Sentences with phrase «than the state government»

It is in this sense that Modern American Conservatism is conservative to Americans: The tenants of the nation was that governments exist by consent of the govern, individualism, and that local governments should have more power to interfere with individuals than state governments, which should have more power than the national government (Jeffersonian Democracy).

Not exact matches

THE state government has revealed the final cost of its contract to redevelop the Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison is $ 140 million higher than what had been announced.

The main one has been the fact, for better or worse, that the federal government has taken on a much greater role relative to the powers of the individual states than the founders originally envisioned.

The document reallocates more than $ 54 billion from government entities like the Environmental Protection Agency, the State Department and even NASA to boost defense spending by the same amount.

More than 240 bills were introduced in 42 states last year covering a range of security issues, from improving government practices to restricting public disclosure of confidential information, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

A few days ago I was listening to a caller on an AM radio show promote the government's economic record by stating that there are more Canadians with a job today than at any point in Canada's history.

But less than a month later, Sessions wrote to congressional leaders criticizing the federal government's hands - off approach to medical marijuana, and citing a Colorado case in which a medical marijuana licensee shipped pot out of state.

This year — with some of the more influential minds within the industry, state and federal government, and academia all gathered on his back patio — Jenkins wants to do more than just talk about what can be done.

Here's what Curry and the Globe shared from the conclusion of the final report on the focus groups: «When asked, there was strong support for the government offering subsidies to support innovation, rather than providing tax cuts or investments, particularly for smaller organizations,» states the final report summarizing the research.

The state government has announced a better - than - expected result in its annual report on state finances for 2014 - 15, but Treasurer Mike Nahan says Western Australia has a long way to go before it returns to surplus.

Mr Prosser has worked in the public service for more than 20 years in both Commonwealth and State government departments — including a stint as an Aboriginal heritage project officer with the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.

More than 140 local health and medical research institutions are set to benefit from an $ 8 million grant provided by the state government.

The legislation is stricter and offers far less clarity than expected: it expands the definition of state - owned enterprises (SOEs) to include any company that is «influenced, directly or indirectly» by a foreign power or, for that matter, any person under government direction.

The federal government, for public safety reasons, will withhold some federal highway funds from states that set their drinking age younger than 21 but Congress has never tried to pass a law setting the drinking age nationally at 21.

The value of Kaspersky's software sales to the U.S. government totaled less than $ 54,000, or about 0.03 percent of its U.S. subsidiary's sales in the United States, according to the complaint.

Travelers are trying to figure out how to deal with new government rules placing an indefinite ban on electronic devices larger than smartphones from the cabins of commercial aircraft flying to both the United States and the United Kingdom from certain countries.

Its task would be less to design and implement top - down solutions than to solicit, support, evaluate, and scale up innovative strategies by tapping into ideas developed by state and local governments, businesses, and non-profit institutions.

Fuel theft is fast becoming one of Mexico's most pressing economic and security dilemmas, sapping more than $ 1 billion in annual revenue from state coffers, terrorizing workers and deterring private investment in aging refineries that the government, following a 2014 energy reform, hoped instead would be thriving with foreign capital.

In the past, fewer than 5 percent of the women - owned firms in the United States were certified to do business with their state government and only 1.5 percent of the billions of dollars in federal contracts went to women - owned firms.

They had job sharing; rather than having German industry just slash and burn and cut all their workers the way that happened in the United States, what (the German government) did was have those workers work part - time and subsidize their wages.

More than likely if the DFS operators lose, it will mean that the state government will be able to collect taxes from the games.

Less than 10 % of LGBT - owned businesses currently work as contractors for state and local government, according to NGLCC research, although 80 % say they would like that opportunity.

«After more than a decade combatting violent extremists and conducting contingency operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and most recently Syria, [the Defense Department] has prioritized the rebalancing of its forces in recent budget requests to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevail across a full range of potential contingencies,» states a Government Accountability Office report released in June.

The arrests follow a purge that has seen more than 80 executives at PDVSA and its suppliers jailed for alleged corruption as the state firm's new chief, Major General Manuel Quevedo, has sought to stamp his authority on the sector - the financial lifeblood of Venezuela's unraveling socialist government.

Rather than follow the Stalin model of turning an agrarian society of Russia into a state - owned industrial superpower like the USSR - killing millions of your own people in the process, incidentally - Myerson suggests that the government own all businesses by buying the stocks and bonds of all businesses as an «investment» in the private sector.

Internet development in Singapore, states the paper, has been very fast even though the government has implemented less - than - ideal policies.

If there's one thing that has kept speculation at a boil, even more than the carve - out in Facebook's bylaws allowing him to retain control of Facebook while serving in government, it's his 50 - state listening tour.

Furthermore, the spending requirements placed on a national government are far more extensive than those faced by a state legislature.

Privately owned Perth company Eclipse Resources is facing a bill of more than $ 10.5 million after losing a challenge to the state government's landfill levy.

We score all 50 states on more than 60 measures of competitiveness, developed with input from a broad and diverse array of business and policy experts, official government sources, the CNBC Global CFO Council and the states themselves.

But four years after ending a bailout program, the Portuguese government is now forecasting a budget surplus — when state expenditure is lower than revenues.

More than 100,000 people have died in Mexico due to clashes between drug gangs and the state since the previous government sent in the armed forces to fight the cartels in late 2006.

Meanwhile, we are modifying or eliminating more than 140 state regulations to make it easier to do business and to improve government efficiency.

And state and federal governments, after taking their percentage of the buy - in and assessing your winnings, end up with a lot more scratch than what the winner walks off with.

The state government has formalised plans for Chinese group Shanghai Zhongfu to develop thousands of hectares of irrigated land in the Kimberley, more than a year after naming the company as its preferred proponent for the land.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has criticised the state government's crackdown on payroll tax exemption for employees earning more than $ 100,000 announced today.

Local gamers also face tougher regulation than peers in the United States, South Korea or Japan, with a recent government push to emphasize «core socialist values» in entertainment products including songs, online streaming and video games.

WITH State legislation before the Parliament in preparation for the introduction of Australia's new tax changes — now less than nine months away — there is also a need to ensure the Government is GST compliant by next July.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

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.

Confronted with the committee's findings, and facing more than 100 pieces of legislation by state and local governments, the comics industry opted to self - regulate.

Documents filed with the local government in Jacksonville, Florida, this month state that a «leading international manufacturer of solar panels and modules» is seeking to invest more than $ 400 million in building a manufacturing plant in the city.

FTC and state investigations in the U.S. have found that less than 10 per cent of consumers typically complete debt settlement programs there, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Nothing could be better for the United States than for our government to renege on the Iran deal while the EU continues to respect and enforce it among its own nations.

When you owe more than $ 10,000 in taxes, the government will file a written claim to your property with the county clerk or secretary of state's office.

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.

debt obligations of the U.S. government that are issued at various intervals and with various maturities; revenue from these bonds is used to raise capital and / or refund outstanding debt; since Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, they are generally considered to be free from credit risk and thus typically carry lower yields than other securities; the interest paid by Treasuries is exempt from state and local tax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, zero - coupon bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctions

The government is advancing legislation to move it to C$ 14 at the beginning of 2018, making it the steepest in Canada and higher than U.S. states such as Michigan, one of its main manufacturing competitors.

This federal tax expenditure encourages state and local governments to levy higher taxes (and, presumably, provide more services) than they otherwise would.

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