Sentences with phrase «based policy group»

For Obama's plan to work, Lisa Guernsey, director of the early education initiative at the New American Foundation, a Washington - based policy group, estimates it would cost states and the federal government roughly $ 8,000 per child, or an additional $ 10 to $ 15 billion each year, to expand pre-school nationwide and for states to raise quality standards.

«This data is a call to action for states and communities to use the attendance data that they collect every day as an early warning sign that can be used to trigger action and support before students miss so much school they require costly remediation to make up for the missed instruction,» Professor Robert Balfanz of the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University said in a statement released by Attendance Works, a San Francisco - based policy group.

``... the company [Exxon Mobil], the world's largest oil and gas concern, has increased donations to Washington - based policy groups that, like Exxon itself, question the human role in global warming and argue that proposed government policies to limit carbon dioxide emissions associated with global warming are too heavy handed.

At the same time, the company, the world's largest oil and gas concern, has increased donations to Washington - based policy groups that, like Exxon itself, question the human role in global warming and argue that proposed government policies to limit carbon dioxide emissions associated with global warming are too heavy handed.

Not exact matches

According to a report from Toronto - based social policy group the Wellesley Institute, «rooming houses are one of the most affordable private - market housing options for low - income tenants....

Thus, it might have at least a little hope of a broad - based, albeit hardly ideal, appeal to some of the various groups vying for influence over the directions which policy makers choose to take.

Founded only in 2008 but measured earlier this year as the third-most valuable venture capital - backed group in the world at over $ 25 billion, Airbnb also said it would help prevent its service from causing housing shortages by «ensuring hosts agree to a policy of listing only permanent homes on a short - term basis».

As Aaron Wright, chair of the alliance's Legal Industry Working Group, told Coin Telegraph, «Lawyers are poised to serve as the catalysts for blockchain technology, and the Legal Working Group will serve as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.»

Echoing Democratic sentiments of merit - based, un-incentivized business competition, Barnes said his group would «absolutely» join hands with Democrats to push its policy goals forward.

«Some of the recent policy measures taken by China's authorities in the markets have been quite puzzling and it hasn't really increased confidence among foreign investors,» said Karine Hirn, Hong Kong - based partner of Swedish group East Capital, a $ US3.5 billion fund management firm.

Branson mused about his successes and failures in a speech cited by Fortune magazine, where he addressed the Tribeca Film Festival's Imagination Day and touched on the reasons that are the basis of his organization's decision to let employees work from home and initiate an unlimited leave policy at Virgin Group.

About one - third of tax filers currently itemize, according to the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan research group based in Washington.

«We are pleased to see the Obama administration will not cause harm to citizens and states by shutting these businesses down, and hope this will lead to an expansion of sensible policies related to marijuana, such as allowing these businesses access to banking, and taxing them at a fair rate,» said Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a Washington, D.C. - based trade group that represents what it says are the thousands of firms involved in marijuana production and sales.

Specifically, benefits subject to the HP Severance Policy include: (a) separation payments based on a multiplier of salary plus target bonus, or cash amounts payable for the uncompleted portion of employment agreements; (b) any gross - up payments made in connection with severance, retirement or similar payments, including any gross - up payments with respect to excess parachute payments under Section 280G of the Code; (c) the value of any service period credited to a Section 16 officer in excess of the period of service actually provided by such Section 16 officer for purposes of any employee benefit plan; (d) the value of benefits and perquisites that are inconsistent with HP Co.'s practices applicable to one or more groups of HP Co. employees in addition to, or other than, the Section 16 officers («Company Practices»); and (e) the value of any accelerated vesting of any stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock or long - term cash incentives that is inconsistent with Company Practices.

The Shanghai - based Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication, China Business News (Diyi Caijing)(02/08)(pg A7): «This time the quick change of the U.S. policy (toward China) has surprised quite a few people.

And those who've succeeded are gathering to support others, which is giving them power as a group, and a power base from which they can impact policy.»

«It's an endless cat - and - mouse game,» said Matthew Gardner, senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a research group based in Washington.

The policy suggestions are contained in a wide - ranging, 114 - page report prepared for the Privy Council Office in November based on small focus - group sessions with Canadians in nine cities.

Previously, Mr. Mousseau served on the boards of Impark Corp., one of North America's largest parking management providers, Premier Lotteries, OTPP's holding company for lottery management investments, and Aurigen Reinsurance, a Bermuda - based life reinsurance provider focused on the reinsurance of life insurance policies of North American residents, and was an alternate board member of Camelot Group PLC, the operator of the UK National Lottery.

Since there are not many groups working towards favorable policies supporting plant - based and cultured food, we are uncertain about the tractability of this work.

Joel B. Stronberg, Esq., of The JBS Group is a veteran clean energy policy analyst with over 30 years» experience, based in Washington, DC.

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We usually focus on the content of faiths and policies in disputing groups; for example, the Catholic bishops» pastoral letters, the sermonic messages of Martin Luther King, Jr., and black churches, Mormon doctrines about equality or inequality, New Christian Right teachings based on revealed truths, or Jews» concepts of the land of Israel.

