Sentences with phrase «majority of the public appear»

Now he is completely inactive except when bringing shame on the country for acting like a fucking idiot abroad and the vast majority of the public appear to be of the same opinion.

Not exact matches

At Wednesday's oral arguments, the court's conservative majority appeared to have the votes to allow the public prayers to continue in some form, but both sides expressed concerns about the level of judicial and government oversight over prayers presented by members of a particular faith.

WASHINGTON — A majority of the Supreme Court appears poised to overrule a 1977 case allowing public sector union «agency fees» — a ruling that would end the fees, which are paid by non-members to support public sector unions» collective bargaining work.

While the news media and public were distracted by the questions swirling around the future leadership of the Senate Republican majority, the Senate this week appeared to quietly fast - track a bill that would lock in tens of billions of dollars of unfunded lifetime health insurance coverage for police and firefighters.

The governor limited the majority of his public appearances to upstate over the summer, offering aid and support to flood victims, appearing at a wine tasting contest, and organizing a white water rafting race.

Cash also offered a rare public glimpse into his views of the dynamics on the Buffalo School Board, saying that since last year's election there appears to be no clear majority.

Since the majority of schools have remained public, school choice — which allows parents to choose between schools in the state sector — appears to have contributed to the decline in achievement rather than privatisation.

New York Governor David Paterson appeared to dial back his rhetoric yesterday on New York's marriage equality bill, which has been full - throttle since he announced he was reintroducing it, in a public gesture of handover to Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith.

And «the majority of these cases appeared to be health care — acquired,» says Elizabeth Bancroft, a medical epidemiologist with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and author of an editorial that accompanied the study.

A similar pattern appears for the «parent trigger» proposal, which would allow a majority of parents whose children attend a low - performing traditional public school «to sign a petition requiring the district to convert the school into a charter.»

According to the Common Core of Data, DCPS employed nearly 3,800 teachers in 2010 - 11, so even though the retirement system also includes other classes of workers employed by DCPS (certain public charter school employees are also eligible to be participants), the vast majority of DCRB's members appear to be DCPS teachers.

Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News reports that «Supreme Court Appears Poised To End Public Sector Union Fee Requirements; A five - justice majority appears set to end «agency fees» in public sector unions.Appears Poised To End Public Sector Union Fee Requirements; A five - justice majority appears set to end «agency fees» in public sector unions.&Public Sector Union Fee Requirements; A five - justice majority appears set to end «agency fees» in public sector unions.appears set to end «agency fees» in public sector unions.&public sector unions.»

However, the majority of state lawmakers» views on other types of school choice do not appear to be aligned with the American public.

From the lawsuit: «It appears that if one is not Orthodox Jewish, like the majority of the LBOE Board Members, and is not committed to diverting public school funds to benefit the local religious schools, that individual does not get to remain as an employee in the Lakewood School District.»

And, with a new Republican majority, the Legislature appears more likely than it has in the past to pass a bill allowing charter schools in Maine — one of 10 states that don't allow the independently run public schools... [read more]

And, with a new Republican majority, the Legislature appears more likely than it has in the past to pass a bill allowing charter schools in Maine — one of 10 states that don't allow the independently run public schools.

He has written for American Conservative magazine and appeared on a variety of television and radio programs, including C - Span's «Washington Journal,» Air America's «Majority Report» and Public Radio International's «To the Point.»

Moreover, given that the top five (by percentage ownership per Securities and Exchange Commission public filings) Facet owners appear to represent over 45 % of the outstanding shares, the Alternate Slate believes that the Company's management and Incumbent Board may, with only modest effort, conclude that the majority of Facet investors agree with the cash dividend and sale platform endorsed by the Alternate Slate.

Many media outlets see this as evidence to previously held suspicions that McIver is not a real person, since the majority of McIver's social media content was created after she was blammed for the embarrassment, and she's never actually appeared in public.

Increasing the supply of lawyers however does not appear to effectively address that demand, because the way legal services are currently structured they are simply unaffordable for the majority of the public.

NJP also maintains WashingtonLawHelp, a public website containing an extensive library of legal resources, self - help materials, including necessary court forms in areas of law needed most by low income persons, the great majority of whom are forced to appear in court unrepresented.

But the tide appears to have turned and in the majority of these new revelations, the public and the media believe the victims without hesitation.

While the majority of the British public appear to be in favour of same sex marriage, presumably many of us anticipated that making it legal would simply require the Government to extend the current legislation to include the gay community.