Sentences with phrase «state policy actions»

The governor and his aides have repeatedly said state policy actions and donations are not linked.

«Im somewhat skeptical, given the history of some of the companies involved in this, that it represents a dramatic change in their resistance to aggressive federal and state policy action on the issue,» said Alden M. Meyer, director of government relations for the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Not exact matches

The prospect of a federal policy fix seems dim given the recent repeal of Obama - era Internet privacy rules, but state and local governments may still be able to take action.

Cities complement the national, provincial, and state actions with policies to fit the local conditions.

Experts on the panel included, Tyler Chandler, Florida's State Director for the Afterschool All Stars; Michael Kaurich, the Operations Director for STEM Action in Maryland; Anita Krishnamurthi, the Vice President of STEM Policy for the Afterschool Alliance; and Nick Hutchinson, the Executive of US2020.

Through policy development, education, and advocacy, the Institute is building support for meaningful action at the local, state, national, and international levels.

The United States could certainly benefit from a more effective trade policy aimed at reducing barriers to trade through well - thought - out and forceful negotiations and taking actions that are consistent with global trade rules.

In his remarks here, Trump reiterated that the United States must «change its policies,» but he offered no details about actions his administration will pursue.

«I think Obama has the right course of action, the right policies for Israel's long term survival... as a democratic and Jewish state.»

Gerecht was essentially with (see his 2012 essay «Living with Islam») certain voices in the Obama State Dept., or among the academic supporters of the Revolution at a site like The Arabist, which for a time held that the Revolution presented a chance to split the broad Islamic constituency represented by the Brotherhood, to separate the Brothers ready to meet democratic secularists half - way, from the rest, and to let the latter earn the scorn of the populace through their own policies, actions, etc..

The Declaration does not specify how we are to strive toward that goal - whether through state policy, international initiatives, market dynamics, voluntary action, charity, or all of these combined.

I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, find that the policies and actions of the Government of Nicaragua constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States and hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.

Until it was banned during the most recent state of emergency, SACC published Ecunews, filled with thoughtful yet uncompromising denunciations of many government actions and policies, particularly the forced removals of blacks from newly declared white areas.

InterVarsity has long had a strict policy that its leadership can only identify as Christian, and the lawsuit against Wayne State articulated that the action to dismiss the organization is a violation of religious freedom.

«While state policies and the actions of extremist groups often mask the high levels of tolerance in the minds of ordinary Arabs, the typical citizen in this region expresses a great deal of support for tolerant policies,» said Michael Hoffman, who studied religious minorities as part of the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs.

There he says, one, that the shift from the concept of «the State's role as providers of equal opportunities to every citizen» to that of providing education, health and other social services «to those who can afford to pay» is a U-turn in public policy which «has been made surreptitiously by administrative action without public discussion and legislative sanction»; two, that the total commercialization of social sectors is «alien even to free market societies»; and three, that «the ready acceptance of self - financing concept in social sectors alien even to free - market societies is the end result of gradual disenchantment with the Kerala Model of Development», which has been emphasizing the social dimension rather than the economic, but that it is quite false to present the situation as calling for a choice between social development and economic growth.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

persecutions were local, sporadic and often caused by mob action than the result of definite state policy Tertullian's idea that «the blood of the martyr is the seed of the Church» became a terrible reality in the life of many Christians during this period.

Mount Palomar Winery will make a reasonable best - effort to have the third - party utilize that information in accordance to Mount Palomar Winery's stated privacy policy, however, can not take final responsibility for the third - parties» actions.

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In today's online issue of U.S. News and World Report, Marilyn Schwartz, Ph.D., deputy director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., notes that parents in states without strong laws governing competitive foods can still take action.

The Department of Public Instruction also provides Wellness Policy Resources from various other state organizations, including state's Team Nutrition and Action for Healthy Kids teams, and national organizations, including the CDC and USDA.

Guidance Materials: The State Board of Education and the Illinois Nutrition Education and Training Program provides districts with wellness policy resources, including a Local Wellness Policy Toolkit (2005) that includes an action plan checklist, a needs assessment and annual evaluation tool, a model policy developed under a USDA Team Nutrition grant, and other resources for developing local wellness polpolicy resources, including a Local Wellness Policy Toolkit (2005) that includes an action plan checklist, a needs assessment and annual evaluation tool, a model policy developed under a USDA Team Nutrition grant, and other resources for developing local wellness polPolicy Toolkit (2005) that includes an action plan checklist, a needs assessment and annual evaluation tool, a model policy developed under a USDA Team Nutrition grant, and other resources for developing local wellness polpolicy developed under a USDA Team Nutrition grant, and other resources for developing local wellness policies.

Adopted by the State Board of Education, the action guide includes lessons learned from the state's school nutrition policy pilot projects to help inform districts in implementing and developing their wellness poliState Board of Education, the action guide includes lessons learned from the state's school nutrition policy pilot projects to help inform districts in implementing and developing their wellness polistate's school nutrition policy pilot projects to help inform districts in implementing and developing their wellness policies.

