Sentences with phrase «public interest issues like»

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To move that kind of big money, Harris began an organizational expansion of the foundation when she took over in 2010, building an outfit that has gone beyond Bloomberg's core interests of global public health and climate change to tackle new issues, like overfishing.

DO seek out the input of all interested parties on high - stakes issues like rent regulation, preferably at hearings that are open to the public.

«This issue will be like running for office with cinder blocks on his feet,» said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

«This governor has fancied himself as a sort of fiscal hawk but willing to deal with other issues from a more moderate or liberal perspective,» said Blair Horner, the executive director of New York Public Interest Research Group, citing Mr. Cuomo's conservative - minded moves, like the property tax cap, and his more progressive policies, like same - sex marriage.

But we also believe that our governments at all levels should be stepping up to issues like ensuring health care for all Americans rather than letting the public policy agenda be dictated by those who are not acting in the broader public interest.»

Key Issues To ensure charter schools and neighborhood public schools function in the best interests of students, parents and community members, we believe that, like all public institutions, they must be guided by six basic principles of a democratic society: transparency, accountability, quality, oversight, equity and public control.

The PSA is intended simply as an attention - getting device to snag the interest of the non-lionfish infatuated general public, hopefully guiding them to our Web site which then links them to a variety of sources of information on the issue ranging from government agencies such as NOAA / Sea Grant to individuals like the Lionfish Hunter.

«Perhaps the most important function of climate science on an issue of broad interest like global warming is to help educate the public and to provide useful input into the policy process.

If Americans are not well - enough informed to successfully tackle issues like climate change, Otto contends that seeing political leaders directly address the issues will foster greater public interest in the topics, help Americans distinguish scientific finding from rhetoric, and encourage our children to devote their education to the subject.

If you're interested in how misinformation makes its way into the public dialogue on important issues like war in the Middle East or climate change, then you should get to know David Rose, a «special investigations writer» for the UK's ultra-conservative Mail on Sunday tabloid.

Full PDF of this issue Table of Contents Featured Articles: Workplace Woes Special Report: Public Interest Standing Departments Columns Featured Articles: Workplace Woes Some days at work you might feel like you are surrounded by alligators.

Selling off public assets like Hydro One would benefit private investors and lawyers but would not serve the public interest, according to a legal opinion issued today.

As one of the early anti-SLAPP decisions, Platnick provides significant guidance as to how these new provisions will be applied, while signalling that some issues, like the weighing of the public interest, will still need to be explored.

I would also like to offer my gratitude to the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic for bringing these important issues forward.

The gender wage gap, while apparent, isn't the simple issue that politicians or interest groups would like the general public to believe.

I don't entirely understand the R - Sellers issues, and what exactly it is that they want or need, or are requiring of the system, in their existing cases, and since it is before the courts, we'd likely best not have that discussion in the best interests of all concerned; kind of like being tried by public (industry) opinion.