Sentences with phrase «important federal issues»

To help those students, we must have a voice on important federal issues.»

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner says U.S. Rep. John Katko has failed to look out for the city on important federal issues, and ignored a series of recent setbacks for the city involving federal aid and mandates.

The former mayor accused Katko of failing to look out for the city on important federal issues.

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Although the Auditor General concludes that the federal government's finances are sustainable over the long term, he raises a number of important issues in his report.

Unless the federal government believes that it is more important to steadily reduce the debt ratio (to 20, 15, 10, or zero per cent), rather than dealing with other critical policy issues, then the federal government will soon have to start running deficits.

This fact is important because debt issued by New York, for a New York resident, is generally free from federal, state, local, and federal alternative minimum taxes.

The organization... [will] make the argument that... the federal courts... are the final authority on issues important to progressives such as immigration, abortion, gay rights, social policy, the environment and corporate power, to name a few.

According to Yurdiga, «it was vitally important to listen to and engage with the Council of Yukon First Nations about issues concerning their members, as well as the various stakeholders who are impacted by federal legislation on a daily basis.»

An important issue in bond markets at present is whether the recent tightening of 25 points by the US Federal Reserve marks the start of a more general uptrend in interest rates.

I think it is very important that we remember that what Christians think should really not matter — what happened to separation of church and state — if anything, this is a state issue and not a federal govt issue... but since it has been brought up, i'll chime in on something — I bet when the Reverend was young and he was told to sit in the back of the bus, he didn't like it and did nt» think it was fair... neither do I...

But Catholic teaching typically explains a hierarchy of public issues, prioritizing marriage and sanctity of life, for example, which are intrinsic to Christian faith, over important but less theologically binding issues of prudential judgment, such as federal entitlement programs or immigration.

According to the Minister, the Federal Government through the Ministry wants to pay attention to and resolve as many of such issues as possible in order to ensure that important life impacting projects are delivered on time for the benefit of the people.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

«This has been a critically important issue for working and middle - class families and a priority of the governor's since his days with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development,» she said.

«I believe that it is important that the Treasury and the IRS issue guidance or a formal opinion letter whether taxpayer contributions to state authorized trust funds, partially reimbursed by credits reducing state and local income taxes, will be considered deductible for federal tax purposes,» Faso wrote in the letter.

Congressman Collins is the first federal official that I am aware of to stand up for Western New York on this important issue, and I commend him for joining the fight.»

It is important for you to know that there are some who say that because Puerto Rico is a colony of the United States, that the problems of Puerto Rico will only be solved one out of two ways: (1) The Federal Government issues financial help — which they have refused to do; OR (2) Puerto Rico declares itself bankrupt.

«I applaud Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo for reaching out to the Federal government on this important issue and I join him in requesting that Federal rail funding rejected by other states be put to work in New York.

One of the important functions of our county legislature is to be a voice of Ulster County residents and the legislature itself by passing resolutions that can influence our state government or the federal government on issues that concern Ulster County.

«One thing we identified which is the synergy between the Federal Government and the States which is very important is that this meeting has raised a lot of issues and we believe that the collaboration will help us to tackle the issues in the Niger Delta.

This project is important to me because it brings technology innovation to one of the most critical environmental issues in our nation and around the world, bringing together the primary federal agencies who are involved in solving this problem.

The right to domestic partnership benefits is an issue important not only to gay and lesbian federal employees but to the academic LGBT community as well.

These two funding sources often can have synergistic effects: Foundations can elevate important issues into the public eye, while federal funding can bring about developments that attract the attention of private donors.

Few issues are more important in federal litigation than determining whether a case will be dismissed for failure to state a claim or instead slog on into Ian Kerner, a sexuality counselor and New York Times best - selling author, blogs about sex on Thursdays on The Chart.

The extent to which Uncle Sam should intrude himself into school discipline practices — and the extent to which «disparate impact» should intrude itself into federal civil - rights policies — are hugely important issues, with or without charter schools.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seeking to use a lawsuit over peer sexual harassment on a Massachusetts school bus to resolve an important legal issue about which federal laws are available to combat gender discrimination in education.

