Sentences with phrase «against a proposal in»

In all of this, we must NOT forget the 38 percent of the electorate who decided to vote against this proposal in the teeth of this emotive onslaught, especially those who changed their minds (21 percent).

Cuomo has been speaking out nearly every day against a proposal in the federal tax overhaul plan to eliminate state and local tax deductions from federal income tax filings.

A campaign backed by Uber Technologies is increasing its efforts to push back against a proposal in the Assembly's one - house budget to add a fee on ride hailing companies.

Today Ms Morgan, who lost her Cabinet role when Theresa May became Prime Minister, indicated that she and some other Conservative MPs would vote against the proposals in their current form.

Not exact matches

Some of the largest companies in the US are speaking out against a proposal by Bats, the stock exchange recently acquired by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, to shake up end - of - day trading.

WASHINGTON / BEIJING, April 4 - President Donald Trump's administration said on Wednesday talks with Beijing could resolve an escalating U.S. - China trade fight after China retaliated against U.S. proposals to slap tariffs on $ 50 billion in Chinese goods by targeting key American imports with similar duties.

Exxon Mobil (xom) has stepped up efforts to persuade investors to vote against climate - related proposals at Wednesday's annual meeting with a campaign of calling, writing and lobbying shareholders in person.

This follows on from EU proposals to remove barriers in online services to improve European companies» chances of competing against U.S. tech giants like Google, Apple, and Facebook.

Republican lawmakers in the high - tax blue states that benefit from the provisions already have fought back against a proposal to scrap them.

In fact, some euro zone ministers are against the creditors» current proposal because it goes too easy on Athens, Dow Jones also reported, citing an European Union official.

SINGAPORE, April 19 - Embattled Noble Group said it will drop a provision in its $ 3.4 billion debt restructuring proposal that placed restrictions on shareholders voting against the plan after criticism from the Singapore Exchange.

SINGAPORE, April 19 - Bowing to criticism from the Singapore Exchange and other investors, embattled Noble Group is removing a provision in its $ 3.4 billion debt restructuring proposal that penalised shareholders voting against the plan.

In Buffett's annual letter in 2015, he gloated that 98 % of shares voted were against the proposal, a result he interpreted as, ««Don't send us a dividend but instead reinvest all of the earnings,»» adding, «To have our fellow owners — large and small — be so in sync with our managerial philosophy is both remarkable and rewarding.&raquIn Buffett's annual letter in 2015, he gloated that 98 % of shares voted were against the proposal, a result he interpreted as, ««Don't send us a dividend but instead reinvest all of the earnings,»» adding, «To have our fellow owners — large and small — be so in sync with our managerial philosophy is both remarkable and rewarding.&raquin 2015, he gloated that 98 % of shares voted were against the proposal, a result he interpreted as, ««Don't send us a dividend but instead reinvest all of the earnings,»» adding, «To have our fellow owners — large and small — be so in sync with our managerial philosophy is both remarkable and rewarding.&raquin sync with our managerial philosophy is both remarkable and rewarding.»

The parliament's proposal to the commission, if passed, would put pressure on new EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager to take a tougher line than her predecessor in resolving complaints against Google.

The Commission will bring forward in the next few days a proposal for WTO - compatible countermeasures against the US to rebalance the situation.»

In one sign of the likely Republican pushback against the president's budget proposal, Cory Fritz, a spokesman for Speaker of the House John Boehner (Republican, Ohio), had this to say in a blog post ThursdaIn one sign of the likely Republican pushback against the president's budget proposal, Cory Fritz, a spokesman for Speaker of the House John Boehner (Republican, Ohio), had this to say in a blog post Thursdain a blog post Thursday:

Exxon argues against the transparency proposal in its proxy discussion to shareholders but omits any discussion of the requirement for disclosure of its trade association spending.

The commission, due to make long - term recommendations by early December on tightening cyber security in the private sector and government, is part of Obama's $ 19 - billion proposal to boost defenses against hackers.

Dimon's Wednesday comments came in response to a question about a new proposal from the Federal Reserve that would require JPMorgan, the biggest bank in America, to hold more capital in reserve to protect against losses, even compared to its other mega-bank rivals.

Through her family's trust, she has contributed more than $ 1.3 million to the organization's efforts to defeat California's recreational marijuana proposal, given at least $ 30,000 to the campaign against Nevada's proposed legal weed law, and donated another $ 25,000 to defeat the pro-pot effort in Massachusetts, according to an analysis of state campaign finance filings by VICE News.

Tied for the largest single donation to Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, the campaign against the state's recreational marijuana proposal, was $ 500,000 from Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company known for selling the painkiller fentanyl in the form of a sublingual spray.

