Sentences with phrase «making policy proposals»

When asked whether the Trump Administration could make changes to the study, Burke responded that it's a peer reviewed scientific report that does not make any policy proposals.

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The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives advocates using this average hourly wage benchmark in their proposal in a report Making Every Job a Good Job.

«This is a bad proposal that will make it harder for thousands of New Yorkers to pay the bills,» Josh Meltzer, Airbnb's head of New York public policy, said in a statement.

Rep. Kevin Brady (R - TX), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees trade policy, met Trump at the White House twice last week to make the case against the tariffs and suggest alternative proposals for how to revive American steel.

Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailOTTAWA — Clare Demerse, federal policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following comments in response to today's federal carbon pricing discussion paper: «This proposal is a big step forward on a key climate commitment, and the approach Ottawa has chosen is a promising one.

Second, the Liberals have made a number of major policy proposals with respect to environmental policy, although little detail has been provided and most of the proposals have not been costed.

In connection with a shareholder proposal made at the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders, the Company informed its shareholders that the Board had adopted a policy providing for majority voting for the election of directors in uncontested elections and that the Company would take steps to implement majority voting in its Articles and bylaws.

The signature Sanders policy proposal was a plan to make public college free for all.

So here's a modest proposal: why doesn't the federal government get things rolling by pushing for reform of supply management — that convoluted mess of federal and provincial policies that actually make it an offence for farmers to sell milk and poultry across provincial boundaries?

A Democratic proposal to raise the minimum wage to $ 10.10 from $ 7.25 continues to make controversy in Washington as Democrats and Republicans fight over whether the policy would be good for the economy.

It seems to make more sense for Republicans to focus policy proposals on parental rights and restrictions on late - term abortion while noting that - whatever their ultimate beliefs - some abortion restrictions are very unlikely to happen in any foreseeable future while third trimester abortion on - demand is a reality.

Insisting that what is important is not the amount of aid but its quality (a point of agreement with Edwards), Lancaster makes a number of sensible proposals for reform which are mainly of interest to specialists, and certainly grist for policy mills inside the Washington beltway.

A proposal similar to «common carrier» status for cable operators was made in 1986 by the Canadian Task Force on Broadcasting Policy, but it has not been implemented.

The last part of the book makes practical policy proposals for a just, sustainable, and participatory society that the authors see as indispensable for ecological survival.

It remains to be seen whether PHAI's proposal makes it into the final version of the wellness policy rules.

As we report in Update, Nestlé is not so keen to engage with our proposals for substantive meetings to discuss the need for it to make changes to its policies and practices, or even to resolve disagreements over interpretation of the marketing requirements.

As some of our readers know by now, IMANI is, in keeping with past tradition, strongly focused exactly on this issue: filtering out partisan and self - serving opinions and claims from solid facts in the promises and policy proposals being made by politicians in the lead up to the 2016 elections.

It is entirely accurate to describe Cameron's proposal as an attempt to make this country a place where Tory policies are not only easier to implement, but much harder to repeal and reverse too.

Chris Amato, a staff attorney for Earth Justice and former official with the state's Department of Environmental Conservation, said his organization has experienced delays at that agency and the Public Service Commission that have made it difficult to weigh in on policy proposals.

Frank Mauro, executive director emeritus of the Fiscal Policy Institute and a onetime secretary of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, argued against Proposal One, writing at the time that it would have made the state budget process «even more of a mess than it has been in many recent years.»

So given that Boris» policy proposals are impossible, what are we to make of the column?

Forty - one per cent said the party were making proposals and policies the country could not afford compared to just 25 % who disagreed.

ALBANY — As he gets ready to roll out his agenda for 2017, Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to introduce a proposal for tuition - free two - year college — a move that will make a splash in state education policy and could draw wider attention, with the governor seemingly considering a national run in 2020.

The frontrunner has previously made clear that his policy proposals are only suggestions that would have to be agreed by colleagues, but this is his clearest indication yet that the role of MPs and the shadow cabinet would be diminished.

A report from the Empire Center for NYS Policy released Monday made the argument for ending the estate tax, a proposal that Cuomo supports, saying that it forces people — especially the elderly — to the flee the state.

With few exceptions, Mr. Cuomo did not reveal the fine print of his policy proposals until he had reached a three - way deal with the Legislature to approve them, leaving hidden whatever trades, concessions and compromises he had made.

The tuition plan joins additional policy proposals rolled out by Cuomo this month, including a tax credit program to make childcare more affordable, investments in JFK Airport and charging infrastructure for electric cars and stronger safeguards against wage theft, cyber threats and the financial exploitation of senior citizens.

