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Relief, anger and calls for reform as MEPs support measures to boost region's cap - and - trade scheme

Mr Brown's comments attracted criticism from the Conservative party, who accused the prime minister of using calls for reform as a «smokescreen» distracting from the proxy donor scandal.

The Business Council and other business organizations have raised concerns about the ongoing implementation of the state's MWBE contracting program, and are calling for reforms as part of any extension legislation in 2018.

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Although the trend would likely be in that direction, he has proven to be a compromiser (and a dealmaker, as he likes to call himself) when it comes to achieving his objectives and for him all options to achieving those objectives (for example, deficit reform) are up for negotiation, including those on the revenue side.

Today, as global markets nervously watch to see how much it will cost to save European banks from their willingness to make risky loans, critics around the world are calling for Hammurabi - style reforms to make sure financial institutions, not taxpayers, pay for future bad bets.

The organization has also complained to the Home Office and the Independent Office for Police Conduct, calling for reforms to what it describes as a «totally unregulated, potentially discriminatory and unlawful practice.»

The tense negotiations over Greece's debt come as the Greek government struggles to find a consensus to pass the budget reforms demanded by its so - called troika of lenders — the European Central Bank, European Union and International Monetary Fund — in exchange for releasing the next installment of bailout money, a 30 billion euro ($ 38.3 billion) payout scheduled to be released in March.

WASHINGTON The White House on Tuesday urged U.S. lawmakers to move ahead with legislation to help prisoners prepare for life after release, but stopped short of calling for broader reforms such as changing mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes.

APEC's founding coincided with the sudden burst on the global scene of the Asian growth miracle, led by the «tigers» — Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore — and just as Deng Xioping issued his remarkable call for economic reform in China.

A bipartisan group of senators formally filed the immigration legislation early Wednesday calling for border security as the cornerstone of reform.

In «Evangelii Gaudium» (The Joy of the Gospel), officially known as an «apostolic exhortation,» Francis calls for church reforms, urges Catholics to be more bold and joyful, and castigates elements of modern capitalism.

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In one remarkably progressive instance, the New York Moral Reform Society (NYMRS) published an article in their newsletter — the Advocate of Moral Reform — calling out the double standard between men and women in terms of sex, mainly that men were allowed to have it whenever where - ever, but if a woman worked as a prostitute (pretty much her only option for many lower class impoverished women), then she was the lowest of the low.

It would be unnecessary to labor this point except that sin is often conceived too narrowly either as something to be settled with God only, or on the other hand as merely calling for reform in human relations.

As for those Catholic commentators generally noted for «calling for reform», they have been remarkably low - key.

That is why I call for a thoroughgoing transformation of society as a whole, and not for the mere reform of existing institutions.

The so - called Tridentine rite, of course, far from being «medieval» has roots deep in pre-medieval antiquity (it is in any case a strange view of history in which the Counter-Reformation took place in the middle ages), and is a living manifestation of the Newmanian principle of development, wherebya process of continuous change is inevitable if the essence of the Church's faith is to remain the same: for, as The Catholic Herald pointed out in its admirable leader, the reforms of Pope St Pius V, enshrined in the Missal of 1570, itself containing ancient elements, «were inspired by the Council of Trent.

But he is of limited interest to such as NCR and the sponsors of «A Call For Reform» because he is an orthodox Catholic who shows no interest in advancing revolutionary change within the Roman Catholic Church.

His naive use of class differences to identify excellence («Ministers of the better class are not satisfied to accept the rural churches») and his explicit call for theological schools to train persons to minister specifically to the rich suggest that this interest in theology, which is otherwise so thoroughly underemployed in Harper's proposed reform of theological schooling, is vulnerable to ideological misuse as a «cover» that at once obscures and legitimates an underlying concern to secure the churches» social status.

Commentators, including cardinals, who have called for reform have, as far as I have seen, offered not one example where the Church's machinery of government while carrying out the directions of the Holy Father has failed.

But I can see a time in the future when we will have the calls for the Franciscan papacy's Curia to be reformed as people react against his teachings, as they have reacted against the teachings of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

As we've written about before, more and more advocates are calling for measures to decriminalize marijuana and reform the criminal justice system, as advocates say that not only are the current laws unfair, but they are also expensive and ineffective at stopping crimAs we've written about before, more and more advocates are calling for measures to decriminalize marijuana and reform the criminal justice system, as advocates say that not only are the current laws unfair, but they are also expensive and ineffective at stopping crimas advocates say that not only are the current laws unfair, but they are also expensive and ineffective at stopping crime.

They may be called the dogmatic and the pragmatic; or the a priori and the empirical; or the theological and the sociological; or, as one speaker defined them, a dogmatism which makes an absolute separation between the world and God and refuses to let the church be held responsible for anything that happens in the world, and a «pseudo-religious activism» which would make the church the servant of every benevolent or reforming impulse.

And thank God there are a growing number of feminists who are campaigning for a radical reform in this matter - not through getting men to wash an equal number of dishes, but by reviving in them the sense of what their man's role as a father calls for.

