Sentences with phrase «ban on public funding»

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Christians have voted to put their God's name on everyones money, add «Under God» to the flag salute, force schools to teach intelligent design with absolutely no scientific basis along side the sciences, voted to write their moral laws on the fronts of public courthouses and tax funded buildings, voted to ban certain people from living together, being intimate or raising children because their orientation didn't fit with their bible beliefs.

And while the science may be disputed, depending on who is funding the study, as to whether commonly used food dyes such as Yellow 5, Red 40 and 6 others made from petroleum pose a «rainbow of risks» that include hyperactivity in children, cancer (in animal studies), and allergic reactions, because of the problem of hyperactivity, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of these dyes given that the British government and European Unionhave taken actions that are virtually ending their use of dyes throughout Europe.

Other key Assembly Democrats said they will not lift the cap on charter schools without stricter conditions on operations of the publicly funded, privately managed schools — including restricting their ability to share building space with traditional public schools, preventing charters from «saturating» neighborhoods, and banning for - profit firms from running charters — parroting the objections of the teachers unions.

Topping his list of winnable reforms are single - payer health care, fully - funded public schools, a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure, and 100 % clean renewable energy within 15 years.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday released a package of measures designed to curtail sexual harassment in the workplace that include a uniform policy for state government employees, a ban on taxpayer funds for settlements related to sexual assault and harassment and require the disclosure from public and some private entities of harassment - related settlements.

Mr. de Blasio promised to ban the industry outright on «day one» of his administration, but many days later proposed a compromise deal instead — one that would restrict the horses to Central Park, see taxpayers fund a $ 25 million stable for the private industry on public land, and ban one form of competition, pedicabs, from operating in the tourist - rich southern part of the park.

That means greater disclosure of business and law clients from legislators» side jobs, a ban on the personal use of campaign funds, greater safeguards for per diem reimbursement, pension forfeiture for lawmakers convicted of public corruption and greater disclosure by independent expenditure campaign accounts.

When Malloy received a state grant of $ 6.5 million in taxpayer - funded public financing in 2014 under the clean - election program, he signed a legal agreement with the SEEC promising to abide by Connecticut's ban on state contractors» contributions.

The protest, organised by the TUC, called for a higher minimum wage, a ban on zero - hours contracts and more funding for the NHS, education and other public services.

That ban on contractors» money was approved by the legislature along with a public financing system under which taxpayers pay for grants to fund state candidates» campaigns.

Collaborating with the Alliance for Quality Education and Citizen Action of New York in efforts to fairly fund public schools, she sits on NYSUT's LGBTQ Task Force, which resolves to support legislation banning conversion therapy and to protect intended parental rights.

A former Minister of National Guidance, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, has called for a ban on public officers convicted of looting public funds from participating in partisan politics and holding public office.

Public Hearing on Legislation by Maisano & Abinanti to Protect Private Property Owners - law bans use of County funds for projects misusing eminent domain

DiNapoli called for a host of reforms to curtail state borrowing, including a constitutional amendment to limit total debt to 5 % of New York's personal income and a ban on so - called back - door borrowing — the issuance of state - funded debt through public authorities and other entities.

A French high court advised lifting that country's ban on human embryo research, for example, and a U.S. presidential advisory panel recommended that public funds be available for all types of stem cell research.

In 2011, Florida lawmakers voted to place «Religious Freedom» amendment on the ballot, asking voters to remove the 125 - year - old ban in the use of public funds for religious institutions (the separation of church and state).

by: Diane Ravitch March 7, 2017 A nonprofit parent - led group called Fund Education Now created a fact sheet about Florida's Corporate Tax Credit plan, which was designed to evade the state constitution's explicit ban on using public money to fund religious or private educatFund Education Now created a fact sheet about Florida's Corporate Tax Credit plan, which was designed to evade the state constitution's explicit ban on using public money to fund religious or private educatfund religious or private education.

Using tax credits to fund the scholarships, instead of direct payments from public treasuries, enabled lawmakers to work around state bans on the use of public funds to support religious institutions.

A nonprofit parent - led group called Fund Education Now created a fact sheet about Florida's Corporate Tax Credit plan, which was designed to evade the state constitution's explicit ban on using public money to fund religious or private educatFund Education Now created a fact sheet about Florida's Corporate Tax Credit plan, which was designed to evade the state constitution's explicit ban on using public money to fund religious or private educatfund religious or private education.

The symbolism of standing guard to prevent senseless damage to books is not lost on those of us who are reminded almost daily that our right to read is being threatened, either intentionally or not, by an abundance of entertaining electronic media, funding cuts to libraries and schools, even moronic, extremist book banning in our public education institutions by those who wield arbitrary power over curricula.

In a public statement published on Jan 26, the National Internet Finance Association (NIFA) writes that, after China issued a ban on ICOs last September and ordered closure of cryptocurrency exchanges, it has seen investors moving their funds to overseas platforms.