Sentences with word «nonpartisan»

About The United States Conference of Mayors The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more.

Fossil fuel industries collect some $ 4 billion a year in tax breaks and other aid, reports Taxpayers for Common Sense, a group of nonpartisan budget watchdogs — and that figure doesn't even take into account hidden forms of support, such as the Pentagon's jet aircraft research and development that led to efficient new natural gas turbines.

To help fill this vacuum, CREDO (formerly known as the Center for Research on Education Outcomes), an independent nonpartisan research group at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, evaluated the performance of TFA teachers relative to both new teachers and all teachers in the Houston Independent School District.

NCSE, a small, nonpartisan group of scientists, teachers, clergy and concerned individuals, rose to prominence in the last decade defending evolution in the curriculum.

Bloomberg, who has worked with the Independence Party in an unsuccessful push for nonpartisan elections in New York, did not attend, but made a brief cameo by video to congratulate the group and one of their leaders, Jackie Salit, for her years of work.

He said the panel would «continue to weigh the scores» from nonpartisan congressional revenue estimators, working through the night to bring the bill under a $ 1.5 trillion limit on its cost.

Ranking Digital Rights, a nonprofit research group that works out of nonpartisan think tank New America's Open Technology Institute, released its annual study yesterday looking at how the biggest tech companies around the world fare when it comes protecting freedom of expression and how transparent they are about privacy policies and what they do with user information.

State justices are selected in a variety of ways: through the appointment without a nominating commission, by merit selection through a nominating commission, by partisan election, by nonpartisan election, or by merit selection combined with other methods.

If there ever was a need for nonpartisan redistricting reform, this process shows it.

Michael Kirst responds: Since the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst now forecasts a budget deficit of at least $ 10 billion for 2003, it is unlikely that the impressive spending for education accountability of the past two years will continue.

There are three reasons, according to nonpartisan tax experts.

«Much more needs to be done to restore the public's faith and I am working closely with several of my colleagues to push for additional reforms, including tougher campaign finance laws and the establishment of an independent nonpartisan redistricting commission.»

The D'Arcangelo campaign should serve as a model for Republicans running in nonpartisan elections in major gateway cities.

Running on Empty pulls together information gathered from studies and polls from nonpartisan organizations such as Public Agenda and the Associated Press.

The fact is, the Constitution does not allow for an independent nonpartisan commission to make a binding decision.

The average turnout for nonpartisan special elections for city council seats since 2001 was 10.25 %, 57 % higher than for partisan special elections for state legislative contests.

Black students continue to be disciplined at school more often and more harshly than their white peers, often for similar infractions, according to a new report by Congress's nonpartisan watchdog agency, which counters claims fueling the Trump administration's efforts to re-examine discipline policies of the Obama administration.

The Foundation may support organizations engaged in public policy by either providing general operating support or by funding educational advocacy such as nonpartisan research, technical assistance, or examinations of broad social issues.

In 2011 the CPC introduced what it called the People's Budget, which reached budget balance in 10 years according to an assessment by the Economic Policy Institute based on nonpartisan government data.

Here is there description for tax purposes: The Working Families Organization («WFO») is a 501 (c)(4) organization focusing primarily on nonpartisan advocacy on important issues facing working families.

Lisa Snell, director of education at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization, said she thinks it will be «extremely difficult» to get the changes Vergara sought through the Legislature, especially considering its track record.

The HNBA is a nonprofit and nonpartisan national membership organization representing the interests of Hispanic legal professionals nationwide.

Carol Kellermann, the president of nonpartisan fiscal watchdog Citizens Budget Commission, was equally outraged, telling The Observer, «Funds paid in settlement of litigation with the state, unless intended to compensate for specific losses, should be used as determined through the normal budget and appropriation process.

In most states the Reform Party runs its own candidates, and endorses candidates for nonpartisan offices.

With one of the largest political law firm practices, Perkins Coie represents numerous affiliated and multi-organizational structures such as those connected to PACS and progressive and nonpartisan issue groups.

