Sentences with phrase «local bans on»

Slated for discussion are local bans on assault - style rifles and high - capacity ammunition magazines, both carried by the Douglas High shooter, as well as bump stocks, the accessories used by the gunman in last year's Las Vegas massacre to make his semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns.

Some states do not allow fireworks at all, and some cities have their own local bans on explosives.

Fifty - nine of the local bans on marijuana businesses are indefinite.

As a former city councilor, Selina advocated for the rights of taxpayers, fought to protect the health of children and families by introducing a local ban on cosmetic pesticides and worked to improve access for people with disabilities as chair of the Coquitlam Universal Access - Ability Advisory Committee.

According to emergency responders, as a result of the local ban on synthetic drugs and bath salts, (voted into law by the Saugerties Town Board on March 29, 2012), hospitalizations resulting from overdoses caused by the use of these substances have been significantly reduced.

Burke, a South Buffalo Democrat, is now proposing a local ban on products containing microbeads.

Not exact matches

DUBAI, April 28 - Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

Still, it's an audacious plan, not least because Billy Bishop's operations are hemmed in by its short runway and a ban on jets — part of a 1981 agreement between the city, the federal government and the Toronto Port Authority designed to protect local residents.

The law allows local officials to be charged with misdemeanors if they knowingly fail to comply with the detainer requests, and ensures localities can't ban police officers from questioning people on their immigration statuses if they are arrested or detained.

Judge Andreas Korbmacher said on Thursday the country's highest federal administrative court would rule on Feb. 27 on an appeal brought by German states against bans imposed by local courts in Stuttgart and Duesseldorf over poor air quality.

Following a ban on 1.5 - liter plastic bottles at the start of the year, local rivals began aggressively slashing prices on smaller containers to protect market share, while Carlsberg went the other route to preserve profitability.

He also said he's counting on an underwhelming recreational rollout to galvanize pro-marijuana consumers against further local bans, noting that many local restrictions were implemented at sparsely attended hearings or through low - turnout, off - cycle referendums.

The blockchain association's Kim said the ban on local ICOs would push more companies to pursue the overseas route.

Today, despite the recent major price correction of bitcoin caused by the Chinese government's nationwide ban on local bitcoin exchange, bitcoin price remains above $ 3,600.

DUBAI (Reuters)- Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

South Korea's government said on Thursday it plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, sending bitcoin prices plummeting and throwing the virtual coin market into turmoil as the nation's police and tax authorities raided local exchanges on alleged tax evasion.

Friendly kryptowalutom Nevada policy includes a ban on Blockchainowych local taxes, and the recognition of smart contracts and digital signatures.

The national Bank of Kazakhstan is considering a ban on the exchange of crypto currency for the national currency — Tenge, and mining for crypto currency, according to local service Sputnik.

China's recent ban on initial coin offering (ICO), a cross-between crowdfunding and initial public offering, has forced local cryptocurrency exchanges into stricter self - scrutiny about their supervision mechanisms.

Moreover, nine states, the District of Columbia, and thirty - three local jurisdictions have laws banning mental health professionals from offering «conversion therapies» to minors on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

In 1970, the state of Mississippi banned Sesame Street from being aired on their local PBS stations, because black and brown kids were playing with white kids, and this would have offended some of the families of that state.

Brunei expands Malaysia's ban on «Allah», long used by local Christians, to other Islamic words other religions can no longer use.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

A nine - year - old blogger has won the right to continue rating her school meals, after her local council in Scotland dropped its ban on her taking photographs of food dished up in her school canteen.

You can speak up for these animals and lobby to prevent further cruelty by urging your local MP to push for a ban on live exports.

A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday issued a summons to Fonterra Brands Lanka, the local company of New Zealand's Fonterra and four of its top officials to face contempt of court charges for not adhering to an earlier ruling that banned sales and advertising  of all Fonterra milk products.

21 July 2016 MEDIA RELEASE Energy drink bans unnecessary, unwarranted and not supported by the evidence The Australian Beverages Council, representing the local energy drinks industry, has today rejected calls for age restrictions on the purchase of energy drinks that appeared in a recent article on www.news.com.

3 August 2016 MEDIA RELEASE Proposed Energy Drink bans not supported by the evidence The Australian Beverages Council, representing the local energy drinks industry, has today rejected calls for age restrictions and potential taxes on energy drinks following a statement released by AMA President Dr Gannon.

