Sentences with phrase «public safety benefits»

A visual guide to the economic & public safety benefits of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

This bill delivers economic, environmental, and public safety benefits and is long overdue.»

«The public safety benefits to raising the age are overwhelming.

«This bill delivers economic, environmental and public safety benefits, and is long overdue,» Seward said in a press release.

In 2003, a task force formed to study the effectiveness of the Prince George's County pit bull ban concluded the ban to be extremely costly while providing little attendant financial or public safety benefit to the county and noted that, as a direct result of the ban, «Animal Management Division human resources [are] stretched thin... thus reducing their ability to respond to other violations of the [Animal Control] Code.»

Not exact matches

«Segregating rideshare drivers into different groups, with different economic opportunities — all without any benefit to public safety — hurts drivers, consumers and the City of Austin.»

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

«While San Francisco policymakers pursue common sense regulation of standup electronic scooters to enhance the public benefit of this new shared mobility technology and to reduce potential harm to the public, state legislators seek to eliminate elements of the Vehicle Code that exist to protect the health and safety of members of the public including users of standup electric scooters,» Peskin wrote in his resolution.

But public safety officers» unions, which have members who are more likely to support Republicans and who also tend to have the highest salaries and benefits, are exempted from the new rules.

Through programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations, FMI offers resources and provides valuable benefits to more than 1,225 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world.

By providing a setting for the salt marsh to migrate, Rough Meadows is projected to play a key role in assisting this important coastal ecosystem threatened by sea level rise, while also providing tangible public health and safety benefits by storing flood waters and blunting storm surge in the important years ahead.

«Elected officials from the Governor on down touted the supposed benefits to public safety the SAFE Act would bring,» NYSRPA President Tom King said.

Public Safety Committee Chairwoman Vanessa Gibson (D - Bronx) noted that more than 90 percent of the NYPD's budget paid the salaries and benefits for its 51,000 employees, including 35,000 uniformed police officers.

Sheriff Falco said that grants will benefit many activities to improve public safety, including emergency preparedness, active shooter training, first aid kits, among others areas.

We're talking about families in need, children in need, welfare benefits, roads, infrastructure, public safety.

• Short - term savings from cutting the middle class out of state benefits as Nick Clegg suggests on child benefit (Britain needs «savage» cuts, says Clegg, 19 September) would weaken public support for the social safety net on which the poorest depend and ultimately endanger the future of the welfare state itself.

Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter (D - NY)-- whose district covers the town of Salina, DeWitt, Onondaga, the village of East Syracuse, the Onondaga Nation Reservation and the Eastside and South Side of Syracuse — said bringing ride - hailing services to upstate would have four main benefits: create jobs, promote the tourism industry, provide new transportation and encourage public safety by reducing drunk driving.

The benefits of Lyft are clear: increased transportation options, economic opportunities for individuals and communities and enhanced public safety.»

The Unsustainable Quo is a mandatory arbitration system that creates leap frogging of generous public safety contract awards between Nassau and Suffolk counties — to the point now where it costs us an average of two hundred thousand dollars per police officer between salary, benefits and pension costs.

«I plan to work to repeal the discriminatory trash fee, coordinate with city officials to rebuild and repair our community's sidewalk, streets, and water infrastructure, proactively work with the Albany police and community stakeholders to develop strategies to improve public safety, promote economic development strategies that benefit everyone in our community, and ensure city services are accessible,» he said in an emailed statement.

The 22 experts at the meeting, mainly flu researchers, believe that the delay is needed to explain the benefits of the work to the public, and allay concerns about its safety.

Ecologists, public health officials, epidemiologists, food safety officials, and many others may reap the benefits.

NSABB also recommended that both manuscripts be revised to explain the potential public health benefits of the studies and the safety and security measures at the labs.

Pillai said the study showed that if electron - beam pasteurization technology was included as part of a comprehensive food safety plan to reduce illnesses from raw oysters, significant public health benefits and, by extension, significant savings in medical and related expenses due to foodborne illness, can occur.

The Illinois Supreme Court held that a statute requiring public school buses to transport private school students did not violate Illinois» Blaine Amendment because it was primarily a health - and - safety measure for the benefit of all students and any aid to religious schools chosen by families was incidental.

Benefits to Public: Increased safety and capacity of the Airport System by building and rehabilitating runways taxiways and aprons.

The DOT prioritizes projects that provide public benefits, including benefits to public safety, the environment, economic development, and rail or rail - related intermodal service.

That's why it's critical to expand public knowledge of the benefits of this technology, and to work together to address legitimate consumer concerns about safety, privacy and cybersecurity.

