Sentences with phrase «officials in a few states»

Tax officials in a few states said they do not track individual tax payments, though state budget officials typically follow total quarterly tax payments by the rich to make sure revenue projections hold up.

Not exact matches

The confrontation that followed lasted just a few minutes, but it was long enough to spark a class - action lawsuit, a criminal investigation spanning at least three states and a major regulatory crackdown in the U.S.. Now, for the first time, Canadian officials have confirmed they too are investigating the issues at the heart of the dispute.

The fire started when a spark from the unauthorized fireworks show ignited a separate batch of fireworks that were being stored at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, a few hours north of Kerala's state capital of Thiruvananthapuram, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the state's top elected official.

The incorporation industry, overseen by officials in the 50 states, has few rules.

One official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said that Mr. Trump was sympathetic to the plight of the young immigrants, known as Dreamers — many have known life only in the United States and have few connections to the countries of their birth — but had been told by Justice Department lawyers that his predecessor's program would not survive a court challenge.

Almost every Christian is at the same time a citizen of a national state, and those few who are not citizens in the official sense of having explicit political rights and duties are still required to obey laws.

Whether you ushered in the first official day of Spring last week with warm temps and sunshine or your state is still stuck in blizzard - mode for a few more weeks, these bright, colorful, and fabulously fresh salads will help you get into the Springtime mood in a flash.

A few weeks ago, Washington state health officials declared that we've reached «epidemic» flu levels, and in King County the number of ER flu cases is the highest it's been in five years.

It is interesting to hear Wenger state in the last few days that he hoped Cesc will be with us for a good 2 or 3 seasons, just when it coincided with Barcelona declaring that they are making drastic cuts to their wage bill on and off the field.They literally have no cash to spend and though asset rich, the effects of the Spanish economy are taking affect.I think Cesc has accepted that and will show full commitment to Arsenal.He is pivotal to any success we may achieve.His whole body language has changed, he looks generally much more content, and he can put to the back of his mind, at least for the time being any proposed move, and that for us is a good thing.Barca are disguising their troubles by saying yet again they have made no official approach to our club, purely to save face.

I find this shocking, especially since we know that the maternal death rate has been rising in recent years — something that isn't happening in other countries» [9] Currently, according to the World Health Organization and several United Nations agencies, the United States ranks behind no fewer than forty other nations in preventing maternal deaths (based upon an official but unreliable number).

No fewer than seven Democrats in NY - 24 are considering whether to challenge Republican Rep. John Katko, according to party officials who view the House seat as one of their top priorities in the state and nationally for the 2018 midterm elections.

Duffy, the former Rochester mayor, has been a visible presence in Albany since Gov. Andrew Cuomo took office Jan. 1 and frequently presides over the state Senate, one of the few official duties for the lieutenant governor.

Mr. Bharara's office and F.B.I. agents in Buffalo had been examining whether state officials awarded lucrative projects to a few favored developers who had donated to the political campaigns of Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat.

The dynamic Bronx borough president is one of the few elected officials in the state to enjoy a genuinely friendly relationship with Mr. Cuomo.

A reader with a lot of knowledge of the state of play in various New York House districts emailed to note that the possibility of three separate primary dates in New York — April 24 (presidential), June 26 (House and US Senate) and Sept. 11 (state Legislature)-- raises «some interesting, theoretical, maybe far - fetched but not impossible scenarios» that would give not a few elected officials and party leaders heartburn.

City & State had originally reported Mr. Mancuso was eyeing the race, but tomorrow marks the official firing off point for what will be one of the few competitive assembly races in New York City this year.

So far, all Anthony Palumbo of New Suffolk and party leaders have offered in the early stages of his campaign is a few sound bites on cleaning up corruption in Albany that sound like they were written by state Republican officials.

The upcoming battle is reflected on this list by the presence of Albany - centric lawmakers, who the mayor will need to get his affordable housing plan off the ground; real estate industry players, who will no doubt have their deep - pocketed say in the legislative skirmish to come; and the city officials who will lobby hard for tenant - friendly rent laws in the state capital, or cut a few deals that alienate their progressive base.

ALBANY — Officials in the state Department of Health were aware of concerns that the water in the upstate village of Petersburgh could be tainted with a toxic chemical in late 2014, but did not take action to protect residents until a few days ago, according to emails obtained by POLITICO New York.

The Newburgh forum comes a few weeks after state Senate and Assembly hearings on the fallout from PFOA - contaminated water in Hoosick Falls, where officials and residents expressed anger and frustration.

Morelle is a longtime Cuomo ally and was one of the few elected officials to back the now - AG's long - shot primary challenge to then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall in 2002.

More information about Interstate 81's future in downtown Syracuse should be available in the next few days, as state transportation officials will release a new study on the options for the elevated roadway.

