Sentences with phrase «on federal attempts»

He's also calling for the state to push back on federal attempts to curb environmental protections, immigration and health care spending.

Not exact matches

Government attempts to ease prices — including a 20 percent provincial tax on foreign buyers, a city tax on empty homes, as well as stricter federal mortgage rules — have made little difference: prices are up 16 percent in the past year.

For Aetna, the deal would mark a change in strategy after its attempted tie - up with Humana was blocked by a federal court on antitrust grounds.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a former senator from Alabama, and other conservatives attempted to pass this provision, known as the Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act, on several occasions as an amendment to the tax code, arguing that it would save $ 4.2 billion in federal money going to undocumented families.

Santos Colon, 17, admitted on Monday in a federal court in Camden, New Jersey, that he attempted to conspire with a sniper to shoot the Pope during his visit in Philadelphia and set off explosive devices in the surrounding areas.

One recent catalyst for change at airport checkpoints was Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, whom U.S. federal prosecutors accuse of attempting to detonate explosives stashed in his undergarments as Northwest Airlines Flight 253 descended toward Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Dec. 25, 2009.

But it appears that treason is the very charge threatened against U.S. technology companies if they meddle in the federal government's attempt to collect private data on millions of Americans.

In March, federal Transportation Minister Lawrence Cannon released the first comprehensive attempt to put a price tag on congestion in Canada.

In recent weeks, stocks have swung between ups and downs, as investors have attempted to digest the latest news out of Greece, the recent bear market in China and the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will hold off on raising rates until after its September meeting.

The Board of Trade is concerned that B.C.'s attempt to exert jurisdiction over coastal waterways may infringe on federal jurisdiction over navigable waterways and the coastal marine environment.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and several large investment U.S. banks met on Sept. 12, 2008 to discuss an emergency liquidation of Lehman Brothers in an attempt to stabilize the markets.

Even before news reports emerged in recent days about the potential misuse of Facebook data, federal regulators and Congress grappled with social media's growing influence on U.S. elections and the ways in which Russian operatives used the platforms to attempt to sow social unrest ahead of the 2016 presidential contest.

March 14: The Federal Election Commission said it would start writing new disclosure rules for online ads in response to revelations Russian interests bought content on Facebook and other platforms in an attempt to meddle with the 2016 election.

For Aetna, the deal is a pivot after its attempted merger with Humana was blocked by a federal court on antitrust grounds.

In October, Mylan returned nearly a half - billion dollars to the federal authorities in an attempt to stem the investigation into overcharging that regulators cited on Wednesday.

If the federal and state governments come in and slap new regulations and oversight on these companies, it's their own fault for practicing elitist arrogance in an attempt to shape a specific narrative that damages the very fabric of a society where the first amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the rights of free expression and free speech.

If the federal and state governments come in and slap new regulations and oversight on these companies, it's their own fault for practicing elitist arrogance in an attempt to shape a specific narrative that damages the very fabric of a society where the

Since Congress has, so far, not acted we are now on the precipice of a much more uncertain and chaotic situation in which Puerto Rico will attempt to selectively cancel debts and bondholders will seek to use the federal courts to block the Puerto Rican government from operating until it pays up.

Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.

As opposed to the thousands and thousands of billboards & church message boards every 50 ft with their snarky comments pushing their beliefs and quite often attacking non -(Jesus) believers and / or science directly or indirectly, all the millions of people that like to go around constantly «sharing their beliefs» about how everyone who believes differently is gonna be tortured and burned for eternity, or the countless attempts by local, state, and federal government officials to push laws based on those beliefs and to favor those beliefs all over the country.

As early as 1945, the federal government had attempted to place warning labels on alcoholic beverages.»

A Bangladeshi student who was bent on jihad has been sentenced to thirty years in prison for attempting to bomb the Federal Reserve in New York.

On April 8, 2013, the Little Sisters responded to the «Notice of Proposed Rulemaking» from the Department of Health and Human Services by stating that «the federal government should not force us to counteract through the health benefits for our employees the very same Gospel of Life that we attempt to live out in communion and solidarity with the needy elderly.»

Plaintiffs, however, often attempt to bring consumer fraud actions based on violations of these federal ingredient label requirements.

Gina Rinehart has lost her latest attempt to keep a lid on the bitter family feud raging with her two eldest children, after the Federal Cou...

An attempt by Kraft Canada and Saputo to overturn Canadian government standards on the composition of cheese has been dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal.

For those of you too young to remember the early 80s, President Reagan once caused a ruckus by attempting to lower school food nutrition standards as a means of reducing federal spending on the program.

This ABC News report has the latest details on attempts to work that waiver language into the federal spending bill.

«The petition was and continues to be a direct attempt to keep flavoured milk in school cafeterias, as federal agencies and consumer groups continue to push for lower - calorie milk and foods on school menus to combat increases in childhood obesity,» said the IDFA.

