Sentences with phrase «controversial measures»

Building on decades of experience in the field, the report offers six lessons the authors believe are critical if REDD and REDD + (which includes REDD plus more controversial measures such as sustainable forest management) are going to generate offsets that truly represent emission reductions and that a global carbon regime will accept.

The controversial measures are aimed at reducing the costs associated with this country's aging population.

In Douglas County south of Denver, voters who in 2009 and 2013 supported conservative reformers for the school board voted against three of them who had pushed controversial measures, including a voucher program.

And, «when you can't agree what to measure, it's hard to focus on metrics» — so authorizers focus on less controversial measures, like reading and math scores.

Perhaps the reasons for that lie more in the public outcry — and funding increases — that are often the result of the more drastic and controversial measures.

An NRC committee concluded that the controversial measures — which have banned fishing in vast areas off the New England coast and forced many fishers into bankruptcy — are helping some fish populations rebound.

Skelos did not elaborate on what those controversial measures are, but he was likely referring to a slate of proposals — public campaign finance, a measure to open state tuition assistance programs to undocumented immigrants, tweaks to the minimum wage and the creation of an affirmative legal right to an abortion — that Cuomo himself has been supporting.

John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, pointed out that budgets have passed with fairly controversial measures tucked in at the last minute by lobbyists and their government allies thanks to the lack of thorough review.

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne reiterated his opposition to the policy as the Government was believed to have concluded that the controversial measures should stay.

Collins is among members of Congress under pressure from anti-Trump groups to hold town hall meetings to discuss the president's travel ban, planned repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and other controversial measures.

The suggestion is that by putting together a document that includes controversial measures such as «hire and fire» proposals - where managers can sack anyone in return for a cash payment - Beecroft had forced the business secretary and others to go further than they otherwise would.

Given the sticky political situation in the Senate, thanks to the WFP convention and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's newfound support of the Senate Democrats, the chances of any controversial measures — including this one — getting very far before the sessions» scheduled end on June 19.

In the Assembly Saturday, meanwhile, the house took eight hours to complete two bills, including an omnibus measure that had hundreds of unrelated items stuffed into it, including some of the more controversial measures involving criminal justice and education issues.

Still, that's a narrow working majority of one seat, making it difficult for Democrats to pass some of the more controversial measures on their to - do list, such as strengthening abortion rights.

Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos told reporters Monday afternoon that an end - of - session agreement on controversial measures are «going to be more challenging» in the coming weeks now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's backing a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate.

BY BILL WEINBERG As a long - suffering New York City bicyclist, I really want to take heart in Mayor Bloomberg's controversial measures to accommodate human - powered transport.

The state budget has been categorized by the sides as all but done — pending agreement on some controversial measures.

It was among the least controversial measures before the Council today — which included two major land use projects, the creation of condos at the graffiti mecca 5Pointz in Long Island City and the creation of mixed use developments in blighted Willet's Point, Queens.

But the planning document also said party leaders intend to «table» other controversial measures, which won't please the Bernie Sanders - Cynthia Nixon wing of the party.

The governor's maximum leverage during the year comes during budget season and it's not unusual for him to include language in the Article VII bills that aim to see controversial measures approved with a much easier path.

The trio formed an alliance and passed controversial measures.

In fact, an examination of the academic literature in the area makes it clear that irrespective of any ethical or moral considerations, most of the controversial measures simply do not reduce early pregnancy and may make matters worse.

Ultimately, if some of the controversial measures that are possible offsets for corporate rate cuts are dropped, the scope of the reform package may need to be revisited.

The city of San Francisco will lose $ 58 million in tax revenue over the next decade if it passes a controversial measure to limit Airbnb listings to 75 days, according to an Airbnb study.

Carney refused to elaborate on whether the remaining policy options he alluded to include NGDP targeting, a controversial measure the governor praised in a December speech and that has made him the target of some criticism in Britain.