«While it is welcome news that so few school districts across the state have been classified as in fiscal stress, school officials should remain vigilant and carefully consider how their budgeting decisions will affect their long - term fiscal condition and local taxpayers,» DiNapoli said in a statement.

State legislators and city officials, who have praised the governor's leadership on Close to Home, say the loss of the revenue is compounded by the fact that the program is expected to triple in size over the next few years when the city implements the Raise the Age initiative.

In New York's Broome and Tioga counties, there are more than 14,000 fewer jobs over the same period — a decrease of 11.75 percent, according to local area unemployment statistics crunched by state officials.

In fact, he was one of the few Democratic elected / political officials to back Cuomo during his quixotic gubernatorial primary challenge to then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, along with Monroe County Democratic Chairman / Assemblyman Joe Morelle and former Essex County Democratic Chairman Stu Brody.

Under reforms adopted a few years ago, state officials including the Comptroller, are required to start the budget process, which ends in late march, even earlier.

He says when state officials took over the growth in Medicaid spending from counties a few years ago, the average yearly increase dropped from 8 % to 3 %.

We applaud Governor Cuomo for acting on the evidence that has accumulated over the last few months that indicate that Secure Communities is not fulfilling its stated mission as well as evidence that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have misled elected officials in New York and throughout the country.

Why did state health officials consistently say it was safe to drink the water in Hoosick Falls because it contained fewer than 50,000 parts per trillion of PFOA when federal regulators cautioned 400 parts per trillion was the recommended safety level?

At this time, state government is in disrepute for a number of reasons - failure to face fiscal reality, corruption and other misbehavior by elected officials, intense partisanship leading to the inability to transact business, excessive influence of lobbyists and major contributors, concentration of power in a few legislators.

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.

In the past few years, several high profile cases of state elected officials being arrested and charged with corruption have further eroded public trust in governmenIn the past few years, several high profile cases of state elected officials being arrested and charged with corruption have further eroded public trust in governmenin government.

A few years later in the United States, the federal government began keeping an official list of species in danger of extinction — what we call endangered species — and species likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future — threatened species.

Plowe says he made phone calls to state officials late into the night the past few days to get clarity on Louisiana's Ebola policy in time for this year's meeting.

Officials predict that the first transmissions of the virus here in the United States could happen within the next few months.

A few weeks ago, Washington state health officials declared that we've reached «epidemic» flu levels, and in King County the number of ER flu cases is the highest it's been in five years.

New York — On a recent Friday morning, while legislators and other state officials were making financial decisions that would make the difference between retaining and immediately laying off 1,000 of New York City's public - school teachers, Frank J. Macchiarola did what, in almost any other case, would be described as switching hats a few times.

Just a few months ago, two Democratic state senators, including the Senate president, were the first recalled public officials in Colorado history.

A recent Center on Education Policy at George Washington University survey of state department of education officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K — 12 law.

No fewer than 17 senior officials gave speeches during the week in 20 charter schools in 17 states and the District of Columbia, as well as at one statewide charter conference.

In fact, a Center on Education Policy at George Washington University survey of state department of education officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K — 12 laIn fact, a Center on Education Policy at George Washington University survey of state department of education officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K — 12 lain 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K — 12 law.

In a recent report on SEA capacity, Patrick Murphy and I found that few states were strategically leveraging the resources they had and that the biggest deficit was one of will on the part of chiefs and elected officials.

The first few thousand students have clicked and typed their way through the new, computerized tests, called Smarter Balanced, which made their official debut in about 60 state school districtsstarting this past Tuesday.

Few official bodies in California, and perhaps none in Los Angeles, will openly discuss the need for charter school oversight for fear of the powerful California Charter Schools Association lobby (Gubernatorial candidate and California State Treasurer John Chiang is a rare exception).

A few months is not enough time to thoughtfully rework a teacher evaluation system, Chancellor Carmen Fariña said Thursday, joining a growing number of education officials critical of the tight timeline included in a new state law.

State Superintendent John White said state officials recommended a few possible exams in subjects like foreign languState Superintendent John White said state officials recommended a few possible exams in subjects like foreign langustate officials recommended a few possible exams in subjects like foreign languages.

ALBANY — State standardized tests this spring will look slightly different than in previous years, state education officials said, with the participation of teachers in the creation of the exams, fewer questions and more time for students who neeState standardized tests this spring will look slightly different than in previous years, state education officials said, with the participation of teachers in the creation of the exams, fewer questions and more time for students who neestate education officials said, with the participation of teachers in the creation of the exams, fewer questions and more time for students who need it.

(Mich.) As one of the few states in the nation with declining reading scores for more than a decade, Michigan officials are considering a plan to do away with traditional grade levels and instead to promote students only after they've shown mastery of content.

Fewer schools in Michigan met federal benchmarks for students» academic progress this year, and state officials blame the slide on higher standards required by the federal government.