Sentences with phrase «sweeping change in policy»

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In June 2008, an eminent group of Canadian business leaders released a blueprint for sweeping changes to Canada's suite of competition policies.

On Dec. 22, 2017, President Trump signed sweeping tax reform, formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, into law, marking the largest change to U.S. tax policy in decades.

Indeed, shareholder policy preferences can shift very rapidly when activist shareholders arrive on scene and demand sweeping changes in core policies.

In the weeks since the news broke, the company has scrambled to make sweeping changes to its data policies in an effort to soothe user and investor concernIn the weeks since the news broke, the company has scrambled to make sweeping changes to its data policies in an effort to soothe user and investor concernin an effort to soothe user and investor concerns.

Congress successfully passed sweeping changes to US tax policy, which President Trump signed into law in December.

Crisis books usually follow a predictable pattern: first a searing depiction of the problem at hand, then some broad and sweeping assessments of how great changes in attitude might begin to address the issue, and then some piddling and timid policy proposals that clearly won't begin to meet the challenge.

Trump will scrap subsidies to health insurance companies that help pay out - of - pocket costs of low - income people — a decision disclosed hours after he ordered potentially sweeping changes in the nation's insurance system, including sales of cheaper policies with fewer benefits and fewer protections for consumers.

The report, the product of the conference's Senate Democratic Policy Group, also calls for blocking budget sweeps from environmental protections funds in order to ensure the money fights climate change.

But we also think sweeping changes in state policy, especially when they're hammered out by three men in a room, is problematic.

At least one upstate business, Davidson Brothers Brewery, has instituted sweeping changes in their tipping policy

At least one upstate business, Davidson Brothers Brewery, has instituted sweeping changes in their tipping policy more

This time Corbyn contemplated sweeping changes to his shadow cabinet, recognised that such a move would trigger unwanted resignations on an impossibly big scale, stepped back from such a move but still sacked stroppy dissenters and made a significant move in relation to defence policy.

The Trump administration implemented sweeping changes to the way immigration policy is enforced, making clear that millions of people living illegally in the U.S. are now subject to deportation and pushing authorities to fast - track the removal of many of them.

Among the proposals not included by the Assembly: a sweeping policy change that would give the state wide latitude in determining value - based payments for health care providers, a plan to allow private equity investing in hospitals and a plan that would limit how much providers can charge for drugs in Medicaid - managed care plans.

After sparring with New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, charter - school advocates found an ally in Governor Andrew Cuomo this year, and the current state budget included sweeping policy changes that boosted the sector, especially in New York City.

When a policy change this sweeping happens so quickly (a decade is a very short time for a change of this scope, especially in America's highly decentralized educational environment), it should come as no surprise when critics appear on multiple fronts.

While boasting of recent improvements in student performance in his state, Rhode Island Gov. Donald L. Carcieri used his fifth State of the State address to call for sweeping policy changes to make further progress.

And in recent years, most states have adopted sweeping educational policy changes, including teacher evaluations tied to test scores and Common Core academic standards that have changed what and how students learn in the classroom.

The Education Department also on Thursday released a report on the Obama administration's $ 4 billion Race to the Top competitive grant program, describing how it ushered in sweeping policy changes in many states, including some that proved controversial, such as new teacher evaluations tied to student test scores.

«The court cites no legal authority for any of its breathtakingly sweeping orders requiring the State to, in effect, change numerous key educational policies so that they will be, in the trial court's judgment, «rationally, substantially, and verifiably» connected with educational need,» it says.

June 11, 2014 (Bridgeport, CT)-- Educators 4 Excellence, a national teacher - led organization that seeks to elevate the voices of teachers in education policy discussions, formally launched its new chapter in Connecticut Wednesday with a kick - off event in Bridgeport and a call for sweeping changes to existing professional development.

The Assembly has proposed sweeping and detrimental policy changes that focus on two issues in the news lately: the enrollment and retention of high need students, and student discipline.

Donald Trump promises sweeping changes in economic policies to make Americans more prosperous.

Cats will roam free and good old boys had better chain the dogs riding in the back of pickup trucks if sweeping changes proposed for Orange County animal control laws win commissioners» approval.Those are two of 34 changes suggested by a committee of animal lovers appointed by commissioners to review county animal policies.

