Sentences with phrase «in public service since»

Deb Dupree has been an active writer throughout her career in the corporate world and in public service since 1982.

So essentially, I have worked in Public service since I was 18, took out a minimal amount to get through school (and break the cycle of poverty in my family), and have worked to pay this off for years and have now paid a grand total of 312 $ on the original loan after 16 years and paying $ 39,760.20 in interest.

This forgiveness program acts as an incentive to work in public service since private sector jobs often have higher pay rates.

We now face a situation where the Labour run Assembly, which has overseen a continuous decline in public services since establishment, will now have the power to set income tax rates without any demonstration that they are fiscally competent.

«You look at the largest investment in public services since the second world war, the creation of whole new services like Sure Start, the minimum wage, progress on gay rights, changes on paternity leave, the right to join a union, even things that have been difficult that used to cause me problems in government like the Human Rights Act — that is a massive progressive agenda we have delivered.»

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«Reclassification, even if successful, would resolve no existing problem and would almost certainly end the massive private investment in Internet infrastructure that has gone on since 1996, when Congress created a light - touch regulatory environment for Internet access and related services,» Larry Downes, an Internet industry analyst and a director at Georgetown's Center for Business and Public Policy, says.

Since Rhapsody bought it in 2011, not much has been heard of the once high - flying peer - to - peer service that transformed public assumptions about consuming music.

This resulted in major backlash from the public since other ride services canceled airport routes in protest.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

And since changes in GDP reflect inflation, population increase and real economic growth, GDP also captures the costs of providing a given level of public services.

Unlike the case of initial public offerings, where much of the value is already priced in at the IPO launch, or even the traditional venture capital system, an ICO allows investors to not only become financial backers but also early adopters, since the investment coin's long term value is in future products or services.

Alberta has a revenue problem and if we should have learned anything since the international price of oil collapsed in 2014, it is that we should not depend on royalty revenues from oil and gas to fund the day to day operations of our public services.

This kind of book can not be original throughout, but it can be of service, since most of the public has little awareness of what is common stock in evangelical discourse.

Since higher education was usually thought of as a religious enterprise as well as a public service, it seemed natural for church and state to work hand in hand, even after the formal disestablishment of the churches.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

And it is understood that De Boer going public on Tottenham's interest in his services has so angered the Premier League club's chairman Daniel Levy that he has since decided to pull out of any move for the 44 - year - old and instead switch his focus towards Southampton trainer Mauricio Pochettino.

While the early days of Cameron's leadership were all about reaching out to new groups and voters beyond the traditional Tory core, since taking power his agenda has been very much in line with that of Conservative leaders and governments since 1979, being characterised by cuts to social expenditure and the privatisation of public services.

Anderson has headed up corporate comms at the financial services specialists since he co-founded the agency with three other ex-Ludgate Public Affairs staff in 2000.

Sir Richard Leese, who has led Manchester for Labour since 1996, told politics.co.uk the results of a «whole place community budget» pilot scheme in which local authorities share their resources with government departments showed it may be possible to achieve a «complete transformation of how public services are delivered».

England and Wales left with the highest drink - drive limit in Europe after Malta announces plans to lower legal blood alcohol content for drivers Road safety groups and emergency services call for England and Wales to follow suit No progress on UK drink driving deaths since 2010 Public opinion polls show 77 % in favour of a lower legal limit

Contrary to what many public sector trade unionists would like us to believe, voter perceptions of the quality of public services have not worsened, and in some cases — local public transport — have actually improved since October 2010.

The new head of New York City's cash - strapped public hospital network has cut $ 16 million in consulting costs since he started two months ago — but the system is losing up to $ 190 million a year for unbilled services to the insured.

But ever since D'Amato was forced into early retirement from public service from Democrat Chuck Schumer in 1998, he has slowly broadened his political horizons in recognition of the dwindling power of the Republican Party in New York.

Astorino doesn't do that since he never was endorsed by the CSEA or PEF and thus can negiotiate in the best interest of the county (since it's the county taxpayer whose paying for any extra salary increase or benefits) And before you contiune GOP bashing, remember this, Richard Nixon (yes that Nixon) allowed public employees in the US Postal Service to form a union and collectively bargain for salaries and benefits and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (R - NY) signed into law the Taylor Act, allowing NYS employees to form a union and negiotiate (but not strike).

Seddon's central claim is that since the Thatcher era, governments have continuously tried to improve standards in public services while reducing costs but the claims for actual improvements are often «doubtful» while costly catastrophes have become commonplace.

The plan's broad tax cuts, however, could reduce public services in poor communities, especially those outside New York City where the 2 percent property tax cap championed by Mr. Cuomo has been in effect since 2011.

It's an interesting shift of direction for Policy Exchange, since Godson's expertise is in security issues, rather than the think tank's familiar home ground of public service reform.

But there's no timeline currently as to what Walsh's shared services initiative will exactly look like since it's still in the early planning stages, Andrews said, and the city is currently not ready to release any specific ideas to the public.

In particular, he and his team have a platform next week to help show that what is good for business is good for voters — and essential for public services, since they can not be sustained if enterprise makes no profits with which to fund them.

