Sentences with phrase «open government said»

It might seem like piling on, but the Buffalo Niagara Coalition for Open Government said it had started working on its report about public authority websites long before the recent reports of a so - called Golden Parachute for the executive director of the Erie County Water Authority.

The director of the state Committee on Open Government said in an advisory opinion that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office and the state department of Housing and Community Renewal should not hold back from release otherwise public documents based merely on the contention that they might relate to an ongoing federal probe of upstate development deals.

Not exact matches

In June, Shanghai opened the country's first intelligent vehicle pilot zone, where its trialed about 200 vehicles across nine miles (15 kilometers) of test roads in a closed zone at Shanghai's international automobile city, the government said in a statement.

Reacting to the announcement, the Spanish ministry of education, culture and sport said the company was making a business decision to pull out of certain services but that the government remained open to negotiation about how it implemented what its statement referred to as a «Google tax».

«If in fact the Canadian government were to decide not to select the F - 35 we will certainly honour the contracts that we have here with the Canadian industry but our approach in the future would be to try to do business with the industries that are in the countries that are buying the airplane,» he said in an interview after officially opening its new engine overhaul facility in Montreal.

The U.S. government has also opened a probe into alleged coordination by AT&T, Verizon and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers, a person briefed on the matter said last week.

Parents will be given a say «before drug injection sites open in their communities,» the government promised, while also saying it will close loopholes that «allow for the feeding of addiction under the guise of treatment.»

By 2030, Saudi Arabia is expected to open over 300 cinemas with more than 2,000 screens, the government statement said.

The two sides were set to face off in court on Tuesday, but late on Monday a federal judge in Riverside, California, agreed to the government's request to postpone the hearing after U.S. prosecutors said that a «third party» had presented a possible method for opening an encrypted iPhone.

The technology giant said Monday that it plans to open a so - called transparency center in Beijing intended for government tech workers to test and analyze Microsoft products for security.

American officials have been raising their concerns about China's IP practices since Bill Clinton was president, and Beijing has repeatedly failed to deliver on promises to reform, said the official, adding the administration is still open to discussing the issue with the government of President Xi Jinping.

After congratulating Trump for keeping the government open for «almost one year,» Colin Jost opened the «Weekend Update» segment saying he was excited he could finally Google «Stormy Daniels» on his work computer.

CSA general secretary Peter Montopoli says he has been in contact with staff in the office of Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal to discuss the CSA's plans; Gosal says he's had no official contact yet, but that the federal government is open to the possibility of a bid.

Dig Deeper: Medical Marijuana Retailing How to Open a Medical Marijuana Dispensary: The Challenges of the Trade «The largest challenge that medical cannabis faces is that it is still federally illegal in the eyes of the federal government,» says Kris Lotikiar, a co-author of the Medical Marijuna Markets report.

Its acceptance of the deal for $ 24 million implies Blackstone lowered its expectations for the auction, even as the government's $ 477 million opening bid was not realistic, analysts said.

The Union's opening gambit in what Tusk said would at times be a «confrontational» negotiation with May's government also rammed home Brussels» insistence that while it was open to letting Britain retain some rights in the EU during a transition after 2019, it would do so only on its own terms.

«She said if she saw another one of our Point S garages open up, she would complain to the government!»

Yesterday in the Throne Speech, the Conservative government said it would commit to «continue to ensure that our natural resource sectors remain open to foreign investment when it is market - oriented and in the long - term interests of Canadians.»

The fight has become a lightening rod over encryption, with tech companies saying any attempt to weaken security opens the door to hackers and government espionage.

The government says the changes aim at preparing to open the train network to competition in the coming years.

Still, so far, the global trade war is a cold one, and the OECD says most investment measures introduced by governments last year support open markets.

But the big prize for Canada, say government officials, is in the deal's potential and the sheer size and wealth of the European market — 500 million people and an economy approaching $ 17 trillion — that will now be open to Canadian manufacturers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers and even professionals, such as engineers, under improved conditions and mostly duty - free.

Sources say the federal government is poised to open the door a crack for banks to invest in fintech firms that aren't strictly in the business of financial services

Zuckerberg said he was open to additional government regulation and happy to testify before the U.S. Congress if he was the right person.

Butcher said it was still a mystery why the BC Liberals paid Bonney - hired ethnic outreach worker Sarrafpour through Bonney's numbered company and he agreed with St. Pierre that it was ironic for Bonney to work in a ministry that included the words «open government» on its shingle.

