Sentences with phrase «rule reform»

Rule reform refers to the process of making changes or improvements to existing rules or regulations. It involves reviewing, modifying, or creating new rules in order to improve fairness, effectiveness, or efficiency. Full definition
Some of those changes were voted on as rules reforms, others were made as pledges.
Mark - Viverito relinquished many of the typical leadership tools for wrangling votes when she helped pass a package of rules reforms at the beginning of her tenure.
Under her leadership, the City Council will enact rules reform, become a more inclusive and effective voice for all our communities, and pass progressive policy to create a more just, compassionate and equal New York City.»
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito won her first significant victory on Wednesday, delivering on a campaign promise to members that she would approve a sweeping rules reform package to change the chamber's bylaws.
Sources told the Observer in January the de Blasio - aligned speaker was using the power and influence of her position to prevent either from advancing out of the Committee on Public Safety — a move reminiscent of Quinn, but contrary to the promises of openness that Mark - Viverito made while seeking the post in 2013, and to the spirit of the Council rules reform measures passed two years ago.
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R - Canandaigua, speaks during a news conference on proposed Assembly rules reforms at the Capitol on in 2016, in Albany, N.Y.
In the long term, the Commission wants to see the EU's corporate tax rules reformed so that companies are taxed on their profits based on the location of their customers and users, rather than the location of their headquarters.
In the long term, the Commission wants to see the EU's corporate tax rules reformed so that companies are taxed on their profits based on the location of their customers and users, rather than the location of their headquarters
In March, the Assembly adopted a number of internal rules reforms that will take effect at the end of the year.
Assemblyman says Majority Rules Reform features a «Sudden Death» provision for reform bills; fails to disperse power among rank and file members to stop corruption in Legislature
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today said the Assembly Majority's new rules reforms that are expected to be voted on today really just tinkers around the margins with promises of a new website but do little in the way of promoting genuine reform to empower rank and file members.
The Assembly Majority released a package of rules reforms yesterday in conjunction with Sunshine Week.
Meanwhile, Assembly Democrats have faced major criticism from the Republican minority for a drawn out rules reform process whereby the chamber will change its practices in an effort to become more democratic.
On Wednesday, Dromm said a bill had not been finalized, and pointed to the Council's recently approved rules reform as a reason why Espinal's opposition may not matter.
A number of the changes would not require rules reforms, including an effort to bring up more bills earlier in the legislative session, rather than leaving a majority of the legislation introduced each year to languish until the budget deadline or the end of session in June.
«The whole rules reform agenda that the Progressive Caucus worked so hard to achieve was that this was no longer going to be a Council that was the Speaker's Council.
They advanced rules reforms to ban the use of any cell phones as a recording device in the chamber or in the ante-chamber where legislators routinely gladhand with lobbyists.
The Jan. 4 ceremonies — and a flurry of floor action on House rules reforms — launched at least two years of G.O.P. rule in which the very notion of an active federal government, including its role in education, will be called into question.
It features Sen. Tom Udall, a big supporter of Senate rules reform, and George Packer, who wrote a...
There have been a number of process strategies (think rule reform) in Canada in the past few years.
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: Federal Rules Reform Aim at Electronic Document BurdensWashington Legal Foundation
Redgrave professionals have been actively involved in the development of best practices, standards, and rules reform related to eDiscovery since the 1990s and remain at the forefront of the public dialogue today.
The recommendations will draw upon lessons learned from the pilot project and rule reform efforts, as well as applicable research, with the goal of sharing outcomes and achieving widespread impact following this period of experimentation.
As set out in the Report, «[t] he purpose of the British Columbia Court of Appeal's rule reform initiative is to simplify the rules, make appeal proceedings more affordable and address anomalies in the existing Court of Appeal Act and Rules.»
The British Columbia Court of Appeal published a Consultation Paper for Civil Rule Reform in November 2015.
As an Assemblymember, he passed landmark legislation on domestic violence, and enacted rules reform to make the State Assembly more transparent and efficient.»
Forty of the Council's 51 members have signed onto the bill, but it has languished without receiving a floor vote — adding it to a growing list of bills with strong support among council members that have failed to move forward under Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, a close de Blasio ally, despite promises of more democratic Council rules reform.
The New York City Council today announced an «historic» rules reform package designed to empower individual members, increase transparency and check the power of the speaker.
«They're frustrated because there was a promise of transparency, and there was as promise of rules reform, there was a promise that members would have a say and it would all be kumbaya, but that obviously wasn't adhered to.»
«New Kings Democrats is appalled that no update was provided on the status of our rules reforms, the membership of the committee appointed to consider those rules changes, or whether nominations to the committee have been considered.
During remarks delivered at a forum hosted by the nonpartisan good government group Citizens Union, the Attorney General outlined what he believes is required to help «cure the disease» of public corruption, including a total ban on outside employment income for legislators, an end to per diems, rules reform to empower individual legislators, and a constitutional amendment to extend legislators» terms from two to four years.
The change of government was triggered by the decision of the prime minister, Andrus Ansip of the ruling Reform Party (RE) to step down so that he could...
Assemblyman to bring to the Floor of the Assembly a Rules Reform Amendment to stop major legislation like Pension Reform, Teacher Evaluations, SAFE Act & state budgets from being passed in the middle of the night
The change of government was triggered by the decision of the prime minister, Andrus Ansip of the ruling Reform Party (RE) to step down so that he could replace Siim Kallas (also RE) as a European commissioner who would, in turn, replace him as prime minister.
Rules reform is needed so Democrat - sponsored bills can come to the floor for a vote.
They'll discuss the rules reforms enacted in the NYS Senate.
They'll also discuss the court battle of the appointment of a lieutenant governor, rules reform and much more.
At 10:30 a.m., Assembly Minority Leader Kolb and his GOP members call for «swift action» to enact real ethics and rules reform, back of the Assembly chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.
It did not go to the floor for a vote despite its high number of sponsors — and despite promises that rules reform would make the council more democratic under Mark - Viverito than it was for the months former Speaker Christine Quinn stalled votes on earlier police reform bills.
With their new clout, progressives in the City Council will undoubtedly take on many of the legislative priorities they've been touting for months, including council rule reforms and passing a new living wage law that would benefit unions and pro-immigrant policies like noncitizen voting, which the mayor opposes.
One frequent gripe of Republicans is the failure to enact any rules reforms.
There's still more to be done — next week they'll tackle mayoral control and rules reform, while the future of the controversial gay - marriage bill is still up in the air.
He said the Democrats dealt with three issues: Leadership, committee assignments and rules reform
«Depending on the implementation, the open data sections of rules reform are a good step forward,» David Moore, executive director of the Participatory Politics Foundation, wrote in an e-mail.
Noting the language of the resolution, Moore wrote that the rules reform seemed to meet the principles of completeness, primary and wide accessibility as well as machine - processability.
The rules reform would decentralize power allowing members to effectively push for legislation that New Yorkers need.
A prime component of the Council's rules reforms, championed by the speaker, was the such popular bills should get hearings and votes.
«Our rules reform package will strengthen the Council by making ours the most inclusive, equitable legislative body it can be,» said Council Member Helen Rosenthal.
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