Sentences with phrase «less general state»

Not exact matches

That's likely an extreme case, but other investigations by state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission have routinely found debt - settlement companies with completion rates of 10 % or less.

'' It assumes that 90 % are in some general agreement» — 79 % Christians + 2 % Jewish = 81 % of the population (remember I stated it was a little less that 90 %, as is the case with atheism which is 2 % of the population, a little less than the stated 10 %).

The authors have the general principle that there should be «less state and more parent with a supporting Church.»

We want the same thing in general we need more states men who care for the country and less politicians who sway the masses.

The report comes less than a week after Vikings general manager Rick Spielman praised Peterson and stated the team wanted him to return.

I'm not trying to get pregnant right now, and I have less angst in general over the state of my breastfeeding relationship with Jacob.

Rice's proposal include creating a 311 line so residents in less - populated regions of the state can get legal help, appointing a deputy attorney general for rural affairs and visiting all 62 counties of the state during her first her in office, if she's elected.

New Yorkers are far less secure today and optimistic about our state economy than Americans in general are towards their personal situation and the country's future, according to a new Siena poll.

New Yorkers are far less secure today and optimistic about our state economy than Americans in general are towards their personal situation and the country's future.

New Yorkers are far less secure today and optimistic about our state economy than Americans in general

A state where there are many legislative candidates running without major party competition in a general election is therefore one with a much less competitive electoral environment than states where most or all legislative candidates face major party competition.

Among other findings, the report also revealed that while the total number of County residents on Medicaid has risen due to fuller implementation of the Affordable Care Act («ACA»), Erie County's portion of Medicaid costs is projected to drop by more than $ 6.4 million from 2013 due to the Act's implementation and the state's Medicaid cap, and is approximately $ 340,000 less than 2012; the biggest increase in Medicaid recipients was seen among whites age 18 - 64, while other demographics remained consistent; and that the number of persons on Medicaid continues to grow at an average rate of more than 4 % each year, a trend noted by the Medicaid Inspector General's office in his September 2013 report.

«The system has really been more or less an honor system,» said state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

When complete in 2018, the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge will mean less congestion and frustration for motorists, with eight general traffic lanes, breakdown / emergency lanes, and a state - of - the - art traffic monitoring system.

The resolution is in response to the U.S. Department of Justice's request to a federal judge to order the state to move its congressional primary to no later than Aug. 18, in order to comply with a federal law requiring absentee ballots be sent to members of the military no less than 45 days prior to the Nov. 6, 2012 general election.

In its current form, the bill, which was sponsored by State Sen. and attorney general candidate Eric Schneiderman, included a provision that prevents collection agencies, including the city, from seizing vehicles worth $ 4,000 or less.

Under the Citizens Election Program, the state's voluntary public financing system, gubernatorial candidates who raise $ 250,000 by collecting donations of $ 100 or less are eligible for a $ 6.5 million grant to spend in the general election.

Schneiderman resigned as State Attorney General late Monday night, May 7 just hours after he was accused of committing physical abuse while in romantic relationships by four women in a New Yorker story published less than three hours earlier.

A super PAC formed to back Democratic state Sen. Todd Kaminsky is ramping up its fundraising and political work with less than two weeks before the general election.

If New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is seriously considering a bid for New York governor, there may be one less obstacle in his path.

The issue started with the U.S. Department of Justice's request to a federal judge to order the state to move its congressional primary to no later than Aug. 18, in order to comply with a federal law requiring absentee ballots be sent to members of the military no less than 45 days prior to the Nov. 6, 2012 general election.

In the U.S., many states do not require any such listing of beneficial ownership information — something that can make it difficult for law enforcement, much less the general public, to determine the companies» owners.

The complaint from state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office alleges that Cappuccilli exploited his position by hosting weddings for two daughters at the fairgrounds for substantially less than the fair market value.

The latest involves horrific allegations against Eric Schneiderman, who resigned as New York State's attorney general less than three hours after The New Yorker magazine published a piece reporting that he had physically and verbally abused four women.

«As if the palpable odium of intiating a vacuous criminal charge against a whistle - blower, no less a person than a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was not bad enough, the prosecuting authority, obviously urged on by the Inspector General of Police, threw pretension to adherence to democratic tenets of the rule of law when it sought from the court, albeit most illegally, to obtain summons against Senator Misau, while deliberately witholding service of the copy of the charge on the Senator, an obvious stratagem conceived to frame up all manner of false allegations tailored to suit the obvious purpose of yet another gestapo strategy to use state powers to swoop on the Distinguished Senator and keep him out of circulation»

New York lawmakers are beginning the task of selecting the state's next attorney general, less than a day after two - term Democrat Eric Schneiderman's stunning downfall amid allegations that he physically abused four women.

