Sentences with phrase «policy positions of»

One of the most important ideas for me is to not only talk about the policy positions of the candidates, but the way in which the candidates campaign.

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At a candidate forum in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, Massey repeatedly hit de Blasio for the several investigations swirling around the mayor's fundraising, while offering few policy positions of his own.

Outbursts and interruptions by audience members and candidate Bo Dietl made for a raucous and rowdy atmosphere where the policy positions of Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat seeking reelection, and Nicole

With barely a ballot paper between the policy positions of Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn, this race is really about principles versus power.

At a candidate forum in Brooklyn last night, Republican mayoral candidate Paul Massey repeatedly hit de Blasio for the several investigations swirling around the mayor's fundraising, while offering few policy positions of his own.

Principal among the policy positions of Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio as a candidate was his promise to put an end to the abuses of stop and frisk; a pledge to ensure universal Pre-kindergarten by taxing New Yorkers making over $ 500,000; and creating and preserving greater units of affordable housing.

As someone who generally agrees with the policy positions of Left Futures, I find it rather ridiculous that you're supporting a petition that says we reverse the results of a democratic election because the result seems like something that wouldn't happen in an uncoerced vote.

Principal among the policy positions of Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio...

Election coverage ordinarily incorporates a range of different commentators, offering their views on almost anything from the policy positions of political parties to speculation about the potential outcome of the election.

The policy position of the Liberal Democrat Party has not changed.

That is possibly true - but is that the policy position of political parties or simply 3D real human beings are more nuanced than the two party choice available to them?

He supports the policy position of Paul Giardina, his running mate on the Republican ticket, of utilizing the federal Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water State Revolving Fund to pay for water - quality remediation efforts including replacement of failing septic systems, rather than the community preservation fund.

«Previous studies have predicted outcomes based on the nature of the crime, or the policy position of each judge, so this is the first time judgements have been predicted using analysis of text prepared by the court.

In relation to admission to hospital for treatment of mental disorder, the Mental Health Act 1983 provides a statutory bar on relying upon consent from a person with parental responsibility in the face of a refusal from a capacitated young person (s. 131 (4)-RRB-; this legislation appears to be indicative of the policy position of Government on decisions for young persons.

Only the policy position of an incumbent government saves them.

For example, McAvoy and Cooms describe the fixed policy position of the Queensland government in resolving native title in southern Queensland in 2005 — 2008 in the following way:

Some House and Senate Republican staffers said they hadn't heard of the resolution and weren't aware of any changes in the policy position of their bosses.

Not exact matches

Accenture has also worked on ways to get more women into senior leadership positions (they've changed the interview process so that candidates of both genders get to know more members in the executive ranks) and to retain them (implementing a one - year no - travel policy for employees who are new mothers and fathers).

«Ending DACA would place severe economic strain on businesses around the country, putting them into the impossible and extremely costly position of having to fire productive employees for no other reason than an arbitrary change in federal policy, potentially resulting in backlash from other employees, or their broader community,» the report reads.

Women's under - representation on boards and in top management positions has long been the subject of academic study and, more recently, public policy.

That's because China rocketed into its position as the world's second - largest economy in a matter of decades under a strict one - child policy, contributing to a rapidly aging society with rising medical needs.

Immigration policy, from potential burdens of reporting and verification to visa needs for highly skilled positions, are also critical to small business owners, as is Dodd - Frank's impact on lending to small business.

Plank also promised in the letter that Under Armour will take «other public positions on legislation around the country in support of the interests of our teammates whenever policy conflicts with human rights.»

Tom Mulcair's recent article for the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) raises perhaps more questions than it answers about the NDP's positions on the economics of energy and the environment.

«Thanks in part to the forceful response to the crisis and policies throughout the eight years of the Obama administration to promote robust, shared growth, the US economy is stronger, more resilient, and better positioned for the twenty - first century than ever before,» the White House said in an email after the jobs report.

There are a slew of other advantages; having a solid insurance policy will often give credibility to your organisation and put you in a position of strength to negotiate with both partners and clients.

Washington Post columnist Joshua Rogin argues that with Bannon banished, those who oppose his China policies «are positioned to reassert their control over the relationship and stifle many of Bannon's key initiatives.»

Some of his policy positions also run counter to the party's platform.

Clinton has repeatedly accused her opponent as being soft on Russia, pointing to his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a strong leader, his suggestion that he would rethink sanctions against Russian officials, his sharp criticism of NATO and other policy positions.

«It's both defensive and offensive,» Devi Keller, director of global policy for the Semiconductor Industry Association, said of the industry's position on the new talks.

«We saw yesterday that Aetna also adopted a similar policy and hopefully the rest of the industry finds its way to that same position.»

In general no, but the countries right now that are best positioned to deal with it are probably the Scandinavian countries, which have had policies for a long time that are very supportive of their populations.

Many consider balanced slate policies — in which the pool of candidates considered for each position must include some women — a better option.

He comes to the position amid a critical time for the Fed, which is normalizing policy after years of extraordinary accommodation triggered by the financial crisis.

Wiseman says the CPPIB takes no position on whether the Canada Pension Plan is sufficient given overall retirement needs or what changes may be required, but says it has the organization has a «platform» of people, relationships and assets that can be expanded if policy - makers decide that's necessary.

Paul said he opposes the nominations of Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel due to their positions on U.S. foreign policy.

«We do not believe that the outlook and balance of risks warrants a position of no policy change, nor a position of rapid easings,» said Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Graeme Wheeler in a speech to businesspeople in Dunedin, the text of which was released on the bank's website.

She also led the development of the firm's crowdsourced real - time cyberthreat intelligence and analytics used to protect critical infrastructure, played a key role in developing McAfee's cybersecurity policy position, and on several occasions testified before Congress on cybersecurity technology and policy.

«Larry Kudlow was offered, and accepted, the position of Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council,» Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House Press Secretary, said in a statement Wednesday.

But the sooner you align yourself with Microsoft's search policies, the better positioned you will be to ride the wave of change to the top of Bing's — and Yahoo's — search results.

And although Axelrod brought up the example of ABC's George Stephanopoulos pressing Trump on various policy positions, Stewart said the «relentlessness» of the cycle requires a constant and equal counterweight.

On the foreign policy front, Trump will need to rethink the economic consequences of his positions as well.

Current BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa's term ends in April and markets are positioned for further yen weakness as most expect him to be replaced by someone whose stance on aggressive policy easing matches that of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

«If this misguided policy is not reversed,» the authors wrote, «America is at risk of losing its leadership position in one of its most important sectors, one that will shape the world in the twenty - first century.

Yet there appears to be a growing risk of policy paralysis, with European politicians voicing positions that are strongly and publicly opposed by Europe's central bankers.

Elon Musk took to Twitter ahead of a meeting at the White House yesterday to explain his position on the President's Strategic & Policy Forum.

So it seems to me the risk of the economy hitting the recession when monetary policy is not in a position to respond are much greater than they have been previously and therefore, we need to be very cautious about doing anything that would increase those risks.

The Board's stock ownership policy provides that each non-employee director is required to attain, by the fifth anniversary of such director's initial election to the Board, a minimum share ownership position of the lesser of (i) 7,500 shares of common

In addition to the aforementioned reasons (to finance governmental spending and make up for lost tax revenue), the Treasury has wanted to hold a more robust cash - balance position as a matter of prudent policy in order to protect against a potential interruption in market access.