Sentences with phrase «great public transparency»

What is notable is what is not in the agreement — legislative compensation overhaul, desperately needed stronger ethics enforcement with greater public transparency of votes, comprehensive campaign finance reform with public financing that closes the LLC loophole and bans all personal use of campaign funds, strong disclosure and accountability for all executive and legislative discretionary lump sum funds, and a commitment to undertake the necessary examination and full - scale overhaul of our ethics and campaign finance laws.

«While it would be incorrect to assume that a high - profile instance such as this is reflective of the broader charter school movement, this case does bring to light legitimate concerns about authorizer accountability and the urgent need for greater public transparency in financial agreements between charter schools and authorizers,» the charter association told the San Diego Union - Tribune when Van Zant pleaded guilty in February.

Not exact matches

In «Government Intervention in Venture Capital in Canada: Toward Greater Transparency and Accountability,» author Richard Rémillard argues that improving the quality of venture capital policy will provide a win - win outcome for the wider public, government and the venture capital industry itself.

If, say, questions about austerity or the regulation of banks are in the public eye, different ideologies will try to win the debate by appealing to the virtues of private enterprise, or to the need for public transparency and accountability, or to the greater redistribution of wealth.

The actors have endorsed the Fair Elections reform package which includes a system of matching small donations with public funds, as well as lower contribution limits, restrictions on contractors and lobbyists doing business with the state, and greater enforcement and transparency.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Election Law Committee Chair Michael Cusick and Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh today announced the Assembly's approval of legislation to close the Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) loophole in the state's campaign finance laws in order to bring greater transparency and accountability to elections for public office in New York State.

Lord Hague said an «age of greater transparency» would require more and more openness by public figures and that politics would be diminished if all were found to be squeaky clean.

Although the mayor campaigned on a promise of greater openness with the media and the public, he is currently fielding a number of cases seeking more transparency from the city.

«But through a bipartisan effort, rules changes were adopted that strengthened the committee process, increased transparency and disclosure to give the public greater insight into legislative proceedings, and placed term limits on the length of time legislative leaders and committee chairs can serve, among other reform initiatives.»

The Borough President praised the current membership of the Queens Library's Board of Trustees for their work toward helping to restore public trust in the Library, which is now being governed with greater transparency.

And the government is consulting on how in future the ISC should be appointed and should report to parliament - with, where possible, hearings in public, a strengthened capacity for investigations, reports subject to more parliamentary debate and greater transparency over appointments to the committee.

The College will provide greater transparency to the public about what they can expect from their force and the standards they should meet.

And the College will also provide greater transparency to the public about what they can expect from their force and the standards that it should meet.

«This change will provide greater transparency into cases of vital public interest.

A report by the committee had stated that greater transparency would be achieved by «requiring Members to register family members involved in lobbying the public sector».

Clinton has refused to open her fundraisers to journalists, reversing nearly a decade of greater transparency in presidential campaigns and leaving the public guessing at what she's saying to some of her most powerful supporters.

«These public hearings help to bring greater transparency and accountability to the budget - making process and I urge New Yorkers to utilize these opportunities.»

«It's very disappointing that the reform bill was not signed into law,» agreed Assemblyman James Brennan, a Brooklyn Democrat and sponsor of an identical reform bill in Albany, in a separate statement, adding that «each measure was aimed at providing greater transparency and accountability to an authority that has come under growing public scrutiny over the years, as abuses and scandals accumulated.»

However, writes Andreas T. Schmidt (University of Groningen), within an environment where private companies frequently adopt nudge strategies, public policy nudges need not have greater implications for democracy and transparency than other forms of government intervention, and can be one tool in exerting democratic control over private sector nudge tactics.

As part of its call for greater transparency, the committee said that departmental SACs must also «aim to hold the majority of their meetings in public.»

The bill seeks greater USPSTF transparency regarding the public comment process, adherence to the Administrative Procedure Act, engaging stakeholder experts and patients in a meaningful way and public access to deliberations and supporting materials.

