Sentences with phrase «interested public paid»

At one point late in the governor's race, the press and interested public paid their obligatory few minutes» worth of attention to Jimmy «Rent Is Too Damn High» McMillan and a handful of other candidates with zero chance of election.

Not exact matches

The British government said on Thursday it would refer Rupert Murdoch's planned takeover of European pay - TV group Sky to regulators to decide if the deal was in the public interest.

Back then, the release of a major candidate's paid speeches to a leading firm in a highly controversial industry — speeches that the candidate had refused to release, despite considerable public interest — would have been an important event.

Governor Snyder has said that the bankruptcy filing will allow the city to spend more money on public services because less of its money will be hurdled toward paying interest on debt.

Thus, tax - exempt interest was born to give incentive to the public to keep paying their taxes to fund projects.

Public Service pay and benefit levels will be reasonable, responsible, and in the public intPublic Service pay and benefit levels will be reasonable, responsible, and in the public intpublic interest.

The IMF had recommended that G20 governments finance this initiative through deficit financing and borrowing, arguing that with historically low interest rates, «efficient» public infrastructure could easily pay for itself.

Toward debtor countries American diplomats work through the World Bank and IMF to demand that debtors raise their interest rates and impose taxes and austerity programs to keep their wages low, sell off their public domain to pay their foreign debts, and deregulate their economy so as to enable foreign investors to privatize local electricity, telephone services and other infrastructure formerly provided at subsidized rates to help these economies grow.

They are to pay for their rising debt service not by taxing the population, but by selling public assets to the financial, insurance and real estate (FIRE) sectors — the very sectors which are receiving the growing interest payments on the national debts resulting from lowering taxes on wealth.

In this case, the Council promoted the formulation of a new authorization category for BankA companies that accept public funding up to 100 million Swiss francs, but do not invest or pay interest on those funds.

Although I don't pretend to understand all the «ins & outs» of banking, public financing, etc., it seems to me to be self - evident that if Canadian governments at all levels were able to borrow, at low or preferably no interest rates, to finance infrastructure projects and other issues such as health care and education, rather than indebting Canadians in perpetuity in order to pay big interest payments to the greedy Big Banks, it would ultimately be in the best interests of most ordinary Canadians.

Bonds are loans taken out by governments, corporations and even public works programs with the promise to pay interest every year.

This would have saved the economy from having to pay interest charges on public credit.

Mr. Nenshi has been in a prolonged public feud with the special interest group's paid political agitator, Derek Fildebrandt.

That is what a free market means today — income created by public - sector investment, «freed» to be paid to banks as interest rather than to be recaptured by government.

It's not the first nor the last time this poor excuse of an individual will regurgitate hate language no matter what the subject is with the only intent of getting paid... he would probably throw her mother under the bus if it had the slightest potential of attracting public interest...

The public exposure of a long - past affair, and the publication of the painfully personal letter, would seem to violate journalistic boundaries, were they not unavoidably related to what is undeniably a story of legitimate public interest, namely, the Archbishop of Milwaukee was for eighteen years under the threat of blackmail, and paid off with $ 450,000 of archdiocesan funds.

Mainline groups have been critical of this advantage taken by the paid - time broadcasters because it has frustrated their efforts to encourage stations to act responsibly in the public interest.

One interesting observation to be gained from these figures is that the paid - time religious programs had reached the peak of their influence, numerically at least, almost three years before most public attention was given to them in the election year of 1980.

If the paying public thought that whenever a title - challenger lined up against a relegation - battler, the latter would play a combination of kids and reserves, they would be less interested.

While viewing figures are not the most important factor behind Sky's Premier League rights buy — which is driven by pay TV subscription metrics — they are an obvious indicator of public interest and sustainability of the audience and subscribers.

«The government and councils have a shared interest in avoiding a public relations disaster of local people paying more for reduced services,» said Steve Freer, chief executive of Cipfa.

Following the passage of the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) in September 2015 Government has taken note of the concerns of taxpayers and the general public on some provisions of the Act especially those relating to the withholding of tax on the provision of services and the payment of tax on interests paid to individuals.

The second is the career - structure revolution, which has eroded the boundary between public and private with effects (pay levels and differentials, the appropriateness of bonuses, post-employment conflicts of interest) with which we still grapple.

Governor Cuomo also proposed to outlaw «pay to play» to limit the impact of special interests, strip pensions for public officials convicted of a felony for abusing the public trust, and improve government performance and transparency through technology.

