Sentences with phrase «level of public money»

That said it's extremely rare to see this level of public money taking the under — especially given the tendency of casual bettors to hammer the over.

However, there is not nearly the level of public money floating around in the WNBA as there is in any of the other six major sports leagues.

Not exact matches

Public sector banks are likely to be more hesitant to lend money to these borrowers because chances of a turnaround for companies with high levels of debt seem unlikely, at least in the near term, according to Awtani.

It should start with transparency of partner - level track records and performance metrics applied to money managers in the public markets.

MS: Part of my job is looking at how we get to the next level, and you're always looking at options, whether it's raising money or going public — both of which are not exactly easy things in the current market.

Few Albertans would shed tears or anxiously grip the edges of Grandpa Dwayne's wheelchair to hear of money - saving efforts to transfer cafeteria, security or pillowcase - folding duties to outside companies — and few outside of union halls will stand to applaud Notley if she highlights this level of public service job preservation.

He pointed out that now become the time for Dropbox to listing because «the enterprise had reached a level of scale and also money circulation that warranted a public debut.»

As for the U.S., I'd actually be quite comfortable with a reasonable amount of «helicopter money» provided that the accompanying fiscal stimulus package was focused, not on consumption, but on productive investment at the public, private and individual level (infrastructure, investment and R&D tax credits, workforce training, education, and so forth).

It's only in the most heavily bet games (where sportsbooks have high levels of potential liability) that public money can affect the spread.

Applying the Smart Money method to the NFL over the past two seasons would have achieved a winning percentage of over 60 % (fade the public at the 50 % level with a small line move of 0.5 or 1.0).

If the current levels of public betting persist and a majority of the money continues taking Kansas State, I would expect that sportsbooks will adjust the line from 10.5 to 10 to encourage more action on the Sooners.

We need a massive culture change at every level of government, to make the state careful, not casual, with public money.

For State Senator George Maziarz, the web is the way to a new level of transparency on the way public money is spent.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office also said the hefty suggestion stemmed from «the many egregious aspects of the defendant's crimes — including Silver's role as a high - level public official, his engagement in multiple corrupt schemes, the millions of dollars in bribe money Silver took in, and his laundering of his crime proceeds.»

That's why I proposed that every tax and charge for service should have a lower base level and a «sins of the past surcharge,» so people could get a sense of how much money current public services and benefits are actually getting.

The Citizens» Election Program was Connecticut's landmark effort, passed in 2006, to remove the taint of special - interest money from elections and to level the playing field for candidates through voluntary public financing of political campaigns.

«Big money playing a big role now at all levels of elections is really sort of the way it works now in America,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

«Despite the astonishing increase in the level of public funding for the Games, the department did not specify in detail precisely what will be delivered for this money, including the legacy benefits,» PAC chairman Edward Leigh said.

The next year, in Arizona Free Enterprise PAC v. Bennett (2011) the Court further restricted state authority to regulate campaign finance to achieve greater equality, striking down provisions of Arizona's public financing system that gave extra government money to candidates who faced high - spending opponents or high levels of independent expenditures.

It burns money like no other public service, has poor levels of productivity, and quality is extremely patchy.

The Oakland Gardens attorney and former city Public Economic Development Corp. — now the Economic Development Corp. — employee attracted a good showing in his first run for public office by injecting hundreds of thousands of dollars of his own money into his campaign and keeping a level head during dePublic Economic Development Corp. — now the Economic Development Corp. — employee attracted a good showing in his first run for public office by injecting hundreds of thousands of dollars of his own money into his campaign and keeping a level head during depublic office by injecting hundreds of thousands of dollars of his own money into his campaign and keeping a level head during debates.

The unions have been joined by several groups supportive of issues they've opposed, such as expansion of charter schools and a tax credit that would redirect money to private schools, according to a POLITICO New York analysis of lobbying reports submitted to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and campaign finance disclosure reports submitted by state - level candidates and parties to the Board of Elections.

This organization has a great backstory — started by a public school in Washington D.C. as a home - grown repository for screencast lessons made by their teachers, they caught the attention of edtech funders and ended up with seed money to take their idea to a national level.

