Sentences with phrase «increase federal efforts»

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The government expects the anti-smoke move will increase federal tax revenues by $ 685 million in 2014 - 15 — a major piece of the puzzle in Tory efforts to balance the books over the next two years.

New age increases have been proposed in the federal government's continuing effort to keep the retirement system on sound economic footing.

Trump's support for an increased federal gas tax could influence the gas tax repeal effort in California.

The federal government has increased pressure on the private sector to fight the war on drugs, just as public support for the effort has reached a low.

New York will remain steadfast in pushing back against federal encroachment efforts like the [Office of the Controller of the Currency's] proposal to impose a one - size - fits - all national bank charter that increases risk and seeks to usurp state sovereignty.»

Federal and state agencies, school districts, and education stakeholders must continue their efforts to increase participation in the School Breakfast Program.»

In this role, she is responsible for leading the efforts to improve public policies to end hunger, reduce poverty, promote nutrition and increase the availability of healthy affordable food in low - income areas; maximize participation in all federal nutrition programs (SNAP, school meals, early childhood nutrition, WIC, and summer meals); and educate the public about both the stark reality of hunger's existence in the nation's capital and the real opportunities for effective solutions.

Advocates for increasing the minimum wage are lauding New York's U.S. senators for signing on to a bill that would increase the federal minimum wage to $ 9.80, a move that comes after the effort to increase it in New York to $ 8.50 failed.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D - Astoria) has announced a federal grant of $ 552,000 for volunteer mentoring and tutoring in an effort to increase attendance and graduation rates in Long Island City schools.

Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis came to City Hall Wednesday for a press conference criticizing Mayor de Blasio's «sanctuary city» policy and pledging to increase cooperation with federal government's efforts at deporting people unlawfully in the United States.

Sen. Chuck Schumer yesterday said at an unrelated news conference that the state Senate had blocked the minimum wage increase measure, disagreeing with the premise of my question that Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't exert much effort to get the measure through the Legislature (Schumer is the sponsor of a federal measure to raise the national minimum wage).

(White Plains, NY)-- In an effort to protect child care subsidies for low - income families, the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) approved new legislation and two resolutions tonight aimed at stopping County Executive Robert P. Astorino and the Westchester County Department of Social Services (DSS) from increasing the family contribution to daycare expense from 20 % to 35 % of the portion of income that exceeds the federal poverty level.

Question topics included the estimated time for completion of all of the Sandy recovery home rebuilding, the implementation of new flood maps, whether de Blasio's reported future endorsement of Hillary Clinton is tied to a longterm need for federal government assistance, whether in Secretary Castro's view the City could do better on any element of Sandy recovery efforts, communicating an increased sense of urgency to City agencies, significant variations in the reported number of Build It Back applicants, how the City will continue its increased rate of repairs, details on the construction firms used in the program and praise for developer Gerry Romski.

While the population of the city's jails is lower than ever, there has been an increased focus on them, following news stories about brutality at the hands of correction officers, a rise in inmate - on - inmate violence, efforts to end or reduce solitary confinement and a federal lawsuit that alleged a «culture of violence» in the city's jails.

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a city law to regulate carwash businesses violated federal law because it encouraged unionization, dealing a blow to Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to increase protections for low - wage carwash employees.

While commending the Federal Government for towing the line of Lagos State in making efforts to increase its Internally Generated Revenue, Ambode emphasised that the most important lesson that must be learnt from the fallen oil prices is the need to diversify our economy by looking inward.

The federal government and its partners must coordinate efforts to increase student interest in math and science long before they reach college age in order to boost the number of STEM graduates entering the workforce.

Other targets of the initiative have focused on instituting ways to build collaboration among academic, nonprofit and private sector efforts, including international groups and to increase federal funding, an effort that spurred Congress to pass in December 2016 the 21st Century Cures Act that authorized $ 1.8 billion for the National Cancer Institute.

The original COMPETES Act, passed in 2007, endorsed major budget increases for NSF, NIST, and research programs at the Department of Energy as well as bolstered federal efforts to improve STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education.

«Preventative efforts not only require policy and legislative action but increased and targeted funding across federal, state, local and private sectors,» adds Katsiyannis.

Earlier this year, the head of U.S. Cyber Command told Congress that the federal government's efforts to deter computer attacks are not working and the U.S. needs to «increase our capacity» to strengthen cyber security.

Major achievements have been made in the domestic HIV / AIDS response as a result of increased realignment and coordination of efforts at the federal level.

«In the absence of federal regulation, youth e-cigarette use has increased and e-cigarette sellers online operate in a regulatory vacuum, using few, if any, efforts to prevent sales to minors.

