Sentences with phrase «on federal questions»

You can't appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court from a state supreme court on every issue, only on federal questions.

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That data raised a fresh round of questions about how the Federal Reserve will proceed on further cutting back on its massive monthly bond purchases, which have kept long - term rates low and encouraged a strong rally on equity markets.

Federal Labor MP Pat Conroy will demand to know why Australian banks have higher returns on equity than those in other countries when he questions bank chief executives attending a Canberra hearing next week.

Meanwhile, marijuana remains illegal on the federal level, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently taken steps that would allow federal prosecutors in states where weed is legal to decide whether to prosecute people over marijuana sales in a development that could threaten the burgeoning industry (or, at the very least, spur litigation from some of the states in question looking to keep the federal government from interfering with statewide legislation).

There have been just two questions on income inequality asked so far during the debates — one of which was directed at Sen. Rand Paul right before a commercial break (he focused on Federal Reserve policy), and the other which was for Gov. Mike Huckabee (who bemoaned general government incompetence).

Sunshine Hillygus, who advises the federal government on the census, notes that this question is likely to fuel suspicion on the part of the undocumented that the census will become a political tool to be used against them — with negative implications for both data accuracy and for the long - run reputation of the Census Bureau as a nonpartisan agency.

One question that remains unanswered about a potential Gannett - Tribune combination is whether federal antitrust regulators will frown on the merger.

In 2011, the Supreme Court sided with the provinces on the main question of jurisdiction, while leaving the door open to federal - provincial co-operation.

José Alberto Cabranes, who later went on to become the first Puerto Rican to be appointed to a federal judgeship, published an exhaustive review of the legislative deliberations over the question of Puerto Rico's political fate following America's annexation of the island.

When the federal budget is released on Tuesday, the two big questions economists and pundits will have are «how big is the deficit?»

The rule in question is meant to reduce leaking, venting and flaring of methane from drilling activity on federal land.

Jagmeet Singh, meanwhile, waded into the impasse in Ottawa by proposing that the Trudeau Liberals work with the British Columbia government on a joint reference question to the Supreme Court of Canada, fast - tracking a resolution to what the federal NDP leader calls jurisdictional issues arising from B.C.'s objections to the project.

To further increase the possibility that all borrowers have a fair opportunity to request a foreclosure review, the Comptroller of the Currency and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should enhance the readability of the request - for - review form on the independent foreclosure review website so that it is more understandable for borrowers, such as by including a plain language guide to the questions.

If I'm right (and others have made the same prediction), and the jobless rate falls further this year, a key question is whether the Federal Reserve will accommodate or pushback on falling unemployment.

The method by which Kenney proposes to wage his equalization battle is based on the Supreme Court's 1998 Quebec secession reference, which states the federal government must negotiate with the province if there's a «clear answer on a clear question.»

U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief Scott Gottlieb on Thursday questioned whether rebates that drugmakers provide to health insurers should remain protected by federal law, sparking new concerns on Wall Street over efforts to curb drug pricing.

The key question is whether New York prosecutors could find ways of indicting Cohen for crimes different from the ones he was charged for on the federal level.

It also touches on the question of the appropriate role for the federal and provincial governments in creating Pharmacare, and the merits of a universal plan in which funding continues to be divided between government and private insurance.

Read on for the most common questions to ask when refinancing your private and federal student loans.

As has been noted on several previous occasions, one of the overarching questions about America's first businessman presidency is just how President Trump's vast empire will interact with federal agencies that answer to him.

A new borrower is one who did not have an outstanding balance on a Direct Loan or a Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) as of the date in question.

The U.S. dollar is trading in a tight range on Thursday, as investors welcomed a mixed bag of the latest economic data, further calling into question the next moved of the Federal Reserve.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Below are highlights from the question and answer session of a House Financial Services Committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifying on monetary policy and the U.S. economy.

At the White House briefing, Feb. 23, press secretary Sean Spicer responded to questions about the Trump administration's stance on enforcement of federal marijuana restrictions.

Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York offer some insight on this question based on their analysis of a sample of consumer credit reports.

Find out more on key issue areas and events in the 2008 federal election, including the minority / majority government question, the economy, leadership, the environment, and Canada in Afghanistan.

