Sentences with phrase «including public hearings»

A final report was released two years later following extensive research including public hearings, webinars, live events and a national summit.

Voices raised concerns that have endured more than three years of public review, including public hearings hosted by Saranac Lake's Village Board of Trustees and Planning Board.

These sites will go through the standard Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), which includes public hearings by the local community boards, input from borough presidents, and votes by the Council and City Planning Commission.

Several lawmakers also lamented the lack of transparency in the negotiation process, which did not include public hearings.

A Supreme Court justice stalled Phase II of the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, ordering an updated environmental review that includes public hearings.

In addition, permit revocation, modification, or suspension entitles the permit holder to an administrative review, which would likely include a public hearing.

This too is very unlike the Medicaid Redesign Team's approach, which included public hearings all over the state.

Not exact matches

The committee held public hearings and invited 67 expert witnesses, including representatives from ride - hailing companies, Uber and Lyft.

First, it spends a majority of its time educating lawmakers, including giving classes to government staffers on how to send cryptocurrency transactions or informing congressional hearings of public blockchains» potential to create a better society.

Chad Bown, a senior fellow at the pro-free trade Peterson Institute for International Economics, told me that typically these kinds of investigations take many months or even a year and involve extensive public hearings with all stakeholders, including domestic industry players and exporting nations.

Whilst attributing many articles, the most notable The Superinvestors of Graham - and - Doddsville, Buffet also can command a crowd as a public speaker with his easy, down to earth and very humorous personality, especially at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting where he draws in crowds of up to 20,000 including many foreigners willing to travel to hear him.

It heard testimony from 31 persons, including researchers, producers, directors, writers, actors, corporate executives, legislators, and leaders of national educational and public interest organizations.

The public consensus veers between sympathy for animal rights — although it is only some animals that are included, you do no hear much about the «rights» of insects and spiders, for example — and uncertainty about the moral boundaries surrounding human life and death — although, of course, outright murder is still regarded as a crime.

7) Public hearings must be held to investigate the effect the continued use of protein products derived from milk, including casein, milk protein concentrate (MPC), ultra-filtered milk, etc. have had on the farm price for milk and the price consumers are paying for milk and dairy products and to determine safety and nutritional impacts of these proteins on human health.

The Panel is required to engage with stakeholders, including publishing an issues paper, holding public hearings and receiving written submissions.

During a public hearing Monday, Heitman gave a 45 - minute presentation that included a proposal to purchase the building and 3 acres of land from the Park District.

The plans will be discussed at a public hearing Jan. 14 at the park board meeting, which will include a consultant's presentation on the Yunker property.

Then there is embracing modern technology which includes updating the website, and making the proceedings of committee hearings available for public review.

I had the opportunity to hear from Meerkat Co-Founder Ben Rubin at the Digital Beltway conference who shared his thoughts on the surge of interest, including in public affairs.

Another con is that you'd loose the typical due - diligence process that most legislation goes through which includes things like alternative proposals, revisions, committees, public feedback, industry feedback, hearings, analysis, etc..

Include Independents To The Editor: As the coordinator of the Queens Independence Club, I testified on Wednesday night at a public hearing of the Mayor's appointed New York City Charter Revision Commission encouraging the Commission to put an a More...

Molinaro tells the public radio program The Capitol Pressroom (heard weeknights on WXXI from 11:00 p.m. to Midnight), that he's overwhelmed by the number of very qualified people who have expressed interest in running, including Dinolfo.

Sometime after midnight on the last day of the legislative session — with zero public hearings, public review or consultation — Governor Cuomo rammed through a bill that includes very vague and very broad new reporting requirements for charitable groups which engage in lobbying or coordination with related charitable groups.

Although the IDC has introduced wide - ranging reform legislation — which includes public matching funds for small donations — and held public hearings on the matter, they've refused to bring the bill to a vote without approval from the Senate Republicans.

Some have called for a public hearing on water quality in recent weeks, including Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin.

What has been an environmental and health crisis for village residents was quickly snowballing into a political headache for top state lawmakers, including the Senate GOP, which had been criticized for not pushing for public hearings on the issue.

«Prior to granting any significant extension of this authority, the Senate believes public hearings should be held to assess the current structure and identify any possible areas of improvement including but not limited to creating heightened parental involvement in Community Education Councils and the Panel for Education Policy,» the resolution states.

The NASUWT has today received formal notification from the High Court of the hearing date for its application for judicial review of the Coalition Government's decision to change the index - linking of public service workers» pensions, including teachers» pensions, from the Retail Price Index (RPI) to Consumer Price Index (CPI).

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

From an eyewitness account of the Tuesday Town of Sanford Board meeting, we heard the following: «People speaking included those with land and with leases who had signed the petition asking for the resolution that was passed to be rescinded, for board members with conflicts of interest to recuse themselves from shale gas decisions, and for no resolutions on shale gas extraction to be passed without notifying the public a week in advance and allowing full participation.

