Sentences with phrase «rather than the federal government»

I suspect that this is because health insurance has been historically regulated by states rather than the federal government and this was a convenient way of allocating jurisdiction among state insurance regulators.

He noted that the plea by the Lagos State Government that the assets should be forfeited to the state rather than the Federal Government since the funds allegedly diverted belonged to the state.

It also said the State of Bavaria, rather than the federal government, should pick up the hefty tab for building a storage facility to dispose of spent fuel.

Unlike every other forgiveness program, Perkins borrowers apply for forgiveness through their school rather than the federal government.

Last year, heeding calls for «local control» of education decisions and less invasive interventions in underperforming schools, Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, granting states and local school boards, rather than the federal government, broad latitude in determining how to rate the performance of schools and how to intervene when performance lags.

And so, brushing right past the fact that Common Core was created by states rather than the federal government and does not impose specific texts or lesson plans, Jindal vowed to fight any efforts to impose a «national curriculum.»

In 2009, the United States» accountability efforts took another turn, this time led by the National Governor's Association (NGA) rather than the federal government.

When states, rather than the federal government, lead the development and implementation of academic standards, there is more flexibility for local communities.

Under ESSA, the states rather than the federal government determine the expected student performance in their accountability systems.

Alternatively, the school may ask an international student to complete the FASFA and submit it to the college or university rather than the federal government.

63 % believe that carbon dioxide emissions should be limited in some way, with one - third of these people preferring that states rather than the federal government regulate these emissions.

Though the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulates mobile carnival rides, standards for amusement parks with permanent locations in a particular state are set by those states rather than the federal government.

Not exact matches

In 2010, as the Federal Reserve continued its quantitative easing program, Buffett sent the government a «thank you note» (in the form of an op - ed) for its actions, rather than its paralysis or politicking, after the crisis.

In saying that the government stands with «consumers» — rather than citizens or voters or, God forbid, shareholders — Clement diminishes the federal government's importance, making it nothing more than the complaints desk at the Better Business Bureau.

NDP MP Thomas Mulcair, who represents the Montreal riding of Outremont, further suggested that the federal government was stalling on finalizing the agreement, rather than including it in the budget, for political reasons.

Some of the biggest constraints on homebuilders come from local governments, rather than federal rules.

Unfortunately, rather than admit a mistake, the Federal Government issued a complicated (and ultimately false) explanation why iPods and other electronic devices will not cost more.

Rather than repeat this approach, both the federal government and state governments should write contracts to ensure that economic incentives focus on reducing recidivism and improving outcomes for the nation's inmates, not just warehousing as many people as possible.

Most safety net programs are currently administered at the state or federal level, rather than the local level — meaning that states have a greater capacity to cover independent contractors through government safety net programs.

But new renewable energy targets from Alberta and Saskatchewan, along with the federal government's interest in getting more clean energy onto the grid, mean that 2015 should be an anomaly, rather than the start of a negative trend.»

Unless the federal government believes that it is more important to steadily reduce the debt ratio (to 20, 15, 10, or zero per cent), rather than dealing with other critical policy issues, then the federal government will soon have to start running deficits.

Industry Minister Tony Clement has indicated again that the federal government, rather than the sector's regulator, will make the decisions about issues of foreign ownership in Canadian telecommunications.

The federal government and British Columbia Premier John Horgan, whose province produces about half of Canada's softwood, have been pushing to resolve the dispute before the start of NAFTA renegotiations rather than risk having the issue sidelined or bogged down for months in the broader trade talks.

When a student has FAFSA independent student status, the federal government considers the student's financial capacity to meet the obligations of paying for college rather than those of the parents.

The main man in this regard was Mr. Paul Boothe, an unassuming, consummate federal civil servant who proved in the heat of battle that he could negotiate with the best of them. If only all our public officials were as determined and skilful in their efforts to pro-actively win real investment and real opportunities for our industries. The St. Catharines announcement is in large part the fruition of the efforts by Boothe (and all the other stakeholders in last year's rescue, including the provincial government and the CAW) to negotiate a package that was much more than a bailout. Rather, it was a recipe for a reaffirmed Canadian presence by these two lynchpin manufacturers (GM and Chrysler).

It is for this reason that defending (not bashing) and reforming our form of government, which — quelle horreur — includes the federal government, is populist rather than elitist.

If the church would encourage it's members to be charitable on their own, then they could be giving glory to God, rather than letting the Federal Government get it for their taxation and redistribution.

He disputes the claims of nullifiers that the federal union was a compact between sovereign states, argues that the founders sought coordination between the branches of government rather than a stalemate between competitive, coequal centers of power, and offers a strict construction of the Second Amendment as an authorization for state militias rather than a charter for the private ownership of assault rifles by potential revolutionaries.

