Sentences with phrase «when local districts»

State and local governments provide nearly the same amount of funding to schools — gone are the days when local districts were on their own financially.

Not exact matches

When Tom Davidson served as a state legislator for a small district in southern Maine two decades ago, he became intimately familiar with the byzantine, bureaucratic, and often, frankly, subpar sausage - making that goes into bankrolling education at a local level.

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.

According to the report, the incident took place earlier this year in Surat, which is known as the industrial town of Gujarat, when eight policemen of Amreli district's local crime branch unit and a lawyer abducted a real - estate businessman Shailesh Bhatt to a farmhouse in Gandhinagar.

«Yet when options to be followed after the murder were being considered, there is little evidence that high - level political and official leadership offered guidance and support to the local district administration.»

Established in 1882 when the California Railroad put the valley on the map, this historic district offers unique local history combined with modern conveniences.

The district's Menu Planner created rotating menu cycles with the approval of SMAC to feature seasonal produce from local Texas farms when available.

[Ed Note: There may be a local ordinance here in Houston, of which I and the district were unaware when I wrote this post back in August, that prevents donation of previously - served food.

Follow your local park district and find out when they have free indoor kids concerts and winter festivals planned.

When they turn 3, they're eligible for additional services at their local school district with the help of an individualized education program (IEP).

That's a great goal but Houston ISD, arguably one of the leading districts in the country when it comes to improving school food, has been struggling for years to source local produce and it has yet to meet its stated goal of sourcing 25 % of the produce from local farms.

It likely will be up to a Lake County judge to decide whether the Vernon Hills Village Board overstepped its authority when it recently blocked a plan by the local Park District to build a 25 - space parking lot in Deerpath Park.

Park district officials have been gathering public input on the idea of turning Five Seasons into a community center since April, when they announced an opportunity to purchase the local health club and the 17 acres of land it stands on for about $ 20.3 million.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — The first opposition to an Arlington Heights Park District tax referendum proposal arose Tuesday when a local tax watchdog group announced it would not support the plan.

When FOCUS works with a school district, it sets three main goals for school food: making it more healthful in general, obtaining more of it from local farms, and making it sustainable.

These districts have found that not only can a regional food system be more efficient than a local or conventional one, but «when food grown regionally is eaten in season, it's tastier when it reaches kids» lunch trays — and there's a better chance that kids will eat it.»

The golf course came under new ownership in 1944, when Northwestern University purchased the property and took over operations until 1972, when it was purchased by the Wilmette Park District via a $ 4.2 million referendum that was supported by local voters, officials said.

Check with your local park district or YMCA to find out when lessons are offered.

When your child ages out of the program, the local school district takes over and is required to offer services or placement in a special needs preschool.

No matter how large or small the school district, procurement will flow best by developing Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and, remember to keep your money local when the season or availability allows for it.

After all, school districts have to take into account local economic conditions when setting school meal prices.

Silver has also been an unabashed defender of legislative member items, saying that lawmakers know their districts best when it comes to allocating state dollars to local causes.

His first experience with local politics came in 2007 when he won a seat on the Mattituck Park District board of commissioners, running on a reform platform.

Erie County Chairman Ralph Lorigo said Sunday that should Grisanit's new district hold, the same - sex marriage vote isn't necessarily the only issue the local Conservative Party officials would consider when deciding whether to grant an endorsement.

Education commissioners also have upheld some local boards that have thrown off board members charged with misconduct, including the Lackawanna School Board when it removed Mark L. Balen from the board in 1999 and the Jamestown School District, which removed Deann Nelson in 2006.

Sen. Todd Kaminsky, at the podium, displays an anonymous ad from Facebook that falsely said he lost money for his local school district when in reality, the schools gained funding.

Cuomo and criminal justice reform advocates said that local district attorneys have a natural conflict of interest when it comes to investigating the police because the two agencies work so closely together to gain convictions.

The Alliance for Quality Education's Billy Easton echoed this sentiment, saying yesterday's «overwhelmingly positive» outcome demonstrates residents are «demanding» that education be funded and «came to the defense» of local districts at a time when the governor and the Senate are trying to drastically roll back spending.

