Sentences with phrase «for wider reforms»

The firm continues to advocate for wider reforms to the country's IP laws.

He used last week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to call for wider reforms of global financial institutions.

Theresa May announces time limit on detention pregnant women, the fight for wider reform will continue #SetHerFree https://t.co/IAu4Oxp8Ae

Mr Cameron said he had broadened the Tories» funding base since becoming leader, but there was still an «urgent need» for wider reform in British politics.

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The time for immigration reform is now: The tech industry is pushing hard for comprehensive immigration reform to get wider access to foreign talent.

He saw the state university as a powerful tool for leading health reform in West Virginia, and possibly the wider world.

Since his push to enact a ban on assault weapons and wider background checks for gun owners collapsed on Capitol Hill in 2013, gun control has slipped down the list of White House priorities, below a legacy - building Iran deal, an opening with Cuba and reform of the immigration system.

Reforming the taxation of international businesses has been a priority for U.S. politicians, and key members of the legislative and executive branches have proposed a wide variety of potential changes.

This book explores the political economy of transition cost mitigation strategies in a wide variety of policy contexts including public pensions, U.S. home mortgage interest deductions, immigration, trade liberalization, agricultural supply management, and climate change, providing tested examples and realistic strategies for genuine policy reform.

For years, trade and justice activists have proposed renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement to address some of the deal's most damaging features: for example, by removing the anti-democratic investor - state dispute settlement provisions of Chapter 11, linking trade benefits to genuine protections for human and labour rights (all the more important given the deteriorating democratic situation in Mexico), and establishing a continent - wide strategy for auto investment and production. We were always told that renegotiating NAFTA was a pipe dream: it would not be possible to open the text and get all three countries on board with reforms, no matter how legitimate the concerFor years, trade and justice activists have proposed renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement to address some of the deal's most damaging features: for example, by removing the anti-democratic investor - state dispute settlement provisions of Chapter 11, linking trade benefits to genuine protections for human and labour rights (all the more important given the deteriorating democratic situation in Mexico), and establishing a continent - wide strategy for auto investment and production. We were always told that renegotiating NAFTA was a pipe dream: it would not be possible to open the text and get all three countries on board with reforms, no matter how legitimate the concerfor example, by removing the anti-democratic investor - state dispute settlement provisions of Chapter 11, linking trade benefits to genuine protections for human and labour rights (all the more important given the deteriorating democratic situation in Mexico), and establishing a continent - wide strategy for auto investment and production. We were always told that renegotiating NAFTA was a pipe dream: it would not be possible to open the text and get all three countries on board with reforms, no matter how legitimate the concerfor human and labour rights (all the more important given the deteriorating democratic situation in Mexico), and establishing a continent - wide strategy for auto investment and production. We were always told that renegotiating NAFTA was a pipe dream: it would not be possible to open the text and get all three countries on board with reforms, no matter how legitimate the concerfor auto investment and production. We were always told that renegotiating NAFTA was a pipe dream: it would not be possible to open the text and get all three countries on board with reforms, no matter how legitimate the concerns.

The commonwealth model of marriage held wide appeal among a diverse spectrum of English theologians, and served as the starting point for the liberalizing reforms later urged by authors as different as John Milton and John Locke.

«This survey shows that the wider public are also aware of the problems that are all too obvious in their own communities and we are hopeful that Wednesday's budget will take steps to ensure that welfare reforms don't result in further financial hardship for the least well off households.»

After the liturgical reforms, and the statements on ecumenism and the Church, it was possible for Roman Catholics and Protestants to worship together under limited conditions, to engage in disciplined and continual theological discussion, and to seek cooperation in a wide variety of areas.

We call on the European Commission to propose to member states a ban on glyphosate, to reform the pesticide approval procedure, and to set EU - wide mandatory reduction targets for pesticide use.We call for the ban of glyphosate - based herbicides, exposure... more

The goal of lottery reform is to even out the odds of landing the top pick for the worst teams in the league and to discourage tanking league wide.

In its parliamentary briefing for the Welfare Reform Bill, the Fatherhood Institute sets out clearly for MPs, peers and other interested parties, how joint birth registration would work — and its implications for wider social policy development.

It's disheartening to realize that a leading school food reformer like Chef Ann faces the same problem, even in a place like Boulder, which has shown clear community - wide support for reform.

The Erie County Legislature unanimously approved wide - ranging ethics reform legislation yesterday, which has been in the works for more than a year, and is the result of a joint effort between the county executive's office and the Democratic and Republican conferences.

We need a plan for social security reform, stronger protection for workers and a repeal of the trade union act, and a wide review on workers rights, a real living wage, investment in local services, and reversing Tory cuts to policing.

Now isn't the time to thrash out the minutia of what the final reforms should look like — that will require the space for a proper discussion in the Labour party and among the wider public.

On primaries, I think this exchange highlights that we need to root this debate in a wider argument for party reform - and how thay might lead to primaries and / or other reforms.

