Sentences with phrase «when federal district»

In late May, the Key West Association of REALTORS ® scored a major victory when a federal district court judge in Florida awarded $ 2.7 million to KWAR in its action against businessman Robert Allen, whose KeyWestMLS.com and other Web sites were found to be using the association's listing data in violation of copyright laws.

Constitutional or not, it's fairly incredible that these state judges are making $ 235,000 per year when federal district court judges make only $ 174,000.

The group lost a round in April when a federal district court refused to grant a preliminary order blocking the practice, pending a...

But between Aug. 17, when a federal district court judge in Albany revived Pidot's candidacy by ordering the new election, and the appellate court's overruling of the district court two weeks ago, Martins and Pidot raised and spent money.

Not exact matches

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

This fall, when youngsters line up in the cafeterias of Chicago Heights Elementary School District 170, they will be served leaner, more nutritious meals because of new federal guidelines regulating school lunches.

There is an obvious disparity between the funds made available by the federal government to support free meals for low - income students and the revenue collected by school districts (from federal «paid» meal reimbursements and student payments) to support the very same meals when served to children at higher income levels.

[23] When combined with the 27 cent federal reimbursement for most paid lunches, this means these districts are collecting, on average, $ 2.07 for each paid lunch in elementary schools and $ 2.41 in high schools.

It could do so by requiring school districts that charge lower prices to increase prices gradually so that, when combined with the federal subsidy provided for such meals, they eventually at least equal the federal reimbursement level for free meals.

U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo made the permit a necessity in February when he agreed with Park District opponent Roger Stone's contention that the trapshooting was a violation of the federal Clean Water Act.

Shooting was suspended at the facility over the summer when the district received a federal report asking for the permit.

«When it comes to managing the Park District on a day to day basis, as employees of the District, we are bound to do what is legal under Federal law.

Nearly all of the state's 54 school districts have signed up for the program, and the schools are buying Alaska food they couldn't afford when they received only federal support amounting to less than $ 2 a meal.

The federal plan was explored last spring when pupils, parents, and district administrators gave high marks to a pilot program launched at Jay Elementary School in Mt. Prospect.

Earlier this month, a school district in suburban Chicago made news when it announced its plan to opt out of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), forgoing $ 900,000 a year in federal funds.

Districts are created for different purposes at the city, county, state, and federal level (and I'm not 100 % that my list is exhaustive), and these districts are not required to relate to each other, though they are often used as guidance for each other when redrawing dDistricts are created for different purposes at the city, county, state, and federal level (and I'm not 100 % that my list is exhaustive), and these districts are not required to relate to each other, though they are often used as guidance for each other when redrawing ddistricts are not required to relate to each other, though they are often used as guidance for each other when redrawing districtsdistricts.

The trial, in federal district court in Manhattan, will heat up on Monday, when the prosecution's star witness, former longtime Cuomo associate and lobbyist Todd Howe is scheduled to begin his testimony.

That's when Council is scheduled to vote on North District Common Council Member Joe Golombek's resolution that calls for a federal investigation of the environmental review process undertaken by the state Department of Transportation for its proposed project at -LSB-...]

Kaminsky and McGrath are vying for the 9th Senate District seat, which was vacated in December when Skelos was convicted on federal corruption charges.

He noted that when the federal government passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act more than 40 years ago, it committed to help districts cover a third of the cost.

From January 2011 to April 2014, Mr. Walsh «falsely reported to the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office that he had worked certain regular and overtime hours when, in fact, he did not,» according to a press statement issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Eastern District U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch.

In 2014, Spota spokesman Robert Clifford, when questioned about the program, only would say in line with other assertions that the office's activities are legal: «The Suffolk County District Attorney's office complies with the law and [state and federal asset forfeiture] guidelines at all times,» the statement said.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz, in a letter to U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack, said she was concerned that Linda Mangano might argue as a defense that federal agents inaccurately reported their interviews of her, when she insisted her employment by Singh was not a sham job and that she performed actual marketing and public relations work.

And he'll be running at a time when the Skelos conviction, and ongoing federal and local probes of Nassau County officials, have made public corruption a leading issue in the Senate district.

The 52nd District seat opened last month when Libous was convicted of lying to federal investigators.

These are the «open» seats, as are those in three other races: District 21 Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland announced she would not be running for reelection, opening up her seat for a competitive battle; in District 44, Council Member David Greenfield made a relatively late announcement that he will not seek reelection, but he is expected to be replaced by his chosen successor and close ally Kalman Yeger; and in District 28, Ruben Wills was recently removed from office when he was convicted on federal public corruption charges — there is a crowded competition to replace him.

Judge Valerie E. Caproni of Federal District Court in Manhattan noted that even before Mr. Silver's arrest, when some of his fellow legislators had been arrested on corruption charges, he remained undeterred.