«We are excited to see Chicago Public Schools continue to be a leader by using procurement dollars to improve the freshness, quality and nutrition in their meals for students while growing opportunities for local, sustainable and fair producers and processors,» stated Rodger Cooley, Executive Director of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council.

Patti Rundall, Policy Director of Baby Milk Action, said: «We are grateful to all the MEPs and Member States who have been working with us to improve these regulations.

The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public - private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States.

Minnesota recently released «Prenatal to Age 3: A Comprehensive, Racially - Equitable Policy Plan for Universal Healthy Child Development» outlining specific actions the state can take to promote socia...

In other words, when applied to maternity care, The Precautionary Principle states that when a practice, action, or policy may raise threats of harm to mother, baby, or family, the burden of proof that it will result in more good than harm falls on those who wish to adopt it — the policy maker, caregiver, or administrator, not on the pregnant person.

FRAC: Food Research & Action Center: A BIC partner, FRAC the leading national nonprofit working to improve public policies and public - private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States.

Similarly, James Weill, president of Food Research & Action Center, a leading anti-hunger group, referred to the bill in a press release as «ill conceived» and «deeply flawed,» while Margo Wootan, Nutrition Policy director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, stated that the bill «would roll back key progress that schools, health advocates, and the Administration have worked so hard to achieve over the last six years.»

The CIP includes action areas for Member States, WHO and other actors and recommends «to create a supportive environment for the implementation of comprehensive food and nutrition policies» and calls for Member States to «establish a dialogue with relevant national and international parties and form alliances and partnerships to expand nutrition actions with the establishment of adequate mechanisms to safeguard against potential conflicts of interest».

Minnesota recently released «Prenatal to Age 3: A Comprehensive, Racially - Equitable Policy Plan for Universal Healthy Child Development» outlining specific actions the state can take to promote social, economic, health, and educational equity for all children.

Jenny Saunders OBE, Chief Executive of National Energy Action stated: «The CCC report highlights the UK Government must realign current policies and increase investment overall in programmes that can create warmth, comfort and make fuel bills affordable for vulnerable households.

«Will the secretary of state confirm it's his policy to threaten NHS staff with disciplinary action if they speak out against NHS reorganisation?»

«For years, Make the Road Action has mobilized communities from across the state to stand up to Governor Cuomo's destructive policies which put our values at odds with the needs of New York's communities of color,» Nixon said in a statement.

(d) It further is the policy of the United States that, to the extent permitted by law, all agencies should take appropriate actions to promote clean air and clean water for the American people, while also respecting the proper roles of the Congress and the States concerning these matters in our constitutional republic.

Although the evidence show that the Respondent subsequently surrendered the gift to the State, the action nonetheless contravened the gift policy.

Frequently policy - makers changed their course of action after a negative market response, particularly when the solvency of one of the member states was at stake.

The illegal wildlife trade also rapidly climbed the U.S. policy agenda, partly motivated by the «Call to Action» issued by then - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

LCV, as part of the Conservation Voter Movement along our state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who will champion our priority issues.

Carol M. Browner, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Board Chair of the League of Conservation Voters said: «By building victories in different states and on multiple policies, we can demonstrate strong public support for climate action, demonstrate success that others will want to replicate, and drive down the costs of clean energy».

This policy and the actions taken in its name seem to be nothing short of state sanctioned murder.

He also urged some persons in the political class in the State not to be antagonistic and hostile to government policies and destructive in their action against their perceived enemies in government.

The first is that the settler movement is not naïve about the implications of its actions for the possibility of a Palestinian state, rather the policy that they advocate is explicit in seeking to deny the Palestinians a state of their own and to deny them integration into the state of Israel itself.

A new 50 - state study, Undocumented Immigrants» State and Local Tax Contributions, by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds that undocumented immigrants» tax contributions would increase significantly under the Obama Administration's executive actions and even more substantially under comprehensive immigration policy restate study, Undocumented Immigrants» State and Local Tax Contributions, by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds that undocumented immigrants» tax contributions would increase significantly under the Obama Administration's executive actions and even more substantially under comprehensive immigration policy reState and Local Tax Contributions, by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds that undocumented immigrants» tax contributions would increase significantly under the Obama Administration's executive actions and even more substantially under comprehensive immigration policy rPolicy finds that undocumented immigrants» tax contributions would increase significantly under the Obama Administration's executive actions and even more substantially under comprehensive immigration policy rpolicy reform.

The Capitol Pressroom previewed the event with Susan Zimet, Executive Director of the Hunger Action Network of New York State, and Ron Deutsch, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute.

In 2013, the New York Public Interest Research Group complained to the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics that the party's efforts amounted to lobbying — the ads didn't urge people to vote for someone, but rather to support a pending policy action — and should be disclosed as such.

«At my direction, the state Department of Health and Office of Mental Health are launching an immediate review of St. Barnabas Hospital's actions and policies in admitting, treating and discharging this individual.

«California is a leading state in aggressive climate policies because back in 2006 they wrote all of their goals into law, while in New York we've done executive actions,» EANY executive director Peter Iwanowicz said.