Sentences with phrase «using state funds»

Other Maryland cities benefiting from smart growth initiatives are Blandensburg, which is using the state funds to renovate a rundown apartment community; Gaithersburg, which is using $ 6 million to rejuvenate its downtown, and the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore, which used $ 1 million of state money to build a shopping center that serves as a hub for neighboring housing renovation projects.

Course Choice allows K — 12 students to enroll in individual course options, from both public and private providers, using state funds.

Mass Audubon, using state funds, developed STEM curriculum that built interest in the environment, biology and science.

In a 5 - to - 0 decision, the court said that the voucher program did not violate the state's prohibition against using state funds to benefit religious institutions because the primary beneficiaries of the vouchers were the families who used them.

In addition, the challengers say using tax dollars to pay tuition at religious schools is barred by the Constitution's prohibition against compelling a person to «support any place of worship... against his consent,» and its ban on using state funds «for the benefit of any religious or theological institution.»

As you can see, the number of students using state funds to attend a private school, including religious institutions, has grown dramatically since the first year the money was available, making it the fastest growing voucher program in the country:

Missouri law forbids using state funds for reproductive cloning but not for cloning research.

Earlier this year, the city persuaded Governor Andrew Cuomo to remove a restriction that prohibited New York City from using state funds earmarked for homelessness for long - term housing, which cleared the way for such a program, but did not allocate any funding to it.

Consider, for example, the Mayor's choice of using state funds to supplant, not supplement, the Department of Education budget.

Cuomo appears to be winning the day on creating a statewide expansion of prekindergarten using state funds rather than a New York City tax increase on high earners pushed hard by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Additionally, now that Governor Andrew Cuomo has removed a restriction that prohibited New York City from using state funds earmarked for homelessness for long - term housing, the city has, if not more funding to shift homeless families into supportive and subsidized housing, then at least the legal wherewithal to do so.

[175][176] CHP parliamentary group leader Engin Altay also criticised the government for using state funds to fund the «Yes» campaign while repressing «No» voters, claiming that their conduct did not allow them to talk of «democracy».

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito did not blame Governor Andrew Cuomo for keeping the city from using state funds to pay for homeless families» rental subsidies.

A Cuomo administration official raised the possibility of using state funds to cover lost federal cash if the Affordable Care Act is repealed in D.C., and then walked that back.

De Blasio's administration is requesting a change in the budgetary language that prevents New York City from using state funds to subsidize rents for homeless families leaving city - run shelters.

Even though the production line in Fremont had not been finalized, according to multiple sources, the company purchased more than $ 250 million in custom machinery for Buffalo in 2015 and 2016 using state funds.

China also uses state funds to buy American high - tech companies.

Last year, Cuomo announced a plan that would have used state funds to pay for college for prison inmates, arguing that the investment would save taxpayer dollars in the long run because incarceration is more expensive than education.

He announced he'll use state funds to help pay for the flood victims» losses.

Flanagan is not as blatant as Skelos — and only wanted to use state funds to take care of certain Senators for clearly political reasons — but he is only slightly less corrupt than his mentor Dirty Deano.

Fisch said the discount might have constituted a kickback to Cappuccilli because the agency had used state funds to renovate the ballroom at the caterer's request.

It started from Dr K.A Busia who used state funds to renovate his private residence in Odorkor shortly after he was sworn in as the Prime Minister.

The commissioner would also have to approve any plans to reduce programs that have been restored using the state funding.

Bill de Blasio's homeless commissioner, Gilbert Taylor, told the City Council this afternoon that he plans to travel to Albany tomorrow to lobby for permission to use state funds for rental subsidies, even as the Cuomo administration suggested it's too late for significant changes this year.

The City Council's general welfare committee voted unanimously to pass a resolution this morning calling on the state Assembly and Senate and Governor Andrew Cuomo to change state budget language to allow New York City to use state funds to pay for rental subsidy programs for the homeless.

He announced he will use state funds to help pay for the flood victims» losses.

Astorino also took aim at a Cuomo proposal, unveiled on Sunday, to use state funds to make college degree programs available in state prisons.

The city has called on the state Assembly and Senate and Cuomo to change state budget language to allow New York City to use state funds to pay for rental subsidy programs for the homeless.

A former Minister for Environment, Science Technology and Innovation, Mahama Ayariga, believes that it is wrong for the government to use state funds to compensate victims of gas explosions and similar accidents largely caused by the negligence of private companies.

A measure by the leader of the Independent Democrats in the Senate, Jeff Klein, would use state funds to pay for the family leave program.

Of course, these are the same clowns who stood by Silver when he used state funds to circumvent sexual - assault allegations against his staffers and his members.

LICH was closed despite two years of protest, and pleas from advocates that Cuomo use state funds to keep it open.

It's reopening today using state funding.

A Supreme Court ruling in favor of a church that wanted to use state funds to resurface its school playground may pave the way for more school voucher programs, but it is still unclear how broadly applicable that ruling could turn out to be.

The program adds a new element to debates over education reform: Can families use state funds to customize a child's education?

Local and state education leaders lobbied Wednesday the Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform for more flexibility on how they use state funds.

Districts must use state funding to provide all of the following components to students.

And in many cases, they don't provide a clear picture of how districts will use state funds to improve the academic performance of «high - needs» students.

Critics point to this as a direct violation of both the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Section Six of the Indiana State Constitution, which specifically forbids Indiana from using state funding to support religious institutions.

Indiana's voucher system that allows low - income kids to use state funds to attend private schools has put the state in a $ 40 million deficit.

It allows children who have been diagnosed with dyslexia to use the state funds associated with their education to attend a special purpose private school that provides comprehensive dyslexia therapy.

The proposed bill would allow for parents to have a debit card to pay for private schools and homeschooling using state funding through taxpayer money.

Asked which of three funding choices will significantly improve the quality of public schools, 41 percent of adults say we need to use state funds more wisely, 10 percent say we need to increase state funding, and the largest share — 46 percent — say we need to do both.

The number of students using the state funded voucher program is growing exponentially in some communities in Indiana.

Use state funds for community parenting education programs that foster strong family relationships, school support, and parent networking.

This is certainly true of my commitment to pass school choice in Texas, which would allow a parent to use the state funding set aside for their child to attend a private school, if they believe that is the best choice.

Use state funding for more magnet schools, not charter schools.

The Maryland Cares for Kids Act The Maryland Cares for Kids Act uses state funds to cover reduced - price school meal co-pays so that all low - income students have access to free school meals.

This latest ruling allows the 3,919 students enrolled in the voucher program will be allowed to continue to use state funds to pursue other educational options.

In addition, establish teacher to teacher, school to school, and district to district mentorships by using state funding that is aligned to support these partnerships that model best practices.