Sentences with phrase «public financial support of»

Public financial support of Canada's humane societies and SPCAs is on par with public support of arts and culture initiatives or development / housing organizations.

There has been a gradual decline in public financial support of higher education over the past 30 years.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

This is why smart crowdfunders line up 25 percent or more of their financial support before they launch their campaign, then have that money donated on the first day before promoting to the general public.

Neither the jury nor the public knew of Thiel's financial support of the case.

These companies have financial backing, innovative engineering and technology, and the widespread support of an increasingly green - conscious public.

It pumped in more than $ 200 billion dollars to support stock prices, suspended all initial public offerings, and arrested more than a dozen executives in the financial industry on charges of «malicious manipulation of the market.»

The effect of transfer payments to the financial sector — as well as the $ 5.3 trillion increase in U.S. Treasury debt from taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac onto the public balance sheet — is to support asset prices (above all those of the banking system), not inflate commodity prices and wages.

The bottom line is that the American public is being fed a carefully crafted mythology (no doubt «market tested» on «response groups» to see which images fly best) to mislead the American public into misunderstanding the nature of today's financial problem — to mislead it in such a way that today's policies will make sense and gain voter support.

The project hopes to start a national conversation about alternatives to private financing of public investment, and needs both research partners and financial support.

Thus, while it initially appeared that the bill was designed to foster entrepreneurial development of decentralized systems, such as the Ethereum network, to allow individuals to reclaim some power from large companies, the bill does not accomplish that aim as it treats public and private blockchains (and possibly even legacy payment systems) equally.By opening this loophole in the definition of blockchain, Nevada does not appear to be showing any more support for the blockchain upstart community than it shows for multinational financial institutions and banks at large.

His Royal Highness, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Chairman of PIF, commented as follows: «The Public Investment Fund is focused on achieving attractive long - term financial returns from its investments at home and abroad, as well as supporting the Kingdom's Vision 2030 strategy to develop a diversified economy.

For instance, the magnitude of government financial support for the public sector bank currently being restructured Banco de Poupança e Crédito (BPC) is estimated at around 1.5 % of GDP.

The limitations of macroprudential policies reflect the potential for risks to emerge outside sectors subject to regulation, the potential for supervision and regulation to miss emerging risks, the uncertain efficacy of new macroprudential tools such as a countercyclical capital buffer, and the potential for such policy steps to be delayed or to lack public support.14 Given such limitations, adjustments in monetary policy may, at times, be needed to curb risks to financial stability.15

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Given that level of incentivization, and its short - and long - term impact on tax revenues and the local tax burden, the Elon Poll explored what residents in these locations in contention think about public financial support for the project.

I don't disagree with John. Personally, I have a long list of things I'd like to see more public spending on (i.e. child care, non-profit housing, income support, public transit, student financial aid, etc.).

With all crowdfunding models, issuers (fundraisers) are seeking to harness the power of many small contributions from the general public whether «the crowd» is providing financial support, product / service ideation or access to their social networks.

The actual mixing is not required for it to be illegal in that respect, only the perceived «support» of the government that violates the First Amendment in addition to the financial and very real «support» that subversion of public resources entails.

But without public support (and with a financial crisis), Bush's party was ejected from the White House, and the Obama administration abandoned Bush's counterinsurgency strategy — along with the hard - won gains of 2007.

It will have to attract a large public base which can be both a base of financial support and a channel for citizen education.

That means support of the quest for a new international economic order and willingness to share generously the tremendous profit the U.S. has been getting out of the region — sharing through substantial financial aid for public works, food, education and housing projects.

Furthermore, when appropriations for education are made directly from the public treasury, they should be granted to politically independent agencies so that government financial support does not become a means for political domination of education.

Paid - time religious programming has justified its dominance of the religious television field in recent years by suggesting that with its independent financial resources gained through audience cultivation and support it has been able to overcome the limitations experienced by mainline broadcasters as they worked with the local stations and networks on a public service basis.

It placed public instruction under the inspection of ecclesiastical authorities and gave financial support to some benevolent institutions of the Church.

I wonder if it frustrates her, that for all her common sense, she has never had the chances, both in terms of education and financial support, that those like Kwarteng, Cameron, Osborne or so many others at the top of public life were born into.

But in a period of financial stress, when private sector confidence is low, we can also use the credibility of the public sector balance sheet to support investment and the flow of credit now.