Included in the PowerPoint: a) Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost - The Fundamental Economic Problem - The Meaning of Scarcity and the inevitability of choices at all levels (individual, firms, govt)- The basic questions of what will be produced ow and for whom - The Meaning of the term «Ceteris Paribus» - The Margin and Decision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors of Production - the rewards to the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and division of labour d) Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems and Issues of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam paMoney - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam pamoney, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam papers.

But as we've learned from roughly a quarter - century of experience with state - level school choice programs and federal higher education policy, any connection to the federal government can have unintended consequences for choice, including incentivizing government control of the schools to which public money flows.

It advises that MPs on the Education Committee «remain to be convinced» that revised arrangements will provide an» adequate level of transparency and accountability» and says that the DfE «must do more to demonstrate its commitment to accountability of around # 18 billion pounds» worth of public money.»

When the public is provided with specific information on the current level of expenditure in the local school district, it is less willing to spend more money on schools than when this information is not given.

While the Government is already reforming the way in which money is distributed to schools through the introduction of a national funding formula for schools, the spending review process will determine the overall level of public funding for schools and colleges.

Walker has said he supports subjecting all schools that receive taxpayer money to the same level of scrutiny and has supported legislation aimed at doing that in the past legislative session, including giving report cards to all public, charter and private voucher schools.

Instead of trying to buy systemic reform with school - level investments, a new goal is to leverage private money in a way that redirects how public education dollars are spent.

As a result of their ill - conceived policies billions of dollars in public taxpayer funds at the federal level and tens of millions of dollars here in Connecticut are being shifted away from classroom instruction so that corporate education reform companies can continue to make even more money.

Unless North Carolina requires the same level of accountability and transparency from the private and religious schools that receive vouchers as it requires from other schools that receive public money, it is making education policy on hunches and ideology rather than real data.

But one thing missing from their agenda is anything that seeks to hold charter schools and for - profit charter operators accountable for how they spend money and educate children and their level of transparency to the public.

A few billion dollars in private foundation money, strategically invested every year for a decade, has sufficed to define the national debate on education; sustain a crusade for a set of mostly ill - conceived reforms; and determine public policy at the local, state, and national levels.

Non-management could take profiting from taking money out of traditional public schools without real accountability to a new level for K12.

Referencing the budget blow - up in 2015 — when House members walked out of session early, preventing lawmakers from approving an annual budget — Latvala said the Senate should do what it can to ensure public schools have money by the start of next month, even if it's a level of funding the Legislature dislikes.

While the overall waste of taxpayer money and student instructional time associated with the Common Core SBAC Testing disaster undermines the educational opportunities of every public school student, the testing scheme is particularly discriminatory against children who face English Language barriers, children who have special education needs and children who aren't «excelling» at one to two grade levels ahead of their classmates.

The group just hired Paul Bailey, a former operative for the oil and electric power industries, as its top lobbyist and will soon fill three more upper - level positions, bolstering a fleet of fixers who spent more money than anyone else — nearly $ 10 million last year — lobbying on climate change - related legislation, according to the Center for Public Integrity.

Today's report by the High - Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF) said the money must come from a wide range of sources — public and private, bilateral and multilateral.

«We have a judiciary at the highest level, the Texas Supreme Court, that gets 40 to 50 percent of its campaign money from the very people who are practicing before that court,» said Craig McDonald, head of Texans for Public Justice, a follow - the - money political watchdog.

They also added a «Principles» clause to the Ontario Drug Benefit Act, [5] which stated that the public drug system «aims to operate transparently to the extent possible for all persons with an interest in the system, including... consumers, manufacturers, wholesalers and pharmacies» and «aims to consistently achieve value - for - money and ensure the best use of resources at every level of the system».

While it shares a notably similar name, Kickstarter Patrons is a bit bigger picture.In fact, the level of funding it seems to be seeking seems to be something more in line with what you'd see on NPR or public television — connecting big organizations to large projects that require more money to stay afloat for a longer period.

While these requests for confidentiality are not only legal but apparently common, it's becoming increasingly clear through FF's shaky and oft - rescheduled investment plans that this level of secrecy with so much public money on the line is perhaps worth reconsidering.

This will drive institutional money into the space while also giving the public a security blanket knowing the level of scams should decrease exponentially.

For example, maybe you play an instrument to a high level of proficiency and participate in local public performances (this helps to build confidence and character), or you have raised money for charity through regular participation in sporting events (determination, physical wellbeing and public spirit).