Sentences with phrase «new federal role»

The Housing Act of 1949 was significant and broad in its creation of a new federal role, but it was also instrumental in in establishing housing as a central policy focus.

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of that year (ESEA) 1, the embodiment of this new federal role, was the focus of high hope that it would bring about broad improvement in American education.

Our kids are paying for the overreach by the federal government, and I sadly see that it will be years before the harm caused by those misguided policies is repaired and a new federal role can be fashioned.

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Although similar nonprofits engaged in politics in past elections, their use exploded in 2010, particularly in tandem with super PACs, taking advantage of federal court rulings that paved the way for a new role for outside - spending groups in elections.

President Obama's choice of a new overseer for Federal Housing Financing Agency, Joseph A. Smith, brings a toughness hewn from fighting federal regulators in pursuit of predatory lenders in his state role in North CaFederal Housing Financing Agency, Joseph A. Smith, brings a toughness hewn from fighting federal regulators in pursuit of predatory lenders in his state role in North Cafederal regulators in pursuit of predatory lenders in his state role in North Carolina.

Federal authorities have charged 19 people for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking organization that moved heroin and cocaine through the New Haven area.

As you know, the New York Fed plays a special role within the Federal Reserve System in the implementation of monetary and exchange rate policies largely by dint of its unique location in the financial capital of the United States, if not the world.

Among other things, Fed experts feared that, by substantially increasing the Federal Reserve's role in financial intermediation, the new facility «might magnify strains in short - term funding markets during periods of financial stress.»

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In 2004, Newsome left federal service to assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).

This role includes the obligations to: (i) participate consistently in open market operations to carry out U.S. monetary policy pursuant to the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC); and (ii) provide the New York Fed's trading desk with market information and analysis helpful in the formulation and implementation of monetary policy.

Jerome H. Powell, the new Federal Reserve chairman, on Friday visited a Chicago incubator for industrial start - ups, highlighting the role of manufacturing in the recovery.

Jerome H. Powell, the new Federal Reserve chairman, is a lawyer in a role performed mostly by economists.

Geithner's history as New York Federal Reserve Chair, co-architect of the $ 700 billion bailout, and having a background in the International Monetary Fund means he has had a more important role than many.

Queensland National MP David Littleproud takes on the new role having just served in the federal parliament for 18 months.

And while it's still too early to know the true effects of the new USDA regulations - other public policies could also play a role - the researchers said some states had already implemented their own lunch requirements that exceeded the federal standards by 2012.

The recent decisions of federal district judges Nicholas Garaufis and Shira Scheindlin in cases involving the New York City Fire and Police Departments highlights the importance of the Senate's role in recommending federal judges to the President and in confirming judges who are neutral arbiters of disputes.

He played an instrumental role in ensuring New York State qualified for, and won, $ 700 million in Federal Race to the Top dollars, a US Department of Education sponsored effort to spur innovation and reform in state and local district K - 12 education.

Just a quarter of lawyers who have leadership roles in New York state and federal courtrooms are women, according to a new analysis by the New York State Bar AssociatiNew York state and federal courtrooms are women, according to a new analysis by the New York State Bar Associatinew analysis by the New York State Bar AssociatiNew York State Bar Association.

The state has an important role to play to help make life better for all New Yorkers — and we must provide protections to our residents even if the federal government won't.

Federal and state banking regulators have hit Barclays with a $ 2.4 billion fine for its role in manipulating spot trading in the foreign exchange market and New York is due to receive $ 485 million from the penalty, the Department of Financial Services on Wednesday announced.

The property is a short stroll from 33 Maiden Lane, a building owned by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which played a crucial role in stabilizing the banking system during the financial crisis.

Some of the contours of the inquiry were made clear in a federal grand jury subpoena served on the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, which has played a central role in administering the governor's program, known as the Buffalo Billion.

Outsiders, however, have frequently viewed these confines of the law as inherently debilitating and responsible for the large role federal prosecutors have taken in investigating New York politicians.

Among the questions: what is working, and not working, in the Build it Back program, the mayor's reaction to a report that a family he visited in the Arverne section of Rockaway is «getting close» to losing faith in the mayor, the scope / number of people still directly affected by Sandy, whether his weekend trip to Pennsylvania involved a meeting with the consultants running the Build it Back program, whether he stands by statements he made during a September visit to Far Rockaway's St. Mary Star of the Sea, whether the Bloomberg administration allocated enough money to housing from the first tranch of federal assistance, whether he agrees with Oddo's idea of acquiring land for redevelopment, the role of Michael DeLoach in Build it Back, whether New Yorkers should be concerned that they may lose desirable options under Build it Back after de Blasio completes his review and issues on elevation of existing structures v. new constructiNew Yorkers should be concerned that they may lose desirable options under Build it Back after de Blasio completes his review and issues on elevation of existing structures v. new constructinew construction.

