Sentences with phrase «new federal environment»

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Keisling's organization, for example, held a call - in session Friday to provide advice to transgender people worried that changing their gender designation on federal and state identity documents might become more difficult in the new political environment.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

Schulman hopes that, armed with new federal funding to tackle these challenges, states will step up and begin filling the gaping holes in the American child care system — smoothing out the child care cliff while also making it easier for families access care in the first place, increasing the number of American kids who spend their days playing, coloring, building, and singing in a safe, caring environment their parents can actually afford.

The new PM will be a breath of fresh air on the environment — it's impossible to be any worse than his predecessor — and he will take the leash off federal scientists, or so he has promised.

The New York City area, with its many interest rate - sensitive industries, has prospered when decision - makers in the public and private sectors could have confidence that the Federal Reserve was committed to a rigorous set of policies that promoted price stability, in a growth - oriented economic environment.

The new chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve is steadily raising rates amid a more volatile economic environment.

The new health insurance regulatory environment means that even the self - employed like freelancers have to prove to the federal government that they are in compliance with paying for an insurance plan.

Nor does it in any way restrict federal, provincial or territorial governments from implementing new laws and regulations in areas such as health and safety, labour protection, education and the environment.

Dimon said new federal tax law and «a more constructive regulatory environment» adopted since the 2016 presidential election give him hope that JPMorgan will be able to invest more of its excess capital to grow the bank and expand into new markets.

The appointment of Ottawa MP Catherine McKenna as Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and former environment minister Stephane Dion as Minister of Foreign Affairs signals that the new federal government may not be as singularly focused on pipelines as the previous Environment and Climate Change, and former environment minister Stephane Dion as Minister of Foreign Affairs signals that the new federal government may not be as singularly focused on pipelines as the previous environment minister Stephane Dion as Minister of Foreign Affairs signals that the new federal government may not be as singularly focused on pipelines as the previous government.

Jerome Powell, the new chair of the US Federal Reserve, took office in early February under a spotlight as global markets study his leadership in the more volatile, inflationary and protectionist economic environment.

RESOURCES «New Zealand Grants a River the Rights of Personhood,» Care2.Com [Swiss] Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology, The Dignity of Living Beings with Regard to Plants [PDF] Community Environment Legal Defense Fund Web Site CELDF «Rights of Nature» FAQs Carl Cohen and Tom Regan, chapter by Carl Cohen, «Rights and Interests,» The Animal Rights Debate, (Latham, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2001), p. 17 David S. Oderberg, «The Illusion of Animal Rights,» Human Life Review, Spring - Summer 2000, p. 42.

«As the federal government turns its back on the environment, New York and states across the country are picking up the mantle of climate leadership and showing the world it's possible to address climate change while also creating good - paying careers,» Cuomo said.

NYC Councilmember Corey Johnson said, «While the federal government seeks to pit the business community against the environment, New York understands that it's not only possible but beneficial for companies to pair good paying jobs with sustainable practices.

The situation in Albany would be weird in any political environment, but it's highly problematic in the Trump era, when proposed federal immigration and health care policies have made millions of New York's residents vulnerable.

The GOP had moved more aggressively into the new Wild West - like campaign cash environment created by federal court decisions striking down spending and fundraising restrictions as unconstitutional infringements on free speech.

The president and congress are threatening to dismantle decades - old federal entitlement programs, make drastic cuts to programs that help millions of struggling New Yorkers, and create a hostile environment for the state's four and a half million immigrants.

«With this action, we are sending yet another clear message to the federal government that when our environment is threatened, New York will step up at every turn to protect our most vital resources for future generations.»

«This office will continue to review all options moving forward to ensure that the federal government meets its clear legal obligation to fully study the potential risks to New Yorkers» health, environment and public safety before allowing fracking in the Delaware River Basin,» Schneiderman said in a statement.

«She seems very sincere to do more about the air and water in the Adirondacks,» said Janeway, citing a long record of bipartisan action from New York's federal lawmakers to protect the environment.

The memo sought a list of all department employees or contractors who have attended any meetings on the social cost of carbon, a measurement that federal agencies use to weigh the costs and benefits of new energy and environment regulations.

For AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows, making the transition from science to the world of federal policy can require a shift in thinking and adjusting to new norms, not to mention shifts in geography and work environments.

The big questions in New York City are whether federal funds can improve schools when so many other attempts have fallen short and whether the «restarts» will even register in an environment of constant change.

Federal and state law mandates that students with disabilities be educated in the «least restrictive environment,» ideally within general education classes with appropriate modifications and support, but half of New Jersey's special - needs children are isolated from their typical peers.

