Sentences with phrase «serve the public interest as»

Seems to me that in a democracy, a media outlet with an obligation to serve the public interest as a precondition to receiving a license to broadcast from the FCC should have ALL declared candidates participate.

The CTTL also annually trains teachers at other schools, both regionally and nationally, as it serves a public interest as well.

Ethics regulators, lawyers and cloud providers may wish to become involved in the dialogue to ensure the development of the cloud to serve the public interest as well as the needs of lawyers, clients and cloud developers.

Law societies don't serve the public interest as long as they don't try to solve «the unaffordable legal services problem.»

It seems an appropriate time for those lawyers, ethics committees, bar associations and legal regulators who have an interest in how the cloud will serve the public interest as well as the needs of lawyers, clients and cloud developers to get involved and start looking at clouds from both sides now, both up and down, as it seems that, at this early point in its development, we really don't know the ethics of clouds at all...

Not exact matches

Some assets, however, may no longer serve a public policy purpose and are of particular interest to, for example, Ontario's large pension plans as good long - term investments.

J&J spokesman Ernie Knewitz told CNBC, «As we have learned through the 2016 election campaign, personal attacks do not serve the interests of the American public or foster a balanced discussion on the substantive issues facing the nation.»

Many of these hired guns act as public relations lobbies for global financial interests, often by joining think tanks that serve as advertising agencies to promote these interests.

At first they regulated the services that they performed directly — marriage and burial ceremonies, handicraft production via public guilds, and the prices and interest rates that merchants, public collectors and other professionals could charge, especially in serving as intermediaries between public institutions, local and foreign communities.

Inasmuch as the essence of rulers and government is rule - setting, deregulation represents an undoing of public power in society's broad interests, on the ground that public power is inherently corrupt and run in the bureaucracy's narrowly self - serving interest.

As provided by clause 11 (g) of Rule of the House of Representatives, the Committee has forwarded this Memorandum to the President based on its determination that the release of the Memorandum would serve the public interest.

With headquarters in Washington, D.C. (323 DuPont Circle Building, Washington, D.C. 20036), it provides information about public and professional alcoholism programs, as well as serving and representing its member - agency's interests at the national and international levels.

Under the free - exercise clause every person is entitled to respect for her or his religious commitments, and their free exercise should not be burdened by governmental interference except to secure «compelling state interests» (such as protection of public health and safety, not just public welfare or order) that can be served in no less burdensome way.

The message of this book is that democratic life should be conceived not as an enterprise of autonomous men, no matter how clever they may be in organizing to pursue their interests, but as a way of realizing the Will of Heaven — that is, of doing the truth and serving the right in which man's proper being and destiny consist, This is another manner of signifying the «public philosophy» earlier mentioned.

The Pope had given it his blessing, and it had become increasingly influential in the decades that followed, serving as a vehicle for lay Catholic participation in German party politics and for the protection of Catholic political and religious interests in German public life.

Christians, as citizens, have an obligation to exert whatever influence they can to ensure that the mass media in our society operate to serve the public good rather than merely commercial interests or those of individuals.

Keeping the system as it is might appease the moralists among us, she noted in 2007 in an opinion piece for The New York Times, but it «doesn't serve the public interest of helping individuals meet their care - giving commitments».

David was also the producer of «An Inconvenient Truth,» and just as that film served as a wake - up call for climate change, «Fed Up» hopes to similarly educate the public about the serious flaws in our food system and how the food and beverage industries have a vested interest in maintaining a status quo that puts profits over our collective health — and often with the assistance of the federal government.

The FT disapprovingly quotes our manifesto «The conservatives often talk about economic and social crises as if they are unavoidable, a law of nature... Conservatives have pursued a policy of blind faith in the market - serving the interests of the few rather than the general public...».

On this week's Capitol Connection, our Alan Chartock asks Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group about one of the six ballot questions New Yorkers will vote on next Tuesday — specifically, question as to whether certain judges in New York should be allowed to serve up to ten years after the age of 70...

«And we are strong supporters of the Independent Press Standards Organisation that is expected to begin work this autumn, serving as a watchdog on the industry in the public interest.»

«It's particularly brazen and disturbing that Assemblyman Blake today announced that he will now serve private interests as a political consultant as well as attempting to serve the public interest,» said Susan Lerner, executive director of the good government group Common Cause NY.

Albany reformers called Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake's new side gig as a campaign consultant «brazen» and «disturbing,» ripping the freshman Democrat for serving private and public interests simultaneously.

If his interest in serving the public is as real as he says it is, he'll stick around, further acclimate himself to the issues at hand and work from the ground up to make the East End a better place to live.

Metzger is also the director of Citizens for Local Power, a local not - for - profit organization that provides a voice for community interests at the New York State Public Service Commission, serves as a local utility watchdog and promotes a more equitable, affordable, locally based clean - energy economy.

In the letter dated 14 July 2017 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organization said that, «Public interest is not well served when government officials such as former governors, deputies supplement their emoluments in their current positions with life pensions and emoluments drawn from their states» meagre resources, and thereby prioritising their private or personal interests over and above the greatest happiness of the greatest number.»