Instead of competing with the Tories over cuts, Labour should be demanding a major public sector investment programme of job creation in infrastructure, housing, and service provision funded, not by any increas in public borrowing, but by taxing the 0.1 % super-rich on their # 190bn gains since the crash 4 years ago.

Pay freezes and below - inflation pay rises have reduced public sector workers» pay by 20 % since the coalition came to power in 2010, public sector pensions have been attacked and public services have been slashed across the country.

Mr Awuku said Ahomka Lindsay's complaint about his incessantly buzzing phone since his appointment does not mirror the conduct of President Akufo - Addo who works himself off in his service to the public.

With youth unemployment hitting a record high and the total number of people out of work the highest since the Tories were last in office, the Public and Commercial Services union says the government must take urgent action to reverse the damage it is doing to our economy.

I have known Tedra Cobb since 2007, when I first moved to Canton and began my career in public service serving victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in this district.

What the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives have done to our public services in government since 2010 and the cuts to support for those on low incomes, the disabled and others in need is utterly unforgivable.

Personal Info Birthplace: Staten Island, NY High School: Brooklyn Tech High School (public - requires entrance exam) Higher Education: SUNY New Paltz, University of Buffalo Law School NY19 Connection: Attended SUNY New Paltz, 1970 - 1974; Returned to live in Kingston in 1981 and thereafter moved to Woodstock where he has resided through today Length of Residency in NY19: Kingston, NY and Woodstock, NY since 1983; greater than 34 years Prior Job History: Served as a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Volunteer working with Native American tribes in Nebraska, Western Nebraska Legal Services attorney between 1977 - 1980; Ulster County Public Defender's Office in the 1980s and early 1990s, Law Offices of Dave Clegg practicing predominantly personal injury law and elder abuse cases until prpublic - requires entrance exam) Higher Education: SUNY New Paltz, University of Buffalo Law School NY19 Connection: Attended SUNY New Paltz, 1970 - 1974; Returned to live in Kingston in 1981 and thereafter moved to Woodstock where he has resided through today Length of Residency in NY19: Kingston, NY and Woodstock, NY since 1983; greater than 34 years Prior Job History: Served as a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Volunteer working with Native American tribes in Nebraska, Western Nebraska Legal Services attorney between 1977 - 1980; Ulster County Public Defender's Office in the 1980s and early 1990s, Law Offices of Dave Clegg practicing predominantly personal injury law and elder abuse cases until prPublic Defender's Office in the 1980s and early 1990s, Law Offices of Dave Clegg practicing predominantly personal injury law and elder abuse cases until present.

Buhari noted that throughout his journey in national service and since 2015, he had made a very conscious decision to pursue a vigorous fight against corruption in public life.

Given the «funding roller coaster» the Library has been on since 2000, including in 2010 when budget cuts forced a reduction in service hours (98.5 total per week), plus cuts in programming and staffing, the Library System Trustees voted to pursue becoming a Special Legislative District Public Library (SLDPL) in September 2011.

This has resulted in the loss of nearly 60,000 public service jobs since the 2010, eroding needed services and taking paychecks out of the economy.

As Tony King points out in his commentary, support for Cameron must be largely image based, since the majority (61 %) of the public had little idea on what Cameron's views were in regard of levels of public spending on reform of public services.

On paper, this is a clear case of institutionised sexism since the Government introduced the Gender Equality Duty in April and their latest mantra has been about personalising public services, yet they exclude support for 49 % of the population.

To coincide with the National Women's History Month theme — Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Lives in Public Service and Government — a keynote address by the Honorable Barbara A. Howe, Erie County Surrogate Judge since 1994, will be featured.

The survey was the first to be conducted since the U.S. Public Health Service released detailed PrEP guidelines in May 2014.

Since it first appeared in this magasine the story has surfaced every year, making thousands of column inches in newspapers around the world and performing a valuable public service in helping countless hard - pressed editors fill pages during the silly season.

Fattah, 58, who has represented a west Philadelphia district in the House of Representatives since 1994, described the indictment as the culmination of «an 8 - year effort by some in the Department of Justice to link my public service career to some form of wrongdoing.

But verifying that a Web service using those schemes wasn't equivocating required examining every transaction in every block of the blockchain — or at least, every block added since the service first used the scheme to certify a public assertion.

Respondent has not applied for or engaged in U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)- supported research since 2010.

Ever since, the legal requirement for security officers to be licensed has had a significantly positive impact upon public perceptions of the UK's private security industry, by reducing the freedom of criminal elements to operate in the sector, while providing tangible evidence of an individuals» eligibility and suitability to provide a professional service.

However, given the importance of public - welfare and health spending indicated by my findings, and the large increase in state spending on Medicaid (an increase of more than $ 1,000 per capita since 1987 based on figures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), it is safe to conclude that Medicaid has been the single biggest contributor to the decline in higher - education support at the state and local level.

«I've been a nurse since 1971 and have worked in an intensive care unit and an emergency room — and I felt safer there than in a school,» said Donna Kosiorowski, the supervisor of school health services for the West Haven (Connecticut) Public Schools.»