Sentences with phrase «government public policy decisions»

He is well known for his ability to defend important government public policy decisions in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme and Commonwealth Courts.

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Many governments, businesses and social organizations rely on the data, and opposition groups argue the Conservatives are attempting to influence future public policy decisions since low - income earners and immigrants will be less likely to fill out a voluntary form.

«The decision by the Supreme Judicial Court reaffirms the Commonwealth's right to protect its most vulnerable plant and animal species from destruction,» said Jack Clarke, Mass Audubon's Director of Public Policy and Government Relations.

The government is expected to defer activity such as «taking or announcing major policy decisions; entering into large / contentious procurement contracts or significant long - term commitments; and making some senior public appointments and approving Senior Civil Service appointments, provided that such postponement would not be detrimental to the national interest or wasteful of public money».

More controversially, they also cover material relating to government policy formulation (including the background information on which decisions were based) and anything else which «would in the reasonable opinion of a qualified person be likely to prejudice the effect conduct of public affairs» - something again left undefined in the Act.

Before making any major decisions / policy / law for the public the Indian government should pass a bill.

«[Underwood] is an extremely capable lawyer, and the office primarily does litigation, but there are also public policy decisions that have to made,» such as how aggressively the office challenges the federal government to represent the interests of New Yorkers, Horner said.

The workers, who have won the backing of the Trump administration, 20 states, and numerous labor watchdogs, argue that these payments are tantamount to forced political advocacy, since the government unions affect budgetary decisions and other matters of public policy.

Ed Miliband's decision to launch 18 - month policy units suggested he believed the coalition would last the full five years, but the recent public split at the top of the government has forced some Labour figures to reassess their timetable.

The news that potentially thousands of people have died as a consequence of the policies, decisions and structures set up under the last Labour Government is breath - taking and demonstrates so clearly why well meaning platitudes are just not enough when it comes to delivering vital public services.

, he envisions a form of government that among other things includes the dissolution of the state, and indeed also a large number of citizen juries, selected by lot, that take decisions on public policy issues.

Ken Girardin, an analyst with the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany think tank that advocates for lower taxes and restrained government spending, said, «These higher pay figures reflect bad decisions by both local officials, who signed off on costly deals with the PBA, and state officials, who refuse to fix the state's binding arbitration system that's rigged» to benefit unions.

Soon after the delay to the decision was announced by Hoon last Christmas, the Miliband and Benn camps both contacted the Institute for Public Policy Research, over a pamphlet by Simon Retallack, the IPPR's head of climate change, arguing that the third runway should not go ahead unless the government required aircraft using it to meet the aviation industry's own targets to cut carbon dioxide emissions and noise in new aircraft by 50 % and nitrogen oxides by 80 % by 2020.

Argentina's Ministry of Science has launched an ambitious effort to place scientists throughout that nation's public policy arena to ensure scientific knowledge informs government decision - making and becomes a proving ground for similar programs across the globe.

The NSABB said that its decision was informed by a new government policy that could facilitate earlier review of «dual - use» research that can both benefit the public and be misused to threaten public health, agriculture or the environment.

Such efforts to take the public's pulse on geoengineering may be crucial for understanding how to involve citizens in future policy making, says David Goldston, director of government affairs for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C. «This is something that is going to require a lot of public engagement before decisions are made,» he says.

Unfortunately, the NRC's strongly worded conclusions are only weakly supported by scientific evidence, despite the fact that NRC's stated mission is «to improve government decision making and public policy, increase public understanding, and promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge.»

The standard of political and moral performance required to consider should be the following: 1) increase of solidarity among the inhabitants of the country; 2) increase in the practice of social justice by organs of government and civil society; 3) increase in the distribution of income and wealth among the population; 4) increase of measures to preserve and care for nature; 5) increase in policies for integral development of education in accordance with the highest human values; 6) advances in the realization of the collective will of the citizens; 7) improvement of political institutions; 8) success in combating corruption measured by its reduction; 9) increase in the exercise of citizenship with the effective participation of citizens in government decisions and fight for expansion of their rights; and 10) increase of contribution of public and private organizations to the political, economic, social and environmental development of the country.

