Sentences with phrase «local government efforts»

«I encourage the next Administration to support local government efforts to create natural disaster - resilient buildings and infrastructure.»

(iii) provide information and technical support for Federal, regional, State, tribal, and local government efforts to assess and respond to climate variability and change;

«More and more companies are re-evaluating their business model to incorporate responsible tourism products and programmes, and are using this as a tool to attract ethically and environmentally minded guests and clients as well as to support local government efforts or in response to legislated change,» said Nadege Noblet - Segers, exhibition manager, Arabian Travel Market.

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Local government representatives from Perth's suburban north - west have visited Canberra in an effort to spark federal support for the growth of the region.

It worked with the joint efforts of their blockchain technology partner and local digital identification solutions, which provided governments with identity cards.

The high - flying helium balloons will look to provide LTE cellular reception to the citizens and local governments of Puerto Rico, to improve the coordination of relief and restoration efforts and to reestablish communication within the island and the outside world.

In Ottawa, a nervous government implemented new regulations for insured mortgages in an effort to slow down the Vancouver and Toronto markets — and came under fire from Realtors in places like Saskatoon, where the local real estate association says the new regulations have seriously hurt would - be home buyers.

One aide who felt energized by the president's actions was the embattled White House chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, who shares Mr. Trump's anger at the efforts of local governments to remove monuments honoring prominent Confederate figures like Robert E. Lee.

Citizens who try to promote public - works projects through their local or federal governments find that their efforts are crowded out by pork - barrel projects benefiting powerful corporations.

We should remember that it was the limited effectiveness of church workers in the settlement house movement and other voluntary, local efforts in the 1880s that led to the large - scale government social programs of the 20th century.

Significant efforts have been made to partner local governments with nongovernmental organizations to care for victims, creating places hospitable for healing.

The best combined effort of state and local governments, businesses, foundations, religious and other charitable institutions to support community development is no substitute for a renewed federal commitment to housing.

State and local governments can play an integral role in this effort by developing and implementing food waste prevention campaigns.

Before opening her own firm, Bailey - Chapman held a number of public affairs and advocacy leadership positions including vice president of public affairs for Penn National Gaming, the country's second largest gaming company, where she oversaw a multi-state government affairs team and managed several local and statewide referenda campaign efforts.

But while the challenges posed to rural communities in Honduras are great, so are the opportunities: in the last decade, the government has begun handing over land rights to some local and indigenous people, providing an excellent basis for efforts to create sustainable forest economies.

The U.S. Food Waste Challenge calls on entities across the food chain — farms, agricultural processors, food manufacturers, grocery stores, restaurants, universities, schools, and local governments — to join efforts to reduce and better manage food loss and waste in the United States.

As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new partnership with charitable organizations, faith - based organizations, the private sector and local, state and tribal governments to reduce food loss and waste in order to improve overall food security and conserve our nation's natural resources.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons lagovernment, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons laGovernment · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

Cuomo in a question - and - answer session with reporters after his speech said he would commit about $ 500 million to the shared services effort and, without naming Astorino, said a hypothetical county executive hasn't convened local government leaders to take necessary stops to reduce costs.

The troops of 5 Brigade Task Group in its advancing efforts have today captured a suspected female member of the Boko Haram terrorists group at Hausari and Baranga in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.

Tribal sheikhs from across eastern Libya meet to coordinate their local efforts to collect weapons and pressure the government to dissolve militias.

Nineteen local governments — including two in the Mohawk Valley — will receive $ 9.7 million through the Citizen Empowerment Tax Credit thanks to their consolidation efforts, according to Cuomo.

The leaders in the Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled Assembly on Monday indicated they would push to change Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to require local governments to develop ways of sharing services and scale back his efforts to expand his office's powers over the state budget.

Also speaking, Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde said in continuation of the government's effort to fix the roads, the Governor approved the award of 114 roads, two from each of the 57 local governments across the state.

