Sentences with phrase «public discussing the important issues»

... We present the clock not so much as doom and gloom, but as an opportunity to get government and the public discussing the important issues,» adds physicist Lawrence Krauss of Arizona State University in Tempe.

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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

Discussing the legislation, Robert Perry, legislative director of the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) said, «This is a complex regulatory scheme that requires nonprofits to report not only the donations they make but that they receive, as well as their communications on issues that are important to the public.

«Hosting Speaker Boehner provides an opportunity to discuss with one of the most important leaders in our country issues like expanding economic opportunities both in Indian County and Central New York, investing in public priorities and improving education and civil rights protections,» Barkin said without offering specific details.

As we embark on our campaign, we will continue to discuss these important issues and we will do so until we are heard and until we make a positive change in Rockland County's public safety.

«Informing citizens about the health of the nation and discussing pivotal science and policy issues such as mental health, chronic and emerging diseases and other public health threats, and vaccine research are important to not only advance the national dialogue but also improve the country's overall well - being.»

The ceremony is part of Kavli Prize Week - a week of special programs that celebrate extraordinary achievements in science, educate the public on important scientific advances, and bring together distinguished members of the international community to discuss key global issues in science and science policy.

This year's results from the 2016 survey are discussed in a report that includes analysis of ten - year trends in public opinion on the most important issues in education reform.

CEA Executive Director John Yrchik told the committee that having all stakeholders sitting at the table to discuss education issues is not only important to the future of children and public education, but it is also «a fundamental factor» in the success of Connecticut's second RTTT application.

Having participated and watched government in action at the national, state and local level for more than four decades, I can safely say that I have never, ever, seen an meeting as unbelievably insulting as the «presentation» (PowerPoint and all) that those targeted local school administrators were forced to sit through or the even more incredible way in which public employees responded to a member of the public trying to raise important and legitimate concerns about the very issue that the school officials were summoned to the meeting to discuss.

My favorite aspects of being an appellate judge on the highest state court are that I can work on important cutting edge legal issues and resolve them fairly and justly not only for the parties involved but also for the law of the state, that I discuss the judicial system with the public and listen to the people's concerns, and that I have opportunities to improve the administration of justice.

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