Sentences with phrase «areas of policy change»

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'' [I'm] very scared because of the possible changes in policy, but also because American voters made it clear that they don't want us here,» says David, 28, a software engineer in the Bay Area.

The United States is pushing as policy division of the world into rival currency camps — the dollar area on the one hand, and the Russia - Chinese - Shanghai Cooperation Organization group on the other, especially now that the IMF has changed its rules.

Agents also said the change could spur some innovation in the disability income market and one area companies may push further into is to bundle disability insurance with other forms of coverage like long - term care in a hybrid policy.

An election year usually means limited action on the federal policy front, but 2016 holds prospective wins — and challenges — for entrepreneurs.The Kauffman foundation highlighted these areas of change:

Australia must prepare to respond to the impact of Beijing's stronger commitment of the past 15 years to change through military cyber science and technology in comparison to the Australian government's commitment in key areas of policy.

As with some other areas of policy, such as climate change and immigration, California's priorities in the area of international trade differ substantially from those of the Trump Administration.

Williams is responsible for facilitating the establishment of numerous statewide and community change initiatives the areas of budget and tax policy, after school programs, older youth transitioning from foster care, poverty alleviation, mental and behavioral health, and neighborhood revitalization.

At the event, which was hosted by the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law in New Haven, Powell highlighted three specific areas where blockchain technology is affecting change in regard to the Federal Reserve's «broad public policy objectives»: the creation of real - time payment systems, use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement services, and the issuance of digital currencies by central banks.

A field trip throughout Sonoma County that included: an overview of the area's agricultural landscape and the challenges and opportunities the county faces amid shifting policies and demographic changes; a tour and tasting at Vella Cheese company as well as a demonstration of traditional cheesemaking by hand; a comparative tasting of heirloom tomatoes, stone fruits, and melons at Green String Farm, along with a tour hosted by Bob Cannard, famous for supplying Alice Waters and her restaurant, Chez Panisse; a tour, hops demonstration, and guided beer tasting at Carneros Brewing Company.

UNICEF wrote to Nestlé's then Chief Executive Officer (now Chairman), Peter Brabeck - Letmathé, defending Cracking the Code as supporting its own findings and set out several areas where Nestlé policies needed to change (it took years of campaigning to pressure Nestlé to change its policy on complementary foods, criticised in the UNICEF letter — see boycott successes).

As we have suggested previously, 3,39 use of routine data to evaluate the effectiveness of local or national policy changes over time, or between areas, with respect to breastfeeding rates needs to account for differences in ethnic composition and socioeconomic status.

As in so many policy areas, Labour's legacy of change between 1997 and 2010 is being comprehensively rubbished by the new administration.

Today, State Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh and State Senator Daniel Squadron released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s decision that changes to the Section 8 Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) policy — which could have had severe unintended consequences for NYC Section 8 tenants — will not apply to cities with low vacancy rates, like NYC.

So, all I am saying is that I agree that Corbyn should be supported but I think this should be on the basis of the promise of proper democracy in the party (not yet delivered) and the development of a raft of policies to change the direction of travel across the main policy areas (also not yet delivered).

In a congressional district that encompasses cash - strapped, potentially gas - rich Sullivan County, New York City's watershed, eco-sensitive communities like Woodstock and various rural areas on the east side of the Hudson River, incumbent U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson and challenger Sean Eldridge are on the campaign trail seeking to define their own, and their opponent's, positions on climate change, energy policy and perhaps most critically fracking.

As an alderman he initiated a City Charter change as well as creating policies that helped bring about the Revitalization of the Rondout Area of Kingston.

There was also «radical» change to the welfare system with his colleague Iain Duncan Smith, who he is rumoured to have clashed with over this area of policy, with Universal Credit proposals on the horizon.

In some areas of policy - making, it is now likely to be entirely paralysed — with a PM unwilling to change course, but unable to win the argument.

The BHA's Head of Public Affairs Naomi Phillips commented, «Recent years have seen some of the most compelling challenges to the law and policy on assisted dying in the UK and, if successful, this case could be key in affecting some change in this area.

While the Buffalo police is updating its policies and procedures to comply with the state program in areas like administration and property maintenance, changes to its training in the use of force and firearms will happen only once police move to their new headquarters over the summer.

