Sentences with phrase «became public policy»

For the past year, a group of researchers with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), has reviewed historical scientific literature funded by the Sugar Research Foundation since the 1960s, which gives us a great perspective on how the war on saturated fats became public policy.

It was initially based on flawed studies, but somehow became public policy (with disastrous consequences).

@KeshavSrinivasan: During the Great Depression of the 1930s, when banks closed right and left, this became a public policy issue.

Abortion on demand, throughout the full nine months of a pregnancy, for virtually any reason, became public policy in the United States of America.

But our amused tolerance on Main Street may yield to something less accommodating if the bumper stickers become public policy.

Encourage and empower recognition of potential school nutrition leaders to become public policy advocates at the local, state, and national level;

From 1991 to 1996, he was an education and industry correspondent at the Financial Times, eventually becoming their public policy editor.

It's become public policy when law - makers misuse their positions to remove and destroy innocent pets from their responsible families in places like Denver, rather than adopt progressive policies that work to create safe, humane communities.

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There is room here for activist public policy aimed at assisting people as soon as they become unemployed — including very fast interventions to have resumés updated, interview skills improved and much shorter - duration job training programs (rather than ones that last months or years).

Grindr later proceeded to publish a full statement, which included a defense that users are given the «option to post information about themselves including HIV status and last test date, and we make it clear in our privacy policy that if you choose to include this information in your profile, the information will also become public.»

On Wednesday, when Motherboard learned of the operation and contacted the Bureau before the court documents became public, an FBI spokesperson declined to comment, citing the Bureau's policy of neither confirming or denying investigations.

Public Service openings at the lower entry levels (PM - 01, Policy Administrator, Level 1, is a broad and typical entry - level classification in the Core Public Service) have become more infrequent within the last six months.

The fate of several state policies that allowed SolarCity to operate had become more uncertain, thanks mostly to hostility from the entrenched utilities, and the company was forced to pull out of Nevada altogether after the state's public utilities commission voted to significantly cut benefits for homeowners with solar.

If Donald Trump becomes the President of the United States and recognizing your public criticism of him and your public support for Hillary Clinton, what specific risks, regulatory policy or otherwise, do you foresee for Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio of businesses?

Grindr reached out to users via a blog post, saying it was clearly marked in its privacy policy that users who choose to include HIV information in their profile, should be aware the information could also become public.

«The Centre will become the «go - to» resource for social finance in Canada, creating a collaborative platform for private, community and government sectors to develop products, services, talent and public policy.»

Jobs also became one of Silicon Valley's most prominent opponents of the Trump administration's restrictive immigration policies, including speaking out at public events, lobbying politicians on both sides of the aisles and funding multi-platform media campaigns, this year aimed at the at - risk Dreamers.

In the final days, the public policy debates became more lively and diverse as participants began to react to the directions being pushed by WCC staff.

The language of that essay has now become the common parlance of public policy debates -» mediating institutions,» «empowerment,» «new paradigm,» and so forth.

This attitude has also been held among scientists until recently, when the creationist pressures on public education and policy became so threatening that some scientists founded a new journal, Creation / Evolution, a «Committee of Correspondence» and a Creation / Evolution News letter, aimed at defending evolutionary science and dismantling creationist arguments.

Evicting from public housing not only individuals accused (not convicted) of drug - dealing and use but also families is becoming accepted policy.

I have recently become aware of an important illustration of the increasing hegemony of the dominant economic theory in the public policy of the United States.

Much as the Study of Theological Education in the United States and Canada, directed by H. Richard Niebuhr in the 1950s, became an influential inquiry into the nature of the church and its ministry, so the Danforth study, ostensibly of campus ministries, became an important resource for exploring the necessary relation of religious faith, social ethics and public - policy formulation.

