Sentences with phrase «laws around those funds»

And, they suck public monies from public funds while ignoring even basic laws around those funds.

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A final wrinkle in Meza's misadventure is the challenge posed to law enforcement when crooks move funds around in the volatile cryptocurrency markets.

Among the things that prompted the creation of the inquiries were: financial difficulties facing DB pension plans and related concerns about DB funding rules; long simmering and unresolved legal issues, the most prominent of which revolve around the use of surpluses in DB plans; ambiguity about how EPP regulations apply to new hybrid plans; a lack of harmonization among Canadian regulatory laws; and declining coverage by EPPs in general and DB plans in particular.

Promoted most prominently by the Community Environment Legal Defense Fund, the laws center around «the rights of people, natural communities, and ecosystems to exist, regenerate and flourish»» in essence, a «right to life for nature.»

Off topic questions included a Department of Investigations report detailing problems with corrections officers at Rikers Island, de Blasio's message to protestors resuming anti-NYPD protests, his relationship with police unions, a call by the head of the Lieutentants Benevolent Association to strengthen laws concerning resisting arrest, an increase in police protection for Jewish organizations and sites and Dov Hikind's claim of a decrease in police presence, delays in the implementation of the City's municipal ID card program, his message to PBA members dissatisfied with their union leadership, his position on a city council plan to fund the purchase of additional bullet - proof vests for police officers, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns around the recent protests as it considers whether to hold the 2016 convention in Brooklyn, whether his «thoughts» on the anti-NYPD protests have «evolved» and whether he will direct the NYPD to change its FOIL request process to accept email or other electronic requests.

Martins explained that this tactic centers around 81 - year - old Dr. Robert Taub, who told the jury he referred patients suffering from asbestos - related health problems to Silver's law firm in exchange for favors, including state - funded research grants.

Other measures Heastie outlined include closing the LLC Loophole that allows wealthy donors to subvert the state's campaign contribution limits, tightening rules around the use of campaign funds and party «housekeeping» accounts, which are also used to get around state campaign finance laws.

Tougher bribery and anti-corruption laws will also be implemented as part of the proposed budget initiatives, and around $ 162 million will go to New York's Environmental Protection Fund — a $ 9 million uptick from the previous budget.

Mintzer also said that under the agreement, Lopez won't be allowed to get around New York's porous campaign finance laws and use any of the $ 651,151 in campaign funds he was sitting on as of last month to satisfy his legal liabilities.

Much of the talk in favor of the No Child Left Behind Act's reauthorization is centered around two contentions: that the federal law needs only some tweaking to be made right, such as shifting to a «value added» or «growth» method of charting progress; and that, once tweaked, it must be fully funded to be effective.

Once a certain degree of policy adequacy is in place (reasonably smart laws around autonomy and authorizing, decent - enough funding), the difference between good sectors and great sectors boils down to the «ecosystem» built by the local reform community.

In September, California Gov. Jerry Brown resisted Duncan's threat to withhold $ 7.3 billion in federal funding if he signed into law Assembly Bill 484, which effectively eviscerates accountability (and gets around the administration's decision to not grant the Golden State a waiver from No Child on its own terms) by eliminating all but a smattering of the state's standardized tests.

But he has stayed out of negotiations entirely this time around, though he said yesterday that since he wrote the law that ties state funding to an evaluation deal, his presence at the negotiating table is felt.

Although state laws vary widely in terms of the policies governing charter school oversight and accountability, these publically funded institutions, which receive freedom from the rules and regulations of traditional district schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700 schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS], 2015).

The Obama Administration plans to do an end - run around the Constitution and the federal law by tying the Common Core Standards to the granting or denying of federal appropriations, both the $ 4.35 billion Race To The Top money and even Title I funding.

Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra said that while about 43,000 3 - and 4 - year - olds attend full - day preschool in the former Abbott districts — the state's poorest — about 39,000 more children around the state are entitled to preschool under the 2008 School Funding Reform Act.

Parent Revolution, the billionaire - funded California operation that created the «parent trigger» law, looked around the state for a school to target, chose Compton's McKinley Elementary, and pre-selected a charter school operator to take it over.

Publicly funded animal control agencies also operate under a range of policies, but because they are charged by law with protecting the community from dogs that are nuisances or dangerous and because they do no fund - raising around humane issues, they are often denigrated as animal killers.

While working for a law firm, he found himself toying around with the stock market to the extent that he quit the firm and started his own hedge fund.

It's worth noting that the Koch - funded American Legislative Exchange Council distributed Arizona's controversial racial profiling law, SB 1070, to states around the country so private prison companies can rake a profit off the incarceration of immigrants.

That would be New York Personal Injury Law Blog's Eric Turkewitz, who took his own (self - funded) sabbatical 20 years ago to travel around the world.

It is widely anticipated that the number of class actions brought around the world will continue to grow, driven by the globalisation of litigation funders and the increasing appetite from funders and plaintiff law firms to develop new claims outside shareholder class actions.

Law firms from around the state, corporate counsels from Washington's largest companies (e.g. Starbucks, Microsoft and Amazon), and business leaders all publicly expressed their support for increased funding for legal aid; and, • We have built momentum for securing additional funding for civil legal aid down the road.

Although import and export of cannabis are prohibited under the draft law, Reicin notes that «We're developing a significant market in Canada around cannabis funding — it's the most robust in the world.»

This project is funded by the Law Foundation of Ontario and is designed to outline key issues around co-parenting and offer tips to resolve these issues.

The company has raised $ 26 million in funding, and is becoming very popular with small law firms around the world.

And should your firm's need for capital some day outstrip the funds available from the pool of interested would - be partners, well, maybe your firm will be among those lobbying to change the rules around non-lawyer equity investment in law firms and turning the hypothetical above into reality.

I was attending meetings of the IDC who continue to do excellent work around the world in promoting the rule of law (based on outside funding; the cost of the work of the IDC is not borne by CBA membership fees).

Steven Friel comments: «Litigation funding is on the increase around the world and we are pleased to offer a truly comprehensive, flexible and innovative portfolio of solutions for law firms, and their clients.

The Connection Deck units price in around $ 35 (that's the minimum donation that secures a pack in the event of successful crowd funding), and the art is being produced by artist Lalita Hamill, who has a particular aptitude for connecting the spheres of philosophy and law through her art.

Because federal and state laws dictate that the seller can not give the funds directly to the buyer, the assistance programs provide a work around so that the sale stays within federal guidelines.