Sentences with phrase «access advocates say»

Open - access advocates say that will limit what people can do with the papers.

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«It's much more complicated,» says Karen Mills, who ran President Barack Obama's Small Business Administration until 2013, and who remains a passionate advocate for increasing credit access to small - business owners.
«As a family company, we're passionately committed through Touching Lives to empower women with access to support and services at every step of their cancer journey,» said J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Co-Owner and Trade and Brand Advocate Cynthia Lohr.
«FRAC and our national network of anti-hunger advocates will continue to push for greater implementation of effective strategies and smart investments at both the state and school district level that are proving effective in increasing access to the School Breakfast Program,» said Weill.
The company and its ride - sharing competitors have been stepping up its efforts to pressure Albany into acting on this issue, receiving some pushback from traditional cab companies who say they want an even playing field for all drivers and disability advocates who worry about access for all riders.
Immigrant advocates say some 100,000 people lost their licenses as a result, and were thrust back into the shadows, making everything from getting to work to getting access to health care more difficult.
Together, we must ensure that low - income and middle class New Yorkers have access to affordable housing in all five boroughs,» said Public Advocate Letitia James.
«All of this is because people of color lack access to preventative measures,» said the Public Advocate.
Advocates for sped - up access say they'll rally outside Cuomo's Manhattan office Tuesday, the day before Cuomo's deadline to sign or veto the bill.
So far, he's not getting any traction on that, but he said today that he will continue to advocate for using taxpayer dollars to fund campaigns to «remove the power of money» from the process and «keep access to the system available to everyone.»
«As mayor, I must advocate for my constituents and their basic needs - including access to affordable, quality healthcare,» Miner said in a press release.
«The classification allows for multiple access points and recreational opportunities while preserving the unparalleled natural resources of the Park, something for which local governments and advocates can be proud,» Cuomo said.
EFCC had in February 2017, obtained an interim order barring the Senior Advocate from accessing the N75m in the account, saying it was part of alleged corrupt proceeds.
As reported earlier, the legislature removed the ballot access improvements after the chair of the House Rules Committee said advocates for greater ballot access improvement had been rude to him, so he was removing those parts.
«(H) e wants to use the lieutenant governor's job as a pulpit, to become the state's de facto public advocate, particularly in support of consumer issues, Internet access and economic development zones,» the Times said.
«Serious candidates running for state - wide office respect New Yorker's beliefs in ensuring women's access to comprehensive reproductive health care services — including abortion,» M. Tracey Brooks, the president of Planned Parenthood Advocates, said then in a statement comparing Astorino to «radical statements of the national Republican Party» and saying his «position reflects his inability to represent the people of the state of New York.»
Anti-hunger advocates and agriculture groups say it ensures hungry New Yorkers have access to healthy food while encouraging farmers to harvest crops that otherwise might go to waste.
ALBANY — Immigrant rights advocates are pressuring Governor Andrew Cuomo to negotiate a deal with Senate Republicans on the Dream Act after lawmakers said Monday the proposal to allow undocumented college students access to state tuition assistance had fallen out of the budget.
As reported earlier, the legislature removed the ballot access improvements after the chair of the House Rules Committee said advocates for greater ballot access improvement had Read more»
Nearly three quarters, or 74 percent, of low - income private sector workers in New York City don't have access to a retirement savings plan, Public Advocate Letitia James said Thursday.
Correction officials frequently note the poor condition of the jails, which they say put staff and inmates at risk, while inmate advocates argue the jail is hard to access for families who want to visit, is far from courts where inmates must make appearances, and is out of the public eye.
Downing Street said Mr Hughes — who abstained in the Commons vote on raising tuition fees — agreed to take up the unpaid role as an «access advocate» to persuade parents and children from poor backgrounds they will be able to afford a university education when the new fees come into effect.
«This bill would allow adoptees, when they turn 18, access to their original birth certificate,» Weprin, joined by adoptive advocates, said Sunday on the steps of City Hall.
The bill, passed Tuesday evening, was pushed by health advocates who say it will reduce youth's access to cigarettes.
«It is truly an issue of safety as well as convenience and equal accesssaid Michelle Anne Caiola, director of litigation for Disability Rights Advocates.
«Concern that children with autism were not able to access services through private insurance even in the context of parity laws was one reason why patient advocates have pushed for these state mandates that apply specifically to autism coverage,» Barry says.