It's also the date for an $ 8 billion bailout of some upstate nuclear power plants to begin, and more than 80 local government leaders are making a last - ditch effort to stop a plan that they say will cost electric utility ratepayers billions of dollars.

This year, Cuomo pushed back against efforts to allow local governments to set their own minimum wage after pledging to back some version of municipal control.

Details are still scarce, but the Democratic governor in the third and fourth legs of his State of the State tour said his latest effort to promote shared services and purchasing among local government entities would include a mandate that county executives develop a plan and then put it up for a popular vote.

«Irwin Raij has years of experience working together with sports franchise owners, local communities, and government in sports development projects, and he will be a valuable addition to the state's efforts to keep the Bills right here in New York.»

Consolidation and sharing services has been a longtime push for the governor, who as attorney general also pursued similar efforts for local governments.

The government has announced plans to devolve further powers to local levels in an effort to encourage economic development in the country's poorest areas.

DeFrancisco's campaign, meanwhile, criticized Cuomo's «convoluted» tax proposal he says would create more layers of government in an effort to circumvent the cap on state and local tax deductions.

«They are making efforts to rig our places of strength, which include Awgu, Oji - River, Udi, Aninri, Enugu - South, Enugu - East, Igbo - Eze North and Igbo - Eze South, as well as Igbo - Etiti local government areas.

He has been hailed as a transparency champion by the taxpayers» alliance, and his efforts to make local government more transparent have gained support from some unlikely places.

Under the leadership of Governor Cuomo, New York State is prioritizing cross-collaboration between state agencies, local governments and community partners to maximize the collective impact of their efforts.

We work to combine our efforts to elect representatives to local, state and national government.

The projects range from two municipalities partnering together to county government - led projects with multiple local municipalities and school districts partnering in shared efforts.

He said «efforts must be made to strike a balance in subsequent employment and admissions so that all the 17 local governments in the state have fair representation.»

Bellone announced that Suffolk has awarded a $ 338,000 contract to Veratics, a Florida company, to create a web portal for local governments in Suffolk to share services and track such efforts.

«The suspect was a gang leader of a criminal syndicate terrorizing some villages in Gwaram local government and neighboring villages in Bauchi state and now he is finally arrested following the police intensified effort.

A new program offered through Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office will award local governments in New York state up to $ 20 million to help fund housing improvement and blight elimination efforts over the next two years.

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«The Environmental Facilities Corp. is pleased to assist New York City and 17 other local governments in their efforts to provide safe and reliable clean water systems, improving the environment and water quality, protecting public health, and creating jobs throughout the state,» said EFC President and CEO Matthew J. Driscoll.

As federal «dysfunction» forces them to step up regulatory efforts, state and local governments need to develop new policies for the growing tech sectors in order to balance the need for protecting public interests and supporting innovation, AG Eric Schneiderman told a NY Tech Meetup event.

The Political Economy of the Northern Powerhouse (co-edited with Craig Berry)-- the first volume to critically assess the coalition and Conservative governments» Northern Powerhouse agenda since 2014 and associated efforts to devolve power to local authorities across the North.

It is the latest in a string of efforts by Cuomo to reduce the size of local government in New York, which he has attributed in part to the state's high property tax burden.

«I am honored to receive the backing of the Yonkers Firefighters union local 628 and I will continue my efforts to ensure our state government provides the support that our first responders need and deserve.»

Represented by Aminu Bisalla, the ministry's permanent secretary, Enelamah said that government would continue to develop policies that would support the efforts of local investors.

«Instead of chastising and denigrating local authorities through the media, the government should deploy all its effort to help councils minimise the impact on vulnerable communities and front - line services.»

Despite government efforts to repress it, local divestment action against South African Apartheid helped to topple that brutal regime.

School districts, teachers unions and local government officials are concerned that the cap was passed without a real effort at chipping away at unfunded state mandates, while the Cuomo team argues that once the cap is in place, governments and school boards will be forced to make the difficult (and presumably correct) spending choices while retaining essential services.