And as you may have it, the stakeholders approved it and the three senatorial districts of the state gave consent to the endorsement for him to go and constitute caretaker committees that will run the affairs of the Local Government councils in the state pending when the elections will be conducted, and that prompted the decision to set up the caretaker committees.

On the local lawman front, Albany County District Attorney David Soares, a reformer endorsed by Eliot Spitzer when Spitzer was state attorney general, is set to release his own report on what's called «Troopergate».

The party leaders stated these in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state, when Adekunbi met with women groups from the Ogun West Senatorial District.

John W. Bailey, Abelove's attorney, said their case focused on the fact that Cuomo, when he signed the executive order two years ago, stated that while he believed district attorneys would appropriately handle fatal police incidents, he wanted to alleviate «public concerns... that such incidents can not be prosecuted at the local level without conflict or bias, or the public perception of conflict or bias.»

When Rob Astorino is out campaigning for governor, it would serve him [more] wisely to invite local Republican senators who have done a good job for their constituents and carried those districts... than to take what his campaign manager's advice may be, which is to in effect campaign against them.»

Michael Bongiorno, former district attorney and current privately practicing local lawyer, signed on as notary for Weisberg, but erred in his job when it came to the Independence Party signatures and a couple of the Working Family Party signatures as well.

When asked what issues he would focus on to serve specifically the town / village of Harrison, Buchwald said that he would continue to push for the passage of a local hotel occupancy tax, attempt to relieve some of the property tax burden specific to Harrison, seek funding to repave the state roads within the town, and continue his support of the «great Harrison Central School District.»

After a Staten Island grand jury failed to indict a white NYPD officer in the death of Garner, a black Staten Islander, last year, critics in political and academic circles charged that local district attorneys, who often work closely with the police to prosecute crimes, are too close to law enforcement to consistently bring charges against them when they run afoul of the law.

When Williamsville in September ended class rank for entering freshman, and for all following classes, it was the first local district known to take this step, according to the Erie County Association of School Boards.

Collins, R - Clarence, who represents a Western New Yok district, has been among Trump's strongest supporters, but he has spoken out on matters of local interest when he disagrees with the White House.

Unlike today when District Leaders are elected directly by the voters, in 1949 they were elected by the local county committeemen.

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.

This is the most interest Cuomo has taken in any local election since he took office back in January — more even than in the NY - 26 special election that drew national attention when Democrat Kathy Hochul won an upset in the long - held GOP district against Assemblywoman Jane Corwin.

The biggest disservice New York State lawmakers did to themselves — and to local school districts — when they passed the tax levy increase cap in 2011 was to call it a 2 percent cap.

«When it comes to fighting for working people, protecting women's health, and growing the local economy I can think of no better candidate than Alison Boak to represent the 40th District — I know she will be a strong and hardworking leader for the people of the lower Hudson Valley,» Maloney said.

Critics questioned the need to make the payments at a time when the state has taken drastic money - saving steps, such as delaying billions of dollars in aid payments to local school districts, to try to close a $ 9 billion deficit.

Just when some schools thought they had cleared the threat of a takeover, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state could withhold funding for struggling schools if he and the legislature can not agree on which ones should be taken away from the local school district.

Most New York property owners will get slightly larger «tax freeze» rebates this year because local municipalities and counties as well as school districts are included in the plan, but no one knows when the checks will be in the mail.

Under the Conservative Party's bylaws, the power to grant such indulgences lies not with local party chairs when a district crosses county lines (as this one does), but with the executive committee, which almost always votes in tandem with Chairman Mike Long.

What: Endorsement announcement from Rep. Chris Gibson (R - Kinderhook) for 19th Congressional District candidate John Faso Who: Representative Chris Gibson, Congressional candidate John Faso, local and county officials Where: 25 Hudson Street, Kinderhook, NY 12106 When: July 18, 12 p.m.

Rotterdam Assemblyman George Amedore is asking local leaders and school districts that he represents to give victims of flooding a 90 - day grace period when it comes to paying their property tax bills, and other local taxes and fees.

allow local child protective services district to refuse to contract with informal day care providers when such provider is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment or is a registered sex offender;