Sentences with phrase «of public favor»

In communities where at least one charter school is located, overall levels of support are only somewhat higher: 48 percent of the public favor the formation of charters, while 20 percent are opposed.

When asked whether «local taxes to fund public schools in your district should increase, decrease, or stay the same,» only 29 percent of the public favor an increase (see Figure 1a).

Nearly two thirds of the public favor the federal government's requirement that all students be tested in math and reading each year in 3rd through 8th grade and at least once in high school, and only 24 % oppose the policy.

Melbourne provides the film's sole source of conflict, both political and romantic: his essentially conservative politics hold considerable sway over the naive young Queen, bringing out her of public favor, while the quasi-romantic confidante status he enjoys with her is resented by Albert.

The reasons it is still near the bottom of public favor presumably are the same as they were: Standard Oil spells Rockefeller, Trust, Big Business, Big Profits.

It would be useful to debate the vision of politics according to which facts must become law — that is, that the law must change as soon as polls reveal that a majority of the public favors an opinion.

Nearly three - fourths (72 percent) of the public favors a «tax credit for individual and corporate donations that pay for scholarships to help low - income parents send their children to private schools.»

If a voucher proposal is directed toward families with students attending failing schools, 51 % of the public favors the idea; just 35 % is opposed.

Even before the Gulf oil spill, a poll by Pew Research in March found that 78 % of the public favors increased government funding for research into clean energy technologies.

Not exact matches

In recent months, President Obama has taken a public stance favoring a reclassification of broadband providers under Title II.

The change also follows a public stance taken by the White House, with President Obama saying in November he favors maintaining net neutrality by using the heavy regulatory approach of Title II.

In fact, a recent study in the American Journal of Public Health finds that the EPA «has moved away from the public interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the pPublic Health finds that the EPA «has moved away from the public interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the ppublic interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the publicpublic.

CalPERS, the California Public Employees» Retirement System, which voted in favor of the climate change proposal at Exxon's shareholder's meeting Wednesday, also released a statement.

The court ruled in favor of Verizon, saying that the FCC did not have the authority to enforce its previous order, unless it reclassified Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as common carriers, essentially public utilities.

I think history's lessons tell us that public scrutiny and competition favors the harsh realities of the public spotlight with its trials and tribulations over the easy of autocracy, control and cloaked decision - making.

The Nebraska Public Service Commission, a five - member regulatory body, voted 3 - 2 in favor of the project, which would give TransCanada permission to build the pipeline through the state.

Although comparisons to the failed public offering of startup game maker Zynga might be inevitable, King has a relatively strong income statement and is likely to benefit from the IPO environment currently favoring small technology companies.

Thursday's sanctions target Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling on charges of conspiracy to interfere in the election by waging a social - media influence operation to sow discord and sway public opinion in the US in favor of Trump.

The most notable public comments in favor of stringent net neutrality regulation has been from President Obama, who released a YouTube video in last November urging the FCC to «take up the strongest possible rules to protect net neutrality.»

Energy Future's board favored Sempra's bid after it also offered assurances it could get its acquisition of Oncor approved by Public Utility Commission of Texas, as well as a U.S. bankruptcy judge, the sources said.

«We've responded to the competitive environment by focusing on industries that are currently out of favor with the public - equity market, like biotech, medical devices, and early - stage information - technology companies,» says Patrick Boroian, a general partner at Sprout, which is the New York City - based venture - capital affiliate of financial - services giant Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

You might be surprised to know that the business world was strongly in favor of profit sharing at many points in American history, typically when the concentration of wealth was a major public worry or the country was trying to come together after a crisis.

For many years, a lot of the data kept on you was a closely guarded secret but, inevitably, the rise of technology has created a shift in favor of the public when dealing with your personal data.

Despite the fact that there are an estimated 10 million LGBTQ - identified Americans and 62 % of Americans are in favor of marriage equality, LGBTQ people are not protected from workplace discrimination, face growing numbers of violent hate crimes, including harassment on public transportation, and have been called the cause for «societal collapse» by the sitting Vice President.

First, some background: In December, the Republican - appointed Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) decided in favor of the state's biggest electricity provider and created a new rate class for rooftop solar customers.

So the side in favor of stricter gun laws can afford to have a lower percentage of its people contacting public officials.