Local media reported that the freeze on signing new players would apply until debts to other clubs had been cleared, though the Premier League would confirm only that the ban was in place.

Among his other moves has been a ban on certain local media outlets who dare to criticise the regime, and a pronouncement a few years back that the FA Cup was not on the club's agenda (perhaps that's why Newcastle go to Chelsea this Sunday seeking to make the last 16 for the first time in 12 years).

West Ham fans could be banned from parking in streets around the London Stadium on matchdays next season after locals complained they were nabbing their spaces.

Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says a ban on deep fryers in school cafeterias goes against his philosophy of local control.

As local work on perinatal regionalization, a system of designating where infants are born or are transferred based on the amount of care that they need at birth, continues, more community hospitals may reverse their VBAC bans.

Some local dog owners have pushed for a dog park because of the village's long - standing ban on pets in parks.

The conspiracy theorist living inside my brain says we can expect to see more of this type of «journalism», followed by calls on the school officials to DO SOMETHING because IT IS FOR THE CHILDREN»S SAFETY and IF WE LET THE PARENTS SEND LUNCHES TO SCHOOL THEN CHILDREN WILL DIE!!!!!!!! (note the many, many exclamation points — that means this is a REALLY IMPORTANT POINT Y ’ ALL), followed by local school officials implementing policies to BAN CHILDREN FROM EATING FOOD BROUGHT IN FROM «OUTSIDE» and mandate that they eat, instead, the lunch provided by the school.

And I didn't stop there — I wrote about banning birthday treats for my local free newspaper, I guest posted about it on The Wellness Bitch, and I was even quoted on the issue by -LSB-...]

We initiated a recycling program for facilities and parks, developed an integrated pest management program aimed at reducing use of pesticides and herbicides on playing fields and lawns, later banned smoking in District buildings and vehicles before that practice became state law, and continued to protect our natural areas through local leadership.

However, the report qualified this by saying that «in terms of national resource use, the economic effects of a ban on hunting would be unlikely to be substantial», with the effects most likely to have dissipated within a decade, but that in the short term «the individual and local effects would be more serious».

The bill essentially bans any company that does more than $ 20 million dollars in business with Iran's energy sector — either oil, gas, or nuclear power — from being able to bid on state or local government contracts.

In a statement the Department of Health said: «The ban on the use of numbers charging patients a premium rate to call NHS services will allow a marketplace to evolve where 084 numbers compete alongside 01, 02 and 03 numbers, but where patients will pay no more than the cost of a local call.

Kaminsky, meanwhile, released a five - point ethics reform platform that include bans on lawmakers earning outside income, expanding penalties for corruption, campaign finance law changes and enhancing the powers of local district attorneys.

The law itself blocks local governments from passing their own measures that ban discrimination in public places on sexual orientation or gender identity.

In Singapore, where political content is banned entirely on local television (I wonder how they handle satellite...), citizens are coming to depend on web video for basic content such as coverage of rallies and speeches.

Of course a candidate needs to spend some cash but let's suppose that billboard and TV ads were banned, the local party sent out emails to all members on behalf of every short listed candidate, and the taxpayer (or central party) covered the cost of a single mailshot to all voters.

PSPOs were introduced in 2014 and allow councils to ban activities if they believe they have a «detrimental effect» on the local community.

The city of Saratoga Springs is considering a ban on the sale of guns and ammunition at the City Center, Mayor Meg Kelly announced this weekend in a welcoming speech to Local Progress New York.

Also on the republican list of demands: abolition of the Privy Council; full proportional representation in elections for the House of Commons; decentralisation of power to local and community authorities; a voting age of 16; fixed - term parliaments; state funding of political parties; a ban on outside earnings for MPs; more powerful Commons select committees, with powers to confirm or block ministerial appointments; elected police chiefs and elected mayors in all the major cities.

Meanwhile, Rivers State government has placed a temporary ban on the operation of motorcycles and tricycles in Gokana and Khana local government areas of the state because of the planned visit.

Bloomberg has largely avoided commenting on local politics, though he has allowed aides, such as Wolfson, to occasionally defend his record, and did criticize Governor Cuomo earlier this year for his decision to ban hydrofracking statewide and allow casinos in upstate regions.