Sentences with phrase «of local bills»

It is just one of a number of local bills that are intended to empower Montgomery County voters, including a bill that would expand the number of early voting sites, and another that would enable the County to adopt ranked choice voting for County Executive and County Council special elections.

Not exact matches

«If they don't announce plans for local production, they will struggle to sustain this performance,» says Bill Russo, former head of Chrysler North East Asia and managing director of Gao Feng Advisory in Shanghai.

«From our standpoint, instead of having a patchwork of local governments trying to figure out how to legally classify these things, the bill just creates this baseline framework so no matter where you're at in California, these scooters will be classified for legal reasons under the same category,» Gray said.

However, the House bill contains key differences from that of the Senate, especially on how to treat state and local tax deductions.

He says that combining retirements, dissatisfaction with the tax bill — which eliminates significant local and state tax deductions that impact Californians — and general frustration with the president, at least seven of those Congress members could be gone.

Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies for the nonprofit Center for Immigration Studies think tank, told Polis's local paper The Daily Camera that «there is a much stronger case» for Start - up Visas than, say, for expanding guest worker programs or family - based immigration, both of which are included in the larger reform bill.

In fact, millions of people stand to see higher tax bills because of the elimination or curtailment of deductions such as one for state and local taxes, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the nonpartisan official scorekeeper for Congress.

Alarmed that the U.S. is the most dangerous affluent country in which to give birth, state and local lawmakers around the country are adopting a flurry of bipartisan bills aimed at reforming how maternal deaths are identified and investigated.

The bill forbids local authorities from working with federal agents, including using «agency money, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to assist a federal agency to investigate, detain, detect, report, or arrest a person for commercial or noncommercial marijuana or medical cannabis activity that is authorized by law in the State of California.»

Among the dozens of protest causes were transportation costs; Native Indian rights; government spending on the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics; corruption in state and local governments; and a bill in the Brazilian congress that would authorize psychologists to try and «cure» homosexuals.

The law, known as Senate Bill 4, is slated to take effect Sept. 1, but has been challenged in court by rights organizations and localities that say the law infringes on local governments» constitutional rights, and will sow fear through immigrant communities by dissuading people from reporting crimes or testifying as witnesses out of fear they will be deported.

The city of Marlborough, Mass., recently estimated that it were it not for local commercial taxpayers, the average homeowner would see his property tax bill (now averaging $ 4,791) shoot up by $ 1,164 per year.

A program like the one proposed in both Senate and House versions of immigration reform bills would be a good start, awarding grants to nonprofits and state and local governments to run immigrant integration programs.

The outcry is in response to Indiana's Republican Gov. Mike Pence signing into law a «religious freedom» bill that will free individuals and business owners from abiding by state and local laws that «substantially» burden their exercise of religion, unless the government can prove that it has a compelling interest and is doing so by the least restrictive means.

As evidence of the economic impact RFRA laws can have on local economies, ratings and reviews site Angie's List, founded by Bill Osterle and Angie Hicks in 1995, announced over the weekend that it was halting a $ 40 million expansion of its Indianapolis headquarters, expected to bring with it an additional 1,300 jobs, while it examines the implications of the law.

When Congress crafted the Dodd - Frank bill of 2010 to overhaul the financial system it had Wall Street in mind, not the thousands of small and medium banks that help Average Joes across America — and especially in rural areas — pay for a car, a house or a new investment for their local business.

Lottery winners in 2018 also face a different set of tax circumstances that may affect their final tax bill, including a slightly reduced top tax rate (37 percent, versus 39.6 percent in 2017), and a capping of paid state and local income, sales and property taxes at $ 10,000 as an itemized deduction.

The House tax bill just approved would eliminate the deduction for individuals and families of state and local income and sales tax, while capping property tax deductions at $ 10,000.

Although Republicans generally support the bill's broader themes, including a sharp cut in the corporate income tax, there are rumblings of dissent over other elements, including repeal of the deduction for state and local income tax (SALT) payments.

Rockefeller expects state and local tax revenues to fluctuate over the coming quarters as a result of the tax bill, as high - income taxpayers look for new loopholes in the law and adjust their behavior accordingly.

debt obligations of the U.S. government that are issued at various intervals and with various maturities; revenue from these bonds is used to raise capital and / or refund outstanding debt; since Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, they are generally considered to be free from credit risk and thus typically carry lower yields than other securities; the interest paid by Treasuries is exempt from state and local tax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, zero - coupon bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctions

This was likely a last - minute concession to appease lawmakers in high - tax states, like New York and California; a previous version of the tax bill eliminated deductions for state and local income taxes entirely.

In October, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York signed a bill imposing steep fines on Airbnb hosts who break local housing rules.

Excessive government debt will stifle economic growth regardless of whether its stashed in local or central government balance sheets and if a province's fiscal situation should become unsustainable — although that's not in the cards in the near future — it'll likely be up to federal government to foot the bill for a bailout.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York signed a bill last year imposing steep fines on Airbnb hosts who break local housing rules.

