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Sounding Board features news and updates on the Board of Trade's latest advocacy initiatives, its four Signature Programs, and its many high - profile speaker events.

Proponents of a measure that would require companies to disclose the data they collect from consumers have submitted signatures on petitions to qualify the initiative for the November ballot, paving the way for a heated battle over privacy.

In collaboration with the signature US State Dept initiative for young African leaders, the program hopes to prevent misinformation and urge users to independently verify the validity of sources and news before sharing on social media.

The Portland Oregonian reported that United Methodist leaders abandoned an attempt to gather signatures for a referendum on video poker because the proposed initiative could have forced tribes to give up their lucrative video games, and the tribes claimed that this was unfair to Native Americans struggling for economic growth.

Hours after CNN reported on an internal document advising administration employees that Michelle Obama's signature education initiative would not be maintained, the White House said the program had not changed.

Three years after NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray launched her signature $ 850 million ThriveNYC mental health initiative, she is tapping Alexis Confer, who has worked on de Blasio's successful universal pre-K initiative, on national gun reform and on former President Obama's campaign, to serve as the initiative's first - ever executive director.

The reason, he believes, is that fighting corruption is less important to Cuomo than other initiatives he appears to more readily spend his political capital on, like same - sex marriage and a $ 15 minimum wage — among signature accomplishments that Cuomo highlighted by having dozens of guests who benefitted from the laws.

It can lead to major efficiency savings on big projects; for example, design - build has been credited with paring $ 1.7 billion off the cost of the governor's signature infrastructure initiative, the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

Beyond this, it is an open question as to whether this initiative mechanism should be limited only to constitutional issues, or rather become an agenda - setting device for generating a citizens» assembly on any broad political issue where the relevant number of signatures can be collected.

Three years after First Lady Chirlane McCray launched her signature $ 850 million ThriveNYC mental health initiative, she is tapping Alexis Confer — who has worked on Mayor Bill de Blasio's successful universal pre-kindergarten initiative, on national gun reform and on former President Barack Obama's campaign — to serve as the initiative's first - ever executive director.

Off topic questions the Long Island Railroad and possible strike, the City's contingency plans and role in the event of a strike, whether the petitions supporting continued operation of horse carriages, with 40,000 signatures recently delivered to City Hall affect his thinking on the topic, what the 66 donors to Campaign for One New York expect from the mayor, whether he plans to take any additional vacations this year, what initiatives Campaign for One New York will next focus on, the status of the review of the 911 system upgrade and, concerning his trip to Italy, whether he is packed, whether he's packing his own bags and what food he is most looking forward to.

«Top aides arrested, signature initiatives plagued by corruption, widening scandals at every turn,» the Republican committee said in a release on its website, which made reference to «ziti,» a code used for illicit payments according to the 2016 criminal charges.

«New York is learning what happens when the Mayor prioritizes his personal national ambitions over running New York: crime is on the rise, public schools are still failing our children, and Bill de Blasio's signature initiative, Vision Zero, isn't working,» Laska said in a statement.

And in June, the two Syracuse defendants, real - estate developers from Buffalo, and former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros will stand trial on corruption allegations related to the Buffalo Billion, one of the governor's signature economic development initiatives.

The chart below shows election years and the signature requirement for initiatives designed to appear on the ballot in that year, with gubernatorial election years bolded.

That's just a sample of the hundreds of projects funded by one of Cuomo's signature economic development initiatives, a system of 10 regional councils that develop plans based on regional strengths and compete for state funding — more than $ 4 billion so far.

The University of Rochester Medical Center also supported the «Spread the Word to End the Word» initiative and collected dozens of signatures on a pledge of its own.

«Remind them of what the dysfunction was, why things couldn't get done,» said Gyory, who says Cuomo should focus on his «signature initiatives» like a property tax cap and same sex marriage.

Bart M. Schwartz, a former federal prosecutor, is to conduct the review; it involves the Buffalo Billion, a signature Cuomo administration program meant to revitalize that long - suffering city, and other elements of the governor's nanotech initiative, on which he has hinged much of his upstate economic policy.

EAST HANOVER, N.J. January 18, 2017 — Kessler Foundation has awarded a two - year, $ 250,000 Signature Employment Grant to the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) to launch Career Pathway Services, an initiative to develop a customized employment and peer support model to work toward reducing unemployment and reliance on public benefits for people with disabilities.

This nanotechnology signature initiative coordinates the nanoscale science, engineering, and technology communities around the fundamental, interconnected elements of collaborative modeling, a cyber-toolbox, and data infrastructure to capitalize on American strengths in innovation, shorten the time from research to new product development, and maintain U.S. leadership in sustainable design of engineered nanoscale materials.

The initiative requires the signature of 8 percent of all registered California voters — that's 807,615 people — in order to be on the ballot this coming November.

In a new Education Next forum on Race to the Top, Rick Hess and Joanne Weiss debate the impact of the Obama administration's signature education initiative.

If the initiative gathers the requisite number of signatures to be on the ballot, with a single vote this November, California's voters could eliminate one of the most egregious examples of inequity in its educational system — and it won't cost taxpayers any additional funds to do it.

Supporters of a proposed Oregon ballot initiative that would put a two - year cap on the amount of time that English - language learners could receive instruction in their native languages or take English - as - a-second-language classes are looking forward to the November ballot, now that they have gathered enough signatures to put the measure up for a statewide vote.

At a forum on science and technology here last week, more than two dozen educators and community leaders gathered at Patrick Henry High School to put one of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's signature policy initiatives into action.

Mr. McIntire's group and other anti-tax supporters need to gather 14,714 valid signatures from registered voters in the county by early May to put the initiative on the state's September ballot — or...