«Nationally the Federal government is concerned when there's 13 percent of kids chronically absent... in Rochester City School District, we're closer to 30 percent of our kids are chronically absent and they miss 10 percent of school or more,» she said.

Bellone, a Democrat, was criticized when he chose county District Attorney - elect Timothy Sini — a former federal prosecutor who was never a police officer — as police commissioner without looking at candidates from across the country.

The family of a 12 - year - old Muslim middle school student has filed a $ 25 million federal lawsuit against the East Islip school district, claiming the seventh - grader's civil rights were violated when school officials forced him to sign a false confession saying he was a terrorist.

Granted, he's coming off a pretty awful week, but Pedro Espada did not exactly help his case this weekend, as the State Senate majority leader angrily fled the set of Channel 2's Eye of New York mid-interview when Espada — facing state and federal charges for stealing $ 14 million from his Soundview HealthCare Network — was pressed about allegations that he really lives in Westchester (as opposed to in the Bronx district he represents).

Albany Legislator Merton Simpson, who also represents a district made up of a majority of minority voters, said the federal lawsuit should be fair warning when it comes to reducing districts.

The federal case against Walsh began when DeMarco went to federal prosecutors with concern about Walsh's time sheets after, DeMarco said, Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota declined to act.

That challenge lingered in the court system well after the freeze was lifted in 2007 and was not resolved until 2013 when a federal judge ruled not only was the freeze justified, but that the district did not need to give teachers credit on the pay scale for the years the freeze was enacted.

The judge, Valerie E. Caproni of Federal District Court, did not unseal the materials at the time, but the issue arose again after the trial ended, when the office of Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, asked to be allowed to use the materials at Mr. Silver's sentencing, which is scheduled for May 3.

Federal investigators» interest in Percoco came to light in late April, when the administration acknowledged that it had received a wide - ranging subpoena from the office of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara seeking information about actions taken by a half - dozen current or former members of the administration, including Percoco, that might have benefited two dozen companies that had received state funds or other benefits.

Teachers in Chester, Pa., who said they would be willing to work without pay to keep classroom disruption to a minimum after their school district reported in early January that its cash reserves had dipped below $ 100,000, scored a small victory on Jan. 10 when a federal judge approved an advance on the district's state school aid pending the outcome of a lawsuit to force the state to provide adequate funding.

The GOP primary for Minnesota's 6th District became more crowded this week, when state Sen. John Pederson filed federal paperwork to run for the seat.

The presiding judge, Valerie E. Caproni of Federal District Court, told jurors at the outset of the trial that the government must prove that Mr. Silver knowingly participated in a scheme to defraud and «received things of value in the form of bribes or kickbacks, and that he knew when he accepted those things he was expected, in exchange, to take official action as the opportunity arose.»

The jurisdictions identified by the Section 4 formula were required to seek federal approval — or pre-clearance — when seeking to make changes to practices or policies affecting voters, such as redrawing district lines or changing polling sites during an election.

The FBI said Harris swindled local and federal agencies out of «thousands of dollars... (and) at a time when many residents in her district were dealing with the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Harris was busy brewing a storm of her own, one that resulted in her receiving significant payouts by the very federal agency charged with helping those truly in need.»

«At a time when many residents in her district were dealing with the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Harris was busy brewing a storm of her own, one that resulted in her receiving significant payouts by the very federal agency charged with helping those truly in need,» William Sweeney, the FBI's assistant director in charge in New York, said in a statement.

In fact, they often face retaliation, as he did when District and federal agencies cut his research funding and tried to discredit his research.

So when the Empire State cut support to districts by $ 1.2 billion simultaneously as federal stimulus dollars were running out, it hurt.

Back in 2004, Spencer Hsu told the story of how the first federal voucher program was launched, when George W. Bush signed legislation providing grants worth as much as $ 7,500 each to children from dozens of public schools in the District of Columbia for their use at private or religious schools in a five - year experiment.

Even though the public would have the state take control of local districts when fraud is identified, public opinion is shifting away from federal direction to local control of the schools.

But we found out, by like 90/10, that if there were a federal contest, with seven hundred million dollars at stake, at a time when we're talking about laying off teachers in districts all over the place, New York State should be doing everything they can to win it.

And, in a time of increasing costs and decreasing revenues, some district leaders and food advocates worry whether 6 cents will allow schools to serve healthier fare, when the current federal reimbursement of $ 2.72 per free meal already has many school programs running in the red.

When it comes to the study of implementing education reforms, analysts tend to focus on the formal channels of implementation and the standard tools of public administration — for example, intergovernmental hand - offs (federal to state to district to school), alignment of curriculum, assessment and other components of the reform, professional development, getting incentives right, and accountability mechanisms.

Illinois education officials initially told the Chicago schools they would not have to offer the tutoring services in failing schools until September 2003 — which left district officials scrambling when the federal Department of Education decreed that they would have to begin offering the services this past winter.