Sentences with phrase «controversial program»

I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't mention the most controversial program in self - publishing history and that's the Kindle Unlimited program.

A new film from writer - director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War) is seemingly taking - on one of the military's most controversial programs which involves unmanned drones used in active combat.

A new film from writer - director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War) is seemingly taking - on one of the military's most controversial programs which involves unmanned...

By the end of the year, the Fed had reduced interest rates to near zero and had launched controversial programs, such as buying bonds to lower mortgage and other long - term rates to spur borrowing.

Daily Specialization, where you train twice a day every day in a very specific fasion, is one of my most controversial programs.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Totally Apocryphal Technologies (TAT), a fast - rising player in the rapidly expanding field of genetic engineering, recently announced that it would proceed with a controversial program to take tissue samples from top - performing members of its engineering, sales, and management staff.

As the debate rages over who benefits from the Affordable Care Act, one thing is becoming clear: The controversial program is a dream come true for rip - off artists.

Kenney announced the moratorium on the food service industry Thursday night, after the controversial program made headlines yet again over allegations of misuse of the temporary workers at three McDonald's franchises in Victoria and a pizza restaurant in Weyburn, Sask.

It comes two and a half years after the controversial program was exposed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

The controversial program Greyball allowed Uber engineers to take over a user's app and send them a map that did not accurately reflect which drivers were in the area.

It finally shutters the controversial program in 2009

Even so, despite coining that term for this, Progressive refused to further define what it means by «controversial programming.»

In addition to the news of the decision to pull the ads, Progressive — though an ad placement firm — at least partially defined what qualifies as a reason to pull Progressive ads off the air of a certain program: «Controversial programming.»

In December, a prominent group of Muslim leaders boycotted Bloomberg's annual interfaith breakfast in protest of the controversial program.

The MTA is running out of funds for a controversial program to renovate 32 subway stations, and will scale it back as a result, as most of the program's $ 936 million budget has been used for just 19 stations where the cosmetic improvements have been completed or are underway

Cuomo received thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from a company involved in a controversial program that provides U.S. visas to big dollar foreign investors.

Assembly Democrats have been adamant that they don't want to extend the controversial program if the rent laws are not significantly strengthened.

Several aid organizations and pro-immigrant groups are pressuring the Canadian government to pull out of a controversial program which turns away almost all refugees coming in through the United States.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo received thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from a company involved in a controversial program that provides U.S. visas to big dollar foreign investors.

Throughout budget negotiations budget writers said members projects were cut and priorities were reshuffled to fund the $ 400 million «Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Act,» which included $ 67 million for a controversial program to arm school personnel and more funding for mental health services in schools across the state.

That's because Suffolk officials announced Monday that the controversial program, which launched in Nassau County earlier this year and has come under fire from residents there, won't be implemented here at all.

The results will be used to inform changes as the department undergoes a review of the controversial program.

After becoming NYPD commissioner in 1994 under Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Bratton started Compstat, a then - controversial program that maps crime statistics to allow local commanders to monitor trends.

State senators voted Monday to put new limits on a controversial program that allows inmates to gain early release from prison.

TRAVIS — A controversial program to house homeless families in Staten Island hotels has ended after the last residents were moved out last week, officials said.

Although former Gov. David Paterson approved the program in May 2010, Gov. Andrew Cuomo froze the state's participation in the controversial program in June.

Less than a month before Congress votes on whether to reauthorize a controversial program mandating healthier school lunches, a new study confirms the suspicions of school officials — many students are putting the fruits and vegetables they're now required to take straight into the trash, consuming fewer than they did before the law took effect.

It was a controversial program, and King noted that emails to his office were ten - to - one against it.

Californians have begun the push to construct a new statewide testing system to replace the controversial program that was disbanded last September.

The controversial program allows low - income students to enroll in nonreligious private schools at the state's expense.

Some high schools in Boston are making the point by locking school doors in a controversial program that targets latecomers.

Meanwhile, state officials say that no one has applied to the controversial program, which the Republican governor had hoped would...

Voucher supporters plan to appeal the latest federal court ruling against the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program, moving the controversial program a step closer to a possible test before the U.S. Supreme Court.

enters its third year, many observers have concluded that the controversial program is not working as intended.

In 2005, Alexander Russo wrote about how Chicago preserved its controversial program to end social promotion in «Retaining Retention.»

An Oklahoma judge last week upheld a controversial program designed to help school districts cover temporary budget deficits.

Hanes was among a handful of Democrats who rankled some liberals in 2013 when they backed the GOP - launched Opportunity Scholarship Program, a controversial program of public vouchers that helps pay for low - income children to attend private schools, most of them with religious backgrounds.

After hearing from many constituents about potential funding for this controversial program, I contacted the Department of Education.

Advocates cite their unique ability to relate to students as a primary goal of this controversial program.

Hanna Skandera, New Mexico's Cabinet secretary of public education, is dropping a small part of her controversial program for evaluating teachers.

A new state law mandates creation of the controversial program that has attracted national attention, being called the most far - reaching school choice measure in American history.

Unless Brownback vetoes the measure, this year's changes will mark the second time the Legislature has expanded the controversial program, which began in January 2015.

The controversial program provides financial aid through public tax dollars for income - eligible families who want to send their children to private schools, offering $ 7,323 per K - 8 student last school year and rising to about $ 7,500 per student this fall.

«That's scary to me,» said Charlotte parent LauraLee McIntosh when she learned of Ridnouer's involvement in the state's Innovative School District, a controversial program that would allow outside groups — including private nonprofits like AAC and, possibly, for - profit companies — to take over struggling traditional public schools.

State lawmakers have also acted to funnel millions of public dollars on a recurring basis to private school scholarships for low - income children, a controversial program for many public school advocates.

The black rats were successfully eradicated from Anacapa Island by 2003, with a controversial program that involved an aerial application of the rodenticide brodifacoum, the first such eradication in the United States.

Black rats were successfully eradicated from Anacapa Island by 2003, under a controversial program that involved an aerial application of the rodenticide brodifacoum.

After years of using online passes to deter the sale of used games, Electronic Arts has ended the controversial program.