Sentences with phrase «against proposals»

A majority of voters are also against proposals to reduce the mortgage interest deduction, eliminate the deduction for interest paid for a second home, limit the deduction for those earning more than $ 250,000 per year, scale back the deduction for home owners with mortgages above $ 500,000 and do away with the deduction for interest paid on home equity loans.

With the release of the Simpson - Bowles tax reform proposal, Phipps vowed that NAR would remain «vigilant» against any proposals that would fundamentally change the MID.

-- It will cause already vulnerable people into further despair â $ «The Archbishop of Canterbury is against the proposals, saying he believes it could drive people â $ œinto a downward spiral of uncertainty, even despair.â $ He argued that people who are already genuinely struggling to find work and struggling to find a future do not need their unfortunate circumstances turned against them.

As you'd expect, Uber lobbied fiercely against the proposals during the three - month consultation period — dubbing them «bureaucratic» and encouraging its users to sign a petition calling for TfL to drop the proposed changes.

... breaches of consumer data occurring all too frequently, who could be against proposals to improve privacy on the Internet?

Family lawyers have spoken out against proposals to outsource children's social work functions.

Special Advocates: As revealed on this blog, the «Special Advocates» who already play the central role in closed hearings in relation to immigration and control order hearings, are strongly against the proposals.

Lord Justice Jackson has criticised the Law Society for its decision to run a «single campaign» against his proposals for the reform of the costs of civil litigation, and proposed changes to legal aid, which are both outlined in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

Hungary already took available measures to oppose the quota, the referendum was called for following the fact that the country, alongside Slovakia, filed an action against the proposals with the European Court of Justice (Hungary v Council of the European Union [Case C - 647 / 15]-RRB-.

And residents throughout the Pacific Northwest have been successfully campaigning against proposals to build hulking new coal terminals along their waterfronts.

MEPs in Strasbourg have vote against proposals to restrict supply of carbon credits in EU's emissions trading scheme

Earthjustice is litigating in Ohio against proposals by two major utilities to force customers to prop up eight outdated power plants — seven coal and one nuclear — for the next 15 to 35 years.

Through ecotourism, they seek to conserve the cloud forest, push back against these proposals and improve the quality of life of the local people.

Cats Protection has launched its «Save Our Shops» campaign in a bid to influence the Welsh Government against proposals that could decrease the charity's income and potentially affect thousands of cats across Wales.

Cats Protection is calling on the people of Wales to campaign against proposals to the Welsh Government which could constitute the biggest threat to charity shops in the country.

Aleph Investments generally will vote against proposals to move the company to another state less favorable to shareholders interests, or to restructure classes of stock in such a way as to benefit one class of shareholders at the expense of another, such as dual classes (A and B shares) of stock.

Aleph Investments generally will vote against proposals that make it more difficult for a Company to be taken over by outsiders, and in favor of proposals to do the opposite.

Unless exceptional circumstances exist Aleph Investments will vote against proposals that make it more difficult to replace Board members, including proposals to:

Aleph Investments will vote against any proposals that act to increase the size of the board beyond 12 — 15 members.

One of NSBA's major arguments against these proposals is that public schools and private schools operate in entirely different worlds --- the former subject to extensive regulation and the latter largely devoid of the same.

We will push back against proposals that would undermine a public school system that serves nearly nine of every 10 students in America, or any plan that lacks accountability for the expenditure of tax dollars.

«These are our children, and we intend to fight for them and resist what they are trying to do,» said Jonathan Hodges, a longtime member of the advisory board who voted against the proposals.

My own research has suggested the potential importance of reference bias due to differences in school climate, leading me to caution in this series against proposals to incorporate survey - based measures of non-cognitive skills into high - stakes accountability systems.

Teaching assistants in County Durham are protesting against proposals that would see them only paid during term time.

The Education Bill, which was initially set to introduce the government's plans for the every school in England to be converted in an academy, has faced strong opposition from Education professionals, parents and local government, with a large number of Conservative Councillors speaking out against the proposals.

Back in 2014, the British Parking Association (BPA) was busy lobbying against proposals to ban the use of CCTV and ANPR by local authorities for parking enforcement, including the use of cameras for parking enforcement outside schools which could potentially put children's lives at stake.

We will continue to encourage those who are yet to speak out against the proposals to do so, and to urge the government in the strongest possible terms to climb down from this disastrous policy.»

Ofsted Chief Inspector Michael Wilshaw has once again spoken out against proposals to open new grammar schools, warning they could potentially harm nearby schools.

The committee schedules an open hearing on the day before the Council meeting at the AAAS Annual Meeting to give interested persons an opportunity to speak for or against proposals or resolutions submitted for possible Council action.

Senior trade unionists have spoken out against the proposals and a campaign has recently been launched to Defend -LSB-...]

Poloncarz railed against proposals by the Trump administration to drastically cut funding to Great Lakes pollution cleanup and heating assistance programs.

Tory critics claim that around 100 backbenchers are determined to vote against the proposals whenever they have the chance.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was adamantly against both proposals, issued a statement shortly after the votes.

He went on to say that while he was against proposals to extend air strikes to Syria, he could not «in good conscience» endorse the view of the Stop the War Coalition, who he described as «fundamentally wrong in their assessment and understanding of the threats the UK faces.»

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Council Members Maria del Carmen Arroyo, Andrew Cohen, Vanessa Gibson, Andy King, Annabel Palma and Ritchie Torres, and representatives from all 12 of the borough's community boards voted against the proposals.

Unions had pushed back against proposals to give state staffers more leeway in dealing with claims.

Only 13 % were against the proposals.

Mulgrew testified against the proposals during a budget hearing in Albany last week, and the U.F.T. has started airing anti-Cuomo advertisements.

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.

Schumer visited Clay and other parts of the state Wednesday to step up his campaign against proposals from the newly confirmed Treasury secretary and Republican members of Congress to eliminate certain, closely held tax deductions for New Yorkers and other Americans.

It follows a call for a day of action against the proposals by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at the party's conference in Liverpool last week.

Perhaps the most worrying defeat for Nick Clegg in Liverpool this week came today against proposals to take positive action to try and elect more Lib Dem MPs who are black and from ethnic minorities.

Lord Falconer himself was clearly aware of these arguments against his proposals.

Amid increasingly complex political manoeuvres behind the scenes, MPs delivered several impassioned speeches for and against the proposals.

But it also allows those affected to petition parliament for and against the proposals and have their case heard by a committee of MPs.

The NUT, alongside other unions, will continue to campaign against those proposals.

It is now thought almost half of Tory backbenchers will vote against the proposals when the government pushes legislation through the Commons in the new year.

He added: «This treaty was negotiated in secret and granted only cursory scrutiny in December 2003, where only the Liberal Democrats voted against the proposals.

Cuomo sank to the lowest approval ratings of his career following weeks of attacks by teachers unions against his proposals to reform education.

Though some Stoneman Douglas students have defended him, critics have piled on Peterson since, including the National Rifle Association, which has pointed at his inaction to push back against proposals to tighten gun laws.