Sentences with phrase «for public hearings on the issue»

What has been an environmental and health crisis for village residents was quickly snowballing into a political headache for top state lawmakers, including the Senate GOP, which had been criticized for not pushing for public hearings on the issue.

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Administrative Law Judge Ann O'Reilly, of the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings for the Public Utilities Commission ruled late on Monday that Enbridge should be issued permission for the replacement, but said the company should use its existing right of way, adding hurdles to the project's construction.

I believe she is refering to the very Vocal Churches and Christians who have for 30 years been hollaring and screamin about the issues of prayer in public schools abortions and the anti- gay verbage we been hearing for so long... nearly every day somthing is beign said on these issues you must be mr. van winkle..

During a public hearing on the issue, district officials explained the staff cut was based in part on the current number of students registered for school next year.

You rarely hear from the people who unsubscribe for other reasons (they're on too many lists, aren't interested in your issues, etc.), and the angry emails tend to dominate, particularly if your organization or campaign is taking strong positions in public.

In order to assure a transparent and accountable process for examining and determining the petitions, the EC assembled a Panel of Eminent Ghanaians to chair the two - day public hearing on the issue.

After the state's Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon holds public hearings on eliminating the tipped credit, she can issue proposed regulations on the matter, according to a spokesman for the state Labor Department.

Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for public hearings; there's a June ballot question in Washington, D.C., and an effort is underway to get the issue on the statewide ballot in Michigan.

«In order to assure a transparent and accountable process for examining and determining the petitions, the EC has assembled a Panel of Eminent Ghanaians to hold a two - day public hearing on the issue.

Earning people's trust that we will be responsible custodians of public money is the precondition for gaining the right to be heard on any other issue.

A public hearing on the issue is scheduled for 6 p.m. on June 4 at P.S. 158 - The Bayard Taylor School, 1458 York Ave. at East 78th Street.

Late Wednesday, Adams and Cumbo issued a joint statement not about the FOIL request, but applauding the postponement of a public scoping hearing for the armory redevelopment originally set by the EDC to take place on Thursday, Jan. 26.

«Voters are very angry about corruption and they want to hear the candidates recognize this problem and what they plan to do about it,» said Craig Holman, a government affairs lobbyist for Public Citizen, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit focuses on ethics and campaign finance issues.

I urge the County Legislature to use its subpoena power, if necessary, to bring the leadership of the ECWA to Old County Hall to answer for their failures on this issue and others at a public hearing.»

During its work session Tuesday the Town Board set the official public hearing on the issue for Tuesday, May 7.

For me, one issue was holding a public hearing on a major issue at 10 a.m. on a weekday.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency agreed this weekend to pay $ 100 million for new boilers at dozens of public housing developments damaged by Superstorm Sandy after Councilman Ritchie Torres, chair of the Council's comittee on public housing, held a Public Housing Committee hearing in a Coney Island NYCHA development last month to raise awareness of the public housing developments damaged by Superstorm Sandy after Councilman Ritchie Torres, chair of the Council's comittee on public housing, held a Public Housing Committee hearing in a Coney Island NYCHA development last month to raise awareness of the public housing, held a Public Housing Committee hearing in a Coney Island NYCHA development last month to raise awareness of the Public Housing Committee hearing in a Coney Island NYCHA development last month to raise awareness of the issue.

Byrne Dairy sent out postcards with coupons for free ice cream to residents as public hearings on the issue began.

Green Party leaders congratulated voters in Kent, Ohio, for passing Issue 43, which called for a constitutional amendment to end corporate personhood and abolish the legal definition of money as free speech, as well as establishment of an annual «Democracy Day» public hearing for residents to testify on the effect of big contributions from corporations and the wealthy on elections.

We need to make sure that we are in control over the things that affects us.Anytime there is flood and people loose their life, most of the blame goes to sitting presidents.I am not saying that the central government does not have responsibility to ensure that enabling environment is created.They have a great work to do but as citizens what is our quota?When you move around Accra, sometimes i becomes angry within myself because i am in doubt as to whether our sanitation laws exit.People because of the tax they claim they pay waits for zoom lion workers to come and clean the choked gutters before our houses and shops either than that, it will remain like that.Is it modernity or civilization that has turned us to forget our traditional values or duties of ensuring that our environments is clean?Everybody in our Ghanaian setting knows the responsibility of men and women in making sure that our environments are clean not waiting for flood to occur and we start blaming sitting presidents.To the media, though your responsibility is to keep governments on it toes, you equally have a mandate in educating the public of what we are expected to do as citizens in other to ensure that our dear nation is a better ecosystem for all of us to live.The attention of the media should be shifted from making politicians popular to making us aware as citizens of our responsibilities.I sometimes get confused to hear journalists calling opponents to comment on issues concerning the sitting governments and the only thing that comes to my mind is what do the journalist want to hear from the political opponents?Nothing.They will end up criticizing without giving an alternative.The media should rather resort in questioning people directly to where the problems are coming from.Let us build our institutions.When it comes to energy issues.Citifm will call Hon.KT Hammond who was a deputy minister living who he worked under (His boss at that time) and I always become confused because what can we expect from him?nothing.