The annual event connects charter school experts from across the country who lead sessions on everything from balancing your budget, obtaining a new facility and creating a safe school environment to building a productive and excellent board and advocating for your school on the local, state and federal level.

The annual event connects charter school experts from across the country who lead sessions on balancing your budget, obtaining a new facility, creating a safe school environment, building a productive and excellent board and advocating for your school on the local, state and federal level.

There are also looming questions about how the Trump administration's immigration policies will impact the school environment, as well as the degree of latitude states will have in implementing the new federal education act, known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Massachusetts, often seen as an education leader nationally, used Phase 2 RTTT money as one rationale to roll out new standards, tests, and evaluations, aligning its policy environment with the 500 - point federal rubric.

It's going to take some time for car shoppers to digest all the information on the new fuel economy and environment labels, but federal agencies hope it will help... Read More

It's going to take some time for car shoppers to digest all the information on the new fuel economy and environment labels, but federal agencies hope it will help consumers make more informed decisions about which car is right for them.

The once Teflon reputation of the Federal Reserve has taken a beating since the financial crisis, but its management of the post-crisis environment has lifted criticism of the central bank to a new and perhaps unprecedented level.

«I would argue that this project, on a river that traverses both red and blue states, could draw attention to the importance of federal land management and stewardship of the environment,» said Tom Eccles, the executive director of the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College and former director of the Public Art Fund in New York.

In an interview with The Washington Post's environment reporter, Juliet Eilperin, Mr. Gore said action by the United States, including federal regulations and new policies, is the key to cutting global climate risks:

I am pleased to join with Governor Cuomo to take aggressive action to protect New York's environment from the federal government's regressive policies.

Requires the OSTP Director to: (1) report to Congress on current climate products provided by federal agencies and on the needs of users and stakeholders for new climate products and services; and (2) report to Congress and the President on the National Climate Service proposal of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Section 433 puts the weight of the federal government behind the movement to a carbon neutral built environment, by requiring all new federal buildings, and major federal building renovations, to meet the incremental targets of the 2030 Challenge.

«With increasing temperatures, disease carriers (vectors) can migrate into new habitats and thereby extend the regional scope of the diseases they transmit,» writes the nation's federal environment agency, Umweltbundesamt.

Grand Elder Raymond Robinson continues his hunger strike to protest new federal legislation in Canada that will bring about horrific damage to the environment.

Friends of the Earth's nuclear campaign works to reduce risks for people and the environment by supporting efforts to close existing nuclear reactors and fighting proposals to design and build new reactors that use federal funds to underwrite such initiatives.

At a time when the federal government has abdicated its leadership on climate change, New York will continue to do all that we can to ensure that current and future generations have a clean and safe environment in which to live and prosper.»

Representative Sean Patrick Maloney has been advocating for legislation at the federal level to help safeguard the Hudson from the potentially devastating risks new anchorages may pose to waterfront communities and the environment.

A dramatic reduction in Canadian media coverage of climate change science issues is the result of the Harper government introducing new rules in 2007 to control interviews by Environment Canada scientists with journalists, says a newly released federal document.

Socio (s): New Energy Finance Limited, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, United Nations Foundation, Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century

Prime Minister Trudeau has mandated no fewer than five cabinet ministers (Environment and Climate Change, Natural Resources, Fisheries, Indigenous and Norther Affairs, and Science) with reviewing federal environmental assessment processes, with the aim of introducing «new, fair processes.»

ABlawg.ca To Be (Justified) or Not To Be: That is (Still) the Question A couple of weeks ago, the federal Minister of the Environment, Leona Aglukkaq, released another highly anticipated «decision statement» pursuant to section 54 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012), this time regarding Taseko's New Prosperity Mine project.

It advocates for federal policies and conducts research in areas such as education, energy, the environment, healthcare, technology and transportation that benefit New England's economy.

A CBC interviewer asked federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna if Trans Mountain would have received the green light under the new assessment process.

Downstream Emissions in Canada's New Environmental Assessment «Climate Test» In late January 2016, Canada's federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and Minister of Natural Resources, Jim Carr, announced interim changes to environmental assessment processes as part of «efforts to restore public trust.»

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies solve the problem of making payments in an environment where trust is broken — but it's unclear whether that's a dilemma that needs to be solved, Federal Reserve of New York economists wrote in a blog post.

¥ Extensive knowledge of budgetary and financial procedures and processes ¥ Solid understanding of the Federal Information Security Management Act ¥ Superb staff recruitment and retention skills ¥ Profound knowledge of information assurance strategies to manage risks ¥ Adaptable to new technologies and proficient in the use of financial software ¥ Ability to work well in fast - paced environments ¥ Excellent written and verbal communications skills