Sentences with phrase «of election reform»

Beatty believes that is the problem with the country, the great divide between the haves - and - the have - nots must be resolved, and that the politicians will always support those who contribute to them and ignore those who have no power unless there is some kind of election reform.

On the ballot last November here in Ohio was a slew of election reform amendments, one of which would have created a nine - member committee in charge of drawing competetive legislative districts.

Stec congratulated Stefanik and said he would work hard on behalf of both election reform and continue to fight against corruption in Albany, specifically seeking to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot by next year that would call for stripping elected officials convicted of crimes of their public pensions.

Calls for Voter Reform: Voter turnout was low as usual for this week's elections, and on Tuesday, the «Vote Better NY» coalition, led by NYC Votes, the voter outreach arm of the city's Campaign Finance Board, along with other advocacy and good government organizations launched a petition drive to highlight the importance of election reform and call on lawmakers to pass legislation to modernize elections in New York.

Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh, a Manhattan Democrat, has been a staunch proponent of election reform, sponsoring many of the relevant bills that have passed his chamber, and he lays the failure of reform proposals at the feet of Senate Republicans.

For a recent article on growing interest in major reform of New York's election laws, Gotham Gazette spoke at length with Kavanagh, noting that he «has been a staunch proponent of election reform, sponsoring many of the relevant bills that have passed his chamber.»

One of the election reforms created something called a majority minority district.

Not exact matches

FARMING groups are taking a cautious view of the Barnett government's promises to make legislative reforms to benefit the sector if it wins the March 9 election, given the lack of action they say has

Giving the timing of the next general election, this means making tax reform an agenda item for the government's second mandate.

The prospects of tax reform have been a boon to the U.S. stock market since President Donald Trump's election.

Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan told CNBC that «some people are starting to spend in anticipation» of tax reform and repatriation resulting from Trump's election.

«The electoral advantages of anti-immigrant politics will only shrink over time, suggesting that Republicans should at some point — perhaps before the next presidential election — begin to embrace comprehensive immigration reform,» says Mark Price, a labor economist at the Keystone Research Center, a nonpartisan economic policy think tank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

As I have explained elsewhere, many of the policies put in place by the Federal government since the election of President Obama in 2008 — banking reform, business regulation, tax policies, and the Affordable Care Act to name a few — have made entrepreneurship more difficult to undertake.

Besides, the 2013 election campaign featured no discussion of tax restructuring, so the government doesn't seem to have a political mandate to tackle any serious structural reforms.

BI: On the other hand, ahead of the General Elections we hear demands for zero - hour contracts (in which employees have few rights and no guaranteed work hours) to be reformed or even abolished.

Since the November 2012 elections, they see a willingness of Silicon Valley executives to go along with a bigger, more comprehensive reform bill, Emily Lam, senior director of federal issues for Silicon Valley Leadership Group, says.

In other words, does UNCERTAINTY about forward movement in the administration's program start to affect the financial markets and the market's view of the potential for reforms that have been a significant force in both the equity and bond markets since the election?

«Although we expect that the Greek government will implement the required measures, the risk of early elections is increasing given the rising political cost to the government and its slim majority in the parliament... Early elections might bring a new and more reform - minded conservative government, but Greece's economy would be hit again by prolonged uncertainty, after having just started to record positive growth,» Moody's said.

Italy's borrowing costs have come down in recent months, helped by the promise of European Central Bank support but the election result confirmed fears that it would not produce a government strong enough to implement effective reforms.

Of course reform wouldn't seem so out of reach if the Democrats managed to reconquer the House during the midterm election in November 2014, says Thomas Mann, a congressional expert at the Brookings InstitutioOf course reform wouldn't seem so out of reach if the Democrats managed to reconquer the House during the midterm election in November 2014, says Thomas Mann, a congressional expert at the Brookings Institutioof reach if the Democrats managed to reconquer the House during the midterm election in November 2014, says Thomas Mann, a congressional expert at the Brookings Institution.

«Responsible change may not come as immediately as some hope for, but rather through an incremental process of constitutional reform and U.N. - supervised elections.

Martin Schulz, leader of the Social Democrats (SPD), has doubled down on social reform policies in a last - ditch effort to boost his election polls during a public television town hall - style exchange.

Recent elections, however, provide a window of opportunity to make progress on essential reforms, including with Canada's welcome financial support.

Investors are sometimes cheered by the election of a candidate, such as Trump, who seems likely to roll back regulations and embrace corporate tax reform.

