Sentences with phrase «on contributions from the public»

Trained animal handlers are required for this, and we are relying on contributions from the public to help us transport these amazing volunteers to Quebec and house them for the duration of the sheltering operation.

Northeast Animal Shelter receives no local, state or federal funding and is entirely dependent on contributions from the public to cover its annual operating budget.

Sentient Creatures is a non-profit animal rescue group that functions exclusively on contributions from the public.

Not exact matches

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Providing much needed insight on Russia's global trading market and developments surrounding international sanctions, the conference will include contributions from Russia's leading corporates, financiers, insurers, public bodies and all supporting sectors involved in international trade finance.

Upper - class individuals will obviously benefit from the new limit, but the new measure is also designed for public service employees and teachers with defined benefit pensions and contributions they rely on.

An increasing number of news stories are centered on issues rather than personalities; for one thing, there seems to be a shift in the public's attention from personal scandal to issues of campaign financing and contributions.

Those detailed pieces in turn link to more details and to primary sources if you have them (the polling data that your piece on public opinion is based on, for instance, or a spreadsheet of your opponent's campaign contributions from well - known evildoers).

«As Director of Media and Publicity of the Jonathan / Sambo Campaign organisation I received money on behalf of the Directorate of Media and Publicity which I headed from private individuals and companies during the election campaigns but these were not public funds but rather private contributions specifically for the Presidential and other campaigns.

The blog will include contributions from the first ever cohort of students on the Blavatnik School of Government's Master of Public Policy course, who originate from 19 different countries, as well as members of the Commission and scholars at Oxford and Cambridge.

It's Google and Starbucks who really benefit from a rule - based system of public contributions whose institutional resources are focussed on reinforcing the letter, rather than the spirit, of the law.

The case stems from the contribution from the New Yorkers for a Brighter Future to the Fund for Great Public Schools, the latter of which has been heavily involved in state legislative campaigns on behalf of Democratic candidates, primarily for the state Senate.

But an excessive focus on enforcing tax law could prevent the establishment of effective systems better - suited to encouraging public contribution — systems that have emerged from and succeeded in the developing world to which the Treasury is so keen to offer assistance.

Although they haven't been anywhere near as public about it as their colleagues at CSEA, officials at the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, have also quietly turned off the campaign cash spigot and is reassessing its contribution habits for everyone from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on down following the passage of Tier VI.

Adopt system of public financing of campaigns, with new lower limits on direct contributions to statewide and state legislative candidates; Establish the «New York State Campaign Finance Fund», with transfers from the Abandoned Property Fund and taxpayer designations of PIT liability; and limiting contributions to «housekeeping accounts» to $ 25,000.

The full bill, which can be read here on the State Assembly website, in addition to providing new contribution limits and enforcement rules, also stipulates that the public campaign fund would be partially financed with money from Wall Street fraud settlements.

The pilot public financing program in the state comptroller's race, modeled on the New York City campaign finance system, provides a six - to - one match for contributions between $ 10 and $ 175 from New York residents.

The Siena Research Institute report summed it up well: «While Republicans are closely divided on public campaign financing, it is supported by a majority of independents and two - thirds of Democrats, and more than three - quarters of voters from every party support quick disclosure of contributions greater than $ 500.»

Governor Cuomo proposed a broad set of laws including stricter limits on campaign contributions and party spending on behalf of candidates, public financing of elections to match small contributions from individuals, and new public corruption crimes in an attempt to reduce the culture of corruption in Albany.

«The report provides a useful contribution to the debate on high speed rail, and echoes a number of the messages coming out from the responses to the public consultation.»

Among his recommendations, Astorino favors switching elected officials from the defined - benefit pension plan to a defined - contribution plan; replacing the per diem system for lawmaker expenses to one requiring stricter bookkeeping; and scrapping the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics in favor of a new independent ethics watchdog appointed by the judiciary.

It is true that Mr. de Blasio, the public advocate, received political contributions from landlords whom he had placed on a «watch list» after tenants complained of poor living conditions at their buildings.

Common Sense Principles filed a disclosure report last year with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics that showed a single contribution from an apparent shell organization.

Instead of using an email per question, Corbyn elected this time to strip down the number of contributions from the public, focusing first on tax credit cuts.

In response to the court decisions, the supplemental grants were removed from the state's campaign financing law; the basic grant of public money to gubernatorial candidates was doubled to make participants more competitive and a low, $ 100 limit was placed on lobbyist contributions, thus limiting their influence.

«In the end, we would save more money than we would spend by having a public financing system that allows people to run based on contributions from ordinary citizens rather than from special interest looking for something in return from the federal or state budget,» she said.

George Osborne announced last year an increase, on average, of 3 % in pension contributions across the public sector from next April to raise # 2.8 billion by 2014 - 15.

... a public employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such employer as of the effective date of this act.

It allocates public money to candidates who collect small contributions from donors, based on a six - to - one matching system.

