Sentences with phrase «york public research»

«Hopefully this will be the tipping point at which New York's political leadership will gets its heads out of the sand,» said Blair Horner, of the New York Public Research Group.

Fifteen of the 16 communities where developers are eyeing casino development have populations under 50,000, a report on casino lobbying released by the New York Public Research Interest Group on Monday found.

Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Research Interest Group, said Nigro is putting himself in a bad position in that the invitations don't exclude lawmakers who may some day be investigated by the commission.

Not exact matches

But even with scarce public and private parking options in New York City, parking rental prices are not nearly as steep as one would expect given that $ 300,000 selling figure, according to Trulia's research.

His research on the economics of technology has been discussed in White House reports, Congressional testimony, European Commission documents, the Economist, the Globe and Mail, the National Post, CBC Radio, National Public Radio, Forbes, Fortune, the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere.

The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government is a public policy research institute that conducts studies and related projects on state and local government and finance, American federalism, public management, and New York State issues.

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt The New York Stock Exchange and the Mexican Stock Exchange were the top exchanges for initial public offerings in the first quarter, according to research firm Renaissance Capital.

The 2013/14 edition is organized by the Glendon School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), the Schulich School of Business and York University's Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation (York VPRI) on behalf of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU).

Report of a study undertaken by the Committee on Public Health Relations of the New York Academy of Medicine under a grant from the Research Council on Problems of Alcohol, 1947.

In 1984 the study committee held three public hearings, one focused on the research findings (in New York City), a second on the views of the communications industry (in Los Angeles), and a third on policy proposals and alternatives (in Washington, D.C.).

It held three public hearings, one focused on the research findings (in New York City), a second on the views of the communications industry (in Los Angeles), and a third on policy proposals and alternatives (in Washington, D.C.).

Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University, wrote an editorial accompanying the new paper in which she said the documents provided «compelling evidence» that the sugar industry had initiated research «expressly to exonerate sugar as a major risk factor for coronary heart disease.»

The movement to protect public breast - feeding, which began in the mid-1980s in New York, has gathered steam as research has shown the value of breast milk to a baby's mental and physical health.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

It was the remarkable efforts of Geoffrey Canada in the Harlem section of New York — and his skilled combination of research - based ideas for improving public education.

«All of these party committees do this,» said Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Via spreadsheet meister Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group, here's a look at the latest campaign finance top lines.

Numbers - crunching poobah Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group has compile another one of his patented spreadsheets on campaign finance filers up until this point.

This was all called to our attention this morning via Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who is an astute student of state political history.

The New York Public Interest Research Group in a letter to the state Board of Elections identifies three different ways companies seek to circumvent the state's campaign limits through a network of limited liability companies.

«The legislature does two - thirds of their bills in the month of June alone,» said Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

«I think sometimes in Albany the people here forget whose money it is,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

State lawmakers raked in campaign cash from Albany - based fundraisers this year, with more to come, according to a compilation of the events by the New York Public Interest Research Group.

The majority — the New York Public Interest Research Group, the League of Women Voters and Citizens Union — landed on the side of a limited «look back» period.

On this week's Capitol Connection, our Alan Chartock asks Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group about one of the six ballot questions New Yorkers will vote on next Tuesday — specifically, question as to whether certain judges in New York should be allowed to serve up to ten years after the age of 70...

The New York Public Interest Research Group studied 59 municipalities that have voted to permit hydro - fracking in the past few years, if New York State eventually approves the process.

«He's walking around with a bull's - eye on his back,» Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said of Mr. Klein.

Reformers, including Blair Horner with the New York Public Interest Research Group, said they hope the verdict will finally spur Cuomo and lawmakers to fix flaws in the system that led to the conviction.

Siena Poll: 57 Percent of New Yorkers Favor Public Financing A new research poll by Siena shows that New York residents across the state express strong support for the public financing of elecPublic Financing A new research poll by Siena shows that New York residents across the state express strong support for the public financing of elecpublic financing of elections.

E.J. McMahon, research director at the Empire Center for Public Policy, joined Poozer Politics to offer an introductory seminar on borrowing in New York.

It is insult added to injury when an official succeeds in defending themselves and then has the state reimburse their campaign fund, which can then be used for anything they want,» said Blair Horner, director of New York State Public Interest Research Group.

In 2015, the editor of this website applied for a fellowship at the New York Public Library to research this and other state constitutional convention items in the Library's collection.

«There is a lot of business they have before Albany,» said Bill Mahoney, the research coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group, «and this is one way for them to buy more access than other folksresearch coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group, «and this is one way for them to buy more access than other folksResearch Group, «and this is one way for them to buy more access than other folks.»

The New York Public Interest Research Group has opened an online database giving residents a shortcut to accessing federal and state test results for contaminants in drinking water.

Host Alan Chartock is joined by Bill Mahoney, Legislative Operations and Research Coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Good Government Groups to Cuomo and Legislative Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform.

The New York Public Interest Research Group reported recently that three of the state's largest insurers charge blue - collar workers significantly more than college - educated professionals with the same driving record.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group says it's an attempt to break the gridlock on ethics changes.

New York Public Interest Research Group Legislative Director Blair Horner joins Alan in the studio today to talk about the budget.

«Once again, New York's archaic voter registration system has highlighted dramatic shortcomings in the administration of elections across the state,» the New York Public Interest Research Group said in a statement, calling for automatic voter registration and same - day voter registration.

The groups — New York Public Interest Research Group, Reinvent Albany, Common Cause, Citizens Union and the League of Women Voters — said evidence and testimony during the trial «revealed stunning failures in New York's ethics oversight system.»

We discuss the contenders with Legislative Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, Blair Horner.

In a 129 - page report, the New York Public Interest Research Group lists 30 specific problems and initial measures that Cuomo, who has promised reform, could take immediately after assuming office Saturday.

Here to discuss what the Democrat had to say is WAMC's Alan Chartock, Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group and Morgan Hook — a communications specialist who has worked for SUNY and Governors David Paterson and Eliot Spitzer.

The September 2015 letter is downloadable here and was signed by: Citizen Action, Citizens Budget Commission, Citizens Union, Good Jobs New York, League of Women Voters of NY State, New York Public Interest Research Group, and Reinvent Albany.

«We think New York can go further,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who described Cuomo's legislation as a «positive first step.»

Horner: Time for Cuomo and Legislature to Take Real Action on Reform Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, in a commentary piece for the WAMC Northeast Public Radio, demanded that Governor Cuomo and the legislature take real action on campaign finance reform.

Andy Morrison, a consumer advocate who worked on the report from the New York Public Interest Research Group, says the practice is unfair to minorities and low - income workers.

The list includes the New York Public Interest Research Group, League of Women Voters, Empire Justice Center, Common Cause, Consumers Union and the Brennan Center for Justice.

Blair Horner with the New York Public Interest Research Group said the group falls into a gray area of state law.