Sentences with phrase «addressing national issues»

The group won municipal elections in Belize City in the 1940s by addressing national issues and criticizing the colonial regime.

If the public can not be engaged on this issue then we will revert to piecemeal decisions which would do nothing to address a national issue.

BUFFALO — If Governor Andrew Cuomo used the stage provided by his second inaugural address in Manhattan to address national issues, an afternoon ceremony here was decidedly local in focus.

He, however, took a swipe at the lawmakers for failing to address national issues such as passing the 2018 Appropriation Bill presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly in November 2017, among several others.

Not exact matches

According to the National Conference of State Legislators, at least 42 states have enacted laws addressing that issue.

On a national scale, leaders such as Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, and California Senator Kamala Harris are trying to address the issue of gender inequality, including efforts to close the pay gap.

National coverage followed, and Toyota issued several recalls, assuring customers that it was addressing the «root cause:» floor mat entrapment.

The Times «attorney also argued that Trump's proximity to the nation's highest office, and the fact that Trump's past treatment of women has become a major talking point in the election, mean that the article in question addresses «an issue of national importance.»

He also addressed the issue of the «unmasking» of US persons caught up in surveillance of monitored foreign agents — the process by which it was revealed that former national security adviser Michael Flynn had been speaking with Russia's ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak, during the presidential transition period.

And just this month, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a report specifically addressing botnets.

According to the New York Times, black students have never been responsible for mass shootings that drove the national conversation about gun safety and minority schools have never been the targets of such attacks, leaving civil rights groups wondering why black students would be the focus when seeking to address an issue that plagues white, male students.

The National Priorities 2016 series provides a high level overview of key issues that the federal and provincial governments need to address, and provides an opportunity to highlight policy...

On March 19, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury issued guidance regarding virtual currency sanctions levied by its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), explaining that OFAC may add specific digital currency addresses to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List.

Canada's rail giants, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., currently have an advantage over shippers, the coalition said, and Ottawa's latest attempt to reform Canada's rail system doesn't go far enough in addressing those issues.

As the community mourns, lawmakers in Florida are responding with mixed ideas on what to do to address the recurring issue of gun violence in the state and the national trend of terrorists continually targeting schools.

Because of the air of celebration about the proceedings, which featured upbeat multimedia reports of progress from each of the world divisions and a final mission pageant with delegates in national costume, the session tended to focus on encouraging news rather than to address worrisome issues.

The NFL responded by announcing plans to donate $ 30 million to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health to address these issues, so hopefully more answers will be discovered soon...

An executive in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - Day Saints entitled his address, «The Integrity of Obeying the Law: I Have an Individual Responsibility»; the Vice President for National Issues of the National Audubon Society urged citizens to demand that the government stop giving away our public lands.5 You get the picture.

The National GRACE Center will fundamentally change the way the faith community addresses and responds to the many issues associated with child abuse.

Last Friday, before he addressed the country late Sunday night to announce Osama bin Laden was dead, Obama issued his yearly proclamation on the National Day of Prayer.

Churches recognize that issues of justice in local and national development can not be addressed without a consciousness of the role of communication, nor can any group do so without the tools with which to make their views known.

[34] In the Indian context this issue has been addressed by K. P. Aleaz in his article, «Conversion: Some Indian Christian Reflections,» National Council of Churches Review, Vol.

Separately, founders of the newly formed Interfaith Coalition on Mosques addressed the issue of religious freedom during a news conference at Washington's National Press Club.

Nearly half of leaders (46 %) associated with the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) selected «immigration / refugees» as the top public policy issue that evangelicals need to address in 2017, according to the NAE's recent monthly Evangelical Leaders Survey.

The National Staff Council upon recommendation of the Executive Ministers Council (a professional organization of the Executive Ministers of the thirty - seven Region / State / City organizations) believed 1974 was the time for addressing a growing number of relational issues among the Affiliated Organizations and the ABC.

FPA commissioned the Flexible Packaging Industry: Addressing Workforce Issues Report which was prepared by the National Association of Workforce Boards.

Address any legal obligations related to conduct, especially when it comes to regulated aspects of your business, while taking steps to ensure that any such restrictions comply with the latest mandates issued by regulatory agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board.

To help address this important issue, the Australian Government committed in 2016 to develop a National Food Waste Strategy and to deliver a National Food Waste Summit.

As part of his LCA address, ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, addressed the recurring issue of national champions, claiming the current debate confuses the distinction between industrial and merger policy.

