Sentences with phrase «shaping the public policy issues»

Founded in 1943 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, NFIB gives small and independent business owners a voice in shaping the public policy issues that affect their business.

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That this has had the most profound impact on our politics is obvious: The American culture war, which is one of the preeminent issues - beneath - the - issues, shapes the public discourse on both domestic and foreign - policy questions every day.

Issues around sexuality and sexual practice are therefore powerful factors in shaping public attitudes and concomitantly the policies of public authorities.

As the UK's leading source of labour market intelligence and insight, the Skills for Business network are an authority on skills issues, helping to shape public policy and practice.

We explore the variety of content available to young people and their families; document the developing child's patterns of use and understanding of media; examine theories and methods for assessing media effects; review research on the role of media in shaping individual identity, social relationships, and responses to challenging issues; and analyze public policies that affect media creators, consumers, and citizens.

In the firm's capacity as general counsel to the Georgia School Boards Association, he works closely with GSBA, the Georgia School Superintendents Association and the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders to respond to and shape legislative and policy issues that affect public education in the state.

The energy industry is being shaped by a number of risk factors, including moves toward decentralisation and digitalisation, shifting demand and prices, as well as sustainability as a public policy issue.

The goal should not be to defend the science of climate change or to boost climate literacy, since science is not what is at issue in the policy debate, and science is not what shapes public judgment or preferences.

As General Counsel, Farren is responsible for shaping and defining SoundCloud's legal affairs and public policy strategy, in addition to leading its team of legal experts across the areas of data protection and privacy, commercial contracts, music rights, copyright issues and corporate matters.

For the next 25 years her opinions would shape public policy on issues such as the federal power to regulate the economy, labor rights, patent, copyright and trademark law, immigration, trusts and monopolies, bankruptcy, postal laws, and internal revenue.

«As the leading advocate for home ownership, housing issues and private property rights, the National Association of Realtors ® and our members are committed to keeping housing first on the nation's public policy agenda, because housing and home ownership issues affect all Americans,» said NAR President Ron Phipps, broker - president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, R.I. «Now is the time to «seize the day,» and I am confident that Realtors ® have the strength, wisdom and leadership to shape a bright and positive future for our industry and our nation.»

It features several legislators that the association helped elect and explains the important role REALTORS ® play in shaping public policy as it relates to private property issues and the real estate industry.