Sentences with phrase «state officials tie»

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In the United States, officials are examining the real estate tied to Mr. Najib's stepson and to Mr. Low, which could be seized if a case could be made that the properties had been purchased with the proceeds earned in corrupt practices, according to the people familiar with the investigation.

Japan's Finance Ministry had proposed a a cover story for a land sale scandal involving the sale of state - owned land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen, which had ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife, an official said on Monday.

Musk (center, wearing no tie) with state officials at the deal's announcement in Carson City, Nev.Photo: Cathleen Allison — AP

Japan's Finance Ministry had proposed a cover story for a land sale scandal involving the sale of state - owned land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen, which had ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife, an official said on Monday.

Trump attributed Comey's Tuesday ouster to his handling of the investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she served as secretary of state, although Comey was also in the midst of investigating potential ties between Trump's campaign and Russian officials.

Most biting of all, critics have branded Bechtel as the archetype for a big business that feeds from government contracts — about half its sales flow from state - sponsored projects — and cultivates cozy ties with officials to gain an unfair edge.

A cigar company that once sold its products to the club has cut ties, and state officials have condemned Grandview Golf Course.

(Doug Schoen, a political consultant with ties to Pinchuk, helped arrange Trump's video appearance, as well as meetings between Pinchuk and State Department officials while Hillary Clinton was secretary of stState Department officials while Hillary Clinton was secretary of statestate.)

Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technology.

WASHINGTON — United States officials have effectively killed a Chinese company's $ 1.2 billion plan to buy MoneyGram, the money transfer company, signaling the Trump administration's growing skepticism of Chinese purchases of American companies and of broader business ties between the two economic powers.

As a result, bilateral ties between the two countries have become highly personalized with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping directing government commissions, sitting officials, and heads of state corporations to develop financial and trade deals — most of which are large - scale, top - down investments of Chinese money into key sectors of the Russian economy.

The Council on American - Islamic Relations in Tampa sent a letter Tuesday to state officials, asking them to sever ties with instructor Sam Kharoba.

The University of Maryland's marching band will no longer play «Maryland, My Maryland,» the official state song, at school sporting events because of its ties to the Confederacy.

But his version of property tax relief - tying local government consolidation to individual homeowners» tax credits - hasn't won over some state lawmakers and local government officials throughout the state.

Nor does it appear that the state official who appointed Ms. Mirrer to the panel, David M. Steiner, the state education commissioner, asked members of the panel to disclose any ties to Mr. Bloomberg.

The announcement followed pledges by the state's two other top elected officials to divest themselves of political donations tied to Cuomo's graft - riddled «Buffalo Billion» revitalization project.

NEW YORK CITY — Moses «Mark» Stern, the cooperating witness who played a pivotal role in the arrests of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and five others, is a well - connected upstate powerbroker who kept dirt on politicians for a «rainy day» and had ties to many elected officials, including state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, sources said.

The agreement promises Howe, whose ties to Cuomo go back three decades, «favorable treatment» and «leniency» in the event that he's criminally charged, in exchange for full details of his lobbying activities on behalf of several major state contractors with senior Cuomo administration officials.

The state and federal probe into the de Blasio Administration has expended to include Emma Wolfe, the mayor's director of intergovernmental affairs, as well as union officials and consulting firms with longstanding ties to City Hall, WCBS 880's Stephanie Colombini reported.

His case was closely watched in state and city political circles, given his ties to key officials, including Silver, now on trial in an unrelated corruption case.

Local officials say that would force them to slash already thin services unless the tax cap exempts state mandates like employee health care and pensions, or is at least tied to relief from state mandates and regulations.

While the reforms put forth by DiNapoli could help ameliorate corruption in the state government, said Nicole Gelinas, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the other moderator at Wednesday's event, «How do you convince other elected officials to tie their own hands and in effect not give themselves these opportunities for corruption?»

The Hempstead school board Monday night voted to seek the state comptroller's help in how to pay down a multimillion - dollar budget deficit, about $ 2 million of which officials said is tied to increased enrollment in local charter schools.

«Simply put, the GOP has a real s ----- show on its hands because of a lack of leadership by Ed Cox,» said a prominent Republican with ties to Cox and officials across the state.

These span his ties to the anti-horse carriage group New Yorkers for Clean Livable and Safe Streets, his 2014 efforts to funnel money to unsuccessful upstate candidates for the State Senate and a sprawling bribery scandal involving two Campaign for One New York donors who regaled top NYPD officials with gifts, trips and even prostitutes.

The broad and diverse coalition to #DivestNY has been building power across New York City and State to call on our elected officials to cut ties with fossil fuels.

Buffalo political operative Steve Pigeon developed ties to dozens of elected officials at the state and local levels before being indicted in June on nine charges, including bribery and extortion.

That announcement followed pledges by the state's two other top elected officials — state AG Eric Schneiderman and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli — to divest themselves of political donations tied to Cuomo's allegedly graft - riddled «Buffalo Billion» revitalization project.