Recently the Food Waste Reduction Alliance — lead by Food Marketing Institute, Grocery Manufacturers Association and National Restaurant Association — held a convening of representatives from the food industry, government agencies and non-government groups, all sharing an interest in addressing the issue of food waste.

ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, address the National Press Club at lunchtime today on the issue of gas and electricity affordability.

The Australian Weeds Strategy provides a national framework for addressing weed issues whilst maintaining the sustainability of Australia's primary industries and reducing the impact of weeds on the environment.

To help ensure a clean air future, Australia's Environment Ministers established the National Clean Air Agreement to help governments prioritise national actions to address air qualityNational Clean Air Agreement to help governments prioritise national actions to address air qualitynational actions to address air quality issues.

«We're outside of our cycle of collecting bargaining right now, which is when we generally address an issue right now, but (National Basketball Player's Association president) Michele Roberts and I agreed there's no reason why we shouldn't be addressing it right now.»

Eschewing the extremes occupied by the loudest voices in the national concussion and youth sport conversation, the ones who either deny there is a serious issue that needs to be addressed (who they characterize as the «just a knock to the head» crowd) or have become so convinced that contact sports inevitably result in lifelong disability that they are so fundamentally unsafe that they should be abolished, they opt instead for the common sense middle ground - a place where MomsTEAM and I have been all along - a magical place where it is possible to have a «more thoughtful, science - based» dialog about the role of sports in our kids» lives.

Based upon research conducted by the National Center for Fathering (NCF) and our experiences with local court initiatives, this curriculum provides «culturally» relevant material that addresses many issues for fathers involving fragile families in urban areas.

The Committee directs the Secretary to issue minimum national standards to address the ongoing issue of shaming school children for unpaid school lunch fees, including standards that protect children from public embarrassment; that require all communications about unpaid school lunch fees be directed at the parent or guardian, not the child; and that schools take additional steps to determine if families falling behind in their school lunch fees are in fact eligible for free or reduced - price school meals.

«While parents with kids in some sports can take some comfort in knowing that the national governing body for that sport is taking steps to address the concussion issue, too many have yet to follow its lead.

USA TODAY High School Sports and the National Athletic Trainers» Association have partnered on a monthly column to address injuries, prevention and related issues to help schools, coaches and student - athletes.

In her other books and DVDs and in national and international workshops, Carol explains to parents, educators, and other professionals how sensory issues play out and suggests enjoyable strategies for addressing them at home and school.

Healthy People 2020 — Healthy People is a national health promotion and disease prevention initiative that brings together national, state, and local government agencies; nonprofit, voluntary, and professional organizations, businesses, communities; and individuals to address major public health issues.

At present, there are no UK - wide or national strategies addressing the issue and it is not explicitly mentioned in local planning.

Reasons for this slow improvement among mothers in the United States include: (a) breastfeeding has not received sufficient national attention as a public health issue [5]; (b) inadequate attention to the importance of the duration of exclusive breastfeeding [3, 6]; and (c) inadequate research addressing exclusive breastfeeding in the United States [3, 7].

Commenting on the provisional Project Merlin figures which have been issued today showing that the banks loaned # 37.4 billion to small firms — just short of their commitment to lend # 38 billion, John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «While it looks like the banks are on course to meet their full year lending commitment, targets do not address the underlying problems in the banking sector where only a handful of banks control the majority of the market.

Although the issues of transparency in the salaries and allowances of members of the National Assembly may seem like sensitive issues, they are exactly the kind of issues the Senate and House Representatives need to urgently address and clarify if Nigerians are ever to trust their lawmakers.»

He however declined to condemn Dr. Bawumia as he believes the response from the National Peace Council is enough to address the issue; but urged the Economist Mogul to admit he erred over his religious imbalance comment.

«The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) which hitherto waged ceaseless war on the influx of fake and substandard items into Nigeria, have not in anyway adequately addressed this issue.

But seeing as I'm here, I may as well address the football issue... «Many people may not know that looking after British nationals abroad is one of the main responsibilities of the Foreign Office.»

At National Grid we're using all the tools we have at our disposal to play a part in the fight against fuel poverty but it's incumbent upon all of us in the energy industry to reach out, form partnerships and develop joined - up projects if we are to fully address the issue and make fuel poverty a thing of the past.

They also pointed to Rep. Tammy Duckworth, the top Democratic Senate recruit in Illinois, a veteran who lost both legs in a helicopter crash when she was deployed in Iraq, as a female candidate uniquely qualified to address national security issues on the trail.