Funding Prevention in California: Lessons From Past Efforts to Raise Revenues (PDF - 644 KB) Prevention Institute & Berkeley Media Studies Group (2009) Collects lessons learned from public health initiatives that attempted to tax or
impose fees on consumer goods or businesses in order to fund prevention services in California.
Apparently even that right is still under contention: many jurisdictions
impose fees on defendants for the use of public counsel, regardless of their (in) ability to pay.
In 2013 the California legislature, bowing to pressure from these powerful interests, passed legislation to replace California's successful net metering program with a system that allows utilities to
impose fees on solar producers and subjects them to time - of - use rates.
BMO Investorline, CIBC Investor Edge and Questrade are among the online brokers which
impose no fees on TFSA accounts of any size and charge less than $ 10 for ETF trades.
Although a goal of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act was to provide Medicaid patients with a source of nonemergency care outside of hospital emergency departments (EDs), researchers suggest that these newly enrolled patients will likely continue to look to EDs for treatment of chronic diseases and other nonemergency issues, despite state attempts to
impose fees on ED visits.
When it comes to tackling climate change, President Barack Obama once had grand ambitions, including forging a global deal on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and persuading Congress to enact legislation that would
impose fees on U.S. carbon pollution.
Even a year later, Lander is confident that the bill he is co-sponsoring with Council Member Margaret Chin to
impose fees on single - use plastic and paper bags at grocery stores and bodegas will pass
There have been rumblings among some Greenport Village Board members about trying to
impose fees on North Ferry since the village pays to maintain some of the roadways travelers use to access the boats from the North Fork.
Rigorous international regulations have also made adoptions more expensive by
imposing fees on agencies, adoptive parents, orphanages and countries.
Hundreds of cities and counties have
imposed fees on new development, which initially helped relieve local governments from subsidizing roads, sewers, and other expenses associated with suburban sprawl.
Environmentalists also expressed disappointment with Cuomo's proposal, noting it exempts several types of plastic bags and does not
impose a fee on paper bags to encourage the use of reusable bags.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- State lawmakers held a hearing Friday to examine whether New York City's plan to
impose a fee on plastic bags will be a burden on consumers.
imposing fees on insurance carriers to offset expenses incurred by small business in complying with the state's mental health parity mandate ($ 180 million);
Two: In 2019, requiring a fixed surcharge on every taxi and Uber fare that traverses Manhattan south of 96th St. Three: In 2020,
imposing a fee on all private vehicles driving south of 60th St.
Albany pols are hammering out a budget that generates MTA cash by
imposing a fee on for - hire vehicles that drive through a designated Manhattan central business district.
While
it imposed fees on taxi and for - hire rides (including Uber's), the Legislature failed to address transit funding and congestion in a comprehensive way.
State Senators Liz Krueger and Brad Holylman recently proposed new legislation to ban plastic grocery bags statewide and
impose a fee on paper bags.
Cuomo also wants to
impose a fee on prescription opioid drugs and products related to electronic cigarettes, and make a better effort to collect sales taxes on products purchased online.
Tuesday's vote to enact a moratorium on New York City's local law to
impose a fee on carryout bags is not an ending, it is a beginning.
Speaker Carl Heastie Statement on Carry - out Bag Fee Moratorium Tuesday's vote to enact a moratorium on New York City's local law to
impose a fee on carryout bags is not an ending, it is a beginning.
The 22,100 - student Evansville - Vanderburgh school district
imposed the fee on all K - 12 students in the 2002 - 03 school year.
Some states prohibit merchants from
imposing a fees on consumers who pay with credit cards instead of cash or debit.
Many credit cards
impose a fee on your purchase transactions made outside the U.S. (or purchase transactions made in currencies other than the U.S. dollar).
The bill also
imposes fees on a licensing population that is too small to cover the costs of the regulatory program the bill proposes.
For instance, some loans come with a prepayment penalty that
imposes a fee on the borrower if they pay their loan off early.
United recently
imposed fees on their Premier Platinum members if they do not change or cancel their award tickets far in advance.
The $ 32 carrier -
imposed fee on this page is British Airways» fuel surcharges.
Through its craft association, CACA, the government charged entrepreneur Xue Ping $ 500 a pound, a markup of 650 percent, and
imposed fees on the Beijing Ivory Carving Factory that brought the company's costs to $ 530 a pound for Grade A ivory.
