Sentences with phrase «key policy issues like»

He seemed to almost dare legislators who are balking over education and health care cuts and key policy issues like prison closures and the med - mal cap to challenge him to a game of budget chicken.

I also asked Heastie if he's concerned about the governor's increased reliance of late on his executive powers to circumvent the Legislature on key policy issues like a minimum wage increase for the state's fast food workers and creation of a special prosecutor to handle cases in which unarmed civilians die at the hands of law enforcement officers.

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She works with KDA members and key external stakeholders to drive collaboration and collective action on issues like overconsumption, drunk driving, and underage drinking through programming, partnerships, and policy.

Labour are competitive despite Corbyn — and they're competitive because of the legacy power of the Labour brand on key issues like healthcare and housing, and also because Labour have created and marketed so many retail policies (which, to be fair, has occurred under Corbyn's leadership).

I expressed my views in this regard on WhatsApp last weekend, «Any country in which its elites consider re-electing a president like Buhari just as thousands of citizens are murdered across the country with not a single person arrested; a president who can not make an intelligent conversation on any policy or global issue with other global leaders; a president whose EFCC and DSS engage in open confrontation; a regime which crippled the economy and relies on cyclical movements in oil prices as its sole economic lever; a regime under which 10 million jobs are lost; and key accusations against top officials are treated with levity; just as the regime appears complicit in the invasion of its senate by thugs and seizure of mace... such a country is in serious trouble, that is if it isn't doomed.

«Worryingly, [Jon] Lansman and [John] McDonnell are now actively using new policy «workshops» to widen their support to bring in powerful key single issue campaign and powerful voices in key sector like the arts, creative industries, disabilities, mental health and housing.»

Jake Schmidt, international policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the key from Cancun will be agreements on issues like transparency, deforestation, technology transfer and financing that lead to some concrete implementation steps.

Because so much of her nomination hearing focused on questions of her family's political contributions or particular facets of K - 12 policy, we still don't know where she stands on key higher education issues, like Pell Grants, student loans, or for - profit colleges.

«If France really wants to remain the guardian of the Paris Agreement,» added Lucille Dufour, policy adviser for Reseau Action Climate in France, «it must bring forth all of its political weight to drive forward progress on key issues like adaptation and loss - and - damage.»

In this session, we will consider the likely overall direction of travel of key criminal enforcement agencies, looking at future developments from prosecutors, like the Serious Fraud Office and the US Department of Justice, and their Asian and European equivalents, and the latest policy, case law and sentencing issues affecting the business crime arena, as well as the prospects for private practitioners.

The new guide explains what a model Parental Leave Policy (PLP) should look like, the key issues it should cover, the rationale for positively engaging with Shared Parental Leave and outlines strategies to avoid misuse.

Just like with other types of life insurance coverage, there are several key variables that will be considered when determining the cost of a guarantee issue life insurance policy.