Business Insider reported last week, meanwhile, that the California State Teachers» Retirement System, one of the biggest pension funds in the world, was lobbying shareholders to vote against the proposal.

For example, despite the fact that more than 85 % of outsiders (average shareholders) voted AGAINST the creation of a third class of stock (class C) in 2012, the weight of the insiders» 10 votes per share allowed the passage of this proposal.

There's been pushback, for example, against a proposal that would allow banks of all sizes to count mortgages held in portfolio as «qualified» under CFPB's QM rule — a provision that community banks have been urging.

«A majority of PAE suits are brought against non-tech companies,» says Colleen Chien, whose work is cited extensively in a white paper that accompanied the administration's legislative proposals.

[109][110][111] Corzine later wrote that only after the proposal was released did he discover «the harsh reality: the public intensely disliked the idea» and that, in retrospect, he «should have pressed harder to identify the most salient arguments against the plan and developed a strategy to get in front of and respond to those challenges.»

He was active in the fight against Salt River Project's proposal to hit solar customers in Arizona with fees.

So it's curious that ahead of a shareholder meeting in February, Apple's board of directors is recommending that investors vote against a proposal to increase the diversity of its board and senior management.

She was half of the team that filed Azzad's first shareholder proposal, which asked Chevron to evaluate the risk of its business partnerships with governments engaged in crimes against humanity, and is participating in an ongoing dialogue with Chevron on that topic.

The firm, created for the sole purpose of lobbying Taseko to replace two directors and give it a say in key company decisions, had no choice: by the meeting's cut - off date for advanced voting, with 50 % of the votes in, shareholders had voted a resounding 94 % against the dissident's proposals.

Unless you indicate otherwise, the persons named as proxies on the proxy card will vote your Shares: FOR the election of each of the nominees for director named in this proxy statement; FOR the ratification of E&Y as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2014; FOR the non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; FOR the approval of the Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and AGAINST each of the shareholder proposals appearing in this proxy statement.

The Board recommends a vote against each of the following shareholder proposals based on broader policy reasons as set forth in Walmart's statements in opposition following each shareholder proposal.

The Board recommends a vote against each of the following shareholder proposals for the reasons set forth in Walmart's statements in opposition following each shareholder proposal.

Shares that are properly voted by the Internet or telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposal.

Despite knowing of Schwab's claim against Retrophin, Shkreli caused Retrophin to make a motion in the Su Action to enforce the settlement proposal that Su's counsel had agreed to the previous August.

As time passed, more and more proposals were offered, all against the backdrop of ever increasing censorship in the main bitcoin communication channels.

New York will remain steadfast in pushing back against federal encroachment efforts like the [Office of the Controller of the Currency's] proposal to impose a one - size - fits - all national bank charter that increases risk and seeks to usurp state sovereignty.»

+ A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2 and 3, and AGAINST Proposals 4, 5, and 6.

Raymond James Financial CEO Paul Reilly is among the industry executives against the proposal, calling it in a recent email to employees «an example of biased and distorted research (that) impugns the integrity of the work our advisors do every day to help clients achieve their financial goals.»

The possible tariffs against China follow a report from Politico, in which Trump rejected a proposal by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer that called for tariffs on $ 30 billion of Chinese imports.

IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION + A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2 and 3, and AGAINST Proposals 4, 5, and 6.

I was studying the role of public participation in resource project decision - making in New Zealand, and came across a local group organized as Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) which had become the front of opposition to the Trans - Tasman mining proposal.

Two other industry trade groups that have lobbied against the fiduciary proposal — SIFMA and FSI — offer slightly more conciliatory statements, though both groups argue that existing regulations under the SEC and FINRA are already in place to guard against bad retirement advice.

Shares that are properly voted via the Internet, mobile device, or by telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» each of the shareholder proposals.

Q: If a company receives an «F» in the pay - for - performance model, will Glass Lewis automatically recommend against the company's say - on - pay proposal?

This message is in conflict with the efforts of President Donald Trump, who has made a series of anti-immigration proposals and legislative moves ranging from the Mexican border wall to the travel ban against seven Muslim countries.

The governor and legislative leaders have spoken against pension cuts and other cost - cutting measures in the proposal.

Q: Are there any plan features or company practices that will result in an automatic recommendation against an equity compensation plan proposal?

When the votes were announced, investor discontent was even higher than expected, with shareholders resoundingly rejecting the Company's advisory proposal on the remuneration report — in total, just shy of 60 % of voting shareholders registered against votes at the Company's heated AGM.

An important voice in the Cryptocurrecy community has now come out against the SegWit2x proposal for Bitcoin scaling.