Sentences with phrase «federal officials still»

State and federal officials still have an opportunity to deliver a positive outcome for people and the planet.

Not exact matches

The same can not be said for the Trump administration's top health officials — a substantial departure from the Obama administration's prominent public information campaigns and unusual considering the federal government is still tasked with enforcing the law.

While women - owned businesses have made great strides in federal contracting, officials still have a lot of work ahead to create a truly equitable playing field.

Between now and the 2019 campaign, it seems Canada's leader of the official Opposition will have his work cut out for him trying to come across as something more than the puppet of the two strong men of the still - recent Conservative federal era.

William Booher, spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said his agency and the government of Puerto Rico «are not stopping the provision of commodities after Hurricane Maria» and «will continue to provide commodities to voluntary organizations and local officials who still have a need.»

The previously unreported testimony from the onetime senior Uber official, as well as interviews conducted by Reuters with five current and former Uber employees, rebuts statements made in an explosive 37 - page letter last year that triggered the internal probe and drew the attention of federal prosecutors, who are still investigating.

Several years have gone by since Allen put the last shipment of 1080 into the hands of the Wyoming sheepmen, but the official federal poisoning Establishment is still nervous over the leakage.

THE PROPOSED fair - parks agreement must still be approved by the park board, the Fair Authority board, the governor, the mayor, the city council and federal and state aviation officials.

Alabama marriage officials find themselves in a very confusing position right now, because a federal court declared the state's marriage ban unconstitutional, but then the Alabama Supreme Court declared that the gay marriage ban was still just great and legal, and now all the probate judges are like, «Wait, who do we listen to?»

The $ 4 billion merger is still subject to federal approval, but both companies expect the sale to become official later this year.

Federal officials have advised residents to stop drinking the contaminated water and state governments are still putting measures in place to deliver clean water to residents.

Although Percoco is still facing federal bribery charges, Judge Valerie Caproni agreed to dismiss a charge against Percoco of using his power to extort the Syracuse developers for the bribes, because he wasn't technically a state official at the time.

The proposal still requires approval from various state and federal agencies, officials said.

Federal officials recently said it still could be rejected.

Federal officials are still pressing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration on why the state is yet to resolve New York's out - of - compliance Thruway signs.

A dozen state officials who did no wrongdoing but were subpoenaed as part of the successful federal corruption probes of Skelos and Silver are still awaiting reimbursement for their legal fees from the state.

«There's only one woman in the northeast of our United States who is a federal elected official who still supports Donald Trump, and that is Elise Stefanik,» said Derrick in an early exchange that drew cheers from the standing room - only crowd at SUNY Adirondack.

Though hit hard by the recent federal sequestration numbers, officials in the Kingston City School District are still anticipating crafting an operating budget for the 2013 - 14 school year with a tax levy increase of 2 percent or less.

Alhough students» scores on the Common Core - aligned state tests won't be used for teacher and principal evaluations, the growth scores will still be calculated and used for school accountability to comply with federal law, a state Education Department official said.

Chris McDaniel, who may soon launch an official challenge to the results of the Mississippi Republican Senate runoff, still had $ 386,000 in his campaign coffers a week after the late June election, according to his July quarterly report filed with the Federal Election Commission.

This whole medicinal pot issue is a little thorny, since marijuana is illegal under federal law — period, end of story, even in states that have passed legislation or ballot initiatives making the drug legal for use by people who are sick, those individuals are still subject to arrest by federal officials for possession or cultivation.

Still concerned about his travel, they notified the National Targeting Center, a federal agency that assesses potential threats, two law enforcement officials said.

White House officials said the administration was still working through how much funding would be cut, but spokesperson Sean Spicer said the administration would «strip federal grant money from the sanctuary states and cities that harbor illegal immigrants.»

State education officials said they are still waiting to see how the new Trump administration's federal education policy will affect New York state.

He thinks they probably still have enough room to roam in the U.S. to persist here but may always need a helping hand from federal wildlife officials, who are breeding the animals in captivity to rebuild the population, which struggled even before border security intensified.

Still, the D.C. voucher program has proven to be the most effective education policy evaluated by the federal government's official education research arm so far.

The initial ruling — which still must be reviewed by the Secretary of Education and could eventually be contested in court — addresses a longstanding dispute between federal and state education officials over the interpretation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

The Justice and Education departments still have not determined how to address existing desegregation cases — and whether or where to bring new ones — and have received little guidance from the White House in crafting civil - rights policy, the Citizens» Commission on Civil Rights, a bipartisan panel of former federal civil - rights officials and other advocates, says in a report released last week.

Still, while complaining about the lack of money, Reading school officials have seen the district's federal aid increased from $ 513 per student to $ 1,022 per student from 1998 through 2002, a boost of 99 percent.

While the draft rules generally adhere closely to the language in the law, federal officials tried to reassure states and districts, both in that document and in a July 24 letter, that they still have «significant flexibility» in meeting the measure's accountability provisions.

Just weeks before states release their lists of schools that have not met «adequate yearly progress» targets under the main federal K - 12 law, many states are still negotiating with federal officials over changes to their accountability plans designed to reduce those numbers.

Still, the number of students not taking the exams is significant because both federal and state officials have indicated sanctions could result if too few students take state tests.

Federal officials said that even though incidents of violence have dropped overall in U.S. schools, school leaders still struggle to create environments that are positive and safe.

The U.S. Department of Education is once again emphasizing the benefit of diversity in its competitive magnet school funding process, and local officials should build on New York City's history of magnet school success to bring home more of that federal funding (For more information about magnet schools in New York City, see a recent New York Times piece on this issue: «Do Magnet Schools Still Matter?

However, OSPI's evaluation of RTTT criteria, and my discussions with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and other federal officials, indicate that we still fall short in a number of areas, such as:

Ross C. Santy, director of EdFacts, told state and district officials who attended a National Center for Education Statistics conference in Washington, D.C., last week they would still have to report student achievement data to receive federal funding, like Title I and school improvement grants.

The new federal rules, while less intrusive, according to Sanger Unified officials, still focus on individual achievement, not the collaboration that the district has made its trademark The district is also shifting to meet Common Core State Standards, which take full effect in 2014 - 2015 and emphasize critical thinking and writing.

The plans cut across the policy arena, and state officials have plenty of flexibility to chart their own courses, while still making sure they live up to the federal education law's requirements.

Still, high - level federal officials could use their bully pulpit to spread the word about the importance of building knowledge, especially for low - income students.

Sandoval says he is still working with state and federal officials to find ways to pool different funding streams to support the framework, and has found opportunities in the push to ensure students are ready for college and careers.

That is one of the reasons why senior Federal Reserve officials told the Washington Post July 8 that they are considering (but are still a long way from deciding on) new interventions that could reverse the current slowdown in economic recovery.

While G.E. has signed agreements to dredge, company officials said they still differ with federal officials on the usefulness of that remedy.

This month, federal officials outlined an area of 94 square nautical miles where turbines might be placed, though the environmental impact is still being studied.

According to Nigerian federal government figures, there were more than 7,000 spills between 1970 and 2000, and there are 2,000 official major spillages sites, many going back decades, with thousands of smaller ones still waiting to be cleared up.