The National Hispanic Media Coalition and Free Press filled joint comments with the Federal Communications Commission calling on the agency to increase efforts to help Puerto Rico fully recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

APS Issues Statement in Support of Senate Subcommittee Efforts to Increase Federal Funding for National Institutes of Healt

Democratic senator Mary Landrieu, a cosponsor of the «Three R's» bill, worked tirelessly, and against considerable opposition from members of both political parties, to increase the targeting of federal education dollars to low - income communities and schools in an effort to better support their school reform efforts.

The coalition has started a public - awareness campaign and is pressing for state and federal funding increases for school construction and renovation, leaders of the effort said last week.

Indianapolis — The nation's chief state school officers last week endorsed a comprehensive early - childhood and family - education plan calling for universal access to prekindergarten programs, publicly supported day care, and increased federal involvement in efforts to help children at risk of school failure.

The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee last week approved legislation that would increase the spending ceilings for adult education and the Even Start program for disadvantaged parents and preschoolers, and create a council to coordinate federal literacy efforts.

WASHINGTON — The number of schools participating in the federal school - breakfast program jumped 8.9 percent this fiscal year — the biggest increase in 13 years — due to a sluggish economy and stepped - up efforts to sign up schools, a research and advocacy group reported last week.

The playbook is a helpful resource, the federal involvement helps to legitimize these efforts, and the FCC's initiatives to increase broadband access are notable (in particular, the movement towards allowing schools to provide access to students outside of school hours).

The next federal effort to increase support for children and their families will likely take the form of an expansion of the Child Tax Credit, [1] which is currently worth $ 1,000 per child at tax filing time for qualifying families that would otherwise have at least that much due in taxes (details below).

State and federal efforts to bolster standards and accountability place increasing demands on schools and aim to transform the role of the principal.

In order to improve rural schools, authors recommend federal policymakers stop promoting private school vouchers as a way to expand educational opportunities in rural areas, and to instead boost educational opportunities in local public schools by increasing efforts to modernize rural classrooms and integrate technology into teaching and learning.

While most schools will need increased funding — and flexibility — to expand school schedules, the authors found several federal funding sources that currently support efforts to redesign the school day, reform the calendar year, rethink professional development, or improve access to quality after - school programs.

Another facet of the federal effort to boost education is a push to increase the number of students who are proficient in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Increase advocacy efforts at the federal, state, and local level to ensure funding and policy decisions meet the needs of their community, school, and professional growth as a leader.

He also has been a leader among state school chiefs nationwide in an effort to increase flexibility and fairness in the federal No Child Left Behind school accountability system.

Dr. Jo Ann Isken, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services of Lennox School District (shown with Lennox School Board President Marisol Cruz and Superintendent Bruce McDaniel) credits the FIS partnership for improving standardized test scores and increasing English Learner reclassification rates, priorities of state and federal education reform efforts.

(District of Columbia) In an effort to increase economic and educational opportunities for Native American youth, federal officials are looking to unify resources available to often underserved communities with bipartisan support.

Remove state maintenance of effort requirements (which require states to maintain their own education funding at a certain level to access federal funds), cap funding for federal education programs at FY12 levels, and limit future funding increases to the rate of inflation.

In an effort to tighten up performance benchmarks that schools, districts and states may have to reach in exchange for federal funds, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has proposed a new rule that would increase accountability while also giving grant recipients some new flexibility in meeting the mandates.

Despite our efforts to further reduce spending, the District continues to struggle with increasing statutory and contractual obligations and declining state and federal revenues.

The federal official in charge of national nutrition programs was in Springfield, Massachusetts Friday to see a unique effort that has dramatically increased the number of children who start the school day with a nutritious breakfast.

NSBA sent a letter prior to full committee consideration to request an increase in federal funding for education programs that supports states and school districts in their efforts to best serve all public school students.

In accordance with Executive Order 13548 «Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities,» and the respective DOT Plan to Increase Employment of People with Disabilities, all departmental organizations will work with their Offices of Human Resources in outreach efforts to provide internship, employment, and advancement opportunities to persons with disabilities, especially those with targeted disabilities.

The Department will need to continue to work to understand this increase and step up efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries through Department programs and activities at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the Office of the Secretary (OST).

WASHINGTON — As the next step in its ongoing efforts to increase safety at railroad crossings, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a list of railroad crossings in the United States where multiple incidents have occurred in recent years.

The Permitting Dashboard website, hosted and managed jointly by the Department's Office of Transportation Policy and Office of the Chief Information Officer, is one element of a larger, government - wide effort to streamline and increase transparency into the federal permitting and review process.

After lowering short term interest rates to near zero in 2008, the Federal Reserve said at its March meeting that it would buy up to $ 300 billion in longer - term Treasury securities over six months as part of its efforts to increase the money supply and ease the credit crunch of the past two years.