Sentences with phrase «federal takeover of»

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?

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.

It is nothing less than a federal takeover of our nation's entire electric sector.»

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is working to undo a slew of unnecessary and burdensome federal regulations like the Clean Power Plan, which would have led to the federal takeover of the electricity grid.

We show how the incentive structure in modern science was established soon after World War II and led to the federal takeover of much of science (and all of climate science) and how that can create a systematic distortion in the direction of alarmism.

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

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.

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.

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.

After hearing a brief description of the Common Core, criticized by some conservatives as a federal takeover of local public schools because the Obama administration is pushing for the change, 69 percent of California residents interviewed said they supported the standards, Baldassare said in a news release.

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

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.

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.

«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.

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.

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

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

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.

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Eagle Forum has worked hard to stop the federal takeover of education in this country — most recently by fighting the adoption of common core standards.

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.»

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.

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

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.

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.

Common Core is not a federal takeover of education.

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.»

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.

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

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.

Not exact matches

For more than a quarter century the federal government has approved almost all foreign takeovers of Canadian companies.

Recently, the fate of CNOOC's bid for beleaguered Calgary oilsands producer Nexen became even more uncertain after the federal government blocked a $ 6 - billion takeover of Progress Energy Resources Corp. by Malaysia's Petronas at the eleventh hour.

Chinese company CNOOC's $ 15 billion takeover Alberta oilsands firm Nexen Energy created controversy last year with this publication among others criticizing the federal government for a lack of clear policy on SOE takeovers.

The federal government's recent decision to block the takeover of Potash Corp. by Australian mining company BHP Billiton has sparked much debate about which types of Canadian industries should be protected from foreign buyers.

«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.»

The Fresenius probe follows concerns raised in February by the Federal Trade Commission regarding greater scrutiny of complex inhalant and injectable products involved in big pharmaceutical takeovers.

Sysco Corp. shares rose the most in nine months after its planned $ 3.5 billion takeover of US Foods Inc. was blocked by a federal judge, bringing relief to investors concerned about the company undertaking an ambitious merger.

Sysco Corp. climbed 3.1 percent, the most since September, after its planned $ 3.5 billion takeover of US Foods Inc. was blocked by a federal judge.

Opponents of Sinclair Broadcast Group's proposed $ 3.9 billion takeover of Tribune Media Co. have stepped up opposition to the deal following media reports that federal regulators may fine the Hunt Valley - based Sinclair $ 13.3 million for airing programming...

On judicial nominations, Trump has provided ample reason for optimism among constitutional conservatives — and it is hard to see how he could be worse than Clinton's relentless focus on the full progressive takeover of the federal judiciary.

The U.S. media are silent about the most important topic policy makers are discussing here (and I suspect in Asia too): how to protect their countries from three inter-related dynamics: (1) the surplus dollars pouring into the rest of the world for yet further financial speculation and corporate takeovers; (2) the fact that central banks are obliged to recycle these dollar inflows to buy U.S. Treasury bonds to finance the federal U.S. budget...

AT&T (T) told a federal judge that it should spurn any request by the U.S. Justice Department to make it divest its DirecTV business or Turner networks as part of approving its proposed $ 85.4 B takeover of Time Warner (TWX), Reuters reports.

The Potash deal wasn't in any obvious way much different from the foreign takeovers that the federal government approved in the cases of Alcan, Inco, Falconbridge and Stelco.

It is possible that the federal government — currently the only barrier to the completion of the takeover transaction — might suggest that it is not worthwhile for the transaction to be completed.

This in turn throws the future of CCCC's takeover of Aecon up in the air — the bridge is a lucrative project, and one that has been flagged as a priority by the federal government.

OTTAWA — The federal government approved the takeover of Tim Hortons Inc. by Burger King Worldwide Inc. on Thursday after securing promises on jobs and that the coffee shop chain will remain a distinct brand.

The report makes some controversial proposals to a system known as the «Cadillac» of Medicaid programs (because it covers so much), including changing the way reimbursement rates are set, a complete state takeover of the responsibilities now borne by the counties, reform of the medical malpractice system and a push for a higher federal contribution.

If the federal Department of Transportation approves a plan for SkyWest to takeover as the Plattsburgh International Airport's primary commercial airline, fliers may soon see a connection from Plattsburgh International to Washington, D.C.. Both local and federal officials have praised the Clinton County Legislature's decision to back SkyWest.

By eliminating the single largest expense in county budgets, federal legislation mandating a state takeover of local Medicaid costs promises relief for property taxpayers across New York.