Sentences with phrase «important reform plans»

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It is important to stress that the main goal of our reform plan was not to question the role of private saving in Chile.

And just as important, she will likely put forward a much needed and long - overdue campaign donation reform plan, to cut corporate and union donations out of the wild West that is the current campaign territory.

President Trump's tax reform plan still lacks important details but as it stands, the plan appears it would add significantly to the debt.

During this period the Government of Alberta introduced a $ 15 minimum wage; appointed a gender - balanced Cabinet; replaced a system of regressive flat taxes with a progressive income tax system; laid out a responsible fiscal plan that rejected austerity; implemented an ambitious jobs plan; reformed the royalty system; ended predatory lending practices while strengthening the credit union system and ATB, Alberta's publicly - owned bank; and implemented a climate change leadership plan — among many other important reforms.

Rick is a former Chief of Staff for the federal New Democratic Party, and has led many successful campaigns for important new public policies at the federal and provincial levels related to environmental and consumer protection, urban planning, green jobs creation, democratic reform and progressive taxation.

The authors of studies with titles claiming to point to «the heart of the matter» recommend vague but important - sounding measures like «strategic planning groups and reform.»

In addition to these concrete demands are general demands, of which the most important are: emancipation of women; radical agricultural reform; general reduction in working hours; disarmament; the rejection of all forms or racism; the creation of a planned transfer of wealth from the countries of the North to the countries of the South to compensate for the pillage which these peoples have been and still are subjected to.

(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today commended the release of the Senate Finance Committee tax reform proposal as an important step forward in Congress towards passing critical reforms to the nation's tax code, and urged the House to move forward with plans to vote on its bill this week.

«You might not support all of these issues, but it is important to know where you stand and where all Democrats stand on a woman's right to choose, GENDA, single payer health care, contraceptive coverage, family planning funding, campaign finance reform and the DREAM Act.»

«It's important to remember that any final tax reform plan will be the subject of negotiation and compromise between the President and both houses of Congress, but I have grave concern about a provision eliminating the state and local tax deductions because it would harm the hardworking, overburdened taxpayers who live here,» Flanagan said.

He went on, however, to concede that it was not the most important thing the Government was planning but that the blueprint amounted to «sensible, reasonable, rational reform.»

This finding reflects the presence of «asset - rich, income - poor» households towards the bottom of the income scale, which would be an important consideration in any reform plans.

Taken together with the important changes introduced in the Localism Act, this amounts to a fundamental reform of the planning system.

At one point Bernard Jenkin asked which was more important — the massive changes planned by the EU summit this week, or House of Lords reform?

As evidenced by de Blasio's latest budget outline and Friday's hearing, one of the most important issues at play right now is the city's plan for reforming and revitalizing NYC Health + Hospitals, which was laid out in a new report, One New York: Health Care for Our Neighborhoods.

As she looks ahead to the November general election, the former chief of staff for Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh (D - Manhattan) said she planned on stressing the most important issues to voters throughout the district, including campaign finance reform, job creation and improving access to vital services, especially for women and seniors.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he'll require his pension reform plans to be part of the state budget, pressing a cause that's important enough to risk a shutdown of state government.

Calling the change «an important reform,» the plan stated that such costs would «be funded from annual operating revenue.»

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It said free schools were potentially an important part of «open public services» and are highlighted in the government's schools reform plans as a key route to achieving fairer access.

Connecticut's twice - delayed in - school suspension law and the State Department of Education's (SDE) proposed secondary school reform plan are both important links to the state's success in its second Race to the Top (RTTT) federal grant application due June 1.

A Department for Education spokesperson said: «As part of our plan for education we have made important reforms to our exam system to ensure young people leave school ready to succeed in life in modern Britain.

[The move was especially ironic considering early childhood education is considered the single most important factor in producing better educational outcomes for students and Governor Malloy's «education reform plan» calls for expanding the amount of early childhood programming in those districts that have lower test scores]

Since Governor Malloy announced that 2012 was the year of education reform and Achievement First and ConnCAN (both founded by Jonathan Sackler) are some of the most important advocates for reform, reporters could have taken note that Governor Malloy's speech was at an event honoring Sackler and decided whether to pursue or not pursue any possible connection between the event and Malloy's education reform plans.

They argue that students» input should be an important part of planning, implementing, and adjusting reform.

Factors considered important to the reform included the following: (a) meeting for 1 hour a week in study groups; (b) meeting in cross-grade groups; (c) reflecting on teaching in study groups; (d) considering research - based «best practices» in study groups; (e) completing action plans in study groups; (f) selecting substantive topics for study; (g) maintaining topics over time; (h) meeting as a whole faculty once a month to discuss reform efforts; (i) working on parent partnerships and making effective use of the external facilitator; and (j) making effective use of the internal leadership team.

But, reporting like this will help to elevate the issues, show teachers just how poorly they're being served, and hopefully lead to important reforms and retirement plans that better meet the needs of all teachers.

This is especially important in the context of evaluating more comprehensive tax reform proposals that contemplate taxing income sources that are not included in narrower measures (e.g., proposals to tax some or all employer contributions to health insurance or to reduce the amount of tax - free income earned within qualified retirement plans by placing tighter limits on contributions).

The Act, which many commentators are claiming is the most important piece of planning legislation in a generation, includes measures for major reform of the planning system in England.

Improving the Performance and Outcomes of Child Welfare Through State Program Improvement Plans (PIPS): The Real Opportunity of the Child and Family Services Review (PDF - 300 KB) Center for the Study of Social Policy (2003) Encourages States to consider the CFSR process as an opportunity to reform child welfare systems by outlining principles for improvement and examining the important components of PIPs.