Sentences with phrase «change the legislation so»

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Any changes that can't be made on that basis — changes, for example, that simply redistribute money — will have to be made through legislation, if and when there is the political will to do so.

As more cities and states begin mandatory nutrition labeling on menus — so far New York City, Oregon, California and several major cities, with similar legislation pending in 15 states — Repole sees consumers making a major change in their eating habits.

In my business, complicated new legislation regarding data protection has led to a stream of ideas for re-engaging with former clients, so be sure to embrace change in your sector to drive new thinking.

So it has no real role in the setting of EI premium rates, given the current legislation, as it has no option but to recommend annual changes of 10 cents.

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It's hard to imagine how so many people don't understand that by the nature of our representation and elections we have a two party system which only legislation is likely to change.

So where I disagree with Larison is his claim that «Conservatives actually know very well that they do not speak for a majority in this country, and they are also well aware that changes that would allow for more direct, plebiscitary democracy, whether in presidential elections or in passing legislation, would work to the detriment of their smaller states and their overall political interests.»

As with legislation at every level of government, successful utilization of the power of the permit depends not so much on concerned citizens committed to making youth sports in their local community safer (although they are, of course, important) as on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.»

On 26 June 2007 the UK government proposed an important change in legislation so that more fathers sign the birth certificate.

At present there is no legislation on the age limit of any tyres fitted to vehicles in the UK, so Frances has enlisted the help of Maria Eagle MP and they have met with Patrick McLoughlin, The Secretary of State for Transport to try to change the law on this important matter.

«We have worked closely with disability organisations and across government to bring about change in legislation to break down social and institutional barriers so people can enjoy fuller, enforceable right,» he said.

We can only hope that this book adds to the calls being made, by the Treasury select committee and others, that there is still the opportunity to amend the legislation that will hand so much power to an institution whose constitution has not changed to reflect modern times.

Vladimer on Facebook wrote the harassment culture in Albany needs to change and that legislation can only go so far.

● Keep these programs dynamic, so they can be changed based on experience — don't freeze them with restrictive legislation.

It's barely two years since the law was changed in England and Wales to enable same sex couples to marry, and for Scotland to pass legislation so comprehensive as to become one of the most pro-LGBt nations within Europe.

The prospect of a Commons defeat forced the government to think again, so it rewrote the secondary legislation but changed nothing of substance.

Ravitch goes on to discuss how rate setting for some services was changed in 2007 (via legislation) so that it's now done ADMINISTRATIVELY by the DOH's medicaid director.

Alan McLintock, Chair of CIOT's Indirect Taxes Sub-committee, said: «HMRC should continue to engage with the tax profession and other stakeholders on this measure so that the many unanswered questions about this radical change can be addressed before legislation is drafted.

This year saw the first ever elections to a parish council in London, following a change in legislation making it easier to set them up and extra investment helping local community groups do so.

«Obviously on the Federal level, legislation is not going to happen any time soon with this Congress, so given what the president has said about using his pen to try to affect the change that Congress refuses to act on, this seems like a really great approach to dealing with this serious problem.»

«What resulted was overly broad legislation that would prevent the county from reimbursing any municipality in the county for any fees that are on their tax warrants, and so the response from not just myself, but the mayors of Cohoes and Watervliet and Supervisor Paula Mahan was that this legislation changing a decades - old way of making municipalities whole for their tax levies was really thrown in to complete and utter confusion and disarray, with legislative leaders saying that the legislation or the resolution meant something different than the letter of the resolution, and all of it really could have been addressed if the leadership of the county legislature had simply reached out, sent us a letter, picked up the phone to have a conversation about their concerns with respect to the trash fee.»

What we do know is that virtually every boundary is going to have to change because the legislation leaves so little leeway for variation from the set electorate quota of 76,000 voters per constituency.

As were a long - stalled transgender civil rights measure — the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA)-- and a bill that would bar mental health professionals from providing so - called «reparative therapy» (known in the legislation as «sexual orientation change efforts,» or SOCE) on patients who are minors.

Nick Clegg was engaged in bad - tempered clashes with Liberal Democrat activists over so - called secret courts legislation and benefits changes tonight.

Ms. Mark - Viverito's three years as speaker have been notable, said those in the Council, for progressive legislation and for changes in rules that have given members more freedom to introduce bills and that have reformed the system of so - called member items to increase fairness.

So goes budgeting in Albany, where leaders often declare a targeted policy change or tax cut, then wait to see how the ideas can be implemented within actual legislation.

I can do my bit, but member states can change legislation and implement legislation so that it stops.

