Sentences with phrase «priorities out of joint»

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Lawmakers met Monday afternoon for the start of the joint budget committee process — a meeting known in Albany as the «mothership» and initially held as a way of enhancing transparency in the opaque state budget process, but also a chance for lawmakers to lay out their public priorities in the talks.

She told lawmakers at a joint legislative budget hearing in January that it is a top priority, citing studies that indicate children who participate in high - quality preschool programs are 50 percent less likely to be placed in special education courses, 25 percent less likely to drop out of school, and 60 percent more likely to attend some college.

Seeking out individuals and projects that are doing regenerative work worldwide is the priority of the Lush Spring Prize, a joint effort between Lush Cosmetics and Ethical Consumer, a UK - based non-profit that researches how consumer power can generate positive impact for society and the environment.