Sentences with phrase «including state contractors»

Having taxpayers pay campaigns» expenses was considered preferable to candidates become indebted to big - money contributors, including state contractors, who have special interests in government decisions.

Having taxpayers fund the campaigns» expenses was considered better than candidates indebting themselves to big - money contributors — including state contractors — who have special interests in government decisions.

Not exact matches

The proposed cut to the State Department's diplomatic corps and the foreign aid budget are particularly striking, and likely to include security contractors at diplomatic missions abroad after the GOP criticized Democrats for security at the U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, where four Americans died in a 2012 attack.

In some cases, states should expand coverage of existing programs to include independent contractors, as is the case with workers» compensation and state retirement systems.

According to news reports based on leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the United States has been spying on allies, including Germany, Spain, France and Brazil.

The company said individual cases about worker classification in at least five other states, including Georgia, Pennsylvania and Texas, have resulted in rulings that categorize drivers as contractors.

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.

NE is an offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry with operations all over the world including operations in the United States, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, Mexico, Brazil, the North Sea, the Mediterranean, West Africa, the Middle East, India, Malaysia, and Australia.

It has been known to primarily target military, embassy, and defense contractor personnel from the United States and its allies, including government institutions such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Two Republicans in the state Senate on Friday announced proposals aimed at strengthening the state's sexual harassment laws that would include banning confidential settlements, enshrining the definition of sexual harassment in law and expanding protections for independent contractors.

The actors have endorsed the Fair Elections reform package which includes a system of matching small donations with public funds, as well as lower contribution limits, restrictions on contractors and lobbyists doing business with the state, and greater enforcement and transparency.

But the agency has consistently been used by Syracuse mayors, including Miner, as an «expedient» way to hire city employees - or in this case a private contractor — without going through the state civil service system or amending the city budget.

Investigators found that Cappuccilli saved more than $ 75,000 on one of the two lavish affairs, including free use of state facilities and a cut - rate catering bill secured from a friendly state contractor.

Common Cause and a coalition of reform groups, including the League of Women Voters, the New York Public Interest Research Group, and Reinvent Albany recommend reinstating the state Comptroller's role as a watchdog over state contractors.

Several trade associations and unions associated with construction made large donations to governor's campaign committee, including $ 25,000 checks from the New York City Council of Carpenters and New York State Laborers, $ 12,500 from the Building Trades Employers Association and $ 5,000 from the Associated General Contractors.

Borough President Katz chairs the bi-monthly meetings of the Task Force, which includes officials from the New York City Department of Transportation, the New York City Department of Design and Construction, Verizon, National Grid, Time Warner Cable, project contractor EIC Associates, Broad Channel Civic Association President Dan Mundy, Jr. and Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers President Dan Mundy, Sr., along with representatives of State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., Assemblymember Phillip Goldfeder and City Councilmember Eric Ulrich.

Those records list that subsidiary lobbying on issues including student data privacy, the Common Core curriculum and requests for contractor proposals from the state education department.

$ 5,000 from the political action committee (PAC) of Cigna, the Connecticut - based insurer that is included on State Election Enforcement Commission's (SEEC) list of «state contractors prohibited from contributing to statewide candidates.&rState Election Enforcement Commission's (SEEC) list of «state contractors prohibited from contributing to statewide candidates.&rstate contractors prohibited from contributing to statewide candidates.»

Women who have reported sexual harassment by lawmakers, along with state Senate Democrats and some attorneys, say the package to be included in the state budget accomplishes little, save for a significant provision extending protections to contractors and other non-employees in a workplace.

According to the Director, Petroleum Resources at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mordecai Ladan, said the NAOC is responsible for the Azuzuama, Bayelsa State pipeline fire incident that claimed the lives of about 14 people including officials from NOSDRA, Bayelsa Ministry of Environment, NAOC and the contractor to NAOC on 9th July 2015.

Under a state law passed in June of last year, ride - hailing contractors are required to pass a criminal background check, but county lawmakers lobbied for more thorough vetting for prospective contractors in Westchester amid a slew of allegations against Uber and its employees, including a class action suit claiming drivers had sexually assaulted customers.

The union, which represents 90,000 freelancers, consultants, independent contractors, temps, part - timers, and self - employed workers in New York state — including 80,000 in New York City — named priority candidates as well as general endorsements.

The Nassau and Suffolk district attorneys, Schneiderman's office, the state Department of Labor and the federal Department of Labor also are investigating Sandy contractors including Looks Great over prevailing wage issues and how the contracts were awarded.

State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has subpoenaed the Nassau GOP and County Executive Edward Mangano's re-election campaign for information about contributions from superstorm Sandy contractors including Looks Great Services, which has nearly $ 70 million in debris - removal contracts with Nassau, attorneys for the recipients said.

It is ordered that on and after January 1, 2015, all Erie County offices, departments and administrative units, including but not limited to the Division of Purchase, fully implement a requirement in all bids, requests for proposals and other contract solicitations that the contractor submit an Erie County Equal Pay Certification which certifies the contractor's compliance with Federal Equal Pay Law and New York State Equal Pay Law (together, the «Equal Pay Laws»).

The accusations emerged from the giant scandal in Brazil involving the state oil company there, Petrobras, which was bilked for billions of dollars over the course of a decade by corrupt executives, politicians and contractors — including Odebrecht.

A Queens - based contractor that worked on a number of New York City projects, including 111 W. 57th St. on Billionaires» Row, was charged with stealing more than $ 1.7 million in wages from its workers and $ 7.8 million from the state by manipulating the workers - compensation system, according to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who announced the charges at a Wednesday press conference.

