Sentences with phrase «key agenda items»

The Council will agree an annual meeting plan which will include forward planning key agenda items that relate to this Charter, for example planning and review meetings.

The two key agenda items for the third session were:

The senator spent much of the end of 2010 focused on lobbying — successfully — for the passage of two key agenda items: The 9/11 Zadroga bill and the repeal of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell.»

The governor has already introduced some of his key agenda items, but there are still some surprises left.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says many of his key agenda items are still in play in the legislature, even though he's been spending most of his time lately promoting tax free business zones at some state college campuses.

But Stirpe also voted against one of Silver's key agenda items, the Dream Act, which would open up state tuition programs to certain undocumented college students.

On the flip side, it means difficulty for central New York's Democratic Assembly members to push through key agenda items, and reduces the influence of Sen. Dave Valesky, who DeFrancisco shares representation of Syracuse with.

Cuomo has already introduced some of his key agenda items, but there are still some surprises left.

Cuomo clearly enjoyed reliving his big gay marriage victory of two years ago — especially on the heels of a not - so - successful (despite his vehement claims to the contrary) end of session, in which he sustained losses on a number of key agenda items, including the Women's Equality Act, and campaign finance and ethics reform.

In an email to its members, the NYLCV touted Avella's «tireless work» on some of the organization's key agenda items, like getting toxic chemicals out of children's products, promoting clean energy and protecting clean drinking water.

Democratic leaders are eyeing the coming fight as a way to include key agenda items on immigration and healthcare.

The topic of Iran is a key agenda item for his meeting with President Trump on Tuesday.

Grisanti went as far as airing a TV ad touting his opposition to the measure, which is a key agenda item for liberal lawmakers in 2015.

The key agenda item for the US is driving down ASAP our absurd overuse of energy.

The other key agenda item for Alec's meeting this week is the EPA.

Expect technology transfer, and in particular, the responsibility of developed countries to facilitate technology transfer to developing countries, to be a key agenda item on China's climate change policy as international climate talks reach a critical phase.

(Okay, maybe not some oil company CEOs...) And, this is a good key agenda item for next President, to move past the current occupant of the Oval Office's identification of our «oil addiction» to actual action to fight the -LSB-...]

Whilst managers have been working hard to get their implementation projects over the line, further regulatory reform looms large on the horizon but perhaps the key agenda item in the board room remains Brexit particularly the discussions regarding a transitional period..

Governors can become early childhood leaders by setting a vision for early learning and adopting it as a key agenda item.

Not exact matches

Other key Democratic - leaning interest groups were knocking at the President's door with agenda items for him to act on after he was elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012.

The Localism Act received Royal Assent on 15 November, marking the passage into law a key item on the government's legislative agenda.

Another key item on the governor's agenda is raising the age of criminal responsibility in the state to 18 from 16.

At that time, and for much of the succeeding decade, the state's top unions were often willing to aid legislators who might oppose the bulk of their agendas if they supported a few key items.

Since the formation of the IDC in 2011, mainline Democrats have howled that the IDC's partnership with the GOP has blocked consideration of key progressive agenda items such as the development of a single - payer health care system, campaign finance reforms, abortion protections and more.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he'll know in a couple of weeks whether two key items on his end of session agenda will become law - an abortion rights bill and public financing of political campaigns.

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a slew of new education initiatives on Wednesday, supplementing his administration's key education agenda item — universal pre-kindergarten — with programs for students in grades K - 12.

On two key Democratic legislative agenda items, a jobs bill and a comprehensive health care reform bill, Sen. Jon Kyl, R - Arizona, suggested Sunday that Senate Republicans may not support measures backed by leading Democrats on Capitol Hill.

On two key Democratic legislative agenda items, Sen. Jon Kyl suggested Sunday that Senate Republicans may not support measures backed by leading Democrats on Capitol Hill.

On Monday, April 18th, Republican members of the Congressional delegation and key legislative Republicans sequestered themselves for a meeting in which resolving lingering difficulties over maps and making sure party leaders were on board were thought to be top agenda items.

The adoption of an initial strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships is one of the key items on the agenda of the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 72), which is now under way at IMO Headquarters in London (9 - 13 April).

Sometimes this practice also provides key insights, such as one student writing about having a hard time at home and that it's affecting her grade, or another student setting a goal to check off every item on his agenda each day before he leaves school.

In a longer article below Gregory, who recently retired after 23 years of heading up the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA), expands on this concept with an even dozen agenda items for the Minister, including a helpful guide to his key collaborators for success: his fellow ministers, along with those work and live in rural Australia.