Sentences with phrase «federal policy on»

Institutional investors remain wary of federal policy on cannabis and have largely opted out of financing this industry, while angel investors lack the specialized knowledge required to meet the industry's unique real estate financing needs.

«The fact that this level of confusion among law enforcement still exists today is exactly why federal policy on hemp needs to change,» says Vote Hemp President Eric Steenstra.

«It would be ironic indeed if the skeptical Trump Administration were to simply issue this alarmist report as federal policy on climate change science.

According to the report, «more than 770 companies and interest groups hired an estimated 2,340 lobbyists to influence federal policy on climate change in the last year, as the issue gathered momentum and came to a vote on Capitol Hill.

For further information, see DOTs Implementation Guidance for Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Federal Policy on Research Misconduct, dated February 2002.

Federal Policy on Research Misconduct, 65 F.R. 76260 - 76264, December 6, 2000.

Implementation Guidance for Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy «Federal Policy on Research Misconduct.»

Whatever the outcome of his proposal to protect LGBT students, it's clear that after spending 37 years making people laugh, Franken takes his new role seriously and is trying to craft «good enough» and «smart enough» federal policy on behalf of kids.

Therefore, it is important for any federal policy on pre-k to support the school district role in early learning options and:

Yet, recent changes in federal policy on the role states play in education may help turn the situation around.

Their «guidance» represents the worst in federal policy on K — 12 education.

Support for and opposition to federal policy on that topic crossed party lines.

By contrast, federal policy on transmission is hogtied by regional conflicts over who pays for long - distance transmission lines for renewable energy, and local opposition to new lines and their skyscraping towers.

The possibility that she was transferred for trying to comply with federal policy on such travel is «deeply troubling,» Grassley writes.

But now that the technology is here, cellulosic's promise as a climate change solution remains uncertain — hinging heavily on embattled federal policy on alternative fuel.

But cities aren't taking it lying down — in the absence of action from Washington, they're finding ways to tackle what was historically federal policy on their own, Congress be damned.

At 8 a.m., ABNY hosts a panel on the impact of proposed federal policies on the New York City budget, featuring the Citizens Budget Commission's Maria Doulis, the NYC Budget Director Dean Fuleihan, state Budget Director Robert Mujica and Deputy New York City Comptroller for the Budget Preston Niblack, Hilton Hotel, Mercury Ballroom, 1335 Sixth Ave., Manhattan.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he spoke with Donald Trump on Wednesday morning about the potential impact of federal policies on New York, during his first meeting with the president - elect.

The axiom that federal funding for research enjoys bipartisan support will be sorely tested next year as the U.S. Congress tries to reauthorize major legislation governing federal policies on research and science education.

The Science Committee, meanwhile, wants to see how the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) responds to a request in the 2010 COMPETES Act asking for a report on federal policies on public access.

Our latest YouTube Video: May 12, 2008: CalCars Plug - In Hybrid Action Plan, our 90 - seconds promoting new federal policies on plug - in hybrids, prepared as an entry to the Google.org call for videos as a lead - up to the Google / Brookings Institute June 11 - 12, 2008 conference, Plug - In Electric Vehicles 2008: What Role for Washington?.

Federal policies on climate change and federal funding of climate research are both extensive.

Our latest YouTube Video: May 12, 2008: CalCars Plug - In Hybrid Action Plan, our 90 - seconds promoting new federal policies on plug - in hybrids, prepared as an entry to the Google.org call for videos as a lead - up to the Google / Brookings Institute June 11 - 12, 2008 conference, Plug - In Electric Vehicles 2008: What Role for Washington?.

Its reference case, based on federal policies on the books at the end of 2014, forecast that emissions of carbon dioxide from energy use (the United States» main source of greenhouse gases) would not decline but remain flat through 2025 and beyond.

This report quantifies the impact of all current and proposed federal policies on future GHG emissions to assess whether the US is on track to meet its climate targets.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK, May 2 - U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve released its policy announcement, leaving interest rates unchanged.

The U.S. Federal Reserve begins its two - day monetary policy meeting on Tuesday.

DALLAS - Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Atlanta hold a two - day conference on «Technology - Enabled Disruption: Implications for Business, Labor Markets and Monetary Policy».

Trump's name shows up in filings of less than 14 % of all companies, but the stakes are much higher for firms that have bet on the federal government taking a hands - off approach to marijuana policy.

«Ending DACA would place severe economic strain on businesses around the country, putting them into the impossible and extremely costly position of having to fire productive employees for no other reason than an arbitrary change in federal policy, potentially resulting in backlash from other employees, or their broader community,» the report reads.

NEW YORK, May 2 - U.S. stocks briefly rose but returned to negative territory on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in its policy announcement.

NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters)- U.S. stocks briefly rose but returned to negative territory on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in its policy announcement.

May 2 - U.S. stocks were slightly lower on Wednesday, with declines in biotechnology and insurers negating Apple's rise after strong results, ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy announcement.

Those federal rules, which double down on restrictions adopted in 2014 and stern warnings to lenders issued by OSFI earlier this summer, require banks to qualify borrowers at higher interest rates, impose additional limits on mortgages for buyers with small down payments, and compel financial institutions to share the risk by taking out insurance policies on low - ratio mortgages.

NEW YORK, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

While it's still unclear if Session's views will translate into changes in policy or enforcement, this attitude shift at the federal level doesn't align with public opinion on the issue.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began its two - day monetary policy meeting on Tuesday.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy before the World Affairs Council, Jacksonville - 1715 GMT.

Fed chair Janet Yellen on December 2 stated as clearly as central bank lexicon will allow that she will recommend raising America's benchmark interest rate when she convenes the policy - setting Federal Open Market Committee later this month.

Two giant waste - to - energy projects planned for Kwinana and Rockingham could gain extra financial backing after the federal government unveiled a raft of policy initiatives to address problems flowing from China's new restrictions on accepting foreign waste.

The Australian dollar has followed Wall Street lower after the US Federal Reserve indicated that it is on track to raise its interest rate at its next policy meeting in June.

In absence of a federal policy, what's the best way to get corporate America on board?

Gold slid to a four - month low on Tuesday as the dollar strengthened ahead of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting that is being watched for clues on the future pace of interest rate hikes.

Between 2008 and 2012, the federal government implemented a handful of ad - hoc policies meant to deter poorer households from taking on excessive debt, including the reduction of the maximum amortization period for government - backed home loans to 25 years from 40 years.

However, looking at DHS data on the arrest rate of illegal entrants at the Mexican border, Federico S. Mandelman, a research economist and associate policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Andrei Zlate, a senior financial economist in the Boston Fed's Risk and Policy Analysis Unit, found the numbers have been plummpolicy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Andrei Zlate, a senior financial economist in the Boston Fed's Risk and Policy Analysis Unit, found the numbers have been plummPolicy Analysis Unit, found the numbers have been plummeting.

On one hand, the slow lane for self - driving cars isn't totally unexpected, as the Trump administration continues to chart its course in major transportation policy debates and decides which federal programs to keep or replace.

This federal policy reversal will be discouraging to many, particularly since conventional wisdom suggests that American action on climate change is a necessary predicate to strong action by China and India.

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that the richest 5 % of Americans will receive more than half of the benefits of the new federal tax law in 2019, and the richest 1 % of Americans will receive more than a quarter of the benefits.

The Federal Reserve came through on a widely expected interest rate hike Wednesday following its two - day policy meeting and sharply raised its economic growth forecast for 2018.

A more sensible policy response would be to raise state taxes on the high - income residents who have just been given enormous federal tax cuts.