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CalPERS, the California Public Employees» Retirement System, which voted in favor of the climate change proposal at Exxon's shareholder's meeting Wednesday, also released a statement.

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But Andrei Sulzenko, a fellow at University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, who has worked on and studied expert - advice panels like the Jenkins committee, says any proposal that demands a «machinery of government» change is bound to meet stiff resistance.

«The proposal will bring together two of the most experienced and talented management teams in retail at a time when the industry is undergoing rapid change.

At the same time, it positions him nicely for the general election (should he get that far), half - way between Republican proposals that are unlikely to bring any change to the health care economy whatsoever, and the Democrats» sweeping ambition.

U.S. regulators expect Internet service providers to sue the government over any changes in the way they are regulated and must reevaluate any proposals to make sure they stand up in court, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said at a meeting on Friday.

Here we take a look at some of the Trump tax law changes proposed during his campaign, consider the impact of those changes and the likelihood of these proposals actually becoming law in 2017.

The rule was supposed to be completed 270 days after the law was enacted, but it has been delayed at the SEC by leadership changes, a heavy workload and the difficulties in crafting a workable crowdfunding proposal.

Proxy season is back, and climate change is still at the top of the shareholder proposal agenda.

InsideClimate News reviewed 25 years» worth of shareholder proposals at the three largest U.S. oil companies — ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips — to see how they responded to investor concerns about climate change.

An Italian judge on April 23 ruled against Elliott's proposal for a partial board change at Telecom Italia on April 24.

For example, they staged a walk - out at COP19 at Warsaw when their proposal for a loss and damage mechanism, which would contribute to addressing damages occurring from adverse effects of climate change, did not receive enough traction.

A: When a company receives low support for its say - on - pay proposal (generally less than 75 %), we believe at a minimum the company should provide some level of disclosure regarding the company's response to shareholder opposition; such disclosure, which often includes a discussion of engagement meetings and feedback received, should be accompanied by relevant changes and / or rationale intended to address outstanding concerns.

Shervin Pishevar, one of Kalanick's closest allies and a former board observer at the company, previously had promised a lawsuit for tens of billions of dollars should the proposal on voting changes be approved.

From 1990 to 2005, he was Director Fiscal Policy Division Department of Finance, responsible for overall preparation of the federal budget; preparation and assessment of medium - and long - term projections of federal revenues and expenses and implications for fiscal policy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statements.

When this idea was attacked, on the grounds that the new Medicare subsidy might not be adequate to purchase sufficient health care benefits, Ryan changed his proposal so that Medicare would have a «defined benefit,» but the size of the government subsidy would be determined by competitive bidding (determining who could provide the benefits at the lowest price), rather than by government bureaucrats.

Crisis books usually follow a predictable pattern: first a searing depiction of the problem at hand, then some broad and sweeping assessments of how great changes in attitude might begin to address the issue, and then some piddling and timid policy proposals that clearly won't begin to meet the challenge.

When I saw who had written that, my hopes for an intelligent, or at least receptive, government response to the campaign against gay «marriage» then getting under way died within me: those words were written by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, and they appeared on the very morning she launched a «consultation» on the government's proposals to enforce a change in the legal definition of this ancient institution.

«Our various proposals to change Section 46 are in essence not aimed at what happens on the playing field, but instead seek to address exclusionary behaviour akin to when one team with substantial market power has locked the other in their change rooms and is seeking to win by default.»

They say the specific number of clubs who voted in favour of the rule change is not yet clear but at least fourteen of the twenty clubs must have voted for the proposal in order for it to be sanctioned.

A proposal for a new parks maintenance building at the north end of Century Park in Vernon Hills has several nearby residents concerned about the new view and changes to the park's natural landscape and aesthetics.

We are disappointed at the government's proposals for changing the system of leave entitlements for parents (Report, 12 November).

Citizens Union says the proposal has enough safeguards built in to be an effective reform, while also being the best shot at changing the system in decades.

But CIHT says vital changes are needed to the framework to bring forward sustainable developments and increase the pace at which proposals clear the planning process.

