Sentences with phrase «commission studying the issue»

Lawmakers last year nearly received a pay hike, but a commission studying the issue ultimately refused.

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NEI withdrew its resolutions after the banks agreed to commission an independent study on the issue, the results of which were published in December.

There's no set formula, but the most recent rigorous study into the issue, the 2008 WorldatWork survey, found 80 percent commission and 20 percent salary was the most popular formula.

Our May»08 issue contained critiques of this 2005 study of contemporary culture and theological development commissioned by the Bishops» Conference for reflection upon developing a framework for education, catechesis and formation.

Adam Keiper over at The New Atlantis discusses the shape and mission of the new Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.

Christian and Jewish leaders addressed issues of genetic research during President Jimmy Carter's administration, promoting a report called Splicing Life, issued by the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research.

A second recent document, «Affirming Justice,» issued this year by the ecumenical Commission on Religion in Appalachia, likewise touches several of these themes and deserves further study and implementation.

This was a Dutch study commissioned to help resolve just the kinds of issues that have arisen around our current term «missional.»

By a vote of 428 to 405, delegates agreed to appoint a commission to study the issue.

The European Commission (EC) has issued a call for tenders for a study on the impact of proposed legislation that would make origin labelling on milk and milk used as an ingredient in dairy products mandatory.

To address the issue of food waste as it impacts our future, the environment and the long - term profitability of our industry, Sealed Air commissioned a groundbreaking, two - year study to capture both consumer perceptions about food waste, and food loss results within the retail environment.

The most recent study of Australasian business attitudes to environmental issues, commissioned by CST Wastewater Solutions, finds industry is convinced about the potential financial viability of sustainable energy and water initiatives, if sanguine about the failure rate in Australia and New Zealand so far.

Before each exhibition, Vinexpo commissions studies on industry - specific issues and presents the findings in conferences around the world.

Despite Europe's tight stance on food dyes and the numerous clinical studies showing the increased risk to children who consume them, the FDA — even after commissioning its own studies on food dyes — has been reluctant to address the issue until now.

The Rethinking School Lunch Oakland Feasibility Study, by a team of experts consultants commissioned by the Center, is based on CEL's Rethinking School Lunch planning framework, a whole - systems approach developed over more than 15 years of work on school food issues.

The Corporation carried out a charm offensive of its own, sponsoring meetings and dinners at each of the annual party conferences and commissioning and publishing a series of heavyweight academic studies of issues facing London as a global financial capital.

Asked about the call from his primary opponent, Cynthia Nixon, to legalize marijuana, Cuomo insisted New York is not, in fact, dragging behind other states on this issue, pointing to the study he commissioned in January to look at full legalization.

The commission is also empowered to advise the Minister on fiscal and other issues pertaining to the petroleum industry, establish framework for the validation and certification of national hydrocarbon reserves, undertake evaluation of national reserves and reservoir management studies as well as conduct regular audits of the activities of operators engaged in petroleum operations and oil service companies in order to ensure compliance with Nigerian laws and requirements for petroleum operations.

Cuomo commissioned a study on the issue earlier this year, something widely viewed as an attempt to kick the can down the road.

Republican Sen. Marty Golden on Wednesday waded into the contentious issue of removing controversial historical statutes, saying he disagrees with a commission formed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to study the issue.

The hearings are an opportunity for the public to identify priority issues for the commission that may warrant further study.

A state salary commission is studying the issue of pay raises and is set to issue recommendations later this year.

Earlier this year, Cuomo announced the formation of a commission to study the issue of broad marijuana legalization in neighboring states and its impact on New York.

A commission Cuomo created to study the issue is reportedly considering charging drivers a fee to enter Manhattan below 60th Street and a surcharge for ride services such as Lyft and Uber.

The bill released Monday comes after the conclusion of a commission to study the issue, formed after Cuomo and state lawmakers blocked a fee on plastic bags in New York City from taking effect.

This will likely come first in the form of a commission to study the complex issues.

Cuomo, of course, has sought to use the pay raise issue as leverage before, most notably when he sought to hold a special session in late 2016, linking the agenda to the approval of a salary increase by a commission studying legislative and executive pay.

The commission will study the issue for a year and then come up with recommendations for reducing the use of plastic bags.

Earlier this year, he called for the creation of a commission to study the issue of recreational marijuana, especially the impact of border states moving to relax their marijuana laws.

So, in 2015, they agreed with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to set up a commission to study pay increases in order to remove the issue from day - to - day politics.

Though Mr. de Blasio provided few specifics about his plan, its contours were expected to include some of the recommendations of the commission, led by Judge Jonathan Lippman and created by Ms. Mark - Viverito last year to study the issue.

Governor Cuomo has appointed a commission to study which mandates can be eliminated, it has not yet issued a final report.

The 146 - page report, issued Friday by an independent commission convened by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and tasked with studying the issue, calls for the closure of the Rikers over the next 10 years through a mixture of alternative sentencing, bail reform, and the building of five smaller jails, one in each of the five boroughs.

Ep 5 - 30 Days — July 13, 2017 — Ben Max of GG, Maria Doulis of CBC, & guest Jamison Dague, director of infrastructure studies at Citizens Budget Commission discuss issues facing the city's subway system, recent announcements made by Governor Andrew Cuomo that relate to the MTA, CBC analysis of transit system problems, and what to watch for as the MTA enters its summer «state of emergency.»

Still, some council members maintained a bill to temporarily cap Uber's growth at 1 percent had enough votes to pass, and Mr. de Blasio said he hoped a bill, set to pass today, to commission a traffic study would bring «clarity» to the issue — and bolster his anti-Uber criticisms.

A commission tasked with studying Wisconsin's transportation finance and policy issues finally has its members.

«Recently the Commission on Government Integrity has added its voice to the chorus of all others who have studied this issue seriously and rationally,» Cuomo said.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito set up a commission to contemplate property tax reform, only to reverse course and have it study economic development tax breaks instead, a more politically palatable issue.

A year - long commission is underway to study these issues, and the Mayor's office will have a representative on the commission to work collaboratively on these issues.

So, in 2015, they agreed with Governor Cuomo to set up a commission to study pay increases, in order to remove the issue from day to day politics.

A few environmental watchdog groups voiced concern that artificial life might somehow escape the laboratory and become an invasive species or pose dangers as yet unforeseen, and President Obama asked the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues to explore the implications of Venter's work.

by stimulating, commissioning, overseeing, and disseminating studies and analyses of issues in science, engineering, and public policy; and

Following the J. Craig Venter Institute's announcement in May 2010 that it had synthesized the first self - replicating synthetic genome, the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues released a report examining the potential benefits and ethical pitfalls of synthetic biology.

In many respects, synthetic biology — a field that «aims to apply standardized engineering techniques to biology and thereby create organisms or biological systems with novel or specialized functions to address countless needs,» as the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues defined it — is still very much in its infancy.

More examples can be found in the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues report and the Global Industry Analysts report.

The chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues will be Amy Gutmann, a political scientist and the president of the University of Pennsylvania.

Anita L. Allen, Appointee for Member, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues Anita L. Allen is the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Daniel Sulmasy, Appointee for Member, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues Dr. Daniel Sulmasy, a Franciscan Friar, holds the Kilbride - Clinton Chair in Medicine and Ethics in the Department of Medicine and Divinity School and is associate director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago.

Nita A. Farahany, Appointee for Member, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues Nita A. Farahany is an Associate Professor of Law and Philosophy at Vanderbilt University.

Alexander G. Garza, Appointee for Member, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues Dr. Alexander Garza is the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Homeland Security.