Sentences with phrase «more public entities»

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The partners had the help of leaks from staffers inside the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the entity created by Congress more than a decade ago to make sure auditors are doing work that meets regulatory standards.

Amazon isn't so much interested in taking over what's called the «last mile» of the delivery trek as it is in making the process more efficient for the company and public entities that aid in delivery.

They may acquire one or more private companies to take advantage of higher earnings multiples that apply when these companies are swallowed into public entities.

H.B. 929 Status: Failed Relates to promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth, initiates several efforts to promote economic development, research and development, and workforce development of the cybersecurity industry in the Commonwealth, creates two new matching grant funds, adds one administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority for private entities that collaborate with one or more public institutions of higher education on research and development related to cybersecurity.

As a result, firms will be allowed to accept public funds from more than 20 persons up to 1 million Swiss francs before being classified as a commercial entity, so long as they don't re-invest those deposits.

Green finance projects are selected using MuniFin's Green Framework and finally approved by the Green Evaluation Team, which consists of two or more members from environmental functions of MuniFin's customers or other environmental public sector entities or organisations.

With the addition of more and more services, including research of public wants, needs, fears and hopes as well as follow - up studies of advertising effects on sales, votes, or simple acceptance, the more general term marketing has grown in use to signify all the varied parts of an orchestrated campaign to «move» any entity, from soap to Senators, into a market.

Though many early Americans surely heard patriotic and public references to «God» as a reference to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit of classical Christianity, it is clear that Founding Fathers such as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin intended the word less specifically, regarding «God» as a more removed, impersonal and deistic entity.

At the moment, neither Public Campaign Action Fund or a related organization, Friends of Democracy, has filed an intent to lobby letter with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics — a documented required when the cost of seeking to influence state government is expected to be more than $ 5,000 for any given entity.

For the first time, entities with 501 (c) 4 tax status will have to make public the names of donors who give $ 5,000 or more.

In addition to the state agencies, including SUNY and CUNY, public sector employees like Kaloyeros and Pato can earn more if they are paid through authorities or other quasi-public entities created by the state to carry out specific functions.

Along those lines, the legislation would create more public disclosure of those who appear before any state government entity by establishing a searchable database of individuals and businesses.

The public bank would also make more affordable loans to small businesses, farmers, government entities, students, and home buyers.

Initiated in 1991 by a Minnesota law allowing private non-profit entities to receive public funding to operate schools if authorized by a state agency, the idea has spread to more than 40 states, and some 1.5 million students today attend charter schools.

Third, through non-district charter authorizing, the state empowers one or more entities to approve and oversee public schools within the district's geographic area.

«Harbormasters» are unelected entities that seek to put themselves in control of managing public education in a particular community, and (b) «High - Quality Seats» is a euphemism for more charter schools.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee said he supports spending more public money on private school tuition around Tennessee, and that restrictions should be placed on lobbying by government entities that oppose school vouchers.

The book's title, Special Interest, invokes a term historically applied to wealthy and powerful entities such as oil companies, tobacco interests, and gun manufacturers, whose narrow aims are often recognized as colliding with the more general public interest in such matters as clean water, good health, and public safety.

Families for Excellent Schools is the entity that bused charter school parents and students to Hartford from as far away as New York and Boston to rally in support of Governor Dannel Malloy's effort to divert even more public funds to charter schools.

But Indiana State Teachers Association president Nate Schnellenberger says he fears giving charters access to state money will create more entities dependent on government support, meaning the state will shortchange failing public schools serving the same low - income populations.

This past legislative session, these charter school and education reform entities spent in excess of $ 500,000 successfully persuading legislators to cut their own district's public school funding, at the same time they were sending even more taxpayer money to Connecticut's charter schools, despite the fact that these private institutions have traditionally refused to educate their fair share of students who need special education services, children who require help learning the English Language or those who have behavioral issues.

In addition to «The Big Six,» other organizations that are presently lobbying Connecticut legislators in favor of the charter school and «education reform» agenda include the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, the North East Charter Schools Network, Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school chain with schools in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island, and Families for Excellent Schools, the New York - based lobbing and political entity that bused in charter school students and parents from as far away as New York City and Boston last year to rally in support of Malloy's efforts to hand charter schools even more public funds.

With the Connecticut legislature's approval, the Malloy administration has been busy turning Connecticut's public schools into little more than testing factories and profit centers for private entities, many of which have become some of Malloy's biggest campaign donors.

In just the first 150 days of the 2015 session of the Connecticut General Assembly, the charter schools and their front groups spent more than $ 1,149,800.70 to «persuade» legislators to fund their corporate entities rather than our public schools.

However, a group of Democrats in the Connecticut General Assembly want to divert even more public funds to these privately owned, but publicly funded entities.

Public schools are asked to be competitive and act more like private entities, but there is little comparison to the flexibility of the private sector in forcing public schools to furlough teachers based on seniority rather than performance or other important educational consideraPublic schools are asked to be competitive and act more like private entities, but there is little comparison to the flexibility of the private sector in forcing public schools to furlough teachers based on seniority rather than performance or other important educational considerapublic schools to furlough teachers based on seniority rather than performance or other important educational considerations.

He brings more than 20 years» experience strengthening software services and will focus on expanding TargetSolutions» industry - leading training management applications for public entities.

This new version is tailored for public entity borrowers and eliminates items that are more relevant for public - private partnership (P3) projects.

