Sentences with phrase «lack of transparency through»

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The «Truth in Spending» legislation (bill # pending) is a response to the numerous public corruption scandals that have rocked the state Capitol to its core over recent months through lack of transparency in budget allocations, due to shadow spending where some leaders and members gamed the system.

These stories only serve to strengthen the argument that Britain is sacrificing its sovereignity through further engagement in Europe; more clear and easily accessible information on financial arrangements and, if lacking in transparency, reformation of these institutions could shake Britain out of its comfort zone and force us into serious public consideration of the Euro.

«I am very disappointed in the whole process because we've been sounding the alarm for years now about the lack of transparency with these huge contracts that go through the PEP [Panel for Educational Policy],» she said.

Weak oversight and a lack of transparency is not limited to the legislative branch; it extends through much of state government, including a Board of Elections hobbled by politics and understaffing and a procurement process that critics say does little to prevent fraud and corruption.

Prosecutors say common themes run through many of the political corruption cases: lack of transparency on a politician's outside employment, nonprofits staffed by cronies and used as personal piggy banks, greed and above - the - law arrogance.

«Women don't like the lack of trust and transparency on existing dating sites, and that they prefer to meet people through friends», said the founders.

«Through a glass darkly: Lack of transparency in New Orleans» charter schools» — Press Club of New Orleans Awards, 2011 3rd place winner for Best Print Investigative Story

The regulator lists several main risks associates with CFD trading — the complexity of performance calculation, speculation on credit, lack of transparency in the calculation of underlyings where there are price gaps, no limitation on the risk of loss through the margin call procedure, and no limitation of the risk of loss by stop - loss orders, among others.

To take action against this lack of transparency, you can file a request for information through FOIA.

To take action against this lack of transparency, you can file a request for information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The integrity of a governmental review of mining contracts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is being undermined by a lack of transparency and pressure to rush through the process as fast as possible, Global Witness said in a new briefing published today.

If he was truly concerned about the lack of transparency from «the Team», then he could have easily provided more information on the Yamal chronology (As far as I remember Steve is still trying through FOI to get this — is that right?)

«# 1,000 an hour lawyers restrict access to justice `, Law firms accused of rigging the market through lack of transparency about their fees «scream headlines in The Times and the Daily Mail.

I had been introduced to a number of larger law firms through business school contacts, but there was a striking lack of transparency in their pricing.

It's got what you've come to expect from PolicyGenius — transparency, a lack of industry lingo, an easy - to - use interface, yadda yadda yadda — and it comes just in time to get you through Open Enrollment (that's not a coincidence).

The SWIFT Institute Working Paper cited earlier also claims that lack of transparency regarding security ownership and commitment in re-hypothecation combined with commingling of client assets proved challenging in the resolution of Lehman Brothers International and could have been avoided through use of mutual distributed ledgers.

HAGI was born to address the lack of transparency in the rare and collectible cars investment market, and to this end through exhaustive research and a global network of principal players in the business began tracking and analysing the data to compile and publish the Index itself.

Causes of these challenges include a volume driven system with a fee for service payment mechanism; market driven care through advertising; administrative costs; chronic illness management; and a lack of transparency, «you can't fix what you can't see.»