Sentences with phrase «pushing for the expansion»

This Canadian introduction comes a week after Amazon announced that the devices and the Alexa assistant were launching in Japan, indicating that the company is continuing to push for expansion of its Echo smart speakers.

Baskin Robbins is making a renewed push for expansion by opening 20 new stores across Australia within the next year, with the goal of increasing its store network by 25 per cent.

They are pushing for an expansion of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or Cfius, the multiagency panel that reviews foreign deals for potential threats to national security and that rejected the MoneyGram - Ant Financial plan.

But she said she would push for an expansion «that the community can live with.»

The United Federation of Teachers and other groups are pushing for the expansion to cover more workers.

Cuomo is pushing for the expansion of gambling in New York, saying it would create jobs and take advantage of what is already available at Indian - run casinos in parts of upstate.

Environmental groups, however, are not fully convinced the cleanup should start to wind down and are pushing for an expansion of the project, first ordered in 2002.

Legislator Hardwick has joined many others who are pushing for the expansion of broadband throughout Erie County.

The two leaders have pushed for the expansion of the accelerated classes throughout the city with more testing, and have pointed out neighborhoods in the South Bronx and central Brooklyn that were, until recently, without G&T programs.

As Republican lawmakers push for expansion of Milwaukee's 20 - year - old voucher program, state test results for the first time show voucher students performing «similar or worse» than other poor Milwaukee students.

By last year, groups such as the Connecticut Parents Union (on whose advisory board your editor serves) had sprouted up throughout the country, and, along with long - established groups such as the Black Alliance for Educational Options, were agitating for the enactment of Parent Trigger laws, pushing for the expansion of charters and vouchers, and weighing in on such issues as overhauling teacher evaluation systems.

In the years since, Bush has vigorously pushed for the expansion of charter schools and vouchers in states across the country.

And now the battle is headed toward political center stage: School choice has gained perhaps its most powerful proponent ever in Trump, who has called it «the civil rights issue of our time» and pledged to spend $ 20 billion to push for an expansion of charters and vouchers.

Amid a federal push for the expansion of charter schools, this study of Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) in North Carolina describes how charter schools directly and indirectly contribute to resegregation in traditional public schools.

Foundations like the one I'm a part of (the Laura and John Arnold Foundation) are pushing for the expansion of access to evidence - based risk assessments to help courts make better release or detention decisions.

In March 2016, Students First, the anti-teacher union group founded by Michelle Rhee, announced it was merging with the 50 State Campaign for Achievement Now (50CAN) a network of state - based organizations pushing for expansion of voucher programs and charter schools.

KPMG has been awarded an alternative business structure (ABS) licence by the Solicitors» Regulation Authority (SRA), as the big four accounting firms continue their push for expansion in the legal market.

Amid the political uncertainty, yesterday's Ontario budget had positive news for those pushing for an expansion to the eligibility criteria for legal aid.

By striving for smart growth in our communities, defending private property rights, fighting efforts to eliminate or water down the mortgage interest deduction, advocating for small - business health plans, pushing for the expansion of the FHA, and battling to maintain the line between banking and commerce, we're serving not just our industry but all Americans.

Not exact matches

Chick - fil - A, another distinctly Southern chain, was able to beat out KFC for greatest total U.S. sales earlier this year and is currently pushing expansion in urban areas.

Now could be the perfect time for Bojangles to cash in with an IPO and start an expansion push.

In a letter to House on March 21, the hedge fund pushed Tim Hortons to scale back any plan for further U.S. expansion plan or «scrap it altogether.»

And Lego said it was pushing ahead with plans for expansion in Asia, including establishing a new manufacturing facility in Jiaxing, China, to meet regional demand for the plastic bricks.

But she has met resistance from the Republican Party, which, as part of the House's tax overhaul plan unveiled on Thursday morning, proposed a much more modest expansion of the credit than that Ivanka has been pushing for.

The push in the Middle East is part of a broader expansion plan for the WWE.

In addition, The Vancouver Board of Trade continued its push for the devolution of Vancouver International Airport to a local airport authority and spoke out on the need for airport expansion.

The transaction is another loss for Uber after exiting China last year, as the company backs off from a once very aggressive international expansion push.

Activist investors have been pushing for the company to make major changes to its U.S. expansion plans and boost its leverage to buy back more shares.

