Sentences with phrase «for local and state governments»

The paper begins with an outline of the obstacles impeding the high school to college transition, which is rife with academic and non-academic hurdles for students and inefficiencies for local and state governments.

As CBS 2's Carolyn Gusoff reported, Supporters of the referendum say allowing casino gambling in New York would create 10,000 jobs and rake in more than $ 1 billion for local and state governments and schools.

Now Rohatyn is offering the same public - private partnership «solution» for local and state governments cross country.

Myself and many others were pleased to see that food localisation was widely seen as an obvious and necessary pathway forward, with strategic land use planning — urban and peri-urban agriculture, community gardens, edible streetscapes and so on — identified as an urgent priority for all local and state governments in the coming years.

Mohamed is a dual U.S. - Somali national who graduated from the University at Buffalo and worked for local and state government.

She will also serve as a federal liaison for local and state government officials, according to an E.P.A. release.

Not exact matches

These programs provide free one - on - one mentoring and low - cost training opportunities for their clients in locations around the country, using a combination of federal funds, state and local government contributions, and private sector resources.

In a February address to Congress, Trump called for a $ 200 billion federal investment intended to spur at least $ 1.5 trillion in spending from state and local governments over 10 years on roads, bridges, ports and other projects.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, on the other hand, determines emergency procedures for its hundred - odd facilities on its own without standards set by state or local governments, and evacuated about 6,000 people due to Hurricane Harvey.

A subsidiary of TFS Corporation and a joint venture between a Melbourne oils producer and a local indigenous business have been shortlisted for wild sandalwood oil processing contracts with the state government.

The state government has invested $ 2 million to support Western Australian agriculture by granting free entry to the IGA Perth Royal Show and local Royal Agriculture Society - affiliated shows for children aged 12 years and younger.

«A rounding error» Proponents of legalization have long claimed that taking marijuana out of the black market and putting it on store shelves would lower prices and at the same time provide tax opportunities for state and local governments.

«Land conservation is both a necessary goal and an expensive proposition that can not fall solely on federal, state and local governments,» a spokesman for the organization said.

Less than 10 % of LGBT - owned businesses currently work as contractors for state and local government, according to NGLCC research, although 80 % say they would like that opportunity.

But Lesko's lists pertain mostly to small business: you'll find information on agencies that give development assistance to expanding companies, economic reports that regional Federal Reserve banks will send you, government surplus - property auctions, whom to ask about overseas selling, how to find financial data on a company or franchisor, where to apply for research grants — in sum, information on the offerings of nearly every federal, state, and local bureaucracy in the country.

The answer is that, unlike the federal government, people have a clear idea about what state and local governments are supposed to do for them.

Other Trump targets include the Environmental Protection Agency, the IRS, and many grant programs for state and local government.

A plan outlined by the WA Government to reserve a big part of the State's gas reserves for the local market does not promote a robust and viable gas industry in Western Australia, according to the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Associatio

The Trump Administration said Wednesday that unspecified local and state agencies as well as tribal authorities would help the federal government to create a set of drone regulations for commercial flights.

A new scheme backed by the Federal and State governments provides a potentially large incentive for projects to maximise local content.

For one, federal spending cuts are also likely weighing on state and local government hiring — as about 25 % of their funding comes from Washington.

Up to $ 1 billion will go to local governments, $ 4.9 billion will be paid to five states that border the Gulf, a $ 5.5 billion penalty will be paid for violating the Clean Water Act, and $ 7.1 billion will be paid for natural resources damages claims under the Oil Pollution Act.

Lastly, the team examined the connection between character and swearing on a larger, cultural level by comparing the 2012 Integrity Analyses of 48 U.S. states from the Center for Public Integrity, which measured the level of transparency and accountability of local governments, to how frequently residents of that state swore in their Facebook posts.

Local and state government play a crucial role in developing talent for startups — they just tend to approach talent development in a shortsighted way.

This production generates billions of dollars in revenue for state and local governments and the U.S. taxpayer, while supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs.

«One thing is for sure,» the reports says, «state and local governments face large fiscal uncertainties and state forecasters are struggling to sort out various impacts of the TCJA on the state tax revenues.»

As many others have already pointed out, Amazon's recent announcement that it will build a second headquarters in North America has set in motion what will become one of the biggest competitions in history among state and local governments for a corporate expansion project.