The bill would also allow state and local governments to issue Build America Bonds that provide a direct payment from the federal government for a part of the interest paid on bonds that finance government works projects.

Opponents of the state and local tax deduction, which the bill would largely eliminate, argue it's regressive and concentrates benefits on rich states rather than poor ones that actually need the money.

Also, any tax bill that does away with or caps state and local tax deductions could further incentivize individuals living in high - tax states that offer preferential treatment to in - state municipal bonds to seek shelter in the bonds of their home states.

Opponents of the state and local tax deduction, which the bill would sharply limit, argue it's regressive and concentrates benefits on rich states rather than poor ones that actually need the money.

Billed as a $ 1.5 trillion plan, it only includes $ 200 billion in federal money, leaving state and local governments largely on the hook for the rest of the money.

If an itemizing taxpayer with a tax rate of 39.6 percent gives $ 100 to a local college, for example, that charitable deductible gift has an after - tax cost to the taxpayer of $ 60.40 because of the $ 39.60 reduction in his or her income tax bill.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was a roughly $ 800 billion «stimulus bill» that dedicated about $ 250 billion to more than 80,000 federal grants, contracts, or loans to state and local governments, for - profit businesses, and nonprofit organizations.

Now that the Republican tax reform bill is officially law, blue states are scrambling to figure out ways around one of the law's few actual tax increases: its new limit on deducting state and local taxes.

The California State Association of Counties, the League of California Cities and the California Police Chiefs Association registered opposition to the delivery bill, contending it intrudes on local control.

As a widely supported bill to allow local regulation of gun dealers dies, it's up to the man who killed it to get an alternative enacted.

Experts expect that other elements of the tax bill — including the near - doubling of the standard deduction and the $ 10,000 cap on property, state and local income taxes — will mean fewer taxpayers itemize.

While the writers of the final bill had the opportunity to prohibit prepayment of local property taxes, they did not do so.

The current version of the GOP tax bill dramatically limits the deductibility of state and local taxes.

Just like you have a breakdown of every call you make on your phone bill (and a local call usually costs a lot less than a popular keyword), they could offer their advertisers a statement broken down by click, IP address, keyword, cost, and so on.

But given that the tax bill severely curtails the state and local deduction for most if not all individuals, many more taxpayers could take advantage of state - level initiatives that essentially reclassify state and local tax payments as federal charitable contributions.

This ability to «double - dip» and obtain both state / local and federal tax benefits from a single charitable contribution is, under current (i.e., pre-GOP tax bill) law, undercut by the deductibility of state and local taxes.

One of the most controversial elements of the tax reform bill is the reduction of state and local tax (SALT) deductions.

Well, Marty tells us, that phrase — which is not found in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights but comes from a letter that Thomas Jefferson sent to a group of Connecticut Baptists — will not be of much help to a congregation that needs to challenge a local zoning ordinance, or to ask the city police force for help in keeping the neighborhood noise level down during Sunday morning worship hours.

Oh, in case you were wondering, «Among local colleges, Georgetown University has come closest to positing a bill of rights for sexiles.

The strongest evidence on that point appears on the first page of her book, where «Bill,» a member of Grace, talks about his identity as a Christian and an American and about his volunteer work, through the church, at a local shelter for disadvantaged teens.

The bill stated that a local authority «shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality» or «promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship».

Addressing the timetable for implementing change, Lady Williams told the Lords: «Subject to the successful passage of the Bill, implementation will involve - clearly amongst other things - affirmative regulations being made and system changes, training and guidance for local registration services and for those who solemnise marriages.

Mary M. Broere from Chef on the Spot offered Asian short rib sliders paired with mango slaw; bacon lovers were drawn to a station where Mary Ennamorato from Rocky Mountain Provisions handed out Boar's Head bacon pops drizzled with candied Mexican hot chocolate or a white chocolate and smoked paprika ganache.Centennial resident Bill Franklin, president of the American Master Chefs» Order and Nestle's corporate executive chef, received a big round of applause when he thanked those who prepared the evening's feast by noting, «Food tastes so much better when the ingredients are local.»

Bill is an active member of the vegetable industry and the local community, currently serving on the Vegetable Growers Association of Victoria Executive Committee, a member of the Ausveg board, VFF Hort Committee, Board member of the East Gippsland Water Catchment Authority, Chair of the Mitchell River Catchment Agricultural Business Association, Chair of the Lindenow irrigators advisory committee, East Gippsland Food Cluster and previously as the President and Life Member of the Lindenow Football and Netball clubs, bringing a range of skills and insights to the AUSVEG Board.

You'll recognize the Southern ingredients that get top billing on other menus in CHS, but the local food that hits the rustic steel - framed wooden tables here comes in a rendition not often tasted: popped sorghum atop the nduja - coated brussels sprouts; Clammer Dave's clams, gussied up with miso and celeriac; a dressing of benne - seed tahini coating the simple green salad; and a hefty charcuterie platter with plenty of pickles alongside.