Tish James, who is currently serving a second term as public advocate, vowed to defend New York's public interest «at a time when we should use the shield of the law from the sword of injustice.»

James, who is currently serving a second term as public advocate, vowed to defend New York's public interest «at a time when we should use the shield of the law from the sword of injustice,» she said.

Albany reformers called Blake's new side gig as a campaign consultant «brazen» and «disturbing,» ripping the freshman Democrat for serving private and public interests simultaneously.

While in law school, he served as a student advocate at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, an intern at Cardozo Beth Tzedek Legal Service.

It's also welcome that McDonnell has explicitly reinforced the message that economic prosperity and social justice are two sides of the same coin; as our aims and values put it that means «a dynamic economy serving the public interest».

Prosecutors described him as a corrupt, all - powerful politician, while the defense painted him as a man who served the public interest and also earned a private salary.

Blair Horner, of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said that the law has served as a distraction in a year when Albany has been rocked by the conviction of two former legislative leaders and a federal investigation into Cuomo's economic development projects.

«Cuomo's leadership could inspire a domino effect of related pipeline rejections as other states begin to put the protection of water and our climate before flawed energy projects that do not serve the public interest.»

Prior to that, she served as the executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York (EANY) and a senior environmental associate with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).

«SERAP considers double emoluments for serving public officials unlawful, as the laws granting those benefits take governance away from the arena of public interest, and create the impression that former governors acted contrary to the best interests of the general public.

The fact that these laws are signed by former governors in the exercise of their functions as public officials and now benefiting from the entitlements under such laws while serving as senators and ministers raise serious conflict of interest issue under paragraph 5 of article 8 of the convention.»

In the letter dated 14 July 2017 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organisation said that, «Public interest is not well served when government officials such as former governors, deputies supplement their emoluments in their current positions with life pensions and emoluments drawn from their states» meagre resources and thereby prioritising their private or personal interests over and above the greatest happiness of the greatest number.»

«I will continue, at the pleasure of the next president and the next secretary of Homeland Security, to serve as the vice chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Committee... But I have no interest or desire to return full time to the public sector.

The candidate is perhaps best - known regionally as the founder / director of Citizens for Local Power, a local not - for - profit organization that provides a voice for community interests at the New York State Public Service Commission, serves as a local utility watchdog and promotes a more equitable, affordable, locally based clean - energy economy.

Epidemiology is the scientific study of factors affecting the health and illness of individuals and populations, and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public health and preventive medicine.

As new proposals come up for public comment and debate in the next few months, we, the American public, must join these discussions, to ensure our interests are in fact served.

May it serve as a warning not only to policymakers, but also to researchers, clinicians, peer reviewers, journal editors, and journalists of the need to consider the harm to scientific credibility and public health when dealing with studies funded by food companies with vested interests in the results — and to find better ways to fund such studies and to prevent, disclose and manage potentially conflicted interests,» writes Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., of New York University, in a related commentary.

I am proud to stand up my professional relationships to such scrutiny as serving the best interests of my academic science and role as a public - sector educator.

How does that serve the public interest, as mandated by every broadcast license issued to CBS stations by the FCC?

inBloom, a non-profit that offered a data warehouse solution designed to help public schools embrace the promise of personalized learning by helping teachers integrate seamlessly the number of applications they use in their day - to - day teaching, collapsed and has ceased to exist, as privacy concerns from interested parties mounted over a period of many months (full disclosure: I served on the inBloom board of directors).

«As ESEA undergoes modernization and reauthorization, the time is now to uphold local and community leadership of public schools as serving the best interests of our students, parents, and local communities.&raquAs ESEA undergoes modernization and reauthorization, the time is now to uphold local and community leadership of public schools as serving the best interests of our students, parents, and local communities.&raquas serving the best interests of our students, parents, and local communities.»

The report, called «Public Schools in the Crosshairs: Far - Right Propaganda and the Common Core State Standards,» distinguishes between legitimate criticism of the standards — which comes from various points on the political spectrum — and the right - wing campaign to cast the initiative as a «nefarious plot» by liberals «to turn public schools into anti-American, anti-God indoctrination camps that churn out submissive automatons who will unquestionably serve the interests of the government and big business.&Public Schools in the Crosshairs: Far - Right Propaganda and the Common Core State Standards,» distinguishes between legitimate criticism of the standards — which comes from various points on the political spectrum — and the right - wing campaign to cast the initiative as a «nefarious plot» by liberals «to turn public schools into anti-American, anti-God indoctrination camps that churn out submissive automatons who will unquestionably serve the interests of the government and big business.&public schools into anti-American, anti-God indoctrination camps that churn out submissive automatons who will unquestionably serve the interests of the government and big business.»

Stephanie serves as a mentor for Northwestern University's Public Interest Program, and she founded and directs «College Para Todos,» a series of college - access workshops for undocumented families through the Ecuadorian Consulate's Casa Ecuatoriana.

In addition, this group will serve as a clear and transparent line of communication between the department and various stakeholder groups interested in this work, including EPPs, educators working in Tennessee schools and districts, and the public.