Sentences with phrase «drives policy making»

If their simple, naive, headline wishes are what drives policy making then their actual interests may be badly damaged.

The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) is a coal funded non-profit think tank [formerly the American Tradition Institute (ATI)-RSB- that engages in litigation and policy research to «hold accountable those who seek destructive government regulation that's based on agenda - driven policy making, junk science, and hysteria.»

The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) is a nonprofit think tank [formerly the American Tradition Institute (ATI)-RSB- that engages in litigation and policy research to «hold accountable those who seek destructive government regulation that's based on agenda - driven policy making,...

E&E Legal advocates responsible resource development, sound science, respect for property rights, and a commitment to markets as it holds accountable those who seek excessive and destructive government regulation that's based on agenda - driven policy making, junk science, and hysteria.»

Not exact matches

Barely - there interest rates, made possible by unconventional monetary policy since the last recession, have driven investors into dividend - paying products, and that has pushed P / Es higher.

The 2016 Global Innovation Index, which is an annual ranking of the innovation capabilities and performance of economies around the world, focuses on national policies, but it's individual leaders who can make a difference by driving innovation within organizations and creating a conducive environment for innovation to thrive.

This backdrop makes policy progress very unlikely as domestic politics drive the agenda [leading to] limited room for country - level structural reform [and] little progress toward EU or eurozone reform or integration.»

The ban as a whole has never made sense, but barring Chad's citizens from traveling to the U.S. has driven home just how arbitrary and unreasonable the policy is.

Julia Coronado, a former Fed economist and founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives, says Powell's greater familiarity with banking and finance than monetary policy makes him more likely to follow the consensus, often driven by staff forecasts, on interest rate policy.

Its aggressive post-crisis monetary policy to drive down interest rates made the buying and selling of bonds unprofitable.

«It seems reasonable to assume that another year of extreme moves in US dollar (higher) and oil / commodity prices (lower) would likely continue to drive this negative feedback loop and make it very difficult for policy makers in emerging markets and developing markets to fight disinflationary forces and intercept downside risks,» the analysts add.

To all who work in shaping public policy, the Pope directs a special plea to make a concern for the health of the family «the basis and driving force of all social policies.»

I make no judgement about something which, as a non-member, is no concern of mine; but if I were a member, then I should be forced to say that, in my opinion, if men were to be stationed at the doors of churches with whips to drive worshippers away, or inside the religious orders specifically to discourage vocations, or among the clergy to spread alarm and despondency, they could not hope to be as effective in achieving these ends as are trends and policies seemingly now dominant within the Church.

From its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and Western Regional office in Salinas, Calif., United Fresh and its members work year - round to make a difference for the produce industry by driving policies that increase consumption of fresh produce, shaping critical legislative and regulatory action, providing scientific and technical leadership in food safety, quality assurance, nutrition and health, and developing educational programs and business opportunities to assist member companies in growing successful businesses.

The Company also provided an update on senior executive appointments, meaningful progress it is making on its Strategic Renewal Plan (the «Plan») to drive long - term shareholder value creation, and corporate governance policies.

Check back on Monday, January 30th for Part Two of «A Wellness Wake - up Call,» for strategies and solutions to implementing new wellness policies, and to learn how the Wellness Impact Report can help you make data - driven arguments to win over reluctant stakeholders.

In the last month I volunteered, as I try to regularly, at the kitchen of a local homeless shelter; I made a donation to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger; I brought canned food to a food drive; I continued to work toward improving school food in my district by attending SHAC and Food Services PAC meetings; and I hope I increased awareness of various food policy issues through my writing on The Lunch Tray and The Huffington Post.

B Lab drives systemic change through three interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between «good companies» and just good marketing; 2) accelerating the growth of the impact investing asset class through use of B Lab's GIIRS impact rating system by institutional investors; and 3) promoting supportive public policies, including creation of a new corporate form and tax, procurement, and investment incentives for sustainable business.

They must be included in political deliberations so that they may contribute to the making of the policies that affect their lives, instead of being subjected to both structural unemployment and precariousness, on the one hand, and policies driven by populism and age prejudices, on the other.

The scandal has provided a window into the murky depths of British immigration policy and, in particular, a set of policy decisions made in 2012 by the then Home Secretary Theresa May to ensure a «Hostile Environment» aimed at supporting a drive to reduce net migration figures.

Increasingly, politicians and policy experts of all ideologies acknowledge that a SALT elimination would make the state less competitive relative to most other states and could drive high - earning New Yorkers out of the state.»

At the weekend's National Council in Perth, SNP activists supported a resolution calling for shooting estate licensing to be introduced in Scotland, making it certified party policy to support licensing for driven grouse estates.

