Sentences with phrase «propose raises for»

«There is never a good time that you would propose raises for elected officials that everyone would say «It's a good idea.»»

Melissa Mark - Viverito takes questions as she leaves a Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections meeting where she heard testimony from the Quadrennial Advisory Commission regarding a proposed raise for elected council members.

Most notably, they removed the proposed raises for legislators, the county executive, comptroller, sheriff and clerk.

Under New York law, a Wage Board, composed of business, labor and public representatives, has the power to propose a raise for any occupation where pay is judged to be too low to support the health or «adequate maintenance» of its workers.

Not exact matches

Responding to Tory charges that the NDP's proposed cap - and - trade system would wind up raising gas prices by 10 cents per litre, Jack Layton blamed Stephen Harper «s subsidies to big oil companies and support for the harmonized sales tax in Ontario for higher gas prices.

Rather than eliminating the microloan program, for instance, Preston's 2008 budget request proposes raising interest rates to the intermediaries and offloading the technical assistance to partners that already provide training.

Rubber recycler and manufacturer Reclaim Industries says it will raise $ 2 million to provide funding for its proposed $ 3.8 million takeover of cloud - based recruitment business Skills Connect and has placed a formal share sale agreement to the company.

The volume of freight through Fremantle Ports has remained static for the third year running, raising further questions about when the proposed outer harbour development at Cockburn Sound will be needed.

The Fight for $ 15, a worldwide effort to raise wages and strengthen unions, has successfully led to better pay in many places since its launch in 2012, and a proposed federal minimum wage of $ 15 an hour was part of the Democratic Party platform in 2016.

Perth - based Swan Gold Mining has completed a one - for - 10 share consolidation as part of a restructuring of the company that it proposes including a capital raising of up to $ 20 million and debt to equity conversion of more than $ 29 million.

The proposed deal raised a number of red flags for shareholders and analysts who argued that it was simply a bailout of unprofitable SolarCity, not to mention a mess of conflicts of interest.

Its proposed exchange of shares for the Fox assets also raises questions about the Roberts» family's voting control and whether Fox would accede to that continued control after receiving its shares.

CVS Health's proposed purchase of Aetna will change the way many major U.S. corporations buy health coverage for employees and raise new questions over the cost of those benefits, benefit consultants said.

The proposed tariffs, which targeted 1,300 Chinese products, including industrial robots and telecommunications equipment, dramatically raised the stakes in Trump's effort to punish China for alleged theft of American technology.

A bigger problem for Trump and the GOP: Whatever reduced rate ends up in proposed legislation, critics are bound to point out that there's little evidence to support the idea that corporate tax cuts create jobs or raises wages.

The legislation proposed earlier this summer - the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act - would exclude most such workers and would reduce the total number of green cards awarding permanent legal U.S. residence to just over 500,000 from more than one million today.

The developers that own the mall have proposed a $ 35 million plan to raise the roof of the former Macy's buildings to make room for a possible movie theater and trampoline park.

When the Administration couldn't kill the program outright, it proposed to eliminate funding for technical assistance to these most fragile of borrowers by raising the fees on their loans, but Congress balked.

Musk has used branded merchandise to raise money and draw attention toward his tunnel - boring business, The Boring Company, with which he hopes to construct underground tunnel networks that could be used for his proposed Loop and Hyperloop high - speed transit systems.

[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

Without any actual reforms to propose, Tim Uppal, the minister of state for democratic reform, used his time to raise allegations of wrongdoing on the New Democrats.

«Amazon's proposed acquisition of Whole Foods raises important questions concerning competition policy, such as how the transaction will affect the future of retail grocery stores, whether platform dominance impedes innovation, and if the antitrust laws are working effectively to ensure economic opportunity, choice and low prices for American families,» Cicilline wrote.

May 2 The poorest U.S. consumers would lose most from the proposed tie - up of wireless carriers T - Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to consumer advocates who warned the combined company would raise fees for pre-paid and other low - cost mobile phone plans.

The poorest U.S. consumers would lose most from the proposed tie - up of wireless carriers T - Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to consumer advocates who warned the combined company would raise fees for pre-paid and other low - cost mobile phone plans.

That's part of the reason US companies spent the past few weeks lobbying against the proposed tariffs, arguing that they'd raise costs for their businesses and make Chinese - made goods, like iPhones, more expensive for US customers.