«Paying reviewers for editing papers has been a subject of discussion for quite some time, but it's actually never been tried,» says Graham Steel, an open - access advocate and community manager at the ContentMine, a literature mining initiative.
«I have been waiting for things like this,» says Jonathan Eisen, a microbiologist at the University of California, Davis, and an advocate for open access.
However imperfect, the Archambault analysis is welcome, says open - access advocate Peter Suber, director of Harvard University's Office for Scholarly Communication.
«It's an unprecedented engagement that happened with private landowners and with state agencies to make sure that bird was not listed,» says Land Tawney, president of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, a Montana - based group that advocates for public lands access and wildlife protections.
Advocates say they lower food costs, allowing poor people better access to french fries and other junk foods.
The chief executive officer of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit group that advocates upgraded Internet access for schools, articulates what many educational technology leaders like to remind educators, policymakers, parents, and students: «Schools don't have the expertise they need to effectively design and implement a network,» says Evan C. Marwell.
Rents would compel charters to make significant cuts to critical programs and lose access to buildings, and would leave many students without middle and high schools, advocates said.
E4E has given me a place where I can say that it isn't okay that students in many districts don't have the same materials and resources that students in many other traditional public schools have and where I can advocate on behalf of students who need additional resources to access education.
That said, given that the changes aren't included in the Senate bill, that it would provide only small savings, and that the optics of limiting access for charter schools aren't ideal, advocates were cautiously optimistic that the harmful changes would not end up in any final legislation.
Advocates of online learning say programs like UPSTART, which is free for most families, may increase access to educational opportunities, which can be critical to ensuring the youngest learners don't start behind and stay behind.
In a statement on behalf of CORE on Thursday, Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson said, «We applaud Superintendent Torlakson and President Kirst's announcement as we have consistently advocated throughout this process for ensuing all youth have access to the field test.
Pets from puppy and kitten mills are kept in crowded, unsanitary kennels and many don't have adequate access to veterinary care, food or water, animal advocates say.
It also advocates for the removal of infrastructure access barriers for thermal storage, saying that some market incentive structures and regulatory frameworks are not geared up to best recognise the efficiency of thermal energy storage, with some barriers seen by EASE as technology - specific.
What voters had to say: «Chief Justice Bauman is an unfailing advocate of access to justice and should be applauded for his willingness to take on the system from within in order to foment change.»
... Indeed, if weblogs are even half as important in the world of legal services as everybody says, it may be malpractice for consumer advocates, proponents of universal access to justice, law - and - technology gurus, or law firm management mavens to start the day without seeking a weblog dose of pro se and self - help news and punditry.»
But what I can say is that is that if we have reached the point that our justice system is so broken that we have to resort to the incarceration of family litigants, based on the subjective assessment of a single justice who has clearly formed strong opinions about the culpability of the parties, we have a very big problem that should be alarming all access to justice advocates.
Officials said this would give states more flexibility in picking navigators, though advocates who commented on the rules said they would reduce access to in - person help signing up for health care.
Scherer overturned Rebollo's decision before prosecutors appealed it, they argued — the state did not ask for access to the documents until after Scherer «advocated» for it,» Cuddihy and Finkelstein said.
In short, say health care advocates — if the intention was indeed to improve access to health care — the Deuell plan hasn't worked out so well.
Interim CEO Jerry Lawson said, «As the region's leading women's health care provider and advocate, Planned Parenthood stands firmly alongside women, families, and patients across this country whose access to affordable, quality health care is transformed by the Affordable Care Act.»
«As the nation's leading advocate and provider of women's reproductive health care, every day we see that the best way to prevent unintended pregnancies and promote healthy families is to invest in family planning programs and ensure more women have access to affordable, quality reproductive health care,» said Richards.
«As the nation's leading advocate and provider of women's health care, including reproductive health services, we see every day that the best way to prevent unintended pregnancies and promote healthy families is to invest in family planning programs and ensure more women and families have access to affordable, quality reproductive health care and comprehensive sex education programs,» said Richards.
Some of those candidates said they would try to shut down the federal government over it, and others have already advocated blocking access in their own states.
«Yes, members serve the public and would like to make certain information available to the public on their websites, but the Competition Bureau was advocating for members access to the MLS data so that the members could serve the consumer better,» he says.
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