Exchange Ban Has «Capital Outflow» Risks Speaking to mainstream western media about the current turbulent regulatory climate in the country, one holder said opening an account on a foreign exchange or using connections abroad as proxies were both feasible options should the government enact a ban.

Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi acknowledged the difficulties some governments are facing, and said the Liberals are open to alternative funding models.

During his opening speech to the Cabinet, Tsipras said that the «national salvation» government must eliminate political favoritism and corruption, and implement the reforms that could not be implemented over the past 40 years.

Any substantial defections requiring the support of major opposition party New Democracy would open up the possibility of broader changes to the government or a referendum, said Saravelos, who calculates that between 10 and 40 Syriza lawmakers could dissent based on local media reports.

«New Democrats will demand that the committee, not the government, drafts the referral to the Ombudsperson, ensuring this review is thorough, open, and finally answers the questions that the families, the opposition, and the premier's hand picked reviewer said remained unanswered: Who ordered this firing, and why?»

Robinson was referring to the fact that in 2009, the B.C. Liberal government said that the province's contribution would be $ 410 million and it would be open by 2014.

«The Liberal government has done more harm than good to B.C.'s mining industry, from cuts leading to disasters to failing on the promise to open eight mines and expand nine by 2015,» said Conroy.

Tony Clement says — while participating in an open government conference — that the Harper government won't be able to detail the latest round of budget cuts until next year.

«In your discussions with the Canadian government, we encourage you to raise concerns over the environmental and social problems associated with tar sands production and make no exemption for the tar sands in any binational agreement addressing climate change» says the open letter.

In China, talks of the government mulling to open up its massive financial market to foreign investors has been emerging, with some top ex policy makers quoted as saying the financial market is lagging behind in terms of opening up to foreign investors.

In the words of the Prime Minister, «When we say that Canada is open for business, we do not mean that Canada is for sale to foreign governments».

«I think what is happening is that people in our government are looking at artists, musicians, filmmakers, writers and songwriters, saying, «Wow, look at all this pull and influence they have,» and so they wisely opened up a dialogue,» Bergquist says.

Imam Baihaqi was said «to have been the key person behind the church closures and had considerable influence over the government,» reported Open Doors.

Last Saturday, Reverend, he called to say he would be discharged in two weeks, but he wouldn't be home this Sunday because his ward government group was in charge of an open house for an infirmary ward at the hospital.

However by the Reformation in the 16th century, Martin Luther not only translated the Gospels, but he interpreted them in printed sermons as well, and when John Calvin, Roger Williams and others broadly disagreed in print with Luther on such matters as what the scriptures said about the role of government in society, the whole matter of scriptural interpretation was opened to thousands of individuals who for the first time could read (or have read to them) the published documents.

«The government line is that we're open to foreign investment,» said James Laurenceson, deputy director of the Australia - China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney.

«It's great to officially open Gemtree's new interactive Biodynamic Hut, which has been built with support from the State Government's Cellar Door Grant Program» said Mr Bignell.

Changing demographics and a shift in demand has opened up new opportunities for foreign investment in the once difficult to enter Japanese processed food market, says a US Government report.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Dr. R.R.A. Wijekoon, Director General of Agriculture, Government of Sri Lanka, said «This will strengthen rice research development activities in the country especially to ensure food and nutrition security and sharing of global innovative technologies for the country's successful rice production.»

«When Sticky Rice opened, we started seeing some of the people in government offices come in, and then the some of the hipsters started coming in,» Yellin says.

The park district is one of 46 agencies statewide awarded a total of more than $ 16.5 million from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources» Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program, which helps local governments pay for the purchase and / or development of land for parks and open space, officials sOpen Space Lands Acquisition and Development program, which helps local governments pay for the purchase and / or development of land for parks and open space, officials sopen space, officials said.

The American government is «open» to talks about Britain's extradition arrangements with the US, a top official has said.

Dr Chris Ngige, who presented government's position, also asked them to put the planned strike on hold, saying it was open to dialogue with the bodies.

«I promised a transparent and open government, and by being here today and laying out the documents and discussing from the beginning to the end what occurred and taking some pretty substantial measures by relieving a long - time employee of his responsibilities here in the County of Monroe, I want the people in Monroe County to know that I will not tolerate this type of behavior,» Dinolfo said.

Plans by the government to further «open up» the welfare state will simply mean «big profits for big business» the Public and Commercial Services union says.