Sentences with phrase «open meeting reform»

An op - ed I wrote on behalf of the Massachuetts Newspaper Publishers Association calling for open meeting reform appears in today's Boston Herald: No Democracy in the Dark.

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Take away: The meeting, coming after a new leadership in the Communist Party was installed last month, and as China marks the 40th anniversary of» reform and opening up» policies, could prove to be much more important than previous ones.

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.

I used to try, like her and almost all young theologians and ministers, to reform the church to become more open - minded, less discriminatory and more inclusive, only to be met with stubbornness and even hostility.

It is time for our leaders to discuss reform proposals in an open and transparent leaders» meeting.

(Albany, NY) In a letter delivered today, a coalition of government reform organizations called on Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to hold a series of open public leaders» meetings to discuss and negotiate — in public — ethics reforms necessary to restore New Yorkers» battered confidence in Albany.

A call by government reform groups for an open leaders meeting on ethics reform tuned into a spat between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the groups themselves.

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A call by government reform groups for an open leaders» meeting on ethics reform tuned into a spat between Governor Cuomo and the groups themselves.

In response to the groups» call, a spokesman for Cuomo, did not address the question of an open leaders meeting, saying instead ethics and campaign finance reform «will be discussed» but did not say whether that will in public or in private.

The signed bills include a package of Open Meetings Law reforms that were passed in the State Legislature during this year's Sunshine Week.

ALBANY, NY (04/14/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today signed 10 bills into law, including three that will reform and strengthen Open Meetings Law, and one that will require the State to make information available to families about the flu and the importance of vaccinations against flu.

In response to the groups» call, a spokesman for Governor Cuomo did not address the question of an open leaders» meeting, saying instead ethics and campaign finance reform «will be discussed» but did not say whether that will in public or in private.

Next year we could hold a wide - ranging and open debate about modernizing and reforming our government structure to meet the needs of the 21st century.

In fact, most states and districts have been open to reforming their systems to meet the requirements of the law once they were notified of problems.

In April, Reville traveled to Ireland to open a classroom for children with autism, meet with dignitaries, and discuss best practices for education reform in both Ireland and the United States.

In my early research into what happened in Montgomery County, I met John Hoven, then co-president of the Gifted and Talented Association of Montgomery County and now a national advisor to NYC HOLD (New York City Honest Open Logical Decisions on Mathematics Education Reform), a nonpartisan advocacy organization that provides information to parents, teachers, and others on math education issues.

A day before he opened his education reform conference to the media recently, Bush hosted another education meeting.

Driscoll opened the meeting by expressing his excitement over the changes and reforms he is seeing play out in classrooms and schools around the state.

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The Boston Globe today published an op - ed I wrote on current efforts to reform the Massachusetts open meeting law: Open the doors to public meetiopen meeting law: Open the doors to public meetiOpen the doors to public meetings.