Sentences with phrase «public petitions following»

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With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

In response to a petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration led by the Center for Science in the Public Interest regarding caloric sweeteners in beverages, the American Beverage Association issued the following statement:

More than 10,000 have signed a petition demanding that the London - Edinburgh line be run by the public sector, following the deal announced last month by the transport secretary, Chris Grayling.

Following a month of abundant citywide community activism and outreach, City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has submitted to City Hall more than 10,600 parent petition signatures, dozens of video and audio testimonies and nearly 20 resolutions from Community Education Councils, Community Boards and the Schools Chancellor's Parent Advisory Council, all protesting teacher and day care cuts.

From an eyewitness account of the Tuesday Town of Sanford Board meeting, we heard the following: «People speaking included those with land and with leases who had signed the petition asking for the resolution that was passed to be rescinded, for board members with conflicts of interest to recuse themselves from shale gas decisions, and for no resolutions on shale gas extraction to be passed without notifying the public a week in advance and allowing full participation.

However, the Head of Public Affairs at the Environment, Science and Innovation, Alhaji Zachariah Musah told Joy News» Joseph Opoku Gakpo that government is holding on to the ban following a petition from the Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Association.

This follows the recommendation by the House Committee on Public Petitions, which conducted investigative hearing into the «illegal» closure of Peace Corps facilities and the alleged disobedience to subsisting court orders to unseal the premises.

Hon. Obasa was in company of the following lawmakers during the visit: the Assembly Deputy Chief Whip, Hon. Omotayo Oduntan; the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Hon. Tunde Buraimoh; the Chairman of the House Committee on Health, Hon. Segun Olulade; the Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petitions and LASIEC, Princess Adefunmilato Tejuoso; the Chairman of the House Committee on Youths, Sports and Social Development, Hon. Adedamola Richard Kasumu; and Hon. Jude Idimogu.

Following the survey, the Fair Education Alliance has launched a public petition calling on the government to scrap the proposed plans to open new grammar schools in England.

John Humphries, the director of state and federal programs for the school district of about 1,300 students, signed the 2011 petition to trigger a recall election for Walker following the passage of Walker's signature legislation known as Act 10 that all but eliminated collective bargaining rights for most public employees, including teachers.

In the UK, it's a debate that has reached the government, when they were forced to respond to the question following a petition from the UK public that received over 15,000 signatures.

-- Unlike public bills, which can be introduced on a motion for leave following 48 - hours» notice or upon motion for a committee to prepare and bring them in, a private bill can be introduced only on petition (Standing Order 135 (1)-RRB-.

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania, pursuant to Articles 102 and 105 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania and Article 1 of the Law on the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania, in its public hearing, on 11 October 2006, considered case No. 45/03-36 / 04 subsequent to the following petitions:

We the undersigned residents of Alberta, petition the Legislative Assembly to ensure there is enough money to pay for necessary public services like education and health care by introducing tax and royalty reforms that include the following measures:

The court acted following a public hearing on Petition 15 - 06, which was filed by the Access to Justice... Continue Reading... Continue Reading

- The general court shall have the power to act in relation to cities and towns, but only by general laws which apply alike to all cities or to all towns, or to all cities and towns, or to a class of not fewer than two, and by special laws enacted (1) on petition filed or approved by the voters of a city or town, or the mayor and city council, or other legislative body, of a city, or the town meeting of a town, with respect to a law relating to that city or town; (2) by a two - thirds vote of each branch of the general court following a recommendation by the governor; (3) to erect and constitute metropolitan or regional entities, embracing any two or more cities or towns or cities and towns, or established with other than existing city or town boundaries, for any general or special public purpose or purposes, and to grant to these entities such powers, privileges and immunities as the general court shall deem necessary or expedient for the regulation and government thereof; or (4) solely for the incorporation or dissolution of cities or towns as corporate entities, alteration of city or town boundaries, and merger or consolidation of cities and towns, or any of these matters.

The GSC held a meeting during the APA convention on August 9th and addressed the following items: election of officers (President — Nina Brown, Secretary — Eleanor Counselman), review of proposed By - laws, a review of the history of the petitions presented by Sally Barlow, discussion of the feasibility of submitting a petition for specialty or for proficiency, and a discussion held with Dave Corey (Police and Public Safety Specialty) who agreed to mentor us through the process.