Sentences with phrase «local and state officials about»

King plans to travel to Denver on Monday and to Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday to meet with local and state officials about how to make such opportunities available to all students.

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Chapdelaine and other local officials said they backed moratoriums because they were waiting for the state Cannabis Control Commission to finalize regulations and wanted to include residents in a conversation about where marijuana facilities belong.

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — A new study by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace are home to rapid job and population growth — but some local officials and activists say too little is known about what kinds of jobs are being created in the area, and who is benefiting.

As opposed to the thousands and thousands of billboards & church message boards every 50 ft with their snarky comments pushing their beliefs and quite often attacking non -(Jesus) believers and / or science directly or indirectly, all the millions of people that like to go around constantly «sharing their beliefs» about how everyone who believes differently is gonna be tortured and burned for eternity, or the countless attempts by local, state, and federal government officials to push laws based on those beliefs and to favor those beliefs all over the country.

The Park District, whose officials could not be reached for comment Thursday, used about $ 441,000 in state and local funds to develop the land at Oak Hollow and another village open space, Munao Park, according to the agency's documents.

President Donald Trump hosts a meeting with State and local officials about his infrastructure initiative this morning, and then receives he daily intelligence briefing.

The comments from high - ranking local and state officials joined a chorus of outrage that started late Thursday evening after the alternative weekly newspaper Artvoice published Paladino's response to a survey inquiring about his wishes for the New Year.

Local, state and federal officials first delivered a recap of what has been done to address PFOS contamination and residents grew impatient, wanting to hear more about a blood testing program.

Advocates and local elected officials have pushed for a more comprehensive outreach plan by the state to ensure the tens of thousands of residents, many of whom are minorities and speak a language other than English at home, know about the need for testing.

One elected official who expressed reservations about the proposed Casa Duarte Cultural and Performing Arts Center as far back as 2003 said he didn't think the project would have stayed alive this long if not for the clout of local Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, who is now running for state Senate.

Since then, the Senecas have indicated a willingness to meet with state and local officials about the situation.

Lives will be saved with $ 16 million in state funding for Western New York to fight the heroin and opioid crisis, officials predicted Thursday afternoon, hours after leaders of towns, villages and cities from across Erie County convened in Williamsville to talk about how to react to the crisis at the local level.

In a question that asks about the job performance of federal, state and local officials, people in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives got the worst numbers, with more than 70 percent of those surveyed feeling their performance is «just fair» or «poor.»

«It was irresistible for state and local officials to say, «Let's pocket that money and use it to replace our contributions so everyone can feel good about it,»» said James Parrott, chief economist at the Fiscal Policy Institute, a Manhattan - based liberal think tank.

«I'm very worried still about the corruption influence of gambling and in fact those who have controlled casinos in different states throughout the country have been found to bribe local officials, make side deals with local officials,» Krueger said.

Also at noon, Uber, joined by Mayor Richard David and other local elected officials will make a «major announcement» about its potential future economic impact on the local economy, Terra Cotta, 81 State St., Binghamton.

Also at 10 a.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the challenges facing New York State's infrastructure, along with Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo and other local elected officials, members of organized labor, environmental organizations, Chambers of Commerce and private local businesses, will be holding a press conference.

Also at 10:30 a.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about New York State's infrastructure needs, along with other local elected officials, members of organized labor, Chambers of Commerce and private local businesses, North Greenbush Town Hall, 2 Douglas St., Wynantskill.

Also at 11:30 a.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the state's infrastructure needs, hosted by Sen. Sue Serino, County Executive Marcus Molinaro and other local elected officials, members of organized labor, Chambers of Commerce and local businesses, will hold a press conference, County Bridge PV - 15, North Ave over Swallow Stream, Pleasant Valley.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke to local officials and members of the public at the New York State Fairgrounds about the progress of the upstate region on Tuestate Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke to local officials and members of the public at the New York State Fairgrounds about the progress of the upstate region on TueState Fairgrounds about the progress of the upstate region on Tuesday.

The US attorney didn't make any specific recommendations about how to purge the state of dirty pols, but he did make clear that the growing list of cases against elected officials at the state and local levels brought by his office indicate that the problem is far from solved — despite claims to the contrary by any number of self - appointed «reformers.»

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about legal fees two local lawyers, who are also local officials, claim are owed to them from a 2006 civil rights case and a proposed New York State constitutional amendment to strip the pensions of corrupt public officials.

O'Connor said about 15 years ago local and county officials met with a representative from the state's Department of Agriculture and Markets to consider implementing similar best management practices in Cayuga County.

As O'Toole learns more about the crime, he becomes convinced that Felix was framed by corrupt local officials, including States Attorney, and old rival, Charlie Haggerty (Frank Converse).

Disgruntled vendors filed FOIA requests to get their hands on internal emails, including some memorable (if not family - friendly) missives from Doherty about the «dirtbag» publishers who were pressuring state and local officials to use Reading First funds to pay for their discredited, ineffective whole - language programs.