Dick Dadey, executive director of the ethics reform group Citizens Union, said he had heard «nothing» about the review panel's activities — including whether it would be scheduling public hearings — despite numerous queries.

In the past week, some state lawmakers, including Marchione and Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, have called for legislative hearings to determine whether health agencies acted swiftly enough in notifying the public about the potential dangers of consuming the contaminated water.

They are education policy advisory bodies that have a number of important responsibilities, including reviewing and evaluating a district's educational programs, approving zoning lines and holding public hearings.

A public hearing on proposed amendments to the town's entertainment and special events law, including one that would give the Southold Town Board the responsibility of approving or denying special events permits, is set for Tuesday, March 13.

The report includes testimony given during five public hearings Mr. Flanagan has held in recent months that sought public feedback on the state's implementation of Common Core.

The City Council is expected to propose sweeping changes to property taxes today, including appointing a commission to make recommendations and host public hearings...

Town Board member Bill Ruland said as the hearing drew to a close that it was clear from the public comments that the issue needed to be visited again and include involvement of people with expertise on the subject, including the working group, the town's agricultural advisory committee and others who offered their help Tuesday evening.

Those less - happy labor groups include public employee unions, who will offer formal testimony Friday afternoon at a legislative budget hearing, and teachers» unions, who are mobilizing against the governor at meetings around the state and trading press barbs with the second floor on a near - daily basis.

Gun control advocates and critics filled a public hearing room Friday as judiciary committee members raised 16 bills, including one banning bump stocks and another regulating ghost guns, (Sandra Gomez - Aceves / Hartford Courant)

«If you read Section 3 of the Criminal Offences Act, the definition of a public officer includes a potential public officer, so when the President nominated me and announced it to the whole world, I became a potential public officer, recognized under the Criminal code as a public officer, so as far as I am concerned, since that day, I am neutral, and that is why you have not heard my voice over the air saying anything because I am coming to an office which has to be neutral and impartial.

Gun control advocates and critics filled a public hearing room Friday as judiciary committee members raised 16 bills, including one banning bump stocks and another regulating ghost guns,

Smikle is a favorite of the deep - pocketed charter school lobby (whose supporters include Bloomberg), which is very anti-Perkins because of his anti- charter statements, votes and public hearings.

It is always dangerous dealing with people who may be intelligent without depth, shrewd without vision, jocular without humour.People whose friends don't like him and courageously describe them as cold and pompous.We heard Kennedy Agyepong openly insult every soul in the Npp including the flagbearer, we heard him call on Akans to wipe off Gas and Ewes from Ghana and heard Osafo Marfo one personality I hitherto admired so much, declare citizens from some particular regions unfit to occupy the executive seat.Nana did not find these inhuman and obnoxious outbursts as insulting, didn't find it expedient bringing these henchmen to order.We heard Ursula who is a spiritual confidant of Nana painfully say on public platform that had it not been free education, many of our northern appointees would have been managers of cows not human beings.This was how far people who are very close to him went.Antwi another close associate courageously referred to Fantes as «fickle minded» fit only for concert shows.

«I've been very clear on where I stand with Indian Point, as have several other elected leaders, including Governor Cuomo, but now it's time to hear from the public.

But today Fair Elections says those members aren't being included in the hearing, which will likely take a critical look at the New York City public financing system.

Also at 11 a.m., the Assembly Veterans's Affairs Committee Chair Michael DenDekker will hold a public hearing to review the $ 1 million in funding included in the 2017 - 2018 budget for veteran - to - veteran support services and other veterans» programs that are under the jurisdiction of the committee, LOB, Hearing Room C, hearing to review the $ 1 million in funding included in the 2017 - 2018 budget for veteran - to - veteran support services and other veterans» programs that are under the jurisdiction of the committee, LOB, Hearing Room C, Hearing Room C, Albany.

Also at 10 a.m., the Assembly holds a public hearing to examine the funding included in the 2017 - 2018 budget to enhance the housing opportunities for individuals who receive services and support from the state Office of Mental Health or the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, LOB, Roosevelt Hearing Room C, hearing to examine the funding included in the 2017 - 2018 budget to enhance the housing opportunities for individuals who receive services and support from the state Office of Mental Health or the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, LOB, Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Hearing Room C, Albany.

Specifically, they said that Mayor Bill de Blasio's Charter Revision Commission, which just began a series of public hearings across the city, should include it among the proposals it puts before voters on the ballot this November.

The legislature's marathon budget hearings continued Wednesday and on the docket was public protection, which included testimony from several people including the new state police superintendent, corrections officials, and also the judiciary, which has been at odds with Governor Cuomo since his budget was introduced.

The City School District of Albany has scheduled a public hearing Thursday at William S. Hackett Middle School at 6 p.m. to hear public comment on the applications, including one proposal that would create a new 400 - student charter elementary school in Albany.