Enact Public Campaign Financing: In order to free state government from control by wealthy special interests and pay - to - play corruption, election and ethics reform must include full public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and Public Campaign Financing: In order to free state government from control by wealthy special interests and pay - to - play corruption, election and ethics reform must include full public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and Maine.

The issue of an MP claiming expenses for a mortgage that has already been paid off really does matter to people, and politicians can not defend extra-marital affairs by pretending that the public isn't interested.

At the moment if an individual can not afford to pay all the potential legal fees but their case is in the public interest, they can be granted a «costs cap» to limit their financial liability.

Lobbyists who want to influence legislation and policy to benefit their clients are primarily the ones paying $ 100 to $ 5,000 per person to attend each fundraiser, said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Governor Cuomo also proposed to outlaw «pay to play» to limit the impact of special interests, strip pensions for public officials convicted of a felony for abusing the public trust; and improving government performance and transparency through technology.

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).

The push for public financing of campaigns comes as a study by the New York Public Interest Research Group finds more evidence of Albany's pay - to - play cupublic financing of campaigns comes as a study by the New York Public Interest Research Group finds more evidence of Albany's pay - to - play cuPublic Interest Research Group finds more evidence of Albany's pay - to - play culture.

Throughout our history, men and women in law enforcement, emergency services, and other public service fields have fearlessly sacrificed their own interests to preserve those of another, and have sometimes paid the ultimate price.

«If you're getting paid to influence public policy, you should have to report,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, in supporting JCOPE's new mepublic policy, you should have to report,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, in supporting JCOPE's new mePublic Interest Research Group, in supporting JCOPE's new measure.

We support measures to curb Independent Expenditures, but call on the governor to feel the same urgency to end the apparent pay to play and conflict of interest that has put billions of dollars in public subsidies in question.

Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union added: «The truth is, this government shamefully has very little interest in challenging wealthy individuals and big businesses who deprive our economy of tens of billions of pounds by dodging paying taxes they owe.»

More tax is lost to onshore evasion or non-compliance than to offshore evasion and avoidance but it does not always attract the same level of public interest - for example a former minister for tax was vilified for making the very valid point about the scale of the tax loss from paying tradespeople in cash.

«Despite the unnecessary cost increases associated with the prevailing wage law, special interests in Albany are pushing for prevailing wage to be expanded to projects that are not entirely paid for with public funds.

[7] Carter is also a proponent of the «Rangel Rule,» where IRS penalties and interest would be eliminated if one paid back taxes, similar to the treatment Rangel, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and former South Dakota Senator (and one - time Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee) Tom Daschle received after their tax problems were made public.

«Percoco's trial spotlighted a state government riddled with pay to play, influence peddling and unethical behavior,» said the groups that included the New York Public Interest Research Group and Common Cause.

«They're going to illustrate Albany's pay - to - play culture, and it's not going to be pretty for New Yorkers to see,» said Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

People naturally pay attention to things they find interesting, so Washington at least faces a high level of public scrutiny.

The push for public financing of campaigns comes as a study by the New York Public Interest Research Group finds more evidence of Albany's pay to play cupublic financing of campaigns comes as a study by the New York Public Interest Research Group finds more evidence of Albany's pay to play cuPublic Interest Research Group finds more evidence of Albany's pay to play culture.

Opponents say having the Thruway Authority share the lead agency role is a conflict of interest because it stands to profit from Pilgrim using the corridor, though the amount Pilgrim would pay the authority has not been made public,

«Certainly discussion of pay increases for judges creates an environment that is as positive as it can be for the Legislature,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

The public pays for the initiatives: The interest payments on the authority's bonds are largely drawn from income taxes.

However in the public interest, we allowed for use of our land whiles government take steps to pay us promptly.

«The last time they had a pay commission, it was basically controlled by the governor and the legislative leaders and because of some other deal, it blew up,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Krissy's lawyer's time would have been more in the public interest if she had tried to stop Shelly Silver from spending taxpayers money to pay off a sexual harasssment case against one of the biggest slugs in the legislature, Vito Lopez.

Since the passage into law the National Lotto Act, 2006 (Act 722) and Lottery Regulation, 2008 (L.I. 1948), this is the first time since 2006 that the Board and Management of NLA led by Kofi Osei - Ameyaw have decided to * Register and License * the Operators, Agents, Sub-Agents and Writers of Banker - to - Banker Lottery under Public - Private Partnership Agreement so that they can operate legitimately and pay their taxes to Government in order to increase revenue mobilization for Government through Lottery as well as create jobs for people who are interested in Private Lottery.