There is a pressing need for rigorous, unbiased and nonpartisan education research.

Donze Black explained the project's role of providing nonpartisan analysis and evidence - based recommendations to make sure that all foods and beverages sold in U.S. schools are safe and healthful.

Several committee members cited to trial judges, who are elected in the state in nonpartisan races, as «accountable» and specified that they did not want term limits applied to trial court judges.

A package of bills (SB 1296, SB 1297, SB 1298, SB 1299, and SB 1300 of 2010) was introduced to repeal MCL 168.392 and other statutes and replace party conventions with nonpartisan primary elections.

Public Campaign Action Fund is a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization that works to advance comprehensive campaign finance reform and hold elected officials accountable.

Clinton, as well as 24 congressional lawmakers; Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan campaign; Dēmos, a public policy organization; and Zephyr Teachout, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2014 challenger and campaign treasurer for his Democratic opponent Cynthia Nixon, all submitted letters of support for Shirley.

We strive to advance equity and excellence in education by providing nonpartisan evidence about policies and practices that promote students» development and academic success.

While Bloomberg's efforts failed in 2003, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, recently supported the implementation of nonpartisan primaries in a 2014 New York Times op - ed.

Gotham Gazette is a pioneering nonpartisan New York City - based online watchdog publication that covers city and state government, and has a rich tradition of reporting on local elections as well as policy that affects everything from the spaces where New Yorkers live and play to police tactics and civil rights.

Here are letters written by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Committee for Education Funding, a coalition of some 115 national education groups, and sent to the leaders of the House and Senate education committees.

Washington, D.C. — August 25, 2016 — Ocean Champions, which works to build nonpartisan political power for the oceans by helping to elect pro-ocean candidates to the U.S. Congress, proudly announces their endorsement of six candidates from the New England region: Niki Tsongas (D - MA - 3), Carol Shea - Porter (D - NH - 1), Chellie Pingree (D - ME - 1), Emily Cain (D - ME - 2), Patrick Leahy (D - VT), and Richard Blumenthal (D - CT).

Rice's campaign announced with some fanfare yesterday that she had signed three pledges distributed by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch's New York Uprising PAC that call for nonpartisan independent redistricting, budget and ethics reform.

The Tea Party movement is for the most part officially nonpartisan.

Faith leaders who organized a large nonpartisan forum for the city's mayoral candidates were left fuming Thursday night when the biggest names pulled out at eleventh - hour — including Mayor de Blasio who cited a scheduling conflict and Republican real estate mogul Paul Massey who complained the questions were too tough.

Reclaim New York, a self - described nonpartisan good government group with conservative connections, has been increasingly active in local government advocacy throughout the state.

In Nebraska's nonpartisan state legislature employs a top - two primary system in which the top two vote - getters in the primary face off in the general election.

Share telephone or website information for nonpartisan voter information, like «Where do I vote?»

Deadline for nonpartisan candidates seeking federal or statewide office to file with Registrar of Voters

Our approach to valuing pensions, which considers both the generosity and the risk of pension benefits, is entirely consistent with economic theory, the way in which liabilities of all types are valued in the private sector, public - sector accounting standards in Canada and Western Europe, academic writings, and the judgments of officials at nonpartisan government agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office, the Federal Reserve, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The task force launched after a biting 2016 report from the legislature's nonpartisan Program Evaluation Division (PED) skewered North Carolina's system, which is based on 37 separate allotments used to determine how the state dispenses cash to local school systems.

That will make nonpartisan coalition building key to getting things done in the 107th Congress when it convenes in January, said Lee Verstandig, NAR senior vice president of government affairs.

But the evidence must be collected in an atypical manner to ensure that students» performances can then be objectively scored by nonpartisan judges.

As lawmakers take up issues related to school safety and children's mental health, NAESP will continue to engage in discussions to support nonpartisan policies consistent with the values of the majority of principals we represent.

The Campaign for Fair Education Funding is a statewide nonpartisan effort made up of organizations that represent Pennsylvanians from every corner of the state.