We advocate by meeting with elected officials to voice our needs and concerns
about public policy issues.
«It's a way I can educate people
about public policy issues.»
Starting in 2010, for example, dozens of college professors (including at Harvard) assigned students to write Wikipedia entries for credit
about public policy issues as part of a project launched by Wikimedia.
Trump is a man prone to emotional outbursts with little knowledge
about public policy issues; it was easy to spin worst - case scenarios in which he might put the country in danger on a whim.
Not exact matches
In his spare time he maintains The Street Light, a blog
about economics, finance, and
public policy, with an emphasis on macroeconomics and international financial
issues.
The Texas Tribune is a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them -
about public policy, politics, government and statewide
issues.
«In addition to my well known differences with Donald Trump on
public policy issues, I have raised questions
about his character after his comments on Prisoners of War, the Khan Gold Star family, Judge Curiel and earlier inappropriate comments
about women.
It's the kind of thing you might come up with if you were a wealthy landlord and reality television personality who ran for president on a whim without learning anything
about issues or
public policy.
Congressman Adam Smith (D - WA) will be joining us to discuss some of the very exciting state and federal
public policy issues being bandied
about both in Olympia and on Capital Hill in Washington D.C..
The need for extra care in this situation is obvious, the more so when it has to be accommodated with an equally compelling need for the Bank to say more
about monetary
policy issues in the interests of raising
public understanding of them.
The inclusion of these ideas in the CIC report underscores a key point
about the importance of Asia for Canada — that Asia's rise matters for all of Canada, and that an Asia strategy should be central to Canadian
public policy as a whole, rather than a niche activity for a few line departments that deal with «international»
issues.
He intelligently applies such truisms to various marketing and
public policy issues, but they are in service to his larger point: forget the formation of character and persuading people
about whether something is true» the way to get things done is to condition behavior.
The decline in political activity proved true for every category, from preaching a sermon on a
public policy issue (1 % did so in 2016, down from 37 % in 2014) to distributing voter guides (36 %, down from 45 %) to speaking to the congregation
about the importance of voting (62 %, down from 78 %).
The fourth fact
about the Catholic Church is that there are many points of disagreement on social
policy among Catholics; there is no one Catholic line on most
public issues.
NABCA offers numerous resources and research
about regulatory, operational,
policy and
public health
issues to inform
public discussions
about the alcohol landscape.
Our member services include statewide networking and communication, food and fund raising,
public policy analysis, and raising
public awareness
about hunger
issues.
In my current work with the Centre on Migration,
Policy, and Society (COMPAS), I focus on the ways that British newspapers talk about migration issues and relate these narratives to public perceptions and migration policy ch
Policy, and Society (COMPAS), I focus on the ways that British newspapers talk
about migration
issues and relate these narratives to
public perceptions and migration
policy ch
policy changes.
It was
about power - how he wields the influence of his newspapers, how politicians jump to his command, and how he uses that power over them to control
public policy issues himself.
Amy TraubAmy Traub, director of research at the Drum Major Institute for
Public Policy, has written
about labor and workplace
issues for numerous publications.
The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (LCVEF) works with our state LCVEF partners, educates the
public, media and elected officials
about key environmental
issues, works to increase voter participation in the democratic process and mobilizes a diverse network of activists to advocate for sound environmental
policies.
@jwodder: Homelessness and what to do
about homelessness is current
public policy issue in most large cities in the U.S.
«But this is a serious
public policy issue: We're talking
about a sitting state senator and county executive candidate refusing to pay taxes.
After Labour had largely remained quiet
about the
issue in the first two years of the Coalition government, Miliband touted his speech as the first step in a new conversation, and offered extensive apologies
about Labour's past
policies on immigration in a bid to begin to rehabilitate Labour's
public image in this
policy area.
He needs to focus on bread and butter
issues like jobs and mortgages and
public services and, above all, to develop a clear route map to growth, and stop fixating on the agenda of a liberal clique around him and barmy
policies such as Lords reform and gay marriage, which people either don't like or don't care
about.
The fact is that the European Union
issue is more important than any of that, because it's
about the decision of whether you want your laws made in Brussels and that march towards ever - closer union, or whether you want our country to make its own laws, our politicians to make the laws in this country, for us to be able to determine our immigration
policy, to decide how we're spending our
public money.
Republicans are more forgiving than Democrats when it comes to the personal
issues of a candidate who's running for
public office, according to a new Morning Consult / Politico poll that shows GOP voters care more
about policy positions.
City officials had no comment
about Cuomo's dismissal of de Blasio's minimum wage proposal but it is not the first time the two men have failed to agree on major
public policy issues.
«I chose not to speak publicly
about these disagreements, however, because I feel my responsibility as CEO of Success Academy is not to advance my personal beliefs on a broad range of political
issues but instead to focus all of my energies on advocating for our kids and
public policies that expand educational opportunity and parent choice,» she wrote.
