Sentences with phrase «policy decisions over»

Burnam blamed «multiple bad public policy decisions over the decades» for leaving Houston and other areas vulnerable to deadly flooding.

As importantly, the school board has stayed faithful to that plan as it made key policy decisions over the years.

The report highlights the fact that while state policy decisions over the past 25 years have sought to help poorer districts meet the needs of its students, differences in funding levels still persist and those born into wealthier areas are afforded higher levels of investment in their education.

That was certainly my personal experience with him, as he was more gracious toward me than I probably deserved, considering the many swipes I've taken at his policy decisions over the years.

But the current economic climate is challenging for several reasons, including the mop - up project in the wake of the extraordinary policy decisions over the last decade.

Not exact matches

Internet entrepreneur Cody Brown makes a compelling case that the inability of Facebook (and Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, etc.) to enact consistent and enforceable policies around things like fake news and inflammatory speech arises from their foundational decision to treat users all over the world as a single audience.

Cabinet ministers have been at odds over policy, including citizenship laws, the national vote on same - sex marriage and competition reform, as well as being left out of the decision loop on a series of «captain's picks» by the prime minister.

The decision to invoke national security trade protections over the objection of the defense secretary raises questions about the coherence of policy processes.

Such approaches could be designed to be revenue - neutral over the business cycle; they also could avoid past debates over fiscal stimulus by separating decisions on countercyclical policy from longer - run decisions about the appropriate role of the government and tax system.

No decision has been made about who will take over the U.S. policy job permanently, and Egan could return to the role, Stone said.

It seems to me if the Fed continues to give its first priority to price stability, manifested in decisions to raise rates under questionable decision rules that elevate inflation - fighting over full employment, it will be pursuing policy objectives at odds with the wishes of the American people.

In our Foreign Affairs article, Mark Blyth and I also suggest that monetary policy has many advantages over fiscal policy — the speed of decision - making and immediacy of impact are non-trivial.

The decision Tuesday was the 18th consecutive time Carney has kept the policy rate at one per cent, comprising over two years, the longest stretch of stability since the 1950s.

But he said moving to meet climate targets is becoming more affordable because while policy is still important the energy market is transforming so fast that «market forces have taken over», market forces around wind and solar power and batteries «are just accelerating regardless of what anyone else does» and decisions by companies like AGL Energy to close their Liddell coal power station «are being made on economic grounds».

For this reason I have no doubt that over the next few years we will see the imbalances I have identified over the years in this newsletter reverse themselves, but whether they reverse in more orderly or less orderly ways will depend on policy decisions.

Let me briefly mention a few steps that could be taken to increase the economy's potential over time — immigration policies that attract workers with scarce skills to the United States; education policies and job retraining programs that build and replenish human capital; spending on infrastructure to remove bottlenecks; tax simplification and the elimination of tax policies that distort investment and saving decisions; regulatory policies that are attentive to costs and benefits and that emphasize getting the incentives right.

Poloz himself has no control over the actions of the markets. And his response to any macroeconomic damage that results is limited to monetary policy adjustments (the next Bank of Canada interest rate decision is September 9), over which the Prime Minister is not supposed to have sway.

Jerome Powell was first appointed to the Fed's seven - person Board of Governors in 2012, and over that time he has never dissented from the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC's) decisions on monetary policy.

The feedback would inform government decisions over what to include — or avoid — as the Liberals prepare their policy agenda for 2017.

Legislating a new urban resource extraction policy, which requires mandatory consultation with urban municipalities before approving energy development projects within their boundaries, ensures licences are compatible with municipal development plans, and grants municipal governments veto power over the final licencing decision.

However, the decision at each of the April meetings to maintain the current policy stance — expressed as a target for banks» excess reserves — was not unanimous, adding to speculation that the target may be reduced over coming months.

This landmark decision resulted from a level of ecumenical engagement not seen in foreign policy since the Sudan peace agreement over a decade ago.

Sandra Fluke, the student who was at the center of a firestorm over contraception rules at her religious university, applauded the decision, saying in a statement, «I am very pleased that under these policies all women, regardless of what school they attend or where they work, will soon have affordable access to contraception.»

I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!

Many schools also opt to administer the Challenge Success Student Survey and use the data to make policy decisions and benchmark progress over time.

The best decision you can make is to stick to a policy of friendly neutrality and try to listen to your son and talk all the issues over with him.

