Sentences with phrase «became public act»

The most successful Prosperity for Connecticut PAC fundraiser was the one targeted for supporters of the corporate education reform industry and held at the home of Jonathan Sackler the day Malloy's education reform initiative became a Public Act.

readers may recall Jonathan Sackler also hosted a fundraiser for a political action committee associated with Malloy the day that Malloy's «education reform» bill became a public act.

With Malloy's signature, Senate Bill 458 became Public Act 12 - 116 and Malloy, his Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, and their allies were off and running in their effort to undermine public education in Connecticut.

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Wells Fargo also revealed that it had submitted request for some Valeant's documents under the Freedom of Information Act, which will become public May 24.

Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA), a product of this era, became law in 1999.

The registration of these shares of our common stock under the Securities Act would result in these shares becoming eligible for sale in the public market without restriction under the Securities Act immediately upon the effectiveness of such registration, subject to the Rule 144 limitations applicable to affiliates.

When Airbnb and Amazon become the self - proclaimed voices of public morality — a trend we're seeing in America more broadly — the pressure on megachurches to act with no less magnanimity is even stronger.

As long as PS Fund (along with any of its Related Persons) does not otherwise engage in (or has not otherwise engaged in) conduct that would otherwise result in its becoming an Acquiring Person by becoming the Beneficial Owner of 10 % or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, PS Fund's solicitation and receipt of one or more revocable proxies from the Company's stockholders to be counted toward the number of shares of the outstanding Common Stock needed to cause a special meeting of stockholders to be called pursuant to and in accordance with the Bylaws, which proxies are given to PS Fund in response to a public solicitation of proxies made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 14 (a) of the Exchnage Act by means of a solicitation statement filed with the Commission on Schedule 15A, should not, of itself, cause PS Fund to become an Acquiring Person.

Since its birth on April 5, 2012, when President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law, equity crowdfunding has become a byword in aspiring entrepreneurial minds encouraged by the prospect of raising capital directly from the public online.

In addition, any person who could potentially become an activist investor of a Texas - based public company and who solicits money from an investor must, before accepting money and at least once each year, provide written notice to any such prospective investor stating that it could potentially become subject to these rules and a copy of the Texas Act.

At Public Discourse today, I explain what led the Left to rebuke the authentically American understanding of religious liberty after the 1993 passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Understanding why religious liberty became politically controversial requires more than just identifying....

They believe that baptism is merely an act of obedience or of public confession of the personal faith, after someone has become a believer.

«Formal discourse becomes politically powerful when it becomes ideology; when it articulates and fuses into effective formulations opinions and attitudes that are otherwise too scattered and vague to be acted upon; when it mobilizes a general mood, «a set of disconnected, unrealized private emotions,» into «a public possession, a social fact»; when it crystallizes otherwise inchoate social and political discontent and thereby shapes what is otherwise instinctive and directs it to attainable goals, when it clarifies, symbolizes, and elevates to structured consciousness the mingled urges that stir within us.

But Conroy's office says that since 1997, the Telecommunications Act has not sought to restrict any person from becoming a carrier, nor has it sought to require a carrier to supply to the public.

In addition, the petition requested that we issue an interim final rule under section 403 (r)(7)(A) of the FD&C Act, stating that the evidence is compelling and the potential to encourage fruit and vegetable consumption is important for public health and that issuing an interim final rule would allow affected fruit and vegetable products to become eligible to bear these health claims as expeditiously as possible.

The effects of becoming homeless can escalate quickly, costing the public purse between # 3,000 - # 18,000 per person in the first year if we don't act early.

Syracuse - area Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick is the co-chairman of Cuomo's Moreland Act Commission, and says he has become a convert to using public funds to finance political campaigns.

He said the policy never became an official rule, which needs to be published and put up for public comment in accordance with the City Administrative Procedure Act.

But liberal advocates have become increasingly frustrated over the bottling up of key bills in the Senate — including the public financing of political campaigns and the DREAM Act.

But once this story became public, it caused a lot of people to act.»

Corruption Watch segment on the Super Morning Show of Joy FM is a very laudable initiative which seek to uncover acts of corruption in Ghana, ensuring that Accountability and Proper Management of Public Resources becomes the order of the day.

We've become used to hearing about «modern attitudes», «barbaric behaviour» and endless public opinion polls claiming that the majority of people are against repeal of the supposedly iconic Hunting Act.

Ken Arnold of Baldwin, an assistant public works commissioner who has worked for the county since 1986, will become the department's $ 155,000 acting commissioner.

In 1967, Reagan signed the Mulford Act, which repealed a law allowing public carrying of loaded firearms (becoming California Penal Code 12031 and 171 (c)-RRB-.

