Sentences with phrase «against proposals by»

Earthjustice is litigating in Ohio against proposals by two major utilities to force customers to prop up eight outdated power plants — seven coal and one nuclear — for the next 15 to 35 years.

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

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.

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.

Apple's board is against a proposal by investor Antonio Avian Maldonado II that recommends the company boost diversity of its board and senior management staff, according to Quartz.

In her post, she links to the ACLU where you have until Sept. 20 to publicly comment against the proposal by filling out a form.

Human services groups are pushing back against a proposal by Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Sen. Terrence Murphy that would have resettlement agencies monitor the activities of people brought into New York as refugees.

Dawley says they'll continue to fight against the proposal by the Rochester - based Wilmorite Corporation, a daunting prospect for the small group.

Restaurant workers are planning to rally Monday against a proposal by Governor Andrew Cuomo to examine the elimination of tip credits in New York.

As you know, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® has been fighting hard against a proposal by the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury Department that would allow big bank conglomerates into real estate.

Not exact matches

Facebook also tried to avoid taking a stance on one of Trump's signature proposals, his plan to create a registry of Muslims; the company only came out against that after inadvertently admitting its desire to avoid controversy by stonewalling.

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.

Kimmel has since actively railed against Obamacare repeal efforts, arguing that various proposals being debated by the law's opponents would gut protections for people like Billy born with pre-existing conditions, either by rolling back Obamacare's mandated insurance benefits for certain health conditions or allowing states to set up rules that would let insurers charge sick people more for their coverage.

Perth - based Amcom Telecommunications has pushed back its scheme meeting to vote on the Vocus Communications takeover deal by two weeks, after Sydney competitor and Amcom's major shareholder TPG Telecom yesterday said it would vote against the proposal.

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.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

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.

Unless a contrary choice is specified, proxies solicited by our Board will be voted AGAINST each shareholder proposal

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.

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.

A District of Columbia federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by state bank regulators against the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency over its proposal to offer charters that would let so - called fintech companies do business nationwide.

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.

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.

«AGAINST» the shareholder proposal by James McRitchie of a non-binding advisory resolution entitled «Proxy Access for Shareholders» (Proposal proposal by James McRitchie of a non-binding advisory resolution entitled «Proxy Access for Shareholders» (Proposal Proposal No. 11).

At last year's AGM, the Company missed a first strike by the skin of its teeth with 24.68 % of poll votes against the remuneration report proposal.

The Board recommends a vote AGAINST a stockholder proposal seeking to have us adopt a policy requiring that senior executives retain a significant percentage of stock acquired through equity pay programs until reaching retirement age because our existing stock ownership guidelines and other compensation policies already effectively facilitate significant stock ownership by our executives, and establishing holding requirements based on a particular retirement age would not be in the best interests of our stockholders.

Shares that are properly voted via the Internet 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; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposals.

My proposal is that what unifies this set of practices, making them genuinely «theological» practices and providing criteria of excellence, is that they are all done in service of one end: To understand God more truly by focusing on study about, against, and for Christian congregations.

Against the sort of picture of theological education illustrated by Stackhouse's proposal, Wood rejects the view that theology bears on action as theory applied to praxis.

A demonstration against the proposal will be held outside Ealing town hall by pro-life campaigners who say they should be free to explain to pregnant women about alternatives to getting an abortion.

When I saw who had written that, my hopes for an intelligent, or at least receptive, government response to the campaign against gay «marriage» then getting under way died within me: those words were written by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, and they appeared on the very morning she launched a «consultation» on the government's proposals to enforce a change in the legal definition of this ancient institution.

On Nov. 4, the proposal to require labeling of GMO food was rejected by 68 percent of voters in Colorado and just barely failed in Oregon with 50.47 percent of voters against it.

HR drowning in paperwork from all the grievances raised against Wenger, scouts jumping off bridges after 4 years of rejection as non of the proposals were considered but wenger to be better than Giroud, salmonella outbreak because Wenger thinks sell by dates are a conspiracy so dinnerladies being forced to cook off meat and Dick law being sent all over the world to negotiate only for Wenger to think «meh that's too expensive by 0.0001 %

The recommendations were immediately attacked by critics ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union, which accused the panel of waging «war against innocent American citizens,» to, perhaps more surprisingly, The Wall Street Journal, which called the commission's proposal «an example of enforcement mentality run amok.»

But both Gordon Brown and David Cameron came out against the proposal, expressing fears such a move would punish moderate drinkers by forcing them to pay more for their alcohol.

The proposal was framed as an effort to push back against the «anti-worker» policies of President Donald Trump's administration, which comes as the IDC itself has been accused by liberal advocacy organizations and some fellow Democrats for enabling Senate Republicans in Albany.

In a submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee's inquiry into the passage of legislation through Parliament, the CIOT proposes: · The Finance Bill Public Bill Committee takes oral evidence from tax experts and others; · More effective liaison between select committees and the Finance Bill committee; · Increasing the resources available to Parliament for scrutinising tax matters; · Using technology to make it easier for those outside Parliament to comment on Bills, e.g. an online facility to input comments by clause numbers, so MPs can see who says what against each clause; · Asking the Office of Tax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposals.

Cuomo rarely criticizes President Trump by name, though the New York governor does frequently rail against federal Republican proposals, like repealing Obamacare.

Her proposal was withdrawn when the Conservative Party said they would vote against, and an online campaign by mySociety.

Labour MPs, led by Ed Miliband, and Tory rebels voted down ministers» proposals to launch strikes against Syrian government targets after the Assad Regime used chemical weapons against his own people.

Republicanism can help us find this, by providing a clear and simple guiding principle against which we can measure any new proposal.

Fourteen Conservative MPs voted against David Cameron's proposals on press regulation earlier this evening - or, rather, against the amendments to the Crime and Courts Bill which set out proposals for exemplary damages in relation to newspapers and websites that refuse to be regulated by the new regulator.

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

Despite more than 90 MPs signing the parliamentary motion against the proposals tabled by Audrey Wise MP, outbursts of anger at meetings of the PLP addressed by Harriet Harman, protests and vocal opposition from women Labour Party members and lone parent organisations — even Glenys Kinnock MEP added her name to a petition and letter against the proposals — the new batch of Labour women MPs were largely noticeable by their absence.

It's the latest push back by Cuomo against the plan and it comes on the eve of the proposal being made public by House Republicans.

Mr Lansley confidently defended his proposals against attacks from the Labour benches, but a speech minutes earlier by Mr Cameron effectively pulled the rug from under him by offering major concessions on his bill.

Subeck, in an email sent to all Assembly Democrats obtained by the AP, accused Barca of failing «on all accounts» to differentiate his views on Foxconn from those of the rest of Democrats who voted against the proposal.

The cap proposal has been criticized as faulty and flawed by a number of New York City and state elected officials, including city Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from Brooklyn who is rumored to be mulling a run against de Blasio in 2017.

Her stance aligns her with city leaders, including Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, against a controversial proposal by President Obama that would adversely affect the ability of the city — the nation's top terror target since 9/11 — to protect itself.

You think you can prove you're not gay by bashing gays and passing laws against them (against yourself, sort of like Rep Foley passing laws against using the internet for underage teen proposals, and then he violates it.).