Sentences with phrase «on federal policy issues»

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Join discussions on federal policy issues critical to our nation's nearly $ 50 billion organic sector.

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Those federal rules, which double down on restrictions adopted in 2014 and stern warnings to lenders issued by OSFI earlier this summer, require banks to qualify borrowers at higher interest rates, impose additional limits on mortgages for buyers with small down payments, and compel financial institutions to share the risk by taking out insurance policies on low - ratio mortgages.

While it's still unclear if Session's views will translate into changes in policy or enforcement, this attitude shift at the federal level doesn't align with public opinion on the issue.

But in a letter to Kerry and other State Department officials, Kristin Delkus, TransCanada's general counsel, pointed to new policies on carbon emissions in Canada, specifically a federal rule issued in May to cut emissions down to 70 percent of their 2005 levels within 15 years.

The judge said in a 91 - page decision that, while the Army Corps substantially complied with the National Environmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental justice.»

While I understand that the NDP must feel intense pressure to capture votes — including from people who have never taken a course from John Smithin — I often wish that the NDP would show a bit more policy leadership on the issue of the deficit and debt. I was particularly disappointed during the 2008 federal election campaign when Mr. Layton stated, unequivocally, that the NDP would not run a deficit in the following year if elected (even though it was clear that Canada was entering a recession).

Here are this week's watercooler conversation - starters on why inland states struggle to find funding, coming issues in federal entrepreneurship policy and the success of innovation districts that are cropping up around the U.S. (and in Kansas City).

Dairy cows at a family farm in Chilliwack, B.C. Sylvain Charlebois, a noted academic on food policy issues, says the federal government's proposed tax reforms will hurt family farms.

The organization... [will] make the argument that... the federal courts... are the final authority on issues important to progressives such as immigration, abortion, gay rights, social policy, the environment and corporate power, to name a few.

Congressman Adam Smith (D - WA) will be joining us to discuss some of the very exciting state and federal public policy issues being bandied about both in Olympia and on Capital Hill in Washington D.C..

Here are this week's watercooler conversation - starters on why inland states struggle to find funding, coming issues in federal entrepreneurship policy and the success of innovation districts... Read more

Under federal tax law, section 501 (c)(3) organizations may take positions on public policy issues, including issues that divide candidates in an election for public office.

In The Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom, I address a wide variety of topics including: how wellness policies and the new federal «Smart Snacks» rules relate to classroom junk food; the tricky problem of birthday treats and how to respond to your opponents on that issue; the use of junk food as a classroom reward; the use of candy as a teaching «manipulative;» kids and sugar consumption; and much more.

FRAC issues School Wellness Policy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low - Income Students to focus benefits of the new federal wellness policy mandate on those most inPolicy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low - Income Students to focus benefits of the new federal wellness policy mandate on those most inpolicy mandate on those most in need.

By standing aside from the party's group in the Lords, the peer will not be able to vote with his party on issues and will also have to withdraw from the party's federal policy committee.

At 8 a.m., Queens Rep. Joe Crowley speaks at an Association for a Better New York power breakfast on his legislative priorities, as well as federal issues and policies impacting New York City, Hilton Hotel, Mercury Ballroom, 1335 Sixth Ave., Manhattan.

The Federal Government may have initiated another strategy to increase the ease of doing business in Nigeria with a visa policy that allows visitors to be issued visas on arrival.

Please join the Fiscal Policy Institute's Ron Deutsch and others in discussing issues like food insecurity, poverty, and the impact of the federal administration's changes on New York.

An 11 - page policy paper released by the New York Public Interest Research Group on Friday takes issue with the state Board of Elections to suspend the aggregate political contribution limits in the wake of the Supreme Court decision, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.

Up until around the Civil War the states largely carried out their own immigration policy, because of a lack of any federal guidance on the issue.

The decisive shift in federal climate policy will have little impact on businesses: Shareholders and large state governments have already pushed big business to act on the issue.

As President Donald Trump's administration signals its intent to cut off federal funding to cities that have pledged to not coordinated with federal law enforcement on immigrant policies, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner in a statement on Wednesday said she does not plan to reverse course on the issue.

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank that works on state and federal tax policy iPolicy is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank that works on state and federal tax policy ipolicy issues.

Federal investigators have issued subpoenas for information on Carl Icahn's efforts to change biofuel policy while serving as an informal adviser to Trump, according to regulatory filings.

Democratic lawmakers are backing bills that would block the use of state and local facilities for enforcing federal immigration policies and limit the detention of individuals based on immigration - related issues.

Lib Dem strategists are already considering inviting Mr Obama to chair one of the party's federal policy committees, possibly on health issues, where his advice about pushing through unpopular reforms will no doubt be of invaluable use to the Lib Dems.

Mr. Jeffries and Mr. Stringer have both prodded him on matters of policy: Mr. Stringer issuing audits from his perch as comptroller, Mr. Jeffries employing the megaphone that federal office provides.

ALBANY, N.Y. — With less than a week before the state budget is due, lawmakers remain divided on a number of polarizing policy issues, and concerned about how future federal legislation may upend the state's finances.