(7) the remanufacture by such entity of a rail passenger car that is to be used to provide specified public transportation so as to extend its usable life for 10 years or more, or the purchase or lease by such entity of such a rail car, unless the rail car, to the maximum extent feasible, is made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.

The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with not more than 4 qualified entities to test public transportation vehicles under subsection (a).

It is a more public - facing entity than NCHELP, and publishes information that claims that FFELP loans are less expensive than Direct Loans.

To generate regular income through investments in debt and money market instruments consisting predominantly of securities issued by entities such as Scheduled Commercial Banks and Public Sector u Read More

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Project partners will include the City of Charlotte and more than 18 other public and private entities.

Austerity - mongers claim that all public entities are «running out of money» for social programs and public spending projects, when the latter can at will create more currency units to pay for necessary projects.

The incorporation of a financial incentive can make energy efficiency investments more alluring for private and public entities, particularly by lowering inhibitive upfront costs.

In its Judgment of 20 September 2012 in case T ‑ 154 / 10 French Republic vs. European Commission, the General Court of the EU (GC) has established a new test of «bankruptcy - proofness» as an advantage contrary to Article 107 (1) TFEU that may generate a significant shake up in the control of State aid granted (implicitly) to establishments of an industrial and commercial character (EICC, or EPIC in their French acronym)-- ie legal entities governed by public law which have distinct legal personality from the State, financial independence and certain special powers, including the performance of one or more public service tasks.

For more than 25 years, our attorneys have represented public entities as they undertake public construction projects, such as firehouses, community buildings, park development or road paving, and we've guided them in eminent domain actions and tax exemptions for park and publicly owned properties.

Notable mandates: Canadian counsel to MeadWestvaco Corp. in international restructuring and spinoff of a division to another public entity, valued at around $ 500 million; counsel to Skyline Commercial REIT in its multi-phased acquisition of 46 commercial properties from Conundrum Capital for a purchase price of around $ 242 million; Canadian counsel to Ralcorp Holdings Inc. in cross-border acquisition by ConAgra Foods Inc., a transaction with a total value of more than US$ 9 billion; lead external legal counsel to Puerto Rico Public - Private Partnerships Authority in relation to the authority's first greenfield design - build - finance - maintain project (a juvenile detention and social treatment facility); advisor to Ghana Grid Co. Ltd. in relation to development of market rules for the Ghanaian electricity spublic entity, valued at around $ 500 million; counsel to Skyline Commercial REIT in its multi-phased acquisition of 46 commercial properties from Conundrum Capital for a purchase price of around $ 242 million; Canadian counsel to Ralcorp Holdings Inc. in cross-border acquisition by ConAgra Foods Inc., a transaction with a total value of more than US$ 9 billion; lead external legal counsel to Puerto Rico Public - Private Partnerships Authority in relation to the authority's first greenfield design - build - finance - maintain project (a juvenile detention and social treatment facility); advisor to Ghana Grid Co. Ltd. in relation to development of market rules for the Ghanaian electricity sPublic - Private Partnerships Authority in relation to the authority's first greenfield design - build - finance - maintain project (a juvenile detention and social treatment facility); advisor to Ghana Grid Co. Ltd. in relation to development of market rules for the Ghanaian electricity system.

This is coupled with substantial evidence that business structure liberalization combined with entity regulation is likely to provide greater flexibility and more options for both licensees and the public.»

«The Internet provides a forum for news gathering entities such as CVN to cover cases of less interest to the general public — by definition, presenting less risk of sensationalism — but much more interest to constituents that have uniquely particularized stakes in the proceedings, and which seek accurate and complete information about court proceedings.»

With more than 200 attorneys in seven offices, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young counsels public and private corporations, investment companies and advisers, healthcare entities, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals.

Markus has successfully tried over 25 federal and state civil and criminal jury cases, briefed and argued dozens of federal appeals throughout the country, directed more than 400 investigations, and regularly advises public and private entities and individuals on challenging ethics and compliance matters.

The Law Society of Upper Canada also recently published a discussion paper seeking public input on entity... [more]

The appellate court affirmed, agreeing that the public entity had to lay a much more detailed evidentiary foundation for a section 1038 showing rather than having the trial judge «work up the motion» for the City.

The mission of LCD is to unite the resources, energy, and commitment of the state's leading law firms, corporations, public sector entities, law schools, and state bar associations in the joint mission of making Connecticut a more attractive place for lawyers of color and women to practice law and find satisfying professional opportunities.

The mission of the LCD is to unite the resources, energy and commitment of the State's leading law firms, corporations, public sector entities, law schools, state and county bar associations, and affinity bar organizations in the joint mission of making Connecticut a more attractive place for attorneys of color, minorities, and women to practice law and find satisfying professional opportunities.

While the public record is unclear in this respect, it appears that the Commission circulated one or more drafts of the Report at first among selected groups within the ABA, and then later, in late September, 2015, among «all ABA entities, state and local bar associations, and affiliated entities.»

I wish that the LSUC would set up a committee with just that mandate instead of continuing to waste its time looking at ways to sell our independence and the true public interest out to nonlawyer entities that intelligence and experience show are and will increasingly be anti-competitive, will add two more layers of overhead, will put profit seeking on behalf of remote shareholders ahead of our ethos of giving advice that is in the best interests of the client not ourselves.

Rather than an across - the - board consent requirement, to protect individuals» privacy interests while also promoting public safety, we impose a set of procedural safeguards (described in more detail elsewhere in this regulation) that covered entities must ensure are met before disclosing protected health information to law enforcement officials.