Sentences with phrase «conservative policy groups»

Though the voucher fight had been lost, charter schools, which receive government funding but operate independently of the public - school system (and are seen by conservative policy groups as a gateway drug to privatization) sprang up across the state.

The first of six new Conservative policy groups has today been set up to help decide the direction of the party under its new leader, David Cameron.

The government must promote the benefits of marriage to tackle a «growing underclass» in Britain, a Conservative policy group has argued.

Higher taxes on domestic flights and improved public transport are needed if Britain is to cut carbon emissions by 80 per cent before 2050, a Conservative policy group has said.

Edmund J. McMahon, the director of the Empire Center for New York State Policy, an affiliate of the conservative policy group the Manhattan Institute, called the proposed spending increase the largest in an executive budget «since Pataki's first election - year budget.»

This is due in large part to budget shortfalls, which have been felt nationwide as well; according to the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a conservative policy group, property taxes would need to climb 3.5 percent to account for other costs.

Not exact matches

Breitbart is known for supporting what some refer to as the «alt right» movement in the United States, a loose affiliation of politically conservative groups that include overtly racist organizations such as Richard Spencer's National Policy Institute, which advocates for something it calls «white nationalism.»

Many governments, businesses and social organizations rely on the data, and opposition groups argue the Conservatives are attempting to influence future public policy decisions since low - income earners and immigrants will be less likely to fill out a voluntary form.

The George W. Bush appointee isn't merely an outspoken critic of affirmative action today — he was among the most hostile questioners in Fisher and a virtual lock to vote against Texas» admissions policy — but also was part of a conservative alumni group at Princeton that was sharply critical of such policies 40 years ago, when Sotomayor was attending classes there.

Some conservative groups, including the Family Research Council and the Center for Military Readiness, have suggested a reversal of the policy.

The WSJ's Erin Ailworth reports that Suniva's demand for tariff and other restrictions on foreign manufacturers has united disparate forces, including green - energy advocates and conservative free - trade policy groups that oppose the tariffs.

But whether it's a taxpayer advocacy group, a policy institute, a coalition akin to the one now fighting proposed changes to private corporations, opposition Conservatives and New Democrats, or even a more tax - reduction friendly government such as Quebec, the idea of a $ 10,000 TFSA should be a positive rallying point for many reasons.

The Obama administration's policy requiring most employers to provide free birth control coverage in their health insurance policies takes effect on Wednesday (Aug. 1)- a deadline that has sparked apocalyptic warnings from conservative activists and some faith groups.

If there is any group of people that should be opposed to war, torture, militarism, the warfare state, state worship, suppression of civil liberties, an imperial presidency, blind nationalism, government propaganda, and an aggressive foreign policy it is Christians, and especially conservative, evangelical, and fundamentalist Christians who claim to strictly follow the dictates of Scripture and worship the Prince of Peace.

The successes of the IPC were celebrated and highlighted but the group also voiced concerns over conservative voices getting stronger in governments and other policy spaces.

The Conservative Policy Forum relies on a network of CPF groups all over the country.

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Washington (CNN)- Sen. John Cornyn, R - Texas, dismissed a request Wednesday from an influential social conservative organization to skip a fundraiser for a Republican gay and lesbian advocacy group, saying that even though he does not agree with the group on social issues he shares its views on fiscal discipline and economic policy.

This raises the question of how the groups will dovetail with the Conservative Policy Forum, which is already doing its own policy work on the next maniPolicy Forum, which is already doing its own policy work on the next manipolicy work on the next manifesto.

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Stephen Crone and Stuart Wilks - Heeg, Just 50 «donor groups» have supplied over half of the Conservative Party's declared donation income in the last decade, British Politics and Policy at LSE, 21 December 2010.

Tea party activists are struggling to rally behind a single presidential contender as disparate groups with conflicting priorities balance candidate viability with conservative purity on policies that extend well beyond the spending concerns that spawned the movement just two years ago.

The Blue Collar group of Conservatives, which is calling on David Cameron to pursue policies that will appeal to working class voters, already has 40 MPs and is growing in strength ahead of its official launch in November.

ALBANY — A number of left - leaning groups fear that Andrew Cuomo is siding with conservatives on tax policy, and undermining their longstanding push to close corporate tax loopholes.

