Sentences with phrase «proposal called for a change»

The other critical proposal called for a change of name.

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Most previous tax proposals put forward by Congressional Republicans and the President, including the recent Unified Framework, implicitly or explicitly called for repealing the state and local tax (SALT) deduction — a change that raises $ 1.3 trillion according to the Tax Policy Center.

The other big change involves shareholder proposals calling for an independent chair.

It is the sort of proposal which would send the Dowager Countess calling for her smelling salts and the Earl of Grantham steeling himself for social change with a stiff upper lip.

Ryan's proposal again calls for significant changes to Medicare and Medicaid to balance the budget over the long term — a recommendation that proved toxic in the NY - 26 special election and helped propel Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul to victory in the GOP - dominated WNY district.

Lazio scoffed at Cuomo's «new New York agenda,» which calls for sweeping change in Albany and fiscally conservative proposals to bring spending under control, calling it «snake oil.»

They support calls, such as that made by the all - party campaign group Unlock Democracy, for a citizens» convention process to generate proposals for constitutional change.

Howie Hawkins called Governor Cuomo's plastic bag ban proposal yesterday a publicity stunt designed to divert attention from thousands of climate change activists at the Capitol on Monday saying it was time for Cuomo to Walk the Talk.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo is poised to unveil his state budget proposal, a spending plan that is likely to call for big changes to state taxes in response to the federal tax overhaul.

And the mayor's call for the construction of tens of thousands of units of vitally needed new housing is the best example of his vision: His proposal calls for new construction and zoning changes mostly in areas that can support new housing — along key subway routes and with parks and other services thought about from the start.

The City Council and the de Blasio administration are currently in negotiations over another criminal justice proposal outlined by the speaker at this time last year, when she called for a change in how the city handles summonses for low - level, non-violent quality of life offenses.

Meanwhile on Monday, Astorino unveiled a 10 - point ethics proposal, calling for term limits, a shorter legislative session and other changes that he says will help combat government corruption.

Lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly are both calling for a minimum two - year moratorium on further implementing Common Core in schools across the state, a proposal that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office has called «premature» until an education commission can come up with recommendations to change the standards by the end of the session in June.

Auerbach, a Democrat, called the proposal «a masterpiece for the county,» but agreed with council president Noble that Kingston could see some «dramatic changes» in the out - years of the five - year agreement.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's calls for changes to the state's bail and court diversion systems in the wake of the killing of a New York City police officer have upended the usual array of Democratic support for his criminal justice proposals and earned rare praise from a Republican lawmaker.

The governor's proposal also calls for federal support to keep Brooklyn's ailing hospitals open, changing the controversial Common Core school curriculum, ending standardized testing for grades K - 2, begin construction of four new casinos in the fall, allow public funding of political campaigns and reforming the state's ethics policy.

Many good government groups had the expectation that the workgroup's proposals would help empower individual members while decreasing the speaker's ability to control all legislation, something they saw as playing into the charges against Silver, who had long resisted calls for basic technological changes to increase transparency.

The effect also illustrates one proposal for so - called geoengineering — the deliberate, large - scale manipulation of the planetary environment — that would use various means to create such sulfuric acid aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect sunlight and thereby hopefully forestall catastrophic climate change.

The competition calls for graduate students studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to submit proposals describing how they would improve graduate education, whether by overhauling student and faculty training policies, modifying funding structure, bridging connections to professional societies, or changing the culture of graduate school.

However, the change will disrupt the rhythm of calls for proposals that the community has been used to.

Any previously unsuccessful projects are not eligible to apply for funding under this Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme Call unless fundamental changes or developments have been made to the proposal and are clearly outlined.

He said he «warmly welcomed» the motives behind the proposals but stressed that the «devil lies in the detail» and called on Greening to ensure this change won't «damage the opportunities» for pupils in other schools.

There had been so little change all this time knowing her, I suppose it had just seemed odd to call for it now with a proposal.

The president's budget proposal calls for sweeping changes to federal student loan programs, including the elimination of Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

The proposal calls for big changes.

In February this year, ATEC submitted a proposal to the Federal Government, calling for changes to the Working Holiday Visa (417) which would encourage more young people into regional Australia.

There will also be a second open call for proposals from artists, which will address efforts to suppress climate change, will launch in November.

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announced today the creation of the Climate Change Solutions Fund to support cross-disciplinary responses to global warming, issuing an open call for grant proposals from organizations whose work matches the Fund's objectives.

Nisbet concludes by referring readers to an earlier post in which he laid out a proposal for «a post-partisan plan for communicating climate change» (clearly echoing the recent call for a post-partisan approach to climate and energy policy).

Holdren calls the proposal a «perversity» of the original intent leading to a «kangaroo court» for ulterior - motivated stone - throwers intent on obfuscating consensus science regarding the serious threat climate change poses.

One proposal called for Apple to establish a «sustainability» report on the company's environmental policies and the impact climate change has on the company, while the other called for Apple to establish a board - of - directors sustainability committee.

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Since that proposal, other parties have made statements in support, Nauru calling for a decision on an HFC phase - down in Warsaw, Mexico calling for swift action on HFCs, and New Zealand arguing that movement on HFCs is a catalyst for action to combat climate change on a broader level.

The Climate Change Collective is also currently working on a proposal to submit to key decision makers within the university administration calling for significant improvement in the University of Melbourne's energy practices

Its draft version was widely criticized — called a failure by some — for policy changes, including a proposal that capped subsidies for home solar power in favor of grid - scale projects, that many felt would set the state even farther behind than it already seemed to be.

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee announced last week his proposal for an ambitious carbon tax to reduce emissions, calling upon the state legislature to «step up» efforts to slow climate change.

Steiner called for World Environment Day to be seen as a rallying point for getting proposals to limit global climate change back on track.

But there was also plenty of talk of innovation on the law school front, with an extensive call for change at MauledAgain and a «radical» proposal to make law schools compete on price at MinnLawyer Blog.

And those shareholders are calling for change, with a couple of proposals they hope will end up on the ballot at the company's shareholder meeting this year.

Still, all miners need to do to lock - in the update is signal support for the change via a code proposal called BIP91.

As you'd expect, Uber lobbied fiercely against the proposals during the three - month consultation period — dubbing them «bureaucratic» and encouraging its users to sign a petition calling for TfL to drop the proposed changes.

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Administrative Assistant / Office Assistant for Electrical Contracting Company Duties include handling telephone calls, typing proposals, change orders, invoicing, job tracking, job costing, payroll...

The private member's bill, which Ludmer helped draft, called for changes to the Divorce Act, with the primary proposal being a rebuttable presumption that equal shared parenting would support the best interests of the children unless a parent can establish based on evidence that another parenting plan would substantially enhance those interests.