Sean Coffey was quick to declare solidarity with the man he wants to replace, Andrew Cuomo, following the AG's call earlier today for the governor to put a property tax cap into a budget extender bill to force lawmakers to take a position on the controversial measure.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in a radio interview on Friday doubted whether there was enough support in the Democratic conference for the approval of the education - tax credit, a controversial measure opposed by the state's teachers unions.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio isn't planning to veto a controversial measure that was sneaked into the city's new $ 85.2 billion budget this week, according to a City Hall operative — even as a group of Albany lawmakers publicly urged him to do so.

Five of the borough's seven - member Senate delegation opposed the controversial measure, including Monserrate, whose district includes -LSB-...]

The sometimes - controversial measure can now be placed on the ballot for the general election in November 2018.

ALBANY — State lawmakers are looking to beef up oversight of prosecutors with a controversial measure that's gaining momentum at the Capitol.

Nearly the entire package of measures — which focused on pay equity and curtailing human trafficking — has become law, save for a controversial measure aimed at strengthening abortion rights.

Five of the borough's seven - member Senate delegation opposed the controversial measure, including Monserrate, whose district includes one of the largest and most visible gay and lesbian populations in Queens.

He knows he couldn't get this kind of a controversial measure through the Legislature, so it quietly flies in under the radar while all eyes are fixed on the need to get the budget done.»

With the absence of any candidate of color in the AG's race, Schneiderman has been trying to position himself as the clear choice for Latino and black voters, stressing in particular his efforts on behalf of Rockefeller Drug Law reform and sponsorship of a controversial measure that will count prisoners at their last address for the purposes of legislative redistricting and not whever they're incarcerated.

(This hasn't been an issue in the race, but Schneiderman is the sponsor of the controversial measure that calls for counting prisoners at their home addresses and not where they're incarcerated).

By a 33 - 29 vote, the state Legislature passed the controversial measure late Friday night to end the summer session, drawing praise from gay rights activists across Queens and condemnation from prominent religious figures.

Mayor Bill de Blasio isn't planning to veto a controversial measure that was sneaked into the city's new $ 85.2 billion budget this week, according to a City Hall operative — ...

Mayor Bill de Blasio isn't planning to veto a controversial measure that was sneaked into the city's new $ 85.2 billion budget this week, according to a City Hall operative — even as a group of Albany lawmakers publicly urged him to do so.

Lawmakers also passed a controversial measure requiring that prisoners be counted as residents not of the mostly upstate prisons where they reside, but of the areas where they lived before they were incarcerated.

Cuomo, a sponsor of the controversial measure, said he felt positive votes were stacking in favor of the bill.

Labour are appealing to MPs to vote against a controversial measure that would give ministers the power to close local hospital services in England.

(CNN)-- As the Texas Senate debated a controversial measure placing new curbs on abortion on Friday, protesters at the state Capitol in Austin were prevented from bringing potential projectiles into the galleries, including feminine hygiene products.

Carlucci also boasted of his role in supporting New York's controversial measure to redefine the institution of marriage for all persons from being the state of matrimony between husband and wife to being a mere legal agreement between «spouse 1» and «spouse 2.»

Discord, a controversial measure of quantumness, could unlock the potential of quantum technologies, say physicists Hugo Cable and Kavan Modi

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) is a controversial measure to encourage businesses and government agencies to share information related to malicious hackers and their methods.

The new report focuses on a controversial measure called the social cost of carbon (SCC), an estimate in dollars of the economic consequences of CO2 emissions.

Before the event began, Los Angeles - based Parent Revolution lobbyists handed out press releases asserting that national Democrats support the controversial measure.

Ultimately, the Senate stripped HB 718 and inserted language that would fix the teacher assistant funding problem — but it also included language about a controversial measure to cap local sales tax rates, forcing the House's hand in order to get the teacher assistants they wanted.

A controversial measure to protect teachers at struggling California schools from the full force of budget cuts has lost ground after a legal battle in San Francisco.