Sentences with phrase «as policy priorities»

Even as green building and energy - efficiency issues are pushed aside as policy priorities in the Trump administration, momentum for state, local, and grassroots initiatives remains strong.

Each session, Mass Audubon identifies a number of important environmental bills as policy priorities.

The issue has been identified as a policy priority by a number of EU institutions, most notably in the European Commission's Clean Energy for All Europeans legislative package.

Brazil ranks 69th, they add, suggesting that a concerted focus on sustainability as a policy priority will pay dividends — and that the level and pace of development is just one of many factors affecting environmental performance.

Not exact matches

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research group that focuses on reducing poverty, 20 million children in the United States (nearly 1 in 4) will have received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — better known as food stamps — in 2016.

Sessions» policy will let U.S. attorneys across the country decide what kinds of federal resources to devote to marijuana enforcement based on what they see as priorities in their districts, the people familiar with the decision said.

A lack of overarching federal policy support is another barrier: Until recently, pipelines trumped power lines as a national priority.

Stanford told The Tyee that one of his policy priorities would be more emergency aid for the real economy of production, as opposed to banking and finance.

Jared Bernstein joined the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in May 2011 as a Senior Fellow.

This study addresses the Atlantic Gateway initiative, and how it relates to Canada's global trading position as a national policy priority.

There has been no change in our capital allocation policy and over the next few years our first priority is to continue to invest in our business, as we have a compelling opportunity to drive sustainable growth and value creation, and we're putting our capital against this opportunity.

White House officials on Wednesday describe North Korea as an «urgent» threat to national security and a «top foreign policy priority.»

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 AdministratioAs 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 Administratioas climate change and immigration, California's priorities in the area of international trade differ substantially from those of the Trump Administration.

In recent years, we see a pressing need to more clearly articulate Asia's policy priorities as it is clear that «one - size - fits - all» solutions may not work well in all situations.

Yurek (Elgin - Middlesex - London) said the issue of the need for mental health supports came up «numerous times during policy advisory councils» as a priority.

The most important policy priority with respect to the Fed is protecting it from stone age monetary ideas like a return to the gold standard, or turning policymaking over to a formula, or removing the dual mandate commanding the Fed to worry about unemployment as well as inflation.

As the parties roll out their own platforms in the weeks leading up to Election Day, we will be using this dashboard to assess their policies, provide our Members with key insights, and determine whether the priorities of our region's business community are adequately reflected in each party's vision for the province.

«The next few months will offer many opportunities for us to educate lawmakers on our priorities, such as tax reform and investment in our nation's infrastructure, as well as pro-growth policies that create jobs and reward capital investment,» said Matthew Shay, NRF president and chief executive, in a statement.

Although compassionate in its intent to allow those who came to the United States unlawfully as children and through no fault of their own to begin the process of integrating legally into United States society, it contributes to the current crisis at the border by further signaling United States policy not to enforce its immigration laws against low priority targets.

Top priority of the campaign is to call on elected officials to create legislation that supports economic justice, anti-racism and anti-white supremacy policies, women's rights, the ending of voter suppression, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, as well as affordable quality housing, healthcare and education.

Is it any wonder then that politicians, as well as the media, «routinely accord priority to items of health - care policy, critiques of the state of hospital waiting lists, apparent scandals relating to medical practices»?

«As Christian leaders, we have a commitment to caring for the vulnerable in our churches while also supporting just, compassionate, and welcoming policies toward refugees and other immigrants,» the letter opens, going on to request legal protection for the Dreamers who entered the US as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their familieAs Christian leaders, we have a commitment to caring for the vulnerable in our churches while also supporting just, compassionate, and welcoming policies toward refugees and other immigrants,» the letter opens, going on to request legal protection for the Dreamers who entered the US as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their familieas children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their families.

Health care was the No. 1 policy priority for white evangelical voters (and the American public as a whole) in the recent election, the Pew Research Center found.

Concerned about the future of Obamacare, both white evangelicals and Americans overall ranked heath care as the No. 1 policy priority in last year's election.

It is necessary therefore to evaluate this «ideology» of the market - economy if we have to evaluate the commoditisation of education which is now adopted as the government policy as a part of its policy of giving priority to economic growth.

As Scotland's resource efficiency and circular economy experts, their work supports the delivery of the Scottish Government's circular economy and low carbon policy priorities.

Core focus is on consumer issues, although mention is made of prioritising «competition and consumer issues in highly concentrated sectors, in particular in the supermarket and fuel sectors» (nothing new here) and the policy states that some areas are always regarded as a priority, including «cartel conduct and anti-competitive agreements, and the misuse of market power».

In a letter to the ambassador, Schumer said NAFTA should dismantle Canada's restrictive dairy pricing policies, known as Class 7, and called the issue a «top priority.»

Launching the 2015 edition of the ACCC Compliance and Enforcement Policy at CEDA today, Sims announced «cartel conduct in government procurement, truth in advertising, competition and consumer issues in the health sector and industry codes as new priorities».