A Nevada teachers» union has collected enough signatures on an initiative petition to force state lawmakers next year to consider taxing corporate profits to help pay for education.

His proposals are the clearest sign yet that Republicans have executed an about - face from the education policies of President George W. Bush, whose signature domestic initiative, the No Child Left Behind law of 2002, required uniform state testing and imposed penalties on schools that failed to progress.

A small, anti-charter group is hoping to gather more than 360,000 signatures to put this initiative on the ballot in November, with the goal of closing every charter school in California.

MASSACHUSETTS On Thursday, Raise Up Massachusetts submitted over 155,000 signatures in support of a ballot initiative to institute a millionaire's tax to raise funding for K - 12 public schools, higher education and transportation.

The «Our Schools Now» initiative looks very likely to gather enough signatures to be on the November ballot.

The Forum's signature program, Schools to Watch (STW), is a national, state - operated model - school identification and school - improvement initiative focused on recognizing high - achieving schools serving grades five through eight.

Concurrent to approval of SB 114 by the Senate Education Committee, the Secretary of State's office announced that proponents of a separate initiative calling for a $ 9 billion school facilities bond to go on the same ballot were cleared to begin collecting the signatures needed to put that measure before voters.

Child Signature Program 1 (CSP 1): Established in 2012 as a three - year initiative to help build on program quality in the PoP counties through additional quality enhancement services and activities.

The initiative is currently in the signature gathering phase and will need to collect about 259,000 signatures by July in order to make it on the November ballot.

Despite collecting nearly three times as many signatures as required to put Common Core on the November ballot, proponents of the citizen initiative still face a major legal roadblock.

TalentED is a fully - funded philanthropic endeavor that is part of UBS NextGen Leaders, UBS's signature U.S. education initiative focused on college success.

The survey showed that the public rejects school accountability built on standardized tests, which has been federal policy through No Child Left Behind, the signature education initiative of President George W. Bush.

Significantly, Project TNR also began a ballot initiative, obtaining 780 or more signatures, far in excess of the 463 signatures needed to put the issue on the November ballot for voters, not the city council, to decide.

The initiative seeking signatures to get on the ballot would give voters the opportunity to tighten Ohio's regulations enough to eliminate this systemic brutality.

04/08/10 - The Athens News Letter to the Editor - Support ban on dog auctions 04/06/10 - 19 Action News - Ohio Dog Auction Act 04/05/10 - Times Reporter - Puppy mills targeted, Meeting to be held in Dover to educate public about ballot initiative 04/02/10 - The News - Herald Blog (Pets Unleashed)- April 1 update on dog auction ballot initiative 04/01/10 - Ohio.com - Why Ohioans should support a ban on dog auctions 03/31/10 - Cincinnati Examiner - Updates to the banning of dog auctions 03/31/10 - The Budget - Ban Ohio Dog Auction group met with opposition in Holmes county 03/30/10 - Fox 19 Morning News - Puppy Mill Petition 03/28/10 - Mansfield News - Journal - Opinion Shapers: Animal cruelty, in all its forms, needs to end 03/19/10 - Sun Sentinel - Ballot issue could help end puppy mill activities 03/17/10 - Sun Sentinel - The Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions to host meeting at the Avon Lake Public Library 03/10/10 - Animal Law Coalition - The Ballot Initiative to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions - Watch What Happens 03/07/10 - The Free Press - Support the Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions 03/05/10 - Fairfield Town Crier - Local groups join signature drive to stop dog auctions in Ohio 03/04/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- Sending a Message to Ohio Legislators on Dog Auctions 02/28/10 - Ohio Federation of Dog Clubs - Dog Auctions 02/26/10 - The Post (Ohio University)- Humane Society ranks Ohio low 02/24/10 - The Jackson County Telegram - Local meeting slated on banning of dog auctions 02/21/10 - The Athens News Letter to the Editor - Support petition effort to make dog auctions and raffles illegal in Ohio 02/21/10 - Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Group seeks to stop puppy mills, dog auctions 02/15/10 - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - Ohio group seeks ban on dog auctions 02/14/10 - Mansfield - News Journal - Group wants dog auctions banned in Ohio 02/05/10 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- UPDATE: Ohio Dog Auctions Act 02/02/10 - Star News Online - Two animal welfare ballot measures proposed in Ohio 01/27/10 - Westlake / Bay Village Observer - Dog auctions in Ohio need to be banned!

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«Our five - year operating plan includes initiatives that redefine our value proposition, optimise our portfolio, streamline operations, invest in new technology systems and align our team members to deliver on our signature, Every Moment Matters.»

«Our five - year operating plan includes initiatives that redefine our value proposition, optimize our portfolio, streamline operations, invest in new technology systems and align our team members to deliver on our signature, Every Moment Matters.

Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT Governor said, «We're thankful for all the votes — a testament to the already solid reputation of the Amazing Thai Taste, which is part of our culinary tourism initiative to motivate tourists and foodies to embark on a culinary journey to taste signature Thai dishes in renowned venues across Thailand as the way to explore Thainess through food.»

«We need to be ready, and we need to be collecting signatures and educating on the initiatives,» Johnson said.

The victory that tops RAGA's list of accomplishments on its website: Convincing the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016 «to halt implementation of Obama's signature climate change initiative.»

Putting aside the emergency measures responding to the economic crisis, Obama's signature initiatives have been a health - care bill modeled on Mitt Romney's and a cap - and - trade bill modeled on George Bush Sr.'s.

In 2010, a citizen initiative similar to the current proposal failed to garner enough valid signatures to appear on the ballot.