The authors of the legislation must have thought, with so many sticks beating on the backs of schools (test - disaster headlines, parents leaving in droves), the carrot of fundamental change would be irresistible.

INTERVIEWER: So Massachusetts was a little bit ahead of the curve, but at the time in 1975 this was a big deal for the country and a little bit of history lesson about how this legislation came about, how it was kind of pushed through and how it's changed in 40 years, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

Speaking of the event, Sam Pemberton, CEO of Impero Software, comments, «The safeguarding of students is a huge focus for us and we're delighted to be able to offer these seminars to help empower staff with best practice knowledge and advice, so they can respond effectively to changes in legislation and keep students safe.»

New legislation passed in 2017 made changes to the timing of the high school assessment, so the placement agreement language is currently being re-assessed by the system, with a final decision about changes expected by June 1, 2018.

The chairmen of House education committees reached out to school district superintendents last week to solicit suggestions for changes to HB 5105, the so - called «schools of hope» legislation that is in play in the still - fluid budget negotiations.

New legislation changed the state's growth measure so students are evaluated by how close they came to reaching a standard, such as a passing score or an advanced score, or by how far they exceeded the standards.

Considering the issues you raise, I hope you will send it on to Connecticut policymakers so they can consider necessary changes to this year's «education reform» legislation.

Legislation covering the use of technology in public institutions has changed so quickly in recent years that many schools have struggled to keep up.

There are many reasons for the lower scores: the new standards being taught changed and are being implemented unevenly across school districts (Warren and Murphy 2014; McLaughlin, Glaab and Carrasco 2014, Harrington 2016); the definition of having met the standards changed; and the testing method changed (London and Warren 2015).1 While it is true that these assessments are in many ways not comparable (indeed, legislation passed in 2013 prohibits the CDE and local education agencies from doing so), 2 it is useful to understand which districts and schools are doing consistently well on both tests, and whether districts doing well on the SBAC English language arts (ELA) also do well on the SBAC math.

So let's look at how the industry and legislation is changing and let's talk about the real life consequences for those changes.

So far, four bills have been introduced to change or even repeal the legislation which we all worked so hard to pasSo far, four bills have been introduced to change or even repeal the legislation which we all worked so hard to passo hard to pass.

By encouraging everyone to spay and neuter, to adopt rather than shop, to keep educating themselves with the facts, and to get involved in the political process so as get more animal - friendly legislation passed, we can make positive changes for the animals.

This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from private sector guy, gets into office, legislates in favor of private sector guy, private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician... private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay more for widgets, lose job in widget factory, hate private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.

The United States» Congress won't pass domestic legislation without key developing countries like China, which is now a major greenhouse gas emitter signing on to reduction commitments; and China sees themselves as a developing country that has acted progressively and responsibly to address climate change when it technically has no obligation to do so under the UNFCCC.

Proponents of climate action see the prospect of EPA's rules as a not - so - secret weapon for motivating Congress to move faster on legislation, which the Obama administration and many lawmakers have said is a better way to mitigate climate change while minimizing costs.

And so because the position of the ten senators as stated in their letter to Obama appears to assume that the US obligations to the rest of the world on climate change are not triggered unless other nations are living up to US expectations of them, this opposition to US climate change legislation is ethically problematic.

«The issue of the changing climate is so urgent, it should be considered in every piece of legislation.»

These so - called scientists have used their false data to cause politicians in many countries to create or change legislation.

Where is the political leadership in calling for «comprehensive» climate legislation, then IMMEDIATELY changing the subject without so much as a nod to what climate legislation must entail in addition to clean energy?

But, given the host of competing problems — a deep economic recession, the urgent need for health care reform, geopolitical instabilities in the Middle East and elsewhere, soaring federal debt, and so on — selling the electorate on a set of fundamental changes in the way we consume and produce energy in the short run — and congressional appropriators on making the large investments needed to bring these changes about in the long run — will be a tough task, even for Barack Obama and his newly appointed team of highly competent advisers, and a Congress that has given every indication that it will take up and give priority to climate legislation.

«Tomorrow I'm going to meet [UK climate change] minister [Nick] Hurd and we have a very good and close relationship, so I would say that, yes, no doubt the negotiations will be complex and difficult, but the fact that the UK has this legislation that clearly puts the process that it will follow in order to fulfil commitments under Paris is really very good news.»

Although a moderate on many issues, Bridenstine is a full - on climate change denier, so any weather - or climate - related legislation he sponsors needs to be examined with more than a touch of skepticism.

So the small number of people who determine the UK's response to climate change are not independent, and appear to have professional, financial and political interests in both the escalation of the climate crisis, and legislation designed to prevent it.