Sentences with phrase «by nonpartisan»

Kuperburg, in research released Monday by the nonpartisan Council on Contemporary Families, found that premarital cohabitation by itself has little impact on a relationship's longevity.

State justices are selected in a variety of ways: through the appointment without a nominating commission, by merit selection through a nominating commission, by partisan election, by nonpartisan election, or by merit selection combined with other methods.

More information on coal industry contributions to Congress can be found at FollowtheCoalMoney.org, created by the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization Oil Change International.

In the poll, released Thursday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, global warming came in last among 20 voter concerns; it trailed issues like addressing moral decline and decreasing the influence of lobbyists.

More information on oil industry contributions to Congress can be found at FollowtheOilMoney.org, created by the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization Oil Change International.

The landmark global warming law, which is being enforced in phases, could put the state's businesses at a competitive disadvantage unless other states and the federal government come up with similar plans, the study by the nonpartisan agency said.

Tuesday's debate was sponsored by the nonpartisan John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress at New York University.

More information on coal industry contributions to Congress can be found at FollowtheCoalMoney.org, a project sponsored by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Oil Change USA and Appalachian Voices.

More information on oil industry contributions to Congress can be found at FollowtheOilMoney.org, a project created by the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization Oil Change International.

More information on coal industry contributions to Congress can be found at FollowtheCoalMoney.org, a project sponsored by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Oil Change International and Appalachian Voices.

Gleckman is the editor of TaxVox, a blog published by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center in Washington.

A projection released last year by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau showed a $ 210 million deficit looming.

But the evidence must be collected in an atypical manner to ensure that students» performances can then be objectively scored by nonpartisan judges.

A new report by the nonpartisan research and policy group Public Agenda addresses these questions by examining nine high - achieving, high - poverty public schools across Ohio.

The standards were created by the nonpartisan Council of Chief State School Officers, which represents the top education officers in each state, and the National Governors Association, along with Achieve, a Washington - based nonprofit working to increase the number of students who graduate from high school ready for college and careers.

But according to a careful review by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst of the past 26 years that Proposition 98 has been law, neither claim holds up.

To steady ourselves, we turn to an analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office.

Results from a study conducted by a nonpartisan research team at the University of Arkansas showed that students in private - choice schools were more likely to graduate from high school than their peers at Milwaukee Public Schools.

At the same time, the amount of money the state spends on each public school student has decreased by about 4 percent, according to a memo released this week by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau at the request of Sen. Janet Bewley, D - Ashland.

Once governor - elect Jerry Brown and the members of the 2011 California Legislature get around to cutting a budget deal next summer - one would hope - there's likely to be about $ 2 billion less than this year in Proposition 98 funding, according to estimates released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst.

This adds to the nearly $ 10 million in state electoral spending by school choice proponents between 2003 and 2012, as tallied by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.

A: According to an analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, the bill doesn't define specific policies or actions that would be off limits.

The most startling finding of the report, released by the nonpartisan think - tank, MassINC (The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth), is that 667,000 of the 1.1 million at - risk workers have earned a high school credential but still lack basic math, reading, writing, language, and analytic skills at the level considered acceptable for the typical 21st century workplace.

The matchup was ordained by a nonpartisan primary election in which Ms. Eastin captured 2 million votes, or 43 percent of the total, well short of the majority she needed to avoid a runoff.

A January 2014 report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service does an excellent job of summarizing the history of the idea, including the work of an interagency panel, and the challenges that lie ahead.

About 64 percent of Americans are uncomfortable with animal cloning, and 43 percent believe the products are unsafe for consumption, according to a 2006 survey by the nonpartisan Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology.

The report this week by the nonpartisan Office of Budget Review said sales tax revenue is expected to come in $ 23 million over budget, while the county deferred $ 57.6 million in pension costs.

Tenney said she was disappointed that an analysis of the GOP plan by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office concluded older people will pay substantially more for their health insurance than younger Americans.

The 2017 inauguration celebration hosted by the nonpartisan New York State Society at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington is part of a tradition every four years for groups to celebrate the best of their home state.

Similarly, elections are run by the two major political parties, not by nonpartisan professionals.

The report released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office finding the American Health Care Act will remove 23 million people from insurance rolls will complicate the already delicate talks in the Senate over a revised bill.

Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, criticized an assessment of the House GOP's health care bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, while Democratic leaders seized on the findings as proof the plan would do more harm than good.

Senate Republicans» $ 1.5 trillion tax cut would not «pay for itself» according to a report released by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation.

The poll asked voters if they would be more likely to support the plan if the casino sites were picked by a nonpartisan state Gaming Commission and 30 % said they would be more likely to do so.

Banks have paid $ 178 billion in penalties and settlements to the federal government since 2010, according to a report by the nonpartisan government accountability group Good Jobs First.

An analysis by the nonpartisan Congress» Joint Committee on Taxation found the Senate version of the tax bill actually would increase taxes in 2019 for 13.8 million households earning less than $ 200,000 a year.

Ten of New York's Democratic - held House seats were ranked as competitive by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report prior to the election; the 4th District was ranked likely Democratic; the 13th, 22nd and 25th Districts were ranked as lean Democratic; the 1st, 19th, 20th, 23rd and 24th were ranked as toss - ups; and the 29th District was ranked as likely Republican.

Koch, through his good - government group New York Uprising, released lists Thursday of how candidates responded to his call for legislative district boundaries to be drawn by a nonpartisan commission, tougher governmental ethics rules and a better budget process.

During remarks delivered at a forum hosted by the nonpartisan good government group Citizens Union, the Attorney General outlined what he believes is required to help «cure the disease» of public corruption, including a total ban on outside employment income for legislators, an end to per diems, rules reform to empower individual legislators, and a constitutional amendment to extend legislators» terms from two to four years.

A reasoned estimate by the nonpartisan Campaign Finance Institute sets the figure at $ 26 to $ 41 million per year.

The Republican tax law passed last fall will give the richest 1 percent of Americans an average personal income tax break of about $ 33,000, while the poorest Americans will receive an average personal income tax break of $ 40, according to a new study published this week by nonpartisan analysts.

Even though the HHFKA had its origins in the George W. Bush administration, and even though its nutrition standards were recommended by the nonpartisan Institute of Medicine, it's Michelle Obama — and, by extension, her husband — who've been the public faces of this effort.

For example, a recent study by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office used income tax data and other sources to improve on the census estimates.

We can now test this proposition, because the Clinton and Sanders tax proposals have been thoroughly analyzed by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.

The GOP bill including some changes would increase federal budget deficits by $ 1.7 trillion over 10 years, according to Joint Committee on Taxation estimates shared by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the eight largest banks — including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. — would be unlikely to choose the option because they would have to raise large amounts of capital given their size.

Supporters in the five states set to vote on recreational marijuana had a war chest of $ 30 million as of Oct. 20, compared to just $ 6.6 million for their rivals, according to campaign finance data collected by the nonpartisan site Ballotpedia.

Being on a terrorist watch list is not «in and of itself a disqualifying factor» for people purchasing firearms and explosives, according to a 2013 report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.

A 2013 analysis of the Senate's immigration reform bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates its passage would have resulted in nine million more people entering the U.S. work force in the next 20 years, with new immigrants participating at a higher rate, on average, than other U.S. residents.

Not exact matches

As it stands, the tax plan would lower taxes for most Americans, but one in five could see an increase in their tax bill by 2027, according to a report from the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation.