Sentences with phrase «rules reforms at»

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So while there are certainly arguments to be made in favor of a rules - based Fed over the pure discretion of the current PhD standard, such reform should not be viewed as a solution to the real issue, which is a central bank having a monopoly on money at all.

Then again, at the end of 2015, Congress slowed possible reform by forbidding the Securities and Exchange Commission from implementing a rule in 2016 to require more robust corporate disclosure of political spending.

The Reagan tax reform simplified the code by eliminating the need for rules distinguishing ordinary and capital gains income, because these were taxed at the same rate, and by doing away with industry - specific shelter provisions.

«A new U.S. rule aimed at restoring consumers» ability to band together to sue financial companies has survived its first challenge, as a top banking regulator on Monday said he would not petition for it to be suspended... «The rule is a well thought - out response to the serious consumer harm of forced arbitration,» said Brian Marshall, policy counsel for advocacy group Americans for Financial Reform.»

At Monte Cassino, Benedict planned the reform of monasticism and drew up his rule, which became the basis of the way of life followed by many Western monastic orders, such as the Carthusians and Cistercians.

In the past three weeks, he has returned home to lead a call for electoral reforms that has earned him instant celebrity, sent a stab of anxiety through the ruling class and raised fears of trouble at a planned rally in Islamabad on Monday.

Mr Bosworth dismissed the argument the measures were consistent with WTO rules, describing them as a «negative reform aimed at making a sanctioned WTO form of protection more protectionist.»

David Ridpath, associate professor of sport management at Ohio University and president of The Drake Group, an advocacy collective seeking NCAA reform, told Land of 10 this week that while Ole Miss» denial of Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson's eligibility waiver won't dictate the NCAA's decision, he expects it to delay the NCAA's ruling.

«I did not drop out of this process even as many reported various vote totals and withdrawn candidacies because I think, in this crisis, it is essential that all members of the state Legislature examine our rules and look closely at proposals for reform and openness,» Nolan said.

At this meeting, Executive Director of the Kings County Democratic Party Jeff Feldman committed to providing details and answering questions on the review of the reforms by the party's newly created Rules Committee following a panel discussion on Women in Public Service including Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Kings County Party Chairman Frank Seddio, who replaced disgraced late Assemblyman Vito Lopez, promised a review of the progressive reforms by a Rules Committee made up of members of his choosing and a report - back at the January meeting.

After reports from District Leaders Keen Berger and Arthur Schwartz (who announced that he was leaving the Village Reform Democratic Club), County Committeeman and County Committee Secretary, Ben Yee reported on the status of several rules changes that had been introduced at the County Committee meeting in September.

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.

Perhaps the commonest view among academics studying government reform is the sceptical verdict that pressures for cost - cutting came at the expense of traditional administrative values — careful rule - application and consistency and fairness in handling cases.

Economic reform in China, in the form of competition and the rule of law, means attacking important vested interests: the state - owned enterprises responsible for about 40 per cent of output, 82 million Party members and an army of bureaucrats at every level, many of whom benefit from corruption.

The House on Thursday voted 211 - 186, on a party line vote, to table the privileged resolution that would have implicated the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee with violating «Clause 1 of Rule XXIII of the Code of Official Conduct, which states that «A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, Officer or Employee of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House.»

Labour shadow ministers who sneered at the idea they might offer Proportional Representation to the Libdems, on the eve of the election, will now have to face the fact that only permanent coalition politics or electoral reform can give them a chance to rule in future.

In March, the Assembly adopted a number of internal rules reforms that will take effect at the end of the year.

The Electoral Reform Society of the United Kingdom has been providing STV rules since at least as early as 1955 and its latest rules from 1997 are commonly referred to as the ERS97 STV rules.

At 1 p.m. this afternoon, the Senate Democrats plan to again rattle the GOP's cage on redistricting reform, delivering the Rules Committee a petition signed by one - third of its members seeking a public hearing on the governor's bill.

Hopefully there will be some administrative reforms at HCR that will benefit minorities who had encountered a financial setback as he go along in his new post.To many rules in housing ususally can be a disservice to people in need of housing...

The Oklahoma Senate Rules Committee will hear SB 668 on Wednesday, February 13, at 10 a.m. SB 668 is one of the ballot access reform bills pending, but it is by far the weaker of the two.

A report by MPs in the Commons Political and Constitutional Reform committee, have discussed «modest» rule changes to the House of Lords, but at present, suggests «there may be no compelling reason to alter an historic system of inheritance», due to the fact that «aristocratic titles no longer confer any particular rights, duties or privileges».

In a few minutes time, Ed Miliband is to introduce to Labour MPs Liam Byrne, who will oversee policy review, and report to the National Policy Forum, and the Party Reform Taskforce under Peter Hain who will report to National Executive by next summer in time for rule changes at next year's party conference.

Autumn statement run - up: Reform looks at fiscal rules.

