Sentences with phrase «policy issues impacting»

Going forward I suspect that there will be greater focus on public policy issues impacting youths such as intergenerational equity, institutional dynamics, and how our political system is a gerontocracy...

Prior to that, she served as a staff attorney / legal fellow at the National Partnership for Women & Families, focusing on policy issues impacting working women and their families.

Washington, D.C., attorney Kenya Wiley writes this blog, which is dedicated to keeping the fashion industry informed of emerging political and public policy issues impacting the business of fashion.

This will help you become immersed in the research and policy issues impacting the theme of our meeting.

In a 66 - 43 vote, the House passed the 198 - page bill (HB 7055), which has dozens of policy issues impacting the kindergarten - through - high - school system.

RESOURCE GUIDE: Defending Immigrant Youth Post DACA Resource Guide covering information on the key policy issues impacting the lives of DACA grantees, including 1.

They will include research and analysis on a wide range of policy issues impacting biomedical research and its clinical application, and summarizing those analyses for different audiences.

Among the topics of discussion will include energy independence, legal and policy issues impacting the energy sector, tax reform and geopolitical risks in Syria, Russia and Iran.

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Last March, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced the formation of a «sharing economy» working group, which would «bring together City Departments, neighborhood and community stakeholders and sharing economy companies to... explore policy alternatives and legislation to modernize those laws and / or address emerging impacts and issues.»

While top - down channels are used to communicate vision and strategy in order to get policies and processes aligned with them, bottom - up processes are necessary too, in order for leaders to be aware of the issues faced at the lower levels, as well as to measure the impact of the policies and practices implemented.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

With a Republican Congress backing him (most items need 60 % support to pass in the Senate), Trump will be in a position to reverse trade agreements, immigration policies, Roe V. Wade, the Iran nuclear deal, and any other policy the party takes issue with — including those that impact how Canadians do business with the United States.

«The [U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] enforces the ADEA and considers the ADEA to prohibit an employer from using neutral employment policies and practices that have a disproportionately negative impact on applicants or employees age 40 or older, if the policies or practices at issue are not based on a reasonable factor other than age,» writes Elliot at VirginiaWorkplaceLaw.com.

An analysis of how taxpayers would be impacted by the bill from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center issued on Monday was later withdrawn due to an error.

As Chief Economist, Brian is tasked with measuring the impact of the sector and bringing economic issues facing charities and nonprofits to the forefront of public policy decision makers.

The Chief Economist for Canada's Charitable and Nonprofit Sector is responsible for measuring the impact of the sector and bringing its economic issues forward to public policy decision makers.

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.»

As Chief Economist for Canada's Charitable and Nonprofit Sector, Brian Emmett is tasked with measuring the impact of the sector and bringing economic issues facing charities and nonprofits to the forefront of public policy decision makers.

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This research area covers rules governing trade between Canada and other countries or among Canadian provinces, the impact of trade restrictions or of their removal, and policy issues affecting the ability of Canadians to compete in world markets, including questions of international economic cooperation.

Oil sands development is a matter of provincial government policy: in a government policy paper (the Mineable Oil Sands Strategy) issued a few years ago (and since recalled), the core area of the oil sands resources in Alberta was designated a «sacrifice zone», within which it was acknowledged that significant and irreversible environmental impact would be permitted to occur, to enable the realization of the significant economic benefits such development promised.

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He also holds fellowships with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (Waterloo), where his research interests are focussed on the nexus between innovation and trade, and quantifying the economic impact of the digital transformation, along with the C.D. Howe Institute (Toronto), where he focuses on Canadian trade policy issues.

But then the is the issue of inflation and how it will impact Federal Reserve monetary policy under new chairman Jerome Powell.

That this has had the most profound impact on our politics is obvious: The American culture war, which is one of the preeminent issues - beneath - the - issues, shapes the public discourse on both domestic and foreign - policy questions every day.