The most straightforward form of carbon pricing is a carbon tax, which, in its simplest version,
imposes a fee on every ton of carbon that enters the economy («upstream,» on fossil fuel producers and importers, as opposed to «downstream,» on fossil fuel consumers).
Now the war has come to Michigan, where the state government has passed a law that bans bans on bags, prohibiting local governments from banning, regulating or
imposing fees on the use of plastic bags and other containers.
A fee - and - dividend system
imposes a fee on the initial sale of a fossil fuel which is then redistributed to the public; the rising cost of carbon - intensive products would, it is hoped, encourage families to keep their carbon footprints low.
A city located in Kansas («City») enacted a «Transportation User Fee» («TUF») that
imposed a fee on properties designated to maintain the City's roads.
In March 2000, the Association's Board of Directors distributed a notice to all MLS participants that on April 15, 2000, the MLS would begin enforcing the rule
imposing a fee on submission of office exclusives.
Not exact matches
Remember that the new legislation stopped short of
imposing caps
on rates or
fees, so avoid becoming overly reliant
on your credit card to finance your business.
The WSJ notes that the regulators have gone further than they did when approving AT&T's bid for DirecTV last year, also banning Charter from
imposing fees for interconnection deals
on companies like Netflix.
The proposal, laid out Thursday, would
impose a risk
fee on financial firms «that are too large and too risky to manage» and require them to reorganize, downsize or break apart, the Democratic presidential hopeful said.
The slight expansion of existing rules instead, Chen argues, would be enough to prevent wireless carriers from
imposing new
fees on content providers, also known as paid prioritization.
In the past, the city has created legal gridlocks to prevent new restaurants from obtaining liquor licenses and
imposed heavy
fees on free, acoustic music festivals in the parks.
The largest increases in the deficit would come from repealing or modifying tax provisions in the ACA that are not directly related to health insurance coverage — such as repealing a surtax
on net investment income, repealing annual
fees imposed on health insurers, and reducing the income threshold for determining the tax deduction for medical expenses.
As regulators seek to
impose a $ 1 billion penalty
on Wells Fargo over mortgage
fees and car insurance, the bank said
on Friday...
But in the past, he's threatened to
impose up to a 45 percent
fee on Chinese goods, which would be above and beyond what we have now, and very likely would be in violation of WTO rules.
On Sept. 30, Congress allowed an extra fee of $ 2,000, which it imposed five years ago on H - 1B applications from the biggest outsourcing companies, to laps
On Sept. 30, Congress allowed an extra
fee of $ 2,000, which it
imposed five years ago
on H - 1B applications from the biggest outsourcing companies, to laps
on H - 1B applications from the biggest outsourcing companies, to lapse.
Chinese carriers
impose additional
fees on individuals using mobile services outside of the province in which their SIM card is registered.
But Mr. Navarro has also written extensive warnings that U.S. dependence
on foreign oil is a big part of that economic problem, and argued that the U.S. should
impose import
fees on foreign oil.
«The judge won't
impose legal
fees on tenants.»
When you hear about Bitcoin regulations, you are hearing about the fiat / banking side of things, where regulators want to
impose restrictions
on how people buy and sell bitcoins [using fiat currency], including taxes, fines, and
fees.
You also agree to indemnify the Indemnified Parties for any loss, damages, or costs, including reasonable attorneys»
fees, resulting from your use of software robots, spiders, crawlers, or similar data gathering and extraction tools, or any other action you take that
imposes an unreasonable burden or load
on our infrastructure.
The performance of the Fund does not reflect the 2 % redemption
fee imposed on shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase.
In regard to primary and secondary education, initiatives include
imposing caps
on class sizes; ensuring schools have the necessary support staff; funding full - day kindergarten and half - day junior kindergarten for vulnerable children; eliminating
fees and fundraising for learning essentials, such as computers; phasing out private schools and bringing charter schools under the jurisdiction of school boards; and providing breakfast and lunch programs.
As regulators seek to
impose a $ 1 billion penalty
on Wells Fargo over mortgage
fees and car insurance, the bank said
on Friday (April 13) that its first - quarter earnings are subject to change, The Financial Times reported.