Sentences with phrase «dropped public opposition»

GE dropped public opposition after the EPA issued a decision calling for dredging in 2002.

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«We are proud to stand with Governor Cuomo and the Senate Democratic Conference in support of the public financing of elections, and urge the Republican Coalition and its allies to drop their opposition to this essential proposal.»

With Boxer's hold dropped, Sen. James Inhofe (R — OK), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, brought up the bill on the Senate floor tonight without any opposition.

August 1, 2017 — The 2017 Education Next annual survey of American public opinion on education shows public support for charter schools has dropped, even as opposition to school vouchers and tax credits for private - school scholarships has declined.

The 2017 Education Next annual survey of American public opinion on education shows public support for charter schools has dropped, even as opposition to school vouchers and tax credits for private - school scholarships has declined.

Yet the simple addition of the bracketed phrase «Common Core» induces a drop in the level of public support from 68 % to 53 % and opposition rises from 16 % to 26 %.

When informed of the President's opposition to school vouchers, public support dropped to 24 percent.

Opposition to universal vouchers, giving all families public dollars for a «wider choice» of attending private schools dropped from 48 to 41 percent, while support increased from 37 percent to 41 percent.

Detroit public school teachers should drop their opposition to giving the city's parents more education choices.

(from Education Week) Opposition toward school vouchers and other policies that direct public aid toward private schools has softened in the past year, even as support for charter schools dropped 12 percent.

Talking of which, we are flattered that Bob Ward — Policy and Communications Director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, erstwhile Director of Public Policy at risk insurance giants RMS and before that, Senior Manager for Policy Communication at the Royal Society — has dropped by to give his thoughts on our observation that, if you're going to go around accusing the opposition of corruption, you'd better be whiter than white yourself.

So Canada will once again drop off the radars, Stephen Harper will be polite and much more careful about what he says in public, a certain chief of staff named Guy will be looking for a new job, and we will probably continue with a minority government under Prime Minister Harper for another two years while Iggy sharpens his knives as Leader of the Opposition.