Sentences with phrase «federal takeover»

Short of a de facto federal takeover of the power industry, with federal officials issuing specific instructions to each plant, how was this conundrum to be resolved?

That pattern seems to be the gradual federal takeover of the web.

Next post: EPA Imposes 54th Clean Air Act Federal Takeover of a State Program (previous 3 presidents imposed 5 total among them)

In September, 2008, as part of the full federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, OFHEO officially merged with the Federal Housing Finance Board to form a whole new independent federal agency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

It's the Common Core State Standards, which, the ultra-conservative Christian group said in a fund - raising e-mail, is a «morally corrupt federal takeover of education» that will lead to «a nation where children are indoctrinated with a liberal ideology that celebrates sexual perversion, worships the creation rather than the Creator, all at the expense of academic achievement and our nation's Christian heritage.»

It's having the opposite effect within the Republican Party, as a rift grows between supporters including high - profile figures such as Jeb Bush, Mitch Daniels and other Republicans who had a hand in crafting it and those who fear it's a well - disguised federal takeover of schools.

This is the 54th such federal takeover, or «federal implementation plan» («FIP»), imposed by the Obama Administration.

So I'm pleased to see Rudd taking a step back towards sensible policy with his proposal for a complete Federal takeover of the public hospital sector to be implemented if co-operative Federalism fails to produce an agreed national reform plan.

States, which are responsible for administering elections, have voiced concerns about some efforts by the federal government to bolster election security, fearing it would mean federal takeover.

Moreover, the EPA promulgated a final agency action last summer that threatens another 36 state programs with Clean Air Act federal takeovers, if States do not radically alter their air quality strategies to control emissions due to malfunctions and other uncontrollable events.

«Those who expressed negative views stated that running elections in this country was the sovereign and exclusive responsibility of the states, and they did not want federal intrusion, a federal takeover, or federal regulation of that process.»

Short - term, we're going to instill confidence by the federal takeover,» Cuomo said.

While some conservative groups have opposed it out of fears of a federal takeover of local education, teachers unions aren't actually worried about «the consequences of teacher evaluation» in a vacuum.

They tout Common Core as a ticket to success for Louisiana students, while Jindal condemns it as a federal takeover of public education.

«It was the math homework that alerted us, but the more you look into it, the more you realize there's a loss of local control, that it is indeed a federal takeover of education through the assessment,» says Tuttle.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, leveled sharp criticism at the Obama administration earlier this month, declaring his state would not compete for fear of a «federal takeover» of schools.

Tea Party activists in particular have been leading the movement against the Common Core in places like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Indiana, alleging that the guidelines are a federal takeover of education.

And there are plenty of conservatives who don't like Common Core, afraid that it is a federal takeover of education.

«It's important for us governors to keep remembering the history of this, and the fact that this was not and continues to not be about a federal takeover,» said Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, a Democrat.

«States have been deciding whether or not to use the Common Core» sends a subtle but clear message: no federal takeover here.

In the last year, though, grassroots opposition has been brewing among conservatives who point to grants and waivers linked to the Common Core as a sign of a federal takeover of education.

Common Core is not a federal takeover of education.

In May, state tea party groups sent a letter to Walker and the Legislature accusing the Common Core of being all sorts of bad things, including an «educational fraud» and something of a federal takeover of education.

Wilhoit noted some irony in the against the Common Core State Standards in some state revolves around the mistaken notion that it is part of a federal takeover of education when CCSSO and the National Governors Association started the common core as a reaction to what was seen as a federal overreach in education based in the No Child Left Behind Act and other federal actions.

On the right, the market - share - obsessed talk - radio crowd claims that the Common Core standards represent a federal takeover of the schools.

While Tea Partyers are pushing hard against the new standards, seeing in them a federal takeover of schools, mainstream support for the Common Core is bipartisan.

Texas Eduation Commissioner Robert Scott described the push for national education standards as «a step toward a federal takeover of the nation's public schools.»

the push for national education standards as «a step toward a federal takeover of the nation's public schools.»

For the past year, conservative Republicans, seizing on the administration's backing, have argued that the standards amount to a federal takeover of public schools.

Many of them say the math and English standards are developmentally inappropriate for younger children, while others have equated Common Core to a federal takeover of education.

Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott has called the effort a first step toward a federal takeover of the schools.

Yet none of their complaints about the program being a federal takeover of Utah's education system is supported by evidence.

More recently, tea party members have accused the administration of a federal takeover of public education, extreme right - wing rhetoric that clouds a real discussion about the Core.

«You have this unlikely marriage of folks on the far right who are convinced this is part of a federal takeover of local education, who have joined hands with folks on the left associated with teachers unions who are trying to sever any connection between test results and teacher evaluation,» said Gov. Bill Haslam of Tennessee, a Republican who supports the Common Core.

Opponents range from those who raise legitimate questions about the field's readiness to implement to those more on the fringe who fear that common standards will usher in a federal takeover of state and local decision - making authority.

A once little - known set of national educational standards introduced in 44 states and the District of Columbia with the overwhelming support of Republican governors, the Common Core has incited intense resistance on the right and prompted some in the party to reverse field and join colleagues who believe it will lead to a federal takeover of schools.

The Common Core is not a federal takeover of education, but, as noted above, that concern is far from baseless.

Two things are threatening to roll back progress: anger over tests and worry that common core amounts to a federal takeover of curriculum.

That was viewed by many as a reference to Common Core, which spurred some conservative figures and institutions to decry the standards as a federal takeover of education and in turn led to the legislation calling for specifically opting out of Common Core.

So it's hardly surprising that Common Core, the tough set of academic standards embraced by 45 states plus the District of Columbia, has been met with disparate pockets of resistance — from the understandable concerns of some parents and teachers to the false narrative of a federal takeover.

He also did not support the federal takeover of the student loan industry in 2009, so it is safe to assume that he puts his trust in the private market and wants to limit federal involvement overall.

I suspect the federal takeover of the student loan market is helping drive tuition costs up.»

Ever since the federal takeover of student loans with the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, college tuition has risen and student loans have met the price increase.

So should anyone who sees military maneuvers by the Obama administration as prelude to a federal takeover of Texas.

For comparison's sake, consider that the previous three presidential administrations imposed a total of 5 Clean Air Act federal takeovers.