Edmund J. McMahon, director of the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a conservative group, said, «The hype and the rhetoric was all about tremendous, dramatic, earthshaking change, and it's hard to find any evidence of that.»

He was a member of West Glamorgan County Council from 1985 until 1991, President of Swansea West Conservative Association and Chairman of the Welsh Parliamentary Candidates Policy Group in 1990.

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The Conservative party is not homophobic because some extreme idiot in their group (who has signed up to a set of principles that define the group, not to Conservative party policy) happens to be homophobic.

«If this is what it means to be a New Democrat, and if this is what it means to be progressive then something is very wrong.We can not be silent on this matter — not when the Tea Party, the Conservative Party, Republicans and a group of wealthy Wall Street executives are cheering the Governor's policies.»

The effort, part of a national movement through the Family Policy Alliance and a network of 40 additional state - based groups, underscores the skepticism some social conservatives held for Trump's candidacy and lifestyle.

In the past years, he has served on the Conservative Party's Globalisation and Global Poverty policy group chaired by the Rt Hon Peter Lilley MP.

This is a stark reminder that the party's traditional attitude towards the UK's nuclear deterrent distinguished them from both the Conservatives and Labour, labelled «dinosaur parties» for their «Cold War» attitude to the prospect of nuclear disarmament by chair of the policy working group Dr Julie Smith, who moved the motion today.

A Conservative party policy group has called for stamp duty rebates to be offered to homeowners who improve the energy efficiency of their property.

«This governor has fancied himself as a sort of fiscal hawk but willing to deal with other issues from a more moderate or liberal perspective,» said Blair Horner, the executive director of New York Public Interest Research Group, citing Mr. Cuomo's conservative - minded moves, like the property tax cap, and his more progressive policies, like same - sex marriage.

Zac Goldsmith The environmenalist son of the late Sir James Goldsmith and co-chairman of the Conservative Party's Quality of Life Policy Group was selected in March 2007 for Richmond Park.

The fact that David Cameron leads a coalition rather than a Conservative administration has given the group a rare freedom to criticise government policy and suggest alternatives.

The National and Legal Policy Center, a conservative watchdog group, has alleged that Meeks got a «sweetheart deal» on a 6,000 - square - foot home he built in Queens.

The National and Legal Policy Center, a conservative watchdog group, has alleged that Rep. Gregory Meeks (D - N.Y.) got a «sweetheart deal» on a 6,000 - square - foot home he built in Queens.

«As promised, House Minority Leader John Boehner, along with Reps. Aaron Schock (R - IL) and Peter Roskam (R - IL), huddled this morning with representatives of the most powerful conservative business and trade groups in the country to field policy ideas and build a legislative agenda ahead of the November elections, when Republicans could retake the House.

To bolster its meagre majority, the Conservative leadership needs a policy platform to win over the two groups which it lost most ground to Labour at the general election: young people and urban voters.

Between 2004 and 2006 John was full time Deputy Director and then Director of the Conservative Research Department under Michael Howard and David Cameron during which time he set up the secretariat for the Conservative Party's Policy Review Groups.

FRC is a conservative group with a mission to «advance faith, family, and freedom in public policy and the culture from a Christian worldview.»

The Donald J. Trump Foundation gave away $ 158,250 in 2014 to fight cancer and other diseases, many of which target children, and donated $ 141,000 to groups that promote conservative social policy he would espouse in his presidential campaign a year later, state and federal records show.

He is Chief Whip for the Conservative Group and speaks on Education policy in Wales.

Cenedella has mostly avoided specific policy prescriptions in his public comments and blog posts, but he currently sits on the leadership council of the Club for Growth, a conservative group that supports a variety of «pro-growth» fiscal policies, pushing to make the Bush tax cuts permanent, repeal the death tax, and overhaul Social Security to allow for personal retirement accounts for younger workers.

According to Elliott's slides, this movement includes the Taxpayers» Alliance and other officially non-partisan groups like MigrationWatch and the Countryside Alliance, centre - right charitable thinktanks including the Centre for Social Justice and Policy Exchange, activist groups like ConservativeHome, and Ukip as well as the Conservative party.

The effect of the Triborough Amendment is significant: Edmund J. McMahon, senior fellow at the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a conservative research group, has estimated that longevity - based pay increases for teachers, guaranteed by the amendment even after contracts expire, add $ 300 million to school budgets annually.