And it has shaken not only the local community, but school officials, parents, and legislators across the state and nation, raising perennial questions about prevention, physical - plant maintenance, and preparedness for which there may be no satisfactory answeAnd it has shaken not only the local community, but school officials, parents, and legislators across the state and nation, raising perennial questions about prevention, physical - plant maintenance, and preparedness for which there may be no satisfactory answeand legislators across the state and nation, raising perennial questions about prevention, physical - plant maintenance, and preparedness for which there may be no satisfactory answeand nation, raising perennial questions about prevention, physical - plant maintenance, and preparedness for which there may be no satisfactory answeand preparedness for which there may be no satisfactory answers.

The authors hypothesize that if state and local governments empower parents to choose the schools of their choice, a «spontaneous education order» — a state in which parents seek information about schools and in which schools make available the necessary information without public officials» intentional intervention — will arise.

Democrats can make such claims because they have nothing against the federal government in theory, however much state and local school officials have been complaining about NCLB in practice.

His major focus was outreach and advocacy to local, state, and federal elected officials in the legislative and executive branches of government sharing data about student achievement and job - embedded teacher professional development.

Although the ESSA and educational officials will continue to care about reading and math scores, the opportunity for states and local school districts to redefine accountability is an exciting one.

Inviting your elected officials to visit your magnet school is a powerful way to inform them about the theme - based programs that are offered in their district, and to show them how important federal, state, and local support is for these programs.

Education advocates, though, say they have noted the concerns about teacher background checks and, for the most part, they believe educators» right to protest will continue unabated, particularly if hiring decisions are left to local school boards and administrators, rather than state officials.

State and local education officials gathered in Tulsa Tuesday to talk about how to increase Oklahoma's concurrent enrollment numbers.

As the local expert on magnet programs, you are able to educate elected officials about how your magnet schools are improving your community and just how important federal, state, and local support is for continuing these programs.

As our organization has traveled across the state over the past year speaking about school finance and meeting with parents, students, educators, legislators, local officials, and interested community members, one point in particular has rung loud and true in every community no matter the town's size, wealth, demographic makeup, or location — Connecticut needs a school finance system that makes sense.

Having participated and watched government in action at the national, state and local level for more than four decades, I can safely say that I have never, ever, seen an meeting as unbelievably insulting as the «presentation» (PowerPoint and all) that those targeted local school administrators were forced to sit through or the even more incredible way in which public employees responded to a member of the public trying to raise important and legitimate concerns about the very issue that the school officials were summoned to the meeting to discuss.

At that point, the State Department of Education employees and the local officials turned their backs on the parents in the room and, what could only be described as «scurrying,» exited the room as if fire and smoke was about to consume them.

If you know of any situation in which state or local officials are engaged in efforts to bully, harass or mislead parents or students about their opt - out rights or are threatening teachers that they may not provide parents and students with accurate information about the Common Core testing, please get in contact immediately.

After 15 years of work by states and school districts to raise standards, disaggregate data, and close gaps, the federal government is taking the foot off the gas and leaving even more decisions to the states and to local school officials, including those about measures, metrics, incentives, and interventions.

Today, about thirty - nine other states have shorter probationary periods but in Connecticut we all recognize — state officials, local education officials and teachers and education advocates that we are better off with a longer probationary period so that the evaluations, assessments and decisions about which teachers should stay can be made.

When the statewide SBAC pilot tests were to be administered last year, parents expressed reluctance to state and local officials about subjecting their children to this experiment.

Duncan is seeking public comments from state and local officials as well as other stakeholders about proposed changes - whether they are helpful in clarifying one of the most complex and controversial mandates in federal law.

In New York and in other locations around the country, the teacher unions have put state and local officials on notice that attempts to punish teachers for speaking honestly about the testing scheme will be met with the full resources of the union.

Invite your federal, state, and local elected officials to tour your school and learn about your magnet programs first hand.

This «deadly» omission of information about Parvo for pet owners by the HSUS, that purportedly has a following of millions, suggests that there has been a conscious and unconscionable decision to keep the American Public and Elected Officials at the Federal, State and Local Levels of Government in the Dark so that the spread of Parvo and its deadly consequences will be inhumanely perpetuated, and be exploited and misrepresented to the American Public as being caused by irresponsible breeding practices in order to further enhance the fundraising activities of the HSUS.

For more information on contacting your local, state and federal elected officials to share your concerns about puppy mills and dog auctions, visit Congress by Capitol Advantage.

VGVN's goal is to enable gamers to stay educated about these issues, register to vote and ensure their voice is heard by federal, state and local officials.

It's the part about states and tribal governments having the right to allow greatly expanded killing of wolves in «non-essential» populations where local officials determine that wolf packs are taking too big a share of deer and elk herds also coveted by hunters.

We send publications to every national, state, and 8,400 county and local officials in the U.S. on average about once a week.

Friends of the Earth worked with local and national groups including the Environmental Law and Policy Center, the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club, Green State Solutions, Iowa PIRG, Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa Move to Amend, CREDO Action and Physicians for Social Responsibility in the debate about the cost recovery bill, taking out radio and TV ads, phoning more than 100,000 Iowans, and mobilizing thousands of activists who called and wrote their elected officials.