Sentences with phrase «for citizen input»

Congress does not lack for citizen input — every year, hundreds of millions of emails, faxes, letters and calls crashland on the Hill, and some congressional offices are so overwhelmed that they've basically stopped accepting electronic communications from constituents.

Cross-posted on K Street Cafe Congress does not lack for citizen input — every year, hundreds of millions of emails, faxes, letters and calls crashland on the Hill, and some congressional offices are so overwhelmed that they've basically stopped accepting electronic communications...

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Take, for example, the common contention that Hitler acted coercively when he placed Jews in concentration camps or the claim that parents are acting coercively when they finally pick up their recalcitrant children and make them go to bed or the common contention that a government is acting coercively when it refuses to give its citizens any input into the formulation of the laws by which they are governed.

«This is a starting point for the community,» said Don Gordon, chairman of the group, noting the plan will be brought before the Chicago Park District, city government, community organizations and citizens for further input.

A search for a new chief to lead the city of Albany's police force is underway following three community meetings seeking citizen input.

This alternative scenario was created directly from citizen input at the Mapping Workshops where participants from across the region worked together to map out a future vision for Buffalo Niagara.

The local groups Bowery Babes, Friends of DeSalvio Playground, the Partnership for Parks and the Citizens Committee of NYC advocated for the renovation, holding a community input session there in June 2012.

By allowing Adamowski to overrule local officials and the input of local citizens, Senators Williams and Stillman risk suffering significant political fallout since they voted for Malloy's education reform bill but then failed to ensure that the new law was properly implemented in their districts.

Alabama has operated for years with a state standards adoption process that facilitates input from parents, citizens and educators into what is taught in our classrooms.

They can simply decide to use the curriculum provided by the corporation that hired them - at a huge profit to the corporation - with no public review or opportunity for input by parents or other concerned citizens.

Currently showing Mayor Walsh's Twitter feed and upcoming events in Boston, the Soofa Sign displays will show a mix of municipal information, transit updates, advertising for businesses operating within a general proximity of the installed sign and citizens» input.

Sink says his dedicated officers utilize proactive enforcement strategies and crime prevention methods to reduce crime and that the department seeks input from the community and citizen groups like Community Watch to create long - term solutions for neighborhood crime problems.

MAPAQ (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) is looking for input from Quebec citizens concerning new provincial regulations about the welfare of our companion animals.

a) Carefully designed public meetings that provide social spaces and incentives for a wider net of citizens to come together to learn, discuss, plan and provide meaningful input on policy measures, government initiatives, and private and non-profit sector planning.

Citizens» group Wallaceburg Area Wind Concerns (WAWC) has asked the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) to halt the Otter Creek application process until all the missing data is complete, to follow the REA process for public input, and to hold another public meeting to present this information to the community.

The UAG provides input into Coalition activities and discusses options for advancing the land - based and offshore wind industry that focus on delivering net benefits to utility shareholders, citizens / ratepayers, and the wind industry.

«We have asked the Governor for months to hold a transparent process with full citizen input on all major water quality issues, and he simply refuses.

While (so far) President Obama hasn't personally responded to any of the letters sent by our students, the higher - ups in major companies like Wal - Mart and Hershey's have taken the time to write back thanking students for their input and applauding them for being engaged citizens.

Canada needs an open dialogue, with citizen input, on ethical questions and international standards surrounding lethal autonomous weapons, and how to build a framework for oversight in the use of AI.

The public will be asked to give input about the following: circumstances in which police services can ask a citizen for information, expected rights of any such citizen, how to enhance training and «accountability mechanisms».

As such, this is the first project ever developed that invites citizen input to shape a future science instrument for courts, and the first project ever developed in which citizens shape future criminal sentencing standards.