Sentences with phrase «including ethics issues»

In the recorded slide show, she provides a basic overview of «the cloud» as it relates to lawyers, including ethics issues, security precautions, and advantages for lawyers.

In a statement, Astorino spokeswoman Jessica Proud indicated the party will stick to opposing Common Core, but also broaden its issues to include ethics issues.

Not exact matches

The very next day, I met with career department officials, including a senior ethics official, to discuss some things publicly reported in the press and that might have some bearing on the issue of recusal.

Dr. Richard Leblanc, an associate professor of governance law and ethics at York University, said there are many potential hints of a CEO burnout, including erratic behaviour, inconsistency at work, divorce or family issues, and even substance abuse.

The company spent roughly $ 2.1 million to lobby the U.S. government between Jan. 1 and March 31, including on issues such as trade and tariffs, according to an ethics report filed last week.

The meeting began on a Wednesday night at the bucolic campus of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois, and the frank discussion quickly moved into a variety of topics including several difficult ones such as the Council of Trent, which is particularly anti-Protestant but still binding for Catholics, and the Catholic doctrine of the church as the prolongation of the incarnation of Christ (presented by Father Thomas A. Baima, the Catholic co-chair of the event), as well as social issues ranging from care for the poor, abortion, and the recent developments in gender and sexual ethics in the West.

Heney then shows how these «Garden Virtues» apply to a variety of today's thorny moral issues, including marriage, child «rearing, sex, abortion, genetic engineering, business ethics, capital punishment, drug abuse, and war.

His research interests include issues relating to political conduct and corruption, the re-imaging of democracy at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth centuries, the Godwin Diaries, political realism and political ethics, and the history of political thought.

At the EPA, Pruitt is under investigation for allegations of unchecked spending, ethics lapses and other issues, including his interactions with lobbyists.

«They are hoping New Yorkers forget that they themselves all voted «no» on some of these exact issues and more, including crucial protections for Planned Parenthood, a single payer health plan, strong ethics, and voting reforms.

Top issues for state lawmakers to tackle when they return to Albany from their two - week spring break include NYC mayor's control, ethics reform and changes to the election laws.

Cuomo in his budget plan included issues such his slate of ethics reforms and criminal justice law changes that have little fiscal impact.

Pols including U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, state Sen. Daniel Squadron, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin, Assemblymember Walter Mosley and former Assemblymember Joan Millman praised Simon for tackling tough issues like gun control, public education, civil and disability rights, ethics in government, minimum wage, and paid family leave.

Lawmakers are scheduled to leave Albany on Thursday, but key issues beyond ethics remain elusive, including an extension of mayoral control for New York City schools.

«We are reviewing them with members,» Whyland continued, «and we continue to negotiate in good faith on all of the issues — including the ethics reform package.

On these issues, our Conference has staked out clear positions that, in the case of ethics reform for example, are even stronger than what is included in the Executive's budget proposals and we look forward to advancing these issues at the appropriate time.»

There's just about a week and a half left before the budget deadline, and Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers remain at odds over a number of issues, including whether ethics disclosure rules should apply to Governor Cuomo as well as the legislature.

Post-budget legislative issues remain unresolved, however, including agreements on combating heroin and opioid abuse, ethics reform as well as developing regulations for ride - hailing apps and daily fantasy sports.

The panel is set to include former Cuomo administration counsel Mylan Denerstein, along with Jeremy Creelan, a former special counsel to the governor on ethics issues.

Mike Murphy, a spokesman for the Senate Democrats, hit right back, pointing to the Senate GOP's own issues with ethics in recent years, including the current case against Sen. Tom Libous.

«My term will include the familiar themes of sustainability, health and safety, ethics and education which will no doubt continue to be familiar issues for future President's of the CIOB.

«We are reviewing them with members and we continue to negotiate in good faith with the governor on all of the issues, including an ethics reform package.»

«The CRC is giving Floridians the opportunity to vote «yes» on several important issues including ethics reform in government, rights for victims of crime, prohibiting oil drilling in state waters, and necessary education reforms,» Chairman

ALBANY — State lawmakers were assembling the skeleton of a long - awaited deal on a number of issues on Thursday evening, including a one - year extension of Mayor Bill de Blasio's control of New York City schools and an ethics reform measure that would strip state pensions from elected officials convicted of a felony.

Thursday, we talked with her about that transition and about other issues facing the state including prisons, Medicaid, ethics reform, and arming teachers.

Major issues during the 2016 legislative session included raising the minimum wage, funding public education, ethics reform, and proposals to allow Uber to expand to upstate New York.

Major issues during the 2015 legislative session included lifting the cap on charter schools, increasing the minimum wage, criminal justice reform, campaign financing, and ethics reform.

