Sentences with phrase «of bold reforms»

With the passage of the General Climate Law in 2012 and the Energy Transition Law in 2015, Mexico launched a series of bold reforms aiming to take the country to 35 percent clean energy by 2024.

None of the bold reforms and technocratic fixes of any ideological stripe, no matter how well intentioned, can substitute for empowered parents.

Today, Ed Miliband will set out a series of bold reforms to Labour's relationship with its affiliated trade unions, in a bid to draw a line under the disastrous fallout from the botched Falkirk selection process.

The author's too - soft treatment of district violations and too - tough treatment of bolder reforms are, however, understandable.

In addition to adopting one of these bold reform models, selected schools were also required to gain support from their local school boards and teachers» unions.

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Since the death of Kim Jong - il, the North Korean dictator who died one year ago today, there's been hope and speculation that new leader Kim Jong - un would open his country to the West through bold economic reform.

Germany and France publicly clashed on Tuesday over plans to put the European Central Bank in charge of supervising banks, deepening a dispute over the scope of the ECB's powers that threatens to undermine one of Europe's boldest reforms.

During his 45 - minute outline of the bold initiative, in which he repeated the phrase «pass this jobs bill» more than a dozen times, Obama described reforms to create new construction projects, restore American schools, and cut the payroll tax in half.

With the successful passage of 401 (k)- style pension reform in Michigan's state legislature, Illinois lawmakers should examine their own growing pension crisis and pursue bolder reforms to stabilize the state's finances.

The size of Illinois» pension crisis requires even bolder pension reform that includes 401 (k)- style plans for public employees.

In «Evangelii Gaudium» (The Joy of the Gospel), officially known as an «apostolic exhortation,» Francis calls for church reforms, urges Catholics to be more bold and joyful, and castigates elements of modern capitalism.

Considered Cuba's largest and most influential institution outside the government, the Catholic Church today acts as both a force for reforms and a mediator between the government and opposition groups, including some of the island's boldest dissidents.

When the servers hear the message of faith - based reform, they imagine a bold social experiment to be measured by its objective outcomes.

Schultz not only urged the passage of reform measures on the agenda but laid out bold ideas for the future.

To succeed politically, it will require some of the radicalism the Government has hitherto shied from: promoting home ownership and education reform more aggressively, for example, and later a bolder tax - cutting move.

If, in a few years» time, the SNP is legislating for a citizens» basic income and has embarked upon a thorough reworking of the fiscal status quo then it would have a good claim to be «radical» and «bold», but hinting at such widespread reform is rather different from actually implementing it.

In his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his vision for New York, including a bold proposal for comprehensive ethics reform.

In 1999, following the reform whereby most hereditary peers were removed from the chamber, then Conservative Leader in the House of Lords Tom Strathclyde made a bold speech stating that «I declare this convention dead».

Gov. Cuomo Proposes Public Financing of Elections in State of the State Address In his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his vision for New York, including a bold proposal for comprehensive ethics reform.

He is the only one who will raise taxes on the wealthy to fund universal pre-k and after - school programs that keep our kids safe; the only one who supports the full package of reforms to end a stop - and - frisk era defined by racial profiling; and he has the boldest plan to build or preserve nearly 200,000 units of affordable housing.

«He has laid out a bold agenda to reform and I am proud to stand with him and this diverse group of leaders to bring New Yorkers together — regardless of their party affiliation — under this big tent and behind this agenda for reform.»

Astorino spokeswoman Jessica Proud said: «Rob's never been the one looking for endorsement from other politicians, and frankly, a lot of reforms he's proposed are bold, and ruffling the feathers of the status quo.»

«If we are truly going to turn New York around, it's going to take bold reform, not more of Andrew Cuomo's broken promises.»

«We lost many of our strengths — optimism born of clear strategy, bold plans for change and reform, a compelling articulation of aspiration and hope.»

Governor Cuomo's has set aside $ 7 million for his Democracy Agenda - a bold set of reforms to ensure elections remain free and transparent and to modernize New York's antiquated voting system.

Schneiderman says the bill represents bold reforms that get to the root of corruption, equips law enforcement with the tools needed to fight it and professionalizes the legislature.

