Sentences with phrase «state cap»

The baseline state cap is 2 percent or the annual inflation rate, whichever is lower, and can fluctuate greatly from one year to the next.

Most states cap HELOC rates at 18 %, but they can adjust monthly.

If the index has a positive return in a given year, then the return is credited to the cash value — up to a certain stated cap (or maximum).

Among the Department of Education's criteria were statewide longitudinal data systems, evaluation of teacher and principal performance, strategies for improving low - performing schools and the removal of state caps on charter schools.

In many states, the landlord wouldn't be able to accept the additional deposit because of state caps but there are no such concerns in Indiana.

The bulk of the money, $ 990,000, went to Great Schools Massachusetts, a committee set up to support a ballot question about lifting state caps on charter schools, but the question failed.

Some states place «caps» on non-economic damages in personal injury cases, while other states cap damages in certain types of injury cases.

States cap how much credit bureaus can charge for this service, but the fees range from free to $ 11 per transaction at each bureau.

Currently New York State caps rising Medicaid costs at 3 percent a year for local governments.

Nigerian environmental and human rights advocate visits Sacramento to urge Air Board to reject international forest offsets for state Cap - and - Trade program

Cuomo supports more charter schools, proposing expanding the existing state cap on such schools so there are more of them and their locations are not limited to specific regions.

(On the subject of the budget, do you support or oppose the 2 percent state cap on property tax increases?)

She is the recipient of a New York State CAPS grant, two Artists» Fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, and grants from the Ingram Merrill Foundation and the Pollock - Krasner Foundation.

Copenhagen and Washington D.C., March 18, 2009 — With forestry offsets likely to play a major role in the future United States cap and trade scheme, American Carbon Registry, a leading U.S. non-profit greenhouse gas registry, today, released its much - awaited Forest Carbon Project Standard at Point Carbon's Carbon Markets Insights 2009, Copenhagen.

Schnebel, who is president of the Suffolk school chiefs organization, said the extra money would help districts cope with increasing state cap limitations on local property taxes.

The dispute between Long Island's third - largest school system and Albany's fiscal watchdogs is just the latest in a series that have arisen across New York over the question of how local educators should cope with tight state cap limits on taxation and spending.

Consumers who use online payday lenders may be taken advantage of twice: first, by the lenders» triple - digit interest rates that flout state caps, then with fees tacked on by the borrowers» own banks.

The loans are considered high - risk and carry higher interest rates as a result, but many states cap the rates to protect vulnerable borrowers.

The elected representatives of the several states capping the number of times one may be married at something fairly permissive (say, four times).

Ohio State's 39 - 38 comeback win over Penn State capped off another exciting week of NCAAF action.

New York State caps individual donations to candidates running for local office using a formula based on the number of registered voters in a given district, which varies slightly from year to year — but leaves the single donor ceiling around $ 16,000 in a Republican primary for Nassau County executive, and $ 48,000 for the general election.

A much talked - about provision of Mayor Bill de Blasio's 13th - hour deal to have his control over city schools extended was the agreement that 22 revoked or surrendered charter school charters could be reissued without counting towards the predetermined state cap on the number of charter schools.

Charter leaders are arguing that the 22 revived charter slots effectively increase the overall state cap, even if the cap has not been technically changed, while the unions are claiming that these charter slots are not technically new.

The foundation also paid the salaries of two retired university staff members who returned to state employment, while they were also collecting state pensions — allowing them to circumvent state caps on «double - dipping,» the report found.

New Era, which is consolidating out - of - state cap production to the Erie County site, will reconfigure and upgrade the existing plant for increased output.

Supporters of the program sought the change as the number of students receiving vouchers, which are worth up to $ 6,300, neared the previous state cap.

As long as charter schools aren't kept from opening or expanding because of arbitrary state caps, parents will continue flocking to them.

The report could hardly be more timely, issued just a month before EPA finalized its Clean Power Plan which some analysts suggest opens the door to a national network of linked state cap - and - trade systems.

Earlier this year, the Florida Supreme Court decided that a Florida state cap on noneconomic damages for medical malpractice lawsuits was unconstitutional.

A corporate and banking lawyer has been convicted of racketeering conspiracy along with the payday lender he advised on how to avoid state caps on loan interest rates.

Most of these focus on non-economic damages, though a few states cap both economic and non-economic damages.

A few of the priorities entailed sensible measures like lifting state caps on the number of charter schools.

States cap how much credit bureaus can charge for this service, but the fees range from free to $ 11 per transaction at each bureau.

Their first television ad argued that charter expansion — the ballot question would have allowed up to 12 new charters each year beyond existing state caps — would mean a funding boost for all schools.

Cuomo praised Bellone for keeping property taxes under the two percent state cap and for backing projects such as Wyandanch Rising.

Hyde is the recipient of numerous grants including a Pollock - Krasner Grant, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship and a New York State CAPS Grant.

With forestry offsets likely to play a major role in the future United States cap and trade scheme, American Carbon Registry, a leading U.S. non-profit greenhouse gas registry, today, released its much - awaited

In many states, the landlord wouldn't be able to accept the additional deposit because of state caps but there are no such concerns in Indiana.

Texas has a 215 state cap on open - enrollment charters.

Virginia is moving forward with climate change regulations that could mean the expansion of a 10 - state cap - and - trade system extending from Massachusetts to Maryland.

Regulators first placed a cease - and - desist order on Western Sky Financial, owner Martin Webb and related entities in 2011, after complaints from consumers about interest rates of up to 1,825 percent, well above the state cap, which ranges from 24 percent to 33 percent based on the size of the loan.

Currently, the state caps the fees at $ 50, the cost of this summer's program.

The former secretary of state capped her campaign with a remarkable passing - of - the - baton rally with President Obama before a crowd of about 20,000 against the symbolic backdrop of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

Charter school advocates pointed to their schools» impressive results - many outperform neighboring public schools - and lashed out at United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, who accused them of being «fixated» on raising the state cap.

Right now, the state caps election - cycle contribution limits at $ 150,000 for an individual donor in a calendar year and $ 5,000 for corporations.

Manning and Patricelli previously approved exceeding the state cap on tax levy increases.

Projected increases in 2016 - 17 tax levies in these five school districts are higher than what officials anticipate their state cap on property - tax increases will be.

In 2006, the state capped the amount of Medicaid cost growth that counties have to pay at 3 percent of growth; all growth over 3 percent is paid by the State.

The counties» share has steadily dropped since the state capped their payments in 2011 and took responsibility for any expense increases.