Sentences with phrase «by local government policies»

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«The authorities continue to rely on local government investment — supported by LGFVs — to hit economic growth targets, and have a broad spectrum of policy tools to limit default contagion,» Fitch added.

And in 2011, Wisconsin's governor decimated public sector unions by taking away state and local government employee rights to collective bargaining, reversing a policy in place since 1959.

For state and local governments, the statutory requirements for balanced budgets meant that fiscal policies turned restrictive relatively quickly once budget surpluses and rainy day funds were exhausted, and this was only temporarily mitigated by federal transfers to the states as part of the initial fiscal stimulus program.

In that case GDP growth will drop sharply in line with the drop in credit growth, but if Beijing simultaneously implements wealth redistribution policies from local governments to households, ordinary China won't feel the pain because the steep drop in GDP growth will be accompanied by a much smaller drop in household income growth.

The Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities were developed in 2017 by Robin Chase, Zipcar co-Founder, and a consortium of leading city and transport organizations including: the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Natural Resources Defense Council, Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), Transportation for America (T4America), Rocky Mountain Institute, Shared - Use Mobility Center, and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.

Some of the risks of investing in real estate include changing laws, including environmental laws; floods, fires, and other Acts of God, some of which can be uninsurable; changes in national or local economic conditions; changes in government policies, including changes in interest rates established by the Federal Reserve; and international crises.

While it is true that many denominational bodies and leaders protested vigorously against our government's Indochina policy, it is all too evident that by and large the local churches failed to confront the theological and moral issues of the war.

Builders, based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government, education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.

The church must stand up for human ideals and their realization through policies by governments local, state and federal, for which they share responsibility.

According to a statement by the NOA Deputy Director of Press, Fidel Agu, in Abuja, the move was announced when the NOA Director General, Garba Abari, paid a visit to the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to deliberate on the proposed mass literacy at the local government level to communicate both monetary and economic policies to the people.

@notstoreboughtdirt, by a «well established informal immigration» do you mean that it's a government or local policy?

Following the path beaten out by the Plain English Campaign (now in its 30th year) and their Golden Bull Awards, organisations such as the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) have been expressing their frustration at the proliferation of gobbledegook in public life.At the end of 2007, the LGA released a list of 100 words local authorities should not use, such as conditionality, coterminosity and contestabiLocal Government Association (LGA) and the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) have been expressing their frustration at the proliferation of gobbledegook in public life.At the end of 2007, the LGA released a list of 100 words local authorities should not use, such as conditionality, coterminosity and contestabilocal authorities should not use, such as conditionality, coterminosity and contestability.

Local Government The FSB's Local Government Policy Unit works to ensure small businesses can compete and grow locally and are treated fairly by local authorities and Government regarding rates, business taxes, planning and procureLocal Government The FSB's Local Government Policy Unit works to ensure small businesses can compete and grow locally and are treated fairly by local authorities and Government regarding rates, business taxes, planning and procureLocal Government Policy Unit works to ensure small businesses can compete and grow locally and are treated fairly by local authorities and Government regarding rates, business taxes, planning and procurelocal authorities and Government regarding rates, business taxes, planning and procurement.

Come share in a discussion of research by Cornell University, local government associations and policy think tanks.

The Department for Communities and Local Government said 90 % of social housing tenants would be unaffected by the policy.

The report, released Wednesday by the left - leaning Fiscal Policy Institute, examined the $ 70 billion in funding that is sent from the federal government to state and local municipalities.

While those of us involved with the NBDC care deeply about government and policy on the county, state and federal levels, our guiding principle is that all politics are local, as said by the late, great United States House Speaker Tip O'Neill.

Represented by Aminu Bisalla, the ministry's permanent secretary, Enelamah said that government would continue to develop policies that would support the efforts of local investors.

These include: · Restricting trade hours of on - licence venues to limit the availability of alcohol in the early hours of the morning · Enhancing community involvement, better facilitating the engagement of local residents with licensing systems · Adding / prioritising public health and / or harm minimisation objectives in alcohol legislation · Restricting the sales of high risk products in areas of concern; and · Deprioritising government support for industry voluntary schemes in place of policies supported by evidence.

Touted under the banner «it's time», flagship policies include a commitment to abolish council tax and instead fund local services through a three pence income tax rise - the maximum allowed by the devolved government.

The Welsh Lib Dem team have been furiously trying to convince voters that the local elections are not a good time to be influenced by events in Westminster, for fear of a backlash over Nick Clegg's support for Tory - led government policies.

On the eve of Trump's inauguration, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman offered legal advice to local governments that follow so - called «sanctuary» policies that could shield undocumented immigrants from deportation by federal authorities.

