Sentences with phrase «give members of the public»

The FOIL — which gives members of the public the legal right to access government documents and records — was filed after the officials said the city rebuffed their «repeated requests» for financial information in the past.

«It restricts the use in indoor public places only and it does so, to give members of the public not only a right to clean air but a basic common courtesy.

A statement by spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, noted that Mr. Fashola did not give members of the public full -LSB-...]

Four budget bills were introduced late Tuesday, giving members of the public their first opportunity to see the actual legislation that will spend $ 150 - plus billion, including aid to public schools and hospitals, legalize ride - hailing outside of New York City and raise the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18.

Initial public offerings give members of the public the chance to get in on the ground floor of the next hot stock, and initial coin offerings do the same for the cryptocurrency market.

The law requires government agencies to give members of the public an opportunity to compete for most vacant positions by listing job announcements on USAJOBS.

Tips: The Council's Anonymous Tipline gives members of the public and real estate professionals the opportunity to let us know about suspicious activities, while protecting their identities.

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Given the assertions by members of Congress in 2012, and the emails that are already in the public domain, the sluggishness is concerning.

A large share of Italian debt issued under domestic legislation does not have any contract terms and is regulated by an Italian law that gives the Italian Treasury ample latitude to restructure the debt... The composition of Italian public, however, is changing rapidly because in January 2013, Eurozone members started issuing bonds with standardized contract terms.

The Nebraska Public Service Commission, a five - member regulatory body, voted 3 - 2 in favor of the project, which would give TransCanada permission to build the pipeline through the state.

«But compared to members of the general public who have full - time jobs, he still has some time off to look after the children, to give them their baths, to put them to bed and I think he'll continue to do that,» Joseph said.

Tuesday's reshuffle also saw cabinet posts given to four senior members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)- the group overseeing the 1MDB parliamentary investigation.

In addition, we have a number of employees, including many members of management, whose equity ownership in our company could give them substantial personal wealth following our initial public offering.

He serves on the Greater Hartford YMCA Board of Directors and The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Board of Ambassadors, and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Hartford Stage Theatre.

In addition to creating and maintaining a formal board skills matrix, the disclosure of basic information to the public gives investors an opportunity to scrutinize the makeup of the board and the characteristics of each board member.

Mr Cameron was asked what he thought about Jesus» command to sell all we have and give it to the poor by a member of the public at an event in the Chilterns,...

The government should not be permitted to create incentives for religious practice or belief (like giving favored status to religious organizations, as compared to other nonprofits), to facilitate the religious practices of some at the expense of others (like offering vocal prayers in public schools), or to accommodate one religion but not others with similar needs or problems (like limiting draft exemptions to members of traditional «peace churches») Within these guidelines, religious accommodations are fully in keeping with the First Amendment — albeit in conflict with strict separation.

What if a member of an academic department has simply done what I have done» given public testimony, or published a moral judgment on gay marriage?

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

The petition states: «Ricardians (those who believe Richard was wrongly accused of usurping the crown by murdering his way to it, but that he was actually one of our most just and enlightened kings) are clearly aware that Shakespeare's play was fiction and probably written as a satire on the corruption of power, but members of the general public often believe that Shakespeare was accurate, so each time the play is produced it only adds to the unfair reputation that Richard has been given.

By giving him eternal rest in the Arabian sea showed consideration for Islam, if we were against the religion of Islam we would have done to him what the Islamic extreamists have done to our service members, strip them nude and drag them through the streets and then hang their bodies in public for passers by to throw stones and garbage at.

In describing such worship as «public,» we do not mean, of course, that it was opened to all and sundry, but rather that it was public for the Church and for all members of the Church who by their baptism had been initiated into the community and thus had been given the status which made it possible for them to participate in what went on when the community engaged in its regular worship of God in Christ.

Life lived long enough and fully enough in the pastoral office gives rise to a way of seeing in depth and of creating new realities that is an indispensable gift to the church, to all who are members of it, and indeed to public life and to the world.

the program would afford an unparalleled opportunity to dramatize the interest of the Christian Church in the creative process in the arts, would encourage the production of films and programs of the highest standards, would give public support to those individuals in the film and broadcast industries who are striving to lift the general level of production, would present the Church in a positive rather than a negative stance in relation to these media, and would provide the opportunity for the Church in general and the B.F.C. and its members in particular to enter into significant conversations with the entertainment industry on standards, values, and goals.