Because there are limits on how much this type of coordinated money can be spent in a state, spending it in a primary means there will be less available in a general election.

Political parties whose principal candidate received less than 5 percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Michigan Secretary of State at the most recent general election are considered non-major parties and can not nominate their candidates by primary election.

In a question to State Education Department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, DeFrancisco said the attorney general's investigation led to an environment in schools that is becoming less and less conducive to learning.

The General Assembly's Appropriations Committee has just begun holding public hearings and state agency presentations on Malloy's proposed $ 19.8 billion budget, which is $ 569 million less than what lawmakers originally agreed to last year when they passed a two - year $ 40 billion plan.

With less than two months remaining in his tenure as attorney general, Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo has filed two lawsuits against President Obama's former car czar, Steve Rattner, alleging he paid kickbacks in order to obtain $ 150 million in investments in his private equity firm, Quadrangle Group, from the state pension fund.

In general, the state is experiencing less snowfall in the area covered by the assessment, but more severe winter storms.

As mentioned earlier, there's far less difference between many carbohydrate sources than many seem to realize - whole grains in general have little nutritional advantage over more refined grains, and even many sugars are far more equal than the general media seems to state.

(a) Whenever there shall be a violation of this section an application may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of the state of New York to a court or justice having jurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the defendant of not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such violation; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant has, in fact, violated this section, an injunction may be issued by the court or justice, enjoining and restraining any further violations, without requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby.

A 22 - page letter from the OCR states that the district's bilingual education program is less demanding than the general curriculum; that many bilingual education teachers do not have appropriate Spanish - language abilities; and that some students receive services from paraprofessionals instead of certified teachers.

Washington — Five states no longer require school districts to keep records showing that they do not allocate less local funding to schools receiving federal Chapter 1 funds, and 31 other states have relaxed standards by which they judge «comparability,» according to the General Accounting Office.

As a general rule, however, the less centralized Protestant denominations lacked formal doctrines mandating that schooling be under their exclusive control and were more willing to pursue their educational goals within the framework created by state - run systems.

With all the state budget cuts are you seeing less emphasis being placed on data collection by districts (of course this would by state), but in general has there been a downplay?

Attorney General Derek Schmidt, whose office represented the state in the case, said that's less than 1 percent of annual school funding and not enough to justify closing the schools.

The shifting financial fortunes of New Jersey school districts have taken yet another turn with the release by the General Assembly's Republican majority of a funding package that would provide less state aid than what Gov. James J. Florio has proposed.

In addition, 23 states provide less general funding to schools in 2017 than before the recession in 2008.

In particular, we wished to explore the general issue of whether professional development, which we view as targeted support for leadership, is more or less important than pressure to increase achievement, which is a major component of state policy.

Schools receive the largest amount of their state funding through a general fund that distributes money through a formula that gives more to districts with more students with challenges, including those who live in poverty, and less state money to districts with high property values.

General fund appropriations for the PSFA must be increased by at least five percent annually for state fiscal years 2001 - 02 through 2010 - 11, except in any years when Colorado personal income increases by less than 4.5 percent between the two preceding calendar years.

A proposal in the Georgia General Assembly would give more money to state charter schools, which get less money per student than traditional public schools yet must outperform traditional schools or risk losing their charters.

While this gives it one of the highest general fund budgets of any school system in the state, several districts that are from far less affluent communities are not far from that funding level.

Less is known about spelling competence in the general population than is known about reading achievement because there is no national test for spelling and many states do not test students» spelling skills.

In general, state charter school legislation is less likely to contain requirements for enrolling ELL students than for racial balance or diversity standards.

Research over the past three decades has shown that, compared to the general school population, the half - million foster children in the United States have poorer attendance rates, are less likely to perform at grade level, are more likely to have behavior and discipline problems, are more likely to be assigned to special education classes, and are less likely to attend college.

Again, even though the local board of education voted against the proposal and testified against the project before the State Board of Education and the Connecticut General Assembly, less Connecticut taxpayer funds will be going to public schools and instead, a Bronx charter school company will be getting millions so that it can open a charter school in the Governor's hometown.