There would also be a «pay - to - play» bill that forbids elected officials from accepting campaign contributions from anyone bidding on a public project — and prohibits the winner from donating to campaigns for six months after securing a contract.

She was critical of the public advocate's acceptance of campaign contributions from owners on his Worst Landlords list.

National Public Works Week is observed from May 20 — 26, 2018 and allows communities an opportunity to celebrate the many impacts that public works have on modern society as well as the contributions that public Works» professionals make every day to communities across the coPublic Works Week is observed from May 20 — 26, 2018 and allows communities an opportunity to celebrate the many impacts that public works have on modern society as well as the contributions that public Works» professionals make every day to communities across the copublic works have on modern society as well as the contributions that public Works» professionals make every day to communities across the copublic Works» professionals make every day to communities across the country.

Green Party leaders congratulated voters in Kent, Ohio, for passing Issue 43, which called for a constitutional amendment to end corporate personhood and abolish the legal definition of money as free speech, as well as establishment of an annual «Democracy Day» public hearing for residents to testify on the effect of big contributions from corporations and the wealthy on elections.

Campaign finance reform advocates say public funding helps level the playing field for candidates without money or connections, and encourages a focus on small - dollar donations from constituents rather than corporate contributions.

Known as Betty, her contributions to public health policy came during her tenure from 1992 to 1998 as president of the William T. Grant Foundation, a social science research nonprofit focused on inequality and improving the lives of young people, and through her earlier work in 1977 as the director of studies of the President's Commission on Mental Health during the administration of President Jimmy Carter.

The AAAS Dialogue Group offers this Statement as a contribution to the on - going public debate in the hope of protecting Americans from discriminatory practices in health insurance based on the use of genetic information produced by predictive testing.

I would suggest that we need a new, more public category of acknowledgment, which identifies the contribution of a collaborator on the title page without stealing the thunder from the true authors.

Scientists began organizing only 3 days after President Donald Trump took office, as alarm — sparked by a campaign that in many ways appeared to dismiss the contributions of scientific research — ignited over Senate hearings on controversial cabinet picks and mandates curtailing public communication from scientific agencies.

Specifically, we urge use of the keyword phrase «citizen science» in papers that rely on scientific contributions from the public.

Remembered: The Game - Changing Martin Margiela Show of 1989 As talk turns towards a future of consumer - facing fashion shows, we look back on the 1989 Martin Margiela presentation, which set a new paradigm for the fashion show as a public spectacle, in an oral history with contributions from Margiela's closest collaborators and biggest supporters of the time, courtesy of The Gentlewoman.

But like Abrams did on «Star Trek,» Whedon has stepped up his game in a major way: the action is clear and coherent, the pacing is tight (it's 140 minutes long, but flies by) and the technical contributions are top - notch across the board, from the Bond - movie production design of James Chinlund («The Fountain «-RRB- and the razor - sharp cutting of Jeffrey Ford («Public Enemies «-RRB- and Lisa Lassek («Cabin In The Woods») to Seamus McGarvey «s bright cinematography and Alan Silvestri's firmly listenable score (although the latter could, it should be said, use a more distinctive theme).

Specifically, I draw on longitudinal data from both administrative records and a yearlong interview study of the largest, urban, public university system in the US to make three major contributions.

We can put alongside that the occasional high profile contribution to education issues from the Committee's «comrades - in - arms» on the Public Accounts Committee.

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberal government is looking for public feedback on its plan to create a provincial pension plan with mandatory contributions from workers and employers.

Contributions to the public service pension plan have a direct bearing on the income tax deducted at source since these contributions are deducted from the gross pay before determining Contributions to the public service pension plan have a direct bearing on the income tax deducted at source since these contributions are deducted from the gross pay before determining contributions are deducted from the gross pay before determining the tax rate.

A quick scroll down Friendicoes» Facebook page gives a face and a story to the thousands of animals rescued by the organization: from Blindey the unfortunate dog found with his eyes gouged out to Tripod the three - legged pup, Friendicoes saves countless vulnerable animals who would be out on the street were it not for generous contributions by the public.

The BBF is a non-profit organization which relies solely on contributions and assistance from the private sector and the public at large for their programmes.

As a non-profit organization, Public Art Fund relies on contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations to make extraordinary public art available and accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds — at absolutely no cPublic Art Fund relies on contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations to make extraordinary public art available and accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds — at absolutely no cpublic art available and accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds — at absolutely no charge!

With contributions from over 40 artists of the more than 100 originally participating, Times Square Show Revisited reflects the spirit of the original with a mix of extant sculpture, painting, and video — most of which has not been on public view since 1980.

The first Common Practice New York initiative includes a series of three invitational roundtables on contemporary institutional practice organized in collaboration with students and faculty from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (CCS Bard) in fall 2013; a public conference developed in response to these seminars in spring 2014; and a forthcoming publication that will include transcripts from these events alongside additional contextual and artistic contributions.