Sentences with phrase «first public hearing took»

The bill's first public hearing took 12 hours and was held before Thiesfeldt revised it considerably.

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In the last few months, the American public has begun to take accounts of sexual misconduct more seriously, and some survivors have felt safe going public about their experiences for the first time, knowing that their reports, now, may actually be heard.

Public hearings are taking place this week examining how the Church of England handled allegations of sexual misconduct stretching back to the 1950s, first focusing on the Diocese of Chichester.

Public hearings are taking place this week to examine how the religious order handled paedophilia allegations stretching back to the 1950s, first focusing on Chichester.

«I'm all for more transparency and oversight, but instead of jumping to be the first to legislate in response to a controversy, why don't we take a slower, more deliberative path and hold public hearings to see what's best,» he said.

The first public vetting of the recommendations to renew and close schools next school year will take place Thursday night, when the school board will hear from schools run by external operators.

They'll host public hearings throughout Wisconsin — the first of which took place in Milwaukee last week.

Clinton delivered her opposition in person and Obama by letter as the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held its first hearing on Yucca Mountain since Democrats took over Congress in January.

September 23, 2013 — «The first in a series of public hearings to be held on meeting the legal needs of low - income New Yorkers took place last Tuesday in the Third Judicial Department.

With the first public draft of the Republican plan for tax reform having dropped hours before the meeting, the Commercial Real Estate Legislation & Regulatory Advisory Board was buzzing with members eager to hear NAR's take.