Time frames and incentives may be mismatched if leave decisions produce «fuzzy,» long - run results when policy makers and businesses seek clear impact over shorter time horizons.

With a rich career demonstrating a strong advocacy for agriculture, North Carolina native Starling finds himself in the middle of critical decisions over global trade, renewable fuels, and future farm policy.

Blair has been seen as a divisive figure across Europe because of his controversial foreign policy decisions in Downing Street — most notably over the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

He has faced criticism over his Europe policy over the past few months, namely because of the decision to pull the Tories out of the centre - right coalition in the European parliament, the European People's Party (EPP), and form a new grouping.

A decision not to challenge Labour's position over Trident is being seen as a concession by the leadership towards the GMB union, which is strongly opposed to any shift in policy.

Pressure is mounting on the government to make swift and decisive decisions over areas of major transport policy

In response to Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude's admission that the implementation of the Universal Credit system has been «pretty lamentable», the Department for Work and Pensions has told ITV News Iain Duncan Smith has «not shied away from any tough decisions» over the policy:

But former D.O.E. administrators and education experts say there's no question that the mayor's authority over charters has been partially absorbed by the state, leaving de Blasio's (and future mayors») hands tied when it comes to charter - related policy decisions that could shape his education agenda.

Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, is of the view that government's decision to set up what it calls a Nation Builders Corps (NBC), which seeks to employ over 100,000 graduates with a budgetary allocation of Ghc600 million, is just a duplication of the mandate of the National Service Scheme.

The CBI and Aecom have called for Government to reaffirm spending plans and press ahead with implementing policy decisions to ensure projects are delivered in full over the course of this Parliament.

President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has defended a decision by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori - Atta, to commence legal action against the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), over aspects of the institution's report on the $ 2.25 billion bond saga which somewhat indicted the Minister.

There have been several signs over the past few months that the Government are adopting the policy of always knowing right and of assuming that Parliament is there only to rubber - stamp their decisions.

Those grousing about Hein «taking over policy decisions» are but voices in the wilderness.

Malliotakis said she was angered by de Blasio's sanctuary city policies, including restrictions on Immigration & Customs Enforcement operations on Rikers Island, limits on the crimes that will warrant turning over a defendant to ICE and his decision to destroy records acquired in the City's municipal ID program.

• Elected representatives and politicians should recognise a need for continuous dialogue between decision - makers and different sections of the public over detailed policy choices.

Talk of «tough decisions» and «iron discipline» on spending demonstrate the dominance of Tory thinking over economic policy in Westminster, even as its effects cost them support in the polls.

As he probed News International's extensive dealings with leading politicians over five premierships, extensive and sometimes cosy (Labour slumber parties, Tory country suppers and borrowed police horses), the judge detected «patterns of behaviour» suggesting that public policy decisions were also sometimes traded for favourable treatment in Fleet Street.

Editorial: No Separate Pension Fund for Police, Firefighters n these first weeks of a new administration in Trenton, it's easy to criticize many of the policy decisions of the Christie administration, in particular Governor Christie's use of the veto and the Legislature's inability to override a single veto over eight years.

The city's charter leaders are anxiously awaiting a decision from the D.O.E. about whether over two dozen charter co-locations approved by the Panel for Educational Policy under former mayor Bloomberg last fall will be rolled back.

Members remain strongly supportive of the Government, Nick Clegg and the decision to go into coalition, but express concerns over economic policy, reject the idea of a pact with the Tories and, in an ideal world, would prefer a deal with Labour.

James McDermott, president of the Nassau Police Benevolent Association, the department's union for its rank - and - file members, which has quarreled with Krumpter over a raft of policy decisions, said: «I wish Tommy and his family well in his retirement and future endeavors.»

Speaking before a group that included dozens of union workers at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Pelosi ripped President Donald Trump over his policies on health care, his travel ban and decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord.

Regaining mayoral control of schools was one Michael Bloomberg's greatest legislative achievements as mayor; it marked the first time City Hall gained discretion over education policy since the Lindsay administration, when those powers were decentralized and major decisions were made by an education board.

Soon after the delay to the decision was announced by Hoon last Christmas, the Miliband and Benn camps both contacted the Institute for Public Policy Research, over a pamphlet by Simon Retallack, the IPPR's head of climate change, arguing that the third runway should not go ahead unless the government required aircraft using it to meet the aviation industry's own targets to cut carbon dioxide emissions and noise in new aircraft by 50 % and nitrogen oxides by 80 % by 2020.