The 2017 election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France adds to the prospect of further progress toward reforms.

on his ability to push through other items on his agenda, such as tax reform, infrastructure spending and deregulation — the promise of which has helped propel stocks upward since his election.

Only a couple of years ago, election reform in Canada was a discussion about civics.

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While it may feel like a lifetime or two since the last federal election, when Trudeau was promising a very different kind of democratic reform, 19 months isn't a long time to get Canada's electoral system protected from 2019 - style threats to its fairness and integrity.

The ruling, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08 - 205, overruled two precedents: Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, a 1990 decision that upheld restrictions on corporate spending to support or oppose political candidates, and McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, a 2003 decision that upheld the part of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 that restricted campaign spending by corporations and unions.

Prime Minister Modi's election last May and his ambitious plans for economic reform sparked strong inflows of $ 5.1 billion over the last 6 quarters.

In their 2015 election platform, the Trudeau Liberals identified a number of items related to Employment Insurance (EI) that they would change: reversing the Harper EI reforms defining «suitable work»;...

In their 2015 election platform, the Trudeau Liberals identified a number of items related to Employment Insurance (EI) that they would change: reversing the Harper EI reforms defining «suitable work»; reducing the waiting period for EI benefits; reducing EI premiums; introducing more flexible parental leave; providing better access to compassionate care; and increasing funding for employment and training programs managed by provinces, territories and Aboriginal labour market organizations.

OTTAWA — Nine million votes were wasted in the 2015 election under Canada's winner - take - all electoral system — that's more than the populations of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces combined, according to a new electoral reform primer outlining why the principle of proportionality must underpin the government's promise to bring in voting reform by the next federal election.

Secondly, the election of Barack Obama in 2008 gave him hope that there would be real reforms, rendering disclosures unnecessary.

At a meeting of federal and provincial ministers of finance on Monday, the federal government punted CPP reform well into the future, certainly beyond the 2015 election.

The President of the Treasury Board has recently released a four - pillar strategy (a 2015 election commitment) for Estimates Reform aimed at improving the ability of Parliament to properly scrutinize government spending.

Faced with a political climate unlikely to prioritize election reform, cities might lead the way in breaking the grip of rich donors and dark money in national campaigns.

These concerns are exacerbated by political rhetoric connected to the presidential election, and we think the likelihood of significant reform remains low.

Additionally, the election coincided with a provincial referendum on electoral reform, in which the proposed change to a BC - STV system of electing representatives was defeated.

Indivisible, a progressive organizing group founded after the 2016 election, is backing the April 20 walkout and helping Murdock and some of her fellow students organize — and some students indicated that the April 20 event is a bit more of an open political push for gun reform.

As anti-establishment and populist parties rise in other peripheral countries (the Spanish election is up next), we worry that a step backward in Greek reforms could be the beginning of more reckless reform abandon.

That said, a new leaf seems to have been turned this year with hedge funds returning to positive flows in the first quarter of 2017.1 Renewed interest has been spurred by the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, which some industry experts are predicting should bring meaningful tax reform, deregulation and infrastructure spending that we think could prove a boon to hedge strategies.

Aside from oil pipelines, the NDP - Green agreement commits to holding a referendum on proportional representation in fall 2018 (though it is not clear what form of proportional representation will be proposed) and reforming BC's wild - west election finance laws (banning corporate and union donations, placing limits on individual donations, and limiting party loans to banks and financial institutions).

Preston Manning, the father of the Reform Party which evolved into the Canadian Alliance which spawned Stephen Harper (for which I will never forgive him) says the election of the NDP is a blessing in disguise.

With the exception of the 1989 election, when Liberal Bill Code placed second, only the conservative Reform Party, Progressive Conservative, Alberta Alliance, Social Credit and Wildrose Party, and the environmentalist Evergreen Party have participated in the elections.

Notley may be holding back for a number of reasons: (1) electoral reform wasn't part of her platform so she may be reluctant to spring it on Albertans, (2) she may be waiting to see how Trudeau's electoral reform works out and (3) she may be banking on the fact that the WR and PCs won't get it together in time for the next election.

Reform candidate Stanley Waters won the 1989 election and was appointed to the Senate in 1990 on the advice of then - prime minister Brian Mulroney.

Ms. Grey was re-elected with 58 % of the vote in the 1993 election along with 51 other Reform Party candidates.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.