When groups of citizens get together to accomplish purposes of mutual interest (from which they derive no profit), it should not be the responsibility of government to inspect, evaluate and approve their endeavors on the basis of supposed conformity to the prevailing notion of «public benefit» or «public policy» of the moment.

The council's policy did not support groups that «discriminate on the basis of ancestry, nationality, creed, philosophy, economic disadvantage, physical disability, mental illness or disorders, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.»

Mark A. Kastel is cofounder of The Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin - based farm and food policy research group that acts as an organic industry watchdog.

The Initiative's activities are focused on: Mapping out a course to a stronger, cleaner economy by establishing a 10 - year vision for making Canada a clean growth leader, supported by specific goals, metrics, and policy road maps Bringing together a diverse group of Canadian leaders who provide a balanced, evidence - based voice for implementing this vision Demonstrating...

Since there are not many groups working towards favorable policies supporting plant - based and cultured food, we are uncertain about the tractability of this work.

Earlier this week, a Washington - based research group, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, and two U.S. representatives called on Illinois to choose competitive bidding to save money.

Baby Milk Action's Policy Director, Patti Rundall, was in Geneva with IBFAN's Geneva - based group, GIFA, FIAN other NGOs...

Teachers visiting as part of a field trip are charged a group rate or admitted for free based on the attendance policies of their registered trip.

The Kogan Law Group is a New York City — based firm specializing in «identifying and addressing emerging regulatory, policy, and trade risks posed to multinational company assets, operations, and supply chains.»

The Albany - based think tank and fiscal watchdog group Empire Center for Public Policy launched in 2005 as a project of the Manhattan Institute is being «re-launched» as an independent organization, the organization's president E.J. McMahon announced.

In addition to this, he is Lecturer in Policy and Sociology at Birmingham Aston University (UK), holds a PostDoctoral Research Fellow position at the Basque Foundation for Science, Ikerbasque (Spain) and is Lecturer and Senior Researcher at the University of Mondragon Unibertsitatea, a part of the Mondragon Co-operative Corporation Group based in the Basque Country (Spain).

Peter Reynolds is the elected leader of CLEAR Cannabis Law Reform which is the largest membership - based drug policy reform group in Britain.

Heather Smith, the group's executive director, calls it a policy based on the false premise that welfare recipients use drugs more than other sectors of society.

The event itself is being led by a group of Democratic conference members who have released a series of policy - based reports — Sens. Daniel Squadron, George Latimer, Velmanette Montgomery, Jose Serrano and Brad Hoylman.

We exchange information and advocate for evidence - based alcohol policy as active members of alliances and forums for public interest groups

The black communities will be horrified when Blair's economic policies not only slam into the poorest people in Britain but also create a base for a new rise of racism and fascist groups like the BNP.

But more than a dozen advocacy organizations — including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, New York Civil Liberties Union and Sunlight Foundation, as well as New York - based good government groups — sent a letter to the governor late last month, arguing his policy was technologically unnecessary and out of step with the federal government, which saves emails from rank - and - file employees for seven years.

The effort is not attracting some of the leading drug policy groups that have worked the halls of the New York Legislature on relaxing drug laws, such as the Washington, DC - based Marijuana Policy Prpolicy groups that have worked the halls of the New York Legislature on relaxing drug laws, such as the Washington, DC - based Marijuana Policy PrPolicy Project.

During a lengthy conversation with Cohen, on which he based part of his article, I suggested that neither the IPPR nor Fabian Society would have published my recent pamphlet for Policy Exchange which outlined a model for engagement with Muslim groups based on normative British values.

The group, along with CitizenLink and its coalition of state - based family policy councils, questioned Trump's stances on issues such as abortion and same - sex marriage (which tended in the past to be liberal) as well his gambling and casino interests.

On an equally serious point, some of the anti-hunting groups are charities, which are supposed to base their policies and public statements on firm evidence, something that has clearly not happened in the hunting debate.

The effort, part of a national movement through the Family Policy Alliance and a network of 40 additional state - based groups, underscores the skepticism some social conservatives held for Trump's candidacy and lifestyle.

Reactions are already rolling in from around various corners of New York, but most groups for now say that at least on a policy basis, state residents won't be impacted.

They conclude that «economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while mass - based interest groups and average citizens have little or no independent influence.»

The policy group highlighted North Carolina's state community college system as having established a new mechanism to place students in courses based in part on high school performance, rather than just through testing.

Federal economic stimulus aid helped close an estimated $ 162.5 billion in budget gaps among the 50 states in 2010, the report stated, citing a study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington - based policy research Policy Priorities, a Washington - based policy research policy research group.

If elected, Mr. Giardina pledged to evaluate current law enforcement programs and policies for interdiction and intervention; support 12 - step programs for addiction recovery; double the number of children and teenagers involved in after - school and sports programs sponsored by schools and faith and community - based groups; establish mentorship, apprenticeship, and internship programs that link East Hampton's youth with year - round homeowners and those who visit seasonally; create a volunteer program for those in recovery to be reintegrated into the job market; triple the number of police, firefighters, educators, and medical personnel trained to administer Narcan, and investigate the establishment of an easy - access residential treatment facility available as an alternative or supplement to incarceration.