Sentences with phrase «thwart state efforts»

This prompted Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to remind the Angelides Commission that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision were «actively engaged in a campaign to thwart state efforts to avert the coming crisis.»

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The United States needs a comprehensive understanding of Tehran's efforts in Latin America in order to thwart any potential risk to our allies and U.S. national security.»

A state Supreme Court justice today thwarted the Onondaga County GOP's effort to kick Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei off the labor - backed Working Families Party line, rejecting the party's argument that the congressman's campaign manager is not a New York resident, and therefore should not have been able to circulate WFP petitions on his behalf.

At the same time, gambling opponents pointed to the wording of the casino amendment that highlighted the potential benefits of gambling, including an increase in economic development and school aid as a sign the administration was trying to sway voters with non-neutral language (an effort to halt the amendment as it appears on the ballot was thwarted by a state judge this month).

In his State of the State address, Cuomo will propose spending $ 11.5 million on Long Island to thwart gang recruitment by expanding after - school programs, vocational training and education efforts.

I first reported on the curious circumstances of the contract awards and the state's outrageous efforts to thwart my reporting, and have been following up since.

There are plenty of state and local officials, starting with Governor Cuomo, who aggressively attempt to thwart news gathering efforts,» said Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney, who will moderate the panel.

Democrats have long held sizable numeric advantages in the State Assembly but have been thwarted in efforts to win control of the Senate, which is currently led by a coalition of Republicans and a five - member group of breakaway Democrats.

Opposition from within the state Senate could thwart the mayor's efforts, according to Crain's.

The school leaders emphasized that the proposed $ 93 million cut to the Geographic Cost of Education Index — the component of the state's funding formula that gives more money to school districts where the cost of educating students is higher — would disproportionaly impact their students, and thwart their efforts to close the achievement gap for their poorest and academically challenged students.

And Douglas, in explaining her decision to fire Thompson and Vazquez, essentially said they were thwarting her efforts, calling them «two liberal staff who have publicly stated they will block all efforts to repeal or change Common Core.»

Former State Senator Gloria Romero, who authored the Parent Trigger law, previously explained to the Weekly that the operation in Compton had to be carried out quietly, or district officials would have thwarted parents» efforts early on.

When animal lovers learn about the cruelty and killing that are rampant in U.S. shelters, and that national animal protection organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) defend these shelters and thwart efforts at reform, the first and the most logical question they ask is: Why?

Since its passage in Delaware in 2010, several other states have attempted to pass their own versions of CAPA, only to find their efforts thwarted by the large, national non-profits, HSUS, the ASPCA and PETA.

Trump could attempt to thwart these state and regional efforts through FERC appointments or amendments to the Federal Power Act, but each energy lawyer Utility Dive spoke with indicated that is unlikely.

The just - decided case in federal District Court was an attempt by the auto industry to thwart efforts by Vermont and other states to regulate the greenhouse gases emitted by automobiles.