«
Public finance is a
policy - slash - political
issue, so I wasn't overly surprised»
about the divide, Cuomo said Tuesday after a news conference announcing a series of concerts by Billy Joel next year at Madison Square Garden.
«In this project, the youth will be making a difference in the community, they will be learning
about an important community
issue, and they will be learning
about public policy through the survey.
Part of the answer to that involves stripping out all the excuses
about a «fabricated» antisemitism
issue, media smears, ignorant voters and Blairites etc before looking at what's left — the party's
policies, presentation,
public image and leadership.
A quick Google search on Labour and Ed Miliband
policies produced these results: - On Welfare - • Ed Miliband sets out plans to cut benefits for young jobless • Ed Miliband to promise Labour cap on welfare spending • Miliband admits
public anger at «something for nothing culture» • Labour leader pledges to match Tory plan to cut welfare bill On Immigration - • Ed Miliband's nod to Ukip: We understand people's fears on immigration • Ed Miliband: it's not prejudiced to be concerned
about immigration • Labour leader tries to reach out to Ukip voters • LABOUR leader Ed Miliband pledged to tackle the
issue of immigration
In the face of these challenges in
public understanding, the new report released at the AAAS meeting showed that 87 percent of scientists say they should take an active role in
public policy debates
about issues related to science and technology.
But if we want to do anything
about emerging infections, we have to do it as a
public health and
policy issue.
«Informing citizens
about the health of the nation and discussing pivotal science and
policy issues such as mental health, chronic and emerging diseases and other
public health threats, and vaccine research are important to not only advance the national dialogue but also improve the country's overall well - being.»
The results suggest that there should be: improvements to
policy and management to champion biodiversity
issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic
issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic
public awareness and participation to bring
about change to promote conservation.
In 1974, the FCC held hearings
about the perceived threat of subliminal advertising and
issued a
policy statement saying that «subliminal perception» was deceptive and «contrary to the
public interest.»
Through the internships and other initiatives described below, the institute helps Rice students explore careers in
public policy, or simply become better informed
about important
issues of the day.
(The full Statement of Task appears in Appendix A.) Normally, a technical
issue such as surface temperature reconstructions might not generate widespread attention, but this case brings interesting lessons
about how science works and how science, especially climate science, is communicated to
policy makers and the
public.
In response to a question
about whether it educates its drivers
about public accommodation
issues, the company pointed to its non-discrimination
policy and code - of - conduct to say it is setting expectations that refusal of service based on identity will not be tolerated.
About Blog She writes about politics and insights which includes public interest issues, policy, equality, human rights, social sci
About Blog She writes
about politics and insights which includes public interest issues, policy, equality, human rights, social sci
about politics and insights which includes
public interest
issues,
policy, equality, human rights, social science.
I write
about mental health
issues (obviously), including talk therapy, medication, books, bullying, social aspects, and
public policy, but mostly my own experiences.
Bengaluru, India
About Blog The Sports Law &
Policy Centre, Bengaluru is an independent think - tank focused on interdisciplinary research, scholarship, education and institutional support for public and private enterprises in areas relating to the legal, policy and ethical issues affecting amateur and professional sports in
Policy Centre, Bengaluru is an independent think - tank focused on interdisciplinary research, scholarship, education and institutional support for
public and private enterprises in areas relating to the legal,
policy and ethical issues affecting amateur and professional sports in
policy and ethical
issues affecting amateur and professional sports in India.
Canberra
About Blog The
Policy Space, hosted by @UCIGPA is a politically neutral blogging platform for debating major public policy issues in Australia and ove
Policy Space, hosted by @UCIGPA is a politically neutral blogging platform for debating major
public policy issues in Australia and ove
policy issues in Australia and overseas.
About Blog This blog primarily deals with «
public policy» at a theoretical and conceptual level, which has a universal appeal, this blog will overwhelmingly explore
public policy issues pertinent to
policy discourses in India and from an Indian perspective.
Austin, Texas
About Blog The Texas Tribune is the only member - supported, digital - first, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide is
About Blog The Texas Tribune is the only member - supported, digital - first, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —
about public policy, politics, government and statewide is
about public policy, politics, government and statewide
issues.
Research has long shown that most Americans are poorly informed
about public policy and don't have well - developed views on most
issues.
Paul Peterson interviews Robert Shapiro, an expert on
public opinion,
about how the partisan divide in education
policy is shifting, as
issues of school quality and accountability have produced «conflicted liberals,» at the same time that the presidential election is creating «conflicted conservatives.»
The conventional wisdom is that the news business is in a death spiral, taking with it serious reporting
about all manner of
public policy issues.
Higher education has taken K - 12's place in the hierarchy of federal
policy issues — due both to weariness with what well - intended federal efforts have wrought in K - 12 and to
public concerns
about tuition prices and student debt.