A source familiar with the remarks said Cuomo will likely discuss measures designed to curtail donations to independent expenditure committees, which have taken an increasingly prominent role not just in federal elections, but state - level contests, especially in the New York Senate.

Two days after becoming the newest symbol of «tea party» politics, Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky thrust himself, his party and the movement into an uncomfortable conversation about the federal government's role in prohibiting racial discrimination and about a period of history that most politicians consider beyond debate.

NEW YORK — Real estate giant Glenwood Management was fined $ 200,000 by a state ethics commission for its role in the federal corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, once two of New York's most powerful politiciaNEW YORK — Real estate giant Glenwood Management was fined $ 200,000 by a state ethics commission for its role in the federal corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, once two of New York's most powerful politiciaNew York's most powerful politicians.

New York lawmakers of both parties are in agreement on funding the federal role in the anti-invasive battle.

Super PACs are already dominating this federal election cycle, and an article from Crain's New York Business suggests they may play a major role in New York City elections as well.

A federal investigation is being launched into what role New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio played in the sale of Long Island College Hospital.

Updated, 4:06 p.m. The United States attorney in Manhattan, Michael J. Garcia, announced on Thursday afternoon that no federal charges will be filed against former Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York, who resigned in March in a scandal over his role as a customer of a prostitution ring.

New York State's top education leader has been selected by federal officials for a new roNew York State's top education leader has been selected by federal officials for a new ronew role.

More than two years later, the event is drawing new attention because it was hosted by Todd Howe, the disgraced lobbyist who pleaded guilty in September to a raft of federal felony charges for his role in alleged schemes in which clients received special government favors.

As Mayor Bill de Blasio and leaders of the embattled New York City Housing Authority continue to respond to fallout from revelations that NYCHA had failed for years to comply with federal and local laws around lead paint inspections, some elected officials are renewing calls for the state take a more active role in the city's massive public housing system.

Testifying last week in the federal corruption trial of state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre), Walker confirmed that the U.S. attorney office for New York's Eastern District is probing his role in «county contracts given to some of your political campaign contributors,» as prosecutors phrased it in court.

Such wiretapped exchanges are expected to play a central role when the Skeloses go on trial in federal court in Manhattan starting Monday in a case that is at its core about the stunning lengths a father will go to help his son, alleging that one of New York's most powerful men «monetized» his office in a bid to get his child's career on track.

It contains the $ 200 million requested by Obama for his Precision Medicine Initiative, $ 85 million in new funding for the BRAIN Initiative, and a $ 100 - million boost for NIH's role in a federal initiative on antimicrobial resistance.

(a) The Regents of the University of California are requested to establish the Cal - BRAIN program to leverage California's vast research assets and the federal BRAIN Initiative's funding opportunities to accelerate the development of brain mapping techniques, including the development of new technologies, which will create new, high - paying jobs in California while advancing patient care and improving lives, in order to achieve the following goals: (1) Maintain California's leadership role in neuroscience innovation.

The new law dramatically ramped up Washington's investment in K - 12 education, carving out a role for the federal government in educating the nation's poorest children.

And even though few voters outside education circles know who they are or what they do, the state schools chiefs have increasingly important roles as new federal mandates take hold.

The new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), envisions a powerful role for states in managing the evidence base behind school improvement efforts.

For the first time in history, the federal government has assumed a dramatic new school - funding role, that of banker of last resort, providing stopgap revenues to the nation's schools during economic downturns.

Washington — As state officials continue preparations for the start of the new federal job - training program next month, the results of a recently released survey suggest that community colleges will have a greater role in providing skills training because of a change in the way state officials say they will use their special training grants.

«This book was designed to show what new evidence exists about integrated education and its relationship to equality of educational opportunity; what the political prospects are; what we know about new policy alternatives, including using socioeconomic status; and what the federal role could be in encouraging such options,» write Frankenberg and Debray.

Indeed, a coalition of civil rights groups recently raised concerns about new federal CTE legislation because of what they see as a too - limited role for Uncle Sam in ensuring underserved populations don't get tracked into low - quality «voc - tech» programs.

Jennings titles the section containing this new proposal «Fresh Thinking about the Federal Role in Education,» but there is little that is «fresh» in his thinking.

Also in this issue: an analysis of open educational resources and what the federal role should be in facilitating their adoption; an assessment of Mayor Bill de Blasio's first few years in office in New York City; and an expert debate on the merits of two different approaches to designing state accountability systems.

Federal Role Seen Shifting: The leaders who steer federal decisions about school technology investments appear to be establishing new prioFederal Role Seen Shifting: The leaders who steer federal decisions about school technology investments appear to be establishing new priofederal decisions about school technology investments appear to be establishing new priorities.

The federal role in higher education has grown over the past two decades, and now a new administration has the opportunity to strengthen policies that support students and their colleges and universities.