Sentences with phrase «though federal officials»

Though Federal officials have observed shoreline contamination from the spill 240 miles downstream, Exxon insisted for days that no oil traveled farther than 10 - 20 miles.

Not exact matches

Federal law does not prohibit the president's involvement in private business while in office, even though lawmakers and executive branch officials are subject to conflict - of - interest rules.

Officials including Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve's chairman, have noted some potential risks to growth, and it is possible, though unlikely, that the Fed will reflect more of those concerns in its statement after Wednesday's meeting.

Though Brainard is widely considered to be the most dovish Federal Reserve official, she voted with the rest of her colleagues to raise interest rates at the March FOMC meeting.

«Even though this journey is an official visit which will reinforce the good relations existing between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Holy See, I have not come here primarily to pursue particular political or economic goals, but rather to meet people and to speak about God,» the pope said during a speech at Bellevue Castle.

Byrd said the schools might be eligible for federal funding if they added instruction or tutoring to the school program, though Richardson and other state officials said they could not comment on that prospect without reviewing the academic program.

Though there is a nearly two - year - old state mandate that opens the free summer lunch program to all children in Illinois — whether or not they're in summer school — there has not been much improvement in participation, and officials say millions of federal dollars available for the meals are going untapped.

The PATH rail system may not install a new crash - prevention system by December 2015 after all, even though the federal deadline was one reason that officials gave just weeks ago for shutting down weekend service between Jersey City and the World Trade Center for a year.

Federal agencies are less likely to receive blasts of comments on rules and regulations, and I've seen agency officials step back and reconsider an action when they're deluged with citizen messages (though of course, we've all also seen agencies ignore vast amounts of public input and do exactly the opposite what's asked).

The bill, dubbed the «Every Student Succeeds Act,» would ban federal officials from requiring states and school districts to rate the job performance of teachers and principals, though states could continue doing that on their own.

Such actions, some legal experts say, could violate state and federal laws for fraud or false filings, though Senate officials have insisted that such payments are legal and standard practice.

Though officials at Denenberg's former firm say they have forwarded the matter to federal prosecutors, Blakeman spokesman Matt Coleman questioned whether it should be the DA's office to investigate Denenberg.

Police and federal officials, though, countered that they remain focused on curtailing a gang that preys on immigrants and said the steps they take are based on evidence.The report by the New York Immigration Coalition and the Immigrant and Non-Citizen Rights Clinic at the CUNY School of Law warns about the danger of law - enforcement agencies slipping into profiling and discriminatory policing.»

Though shrinking federal subsidies have severely curtailed the city's ability to offer affordable housing in the past, city officials spoke hopefully about favorable leadership on federal and state levels that might help to restore some of that long - lost funding.

Though hit hard by the recent federal sequestration numbers, officials in the Kingston City School District are still anticipating crafting an operating budget for the 2013 - 14 school year with a tax levy increase of 2 percent or less.

HOOSICK FALLS — State officials said on Friday that they did not test water in Petersburgh for the toxic chemical PFOA in 2014, even though a state employee privately raised the possibility of its presence in the water supply, because it was not on federal regulation lists.

The Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm even though federal regulators warned senior health department officials that people in Hoosick Falls should be alerted they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of a chemical linked to cancer and other serious health problems, according to documents recently obtained by POLITICO New York through a Freedom of Information Request.

She released a new TV ad today that continues her ongoing effort to link Martins with disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who lost his job in a federal corruption scandal — though his conviction was recently overturned, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the definition of an «official act» in connection with public corruption.

EFC Chair Matt Driscoll concedes, though that the EPA could force the return of the loan after the fact, if federal officials determine the use of the clean water funds to go towards building a bridge is not appropriate.

None of the sites have yet been classified as a federal Superfund site, though calls to do so have come from top elected officials.

As POLITICO New York reported in June, the Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm over the water pollution crisis in Hoosick Falls, even though federal regulators warned senior DOH officials that residents of the town should be alerted that they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of PFOA, a chemical that has been linked to cancer and other serious health problems.

State health officials assured residents for months that the water was safe to drink even though samples were well above safe federal PFOA limits.

Recently, though, former FTC officials have said that Facebook's entanglement with Cambridge Analytica may have violated the company's legal agreement with the federal watchdog agency.

«Though sources say the federal probe into his campaign finances contributed to the decision to reject him, there was no official statement released that justified why he was denied the slot,» according to the letter, which was signed by a slew of leaders in the community.

It is unclear whether federal agents can recover the content of those emails, and it is unclear whether Ms. Clinton violated official State Department policy, though a federal judge said yesterday he believed she did.

Driscoll concedes, though, that the EPA could force the return of the loan after the fact, if federal officials determine the use of the clean water funds to go towards building a bridge is not appropriate.

Though residents in the South Bronx have expressed frustration over the city's response to the outbreak and their borough president, Ruben Diaz Jr., criticized Mr. de Blasio for not seeking federal help to handle Legionnaires», officials said the number of diagnosed cases has been on the decline since late July.

Currently, none expressly supports geoengineering research, though federal climate science officials have been quietly reviewing the idea for the entirety of the Obama administration.

Though the University of California at Davis has offered the conclusions to the EPA, the Senate, and New York City health officials, Cahill says he isn't aware of a single state or federal agency that has acted on his findings.

Federal officials said that even though incidents of violence have dropped overall in U.S. schools, school leaders still struggle to create environments that are positive and safe.

Though the department released basic demographic information on the reviewers — most, for example, have doctoral degrees and at least a dozen served on a state board of education or as a local or state school superintendent — federal officials have caught criticism for keeping their identities secret.

Though the trip was positive overall, the districts heard concerns from federal officials regarding the coalition's ambitions around Common Core, particularly for English learners and special education students.

It is now both Republicans and Democrats who are questioning the Core, though the Republican voice is louder and more official: The Republican National Committee just passed an anti-Common Core resolution, saying that the initiative is a federal intrusion on states» rights, and Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa just started a bid to to eliminate federal funding for the core effort.

Inspectors found Alabama had included students who earned an alternative diploma, even though federal education officials instructed the state years earlier not to include them.

State education officials said Monday they are confident the U.S. Education Department will grant Wisconsin flexibility under the federal No Child Left Behind law, though they haven't received any assurances whether or when the state's application will be approved.

But wait — the plug - in Niro qualifies for a $ 4,543 federal tax rebate (though the Niro isn't listed on the official government site, Kia confirmed its eligibility) plus state rebates like the $ 1,500 one offered by California.

Even though BDL isn't a federal issue, except with respect to the military, the petition resulted in an official White House response in opposition to BDL.

(Though, federal officials have recently announced that they won't enforce the Lacey Act against consumers.)

This month, federal officials outlined an area of 94 square nautical miles where turbines might be placed, though the environmental impact is still being studied.

Federal rules requiring «green completion» of fracked wells will go into effect next year, a step Howarth applauds — though he and others note that enforcement will be largely left to state officials, who often lack both the budget and the zeal to stand up to the fossil fuel industry.

Recently, though, former FTC officials have said that Facebook's entanglement with Cambridge Analytica may have violated the company's legal agreement with the federal watchdog agency.

Though, we've heard from many economists and even the top officials at the US Federal Reserve, the ones who are effectively in charge of the US Dollar, that this plan will not have a trickle - down effect on the economy.