In this post I look at Trump's proposals for trade, health care, financial regulation and climate change and conclude that his administration is likely to run into major obstacles in each of these areas.

Lazio scoffed at Cuomo's «new New York agenda,» which calls for sweeping change in Albany and fiscally conservative proposals to bring spending under control, calling it «snake oil.»

NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman tonight offered a sharp critique of Albany's long history of ethical lapses and past claims of reform, and made comprehensive proposals to fundamentally change New York State government by striking at the root causes of corruption.

The state legislature's one - house budgets make some changes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 163 million proposal to offer free tuition at public colleges in New York to some middle - class students.

Howie Hawkins called Governor Cuomo's plastic bag ban proposal yesterday a publicity stunt designed to divert attention from thousands of climate change activists at the Capitol on Monday saying it was time for Cuomo to Walk the Talk.

Also at 2:30 p.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis discuss state government corruption and promote proposals to change state government ethics regulations, during a roundtable discussion for reporters and photographers; Royal Restaurant, 7609 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn.

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During his 2018 State of the State speech on Wednesday in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo spent little time on government ethics reform, but did address at somewhat greater length his proposals to increase access to the ballot box and change state campaign finance law.

Two reports released Thursday urged changes to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposal for free tuition at New York State's public colleges and universities — although for widely varied reasons.

Grand Island Supervisor Nathan McMurray will propose a radical change in town government at a Town Board work session Monday with a proposal to hire a town manager and cut salaries, including his own.

Speaking at City Hall, Quinn said one of the proposals would change state law to require Level 2 sex offenders to appear in person and meet with law enforcement officials once a year.

A news release from Cuomo's office in December read: «The governor's proposal to change the name to New York International at Stewart Field will help attract additional flight service to the region and increase name recognition among residents and visitors.»

The Charter Revision Commission, the panel appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to consider changes to the city constitution, plans to take a serious look at a proposal that would eliminate the need for voters to make a second trip to the polls for runoff elections.

Mr. DiNapoli also announced the pension fund had withdrawn shareholder proposals at three energy companies due to their climate - change disclosure policies.

The United Federation of Teachers is taking aim at Andrew Cuomo's proposal to extend the charter cap as it hones its strategy to combat the governor's ambitious package of education - policy changes.

Speaking Thursday at the St. Patrick's Day Parade, de Blasio said the nonprofit had accomplished what it was created to do: Push through proposals such as universal pre-K and his zoning changes to help create and preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing.

In particular, we welcome proposals to strengthen the role of individual Returning Officers and to address the present shortfall in funding electoral administration, to simplify law and to establish a principle that all changes in electoral law must be finalised at least six months before any election.

What has been at issue for lawmakers and Cuomo is the governor's push to have unilateral changes over the spending plan after it is approved — a non-starter for the Senate and Assembly, but the only nod the $ 152 billion budget proposal gave to the upheaval in Washington.

Michael Gove's proposals for changing the GCSEs would end up putting girls at a disadvantage.

People could be given meters in their homes to show exactly how much electricity they use, in new proposals aimed at tackling climate change.

The proposals range from measures that would have to be enacted by the Legislature or through rules changes at the state Board of Elections.

Buried deep in the State of the State book are proposals aimed at changing roadway behavior in an effort to cut down on the number of highway fatalities.

«Our democratic process has changed dramatically recently,» the governor said at an event at Fordham Law School, where he announced his proposal.

While many residents at Tuesday night's Southold Town Board meeting agreed that having affordable housing for the area's workers and retired population is important, others said they feared how a proposal to increase the number of units allowed in an affordable housing development will change the North Fork's rural character.

The City Council and the de Blasio administration are currently in negotiations over another criminal justice proposal outlined by the speaker at this time last year, when she called for a change in how the city handles summonses for low - level, non-violent quality of life offenses.

As the state Assembly moved toward a vote Tuesday on a financing deal for a new Bucks arena, at least one Democrat in that chamber is seeking further changes to the proposal.

At the Joint Commission on Public Ethics most recent meeting, commissioners discussed a proposal that could change New York's open ended campaign finance rules.