In many ways, that is understandable: the financial crisis was after all a global one, and many voters who distrust Labour might nevertheless support the idea of pumping extra money into public services.

«Now they have rolled over for Andrew Cuomo, the latest son seeking to inherit his father's former office, who refuses to make Wall Street and the rich pay their fair share of taxes, who intends to make war with the public employees union, supports expanding the financial waste of charter schools and wants to impose caps on public spending.

Kermit the Frog: who refuses to make Wall Street and the rich pay their fair share of taxes, who intends to make war with the public employees union, supports expanding the financial waste of charter schools and wants to impose caps on public spending.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

«Public housing is critical affordable housing, and all levels of government should be increasing financial support, not drastically reducing it,» Alcantara said.

Money from the fund supports some of the state's most important safety net programs --» the State's Medicaid program, Family Health Plus, workforce recruitment and retention, the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program, Child Health Plus (CHP), Graduate Medical Education, AIDS programs, disproportionate share payments to hospitals and other various public health initiatives,» according to the state's financial plan.

Adeosun explained that the policy was expected to «Increase exposure of financial or financial related crimes; support the fight against financial crimes and corruption; improved level of public confidence in public entities; enhance transparency and accountability in the management of public funds; improve Nigeria's Open Government Ranking and Ease of Doing Business Indicators; and recover public funds that can be deployed to finance Nigeria's infrastructure deficit.»

But supporters of the legislation vetoed last month contend it goes further than what Cuomo and Christie support, including an overhaul of its operations, new financial and administrative regulations as well as requiring all meetings be open to the public.

The historic public record notes that in 1998 Former President Rawlings denied having received financial support from the then President of Nigeria, Sani Abacha.

«We must reward donations to support public schools, give tax credits to teachers who pay for classroom supplies out of pocket, and ease the financial burden on families who exercise choice in sending their children to a nonpublic school.

The State Senate — particularly the Democratic faction, who resent the public and financial support Mayor Bloomberg has given Republican candidates in the past — willfully allowed the deadline to renew mayoral control of the city's schools to pass on Tuesday without a vote or even a mention.

... According to court documents, Christie's budget fails to meet the funding requirements set forth by the School Funding Reform Act of 2008, a spending formula that guarantees financial support for all New Jersey public school districts.

The primary purpose of the Policy is to support the fight against financial crimes and corruption, promote accountability and enhance transparency in the management of public finances.

Public Advocate Letitia James yesterday met with tenants and advocates, and announced support for a set of pro-renter measures — including her plan to add to her office's annual «Worst Landlords List» the names of financial institutions that provide the offending property owners with loans.

His support for NYCHA, where about half a million low - income New Yorkers live, has set him apart from his predecessors, Michael Bloomberg and Rudy Giuliani, neither of whom matched de Blasio's financial and programmatic commitment to the city's public housing authority and residents, according to documents and experts.

Of all European countries, Germany provides the best public financial support for the biotech industry, according to Bulmahn.

It has come to this: planetary scientists across the United States hawked baked goods to the public on Saturday in an effort to drum up awareness of their field's dwindling financial support.

The success of this initiative in increasing financial support and raising public awareness led to the spread of telethons, and in 1990 the first Telethon was screened in Italy.

Instead of the government determining students» eligibility for financial aid, which can cause social division between those who receive aid and those who don't, Dr. Sara Goldrick - Rab and Dr. Tammy Kolbe recommend that all students should be funded collectively under a taxpayer - supported universal public higher education system.

«Public policies that target underperforming utilities include prioritization of technical guidance and financial support,» Allaire said.

With more money for development of novel designs and public financial support for construction — perhaps as part of a clean energy portfolio standard that lumps in all low - carbon energy sources, not just renewables or a carbon tax — nuclear could be one of the pillars of a three - pronged approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions: using less energy to do more (or energy efficiency), low - carbon power, and electric cars (as long as they are charged with electricity from clean sources, not coal burning).

Falling state support for public universities has created «perverse incentives» to admit foreign students who pay full out - of - state tuition and don't receive financial aid, Teitelbaum said.

In the extreme, there is bred in our culture of science a level of entitlement to public financial support for research.When members of Congress fail to pass funding increase upon funding increase, year after year, the scientific community reacts with disbelief and indignation.