Sentences with phrase «removing federal mandates»

Senator Sullivan has expressed support for removing federal mandates from various different department; for instance, he once said, «I came to Washington with the goal of taking power and responsibility away from the Federal Government.»

Importantly, the new law also removes the federal mandate — pushed by former Education Secretary Arne Duncan — that states deploy test - based teacher evaluations.

Not exact matches

In the past month, Syracuse was denied a $ 2.9 million federal grant to remove toxic lead - based paint from homes with children, saw nearly 900 properties fall under a federal mandate to buy expensive flood insurance, and asked for federal aid to buy police body cameras.

While it's uncertain what a replacement plan under the incoming Trump administration might entail, or what consumer protections or mandates may be changed or removed, New York could be looking at a loss of $ 3.5 billion in federal funding, according to the fiscally conservative Empire Center for Public Policy.

For example, mandating «challenging» state standards and tests, instead of «college - and career - ready» does actually remove federal force behind Common Core, since the latter is a regulatory dog - whistle for Common Core.

Larkin argued that the state's 1,500 - foot rule conflicted with the FHA's federal mandate to «remove barriers that limit the housing choices of handicapped persons.»