The Hempstead school board voted to seek the state comptroller's help in how to pay down a multimillion - dollar budget deficit, about $ 2 million of which officials said is tied to increased enrollment in local charter schools.

Even as Republican lawmakers try to tie eliminating the state's prevailing wage to lowered costs for road projects, the top transportation official says he is skeptical about the hoped - for savings.

The state's independent ethics commission took the first official ethics - related action in Albany since the convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on Tuesday when it appointed a man with ties to both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders as its new executive director.

With Mark - Viverito and a large delegation of New York elected officials seated nearby, Cuomo spoke at length about the close ties between the US territory and New York state.

In August, Southold school board members approved a resolution calling on state and federal officials to overhaul the current method of standardized testing tied to teacher evaluations.

State officials said they heard from a security officer during a surprise inspection of the East 30th Street homeless shelter on Thursday that a resident was «hog - tied» and raped «a few weeks ago.»

Singas began an ongoing review of Nassau County contracts in April after then - state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was accused of taking official actions to benefit AbTech Industries, an Arizona - based environmental company that sought and received a contract with Nassau County as well as Glenwood Management, a New York developer that had financial ties to AbTech.

The latest round of state standardized academic test scores showed gains both across New York State and locally.But rather than celebrate the largest bump since New York adopted new tests tied to the Common Core Learning Standards, education officials reported the increases with caustate standardized academic test scores showed gains both across New York State and locally.But rather than celebrate the largest bump since New York adopted new tests tied to the Common Core Learning Standards, education officials reported the increases with cauState and locally.But rather than celebrate the largest bump since New York adopted new tests tied to the Common Core Learning Standards, education officials reported the increases with caution.

ALBANY — The felon working at the bookstore of the state military museum in Saratoga Springs was dismissed Wednesday at the insistence of the Cuomo administration, according to an official with ties to the Division of Military and Naval Affairs.

Mayor Bill de Blasio won't be facing federal or state criminal charges for fundraising activities tied to his now defunct Campaign for One New York, officials announced on Thursday.

A health care consultant with close ties to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo did not violate state lobbying regulations when he contacted state officials on behalf of a Queens hospital seeking more Medicaid financing, a confidential investigation by the state ethics commission has determined.

In recent years, firms like Hilltop, SKDKnickerbocker, Mercury Public Affairs, and BerlinRosen with close ties to elected officials they help get elected have come under criticism and scrutiny because they have skirted state lobbying registration laws.

While state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's report tied Albany's $ 1,952,777 decrease to competition from retail store growth in surrounding counties, Albany County Comptroller Mike Conners and other county officials said more people purchasing items online — which sometimes aren't locally taxed — contributed to the decline.

State officials announced the trail closings a day after high temperatures on Wednesday tied or broke records across Upstate.

Bolo ties became quite popular in the 70's and have been worn ever since then by baby boomers who like activities like gold panning and making dream catchers (Fun fact: it become the official neckwear of Arizona in 1971 - New Mexico and Texas also have signed laws stating the same for their states).

Following its release in the States yesterday, LEGO has unveiled a batch of official images for the second wave of tie - in sets for The LEGO Ninjago Movie which includes Garmadon's Volcano, Piranha Attack, Quake Mech, and a Spinjitzu Masters Lloyd; take a look below... Garmadon's Volcano (70631) Piranha Attack (70629) Quake Mech (70632) Spinjitzu Masters -LSB-...]

Last year, she called for a moratorium on the testing tied to the new standards because state education officials and governors want to use test results to evaluate teachers, even though teaching materials and the new tests are still being developed.

If the state's legislators, legal officials and public believe teacher performance should be tied to tenure, then performance on state tests will undoubtedly matter in future years.

Officials say their hands were tied by state law.

State Readies Release of First Supplemental Materials Tied to Common Core State officials are expected to reach a milestone this week in the development of supplemental instructional materials for California classrooms aligned to the new common core standards.

Kentucky is the first state to tie its tests to the new national Common Core standards in English and math, and state officials had projected that the new, tougher standards could yield declines of as much as 50 percent.

That's because members of the State Board of Education are expected to vote on a state official's recommendation to award the job to Achievement for All Children (AAC), a Charlotte - based organization with very limited experience and very deep ties to the North Carolina General Assembly, the state's burgeoning charter school movement and a powerful school choice lobbState Board of Education are expected to vote on a state official's recommendation to award the job to Achievement for All Children (AAC), a Charlotte - based organization with very limited experience and very deep ties to the North Carolina General Assembly, the state's burgeoning charter school movement and a powerful school choice lobbstate official's recommendation to award the job to Achievement for All Children (AAC), a Charlotte - based organization with very limited experience and very deep ties to the North Carolina General Assembly, the state's burgeoning charter school movement and a powerful school choice lobbstate's burgeoning charter school movement and a powerful school choice lobbyist.