In an August op - ed in the Wall Street Journal, Long warned that the Dodd - Frank rules aimed at reforming Wall Street could lead to «the Empire State's downfall as the world's financial capital.»

If major reforms are not achieved at the MTA and the ruling stands up on appeal, the likely place the MTA will get more money is through major subway and bus fare hike or by installing tolls on East River bridges.

Last fall, scientists reached a consensus at a meeting in Grenoble for stricter evaluations, fewer rules, and more money, among other reforms.

International examples include Chile, where vouchers were part of the reforms initiated during the rule of Augusto Pinochet and with the assistance of the «Chicago Boys,» economists trained under Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago.

As the education world continues to reverberate from the Vegera vs. California teacher tenure ruling, Eric Westervelt at NPR reports that some teachers in California are recognizing that tenure needs to be reformed, but they want to fix it, not nix it.

That the final Race to the Top rules hardly touch teacher quality reform — among the most - important issues in achieving true education reform — also makes the opposition among traditional education supporters at the state level seem rather, well, ridiculous.

I probably cover Lakewood's morally and fiscally bankrupt schools too often, but this Ocean County school district that enrolls almost entirely Latino and Black low - income students pushes all my education reform buttons: tyranny of the majority (in this case the ultra-Orthodox residents who control the municipal government and the school board); lack of accountability; lack of school choice for poor kids of color but anything goes (at public expense) for children of the ruling class; discrimination against minority special education students.

We're releasing the 2018 Local School Finance Study at a time of intense focus on how public schools are funded in North Carolina, including a new General Assembly Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform, the Governor's Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education, the My Future NC Commission and a pending court ruling in the 20 + year old Leandro case.

You can read more about Achieve Hartford's claim that Perry is above the rules and laws that apply to everyone else at: Corporate funded education reform group speaks out for Steve Perry.

Meanwhile in China, the ruling Communist Party has mostly abandoned its pledge for badly needed economic reforms as it seeks to maintain GDP growth of at least 6.5 %, creating fears about a debt time bomb waiting to explode.

Dark pools also took advantage of a slew of regulatory reforms — new rules governing stock trading, the move from fractions to decimals in the marketplace — at a time when established exchanges such as the NYSE were caught playing catch - up.

Specifically, the inspector general warned that certain provisions in the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act may repeal regulations that hold colleges accountable for how they manage federal aid.In the report, the inspector general's criticisms focused on the bill's proposal to end the 90/10 rule, which currently caps for - profit schools» revenue from federal aid at...

The rules for the mortgage interest deduction have changed somewhat thanks to tax reform: The deduction is now capped at mortgage amounts of $ 750,000, though if you have an existing mortgage that's larger than that, you'll still be allowed to deduct the interest (the new limit applies to mortgages acquired after 2017).

The landmark Electricity Act of 2003 instituted certain broad reforms, introduced elements of privatization, and created more consistent national rules governing the generation and transmission of power, but its provisions have been implemented spottily in some states and not at all in others.

«We have more work to do in our reform agenda, but at this point we believe the strengthened safety measures we have implemented, along with improved spill response and blowout containment capabilities, have reduced risks to a point where operators who play by the rules and clear the higher bar can be allowed to resume.

This sharp partisan divide will make it hard, at least in the short term, for YCER and other groups to successfully advocate for sweeping greenhouse gas rules and clean - energy reform, suggested Paul Bledsoe, a White House energy and climate aide in the Clinton administration.

«To spend ten years reforming the rules of procedure in an effort to reduce litigation costs is about as unglamorous as it gets,» he told his audience at Cambridge Law Faculty.

With the recent rulings by the CAFC regarding the «entire market value rule» in mind, it's interesting to take a look back at the early drafts of the Patent Reform Act.

The social uproar that followed the ruling led to the German constitutional legislature taking a significant step aimed at protecting animal welfare with the 2002 constitutional reform, by including Article 20a in the Basic Law:

The legislative reforms under Bill C - 24, The Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act are the first comprehensive reforms to the Citizenship Act since 1977 and they come at a time when demand for citizenship is rising, people are inquiring about Canadian values and other countries are finding our rules for entry into Canada and are citizenship process lax.

Virtually all the reforms set out above would involve at least two layers of governance — first through the Law School and University collegial governance for approval of changes to academic rules (assuming a model is chosen not already provided for in the rules) and through the Federation of Law Societies of Canada's approval process.

During her tenure at the Commission, she worked on numerous groundbreaking initiatives, including execution quality disclosure rules, implementation of equities decimal pricing, short sale reforms and modernization of the national market system rules.

With Congress at almost a complete gridlock and Obama increasingly willing to issue controversial executive orders on a host of matters, the courts, if they rule as widely expected, will almost function as a quasi after - the - fact legislative branch, «passing» Obama's reforms after he unilaterally signs them.

Opponents of court reform have targeted ethical rules aimed at promoting the integrity and independence of the judiciary; public financing for judicial elections; and the use of nonpartisan merit commissions to screen judicial nominees.

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.