Sentences with phrase «not local and state officials»

Instead, it gives constitutional protection to corporations who profit off industrial farming, entrusting them, and not local and state officials, to decide what's best for Oklahomans» public welfare.

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What local and state officials did or didn't do in recent months had little impact on Kraft Heinz's decision to close its Madison Oscar Mayer plant.

State and local officials would not identify specific companies they plan to recruit, but said they would not limit their outreach efforts to automakers.

The new regulations don't give parks officials discretionary powers, but do require applicants to obey all local, state and federal laws.

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.

State officials will ask the Army Corps of Engineers to reopen a project to protect Asharoken that was abandoned earlier this year when federal and local officials couldn't agree on terms, Rep. Thomas Suozzi said.

Note that this applies to state as well as federal officials, and that in this context within the U.S. Constitution, the term «state» means «state and local» (although not necessarily tribal government) officials.

Arguably, state officials with a legislative role who are not members of the state legislature aren't covered, but this does not reflect common practice and this hole is often filled by a state constitutional provision or a state law or a local government charter.

If the main official national records that purport to offer an authoritative picture of the state of the public finances (for instance, PESA and the Local Government Financial Statistics) can not even be compared from year to year by experts, where should we turn?

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among others.

Despite gaining the support of transit advocates and several local officials, including Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, Mayor de Blasio has been reluctant to fund the pilot program, or any variation of it, saying the city can not afford it and that ultimately the MTA is the state's responsibility.

In the heavily conservative South Shore, Assemblyman - Elect Joe Borelli will hold onto a Republican seat and State Senator Andy Lanza won't be going anywhere anytime soon, but Democrats have a decent presence themselves in other local officials.

When I visited Hoosick Falls and listened to the concerns of local residents and officials, those dealing with the effects of PFOA contamination told me that answers and accountability from state authorities were still not forthcoming.

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.

Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislature.

But his version of property tax relief - tying local government consolidation to individual homeowners» tax credits - hasn't won over some state lawmakers and local government officials throughout the state.

While the toxins didn't reach the level of a public health concern, it got the attention of federal, state and local officials.

While it didn't rise to the level of a public health crisis, state and local officials wanted to prevent that from happening.

Mr. McKenna stressed the proposed cuts aren't official and said local state elected officials believe some of the district's state aid will be restored.

Immigration Law Enforcement Compliance — Vote Passed (228 - 195, 10 Not Voting) The House passed a measure that would prohibit federal, state and local governments from restricting any federal, state, or local government entity or official from complying with immigration laws or from assisting federal law enforcement entities or officials in their enforcement of such laws.

According to Plastiras, the email from the engineer to other department officials shows only that they thought it was possible that PFOA was being used in manufacturing near Petersburgh, and that it was not on an EPA list of chemicals used at area facilities whose presence in local water sources would have required the state to take action.

A White House list of local elected officials nationwide calling for a debt ceiling compromise includes Bloomberg and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, but not Cuomo.

Though he doesn't begrudge his fellow local government officials additional cash, Picente says the formula for divvying up casino revenues was struck in a 2013 deal between Madison and Oneida counties, the state and the Oneida Indian Nation, and, in his opinion, can't be changed unless all four of those parties agrees.

But he found that state officials would be the deciding factor on this and not local officials, and that it would be an improbable task.

In response, onus has shifted, not just to federal and state elected officials — the former of which is currently contemplating allocating $ 1.1 billion to opioid prevention funding nationwide — but to local communities such as Mamaroneck.

Jenyo, who was flanked by the state Chairman of the party, Sikirulai Ogundele, and other officials, further alleged that election materials were not supplied to some local governments like Ijebu Waterside.

The initiative would not only increase the cap but also would upgrade geographically specific spill response plans for state and federal officials, establish a state liquid firefighting task force that would be in charge of deploying flammable liquid firefighting foam and other supplies along rail lines across the state and provide more training for local fire crews who would often be first responders to spills.

And while SUNY is not releasing the names of enrollees, it appears that the VDC plan was selected by all of the newly elected legislators who were not previously on a state or local payroll, based on official biographies.

