Sentences with phrase «executive branch of government»

Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures is one arm of the Mille Lacs Band Executive branch of government.

He promised the commission would pursue all leads involving public corruption in the Legislature and, if necessary, in his own executive branch of government.

Year in, year out, human right reports from the state department of the United States of America and that of Amnesty International based in the United Kingdom have always identified the Nigeria police as notorious violators of human rights but sadly, because the presidency and other heads of subnational executive branch of government benefits from these abuses, the thirst for effectively changing the face of the police has remained elusive.

His major focus was outreach and advocacy to local, state, and federal elected officials in the legislative and executive branches of government sharing data about student achievement and job - embedded teacher professional development.

These mandates fly in the face of the new federal Every Student Succeeds legislation, and are clearly within the purview of the state legislative and executive branches of government responsible for setting education policy in Connecticut.

Todd & Weld filed suit on behalf of Judge Kendall in federal court challenging the removal proceedings as unconstitutional on separation of powers grounds as an illegal encroachment by the legislative and executive branches of government on the inherent right of the judicial branch of government to monitor and review judicial conduct.

But that is the executive branch of government.

«The FEC has been for years mired in dysfunction and now has a Republican majority of commissioners,» he said, «and the DOJ (Department of Justice) is within the executive branch of government headed by the president.»

An assumption inherent in Prof. George's proposition is that our legislative and executive branches of government would interpret the Constitution as objectively and dispassionately as the Supreme Court, and maybe more so.

At the same time, however, these decisions have consistently been acquiesced in by the legislative and executive branches of government.

After World War II the executive branch of government argued that it needed absolute power in foreign affairs because (1) in a nuclear age, when missiles can make the trip from Moscow to New York in 20 minutes, there is no time to consult Congress and the people, and (2) the «secret, subversive» techniques of the communists can be challenged only by subversion and secrecy on our part.

I don't see that as a «political» stance — that's a «I don't want a compromised person running the executive branch of our government» stance.

The sole legal mandate of a Moreland Commission is to investigate the executive branch of government.

But the reality of corruption in the executive branch of government doesn't mean that allegations of corruption in the National Assembly especially as they relate to budget padding and constituency projects, should be minimized or ignored.

But lawmakers have increasingly expressed concern over the REDC makeup as well as the continued push by the Cuomo administration to take up transparency measures aimed at the Legislature, but not the executive branch of government itself.

Anyone working in the executive branch of the government (with the possible exception of Vice President and any special prosecutors) work directly for the President because that is what the Constitution makes them.

Debating, passing legislation and holding the Executive branch of government to account rank low in the public perception of the role of MPs.

While the councils have seemingly given the executive branch of government more authority and discretion over economic development spending, Flanagan insisted the appetite for oversight isn't a switch in his approach.

At the same time, there is long - run evidence to suggest that Parliament has struggled to hold the executive branch of government (the Prime Minister and cabinet) to account.

It was stated that Lama was given an advantage with his time sheets and that it was «directly attributable to the executive branch of government.»

Chapter 8 of the Constitution of Ghana 1992 establishes the Executive branch of government and spells out the offices, which shall constitute that branch.

Intensive negotiations occur between the legislative and executive branches of government, as well as between the various parties (which is to say two in the US or the UK, but countries in Continental Europe typically have more than that), and between members of parliament within those parties.

Article Four describes the powers, structure, functions, responsibilities, and legal scope of the Governor of Puerto Rico, the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico.

He said INEC appeared to have surrendered its independence to the executive branch of government.

However, there likely would be a legal challenge since the executive branch of the government should be independent from the judiciary branch.

The GOP - led Senate wants to extend mayoral control for 12 months and provide for greater oversight from the executive branch of government.

As good - government advocates push state officials to take a more aggressive approach on procurement, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office is signal it will examine the issue in both the legislative and and executive branches of government.

The official languages of the executive branch of government of Puerto Rico are Spanish and English, with Spanish being the primary language.

Cuomo's office maintains that the ethics measures the governor is pushing apply to the executive branch of government as well.

By contrast the Polish Justice Ministry would be able to dismiss judges if the reform passes, i.e. the Executive branch of government would be able to keep the Judiciary on a tight leash.

And a third bill, sponsored by Sen. Carl Marcellino, would require state agency employees — members of the executive branch of government — to file financial disclosure forms.

I'm also told that Downing Street's original plan was to have junior Ministers taking the lead on policy developments in policy areas for which they are responsible - until senior figures on the»22 pointed out that Ministers, as members of the executive branch of government, are not well placed to represent opinion on the backbenches.

Some attempts were made to strengthen the executive branch of government to prevent the unstable situation that had existed before the war, but the instability remained and the Fourth Republic saw frequent changes in government — there were 20 governments in ten years.

The act gives a governor broad powers to investigate agencies in the executive branch of government — but not the Legislature.

Given the traditional separation of powers between legislative and executive branches of government, some might find that process curious.

The Republican says he wants new rules that also reform the executive branch of government.

«I am equally as impressed with his accomplishments in the private practice of law and his work as a prosecutor as I am with his work in the Legislature and Executive branch of government» said Schwartz.

At the invitation of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary (NAALJ), the largest professional organization devoted exclusively to administrative adjudication within the executive branch of government, AAAS organized and convened a day - long program on neuroscience and the law for Judges at the association's 2010 Annual Conference in Malibu, CA on October 13, 2010.

These programs have been widely recognized as making a valuable contribution to the use of science and technology by policy makers in both the legislative and executive branches of government.

Other recent open letters to Trump include a 30 November missive signed by 2,300 scientists — including 22 Nobel prizewinners — urging «a strong and open culture of science» in the executive branch of government; it was organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), an advocacy group in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Since the FDA is part of the Executive branch of government, of which the President of the United States is the head, Trump could potentially allow the loophole to be used by raw dairy farmers to legally ship across state lines.

Luckily, first - time screenwriter Liz Hannah and Spotlight screenwriter Josh Singer have located the film's nerve center in two overlapping areas: an examination of the relationship between the press and the executive branch of government, and a larger story about women in American workplaces.

The three judicial laws recently passed by the National Assembly, after seven minutes of debate, will compromise the independence of the judiciary by providing the executive branch of government, via the Ministry of Justice, with control over the courts» finances, personnel and general administration.

The Legislative and Executive branches of government are in a far better position than the Judiciary to determine funding needs throughout the state and priorities for the allocation of resources.»

The model government programs include the judicial, legislative and executive branches of government, guided by teachers, volunteers, or Youth Government staff.

Needless to say, court involvement in the legislative appropriations process raises fundamental questions under the separation of powers doctrine, since decisions about educational policy and appropriations have historically fallen within the exclusive domain of the legislative and executive branches of government.