At the 3 - hour - long Senate hearing — which, in an unusual move, was jointly held by an appropriations subcommittee and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions — topics ranged from financing the effort to the need for a greater sense of urgency, public health and scientific issues, and personal experiences.

I had heard about this product on public television and wondered if it was just for older people or people with chronic issues.

Because it is increasingly rare for legislative bodies to enact spending bills before the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, school districts, worried about their financial vulnerability and needing to comply with personnel notification deadlines (usually in April or May), issue layoff notices and hold mandatory public hearings, even if the probability of actual personnel layoffs is slender.

Her dismal performance Sunday night on 60 Minutes (including an inability to articulate the case for expanding public charter schools and other forms of family choice in education) demonstrates that she remains as willfully ignorant about education policy issues as she was during her confirmation hearing last year.

If you live in the Los Angeles area and would like to learn more about the educational issues facing many young men of color, the Assembly Select Committee on Boys and Men of Color will be holding a public hearing on Friday, March 21, on the implications of LCFF for this subset of students.

Even if another public hearing is held after school hours, which would offer a better opportunity for rich debate on the issue of teacher contracts, they aren't going away anytime soon — they are the law of the land, for now.

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) issued a notice of public hearing for comments on the federal Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan for FFY 2019 - 2021.

All jokes aside though, this is the strongest we've heard from DeVos on issue of public dollars for religious schools as the Education Secretary, as opposed to just a choice advocate and personal supporter.pic.twitter.com/zfj 7NJyLym

She seeks out opportunities to meet with legislators and education leaders on education issues and stands up for children, their teachers, and their neighborhood public schools at rallies, hearings, meetings, and town halls.

Formal Recommendations on Revising Statewide Testing Due Out This Month Setting the stage for perhaps the most critical public school issue that will come before the Legislature next year, the state board of education held its first public hearing Thursday on plans for shaping the future of student standardized testing in California.

You'll also hear from Jim Guest, President and Chief Executive Officer of Consumers Union, a longtime champion for consumer rights; and Kathleen Marvaso, Vice President for Public Affairs at AAA, a tireless advocate for consumers on vehicle safety, fuel efficiency, and conservation issues.

Given what I have read and heard about these issues, the general public won't stand for increased pricing and if you held a public forum on this topic, I would say that most would agree with the points that I have made.

These courses can be long (on average around 4 years) as there is a lot for you to learn, such as training dogs in public access skills, manners, and completing tasks to help people with issues with sight, hearing and mobility.

James Hansen, who put the entire issue of global warming on the world stage with his 1988 Senate Hearing, was calling for public trials of CEOs for crimes against humanity.

In 2010, Stacy would reveal that his group, Save Western Ohio, had a «network of experts» that included the Heartland Institute and «experts from the energy industry» who worked together to «promote and market» anti-wind power views, as well as recruit witnesses and review testimony for public hearings on energy issues.

On the day of the hearing, Rep. Markey issued a press release and sent a public letter to the Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining (OSM) calling out the agency for its inadequate and out - of - date water protections and regulations from surface mining impacts, especially in the face of such damning health studies.

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an organization that helped to bring attention to the issue, had reported hearing from National Park Service (NPS) employees that Coca - Cola made a major gift to the National Park Foundation that was contingent on lifting the plastic bottle ban.

The way in which the Trial Chamber reacted to Alternate Judge Sow's decision to make a public statement on the Taylor Trial; the exclusion of his statement from the official transcript of the hearing; and the recent information suggesting irregularities in the process which the SCSL judges invoked to discipline their judicial colleague for alleged misconduct all underscore the need for greater transparency on this issue than we have so far received from the SCSL.

15 months after its creation by the Quebec government, and after extensive public hearings in all regions of the province on the issue of how far society should go to accommodate requests for religious and cultural adjustments from individuals from minority groups, the Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences finally released its report and recommendations.

Bencher Malcolm Mercer agreed the issue is something «for us and the federation to consider» as some hearing panels» decisions on good character and rehabilitation may surprise the public.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued another Request for Information (RFI), focused on the agency's external engagements including field hearings, town halls, roundtables, advisory boards, and other public and non-public meetings.