•» [W] e respectfully request that the [Federal Election] Commission does not allow the state party to cynically circumvent our state's carefully tailored pay - to - play state contractor provisions by glibly including a stray get - out - the - vote message in a communication that... promotes a Connecticut candidate, and then contending that the inclusion of a minute phone number and the polling hours transforms the communication into federal election activity outside the jurisdiction of the SEEC.»

Francisco Moya (D - Queens), speaking at a rally in midtown Manhattan with dozens of immigration and affordable housing activists, said he would soon introduce a bill to require the state to divest its more than $ 178 billion pension fund from corporations that back Trump's agenda — including banks that finance immigration detention centers, and contractors involved with the proposed U.S. - Mexico border wall.

As attorney general, Cuomo exposed what he described as systemic pension fund abuses in which government contractors — including lawyers and doctors for school districts across the state — wrongfully had themselves listed as employees in order to collect taxpayer - funded pensions.

«Yet that's exactly what is happening year after year as the state continues the costly practice of relying on outside contractors to do the work state employees can do for less, even when the cost of state employee benefits are included in the price.

«We hope that those that have been mounting propaganda on behalf of IMN, including international contractors like Amnesty International, would now accept the position stated in the document that the Nigerian Army abided by its Rules of Engagement in dealing with the terrorist organization.»

Those clean - election laws included a ban on state contractors» money in election campaigns, which was supposed to keep special - interest money out of state elections.

The uniform policy includes protections for employees of state and local governments, as well as state contractors and freelancers.

Apart from REBNY and NAACP, that coalition includes the advocacy groups One Hundred Black Men and Public Housing Communities, and the developer groups New York State Association for Affordable Housing, New York Construction Alliance and the Associated Builders and Contractors Empire State Chapter.

«To the extent that you can make things more efficient and use those efficiencies to invest in the capital program for the state's transportation infrastructure, that's a good thing,» said Mike Elmendorf, president and CEO of Associated General Contractors, a trade group that includes road builders.

«We are able to collaborate with experts in several areas including catalytic chemistry, high throughput experimentation, spectroscopy, technoeconomic analysis; and in partnership with our contractor Iowa State University, we can also select and grow the best feedstocks.»

In South Dakota, Referred Law 14 would tap a portion of the taxes collected from contractors to provide grants for in - state projects costing more than $ 5 million, including research on alternative energy technologies and improving agricultural practices.

Eligibility criteria for employees to be covered by each of the state and federal laws related to employee leave, including how to distinguish between employees and contractors;

In addition, the state is requiring school districts to hire state - approved contractors — which include for - profits, nonprofits and the state teachers union — to design their observation rubrics.

Only when that has failed, should alternative measures be invoked, including state takeover and expanded use of public charter schools with consideration provided to hiring a qualified private contractor.

Communication with internal and external stakeholders, including service providers, working group members, contractors, Tennessee Department of Education and State Board of Education staff, EPP leadership, and district leadership.

So how on earth did we go from having one of the «best» campaign finance reform laws in the nation to a campaign in which Malloy gets $ 6.2 million in public funds, while accessing another $ 10 million or more in campaign donations including money from state contractors and others who personally benefit from the governor's policies.

The provisions of this section shall apply to any subcontract in excess of $ 2,500 entered into by a prime contractor in carrying out any contract for the procurement of personal property and nonpersonal services (including construction) for the United States.

Prohibited acts.A credit services organization, a salesperson, agent, or representative of a credit services organization, or an independent contractor who sells or attempts to sell the services of a credit services organization shall not: (1) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or other valuable consideration before completing performance of all services, other than those described in subdivision (2) of this section, which the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer unless the credit services organization has obtained a surety bond or established and maintained a surety account as provided in section 45 - 805; (2) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or other valuable consideration for obtaining or attempting to obtain an extension of credit that the credit services organization has agreed to obtain for the buyer before the extension of credit is obtained; (3) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is substantially the same as that available to the general public; (4) Make or use a false or misleading representation in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization, including (a) guaranteeing to erase bad credit or words to that effect unless the representation clearly discloses that this can be done only if the credit history is inaccurate or obsolete and (b) guaranteeing an extension of credit regardless of the person's previous credit problem or credit history unless the representation clearly discloses the eligibility requirements for obtaining an extension of credit; (5) Engage, directly or indirectly, in a fraudulent or deceptive act, practice, or course of business in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; (6) Make or advise a buyer to make a statement with respect to a buyer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity that is false or misleading or that should be known by the exercise of reasonable care to be false or misleading to a consumer reporting agency or to a person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit; or (7) Advertise or cause to be advertised, in any manner whatsoever, the services of a credit services organization without filing a registration statement with the Secretary of State under section 45 - 806 unless otherwise provided by the Credit Services Organization Act.

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The Citation Division deals with all citations issued in Reno Township including, but not limited to those issued by the Nevada Highway Patrol, the Washoe County Sheriff «s Office, the University of Nevada Police Department, the Division of Wild Life, the Gaming Control Board, the State Contractor «s Board and Washoe County Animal Control.

Best Western International - All federal and state employees, military / civilian military personnel, tax funded hospital / university personnel, and cost reimbursable contractors can receive special, discounted hotel rates through Best Western including Canada.

Defendants in the new suit include both the state agency that supervises the tunnel and Bechtel / Parsons Brinckerhoff, the contractor that has already paid the state and the family in the collapse suit.

Jason Pettus is a civil litigation defense attorney with a strong litigation background through the representation of general contractors, subcontractors, owners, and design professionals in the resolution of all manner of construction issues, including construction / design defect claims, environmental claims and contractual disputes, catastrophic injury, premises liability, and motor vehicle accidents in both state and federal courts, as well as insurance coverage analysis, advisement of clients, and coverage litigation.