Sentences with phrase «government came under fire»

In WA, the State Government came under fire for halving funding for Aboriginal health programs in its most recent budget, despite an evaluation report saying existing programs were delivering good value for money in terms of Closing the Gap on Aboriginal health outcomes.

The British government came under fire, with 54 % of women — and 46 % of all respondents — pushing for further funding.

The Labour government came under fire from unions at this week's TUC in Brighton for failing to address the «massacring of manufacturing» in Britain, which has seen 1.5 million manufacturing jobs lost since they came to power in 1997.

The government came under fire last month for not promoting enough growth.

The government came under fire last night from the Conservatives and the human rights group Liberty over the way the media is briefed on counter-terrorism operations.

Not exact matches

President Trump indicated on Wednesday that he may fire his Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, who has come under scrutiny after a report that he has flown a private plane for government business at taxpayers» expenses on multiple occasions.

There's an obvious public relations benefit to going green, especially at a time when the U.S. government has come under fire for reversing many of the country's commitments to clean energy.

Their appearance before Congress comes at an awkward and difficult time for the company, which is under fire from its shareholders and facing a number of ongoing government investigations into drug pricing and distribution, accounting and disclosures, and antitrust matters.

In Ottawa, a nervous government implemented new regulations for insured mortgages in an effort to slow down the Vancouver and Toronto markets — and came under fire from Realtors in places like Saskatoon, where the local real estate association says the new regulations have seriously hurt would - be home buyers.

A recent example of just such suspicion and mistrust took place in August, when an anti-trafficking nonprofit called Agape International Missions (AIM) came under fire from the Cambodian government for purportedly working with CNN to stage a smear campaign against Cambodian women.

Assini said he was referring to a case in which Mexican government officials came under fire for providing a manual to the country's citizens that provided tips on how to cross the border illegally.

City Council Member Liz Crowley (D - Middle Village) has come under fire for co-sponsoring a bill that will cut funding for a program that turns the NYC DOC into a flock of stool pigeons for the Federal Government.

Many observers felt that the appointment of three deputies to one Ministry was unnecessary given the fact that the President had already come under fire from sections of the public for the size of his government.

The government agency set up to target criminals» profits has come under fire today after it was revealed it costs four times as much to run as it has seized.

However, some government policies may come under fire at the Liverpool conference.

The Government has come under fire as it launches its biggest campaign against trade unions in 30 years.

The government's plan to offer free swimming to those aged under 16 and over 60 has come under fire as it emerged millions of those eligible may miss out.

Cuomo once again defended the I Love NY tourism signs seen on the highways of New York, which have come under fire from the federal government, as drivers of tourism.

The Government has come under fire in recent months from a section of the public, particularly the opposition, for these policies that have been adopted in a bid to address the country's economic concerns.

Osborne also came under fire today after he revealed he will sell off the government's stake in RBS at a # 7 billion loss.

David Davis has been ordered to appear before a powerful committee of MPs as he came under fire from senior Tories over the Government's publication of the Brexit impact papers.

The coalition government's schools policy comes under fire from activists at the Liberal Democrat conference - in a move that risks embarrassing the party leadership, but not a vote that threatens the coalition says political editor Gary Gibbon.

The government has come under fire from the Minority for their supposed plan to impose taxes on mobile money transactions in the country.

«How Maude believes government could save more taxpayers» money Main Tory Peer comes under fire for recommending fracking in the «desolate» North East»

Cuomo's main economic development program has come under fire in recent years from political opponents and government watchdog groups who say it's not transparent enough and fails to attain job - creation goals.

The organization had come under fire from good - government advocates over its receipt of large donations from companies lobbying City Hall, including more than $ 1 million from real estate developers, some trying to influence the administration's zoning and housing policies.

The Australian government and a major university have come under fire for backing a proposed research centre to be run by the controversial Bjørn Lomborg.

Ever since the Chinese government awarded safety certificates in November 2009 to two genetically modified rice varieties and a variety of GM maize, researchers have come under increasing fire.

«A hovercar racer is tasked with escorting an informant to safety as the two come under fire from corrupt government operatives.»

They immediately came under fire in reviews by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Education.

While the intention of «savings for all» is a noble one, the system has come under fire as a potentially unfair method of funding distribution and seems to contradict the government's objective of devolving budgets and decisions to those at the «coal - face», namely the head teacher.

But the government has come under fire for spending almost # 1 billion on bursaries for new teachers — without having properly evaluated their effectiveness.

This is due to the Russian government cracking down on the Telegram messenger app, which came under fire for essentially allowing people to communicate without being spied upon by intrusive government agencies (and then refusing to grant said agencies backdoors into the system).

But the sleek and high - tech 14.5 km north - south line has come under fire from critics of the debt - ridden government, whose budget for the subway reportedly exceeded that of three important ministries and 5 pivotal governmental institutions, including the ministry of higher education, science and technology.

The dismissal of Andrew Frank, spokesman for anti-oil-sands group ForestEthics, comes amid an increasingly tense atmosphere among environmental groups — especially those registered as charities, whose public advocacy is supposed to be limited — that have come under fire by the federal government for harbouring «radicals» intent on «hijacking» the review process for Gateway.

While the government's proposals came under heavy fire at the hands of the peers, only a few concessions (albeit important ones) were made.

The government has come under fire from MPs for publishing summaries of 39 sectors that will be affected by Brexit — on the last day of the Parliamentary session.

Clyburn is a fierce defender of the agency's Lifeline program, which has come under fire from conservatives as a wasteful government handout.

Chinese telecom manufacturer Huawei is once again coming under fire for its connection to the Chinese government.

It's also worth noting that Facebook isn't the only social media company to come under fire for either unwittingly or knowingly playing a role in disseminating propaganda on behalf of a foreign government.