A 2004 court decision limited the legislature's ability to make changes in the governor's spending plan, and the current governor has increasingly put more policy language into the state's spending plan, including raising the minimum wage in 2013 and increasing penalties for texting while driving in 2014.

I'm proud that the IDC has been the driving force behind this policy and I thank Councilman Deutsch and his colleagues for helping make this a reality,» said Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester).

These disparate voting patterns in cities across the country point to the distinct concerns and outlook of different urban areas, driven by divergent economic fortunes — and therefore the need for greater variation in policy - making to address the needs of different places.

«That this House notes that the Government regulation implementing Section 75 of the Health and Social Care Act contradicts previous Ministerial assurances that NHS commissioners should decide when and how competition should be used to serve patient interests; acknowledges that, although the last Labour Government rolled out the red carpet to private companies to make profits from NHS services, believes that patients come before profits in our NHS; and therefore calls on HM Government to withdraw SI 257, go back to the drawing board and draw up a policy which supports an integrated NHS which encourages collaboration in the interest of patient care rather than a fragmented service driven by profit.»

Its the School taxes driven by state policy that make the tax bill high.

Heastie says while the majority of the Democrats who rule the Assembly are from downstate, that won't drive the decisions made in the Democratic conference about schools, spending priorities and economic policy.

It isn't the only time Hizzoner has gazed through a political prism in making policy decisions — in stark contrast to his predecessor, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who took a more data - driven approach, sources told the mag.

A Deputy Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who made the statement on the Eyewitness News on Thursday said the government had outlined major policy pillars to drive the...

It's been driving a lot of policy in the United States, and it's one of the reasons why we always doubted — and when I say we, I'm talking about professional social science — that police could make a big difference in crime rates.

«Our driving concern is making sure that the work of scientists is used in decision - making to make smart policy,» says Kanter.

Trudeau has also said his party will embrace «evidence based policy» and «data - driven decision - making,» do more to address climate change, protect endangered species, and review the environmental impact of major energy and development projects.»

There was also the optimism that policy would drive the technology, that there would be a price on carbon [a carbon tax], that there would be a logical path toward making these ideas happen.

He has also worked with California lawmakers on crafting gun policy and helped to drive a group of gun - making companies out of business.

Formerly secret records suggest a tobacco company drove changes to how European policy is made, claim Katherine Smith and her colleagues at Bath University in the UK.

David Sandalow, DOE assistant secretary for policy and international affairs, said that the department's new Critical Materials Strategy recognizes that these materials have unique properties that make them essential to high - tech products such as computer screens and disk drives.

«Whether choosing which cars we drive or thinking about national energy policy issues, understanding basic energy concepts can help everyone make more well - informed decisions.»

This is what an efficient, performance - driven policy delivers — more low - cost clean energy and the American jobs that make it happen.»

AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow Jake Basson writes about his data - driven decision - making work at the National Institute for General Medical Sciences — and what he's found is encouraging.

Over time, we are building a unique body of research that supports consumer decision - making about their everyday and long - term health while paving a sound and reliable pathway to public policy rooted in prevention and wellness versus today's disease - driven healthcare system.

It is true, as would - be reformers often argue, that statutes, policies, rules, regulations, contracts, and case law make it tougher than it should be for school and system leaders to drive improvement and, well, lead.

I've since learned that the higher the level at which decisions regarding education policy are made, the more likely that little - examined assumptions drive those decisions.

Driven by escalating concerns that African - American, Latino, American Indian, and some Asian - American students make up the majority of the nation's dropouts every year, the coalition unveiled its «Campaign for High School Equity,» a document that spells out clear policies it believes Congress should pursue to reverse that trend.

These results also need to be made available to educators and policy makers to help effectively drive decisions.

Four years from now it will be clear that while the Race to the Top competition drove important state - level policy changes, the work of the assessment consortia will have made the most direct impact on teaching and learning.

Accordingly, any policy that drives charters into old molds - making them, in effect, «look and act familiar» as worthy expressions of the existing «system,» producing students who do well primarily on tests organized in ways that reflect this system - undermines the sound intent of the charter idea.

Previously, Courtney was the Senior Statistician for the New Mexico Public Education Department, where she worked with state and local leaders to evaluate policy initiatives and support data driven decision - making.

They found that active efforts «by district - level administrators to mediate sense - making affected teachers «attitudes toward accountability policies and standards - driven reform» (2005, p. 177).

Measurement - driven reform expanded the role of assessment into the policy arena in two important ways: a) it focused attention on what students should learn (outcomes), and b) it made teaching toward the test a valued instructional strategy.