Sentences with phrase «advocates say the change»

Good government advocates say the changes are minor and do not even begin to address the problems the Moreland Commission was just starting to expose.

Advocates say the changes would improve U.S. competitiveness by retaining science - savvy immigrants, rather than forcing them to return home, where they would apply their knowledge to compete against U.S. companies.

However, some animal advocates say the change, while well - intended, could cause confusion or even backfire.

Still, advocates say changes could frighten immigrants into the arms of cut - rate fake attorneys.

Not exact matches

«If you listen to someone and respond in a timely manner, and you eventually also make a change to address their issue, you really can make these customers your biggest advocates,» Dobronsky says.

An advocate of further European integration, he has said the EU door remains open in case the U.K. changes its mind about Brexit.

«This is a much - needed, pragmatic look at U.S. electricity reliability and resilience, including the priority of maintaining critical clean baseload power as electricity markets change,» said Rich Powell, director of ClearPath, which advocates for nuclear and hydropower.

«We have a housing shortage, and a large group of people who don't want more housing — often people who already have secure housing, and who get richer if there is a shortage,» says Daniel Oleksiuk, a member of Abundant Housing Vancouver, an organization that advocates for changing zoning practices to build more multi-unit housing.

Automate as You Go As the size of your eBay - bound inventory grows, you may find that the processes and systems you had in place at the outset no longer serve you as well as you need them to, says Bastos, who advocates changing your system, despite the challenges that come with it.

Noting that an important goal of the Affordable Care Act is enrolling the uninsured in insurance plans — which will theoretically put more money in doctors» pockets — Jackson said, «As major stakeholders and advocates in this effort, physicians should be educated about how these changes will impact them, their patients and their prospective patients.»

But gun control advocates doubt that Trump really means what he says, after he ran for office warning that his opponent, Hillary Clinton, would remove the constitutional right to bear arms and he rode into the White House with the firm backing of the NRA, which opposes most attempts at real change.

«The youthfulness to our movement is kind of empowering because look at this — look at how much time we have left in our generation's lifetime to advocate for change and to make that change happen,» McNaboe said.

Rashad Robinson, executive director of online racial justice organization Color of Change, said in a statement late Tuesday that while he applauded Uber's newfound transparency, «the onus is now on Kalanick and Uber's leadership team to prove that all this public soul - searching isn't just a public relations ploy and to work with advocates and experts to meaningfully increase diversity at the company.»

Many policy advocates in Washington are innocently unaware of the magnitude of change that shifting to, say, FICO 9 would entail for the housing agencies, the credit rating firms and for major bond investors.

Parents who are trying to teach older kids should expect that their job may be harder, said financial literacy advocate Susan Beacham, since they're changing mindsets rather than shaping them.

Politicians who advocate for more bitumen pipelines and LNG exports are making a «have your cake and eat it too argument» because there is no way Canada can meet its climate change commitments under such a scenario says David Hughes, one of the nation's top energy experts.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide has highlighted that a change in constitution to make Nepal solely a Hindu state could pave the way for more persecution against Christians and other minorities in the country, and said it advocated a new wording which enshrines religious freedom.

Although usually I'm a passionate advocate of using real, unprocessed ingredients, it is still winter here (I know I said on Friday that spring had arrived but turns out that Greek weather has had a change of heart) so there are no sweet, sun - ripened tomatoes to be had.

We are not the first to advocate for a name change,» Nicholas Courtney, an organizer from Tacoma, Wash., and a descendant of the Makah tribe, said.

«For really tiny babies, this is a truly a matter of life and death,» said Summer Cassidy, a lactation educator who began the donor milk program at Advocate, which recently changed its name to Advocate Children's Hospital of Park Ridge.

ACOG's Ethics Committee, which produced the opinion, says that the burden of proof should fall on those who advocate for a change in policy in support of elective cesarean delivery (which replaces a natural process — vaginal delivery — with a major surgical procedure).

* Schools say tough to buy different portion sizes * Move follows complaints that rule left some students hungry * Change won't undermine overall healthier standards - advocates By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters)- U.S. regulators are relaxing school meal rules aimed at reining in calories and portion sizes after some students, parents and lawmakers complained that new stricter policies left many children hungry.