Gun violence has torn up many communities across the country, mainly due to negligence on behalf of local and national government to properly regulate access to guns, ignorance to their constituents» varying situations, and willingness to take money from organizations that very clearly do not have the best intentions for the future of the United States.

The Rockefeller Institute of Government, which released a new state revenue report on Monday, said that «The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), enacted in late December 2017, created strong incentives for some high - income taxpayers to act fast and prepay their state and local income and property taxes to take advantage of the expiring tax breaks, namely the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, which is capped at $ 10,000 per year as of January 1, 2018.»

These retirement tax breaks amount to a significant loss of tax revenue for federal, state, and local government budgets.

Moreover, they argue that federal subsidies are warranted because a significant portion of state and local government spending is for education, health, public welfare, and transportation, all of which have important spillovers that benefit the population in other jurisdictions as well.

«Some of the regulatory issues that have been put in by state and local governments, some of the capital constraints that the independent builders are facing, the labor shortages in a lot of markets, have all conspired to make this a very difficult recovery for new - home builders,» said Rick Sharga, chief marketing officer at Ten - X, a real estate auction company.

«Airbnb is operating a lodging industry, but it is not playing by the same rules,» Troy Flanagan, the American Hotel and Lodging Association's vice president for state and local government affairs, said in an interview.

The bill would also allow state and local governments to issue Build America Bonds that provide a direct payment from the federal government for a part of the interest paid on bonds that finance government works projects.

Meet with exhibitors from Federal, State and local governments, and Federal Government large business prime contractors who are looking for small, diverse suppliers, including minority, 8 (a), SDB, HUBZone participants, service - disabled veteran - owned, veteran - owned, and women - owned businesses.

The Congressional tax overhaul could put a dent in home values in high - tax states, and create looming credit risks for local governments.

She was on a quest to prove that local and state government support in building sustainable small businesses will stimulate any economy to improve living conditions for the masses.

Amazon is opening the Amazon HQ2 Request for Proposal («RFP») now, and local and state government leaders interested in learning more about how they can bring Amazon to their community can visit www.amazon.com/amazonHQ2.

Federal, state and local governments, if your contribution is solely for public purposes, such as a gift to reduce the public debt or maintain a public park

The general government sector — which consists of national, state and local governments — had a net foreign currency asset position equivalent to around 3 per cent of GDP as at the end of March 2013, before taking into account the use of derivatives for hedging purposes (Table 2).

Joint venture of The Center for State and Local Government Excellence, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, and NASRA.

Billed as a $ 1.5 trillion plan, it only includes $ 200 billion in federal money, leaving state and local governments largely on the hook for the rest of the money.

S&P Global Ratings senior analysts will share their views, answer questions and engage in discussions focused on State and Local Government credit trends and outlooks for 2018.

State and local governments consistently tap capital markets to borrow money for projects designed to positively impact the lives of residents, such as building schools and hospitals.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was a roughly $ 800 billion «stimulus bill» that dedicated about $ 250 billion to more than 80,000 federal grants, contracts, or loans to state and local governments, for - profit businesses, and nonprofit organizations.

As for direct sales taxes paid to state and local governments, Amazon has been very skilful at avoiding these over the years.

Americans share almost one - third of the fruits of economic output (via taxes that help pay for an array of social services) through their federal, state, and local governments.

The act requires requires state and local governments that want to qualify for funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to include animals in their disaster plans.

For state and local governments, the statutory requirements for balanced budgets meant that fiscal policies turned restrictive relatively quickly once budget surpluses and rainy day funds were exhausted, and this was only temporarily mitigated by federal transfers to the states as part of the initial fiscal stimulus progrFor state and local governments, the statutory requirements for balanced budgets meant that fiscal policies turned restrictive relatively quickly once budget surpluses and rainy day funds were exhausted, and this was only temporarily mitigated by federal transfers to the states as part of the initial fiscal stimulus progrfor balanced budgets meant that fiscal policies turned restrictive relatively quickly once budget surpluses and rainy day funds were exhausted, and this was only temporarily mitigated by federal transfers to the states as part of the initial fiscal stimulus program.

With proper policies that foster growth and local input, the Department provides opportunities for new jobs and revenue for state, local, federal, and Tribal governments.