Even if you doubt Cuomo's characterization of himself, and plenty do, there is reason to believe that New York State has finally arrived at a moment when such bold promises of reform might amount to more than just tilting at windmills.

It takes an enormous amount of courage to stand up to entrenched special interests, but if we're going to improve schools we have to be willing to challenge the status quo with bold reform.

The original coalition agreement outlined a bold programme of reform.

Strongest because he is being bold and ambitious in seeking a radical set of reforms which, if accomplished, would transform and revive the Labour party's ailing membership fortunes.

Providing stability nationally would be the quid pro quo for bold reform locally to make the changes needed to the commissioning and provision of care.

politics.co.uk asked Mr Geithner whether he feared some countries would not stomach the bold reforms available from what chancellor Alistair Darling had earlier described as a «menu of options».

«The Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2016 is a bold step towards reforming a system which for too long has disproportionately punished low - level, nonviolent offenses,» she said in a statement.

Representatives for the group testified in favor of Cuomo's education agenda before the State Joint Committee on Education earlier this month, and praised his «bold blueprint» for education reform after the State of the State address.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo opened the first six legislative sessions of his tenure by making bold requests for reform proposals, and ended them by blaming opposition in the Legislature when nothing or a slimmed - down measure made its way into law.

«Chris King says his «bold and progressive» plan as governor now includes abolishing the death penalty and legalizing recreational marijuana» via Mitch Perry of WMNF — Labeling it as «incredibly bold,» Democratic gubernatorial candidate King unveiled a criminal reform package on Tuesday that included a call to end the death penalty and full support for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Florida.

Labeling it as «incredibly bold,» Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King unveiled a criminal justice reform package on Tuesday that included a call to end the death penalty and full support for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Florida.

But the retreat from bold promises to lip service is getting plenty of cover from Cuomo, a Democrat who decided to use his bully pulpit to lower expectations on, rather than draw attention to, reform issues.

«It is for this reason that the legislative chamber has introduced bold and progressive reforms in the management of the finances of the National Assembly.

«But today the chancellor could have been much bolder in moving to a fundamental reform of tax where the super-rich were asked to pay their fair share.

He said that, in addition to what the APC had already done, he envisioned a time when the party would take even bolder steps by modernising national infrastructure, reviving the textile industry, carrying out agriculture reforms by giving credit to farmers, and embarking on a mortgage reform that will provide affordable housing for millions of families.

Ed Balls is to launch a bid to bolster Labour's credibility with business by promising to keep a low rate of corporation tax and attract long - term investors to Britain, as he brushed off criticism from the policy chief Jon Cruddas that a «profound dead hand» within the party is blocking bold reforms.

For weeks now, Clegg has been surprising those (myself included) who did not take him seriously, by emerging as one of the boldest and most articulate advocates of reform.

(ABC / AP) President Donald Trump has called for bold action to improve school safety after last month's Parkland shooting, but a set of proposals the White House formally plans to endorse on Monday leaves most authority for reform up to the states and for consideration by a new federal commission...

«We're going to do everything we can to support the governor in advancing a bold education reform agenda that improves the quality of traditional public schools and expands choice for families,» the group's executive director, Jenny Sedlis, said in an interview.

He used the cover of the Lib Dems to press ahead with bold reforms at the heart of his modernising project: making gay marriage legal, introducing Free Schools, overhauling Britain's something - for - nothing benefits culture and — controversially — committing to spend 0.7 per cent of UK national income on foreign aid.

of bolder OneNation Reforms to tackle the causes of UK disillusionment.

But, equally important, we should simultaneously offer a much bolder, radical reform of the NHS — re-configuring the NHS contributory base along progressive lines and transforming NHS ownership into a national mutual membership basis.

In October 2014, researchers for the liberal advocacy group Center for American Progress cited the Pygmalion Effect as an argument in favor of the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards, a bold education reform adopted by more than 40 states starting in 2010.

Many have cited the series of accountability and choice reforms that Florida adopted between 1998 and 2006, under the leadership of Governor Jeb Bush, as the driving force behind the large and rapid improvement in student achievement (see «Advice for Education Reformers: Be Bold!»