The reception of the Holy Eucharist is the most misunderstood aspect of the Catholic faith, and when the likes of such public policy - makers as Nancy Pelosi make a national mockery of Communion without consequence, there is little wonder why it has become a mere symbol of self - affirmation rather than the efficacious sign of personal transformation through the Cross of Christ and the «renewal of the mind» (Rom.

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But «public relations» becomes absurd when we apply the same kind of advertising and promotional techniques alike to the American economic system, to business in general, to labor, to a political party or candidate, to the policies of a government, to a public utility, to a book, to a church.

I have watched well - intended ecumenicity become twisted in the interest of 475 ideological assertions and public policy postures.

If Santa Clausism became the dominant «religion» of the country, tried to influence the government, inst / itute laws and public policies and demand that it be taught in public education - start every school day with a reading from «Twas the Night Before Christmas» and have «Ho Ho Ho» on your money - I'm just betting that you would have something to say about it on an internet forum and elsewhere!

Not surprisingly, some of the factors that were found to assist children to become «survivors» are largely beyond the reach of law and public policy.

But, then, the dirty little secret is exposed: non-religion (or secular humanism, as Torcaso v. Watkins admitted) is just as much a religion as any other, except that by pretending to not be a religion, it becomes the Constitutionally established faith and religious test, not just for public office but anything public (public policy, the public square), whose content is defined by the clerisy of a five justice «theocratic majoritarianism.»

The characterization of criminals as primarily victims of their environment, a notion that has become increasingly popular among public policy analysts and social critics since the 1950s, is the clearest example of the erosion of this belief.

Hindu Americans will continue to become better advocates for themselves, particularly in the public policy arena.

The public policy question becomes, «If trappers bear responsibility for catching free - roaming pets (all of which aren't even injured), what responsibility do owners have for the negative effects of their pets» actions?»

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«Schools became our focus because a lot of public schools have a green policy and want to be more sustainable.

A desire to become more involved in the public policy and advocacy side of school nutrition provided Droszcz with that motivation.

Providing lunch to school children has become a multi-front battle among nutrition science, public policy, economics, and politics.

WASHINGTON - The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) today announced that Brent Olson, Assistant Vice President of Public Policy, Emerging Services and Technologies at AT&T, will become the next chair of the FOSI Board of Directors.

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As a responsible steward of the animals in its care, Shedd is committed to conserving species and ecosystems through research that increases knowledge, informs policy, enhances livelihoods and inspires the public to become environmental stewards.

Given the potential reverberating effects of divorce through a child's life, some divorce experts say that broken marriages have become a serious public policy question.

Although programs have proliferated to address the needs of fathers and families, there is also a need to evaluate their effectiveness in helping fathers become better parents and better partners.8 Federal and state policy makers have placed increasing demands on programs to evaluate the effects these programs have on fathers and families and whether they are worth investing public dollars.9

«Today, the Party has become a voice for higher taxes and job - killing policies that will bloat the public workforce and increase the role of government regardless of the consequences, at a time when we need fiscal constraint,» Hills continued.

This trend provides opportunities for advocacy organizations engaging in these larger public policy conversations to become live video broadcasters, and add their live video — and voices — to the public and media's news consumption.

The University of Rochester and embattled professor Florian Jaeger both exercised poor judgment but ultimately followed most policies and laws regarding sexual harassment, U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White said in a widely anticipated report that largely vindicated the university's actions before and after the matter became public.

Since becoming speaker 12 months ago, Heastie has had few public policy disagreements with Cuomo, save for the tug - of - war over education reform measures in last year's budget.

Although most of the Eastern EU Member States have a relatively low level of public debt and their economies are back on the growth path, in Hungary and Poland the EU has become increasingly associated with unpopular immigration policies (which mostly benefit Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants).

No, a slim and highly readable volume in which Suzanne Mettler describes how certain public policies have become highly resistant to reform and damaging to American democracy.

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.

He said: «A smaller, more effective house will be able to build public confidence and support for its crucial constitutional role in checking bills before they become law and in reviewing policy through their hard - working select committees.»