrator Brandye Hendrickson sent a letter to DOT and New York State Thruway Authority officials, saying the federal government would withhold an estimated $ 14 million from the nearly $ 1 billion it gives New York annually for bridge and highway improvements.

Donovan, like Cuomo and other officials, have pointed to the amount of money New York sends to the federal government in taxes versus what it gets back in federal spending.

In a letter sent from the Cuomo administration to the EPA's top official, Administrator Gina McCarthy, the state accused the federal agency of bungling the response to PFOA, and demanding that it cover at least $ 75 million in expenses, accrued already and estimated in the future, that can not be clawed back from polluters.

As state officials seek to have the federal Environmental Protection Agency consider enhancing the removal of PCB - laden material of the Hudson Rive in the lower end of the river, the agency's regional director is pushing back in a letter sent this week.

Owners of the cart, called the Wandering Dago, sued the state and are now asking a federal judge to sanction the state for «spoliation» of emails sent by former Cuomo adviser Bennet Liebman to officials in the executive chamber.

In all five states, residents and officials in the path of the Spectra Energy «Algonquin,» and Kinder Morgan «Tennessee» pipelines have held meetings, called protests, and sent stacks of critical comments to federal regulators.

At Tuesday's state Senate hearing on the water contamination in Hoosick Falls, the federal EPA came in for criticism from some state officials who blamed the agency for failing to lead, and from some lawmakers who said they were disappointed the EPA did not send a representative to the hearing.

Federal officials have accused Skelos and his son, Adam, of extortion, soliciting bribes and conspiracy, saying the senator compelled a major real estate developer and an environmental company to hire Adam Skelos and send him title insurance and consulting work, amounting to more than $ 200,000 in the past four years.

He said, «There is no official position by the government of Nigeria, and the Federal Executive Council never sat down to take a decision to say that some categories of officials will not be sent to the National Assembly any longer.

But in June 2016, the court found that McDonnell's favors for his benefactor — including sending emails, making phone calls and arranging introductions to other government officials — did not amount to «official acts» under federal corruption law.

But federal officials argue the state has been out of compliance with the federal law requiring states to send out overseas ballots at least 45 days before an election.

When she arrived in the Senate in 1993, there was — hard to believe — no dedicated funding stream for after - school programs in the federal budget, which was instead sending billions to school districts and states with little regard for what happened after the official school day was over.

Washington — Although more than three months have passed since Education Department officials announced their intention to seek major changes in the federal law governing the education of handicapped children, the Administration has thus far failed to send to the Congress specific proposals to amend the law.

Ten groups representing governors, state education officials and others sent letters to Congress on Monday urging reauthorization of the nation's main federal education law.

NCLB instituted a system of standardized tests nationwide, which are meant to act as a kind of national barometer for educators — and for federal officials deciding where to send education funding — that is, as a tool for comparing performance across schools and school districts.

On the heels of a letter sent by the federal government to step up the mortgage loan modification process, mortgage servicers met with officials from the Obama administration and provided assurance to improve efforts to modify mortgage loans for struggling homeowners facing foreclosure.

Federal regulators sent Navient an official letter in August 2015 indicating that an amalgamation of investigative evidence suggests that the company has engaged in violations of laws that were developed to protect student loan consumers.

At the same time, federal officials were trying to provide a fair process that wouldn't send industry back to square one in their applications for new projects.

The company has received the all - important approval from federal officials to send its rocket skyward and it's all going down tomorrow, for better or worse.

PHOENIX (AP)-- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to send 2,000 and 4,000 National Guard members to the U.S. - Mexico border to help federal officials fight illegal immigration and...

Even the USAJOBS, the federal government's official job board, gives applicants the option to make their own resume on the web site before sending any job applications.

1.13 Database Criminal Records — When reporting potentially adverse criminal record information derived from a non-government owned or non-government sponsored / supported database pursuant to the federal FCRA, the CRA shall either: A) verify the information directly with the venue that maintains the official record for that jurisdiction prior to reporting the adverse information to the client; or B) send notice to the consumer at the time information is reported.