Sentences with phrase «challenged governments at all levels»

Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and his Kano State counterpart, Dr. Umar Ganduje have urged labour unions to be realistic in their demand for minimum wage due to economic challenges the government at all levels are facing.

Not exact matches

In fact, the P3 approach does nothing to solve the fundamental infrastructure funding challenge faced by governments at the local, state, and federal levels.

Our close - knit community consistently allows business leaders to work together with government representatives at the federal, state and local level to resolve challenges.

Yet deteriorating fiscal positions at all levels of government create a new set of challenges.

At a higher, almost philosophical level, the government wants to disrupt the long - standing mechanics that enable a small business to both get through challenging times without resorting to layoffs or bankruptcy, and then reap their rewards during those precious, and often short, «good years.»

'' The government sector has been a drag, there is still one more budget fight coming in the next few weeks and that's going to be a challenge, but if we get through that we are into the part of the election cycle where government drag turns into a small boost, we are already seeing some rehiring at the state and local level and that is significant as well.»

Completely scrap the the funding for private schools, but in the event it's not politically expedient for the government heading into an election, at least consider a reduction in funding levels to financially aid the public system and alleviate some of the pressures they currently are experiencing with class size, lack of teachers and the challenges inherent in providing school lunch programs.

No seriously creative legislation can be passed without being subjected immediately to judicial challenge, and the Supreme Court appears to have narrowed its own options too tightly to allow for genuine experimentation by our government at any level.

A trial court in Rensselaer County has thrown out a union challenge to a pair of programs started by Cuomo — the Empire and Excelsior Service fellowships — that recruits young professionals and those just getting out of school, to work at high level jobs in state government for two year periods.

Secondly, at the operational level there are a series of challenges related to the nature of the relationship between the organization and the host governments, many of whom are ethically suspect at best.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's eighth State of the State address today is expected to address «unprecedented challenges» facing New York at all levels of government, sustaining his criticism of Republicans in Washington, according to a source with knowledge of the speech.

The focus of the challenge was to get the government to restore a Fund that existed from 2012 - 2015 to help deaf and disabled candidates of all parties, at all levels, with the extra costs of standing for election.

«Nigeria government at all level must be willing to accommodate views that are of great relevance in our quest to look inward solving our energy and other challenges, not necessary from so called technocrats but from all patriotic Nigerians who have vibrant ideas and ready to move this country forward».

Government has huge challenges with implementing a campaign promise to make education at the Senior High School level free for all students, both day and boarders, and starting from the next academic year.

The statement observes Government is having challenges with implementing its campaign promise to make education at the Senior High School level free for all students, starting next academic year.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said that Democrats are trying to be united at every level of government, and do not intend to mount primary challenges against members of the IDC, unlike 2014, when they ran candidates against some IDC members.

Explaining the need for private involvement in the company, Mr Mahama revealed: «Government agreement under the Millennium Challenge Compact is to leverage private sector participation at the client level to assist in resolving client complaints and revenue collection.»

He also challenged government to expedite action on the national climate change policy to ensure its implementation at the regional and district level, to address issues of climate change in the region, since the region is most at risk of climate change.

The scale of this challenge is not yet at U.S levels, but given that Britain under 18 is considerably more diverse than the current electorate, it will become increasingly unlikely at each election there will be a future Conservative majority government without making considerable progress among ethnic minority voters.

«You were a governor before me and you are assuming office at a very delicate period in our national political life not only in terms of the challenges of a new party seeking power at various levels of government including Federal but also at a time when there seems to be a lot of tension in the country and clear frightening security challenges» he said.

Consideration of regional trends will be crucial to tackle the diverse health challenges faced by provincial governments, and localised health policies will likely be the key for overall success at the national level.

Over the past decade it has convened leaders at the highest levels in academic institutions, the pharmaceutical industry, information technology industry, and government to draw upon their perspectives in addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the clinical research enterprise.

The government has a duty of care to provide a service for the people it governs and it must do so to a standard that elevates the country as a leader in the field at the highest levels as well as endure the challenge of keeping Britain on an equal footing with competitors from countries in Europe and beyond.

(But it has proven more challenging at the primary level, where England has some 11,000 schools enrolling fewer than 250 pupils each, without the organizational or financial wherewithal to succeed as free - standing organizations — though the government is devising schemes for getting them to share services and pool resources.)

We all acknowledge these challenges and numerous reformers at every level of government as well as in the non-profit sector support countless efforts to address them, from expanded health care to initiatives that link social services to schools.

«Tackling workload is one of the key challenges we face in the education sector and an issue that has to be at the forefront everything that is done at both Welsh Government and local governmGovernment and local governmentgovernment level.

Bennett urged the government to find the cash for internal inclusion units at schools with higher than average levels of challenging behaviour.

«Nevertheless, the ruling identified profound educational challenges that remain and must continue to receive serious and sustained attention — and action — at every level of government.

Instead, both political parties, and all levels of government, have advanced reforms that, while well intentioned, have not risen to the level necessary to address the depth and breadth of the daunting challenges of equity and excellence facing American public education at the beginning of the 21st century.»

Up to $ 35 million in TIGER II planning grants and up to $ 40 million in HUD Sustainable Community Challenge Grants were sought by approximately 900 applicants at all levels of government across the country.

With 2016 underway, members of the herp industry across the United States face new opportunities, new legislative and regulatory attacks on businesses, and new challenges to reptile and amphibian ownership at all levels of government.

One challenge is that while the vulnerability is global, the solutions are mostly local — at the level of individual school districts and a slew of national, state and local government agencies.

For example, planning for sea - level increases remains a key challenge for governments of countries with vulnerable coastlines, including several with major cities at risk from rising waters.

The Need: «Despite that amazing success and decades of environmental progress, we find ourselves facing an even more dire, almost existential, set of global environmental challenges, from loss of biodiversity to climate change to plastic pollution, that call for action at all levels of government,» said Denis Hayes.

This guidance document is principally aimed at the tourism industry and government organizations at the different levels, who will have the primary responsibility of developing mitigation and adaptation strategies to respond to the challenges that global climate change will bring to the tourism sector.

I assist clients with issues that arise during bid preparation, and I represent clients in public procurement disputes against governments at all levels (bid challenges, judicial review, civil claims for breach of «contract A / B», etc.).

Whatever they do in relation to peremptory challenges, every level of government in Canada should take seriously the recommendations set out by Justice Iacobucci in his 2013 Report to increase Indigenous representation on juries (summarized at para 44 and para. 374 - 387).

«Although government agencies at every level have many similarities, we also realize that each one has their own unique needs and challenges.

Whatever they do in relation to peremptory challenges, every level of government in Canada should take seriously the recommendations set out by Justice Iacobucci in his 2013 Report to increase Indigenous representation on juries (summarized at para 44 and paras 374 - 387).

The Summits of the Americas are institutionalized gatherings of the 35 Heads of State and Government of the members of the Organization of American States (OAS) where leaders discuss common policy issues, affirm shared values and commit to concerted actions at the national and regional level to address continuing and new challenges faced in the Americas.

We represent the sector's position at the national level by working with government, local agencies and public bodies to challenge and champion policy and practice.