Rachel Monahan from Willamette Week has the scoop: «In a sweeping change to Portland housing policy, City... Read more

In the coming months, as Congress and the Obama administration dole out billions in stimulus dollars to kick - start a green economy and draft sweeping legislation to curb climate change, the future of coal will be at the heart of the debate over energy policIn the coming months, as Congress and the Obama administration dole out billions in stimulus dollars to kick - start a green economy and draft sweeping legislation to curb climate change, the future of coal will be at the heart of the debate over energy policin stimulus dollars to kick - start a green economy and draft sweeping legislation to curb climate change, the future of coal will be at the heart of the debate over energy policy.

Where efforts to address climate change have for the last 20 years focused on reducing national emissions through sweeping policies, like cap and trade or carbon taxes, climate policy today has shifted decisively toward smaller bore, pragmatic policies that don't promise to eliminate the climate crisis in one fell swoop but do help us move our economy toward greater «decarbonization,» sector by sector and technology by technology.

Shortly thereafter, and with help from Cohen Milstein, Walker issued a sweeping, overly broad and sloppily drafted subpoena that demanded any and all communications between ExxonMobil and no less than 90 different think tanks, non-profits and «and any other organizations engaged in research or advocacy concerning Climate Change or policies.»

In other words, weather really isn't a reliable indicator of long - term climate trends — but that isn't going to stop Walsh and his ilk from making sweeping predictions and (which is much more important) insisting upon sweeping policy changes just in case they turn out to be right one of these millenniIn other words, weather really isn't a reliable indicator of long - term climate trends — but that isn't going to stop Walsh and his ilk from making sweeping predictions and (which is much more important) insisting upon sweeping policy changes just in case they turn out to be right one of these millenniin case they turn out to be right one of these millennia.

If they withstand the expected legal challenges, the regulations will set in motion sweeping policy changes that could shut down hundreds of coal - fired power plants, freeze construction of new coal plants and create a boom in the production of wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources.

In the most sweeping reform of Japan's legal system since World War II, the doors are opening wide for a flood of new lawyers to handle cases in an increasingly litigious society.Experts say the reforms underscore a big shift in social attitudes that is forcing Japan to change its policy of keeping the number of lawyers loIn the most sweeping reform of Japan's legal system since World War II, the doors are opening wide for a flood of new lawyers to handle cases in an increasingly litigious society.Experts say the reforms underscore a big shift in social attitudes that is forcing Japan to change its policy of keeping the number of lawyers loin an increasingly litigious society.Experts say the reforms underscore a big shift in social attitudes that is forcing Japan to change its policy of keeping the number of lawyers loin social attitudes that is forcing Japan to change its policy of keeping the number of lawyers low.

In this post, Part 2 of the series, we look at Bill 132, which comes into force on September 8, 2016, and is poised to affect sweeping changes in HR policy across Ontario workplaceIn this post, Part 2 of the series, we look at Bill 132, which comes into force on September 8, 2016, and is poised to affect sweeping changes in HR policy across Ontario workplacein HR policy across Ontario workplaces.

In the weeks since the news broke, the company has scrambled to make sweeping changes to its data policies in an effort to soothe user and investor concernIn the weeks since the news broke, the company has scrambled to make sweeping changes to its data policies in an effort to soothe user and investor concernin an effort to soothe user and investor concerns.

Facebook changed its policy in 2014 to prevent developers from gathering data on the friends of people who downloaded their Facebook quizzes or games, but by that time, according to Sandy Parakilas, a whistleblower who used to work on Facebook's app security team and spoke to the Guardian earlier this week, it's possible that hundreds of millions of people's data could have been swept up by app developers without their consent.

A large concentration of exchange - traded volume typically occurs in China's «Big Three» bitcoin exchanges: BTCC, Huobi and OKCoin (at least, before they recently announced sweeping policy changes).

Research on factors conducive to positive change in parenting behaviour, using parenting measures tracked at future sweeps of GUS would also be a useful addition to the evidence base for parenting policy.

In 1999, sweeping Medicare policy changes applied stricter, HMO - style reimbursements to the skilled nursing sector.

In an effort to acknowledge the shifting tide, NAR directors have sanctioned what it admits are «sweeping policy changes ``