«There is a great deal of enthusiasm in the marketplace for crowdfunding, and I believe these rules and proposed amendments provide smaller companies with innovative ways to raise capital and give investors the protections they need,» said SEC Chair Mary Jo White.

Zippon.in, an on - demand logistics aggregator for relocation services, had shut shop in February as it could not raise fresh funding after a proposed deal to sell out to a larger rival fell through at the eleventh hour.

Layton was responding to criticism from Jack Mintz — the economist oft - quoted by Conservative Leader Stephen Harper as justification for his tax policies — that the cap - and - trade system the NDP proposed to cover the cost of $ 3.5 billion worth of green initiatives in the first year would raise gasoline prices by 10 cents per litre.

The initial Mexican offer of aid for Texas may have raised hopes of a thaw between the Mexican government and the Trump administration, which have been battling over Trump's promise to make Mexico pay for his proposed border wall.

The bank did propose cheaper ways for the sovereign fund to raise cash, according to a person familiar with the situation.

HUD Secretary proposes raising rent for low - income Americans receiving federal housing subsidies

For the fourth consecutive year, Metra is proposing to raise passenger fares.

Metra proposed raising fares for one - way, monthly, 10 - ride and weekend passes, according to the Chicago Tribune.

NACO was asked to respond to the OSC's Consultation Paper 45 710: Considerations for New Capital Raising Prospectus Exemption, which deals with proposed changes to the definition of an accredited investor, creation of education or experienced based exemptions, crowdfunding as a concept, among others.

Powell also suggested that the Fed supports the banking bill proposed by senator Mike Crapo which proposes raising the limit of designating for systemically important financial institutions from $ 50 to $ 250 billion.

The mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana has proposed the city create its own cryptocurrency to raise money for public finance, taking a cue from Berkeley, California, according to The Acadia Advocate.

The proposed $ 100.8 million budget will spend millions on police and fire pensions as well as a 3 percent pay raise for city workers.

New Democrats proposed: Joining forces with thousands of British Columbians who soundly rejected the HST, New Democrats repeatedly raised concerns about the negative impacts of the HST on families and small businesses, campaigned for the elimination of the tax, and advocated for a faster return to the PST.

The Obama administration has not proposed completely rewriting the rules for Wall Street or raising the top income - tax rate to anywhere near 70 percent, its level as recently as 1980.

While I agree that the tax system should be fair and equitable for all, I am very concerned that the proposed changes will negatively impact hardworking small and medium - sized business owners, lawyers, accountants and physicians who play by the rules, create jobs in our community and are also raising young families in Riverbend.

A series of proposed megamergers in the global agrochemicals and seed industries — capped by Bayer's record $ 66 billion cash bid for Monsanto — raise fears of a pricing monopoly in the farm - supply industry and threat to the global food supply.

The company was reported last month to be looking to raise as much as $ 10 billion through the sale of non-core assets in order to help pay down some of the $ 50 billion or so it has proposed to borrow to pay for EMC.

He therefore proposed a constitutional amendment in late 1875 that would have rewritten the First Amendment — applying it to the states, and adding that «no money raised by taxation in any State for the support of public schools... shall ever be under the control of any religious sect.»

Early this year, the House reauthorized funding for welfare as Bush had originally proposed, raising to 40 hours weekly the amount of work or training required of recipients.

Henry had proposed a bill to raise taxes for salaries of clergymen in all those churches that would accept such aid.

Bell also proposes solutions, and it's those proposals that raise other questions not just for evangelicals, but for anyone who wants to see more and more people follow Jesus.

Considerations that are connected with recent progress in understanding self - organizing chemical and physical systems lead me to propose a criterion for application of the category of actual entity that retains many of the distinctive features of the philosophy of organism while dealing with some of the objections raised against that system, and including aspects of the Buchler - Wallack approach.

The Union Budget presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley has proposed to raise the budgetary allocation for ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) to Rs 1,400 crore for the fiscal 2018 - 19.

Five Points became the latest craft brewer to raise capital through crowdfunding last month, incentivising potential investors with rewards including a 25 % discount on both products purchased online and in the proposed Five Points taproom, and free pints for people celebrating their birthday.

The proposed House Resolution will seek to facilitate further awareness - raising among stakeholders, and is expected to compel the Golden Rice proponents to be transparent on the status, process and plans for the GM rice.