Another important feature of the context was the rise, from 1988, of Charter 88 as a pressure group and wider political movement arguing the case for comprehensive constitutional reform.

One critical component of this frenetic period of reform has been the absence of any explicit or managed process for civic engagement even though the Prime Minister's statement on the 19 September 2014 emphasized that «It is also important we have wider civic engagement about how to improve governance in our United Kingdom, including how to empower our great cities.

Although the IDC has introduced wide - ranging reform legislation — which includes public matching funds for small donations — and held public hearings on the matter, they've refused to bring the bill to a vote without approval from the Senate Republicans.

Multiple problems, rooted in the structure of the state, calling for wide - ranging reform at a basic level: a constitutional moment.

Thus, it is not only economic reform that is urgent, but reforms targeting corruption and addressing the wider popular call for fairness.

Reform groups are focusing attention on Governor Andrew Cuomo's anti corruption commission's recommendations to beef up the anemic State Board of Elections but say they have not given up hope of public campaign financing for state wide races.

The vote in 2007 was itself an FPTP vote on the future of the Lords, rather than a preferential vote, and I remember it being couched in no uncertain terms at the time as 100 % being the obstreperous option that would result in Lords reform progressing the slowest; indeed, despite wide - ranging support in the Commons for 100 % elected Lords, the Labour government indeed made no progress whatsoever on such legislation.

Reform groups are focusing attention on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission's recommendations to beef up the anemic State Board of Elections but say they have not given up hope of public campaign financing for state wide races.

As Select Committee chairs are already elected by secret ballot at the start of every Parliament, they believe they can sell it as part of the wider reforms programme which it will be difficult for the Speaker to object to.

The wider campaign for a new relationship with the EU takes the form of the All - Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for European Reform, which is open to all MPs, and which was set up in order to ensure that pro-reform voices from across the parties could be heard, and therefore a consensus on changing our position in Europe stands a better chance of being achieved.

He examines the wide - ranging proposals for constitutional reform, which were in the coalition agreement.

We are also a founding member of the Accord Coalition — a wide coalition of organisations working for reform of state funded schools to make them more inclusive in matters of religion or belief.

The Liberal Democrats seized on the expenses scandal as an opportunity to push for a more wide - ranging set of parliamentary reforms.

The new Coalition Government elected in May 2010 stated that welfare reform was «very much a priority» for them and that Housing Benefit reform would be considered in the context of wider welfare reform objectives.

I stood ready — and stand ready — to deliver reforms that are controversial for my party because that is part of a wider, reciprocal arrangement.

But there was also a sense among lawmakers that the education reform measures approved in the budget will not just have wide - reaching effects for schools and politics, but will likely be before them again next year.

In September 2008 we became one of the founder members of the Accord Coalition — a wide coalition of organisations working for reform of state funded schools to make them more inclusive in matters of religion or belief.

Governor Cuomo, who initially had sought a wider pension reform plan, with a 401k option for all new workers, says he believes the public is on his side on the issue.

Nonetheless, the burden of compromise fell heaviest on the Liberal Democrats; and within the Programme for Government coalition agreement a significant number of their flagship policies were diluted (e.g. electoral reform), forestalled (e.g. House of Lords reform) or disregarded entirely (e.g. UK - wide federalism).

Our goal: deeper and wider reform — building on the values, principles and idealism of the NHS to create for the next decade an NHS that is:

«The Welsh Liberal Democrats have a wide range of policies and reforms for our health service.

Lib - Lab coalition For all the differences that Labour and the Liberal Democrats might claim during debates and on the campaign trail, it seems probable that a deal to put AV + to a referendum as part of wider constitutional reform would be one of the first measures of a Lib - Lab coalition.

In a major departure from his predecessor, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie publicly laid out his conference's proposals for government ethics reform during a wide - ranging speech and interview Friday morning.

A few of course parroted the distortions the «No» campaign was built on or gave wanting to do in Nick Clegg as an excuse for voting against, but far more voted AV down because it had become too tied up with the politics of the Coalition and thus divorced from a wider and more genuine discussion of constitutional reform.

We also aim to set up a parliamentary website devoted to reform of parliamentary procedure (excluding wider policy issues) to provide a channel so that public grievances or proposals for positive change can be aired.

Miner has gained state - wide prominence for being critical of Cuomo's plan for pension reform and aid to fiscally troubled upstate cities, telling The New York Times this week «it's kicking the can down the road.»

In order to develop a larger comprehensive county - wide arrest diversion program Members of the Oneida County team attended an Information sharing Certificate Program and were admitted to the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform Fellows Network following the approval of their capstone project.

It's why I led the fight for mandatory kindergarten city - wide, it's why I increased the number of pre-K slots available in New York City, it's why I have been a staunch advocate for ensuring that children get access to breakfast at school, and it's why I have made reforming our public education system one of the cornerstones of my campaign.

Cuomo's wide - ranging, 10 - point ethics reform agenda advocates for a public campaign financing system, early voting, and several additional measures that reform - minded advocates and legislators have been calling for, as well as others of his own.