«If you read Section 3 of the Criminal Offences Act, the definition of a public officer includes a potential public officer, so when the President nominated me and announced it to the whole world, I became a potential public officer, recognized under the Criminal code as a public officer, so as far as I am concerned, since that day, I am neutral, and that is why you have not heard my voice over the air saying anything because I am coming to an office which has to be neutral and impartial.

From a strict scorecard perspective, the fact is that none of the legislative items that were supposed to have been part of it — from a full women's equality package, public financing of elections and decriminalization of marijuana, to the Dream Act and a statewide minimum wage indexed to local markets — have become reality.

«I must commend the security agencies for acting swiftly and decisively, soon after the reporter's kidnap became public knowledge.

She received a Masters degree in Public Health from Tufts University and first became involved in grassroots organizing though advocacy for the Affordable Care Act in 2009.

The importance of this statutory prohibition in the SAFE Act is to allow gun permit holders and applicants for licenses to have a fair opportunity to request an exemption from the release of their names and addresses from the application before it becomes a public record.

A year ago, Michael J. Flaherty Jr. launched a Public Integrity Unit when he became acting district attorney.

There is a historical model: The National Defense Education Act trained a generation of people who became public servants.

Although it is rare that a Private Member's Bill, such as this proposed amendment to the University of Ottawa Act, makes it through the many stages required before becoming law, putting the question on the floor of the legislature forces an open debate on the issue, in full view of the public and the press.

«I can't imagine having to tell her when she's grown up that the polar bears became extinct,» he said, «because we didn't act soon enough to combat a problem that we knew was real but that we couldn't convince the public of.»

There have been many concerns raised about the use of e-cigarettes, including attracting young people to become smokers, re-establishing the act of inhaling nicotine as something that is acceptable in public, and diverting smokers who want to quit away from evidence - based smoking cessation treatment services.

After extensive conversations over the past several weeks with senior staff persons and key Members of Congress who serve on the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the bill, it has become clear that very few, if any, public health bills such as the SMA Treatment Acceleration Act will move through Congress during the lame - duck session set to begin on November 15.

Things tend to sell out fast during the sale, so if you're not a cardholder or do not want to sign up to become one, you should act fast once the official public sale starts this Friday.

A staunch non-smoker, Hagman acted as the chairperson of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout for nine years, and following his 1995 surgery, he became the National Spokesperson for the 1996 U.S. Transplant Games sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation and was recognized by the foundation for his role in increasing public awareness in regards to organ donation.

The fact she's still slogging on TV while Carey Mulligan swans round the Oscars proves how outrageously public - school - skewed the acting industry has become in the twenty - first century.

So the two become a con double act, robbing the American public (who are suffering from the effects of the Great Depression) along their trip across the state.

Kinsey tells of how a zoologist became the nation's premier sex expert, seeing an incredible lack of education as intolerable, led by moral zealots who sought to keep the public feeling puritanical about the act.

The public has become so accustomed to his idiosyncratic behavior that anytime he acts kind of crazy or pulls some stunt, we just shrug and say, «Well, that's Bill.»

Chris Pratt may be known for his jokes, but the actor revamped his public image when he became a leading acting A — list movie star.

I sat in the audience of a fifty - two - year - old woman who had worked with a voice coach for two years to become a more fluent and compelling public speaker, watched the dress rehearsal of a play written by a sixty - three - year - old new playwright, and enjoyed the debut performance of a fifty - eight - year - old former schoolteacher at the conclusion of his first year of studying acting.

American voters are becoming increasingly aware of the No Child Left Behind Act, but a growing minority of them are deciding they don't like it, a new poll sponsored by the Public Education Network and Education Week suggests.

In Michigan, in 2007, the ACT became part of the test required of juniors in the public schools.

2 Section 30 (1)(a) of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002, as amended by the Immigration Amendment Act 13 of 2011 prohibits an admission of non-citizens who can not take care of themselves while staying in South Africa and allows deportation of those whose likely to become a public charge.

Mobile video technology means outrageous behaviour and abuses can rapidly become public knowledge, but achieving just outcomes still depends on a political willingness to act on such knowledge.

$ 12 million to fully fund the Excellent Public Schools Act, which includes tutoring funds for Read to Achieve so that students can become reading proficient by the fourth grade.

Walker's Act 10 law, which became effective in June 2011 and was upheld in the Wisconsin Supreme Court in July, removed virtually all collective bargaining power for public sector unions.

These tactics are contrary to the intent of the Charter Schools Act, which states that charter public schools are and become an integral part of the California educational system and that establishment be encouraged.