Sentences with phrase «public hearing last»

The EEOC held a public hearing last week to consider the extent to which criminal background checks form a barrier to employment, particularly for members of minority groups.

The Legislature held a public hearing last week on the Common Core.

At a public hearing last week, members of the public spoke for and against chartering the schools.

Good Morning A spirited public hearing last night as the Orleans Parish School Board considers chartering New Orleans» five remaining traditional public schools.

The board unanimously decided at its May meeting to delay action on the state education department's proposal, after receiving testimony from more than 100 individuals and representatives of statewide education lobbies during a two - day public hearing last month.

«If a vote took place in November 2010, why did they bother having a public hearing last week?

The New York state Public Service Commission held its final public hearing last night on a proposed rate hike from a water company that serves customers in Orange and Rockland Counties.

Vos said Thursday that the bill's chief sponsor, Majority Leader Jim Steineke, is working on changes in response to concerns raised at a public hearing last month.

At Bronx Community Board 7's public hearing last night on the proposed redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory, area residents expressed concern that the Related...

The final portion of the Town Board's public hearing last month dealt with the historic Seth house, which is located in the middle of the 40 - acre site.

The Plattsburgh common council held a public hearing last week to take comments on a proposed change to the city charter that would alter the form of government.

Islandia Mayor Allan M. Dorman said during a public hearing last Tuesday that revenue from the casino's 1,000 video lottery terminals and OTB racing simulcasts would help reduce property taxes for village residents.

Five East Kingston firefighters stood at the back of the meeting room in full turnout gear, quietly listening to the discussion at a public hearing last week that might well determine the fate of their company.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration canceled a public hearing last week on the proposed redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights as...

The Town Board voted unanimously after a public hearing last Tuesday to approve a local law changing beach parking permits from one - year to two - year.

DeFrancisco, who announced last month that he is running for governor, said at a public hearing last month that he was kept in the dark about the Soraa deal, which was announced in 2015 but collapsed last year after Soraa decided to remain in California.

Consultant Drew Petterson spoke about the issue to about 30 residents, mostly recreational - vehicle owners, at a public hearing last week.

At a public hearing last fall, Bell said such changes would drive down its revenue and push prices up for many customers.

No one asked for it during the commission's preliminary public hearings last year.

Following two lengthy public hearings last month, the Council's Democratic caucus has held two private meetings to air concerns.

How Boreas Ponds should be classified was the subject of a series of public hearings last winter.

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The survey, which polled 1,002 U.S. adults, also highlighted the fact that the DOJ and Apple legal battle has become a hot topic in the public sphere, with 75 % of respondents saying they have heard a lot about it since the news came out last week.

Some people might be surprised to hear you speak so passionately about entrepreneurship, considering that both Built to Last and Good to Great focused on giant public companies.

The last time the public at large heard much about digital currency was in late 2013 to early 2014, when the Bitcoin price last touched its then all - time high of $ 1242 dollars.

The Senate Special Committee on Aging has had quite a few questions for price - hiking pharmas over the last year; in April, the committee grilled Valeant's then - CEO J. Michael Pearson for at least 9 hours in advance of a public hearing on price increases.

To be clear, Warner's public call for Zuckerberg to speak, delivered earlier this morning by way of a Tweet, was not the first time that the Intel Committee has requested Zuckerberg to testify: it had also invited him to the original hearing in November of last year, where lawyers were sent instead.

Eric Janszen, Interview with Dr. Michael Hudson 6 November, 2010 Janszen (E): What I'm noting, starting with the gold crisis over the last few weeks, and the public nature of some of the complaints that we're hearing out of Brazil and China and the front page of the Financial Times, we seem to be heading into a pretty serious currency crisis.

Judge Elizabeth Scherer called the hearing last month after giving lawyers 30 days to investigate whether Cruz is indigent and, therefore, entitled to the public defender's services.

In the last few months, the American public has begun to take accounts of sexual misconduct more seriously, and some survivors have felt safe going public about their experiences for the first time, knowing that their reports, now, may actually be heard.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey resigned as honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Oxford after the public inquiry into child sex abuse last year heard he delayed a «proper investigation» into Ball's crimes for two decades by failing to pass information to police.

Last evening I heard a piece on National Public Radio about a twenty - one year old man who has left orthodox Judaism.

«I had not heard him speak that openly about his faith in a public setting prior to last night,» said Gary Marx, a former Romney aide who is executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, in an interview on Thursday.

Despite the restriction, the inquiry heard Cotton took five public services between 2001 and 2003, four of which were in one week for Pritchard - who was handed his second jail sentence last month.

Homeowners in the vicinity of the former school land complained bitterly last week at a public hearing on the proposed annexation of the land.

The proposal will be revised during a series of hearings and meetings, Phelps told worried residents last week at the first public session.

Glen Ellyn: — Last week, when Joe Graves, a leader of a group of village residents opposed to the park district's proposed public - private fitness center, stood up at a public hearing to list his complaints, he paused for a moment.

Commissioners voted last week not to build the facility on top of the city's central reservoir on Myrtle Avenue at the Union Pacific railroad line after residents and Union Pacific officials testified at a public hearing that the site would be unsafe.

During last week's Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, Cindy Jones of Olathe Public Schools, KS testified that her district's meal program (among the 95 % of certified schools) is running a deficit and experiencing declining participation under the rules.

Look also at the commentators themselves — when was the last time you heard someone utter a phrase that seriously questioned the narrow consensus that passes for public discourse in this country?

According to its report, released Friday, the county has spent nearly $ 160,000 on average over the last five years on advertisements for things like public hearings, requests for proposals and bond resolutions.

Last year, at a local public meeting, the most eloquent and passionate speech I have heard in support of our local NHS hospital came from a local Tory councillor.

Police - reform advocates slammed the de Blasio administration for waiting until the last minute before adding controversial police reform bills to a public hearing hosted by the mayor.

The Smithtown Messenger has been designated an official paper (for required public notices of meetings, contract bids and hearings etc.) by the Suffolk County government, which spent more than $ 50,000 on advertising last year.

Mr. Krupski and Ms. Fleming asked that the public hearing, which lasted more than two hours, go into recess so the Legislature could consider the speakers» statements.

Last week, the New York State Assembly Higher Education committee held a public hearing to review the performance of the new Excelsior Scholarship program.

Sometime after midnight on the last day of the legislative session — with zero public hearings, public review or consultation — Governor Cuomo rammed through a bill that includes very vague and very broad new reporting requirements for charitable groups which engage in lobbying or coordination with related charitable groups.

Republicans in the Senate, however, have been deeply skeptical of de Blasio's handling of education and criticized his decision to not attend a second public hearing on the issue in New York City last month (de Blasio traveled to Albany earlier to personally pitch a mayoral control extension.

Tensions spiked between Senate Republicans and de Blasio last month over the issue, with Flanagan insisting the mayor's performance at a public hearing on the issue of extending the program wasn't sufficient.

A new historic preservation program that would give landmark status to and impose restrictions on a handful of houses throughout East Hampton Town was the subject of discussion during public hearings at Town Hall last Thursday night.

The town board last week unanimously set a Jan. 10 public hearing for the proposal, which would have given residents who bought the premium permit guaranteed parking near the entrances of the Bethpage, Hicksville, Massapequa and Syosset LIRR stations.