DoDEA's decision to rename the initiative is a logical one, said Paul Peterson, a professor of government and education policy at Harvard University who has been tracking the public response to the new standards.

• School Expansion, Growth & Strategic Planning • State and Federal Employment Law • School Board and Nonprofit Governance • Administrative Law & Appeals of State and Federal Agency Decisions and Actions • Special Investigations & Legal / Compliance Audits • Policy Guidance and Development • Constitutional Challenges and Claims • School Employee and School Board Training • Litigation in Federal and State Courts • Administrative Hearings and Appeals Before State and Federal Agencies • Public Entity Purchasing and Procurement; Business Transactions; & Contract Negotiation, Review and Drafting • Construction Law, AIA Construction Contracts, Review and Drafting • Real Estate Transactions and Condemnation • Special Education under IDEA and Section 504 • Student Rights & Discipline Issues and Hearings • State and Federal Claims of Discrimination • State and Federal Civil Rights • Administrative Grievances and Hearings • False Claims Act / Qui Tam Defense for Local Government Entities

«This decision would wrest educational policy from the representative branches of state government, limit public education for some students with special needs, create additional municipal mandates concerning graduation and other standards, and alter the basic terms of educators» employment — and entrust all of those matters to the discretion of a single, unelected judge,» Jepsen said.

The decision comes after the federal government increased pressure on states to increase school choice, said Luis Huerta, associate professor of education and public policy at Columbia University's Teachers College.

This office is the preeminent source of objective, credible, and timely transportation statistics that are the basis for critical policy and investment decision making by governments at every level, the private sector, and the general public.

This enhancement to our free downloads means that we can reach out even further to inform government decision making and public policy, increase public education and understanding, and promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge.

Keynote: How Business Executives Succeed When Facing Public Policy Challenges Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Transportation Norman Mineta will offer examples from his vast reservoir of experience as to how business executives can ensure their views are properly represented in the government decision - making process.

Keynote: How Business Executives Succeed When Facing Public Policy Challenges Former Secretary Norman Mineta will offer examples from his vast reservoir of experiences as to how business executives can ensure their views are properly represented in the government decision - making process.

It also provides recommendations in five key public policy areas for developing country government officials and donor agencies: public engagement, decision - relevant information, institutional design, tools for planning and policymaking, and resources.

The public have a decisive role to play in influencing the government's policy decisions and all too often justice is regarded as an easy target by the government due to the public's lack of knowledge in the area.

... «core policy» government decisions protected from suit are decisions as to a course or principle of action that are based on public policy considerations, such as economic, social and political factors, provided they are neither irrational nor taken in bad faith.

The court clarified that «core policy» government decisions protected from suit are «decisions as to a course or principle of action that are based on public policy considerations, such as economic, social and political factors, provided they are neither irrational nor taken in bad faith.»

Parliament and the public can not hope to call the Government to account without an adequate knowledge of what is going on; nor can they hope to participate in the decision - making process and contribute their talents to the formation of policy and legislation if that process is hidden from view.

The decision, however, highlights the paradox of our federal government responding to an important issue of public policy by adopting legislation (the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) that mandates compliance with rules governing the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information, but at the same time not equipping the privacy commissioner with powers to enforce compliance or punish violators.

Since 2003, the relevant regulatory authority for both television and radio has become the Office of Communications (Ofcom), and perhaps for the avoidance of doubt the basic rule receives further elaboration in CA 2003, s 321 (3), which provides that political objects include not only promoting political parties and influencing election outcomes, but also «influencing public opinion» and «influencing the policies or decisions of governments, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere».

Human rights provide a valuable framework for good inter-personal relations and for making informed and proportionate decisions — from the playground to government and public policy, it starts with human rights education in schools.