A key requirement of democracy is equal protection of all stakeholders - i.e., if at some point there is a completely fair vote of 2/3 population preferring the choices advocated and implemented by party A; and 1/3 preferring the choices of party B - then a system must ensure that the minority gets adequate protections and fair treatment; so that while at this moment country gets steered to choice A, the minority doesn't get punished in any way for saying that in their opinion choice B might be best; and if some of the original voters change their mind, the choice B can still be known even if the governing clique that was elected on the idea of A wants to continue with A forever.

LGBT advocates speaking with the Washington Blade couldn't identify any incidents of LGBT job discrimination at ExxonMobil, but nonetheless said a change in company policy is necessary.

«People believed in the change that Laura was advocating,» said Patrick Halpin, a Democrat who served as Suffolk County executive from 1988 to 1992, and now a lobbyist at Mercury Public Affairs in Manhattan.

In a statement, Public Advocate Letitia James thanked Olatoye for her public service but said a change was needed.

On Monday, the New York City - based progressive group New York Communities for Change, which advocates for tenants» rights and affordable housing, endorsed Nixon, saying that Gov. Andrew Cuomo «caters» too much to the real estate industry.

Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, said this on Monday at the opening ceremony of a two - day Stakeholder's Summit organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, as he urged judges, lawyers and others to change their attitudes and stand up for what is right.

In an age of instant communication, advocates for changing the voting rules say there's no reason to require voters be registered at least 25 days before the next election.

But Parks and Trails New York and other active transportation advocates say now it the time for the state to change it's approach to infrastructure.

THE BRONX — A decision by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to allow the NYPD to implement changes to how police interact with the public — instead of passing legislation to mandate it — is wrong and will be challenged, City Council members and police reform advocates say.

«Two days of testing is a natural next step, as long as the assessments continue to cover the material needed to truly measure every student's strengths and challenges, and the changes are implemented carefully and with the input of educators and communities,» High Achievement New York, which advocates for higher standards, said in a statement.

On the legislature, Lafazan says he'd use his extraordinary surplus of energy to advocate for changes like strict term limits and ethics reform.

Public Advocate Letitia James said the executive orders «turned his dangerous campaign rhetoric into reality,» but swore that no executive action will change American values — which she said include supporting immigrants and denouncing racism and bigotry.

«The New York City Council was proud to stand with environmental advocates, community groups, faith leaders and New Yorkers to pass legislation to make New York a more green and sustainable city and we're confident Speaker Heastie and the State Legislature shares our commitment to protecting the environment and combatting climate change,» Council spokeswoman Robin Levine said.

The women who sent the open letter Friday said that they would continue advocating for changes to the state's sexual harassment policies.

In recent months she has emerged as a statewide leader advocating significant reforms that she says are needed to change the way cities are financed.

ALBANY, N.Y. — For more than a decade, advocates have traveled to Albany to push for a bill that would make it easier for the survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits, but supporters of the measure known as the Child Victims Act say this year is different as perceptions surrounding sexual abuse and misconduct have changed in the last several months.

«A lot of our members have advocated for minor changes to the cap,» Flanagan said after meeting with Cuomo earlier in the day.

For more than a decade, advocates have traveled to Albany to push for a bill that would make it easier for the survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits, but supporters of the measure known as the Child Victims Act say this year is different as perceptions surrounding sexual abuse and misconduct have changed in the last several months.

On Monday, the New York City - based progressive group New York Communities for Change, which advocates for tenant's rights and affordable housing, endorsed Nixon, saying that Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo «caters» too much to the real estate industry.

He called the public advocate's endorsement «inexplicable,» and said she should have changed it after the Uganda video arose.

Good government advocates say that while closing the LLC loophole would be relatively straightforward, changing the way political action committees and party organizations operate would be a far deeper, complex structural change in New York's politics.

But some officials and advocates said the fumble is a sign the ceremony should be changed.

Two years ago, Cahill said he decided «to change my position» (from benign opposition to advocate).

They criticized the poll, saying it was misguided and an attempt to silence the advocates of the change the mascot movement.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, a long time advocate of reform, said changes are not likely to happen until the remaining federal investigations are concluded.

A New York State Supreme court judge heard arguments Friday on whether the State Board of Elections should change the wording of a casino gambling amendment that critics say improperly advocates for the measure's passage.

Peter Iwanowicz, executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York and the former head of the New York State Office of Climate Change, said he wasn't concerned about the impact of Schneiderman's resignation on ongoing environmental litigation, in part because it's likely that anyone who replaces him will also be a Democrat in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 3 to 1.

Lawmakers joined advocates for neurological research in Albany recently to lobby the legislature to refund a program they say could change the lives of people living with spinal cord injuries.