The bill also provides greater public accountability and transparency, requires enforcement of cost estimating discipline, strengthens the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), and provides for additional tools to protect against waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement.

While productive negotiations require the confidence to float ideas without fear that they will appear in tomorrow's headlines, greater transparency would force both the union and management to justify their demands in the face of public scrutiny.

Trac objectives In response to these concerns, the «Transparency Review» was established by the government following the 1998 comprehensive spending review in order to develop a better understanding of the shortfall in funding across all university activities, and to ensure a greater level of accountability for public funds.

Our well - intentioned Open Meeting Law, with its strict provisions for conducting public business with the greatest possible transparency, generally serves us well in the public sector.

Moreover, this complexity has led to great variance in the amount of funding that is provided to local communities across the country relative to their population of disadvantaged students, and the system's increasing bureaucratic complexity has clouded transparency and public understanding, thereby undermining accountability for the largest federal K - 12 program.

The School District of Rhinelander Board of Education voted to take a stand in favor of greater transparency when it comes to Wisconsin's school voucher system and its impact on public schools.

Tran spoke at Wednesday's public meeting on behalf of Children Now, a nonprofit advocacy organization that was part of a coalition that had sent a letter to the state board before the meeting asking for «greater transparency» in the process of changing the dashboard.

«We need to fairly fund kids across all types of public schools and ensure that all students have access to great teachers, leaders, and schools, and that there is transparency and meaningful accountability for results.»

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In response to the growing number of charters, who now enroll 1 in 10 of the state's public school students, teachers unions have launched a major campaign to demand greater transparency in the financing and operations of charter schools, as well as to limit their expansion in the state.

Futures is a great trading instrument that guarantees transparency (the quotes are in public access on a stock exchange website) and high profit due to the market volatility.

We aim to demonstrate in the ensuing sections that public markets behave in accordance with the efficient market hypothesis by virtue of the fact that they offer investors greater liquidity, market - dictated pricing, information transparency, low transaction costs, and access to large pools of potential buyers and sellers.

The show gave the acquisition greater transparency — and gave the public a window onto the 1970s.

If elected, Khenin has promised to radically redefine the city's development priorities, with an emphasis on public transportation, affordable housing and greater transparency in decision - making.

I firmly believe that the public and wider industry are now keen to see increased transparency and regulation to ensure that any other bad apples are replaced by companies that have a greater sense of corporate responsibility.

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.

As Slashdot points out, this patent comes from a company that in 2006 made a public commitment to pursuing greater clarity and transparency in patents.

María Jesús González - Espejo, founding member of the Instituto de Innovación Legal along with Laura Fauqueur, made several requests to the Minister: the review and modernization of law degree studies so that new lawyers can meet the technological challenges; more investment in technology that will benefit both legal professionals and citizens; more support for initiatives such as #HackTheJustice; the promotion of partnerships between public and private sector; more transparency and open data from institutions and finally, policies that promote greater diversity and in particular an increased presence of women in the governing bodies of organizations and companies in the legal industry.

In sharing this new policy with the public, the agency helps create greater transparency and hopefully more confidence in the manner in which they conduct searches of electronic devices.

It is also interesting to note that research carried out by Dr Julia Brophy at Oxford University, Openness and Transparency in Family Courts: Messages from other Jurisdictions, found that in countries where there is more media access, such as Australia, there is no evidence of greater public understanding of the process.

From enabling unprecedented transparency, to active progress in open government and open machine readable data, innovation funds that scale what works, new types of public - private partnerships, and precision medicine, the Obama administration has made great strides to expand and prioritize innovation - driven policy.

For greater transparency, Facebook has also made its company privacy principles public for the first time ever.

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«This is because our Realtor members support their clients and favour measures that protect the public and bring greater transparency to the home buying and selling process.»

«We have recommended important changes to the regulatory regime to improve public protection, including greater transparency for consumers, higher penalties, improved reporting of licensee misconduct, governance changes, and improved public accessibility to the regulator» said IAG chair Carolyn Rogers.