«The legal guidance and model policies my office released today give local governments the tools they need to protect immigrant communities from any over-reach by federal agencies.

Instead, the governor proposed several measures prompted by recent news, including a new, uniform sexual harassment policy for state and local governments.

On the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman offered legal advice to local governments that follow so - called «sanctuary» policies that could shield undocumented immigrants from deportation by federal authorities.

The entitlement victimology policies that have been pushed by the United States, New York State and local governments in the last 35 years has not worked.

Ken Girardin, an analyst with the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany think tank that advocates for lower taxes and restrained government spending, said, «These higher pay figures reflect bad decisions by both local officials, who signed off on costly deals with the PBA, and state officials, who refuse to fix the state's binding arbitration system that's rigged» to benefit unions.

Policy options raised by Findlay included increasing the minimum wage, reintroduction of council house building, reduction in the use of the private sector in NHS Scotland, and allowing councils to set their own taxes to help reverse job losses within local government.

OSTP ensures that executive branch policies are informed by science, and works with the private sector, state and local governments, the science and higher education communities, and other nations toward this end.

We call upon governments to improve the governance of science by empowering women and young scientists, stimulating policy debates, exchanging knowledge of best practices and lessons learned, and by strengthening local institutions.

While the local foods movement grows by leaps and bounds, government policies frequently do not recognize the important and unique role that local food plays for both farmers and consumers.

«Even in countries with strong national policies and laws,» says co-author Susan Garnett Russell, «several factors result in an implementation gap including lack of capacity in government schools, low levels of capacity among civil servants, autonomy of local and school administrators, and discrimination and xenophobia by the host communities.»

The conference is sponsored by the Program on Education Policy and Governance and the Taubman Center for State and Local Government, with support from EdChoice.

Washington — Compared with what they would have received if fiscal 1981 federal spending policies had remained in effect, state and local governments have lost $ 42 billion in federal assistance since President Reagan assumed office, according to a new analysis by a national public employees» union.

Whilst the frontline schools budget has been protected and policies such as the pupil premium allocate more funding to low income pupils, cuts to central services provided by local government will require schools to do more with less.

(There is, of course, a tension between the idea of the federal government intervening to encourage states and cities to adopt school vouchers programs and the idea that we need more local control of education, but Trump is not really the kind of policy detail guy who is bothered by this kind of thing.)

Although the federal government helped create the policy framework, its ultimate impact will be determined by thousands of implementation and policy decisions at the state and local level.

«While local government supports the free school meals policy, this is a central government initiative and should therefore be fully funded by central government.»

By a large margin, the public opposes «no - disparate impact» policies, regardless of whether the federal government or the local school district formulates them.

This policy brief examines state - by - state trends to compare the extent to which state and local governments are investing in education and in corrections.

Local school board members can help local, state, and federal governments make sound policy decisions governing charter schools by taking acLocal school board members can help local, state, and federal governments make sound policy decisions governing charter schools by taking aclocal, state, and federal governments make sound policy decisions governing charter schools by taking action.

The Montcalm Area Intermediate School District follows policies and bylaws created by the MAISD Board of Education based on rules and regulations provided by the Federal Government, State of Michigan, and local governments.

Local authorities had been told the universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) policy would be fully funded by government, but many are having to raid their maintenance budgets and others are passing the costs onto the schools themselves.

While the vast majority of K - 12 spending is done by state and local governments, the bulging layers of bureaucracy that administer education policy are the direct result of federal overreach into our education system.

Prior to working in the federal government she was the Director of Public Policy and Community Partnerships for Green Dot Public Schools where she was responsible for executing Green Dot's reform agenda by advocating at the local, state and federal level for education reform, supporting existing schools with compliance and oversight, the development of new schools and overseeing the implementation a community schools model at the new Locke Wellness Center.

«Under our system of government, state education policy is determined by the Legislative and Executive Branches and implemented under a strong tradition of local control by municipal school boards and, ultimately, teachers,» Jepsen said in a statement.

With the implementation of encouragement policies by the central and local governments, China is expected to have over 10 million units of clean - energy vehicles by year 2020, the largest number in the world.

As such, this contradicts with some of the policies that the Republican candidate, Trump, has vouched for such as the call for competition in education by incentivizing local governments to take charge.

Alley Cat Allies» ongoing survey of cities and counties reveals that by January 2017, more than 600 local governments have implemented TNR ordinances and policies.

Initial investments have already been made by thousands of local governments in energy efficiency projects, programs, policies, and expanding staff capacity, but most federal funds that have supported these efforts are expiring.