Panel discussion will feature climate policy experts and leading vintners at Vinexpo Bordeaux 2017, Sunday, June 18 NEW YORK — April 20, 2017 — The impact of climate change on viticulture and wine quality is among the most critical issues facing the global wine community today, as it prepares to converge on Bordeaux, France, this -LSB-...]

«I look forward to helping guide this iconic industry toward lasting policies that will have a meaningful impact on challenging issues.»

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they make policy decisions that have a much wider impact than anything having to do w / sports and their character issues are eminently relevant to those decisions, and 2.

Fed Up has good intentions and raises valid issues, but it is almost two hours long and is so broad in its condemnation of the food industry that it's questionable whether it will find a viewership beyond the people who already agree with the producers» viewpoint, or whether it will have any impact on public policy.

Yet this wave of protests is also curiously detached from issues of foreign policy, and in particular from the impact of the Israeli presence in the West Bank on the state's economy and on the distribution of its resources.

NEA's research team has over 30 years» combined experience of working on and researching fuel poverty, domestic energy issues and the impact of associated policy and practice interventions.

Priority should be given to framing policy to reflect the impact on rural communities, on a number of different issues:

«Mr. Bloomberg's hypocritical support of constitutional protections, only when they don't impact the New York City budget, coupled with his uneducated and uninformed statements on the issue, serve to fan the flames of aggression, and undermine the potential for peaceful resolution of these matters, while perpetuating a long dormant policy of Indian termination which dates back to the days of General Custer's failed battle of Little Bighorn.»

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.

Alexander, who participated — alongside Clegg, Cameron, and Osborne — in the «quad» meetings where coalition policy was hammered out, was less interested in the politics of the issue than the economic impact; he believed it was a necessary step to reduce the deficit.

The issue which is going to have the greatest impact in terms of destabilising the unions» relations with the government is economic policy.

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.

Policy proposals that have no fiscal impact could be included in the budget, attaching some importance to the issue and giving Cuomo some leverage in the negotiations with lawmakers.

The Fiscal Policy Institute released its annual budget analysis Tuesday, touching on everything from the non-fiscal policy issues included in the governor's 2014 - 15 plan to its impact on local governPolicy Institute released its annual budget analysis Tuesday, touching on everything from the non-fiscal policy issues included in the governor's 2014 - 15 plan to its impact on local governpolicy issues included in the governor's 2014 - 15 plan to its impact on local governments.

«The remaining issue, an education policy with no fiscal impact, concerns regulations for certain non-public schools.»

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.

«Maybe we need to run ads about policy issues or pick individual campaigns and invest some money into those campaigns to have an impact,» he says.

«And in such a lawsuit, a court would be authorized to issue injunctive relief — meaning a court could issue an order prohibiting the policy or practice resulting in the disparate impact.»

According to the State's Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, who spoke after he received a 10 - Man Committee's report set up to review communiqué issued at the end of the summit, he pledged that Lagosians would soon feel the positive impact of the policy implementation of the State Government on justice administration.

While I'm sure an early election would be dominated by the issue of Brexit, there would be other issues at play too, so a question like this will over emphasise the impact of Brexit policy.

Torres, also endorsed by StreetsPAC, is well versed in a broad range of progressive issues — from participatory budgeting to the battle against «predatory equity» and derelict landlords to sustainability, a key policy concern of his that encompasses issues including the health impacts of truck exhaust pollution, the need for congestion pricing to reduce traffic, the availability of nutritious fresh food, and the maintenance of affordable and livable housing.

«Kirsten has been a consistent leader in fighting on issues that affect residents of Bedford - Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, helping to achieve actual policy changes and legislative victories that impact people's lives,» said the spokeswoman, Tyquana Henderson - Parsons.

In an effort to assist the scientific and engineering community digest developments since Election Day, AAAS has made information available about its actions in response to administration policy shifts that impact scientific integrity and tracked Cabinet nominations as well as other relevant policy issues at www.ForceForScience.org.

She hadn't thought about communicating with policy makers before getting involved with the pairing scheme, but she now considers that «it would be a really interesting area to work in,» providing the opportunity «to have some small impact on issues [that] you really care about.»