Asked whether he is going to seek to get a deal on things other than the budget — including ethics reform and a property tax cap — prior to the April 1 start of the new fiscal year the governor said he's going to be «moving forward on all of these issues simultaneously — now, now.»

After Silver issued a statement Friday that he had accepted the ethics committee's findings, a host of political leaders and good government groups called for Lopez to step down, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D - Manhattan, Brooklyn) and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

While Mr. Cuomo has remained adamant that his ethics proposals must be included in the budget, he has started to relent on some other issues.

There's just about a week and a half left before the budget deadline, and Governor Cuomo and lawmakers remain at odds over a number of issues, including whether ethics disclosure rules should apply to Governor Cuomo as well as the legislature.

Following the Town Board's receipt of the letter, a majority of the council effectively rejected the finding by taking no action on the ethics panel's conclusions, which included a recommendation that McKenna and Magarelli issue public apologies for the alleged infractions.

Asked how a Brooklyn resident can appeal to Staten Island residents, Baumel said, «My values inherited from the Navy include a tireless work ethic, an attention to detail necessary for addressing issues, and the ability to understand people's various perspectives, something vital for executing anything in government.

Paterson also gives his perspective on a number of issues including lobbying, redistricting, ethics and much more.

The Minority Leader also gives his views on a range of reform issues including campaign contributions, lobbyist and ethics reform.

In response to the good government groups» call on Tuesday, Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi told the Albany Times - Union this: «We will be discussing many ethics issues this session, including campaign finance reform, outside income for legislators and more disclosure by not - for - profits as to who actually funds them and whether they are shadow lobbyists.»

Zimet did attack Cahill's stand on sales - tax policy, but on other issues, including school aid, women's reproductive rights, ethics and legislative misfeasance, gay rights, local hospitals and campaign finance reform, there wasn't much difference between these two liberal Democrats.

He also says Cuomo has tried to link too many unrelated and difficult issues, including ethics and education changes, to the state spending plan.

He also challenges archivists and records managers to think more deeply about their own integrity, including adequacy of codes of ethics, and to reflect on the notion of whistle - blowing and the implications of these issues and challenges for each individual.

Attending national meetings, including the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting and a variety of ethics meetings, got me out of my somewhat constrained lab - centered world, exposed me to larger policy issues, and allowed me to meet a variety of individuals who later served as mentors.

Assessment analysis confronts complex issues, ranging from government regulations and corruption to the ethics of publicity, including how to inform media of something like the global warming slowdown, which may not have actually happened.

The authors also explore issues that arise with various randomized experiment designs, including flaws in logic and design, ethics of RCTs, and common concerns in recruitment, assignment, treatment, implementation, and attrition.

Reasons mentioned include: not enough training in data sharing, sharing data is not associated with credit or reward, research data management and privacy issues, proprietary aspects and ethics.

Dr. Hyder has studied biomedical ethics, conducted surveys on research ethics, participated in the training of African and Asian health professionals in ethics, and explored health systems ethics including specific issues such as standard of treatment and ancillary care.

Another deserving effort in promoting scientific integrity in China is to foster a healthy research environment, which includes making explicit research ethics policies, issuing a practical code of conduct, establishing a credible and authoritative national organization to supervise local units, protecting whistle - blowers, building a rigorous and fair peer review system, revising the criteria for promotion and reward to emphasize research quality rather than quantity by a researcher, and achieving zero tolerance for unethical research behaviors.

In Brian Daniels's senior ethics course, students cover the waterfront of current issues including affirmative action, assisted suicide, abortion, homosexuality, and a range of political topics.

Educators will find lesson plans and discussion guides that address such topics as alcohol, college, computers, dating violence, death and bereavement, diversity, ethics, family, nutrition and fitness, conflict resolution, self image, sports, and other health related issues including depression, drug abuse, smoking, and sex.

• Ethics, including the role of the British Psychological Society's code of ethics; ethical issues in the design and conduct of psychological studies; dealing with ethical issues in research.

Retaining an explicit emphasis in the new standards on including «opportunities for students to study relationships among science, technology, and society» (Hicks et al., 2014, Table 1) would open the door to consideration of a set of issues that every future teacher ought to be thinking about, for example, the power relationships enacted online as manifest through sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, and homophobia; the quality of the discourse and information that circulates there and the effects of rumor on reputation; notions of public and private in a digital age; cyber bullying and suicide; copyright and plagiarism; ethics and professional responsibilities related to social media; and a host of other topics and questions that a critical media literacy approach could raise regarding technology and citizenship education.

These courses may include topics ranging from front desk procedures, etiquette, ethics, sensitivity training, and management issues, to directed coursework for obtaining veterinary technician licensure.