Sentences with phrase «made at the state level»

While we have yet to get a federal paid family leave law on the books, progress is actually being made at the state level.

«And, despite the gains we have made at the state level, New Yorkers still pay too much in taxes.

In the United States, age of consent laws regarding sexual activity are made at the state level.

Isherwood, who is principal at Pivik Elementary School in Plum Borough, Pennsylvania, would like to see a commitment made at the state level to buy every student a lap top.

It seems most likely that policy choices around vouchers would be made at the state level.

She believed that regardless of the changes we made at the state level, she could never expect great things for her child.

This faux - populist rhetoric is compelling until you consider that many of the counter-manifesto's signatories have been deeply involved in efforts to centralize education decision - making at the state level for years.

This implies that all education funding decisions should be made at the state level, with no room for local discretion.

About 50 high school students from across the state who discuss how decisions made at the state level are affecting students throughout Georgia.

This is because the federal government ultimately amplifies education policy decisions made at the state level, especially by those reform - minded governors and legislators (along with reformers) who also seek help from the federal level to beat back opposition to their efforts by entrenched traditionalist interests.

But this does not mean that like - for - like comparisons can not be made at the state level, or that such data should be ignored.

The School Aid Fund and local revenues need to be protected from all negative tax revenue changes made at the state level.

As our 2010 ACEEE State Energy Policy Scorecard documented, progress continued to be made at the state level.

«It makes it challenging when you're trying to advance local infrastructure that is resilient and the concurrent investments being made at the state level don't represent those same design standards or considerations,» she said.

Fortunately, most of the policies that really matter — in terms of accelerating renewable energy — are actually still made at the state level.

, it really is a decision that people have to make at their state level.

Not exact matches

By educating yourself on the general state of the economy, what decisions are being made at the national level, and how economic forecasts might affect your industry, you can put yourself a step ahead of others.

Marijuana remains an illegal drug at the federal level in the United States, although 29 states and the District of Columbia have made medical marijuana States, although 29 states and the District of Columbia have made medical marijuana states and the District of Columbia have made medical marijuana legal.

When Tom Davidson served as a state legislator for a small district in southern Maine two decades ago, he became intimately familiar with the byzantine, bureaucratic, and often, frankly, subpar sausage - making that goes into bankrolling education at a local level.

«Government agencies at all levels should consider and examine new uses for this technology that could make the government more efficient in performing its functions,» the 2018 Economic Report from the Joint Economic Committee, first posted earlier this week, stated.

Litt said his group is group is working with policymakers at the state level to make freezes free.

«That level of dependency at any time would be difficult but right now at a time of protectionism and unpredictability in the United States it makes sense to diversify our markets to new markets across Asia,» he said.

Being able to do experiments like that at the state level is really what made our country what it is.

Essentially, the memo makes it clear that while marijuana is illegal at the federal level, the U.S. government will rely on states where cannabis is legal to enact tough laws.

But when it comes to the highest - paid public employees within each U.S. state, the search isn't made easy for watchdogs, even in an era of increasing transparency at the level of state government.

TweetOctober 26, 2016 The STEM Education Coalition Policy Forum and the Afterschool Alliance have collaborated to develop a toolkit of materials to help advocates make the case at the state and local level for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to be a top priority and to integrate afterschool and informal learning strategies into overall plans -LSB-...]

Tax treatment of Social Security benefits at the state level can make a big difference in how much of that check you get to keep.

In no particular order these included: a dysfunctional bankruptcy framework; an immature domestic capital market; withholding taxes on foreign capital; corruption (particularly at the state level — the Modi government has made progress at the federal level); policy and renegotiation risks (a number of legacy and high profile tax eases are yet to be resolved); land acquisition costs (and legal risks); and, the need for tax reforms.

While the policy is designed to be used at the state level, it could be made broader if expected negotiations to revisit NAFTA fail and the United States adopts widespread Buy American rules.