This Federal «home» for 911 plays a critical role by coordinating public and private sector efforts that support 911 services; collecting and creating resources for local and state 911 authorities who operate the 911 system; and administering a grant program specifically for the benefit of 911 Public Safety Answering Points (public and private sector efforts that support 911 services; collecting and creating resources for local and state 911 authorities who operate the 911 system; and administering a grant program specifically for the benefit of 911 Public Safety Answering Points (Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP).

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Distributions made to you after you separated from service with your employer if the separation occurred in or after the year you reached age 55, or distributions made from a qualified governmental defined benefit plan if you were a qualified public safety employee (State or local government) who separated from service on or after you reached age 50.

A public safety employee can avoid the penalty after turning 50 if the distribution is from a governmental defined benefit plan after separation from service.

(3) In choosing among alternative regulatory approaches, select those approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety, and other advantages; distributive impacts; and equity);

You received the distribution after you separated from service with your employer, if you left employment during or after the year you turned age 55 (age 50 if the distributions were made from a qualified government benefit plan, if you were a public safety employee for a state or local government).

Promote continuous improvement in fire safety education through utilizing the latest fire safety research, thereby benefiting children, their families and the public

The side benefit of animal control not taking homed animals to the shelter is that they then get to focus their time and efforts on dealing with truly aggressive dogs (a public safety issue) and prosecuting cruelty / neglect cases (an animal welfare and public safety issue) that will lead to improved public safety.

Inform and shape the current attitude towards feline nutrition and raw feeding with the general public by promoting the health benefits, safety, and ease of a raw meat diet.

The Benefits: - Increased public safety.

This will ultimately benefit the practice of veterinary medicine in the areas of public health and safety, especially with issues such as zoonotic diseases, infectious diseases, biosecurity and terrorism, and food safety becoming concerns with the general public

I pledge to provide education to my clients and the general public on the safety and benefits of professional pet grooming.

On whose scale would the benefits outweigh the risks and cost to the dog and, moreover, to public safety?

Spay / neuter also benefits the local community through improved public health and safety.

We know that this approach 1) allows shelters and rescue groups to focus their sheltering and rehoming services on animals most in need, 2) frees up critical public safety resources to address the most serious criminal activities that threaten our collective well - being, and 3) fosters the human / animal bond that provides quality of life benefits to people and pets alike.

All citizens can benefit from the reduction in risks to public health and safety that is associated with reducing animal overpopulation.

«Since then, an ongoing focus on food safety has continued to benefit all things natural, and a steady stream of smaller - scale recalls has served to keep the issue of pet food safety high in the public consciousness,» wrote Shannon Landry Brown, a market analyst and the study author.

As part of its CreateNYC cultural plan, New York City today announced seven projects designated for grants to either create or continue partnerships between arts organizations and city agencies in the interest of, according to a press release, «bringing the unique benefits of arts and culture to help address pressing civic issues including public health and safety, domestic violence, literacy, planning, immigration, and criminal justice.»

d. Changing perceptions of the risks and benefits of nuclear power leads to increasing public support for nuclear > allows the NRC licensing process to be completely revamped and the culture of the organisation to be changed from «safety first» to an appropriate balance of all costs and risks, including the consequences of retarding nuclear development and rollout by making it too expensive to compete as well as it could if the costs were lower (e.g. higher fatalities per TWh if nuclear is not allowed to be cheaper than fossil fuels);

CLIPS (CLImate services supporting Public activities and Safety CLIPS, 2016 - 2018) aims at setting up the proof of concept for extended range (0 - 46 day long) seamless weather and climate services by developing novel climate impact outlooks (e.g. early warnings) for phenomena that pose risks and benefits to weather sensitive public activities in FiPublic activities and Safety CLIPS, 2016 - 2018) aims at setting up the proof of concept for extended range (0 - 46 day long) seamless weather and climate services by developing novel climate impact outlooks (e.g. early warnings) for phenomena that pose risks and benefits to weather sensitive public activities in Fipublic activities in Finland.

CLIPS (CLImate services supporting Public activities and Safety, 2016 - 2018) aims at setting up the proof of concept for extended range (0 - 46 day long) seamless weather and climate services by developing novel climate impact outlooks (e.g. early warnings) for phenomena that pose risks and benefits to weather sensitive public activities in FiPublic activities and Safety, 2016 - 2018) aims at setting up the proof of concept for extended range (0 - 46 day long) seamless weather and climate services by developing novel climate impact outlooks (e.g. early warnings) for phenomena that pose risks and benefits to weather sensitive public activities in Fipublic activities in Finland.

«President Trump stressed that this isn't about lowering standards for protecting health and safety, whether for miners or the public, but about ending unnecessary and costly regulations that kill jobs without producing any benefits,» the group said in a statement.