Under the governor's budget proposal, two of the top items on his wish list — covering state college tuition for hundreds of thousands of low - and middle - income New Yorkers, and a package of tax cuts aimed at the middle class — would be made possible in part by a three - year extension of a higher tax on people who make more than $ 1 million a year, another policy favored by liberals.

TROY — A Democratic proposal for a bipartisan committee to update Rensselaer County's policies and procedures for dealing with sexual harassment never made it out of committee as the Republican majority refused to pass it on to the full County Legislature for consideration.

Michael Burgess, FPI board chair, said «Frank Mauro has used his great understanding of fiscal issues and his passion for tax fairness to make the Fiscal Policy Institute the source for progressive policy proposals through five governors and an entire generation of Albany legislative hiPolicy Institute the source for progressive policy proposals through five governors and an entire generation of Albany legislative hipolicy proposals through five governors and an entire generation of Albany legislative history.

Paterson tried to force the tax cap issue by including it in his last budget extender bill, (much to the pleasure of both AG Andrew Cuomo, who is also a cap supporter; and Long Island Democratic Sen. Craig Johnson), which theoretically would have made the Legislature choose between accepting an unpopular (at least among Assembly Democrats and the teachers» unions) policy proposal and shutting down the government.

The review must identify likely deviations and make proposals for plugging the resultant financing gap while the Bank of Ghana traces the implications of the revisions for monetary policy.

First, fiscal discipline is fundamental to Labour's thinking and policy development, underpinning every proposal we make, every argument we advance — not only because our wider message will not be heard if people see us only as spenders, and not also as reformers — but also because we simply will not be able to deliver the changes we want to make in government if we do not have strong public finances.

On that last issue, Schneiderman has helpfully provided a side - by - side comparison of his integrity - related policy proposals compared with those made by his opponents (where applicable).

Its is interesting that a politician in NY is actually smart enough and confident enough to recognize when another party makes a solid policy proposal.

Long Island immigrants facing the threat of deportation soon will have a new resource to aid their defense, as Hofstra University's law school is opening a clinic to help some make their cases before immigration authorities and to craft proposals that could influence the policy debate.

And their reasoning was revealed by none other than Blair's polling guru Phillip Gould, who described how he argued that the 1989 Policy Review proposals which shifted Labour to the right, should not be introduced on a piecemeal basis, as was being mooted as a way of minimising opposition but to»... make one big - bang presentation... Dissent in these circumstances did not reduce our electoral appeal, but heightened it.

A second proposal, sponsored by Garodnick, Dromm and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras, would require D.O.C. to publish its specific policies on use of force on a city website and make them readily available to the public.

Seniors help make communities vibrant and diverse, and this proposal will help them stay in their homes rather than in nursing homes or hospitals,» said Nora Moran, Senior Policy Analyst, United Neighborhood Houses.

Conference is where party policy is made — proposals become official party policy if voted for at Conference.

In the governor's «Let's Make a Deal» budget proposal, too many of the otherwise good public policy initiatives are linked to the acceptance of bad policy that in some cases undermines the initial proposal and in others is utterly unrelated to it.

Clinton, who prides herself on the details of public policy, has said little about what is now the most ambitious and expensive proposal on her agenda: making public college tuition free for most Americans.

Fulani also took the opportunity to make the case for one of her long - sought policy proposals: Making New York primaries nonpartisan.

For the British public to make an informed decision, they need to see arguments debated aggressively — with policy proposals harshly scrutinised, supporters» motives questioned and promises evaluated sceptically.

He must give a full hearing to proposals broached in public by Republicans and incorporate those that make policy sense.

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After the Department of Education's Panel for Educational Policy made the rare move of rejecting a co-location proposal that would have sited a new Success school with an existing district school, Moskowitz released a statement accusing de Blasio of being unable to influence P.E.P. members.

Romney is to make the proposal on Monday in what his campaign team has billed as a major foreign policy speech in Lexington, Virginia.

Since Trump was elected a year ago, de Blasio has made no secret of his opposition to the president and his policies, announcing his support for women in the face of a proposal to defund Planned Parenthood, defiance of the president's order to cut federal funding to so - called sanctuary cities and a steadfast commitment to immigrants.

«The City Council's top priority is enacting policies that reflect the needs of all New Yorkers and we will continue to work with all stakeholders on smart proposals to make New York City an even better place to work and live,» a spokeswoman for Mark - Viverito said.