Since each body — individual, congregation, state, and national — remains autonomous, decisions regarding the appropriate amount of giving are made at each level.

At the state level, regulations may or may not make accessibility mandatory.

Listen I keep seeing bumper stickers like «you can't be both Catholic and pro-choice» these are not reflective of my faith, theser are slogans made for propaganda, I have 2 beautiful children and I have never been on a position where abortion could even play a part, but it is a legal option to the public at large; this being said even the bible calls for us to be good citizens, and to obey the law, I believe that this is a matter that belongs with the family and not the state; no matter how we criminalize abortion, they will not stop, but people will go under - ground and more fatalities will occur, I rather see the government placing incentives on more conseling for these expectant mothers and more outreach done at church levels, to reduce the debate to a single slogan is dangerous and will not accomplish the ultimately goal of preventing abortions my two humble cents

Not believing in God doesn't make old timers cranky but so blatantly breaking the AA tradition that clearly states «anonymity at the level of press, radio, and film» does.

What really animates Hedges» anger at religious conservatives, however, is their recent political power and success on the state level at banning same - sex marriage ¯ an issue that has been central to Hedges since his father made him start a gay - rights group at college.

Betfair's Andy Lulham said: «It's no surprise that Bradley is being linked to Villa Park having done a decent job at international level with the United States, and that's why the Betfair punters have made him the early favourite for the position.

In fact, an argument could be made that the high level of professional volunteerism on display at the KOT helped create Rugby NorCal, the leading state - based rugby organization in USA Rugby.

The North Carolina State product only has one 1,000 - yard season under his belt, but his speed and versatility will make him a weapon at the next level.

Street spotted Scarratt's «superstar» potential while she was playing for England at youth level and gave her a chance in the senior squad, a decision he says raised a few eyebrows, that is until she made her debut against the United States - and scored.

The project will help us better understand and address these challenges as well as incorporate the information into decision - making at local and state levels in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

You wrote, «Actually open adoption agreements are legally enforceable in the majority of US states, and there are a number of adoption agencies who are advocating for birthparents and trying to make them enforceable at the federal level for all states.»

I think that if I were in a position where I couldn't afford enough food, I would prefer if I could solve the problem on the homefront, making my own decisions (i.e., with welfare $ $, or food - specific $ $), rather than having those decisions made at a state - wide level.

School districts are typically responsible for top - level decision - making when it comes to food: they oversee the food services group that determines breakfast and lunch menus; they set the district - wide wellness policy, which usually covers the food that may be sold or distributed during the school day; and they decide whether vending machines may or may not be placed in schools (although in some cases this is decided at the level of the state board of education).

State and local youth hockey associations can offer leagues without body checking — often called «recreational» — at all ages, but competition with high school and other elite hockey programs that may promise the potential for advancement to higher levels of ice hockey, which typically sanction body checking, may make this option rare in many communities.

«Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work» is the name of the WIC breastfeeding promotion campaign, which is national in scope and being implemented at the State agency level.

Court appointed mediator Judge Layn Phillips stated: «This is a historic agreement, one that will make sure that former NFL players who need and deserve compensation will receive it, and that will promote safety for players at all levels of football.»

Firstly, Merkel and Sarkozy need to start understanding or remembering how strategic political coalition - building, collaboration and decision - making works at the level of both 17 and 27 member states.

In Germany party congresses at state level make the lists and party of the vote in those party congresses is by indviduals who aren't career politicians.

Mr Mahama stated that more women were now taking part in the decision - making process both at the local government and national level in Ghana.

Dr Dan Butt's recent presentation, «Reparations and the End of Empire» (see here for podcast), at the Oxford Department of Politics and International Relation's «Engagement of Theory Conference», makes a cogent case for the connection between past and present actions on a moral level — leading to the necessity of reparation payments between states in a post-colonial world.

And while $ 100,000 would make a yuuuuge difference in your average state legislative race, it's a pittance at the presidential level.