In the name of decency, humanity, and truth, we call on President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and all members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives to recognize and give public expression to the fact that Christians in Iraq and Syria — along with Yazidis, Turkmen,....

The response given in full below has been sent by Nestlé to members of the public who have raised concerns about its baby food marketing practices during Nestlé - Free Week 26 October — 1 November 2015.

Members of the public, NGOs and donor agencies want to assist babies and giving them good information about infant and young child feeding in emergencies will help to prevent harmful practices and help to protect the most vulnerable to illness and death.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

«The ministry has started giving them training and two hundred and fifty of the members will be welcome with employment on that day which also happens to be public holiday so take note of that», he explained.

Online polling is growing more responsive since the days when YouGov was set up and the ability to contact several thousand members of the public daily - built up thanks to the respectability afforded by a politically - balanced editorial position - gives PH a step advantage in being able to provide authoratitive data.

I've always been interested in the forces that influence the information members of the public are given on a daily basis.

To help keep them afloat, # 22m of public money has been given to them to this year, while another # 277m will be injected over the next four years — figures that only emerged after Private Eye trawled through the obscure Official Journal of the European Union, which requires publication of such payments by member states.

This first prevents the spoiler effect, and second, allows members of the public to have time to give more attention to the two candidates who could win, particularly if they voted for a third party candidate the first time around.

Paterson spokesman Morgan Hook defended his boss» decision not to continue his own 10 percent pay cut, saying: «(The governor) has already given back more of his salary than any public - employee union member.»

Committee chair Keith Vaz said he had received complaints from members of the public claiming the Labour leader gave inaccurate or misleading responses.

«When the two highest ranking members of the Senate Democrat Conference oppose a measure to give the public a mechanism to remove a corrupt statewide official or County Executive from office, you know they're not really serious about reform,» Reif said.

Also at 1 p.m., AQE releases a report, «Gubernatorial Delinquency: Cuomo's Failure to Fund New York State's Public Schools», which gives a detailed accounting of how much the state owes schools in every Assembly and Senate district in New York, Sen. Neil Breslin and Assembly members Pat Fahy John McDonald and Angelo Santabarbara will attend, LCA Press Room, Legislative Office Building, 198 State St., Albany.

Much like food banks, they receive donations from members of the public which are then given out to people in need.

The plans, which would cap tax relief at # 50,000, were part of Budget proposals intended to increase tax revenue from wealthy members of the public, but critics say they discourage charitable giving.

Emails show Robert Nichols, Republican - turned - Democrat Assemblyman John Ceretto's top political aide, wanted none of the $ 1.6 million in tax dollars Ceretto was allocated last year by legislative leaders went to the town of Wheatfield, all of whose elected members are Republicans, because Town Supervisor Robert Cliffe allegedly gave Nichols and Ceretto the cold shoulder at a public picnic.

This gives an ordinary member of the public justice which had previously been denied to them.

As Ed Miliband appeared on the BBC's Leaders» Question Time show, he was given a hard time by two members of the public.

Members of the New York Building Trades on Tuesday lobbied in Albany to push for a bill that revises the definition of public work in order to give workers expanded wages and benefits.

Given that Perez, Ellison and the other candidates largely agree on how to rebuild the DNC, the real debate — and the real choice DNC members face — is about who will be the best public face of the party during the next four years.

If Public Advocate Bill de Blasio wins, the county Democratic organizations and new Council members may try to gain his favor, giving him a tremendous amount of influence, said Sherrill.

THE ELIZABETHTOWN - LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (DST).

Thousands of members will wonder when Peter Hain wants to give the public free votes in the party.

Comptroller DiNapoli's past proposals created a «campaign finance board» consisting of seven members appointed by a variety of offices and gave that newly formed agency sufficient time to consider and issue regulations and develop the necessary procedures for shepherding and safeguarding the public money under its charge.

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Prison Service (NPS), DCP Francis Enobore who spoke on behalf of the Controller General of Prisons, Ja'afaru Ahmed, commended the sponsors and PERMNET members for their support and objective reportage noting that prison connotes an environment where offenders are given opportunity and assistance to show penitence.

Daudu enjoined members of the public to cooperate with security agencies by remaining law abiding and giving credible information to the nearest security check point.