Sentences with phrase «members of the commission raised»

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Though the commission's platform died in part because of disagreements among its members, it drew praise for its balanced approach to raising revenues and reforming Medicare and Social Security.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, asked the four other members of the commission to vote to kick off a process to decide if the nation - wide cap, set at 39 percent of television - owning households, should be eliminated or raised, the agency said.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in a notice to the four other members of the commission, asked that an initial vote be cast to begin a process to decide if the existing ownership cap should be eliminated or raised, the agency said.

Brian is also a member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Exempt Market Advisory Committee which is considering new ways to raise capital in Ontario, including through equity Crowdfunding.

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In upholding the prohibition against artificial methods of birth control, the encyclical dashed the hopes of many believers for a change in church teaching — hopes that had been raised when the National Catholic Reporter leaked the news that the lay and clerical members of the hand - picked papal commission studying the matter had voted decisively to support the limited use of artificial contraception within the context of marriage.

«While my policy as leader is not to sign the many pledges that are presented to me, I want you to know my position on the three issues that you have raised with the members of the State Legislature: I support the concepts of applying generally accepted accounting principles to our state budget, requiring disclosure of lawmakers» non-government income and appointing an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines,» Sampson said in a statement released by NY Uprising.

So when Governor Cuomo's appointed members of the commission began openly suggesting in the media this past summer that they are not likely to vote for a pay raise, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan probably didn't take it all that seriously.

Lawmakers also inserted language to create a commission to examine whether members of the Senate and Assembly deserve a pay raise.

In April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the members of the Commission on Youth, Public Safety and Justice, created in part to address raising the age of criminal responsibility.

Niccoli and a group of fellow Democratic candidates have penned separate letters to members of the state Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation urging them not to bump the current $ 79,500 base salary of state lawmakers, who haven't received a raise in roughly 17 years.

According to a copy of the town board's agenda posted online, the board approved 18 resolutions that pertain to town employees, including the appointment of a new member to the town's Civil Service Commission, a raise for Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney's executive assistant and the appointment of former supervisor Kate Murray's brother to a new position in the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Councilwoman Inez Dickens (D - Manhattan) argued that the commission's proposed raises amounted to being «penalized» because members often give needy constituents money «out of our pockets in order for them to eat.»

The new disclaimer is far more specific: «Under Executive Order 7, (1) New York State at - will employees, and (2) board or commission members appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the governor on a policymaking board or commission (i.e. members must file financial disclosure statements), may not contribute to and / or fund - raise for Andrew Cuomo 2018.»

But adding another wrinkle to the issue is that the commission will also decide on pay raises for members of Cuomo's cabinet, which the governor says he endorses.

Cuomo, as you'll recall, stressed the Moreland Commission's independence when he first announced its creation over the summer, saying its members would be free to consider any aspect of the state's loophole - riddled campaign system they saw fit — including his own massive fund - raising operation.

A commission convened to assess the salaries of top NYC officials has recommended raises for the mayor, the City Council and other politicians, while declaring Council members should not be able to earn outside income.

With just seven dissenters, NYC Council members today went above the recommendations of a salary commission to award themselves a 32 percent raise — from $ 112,500 to $ 148,500.

The chairman of the commission that recommended City Council members get raises to $ 138,500 will testify at a public hearing next week on the pols» plans to overrule the panel...

This unexpected deviation — the governor's appointees led the commission to adjourn without recommending a salary increase — provided the impetus for a special session Cuomo, grappling with the indictment of members of his inner circle, hoped could leverage reform measures against a pay raise.

Trump's advisory commission on election integrity has integrity questions of its own — with some of its own members raising concerns about its openness.

Members of the public had a right to know a cabinet minister had sent her son to a private school as it raised important points for public debate, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has ruled.

Reed's cash haul more than doubled the amount raised by each of the other members of Congress from Upstate New York, according to new disclosure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

Rep. Elizabeth Esty raised the most of Connecticut's five House members last quarter, collecting $ 295,746 in total contributions, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.

In 2016, lawmakers accused Cuomo of breaking his promise to back a raise after his members on a commission helped block a pay hike when the Legislature wouldn't take up an ethics package Cuomo was pushing.

Residents of Wushishi Community in the Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State have raised the alarm that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission were demanding payment of N200 from the community members to be captured in the Permanent Voter Card registration.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Members of a commission tasked with determining legislative salaries decided Tuesday that state lawmakers will not receive a raise despite nearly two decades without one.

Cuomo has proposed a pay raise commission that would consider granting members of the Legislature and the executive branch raises, but only if the raises were tied to reforms that include caps on legislator outside income and higher salaries for lawmakers who don't have other jobs and lower ones for those who do.

During interactive session, members of the Committee raised a number of issues ranging from 2019 budget of the Commission, the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), technology to be deployed in 2019 - e-transmission of result, delimitation among others.

With just seven dissenters, City Council members on Friday went above the recommendations of a salary commission to award themselves a 32 percent raise — to $ 148,500.

The Communication Trust is a coalition of over 50 leading voluntary sector organisations, which raises awareness, influences policy, promotes best practice among the children's workforce and commissions work from its members.

Members of the Education Commission of the States voiced more questions than answers on how best to raise the stature of teaching as a profession during their annual meeting here.

Building on our distinction as a non-partisan, research - driven organization, Raise Your Hand in advance of the 84th Legislative Session conducted or commissioned several research pieces — all of which were made available for download on our website, and distributed to members of the legislature, policy influencers, and stakeholder groups.

The SNA Political Action Committee (SNA PAC) raises funds from SNA members and contributes funds to federal elected officials in accordance with Federal Elections Commission rules in order to educate members of Congress about the child nutrition programs and thank the members of Congress who continue to support the child nutrition programs year after year.

We do so by raising the funds to purchase and commission new works of contemporary art for a national network of public collections, which subscribe to us as Member Museums and Galleries, and by soliciting gifts of works to these collections for public benefit.

It does so by raising the funds to purchase and commission new works of contemporary art for a national network of public collections, which subscribe as Member Museums, and by soliciting gifts of works to these collections which have audiences of millions.

It is unlikely, however, that the Commission or any of the member states will raise the matter given the high political premium placed on the continued existence of extra-EU BITs.

In these, the European Commission raised 5,002 separate claims that Member States were in violation of one or more provisions of EC law (see the discussion of legal domains [matters] in Appendix C below).

In these, the European Commission raised 2,804 separate claims that Member States were in violation of one or more provisions of EC law.

Last month, members of the Senate and House intelligence committees sent a letter asking the Federal Communications Commission to review any relationship with Huawei and requested that the FCC get briefed on the security concerns raised in 2012.

The AT&T deal died a few weeks after members of the U.S. Senate and House intelligence committees wrote to the Federal Communications Commission raising concerns about reports that Huawei had struck a deal with a major telecommunications carrier.

Wang Pengjie, а member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), suggested that the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) should create a Blockchain and digital asset management «approval system,» as well as raised the possibility of establishing a digital asset trading platform at a national level.

The recommendations made in Part II of this submission cover a wide range of issues that have been raised in native title reports or have been raised with the Commission by stakeholders and members of the community.

These recommendations cover a wide range of issues that have been raised in native title reports or have been raised with the Commission by stakeholders and members of the community.

Because under Federal Election Commission regulations, PACs can contribute no more than $ 5,000 per candidate per election, «the amount of money we give to members of Congress is a drop in the bucket in terms of their overall fund - raising efforts,» he says.