Struggling quality wine producers such as Treasury Wines have also been calling for reform.

«That this House has no confidence in the ability of the Football Association (FA) to comply fully with its duties as a governing body, as the current governance structures of the FA make it impossible for the organisation to reform itself; and calls on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the governance of the FA.»

The substantial financial earnings made by individual Church of England Bishops from their privileged place within the House of Lords have come under scrutiny, leading to further calls from the British Humanist Association (BHA) for their removal as a part of the impending reforms to the upper chamber.

The Electoral Reform Society has called for the voting age to be lowered to 16 as the next logical step in strengthening young people's understanding of citizenship.

The research suggested politicians should be looking at the following: continued welfare reform, with a particular emphasis on developing a contributory system; keeping taxes as low as people believe are possible to deliver high quality services; avoiding punishing people for things they can not possibly do without like driving or buying and selling houses; more proportionate sentencing; and restricting so - called health tourism.

The call for evidence was issued to: • better understand how the relief is currently used • understand whether or not the relief is working as the Government intends • help inform any potential reform.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio reiterated his calls for voting reform on the state level in an eight - part Twitter post as New Yorkers voted.

Attorney General Schneiderman praised Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for pushing ethics reform as part of the State budget process, but called for more dramatic changes, even if doing so delayed enactment of the budget.

As the final days of the current state Legislature's session wind down, there's growing calls for lawmakers and the governor to do something about ethics reform.

The shock figures emerged as the House of Lords prepares to vote on calls for the controversial reforms to be either scrapped or delayed.

A win by Gonzalez would help re-establish the WFP in Albany and also solidify its standing in NYC as a vehicle for reform against the well - established so - called Democratic «machines» in the outer boroughs — particularly Brooklyn and, in the case of the 2009 NYC Council elections, in which the WFP teamed up with HTC and 1199 against party - backed candidates, Queens.

These reforms often involved changes in management style (for instance, the so - called «New Public Management» (NPM), in which concepts from the private sector such as competition, performance indicators, and bonus payments were applied to public administration) or the introduction of computer technology.

A concern that a new settlement will be a stitch - up amongst the major political parties and the vibrancy of the referendum campaign in Scotland have energised campaigners to call for a convention that is either constituted fully by randomly - selected citizens (as with the British Columbia Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform) or one that is a mix of randomly - selected citizens and participants appointed by political parties (as with the Irish Constitutional Convention).

Unlock Democracy's protest on Saturday succeeded in attracting support from Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and the group is hoping its efforts will help strengthen the party's resolve in calling for a referendum on electoral reform as coalition negotiations continue.

For the interest of readers who feel they want to catch up on the complexities of electoral reform options, this was the report of the «Independent Commission on the Voting System» — the so - called Jenkins Commission — as published in 1998: http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm40/4090/contents.htm

[113] Jean Charest recognized the referendum's legitimacy, although a draft post-referendum speech had him interpreting a «Yes» vote as a call for drastic reform of Canadian federation instead of separation.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the Commission on Assisted Dying's call to reform the law to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults as set out in its report, which is considered, detailed and recommends a change in the law for practical, ethical and legal reasons.

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting a rare boost from a top Bloomberg aide, as former deputy mayor Howard Wolfson called Governor Andrew Cuomo's embrace of disability pension reform that police and fire unions are clamoring for «surprising and disappointing from a taxpayer perspective.»

WFP's Long Island Political Director Jess Carrano also cited Rice's support for the so - called «Raise the Age» campaign (the push to stop trying some youthful offenders as adults) and campaign finance reform — especially the creation of a publicly funded system.

But David Cameron repeated Francis» call for there to be no «scapegoats» and defended Nicholson, who was viewed by many in Whitehall as essential to the smooth implementation of the NHS reforms.

Coming as the Vickers report into banking reform is published, TUC general secretary Brendan Barber called for union members to take on the main thrust of the government argument by insisting on the need for growth to cut the deficit.

The Syracuse Republican in a Capital Tonight interview on Wednesday said the GOP conference is willing to compromise on the ethics issue as Cuomo calls for broader disclosure of outside income and other long - sought reforms.

Hanna took issue with being branded as one of Koch's so - called «enemies of reform», saying he should not be lambasted for refusing to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo's redistricting bill, as introduced by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, because he never technically pledged to do so.

The Greens have called for Foundation Aid to be fully funded immediately, for the school aid formula to be reformed so it is more need - based, and for the state to support school desegregation programs such as intra - and inter-district public school choice, consolidation, and incentives (such as magnet schools).

As taxpayers struggle to make ends meet — including affording the ever - increasing MTA fares — and the governor and legislature are working to control state spending and make our state fiscally solvent, the MTA just disregards reality,» said Rabbitt, who has been a vocal and leading advocate for reforming the MTA, and was a driving force behind the repeal of the MTA payroll tax, having called for a fiscal audit of the authority and its board.

As a concession to the Real Estate Board of New York, the industry's lobby and a supporter of Mr. de Blasio's reforms, the mayor is calling for projects to receive the tax benefits for 35 years instead of 25.