It expressed worry that Sylva could not differentiate between the policies of the Federal Government and those of the state government especially on issues of tax and taxation.

Since 1976, the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program has served as a leading source of analysis on funding and policy issues affecting federal support for research and development Policy Program has served as a leading source of analysis on funding and policy issues affecting federal support for research and development policy issues affecting federal support for research and development (R&D).

The year's most prominent science issue, federal support of embryonic stem cell research, is so controversial that the sons of Ronald Reagan gave dueling speeches at the opposing party conventions; Michael Reagan backs President George W. Bush's policies, including the ban on funding for research on new stem cell lines, while Ron supports Senator John Kerry's promise to lift restrictions.

Many of the scientists who signed the letter are well - regarded physicists and have advised federal policy - makers on nuclear weapons issues at various points in their careers.

On January 11, President Bush's science advisor John H. Marburger III, who oversees the federal scientific enterprise as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), issued a memo instructing the heads of all government research organizations to establish «appropriate policies to acknowledge more than one principal investigator (PI) when there is more than one collaborating investigator working on a Federally - funded research project,» according to a White House news releasOn January 11, President Bush's science advisor John H. Marburger III, who oversees the federal scientific enterprise as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), issued a memo instructing the heads of all government research organizations to establish «appropriate policies to acknowledge more than one principal investigator (PI) when there is more than one collaborating investigator working on a Federally - funded research project,» according to a White House news releason a Federally - funded research project,» according to a White House news release.

In addition to the new online tool, the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program tracks federal R&D appropriations on a weekly basis, and it issues reports comparing the budget recommendations of the president, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Senate.

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which supported the EPA in the Supreme Court case, «certainly believes there needs to be a comprehensive federal policy in place to reduce carbon dioxide, and we intend to work constructively with members of Congress on that issue,» says alliance spokesperson Charles Territo.

(The May 1998 statement issued by the AAAS Board of Directors is titled, A Framework for Federal Science Policy) I welcome, therefore, this opportunity to testify before you today on the role of science in informing legal and policy decisions that have substantial scientific or technical compoPolicy) I welcome, therefore, this opportunity to testify before you today on the role of science in informing legal and policy decisions that have substantial scientific or technical compopolicy decisions that have substantial scientific or technical components.

Akin sits on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which is responsible for much of the U.S. federal science enterprise, so he should be aware of what science actually says about key policy issues.

While U.S. EPA recently announced carbon reduction policies that will affect the coal industry and the Obama administration has issued new rules in 2012 to sharply raise fuel economy standards for automakers, among other steps, the federal government has yet to enact serious legislation to combat climate change's impact on infrastructure.

In this way, we seek to avoid the two - sided performer - user pitfall that we have observed in earlier and related federal agency endeavors to promote research / knowledge utilization: on the one hand, requiring or inducing academic grantees to torque or overstate their research findings in order to connect to immediate policy issues; on the other hand, creating unrealistic or premature expectations on the part of users that early stage fundamental research will be directly relevant to their immediate needs, leading them to be disappointed or disenchanted when well conceived and implemented academic studies fail to produce such information.

The authors analyzed two key policy issues — the level of federal grant funding and the expansion of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)-- and examined the impact of various levels of support on health center capacity.

In a letter this morning addressed to Reps. Doc Hastings and Ed Markey, the Committee chairman and ranking member, Grijalva urges the Committee to determine whether Indur Goklany, the DOI Assistant Director of Programs, Science and Technology Policy, received money he was promised by the Heartland Institute for writing a chapter in a book focused on climate policy in apparent violation of federal rules, among other iPolicy, received money he was promised by the Heartland Institute for writing a chapter in a book focused on climate policy in apparent violation of federal rules, among other ipolicy in apparent violation of federal rules, among other issues.

Author Bio: Lindsey M. Burke researches and writes on federal and state education issues as the Will Skillman fellow in education policy at The Heritage Foundation.

Since his time on Appian Way, Roberto has made significant contributions to federal education policy, working closely with both President Obama and the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy on key education issues,» Ryan said.

As much as empirical challenges may seem to render this debate theoretical, it is a critical one for policy: the authority to issue federal guidance to schools on discipline disparities comes directly from administrative authority to enforce the Civil Rights Act, which requires either different treatment or disparate intent.

The 2016 WPS also featured more than 50 speakers, including several EPFP alumni, sharing their expertise on a diverse range of issues and topics, from the history of federal education policy and the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act to media coverage of education and philanthropic influence in education policy.

Expanded state authority in this new era in federal policy, and the focus on the whole child within the federal legislation, make this the perfect moment to intentionally address the issue of childhood trauma in development and implementation of a comprehensive state plan.

The coalition developed consensus policy statements and recommendations on a number of key early education issues to inform federal policy and legislation

As an advocate, you'll receive an e-newsletter that provides information about federal education policy and politics, opportunities to provide policymakers with your input on education issues, and access to the ASCD Action Center where you can learn about legislation and contact Congressional representatives.

Magnet Schools of America (MSA) organizes grassroots action on federal, state and local policy issues critical to its members.