The answer can be found in a weak U.S. dollar (the dollar index has wallowed around the 90 mark for much of 2018, after a stunning free fall in 2017), an immense fiscal expansion in the last decade pushing the economy toward overheating, a tight labor market, and recent (albeit modest) price pressure in the wake of trade war possibilities and tariff talk, Slok said.

Who supported JFK, LBJ, and pushed for Medicare, Medicaid, expansions to social security, Aid for Families with Dependent Children (i.e welfare), opposed military spending, etc..

The gospel also offers us, as citizens of the kingdom, a call — a call to come and die, to forsake everything for the expansion of the kingdom of God, and to push back what is dark in the world.

It claims some missteps (Samuel's push for price signalling bans on banking chiefs and his readiness to accept «the wholesale monopoly» of the NBN), highlights some controversy (including the claims of conflict of interest regarding the DFO and the ACCC's pursuit of Richard Pratt) but concludes that overall «Mr Samuel's energy and focus have resulted in an expansion of the size and the powers of the ACCC, which has also developed a clearer pro-market approach than it had under his predecessor, Alan Fels»

The rationale behind the big milk push is that EU milk quotas are coming to an end in 2015, opening the market to the possibility of significant expansion for the first time in years.

The push for harbor expansion comes as the waiting list for Park District boat slips — both for new boaters and those seeking an upgrade — stands at 800, with predictions that unmet demand could more than double by 2025.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein is hinting that dozens of requests from municipalities could be in jeopardy if the Legislature rejects de Blasio's push to raise the city income tax on the wealthy to pay for a pre-K expansion.

Klein carried the bill in the Senate, while Republicans pushed — and won — a host of provisions that ranged from strengthening measures for criminal activity involving illegal guns and an expansion of measures concerning the violently mentally ill.

The Governor is not backing down from his push for a multi-million dollar expansion of Buffalo's Peace Bridge Plaza.

Villaraigosa's chief rival in the June 5 primary is Lt. Gov. and former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who told the teachers» union that he would push for a freeze on charter school expansion.

ALBANY — The co-leader of the state Senate is hinting that dozens of requests from municipalities could be in jeopardy if the Legislature rejects Mayor de Blasio's push to raise the city income tax on the wealthy to pay for a pre-K expansion.

Back in the winter of 2014, when de Blasio was pushing for a major expansion of pre-kindergarten and after - school programs, he absorbed months of jabs from Cuomo — who at one point tried to outflank de Blasio on the left by saying the mayor's proposal could create «more inequity and inequality.»

Three yrs after touting pension reform, @NYGovCuomo is egging on NYC union push for disability pension expansion.

In the last week, he flexed some muscle, pushing for action on the DREAM Act, public campaign finance and funding for a pre-kindergarten expansion that New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has pushed for.

Borrowing from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's «upstate matters» slogan for ride hailing, ride - hailing company Uber is pushing for an upstate expansion with a billboard along Albany's I - 787.

At 9:30 a.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb will reject the push for a $ 15 minimum wage in New York and call for the expansion of the earned income tax credit.

Supporting commercial lines businesses Progress on fixed fees for costs of noise - induced hearing loss claims Support for fair compensation for mesothelioma sufferers Expansion of the Insurance Fraud Bureau's scope to commercial liability Campaigning for solutions fit for our future Our Flood Free Homes campaign Forward thinking policy for data and cyber Engaging Government to support the role of income protection Delivery of Flood Re, a world first solution for affordable flood cover Fighting fraud Partnering with Government on the Insurance Fraud Taskforce Renewing the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department Securing new insurer access to the DVLA registered owners database Influencing sensible regulation On Solvency II, we: Secured changes to secondary legislation Clarified treatment of deferred tax Negotiated a favourable calibration of the EIOPA's fundamental spread Supporting insurance businesses Pushing for sensible development of global capital standards Securing better targeted tax legislation Managing the impact of international financial reporting standards.

She opposes de Blasio's «tax and spend» policies and is pushing for increased spending on vocational training programs instead of the mayor's proposed expansion of early childhood education.

Known for its consistently stellar test scores in poor neighborhoods, Success Academy has pushed for significant expansion.

The New York Gaming Association isn't affiliated with any single bid, but it has been instrumental in pushing for casino expansion statewide — it has given $ 553,114 over the previous two years.

The Indian government's push for universal energy access and an expansion of manufacturing will drive electricity growth.

Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy, who hasn't pushed for casino expansion, has said he's inclined to support the tribal casino bill.