«Our party has always been a broad church, and despite my principled differences with Jeremy over many issues of defence, foreign policy and national security, I agreed to serve on his front bench because of the mandate he was given, his assurances that honesty and difference were welcomed, and due to the many areas we agreed wholeheartedly on such as fighting the vicious Tory trade union bill - which I was proud to lead our work on - cuts to tax credits and tackling climate change.

Chief policy adviser to David Cameron Oliver Letwin - once referred to as the Gandalf of the leader's circle - is known to believe that opposition parties can not change public opinion other than in one or two areas if they push very hard and in a very single - minded way.

What are the areas of policy where you believe there needs to be change.

In an area that does not fit the prototype of a seismic hotbed, efforts to implement meaningful policy changes have stalled, leaving the area vulnerable to tremendous damage.

The office also promotes policy development in areas of particular relevance to women and is under the charge of Connie Guberman, whose main role is to be a «catalyst for change» at the university.

Sutley, for her part, came to the post after a four - year stint as a deputy mayor in Los Angeles, where she also oversaw climate change and energy policy, including restraining emissions from diesel trucks at area ports as well as promoting solar energy by setting a goal of generating 10 percent of the city's electricity from the sun by 2020.

During the Bush era, however, the CEQ came to play a large role in setting environmental policy, particularly in the area of climate change.

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The researchers analyzed the effects of a 2014 policy change that allows lower - quality kidneys — considered the bottom 15 percent of available organs — to be immediately offered more widely in a region without seeking patients only in the local area.

The one - two punch of climate change and political turf battles that have plagued the area since the Wild West have upped the ante for rethinking our policies.

The task we set ourselves was a synthesis of all the new findings so that coral scientists, conservationists and policy makers could get a really good over-view of what research areas are most promising as global climate continues to change.

Given the difficulty of impacting change in small stores, much of the policy focus has been on decreasing food deserts by increasing the number of supermarkets in these areas.

The high policy relevance of demographic change gives statisticians working in this area a unique opportunity for applied experimentation with user engagement, communication of uncertainty, and public understanding of statistics.

To avoid costly problems in the future, ICA and other groups recommend a variety of policy improvements, including changing land use regulations in fire - and flood - prone areas, strengthening building codes, and improving weather warning and modelling services.

However, aggressive policy changes could prevent deforestation on 1.3 million km2 of the threatened area, scientists report in the March 23 Nature.

Her special areas of focus include U.N. policy, U.S. foreign policy and stories about how other nations are grappling with climate change.

The team is currently pursuing further studies of the impact of Part D cost - sharing policies in different disease areas, and hopes ultimately to get a better understanding not only of changes in drug access but also of the long range clinical outcomes and costs associated with any delays or interruptions in treatment.

In addition to supporting the practice and policy needs of the NMAA and other areas of technologist advanced practice, this council is focused on nurturing and growing the NMAA, including effecting the necessary culture change to allow this designation to function properly.

Huge international decisions in the areas of energy policy, climate change and sustainable development need to be reached.

So says Diana Reckien, of Columbia University in the US, in a study published in Springer's journal Climatic Change that analysed the relevant strategic policies and planning documents of 200 urban areas in eleven European countries.

The Conference of the European Higher Education Area Ministers was followed by a meeting with Ministers from different parts of the world in the Second Bologna Policy Forum on «Building the Global Knowledge Society: Systemic and Institutional Change in Higher Education» that was concluded with the Vienna Bologna Policy Forum Statement.

With the uphill battle we face in so many areas of nutrition and public policy, all of us must be united in delivering this hopeful message that change is possible, one diet and one healthy, repopulated gut at a time.

A series of public policies are implemented in different areas of life, in order to ensure equal access of Roma people to education and employment, but very little is done in order to change the negative attitudes of the majority population towards Roma.

However, one area of expenditure that has appeared to be unaffected by any policy changes has been stationery and general classroom items.

The Institute contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change and energy, and management of natural and social capital, as well as the enabling role of communication technologies in these areas.

Wang, a former Fulbright Fellow and now a second - year doctoral student at HGSE, saw firsthand as an 11th - grade English teacher that the needs of rural, low - income communities often aren't represented in state policy, but are overlooked in favor of efforts that target urban areas because there's little awareness of the rural problems and few advocates are calling for change.

Acknowledging the changing roles of teachers, country representatives shared their policies and ideas in three areas: induction and support of beginning teachers, working and learning conditions to support teacher growth, and differential roles and compensation to retain outstanding teachers.

In addition, some of the substantive policy changes that Obama administration wants to put in place, through the conditional waivers, are in the area of a national curriculum.