The following areas related to competition law and policy re listed as priorities:

The policy notes that «some forms of conduct that are so detrimental to consumer welfare and the competitive process that the ACCC will always regard them as a priority» including «cartel conduct, anti-competitive agreements and practices, and the misuse of market power.»

This Network has collaboratively developed as a key strategic priority the development and implementation of an Urban and Regional Food Charter for Victoria, as a systemic and integrated text to drive forward legislative and policy change and shape practice across the state.

No Kid Hungry aims to build partnerships that enlist influential individuals to act as catalysts to advocate the policy changes needed to achieve its end goal of engaging the public to make ending child hunger a national priority.

And we are seeing policies that, when we started, weren't on center stage as the economic priorities for our nation that they are, are now on the center stage.

Kristin: MomsRising is working on all of those family economic security policy priorities in cities, counties and states across the country, educating leaders about what's happening with moms, and educating the media, as well as reaching out to moms and letting them know that they're not alone in their struggle, and that together, they can make change.

The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities said experience in other states shows that competitive bidding - choosing the formula company that gives the largest rebate - could save Illinois as much as $ 24 million a year.

Block grants are a favorite tool of conservatives to shrink the role of the federal government and reduce the size of social programs, but as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities well articulated in a statement hastily released yesterday, block grants in the particular context of school food are very likely to put children's health and wellbeing at risk:

Berlin - An international experts» survey assigns the task to prevent children from encountering unwanted and harmful content on the Internet with highest priority to parents and pedagogues, while policy makers, companies, and the police are seen as carers with less relevance.

«As long as functional ingredients aren't described as preventing or curing disease, no one in the federal government has to approve the claims that are made,» says Zoë Neuberger, a senior policy analyst for the Washington - based Center on Budget and Policy PrioritieAs long as functional ingredients aren't described as preventing or curing disease, no one in the federal government has to approve the claims that are made,» says Zoë Neuberger, a senior policy analyst for the Washington - based Center on Budget and Policy Prioritieas functional ingredients aren't described as preventing or curing disease, no one in the federal government has to approve the claims that are made,» says Zoë Neuberger, a senior policy analyst for the Washington - based Center on Budget and Policy Prioritieas preventing or curing disease, no one in the federal government has to approve the claims that are made,» says Zoë Neuberger, a senior policy analyst for the Washington - based Center on Budget and Policy Priorpolicy analyst for the Washington - based Center on Budget and Policy PriorPolicy Priorities.

As the New York Times article discusses more fully, the impetus for the price increase was a finding by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a research organization in Washington, that by keeping the price of the full meal too low, the paid meals were effectively being subsidized by the federal dollars which are supposed to be allocated to the meals provided to kids who are on free / reduced lunch.

These concerns include diminished sexual relationship, feeling left out of feeding the infant, losing the attention of their mate, and feelings of inadequacy and jealousy.10 At the present, antenatal and perinatal care does not usually include information and training of the fathers as a priority: the WHO - UNICEF Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative recommends professional and peer postnatal support for breastfeeding mothers but not for fathers26; the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on breastfeeding and the use of breast milk clearly indicates the need to educate the fathers27 but does not suggest what exactly needs to be done.

This might just be something that is within Theresa May's grasp, so making immigration the top priority could be seen as an attempt to lower the bar enough that somebody with two left feet can jump it, and proclaim success at at least one policy goal.

The move has been seen as a diplomatic coup for the prime minister, who has made Sudan a foreign policy priority since assuming office.

The International Secretary General of MSF, Oberreit, illustrated this method when, at the same time as the tweet was issued about «victims of EU policies», he called on European governments to change their priorities: «rather than maximising the number of people they can push back, they must maximise the number they welcome and protect.»

In terms of foreign policy, it has other priorities and prefers not to challenge Russian hegemony in Central Asia — which it views positively, as a counterweight to the United States» global dominance.

While social and environmental objectives are not necessarily in conflict (indeed action to meet green objectives through domestic heating and insulation improvements represents the definitive policy in eradicating fuel poverty), a range of factors mean that they are nevertheless often seen as competing for political priority and resources.

LCV, as part of the Conservation Voter Movement along our state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who will champion our priority issues.

At 8 a.m., Queens Rep. Joe Crowley speaks at an Association for a Better New York power breakfast on his legislative priorities, as well as federal issues and policies impacting New York City, Hilton Hotel, Mercury Ballroom, 1335 Sixth Ave., Manhattan.

The British Chambers of Commerce's head of policy Adam Marshall warned at a Guardian fringe event yesterday that businesses do not view climate change as a priority, however.

Neglecting these «output» and «input» aspects of legitimacy and giving priority instead to a euronationalist justification of a European sovereignty in the making could also turn out to be detrimental to individual freedoms: the illusion of homogeneity it would produce could incite European citizens to support policies sold by political leaders as being in the interest of the European «community» or «people», but actually only serving a tiny minority.