But state and local law enforcement officials say legal handgun owners who have not renewed their permits have little to fear, at least for now.

But, in the U.S. there isn't all that much coordination at a policy level between local government elected officials, state government elected officials, and federal government elected officials.

Unwarranted Rabies Fears Shouldn't Put a Damper on Parade «NYSDOH Spokesperson: `... Attend Without Concerns of Increased Risks...»» State and local Health Department officials are in agreement that last week's finding of a rabid animal in the City of Rome in no way poses a threat to those planning to attend Saturday's «Honor America Days» parade, Dr. Gayle Jones, Oneida County Director of Health said today.

And county officials, including Legislature Chairman Ryan McMahon, said they believe the arena proposal will not get state funding this year because a local consensus is unlikely to emerge in time for Cuomo to include the project in his budget, which will be announced 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.»

One of the byproducts of the Senate GOP's plan to gerrymander the district of their most vulnerable member, Sen. Mark Grisanti, so it's entirely within the boundaries of Erie County is that the Conservative Party endorsement will be controlled by local officials and not state Chairman Mike Long.

Schumer declined to criticize either state or local officials and said he was not focusing on past actions.

John Coppola, executive director of the New York State Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers, said legislators should aim penalties at what he called «big corporate dealers,» who might best be blocked by federal law enforcement officials, not local ones.

When we are not responding to daily emergencies, we are working within the communities teaching the importance of fire safety, raising awareness to our charitable organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Firefighters» Coats for Kids, and taking part in the political process ensuring that our local elected officials and our state legislators understand the importance of our profession and what it takes to ensure your safety.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seeking broad new authority to unilaterally hold back promised budget payments if tax money and federal aid don't materialize as expected, an unprecedented move that has sparked concern among state and local officials.

It will not, nor should it, determine the future path for particular New York hospitals; those are decisions properly left to state and local officials and affected communities.»

If executions should be carried out on the basis of corruption in high places, we may end up not having officials at Federal, State and Local government levels.

At a board meeting Monday, town officials said the state Thruway Authority would not necessarily have the best interest of local property owners and residents in mind in reviewing the proposed $ 553.2 million project.

«It has been an honor to have worked with local officials to get this law passed through the State Legislature so that the transfer of these 131 acres of parkland can be completed, offering greater recreational opportunities not only to the residents of the Town of Newstead and the Village of Akron, but for all of the residents of the surrounding communities,» said State Senator Michael H. Ranzenhofer.

A White House official said, «We can't comment specifically on the numbers, but the administration continues to provide all available resources to support our state and local partners as well as affected families.»

Central New York elected officials from state, federal and local legislatures spoke at today's event at the Oswego County highway garage, not far from FitzPatrick.

Officials at the authority have not explicitly explained how they selected the subsidized projects — Steiner Studios in Brooklyn, the Kingsbridge National Ice Center in the Bronx as well as Empire Outlets and Lighthouse Point on Staten Island — except to say that state - created Regional Economic Development Councils and local legislators, in theory, have some influence.

Not all local parties in swing states have gotten this much attention, particularly in states such as Michigan and Wisconsin where Democrats have won the last few presidential elections, high - ranking officials there told POLITICO.

But in August, local gas drilling companies informed government officials they would not cooperate with the study unless Garfield County and the state agreed to replace Witter's team with other academic researchers and start over.

The simple fact is, the Congress should not be considering nor should the DOE have recommended authorization of the Yucca Mountain site before State and local officials were consulted and a comprehensive transportation plan has been finalized which takes into account their concerns and the people they represent.

(High - performing faith - based schools in Cameroon, for instance, primarily educate students from wealthy — and likely more academically - engaged — families, and the schools don't have to deal with the corrupt local officials that plague state schools.)

Since the benefits of large - scale investments in human talent accrue powerfully to society as a whole, and are not necessarily visible to individual parents, students, local or state officials, it is important for the national government to keep policy focused on this level of aggregation.