A spokeswoman declined to answer a series of direct questions from CNBC about his case, instead providing a statement from Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department's Tax Division: «Bradley Birkenfeld was afforded due process of law and sentenced by a federal district court after full consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances, including his admission that he advised wealthy UBS clients on how to conceal their assets from the U.S. government,» she said.

The growing legal questions around Mr Cohen's services for Mr Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand - jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

Many investors haven't had to worry about this question for years, as the Federal Reserve has continued its zero - rate policy, and the bull market in bonds has gone on for decades.

Since the final federal tax bill appeared on Friday, many people have had questions about prepaying taxes, a wide - ranging strategy that encompasses various efforts to save money by paying some taxes early.

It shows that assertions questioning the capacity of the FEDERAL government to pay for programs, usually prefaced with the call for â $ ˜â $ ˜adult conversationsâ $ ™ â $ ™, and couched in terms such as fiscal sustainability, solvency, and unfunded liabilities, are red - herrings that will lead to needless reductions and privatizations of public programs in health care, elder care, pensions and so on.»

In answer to a question on regulatory capture at the Federal Reserve banks, Conti - Brown said «the very idea that bankers are selecting their regulator — not through Congress but directly through the exercise of vote should give us all pause... How could the Reserve Bank presidents do anything but dance with the one that brung them.»

The growing legal questions around Cohen's services for Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

This act has now become the law of the land and requires that patients on admission to a hospital or other institutions in receipt of federal health care funds be questioned about Advance Directives» which are a Living Will, Health Care Agent, Durable Power of Attorney» so that if unable to express an opinion, the patient's wishes concerning life - sustaining technologies will have been made known.

The question therefore becomes whether, in the instant case, the effect of the notice of a reserve served by Châteauguay on the core of this federal power is sufficiently significant for the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity to apply.

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.

Not only are its people more polarized than ever over Puerto Rico's status question — whether to become a sovereign nation, become a state of the U.S. or stay as it is; it is the most impoverished North American territory, with an external debt of over $ 7 billion, an unemployment rate of more than 20 per cent, 65 per cent of its people on federal food stamps and 38 per cent who have an income below the poverty line.

The chairman of Christian Aid also appeared to blame the ongoing debate over Europe on a growing sense of nationalism in the UK, he said: «With the Scottish independence agitation and all the questions about a federal UK quite a lot of people feel we need to affirm now what we are, what we distinctively are as English even more than British and that imperceptibly I think strengthens some of this unease about that mysterious entity called Europe which is over there.»

Not surprisingly, President Obama received high marks from the journal, largely because his response to the question of whether he would lift Bush's ban on the federal funding of new embryonic stem - cell lines is in line with the view of most in the scientific community.

A federal appeals court had ruled in favor of school officials in Plano, Texas, on the liability question, and the justices without comment let that decision stand.

Interestingly, in September the Clinton Justice Department made some noises about possibly appointing some federal judges who are not on «the right side» of the abortion question.

The executive order in question, issued by President Clinton and affirmed by President Bush in 2002, states that while religious organizations that receive federal funds can not discriminate against beneficiaries of their programs, they «may retain religious terms in its organization's name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's mission statements and other chartering or governing documents.»

The authors of the report say that people doing federal research on things like income, spending and health should also ask questions about happiness because of the more developed view it could lend to in setting policies to improve people's lives.

The carefully choreographed roll - out of Judge Gorsuch means that many readers may already be familiar with his well - written, well - reasoned opinions on a range of federal law questions.

Most criticism of the federal lunch program in recent years has centered on health and nutrition, but documented abuses in school districts in North Carolina, Ohio, New Jersey and elsewhere have prompted questions about accountability.

Some questions and answers on the federal law are here.

-LSB-...] It all goes back to a question that's been debated hotly on this blog for a long time (see «Why I Rained on Someone's School Food Reform Parade» and the posts linked to it): can a school district ever «get it right» using just the federal reimbursement rate?

Bruske questioned whether the volume discounts and rebates (called «kickbacks» by some) offered by these manufacturers to food service management companies (FSMCs) like Aramark, Sodexo and Chartwells are being passed on — as required by federal law — to the school districts.

The $ 7 billion from the federal government that funds a wide variety of aspects of New York life could be affected by one question on the 2020 census: Are you a United States citizen?

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».