But to the extent that it ignores the finger Lincoln points at the Civil War — to the extent that it forgets the decimation of a generation of young Americans at the beginnings of manhood; to the extent that it forgets the windrows of corpses at Shiloh, the odor of death in the Wilderness, the walking skeletons of Andersonville, 623,000 dead all told, not to mention the interminable list of those crippled, orphaned, and widowed whose pensions became the single largest bill paid by the federal government for the following half - century; to the extent that it ignores how the war cost the United States $ 6.6 billion, rocketed the national debt from $ 65 million to $ 2.7 billion, retarded commodity growth for the next thirty years, and devalued its currency — then the call for reparations opens itself up to a charge of willful forgetfulness so massive that resentment, anger, and bitterness, rather than justice, will (I fear) be its real legacy.

By the way, the reason there is more flavored milk and such is the federal government has stated that fat must be greatly reduced so the way our schools as a whole are doing this is by getting rid of the extra fat like butter for biscuits rather than baking, not frying, or by just not having chicken nuggets.

And how could the federal government possibly know how many kids would drop out of the lunch line rather than pay the higher tab?

I think it's very safe to say this is a (misinterpreted) rule of the facility and staff of this Head Start preschool, rather than a broad requirement / law by the federal government as many of these blogs are implying.

The Albany Times - Union revealed that Percoco was trying to marshal support for the administration while it was under federal investigation for prematurely shutting down the Moreland Commission, and was encouraging people contacted «to communicate with him through private email messages rather than through their government email accounts.»

We applaud Governor Paterson's argument that, should New York receive a significant cash infusion from the federal government for Fiscal 2010, the state should use those revenues to cut back on significant proposed tax and fee hikes, rather than restore or increase governmental spending.

I am all about being proactive and fixing this infrastructure now rather than later and we certainly can't do it without funding and help from our state and federal governments at a local level.

Provincial governments are not considered subservient to — nor do they serve at the pleasure of — the federal government (which is why, in Canada, it tends to be more appropriate to call them two orders of government rather than two levels of government).

«Rather than wait for the federal government to come to its senses and pass responsible gun safety legislation, New York is joining with New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island to take matters into our own hands.

Rather than filing a new lawsuit, the Cayugas are asking to join a lawsuit filed by New York state in 2008 against the federal government.

Interestingly, it is the Federal Government that is busy defending Baru rather than calling on EFCC to investigate fully.

MTA board member Veronica Vanterpool, who also works as executive director of the nonprofit Tri-State Transportation Campaign, said that rather than picking a fight with its fellow transportation provider, the MTA and Cuomo should advocate on Amtrak's behalf, including by pushing for emergency financial assistance from the federal government for the summer repairs at Penn, which Amtrak has said will cost between $ 30 million and $ 40 million.

Finebone stated that rather than criticise the stance of the Federal Government against the corruption in the third arm of government, Wike should be optimistic that recent development in the judiciary would help democracGovernment against the corruption in the third arm of government, Wike should be optimistic that recent development in the judiciary would help democracgovernment, Wike should be optimistic that recent development in the judiciary would help democracy to grow.

«It is indeed appalling that rather than being remorseful, the APC Federal Government has renewed its wild allegations and cheap blackmail against the PDP.

Fayose said, «The reality is that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government has destroyed the economy within eight months in power and rather than look for solutions to the problems facing Nigeria, Lai Mohammed and his cohorts are branding bogus figures about stolen money just to cover up their lack of solution to the country's economic problems.»

Some of the grounds the Federal Government is seeking the revocation of Kanu's bail are that; the offence for which he is standing trial is not ordinarily bailable; that among other conditions for the bail of the 1st defendant is that he should not be seen in a crowd exceeding 10 people; that he should not grant any interviews, hold or attend any rallies; that he should file in court medical updates of his health status every month; that rather than observing all of the conditions listed above, the 1st defendant in flagrant disobedience to the court order flouted all conditions of the bail.

All three cases involved a common issue — a new definition by the Supreme Court requiring a formal exercise of government power rather than just a meeting or phone call to prove a quid pro quo bribery scheme under the federal law prohibiting «honest services fraud.»

He added that Adebayo fought relentlessly for the unity of the country during the civil war that ravaged the country between 1967 and 1970, and that he suggested to the federal government to opt for dialogue rather than the use of force.

Rather than adhere to the law, Andrew thought he was above it, going so far as to taunt the federal government by keeping the signs up, thinking they would never come take them down.

The announcement comes after the city was sued by two Republican Assembly members to retain data, which Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to destroy rather than turn over to the federal government in the wake of Donald Trump's election.

The governor advised that rather than a blanket criminalisation of hate speeches, the Federal Government should embark on the reorientation of Nigerians, especially the youth on the consequences of hate speeches to the unity of the country.

By smaller margins, they want to keep and improve, rather than repeal and replace, Obamacare (by 18 points); consider themselves gun control supporters, rather than 2nd Amendment supporters (by 15 points); and, want the federal government to do more to stimulate the economy, rather than lessening its role (by nine points).