This monetarist philosophy has curtailed public enterprise throughout the world since 1980, in favor of privatization programs to sell off public enterprises and use the proceeds to cut taxes, mainly for the wealthier classes and the real estate and financial sectors.

Almost half of the U.S. public company directors surveyed said at least one of their peers should step aside in favor of someone new.

During his tenure as chairman, Bernanke was acutely aware of the public's deep resentment of the Fed's emergency bailout of financial giants such as AIG as well as policies that inevitably favored the wealthy by spurring the stock market.

The combined firm, Smith, Barney & Co will have over 700 employees and it will turn its back on dealings with the general public in favor of a more institutional and high net worth focus.

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Even if the court rules in Trump's favor, Daniels has managed to make much of her side of the story public within the suit itself.

Sustained national media attention on the shooting, emotional confrontations between politicians and survivors and their families, as well as a public - opinion shift in favor of stricter gun laws could spur Congress to do something to tighten access to guns.

While in the long - term it may not prove a sustainable strategy, for 2017 investors should favor areas of the economy stimulated by public infrastructural spending.

It will also show that where there is a difference in favor of the public over private sector occupations, it is concentrated in lower waged, female dominate occupations.

The company scrapped plans for a sale in favor of an initial public offering, after it failed to attract sufficient buyer interest at the desired price.

But Comey's own credibility has undergone some damage in the process, and it's unclear whether the book and its accompanying media blitz have moved the needle of public opinion in his favor.

Phil Murphy, the Democratic party candidate for Governor in New Jersey, has come out in favor of a public «Bank of New Jersey,» in a talk at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Public trust in Facebook has taken several beatings in the past 18 months, and the social networking giant was done no favors by the recent revelation that a political data firm called Cambridge Analytica had smuggled millions of users» data out of the site, exploiting a loophole in Facebook's platform.

This lack of public knowledge of how new tax proposals would operate worked in Cain's favor for a while.

We know Sullivan does not really believe this, because his entire argument in favor of legalized homosexual marriage hinges on the recognition that public law is the most powerful tool for shaping individual attitudes.

The debate on the final statement concerning the war — which took nearly all the time allotted for discussion of public issues — saw the Assembly initially adopt a repudiation of the Christian moral tradition that justifies the use of force in «last resort» circumstances in favor of a pacifist approach.

Property rights and government takings have evolved with both real costs and benefits, e.g. Kelo allowing economic development as a legitimate «public use» v. the various cases finding in favor of property owners in the context of local government mandated dedications and exactions.

The government should not be permitted to create incentives for religious practice or belief (like giving favored status to religious organizations, as compared to other nonprofits), to facilitate the religious practices of some at the expense of others (like offering vocal prayers in public schools), or to accommodate one religion but not others with similar needs or problems (like limiting draft exemptions to members of traditional «peace churches») Within these guidelines, religious accommodations are fully in keeping with the First Amendment — albeit in conflict with strict separation.

Still a third national survey (1997) discovered not only that a strong majority of African - Americans (57 percent) and Hispanics (65 percent) favored vouchers, but also that it was precisely the black age group most likely to have children in the public schools (those 26 to 35) who supported vouchers most strongly (86.5 percent!).

Fredriksen differs from most scholars (as well as from Matthew and Luke) in rejecting Mark's chronology of Jesus» public ministry in favor of the Gospel of John's story of numerous appearances by Jesus in Jerusalem.

Thirty - two percent of Christian's aged 18 - 29 said they «strongly favor» legalization, while 18 % said they «favor» the move, according to a Public Religion Research Institute survey released Thursday.

If you should see a short, dark - haired suburban white woman navigating her children of many colors through a public place, do me a favor.

«Grace Community Church, an evangelical church of 6,000 worshipers just north of Indianapolis, reversed their position and came out in favor of women's leadership at all levels this weekend in their public worship services.»

A paper that thinks hermaphrodite rights one of the important questions of our time, a paper that editorially endorses the worship of the great nature goddess Gaia, a paper that advocates the demonstration of condoms to fourth graders in public school, a paper that condemns as religious fanatics those who favor the protection of the unborn, a paper that derides as extremist the views of a majority of Americans and of two Presidents they elected, this is simply not a serious paper.