The extent to which Uncle Sam should intrude himself into school discipline practices — and the extent to which «disparate impact» should intrude itself into federal civil - rights policies — are hugely important issues.

Teach them about why states rights and federal mandates are important tensions to thoughtfully consider when issues like Flint, Michigan arise.

Our work supporting policy makers as they develop important federal and state issues has grown into a major focus as well.

Funding «victories» for education in the 2018 federal budget are significant, but perhaps more important is the bipartisan agreement in Congress that attention to these communities and to these issues is an ongoing national priority.

When considering the refusal (opt - out) issue it is critically important that parents understand that there is no federal or state law that eliminates a parent's right to refuse to allow their children to take the SBAC test.

He largely opposes the federal role in education and — like Secretary DeVos — seems to lack understanding of key issues important to public schools,» said Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate education committee, in prepared remarks.

Federal education policy may not be in the headlines as much as health care reform or the Trump administration's ties to Russia, but some important issues are being debated in Congress.

An even more important, but unresolved issue, is how Perry can even replicate Capital Prep Magnet School in Bridgeport and Harlem when federal copyright laws and Hartford Board of Education policies appear to make it clear that the concepts, materials, curriculum, policies and procedures that Perry has said he will be using in his charter schools actually belong to the Hartford Board of Education and the taxpayers of Hartford and do not belong to Perry or Perry's private company as he claimed in his Bridgeport and Harlem charter school proposals.

Though NTU would not be a panacea for the myriad issues currently confronting teacher preparation and our education system more broadly, it represents an important shift in federal policy that would signal to the nation a new era has begun for teacher training and the profession as a whole.

To understand the issues states face, it's important to understand the ways that various states piggyback on federal tax law.

Its Animal Welfare and Science teams participate in important research efforts to confront pressing ocean conservation issues and advocate for smarter policies at local, state and federal levels.

The mission of the American Horse Council is to promote and protect the equine industry by representing its interests in Congress and in federal regulatory agencies on national issues of importance; to unify the equine industry by informing industry members of regulations and pending legislation, and by serving as a forum for all member organizations and individuals; and to advise and inform government and the industry itself of the equine industry's important role in the United States economy.

This is important, market - driven progress on climate, which API and its member companies consider an important issue for constructive engagement — engagement that also is seen in approximately $ 90 billion in oil and natural gas industry investments in zero - and low - emissions technologies since 2000, nearly as much as the federal government and more than twice that of the next largest industry sector.

The recent extension of the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of 30 % for solar power shows that this an important issue, for voters on both sides of the isle.

An additional important issue is NOAA's compliance or lack of compliance with federal peer review procedures for influential scientific information.

In August, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a somewhat obscure but extremely important guidance to other federal agencies.

In addition, I would like to invite you to visit my web site on the Internet at www.house.gov/herger where you can find additional information on my position on a variety of issues and sign up for occasional e-mail updates on the federal issues important to you.

Stated differently, the Supreme Court is not free to accept without analysis the conclusions that state courts and state law proclaim with respect to the boundaries of property rights or the limitations thereof when the decision on those questions implicates or undercuts important federal constitutional issues.

The Litigation Center also regularly participates in cases that present important constitutional questions regarding the separation of powers, due process rights, unreasonable searches and seizures, property rights, federal preemption under the Supremacy Clause, free speech, and many other issues.

In addition, many truck accidents involve violations of the regulations set out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and any citations or penalties issued by that agency can serve as important evidence in your case.

As I long ago discussed here and here, this is practically a very important issue that needs to settled in order to have a uniform and consistent federal sentencing system.

A little less than a decade ago, the federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals, whose rulings affect federal cases in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, issued an important ruling that can affect people with bipolar disorder in New Jersey.

Legalizing Marijuana Use in Canada: Some Concerns Hasna Shireen The federal government has lots of issues to consider as it approaches this important change to Canadian law.

LSSO will be focusing on a number of things throughout the year by generating discussion around important issues with the federal and provincial government as well as agencies that implement and provide funding for various initiatives, says Robski.