Sentences with phrase «local officials acted»

Malliotakis recalled the post-Sandy recovery in her assembly district, noting that local officials acted well before significant federal aid arrived.

Not exact matches

The Stockton initiative is an important and courageous act of leadership by a local elected official.

Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths is expected to introduce amendments to the Local Authorities Elections Act, which would extend terms for municipal elected officials from three years to four years.

So issues where the local government can't get their head out of their asses when its there responsibility to act and then blame the federal government, it leaves you and I the citizens to fend for ourselves, possibly for weeks at a time while the officials blame one another.

Moreover, given the hostility these local officials seem to feel toward the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act standards, just how hard were these North Carolina school districts trying to make the standards work before asking for a waiver?

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is urging local law enforcement officials to act swiftly - and willingly - on hate crimes.

Any electoral official of a local authority (as defined in section 5 of the Local Electoral Act 2001) may, on payment of the prescribed fee, and in accordance with regulations made under this Act, obtain from the Electoral Commission a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing specified information, for the purpose of conducting an election for any body, where the Electoral Commission is satisfied thlocal authority (as defined in section 5 of the Local Electoral Act 2001) may, on payment of the prescribed fee, and in accordance with regulations made under this Act, obtain from the Electoral Commission a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing specified information, for the purpose of conducting an election for any body, where the Electoral Commission is satisfied thLocal Electoral Act 2001) may, on payment of the prescribed fee, and in accordance with regulations made under this Act, obtain from the Electoral Commission a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing specified information, for the purpose of conducting an election for any body, where the Electoral Commission is satisfied that --

If an electoral official of a local authority (as defined in section 5 of the Local Electoral Act 2001) wishes to obtain, for the purposes of compiling a roll of electors for the local authority and for no other purpose, any specified information, the Electoral Commission may, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, give that electoral official, on payment of the prescribed fee, a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing that informalocal authority (as defined in section 5 of the Local Electoral Act 2001) wishes to obtain, for the purposes of compiling a roll of electors for the local authority and for no other purpose, any specified information, the Electoral Commission may, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, give that electoral official, on payment of the prescribed fee, a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing that informaLocal Electoral Act 2001) wishes to obtain, for the purposes of compiling a roll of electors for the local authority and for no other purpose, any specified information, the Electoral Commission may, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, give that electoral official, on payment of the prescribed fee, a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing that informalocal authority and for no other purpose, any specified information, the Electoral Commission may, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, give that electoral official, on payment of the prescribed fee, a computer - compiled list or electronic storage medium containing that information.

A group of about 30 local elected officials, activists and concerned residents gathered Tuesday afternoon outside Rep. John Katko's (R - Camillus) office in downtown Syracuse to protest his support for the controversial Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Because the power to act on the goals and strategies that are developed through One Region Forward rests so much at the local municipal and county level, these public officials must play a leading role in the initiative.

He said, «We condemn this act in its entirety because we think that the APC - led state and local government officials should have put the interest of the people beyond and above any other consideration.

The Assembly backs the Dream Act, which would extend financial aid to students who entered the country illegally as children; the Senate opposes the idea and instead wants to crack down on local governments that refuse to fully cooperate with federal immigration officials.

If you agree, you can send a message to our local elected officials telling them you will no longer tolerate their decision to act as willing co-conspirators with the DEP as that agency continues to engage in its long - held practice of profligate spending, this time in our community, as it proposes to spend $ 1.8 million on a parcel of land carried on our assessment roll at $ 165,500.

But acting Mental Health Commissioner Mary Moulton and local officials in Berlin say they think the project is still on track.

The move was announced by the Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos and Health Commissioner Howard Zucker following a meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and local officials.

We reached out to the remaining members of The Mount Vernon City Council, Council President Roberta Apuzzo (D), Acting President Pro Tem, Marcus A. Griffith (D), and Deborah Reynolds (D) as well as The Commissioner of the Westchester Board of Election and Westchester Democratic Chairman, Reggie Lafayette (who I believe is also Mt. Vernon Democratic Chairman as well - sound like a conflict of interest to me, but I digress) and other local elected officials who have yet to respond to our request for a comment.

Leah Barrett, Executive Director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence said opposition to the SAFE Act is influenced by the gun industry lobby, and said the acts of protest from local officials do not surprise her.

The local elected officials are hoping the President will declare the increased lake levels a major disaster under the federal Stafford Act, which would make federal emergency funding available.

That's partly why the city's health department has been commended by public health officials across the country, including Tom Farley, former mayor Michael Bloomberg's health commissioner, even as local politicians — most prominently Governor Andrew Cuomo — have publicly wondered whether the department could have done more or acted quicker.

Local officials, who have direct responsibility, have yet to act, although city and county officials are scheduled to meet later this week to discuss options.

The flap has prompted an ethics complaint from local officials and has seemed to buoy Honda's challenger, former Commerce Department official Ro KhannaRohit (Ro) KhannaOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Lawmakers seek to limit US involvement in Yemen's civil war Freshman lawmakers introduce congressional term limits proposal MORE.