The following is a summary of my talk on the recent failed attempt by the federal government to rein in junk food marketing to children, and why it's time to set a new and much bolder course to fix this problem.

Tonight on the Senate floor, during a debate on the nomination of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D - MA) attempted to read a letter from Coretta Scott King that had been persuasive in his previous hearing as part of an unsuccessful nomination to a federal judgeship.

White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said the federal government might try to block attempts to circumvent the cap, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

Federal prosecutors will not attempt to retry former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, on corruption charges, ending a years - long saga that rocked the commonwealth's political class and cut short the rise of a Republican Party star.

While there have been some federal initiatives to discourage some subsidies, and some attempts at regional truces to reduce interstate arms races, there has been no comprehensive federal restriction on such incentives.

The SLF, a left - of - centre pressure group, had first attempted to table a motion for the conference calling for a fiscal stimulus a month ago, but was rebuffed by the federal conference committee on the grounds that it would require a two - hour debate.

She attacked Gargiulo for not supporting Suffolk County's attempts to collect restitution from former county Conservative Chairman Edward Walsh, a former county sheriff's lieutenant who was convicted on federal charges of taking $ 200,000 in county pay while politicking, gambling and golfing.

Commenting on the recent arrest of some judges in the country, Osinbajo said the Federal Government was only exercising its executive function in attempting to check excesses.

«Queens Schools are to be Off - Limits to Federal Immigration Agents» QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about federal immigration agents showing up last Thursday at P.S. 58 in Maspeth and seeking a fourth - grader: «As a mother, I am deeply troubled and horrified at this attempt on the -LFederal Immigration Agents» QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about federal immigration agents showing up last Thursday at P.S. 58 in Maspeth and seeking a fourth - grader: «As a mother, I am deeply troubled and horrified at this attempt on the -Lfederal immigration agents showing up last Thursday at P.S. 58 in Maspeth and seeking a fourth - grader: «As a mother, I am deeply troubled and horrified at this attempt on the -LSB-...]

«It is an attempt by the federal government, purposeful or coincidental, to make New York and several states actually less competitive for businesses,» Cuomo said on October 3 in New York City.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Democrats in the New York state Senate failed Wednesday in a largely symbolic attempt to oust the chamber's Republican leader, following his arrest on federal corruption charges.

A member of the House of Representatives, representing Irele / Okitipupa Federal Constituency, Mr. Mike Omogbehin, described the kidnap attempt as an affront on the traditional institution in Ondo State.

The federal legislator, in a statement, condemned the kidnap attempt and called on the police authorities to provide adequate security for traditional rulers and the citizens across the country.

«To suggest that because the transfer of ownership from the federal government to Mr. Banire is yet to be finalized makes him a mere tenant on the property he has acquired is not only disingenuous but is an attempt that is subtly fraudulent.

The move is expected to have little practical effect other than the political theater and also attempt to get Senate Republicans formally on the record when it comes to supporting their leader as he faces federal corruption charges.

There was drama in Abuja today as the Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye was arraigned by the Federal Government over false information he allegedly provided on an attempt on his life.

Federal Judge Doris Irizarry has rejected former Senate Majority Leader John Sampson's attempt to have two of the three charges he was convicted on last year thrown out.

On a Thursday night in the midst of his testimony that lasted a week, marshals went to Howe's hotel last month and brought him to a federal jail in Manhattan after Howe admitting that day before the jury that he might have violated the terms of his cooperating deal by his 2016 attempt to get a hotel tab erased from his credit card.

Congressman Chris Collins's attempt to thwart New York's tough gun control measures drew fire from Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday, who called it a «blatant political ploy» that would «put millions at risk» On Monday, Collins unveiled a federal plan to ensure that states can not restrict the size.on Monday, who called it a «blatant political ploy» that would «put millions at risk» On Monday, Collins unveiled a federal plan to ensure that states can not restrict the size.On Monday, Collins unveiled a federal plan to ensure that states can not restrict the size...

NEW YORK, NY — Attorney General of the United States Loretta E. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey, Federal Bureau of Investigation («FBI») Director James B. Comey, Assistant Director - in - Charge William Sweeney of the FBI New York Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Timothy Gallagher of the FBI Newark Field Office and Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New York («NYPD») James O'Neill announced that Ahmad Khan Rahami, a / k / a «Ahmad Rahimi,» has been charged in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, for conducting and attempting to conduct bombings in New York City and various locations in New Jersey on September 17, 2016, and September 18, 2016.

The report by the independent Authorities Budget Office says the Cuomo administration mishandled its attempts to use $ 500 million in federal Clean Water monies to help finance work on the massive Tappan Zee Bridge reconstruction.