After years of inaction, local and state officials are acting to stem the flow of sewage overflows into the badly polluted Scajaquada Creek.

Democratic Assemblyman from Orange County James Skoufis introduced his Integrity in Government Act standing with a number of local elected officials.

District leaders help run local elections, act as ambassadors between constituents and elected officials and serve as community leaders.

Chairman Crowley, Local Officials Announce Legislation to Protect Student Veterans Congressman Crowley announced the Students LIVE Act at the Bronx Victory Memorial in Pelham Bay Park to protect student veterans.

Florida has the second - longest coastline in the United States, and its state and local officials have planned for a coastal exodus, Geisler said, in the state's Comprehensive Planning Act.

To assist state and local officials with monitoring programs, the EPA introduced the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act in October 2000.

With Greenpeace's help, the locals prepared an official resolution under the Forest Rights Act to be voted on during a village committee meeting.

Federal officials have asked states that received awards under the Reading Excellence Act to submit performance reports by the end of this month detailing the progress made in local districts and schools in improving reading achievement.

All AMISOM personnel, including locally recruited Somalis, are immune from local legal processes in Somalia for any acts they perform in their official capacity, Don't you think this is injustice to the victims of sexual violence since perpetrators can't be prosecuted in Somali courts or even in AMISOM run military courts in Mogadishu.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency, by failing to place a high priority on the problem of asbestos in schools, is to blame for the low level of public awareness of the hazards of the substance and the consequent failure of many local school officials to act promptly upon identifying problems, an agency management team has concluded.

We provide our scholars with opportunities each year to travel to their local city halls, state capitols, and Washington, D.C., to lobby our elected officials on issues ranging from charter school funding to the DREAM Act.

Although these local and state officials are besieged by a cacophony of opinions from those who hope to advise, influence, undermine, expose, or (rarely) applaud them, they must ultimately act alone, realizing that every major decision is made with incomplete information, involves tradeoffs, and inevitably bears unintended consequences.

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year.

Critics of the campaigns against testing, including many state and local education officials, say the unions are not acting out of concern for children but are trying to undercut efforts to institute tougher evaluations.

As per a recent article in our local paper — The Arizona Republic — Arizona «legislators want to gag school officials» in an amendment to Senate Bill 1172 that will prohibit «an employee of a school district or charter school, acting on the district's or charter school's behalf, from distributing electronic materials to influence the outcome of an election or to advocate support for or opposition to pending or proposed legislation.»

The National School Boards Association is organizing a national call - in day for school board members and other local officials to call their Congressional representatives and urge them to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Other problematic requirements, from the perspective of the officials interviewed, related to civil rights data collection, (Education Week reported extensively on that data) the Federal Funding and Transparency Act, and federal time distribution reports (the report noted that «in order for state and local federal grant recipients to use federal funds to pay salaries for their employees, they must document the employees» time spent on federally funded activities.)

The state officials have said that even if local districts do take applications, the districts can not act on them until the law's status is resolved, nor can they confer any advantage on applicants who jump the gun.

Yesterday, the State Department of Education provided town - specific results to each local superintendent of schools but refused to release the statewide results and threatened local officials that they could not publicly discuss the results — in direct violation of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act — because the results were «embargoed» — a concept that is not allowed under Connecticut's open record law.

Today, in partnership with school and CMO leaders, community stakeholders, elected officials, the state Department of Education, and the Orleans Parish school's superintendent, together, we created Act 91, which outlines the requirements for local responsibility that compromises none of the progress achieved to date.

Although four years have passed since Congress approved the last major rewrite of the Americans with Disabilities Act, federal education officials are continuing their efforts to further clarify the 2008 Amendments Act» legislation for local school districts.»

For years, Gov. Jerry Brown has preached a secular version of a religious principle called «subsidiarity,» asserting that local officials should have flexibility to act without micromanagement from Sacramento.

With NCLB Waiver All but Dead, State Officials Look to Soften Federal Sanctions In a largely overlooked action last month, the California State Board of Education formally designated another 56 local educational agencies as failing as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Contrary to Burris» assertion that they shun accountability, charter school officials have called for better oversight instead of the hodgepodge system in place whereby 324 local, county and state agencies act as authorizers.

«State, local, and tribal emergency officials are almost always the first to respond to hazardous materials incidents,» said Drue Pearce, PHMSA's Acting Administrator.

This was one of the first FAST Act provisions that the Department's Federal Railroad Administration implemented: in February 2016, FRA launched a new website to allow local officials to request bridge information online and receive a report within 45 days.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today joined Congressman Baron Hill, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear and other state and local officials in breaking ground on the Milton - Madison bridge replacement project, which received a $ 20 million grant earlier this year under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Colombian authorities have ruled that local environmental officials acted correctly in ordering South African mining giant AngloGold Ashanti to...

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