Sentences with phrase «time for members of the public»

«These hearings were noticed more than a week ago in the New York Post and added to the public schedule hours before they took place, leaving time for members of the public to attend — which they did,» said mayoral spokesman Austin Finan.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

In a draft letter from the Futures Industry Association — the industry lobby group whose members include banks such as JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs — to the CFTC, the implementation of bitcoin futures contracts «did not allow for proper public transparency and input,» reports the Financial Times, who have reportedly seen the draft.

On the eve of his death, ministry partners, fans, and friends urgently asked for prayer on social media this weekend, offering a wave of early tributes that spread through end - times prophecy circles and chapters of Concerned Women for America (CWA), the 600,000 - member public policy organization founded by LaHaye's wife, Beverly.

Nestle's Public Affairs Manager, Marie Chantal Messier in response to a letter from Mike Brady of Baby Milk Action said that Nestle's CSV council charter stipulated that «if so desired, Council members may receive compensation for time spent devoted to the Council at a rate of CHF 25,000 per annum, assuming participation in a minimum of one meeting per year».

When your family is going through hard times, such as the death of a family member, help your child deal with the situation by asking the librarian at your public library for titles of books written for children.

Gov. David Paterson this morning lambasted public employee unions for making an issue of the $ 42,000 worth of raises he granted — and subsequently rescinded — to five members of his own staff at a time when he was pushing for a furlough for state workers.

This first prevents the spoiler effect, and second, allows members of the public to have time to give more attention to the two candidates who could win, particularly if they voted for a third party candidate the first time around.

Critics within the Lords say that a byelection for a hereditary position will strike some members of the public as baffling, especially at a time when the upper house is swamped with political appointments.

Although Ms. Quinn didn't call out her rivals by name, in the original Times story, her campaign criticized Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, for having ties to some members of NYC Is Not for Sale 2013, the attack ad coalition.

The Commission wishes to state for the umpteenth time, that it believes in the rule of law and will not take extra-legal measures to ridicule or embarrass any member of the public that may or may not be under investigation.

(b) Each Democratic organization shall have a written constitution which provides among other things (i) that the annual election of officers be by a secret ballot of the members of the organization; (ii) that membership in the organization be open to all enrolled Democrats residing in the political subdivision for which the organization is to function; (iii) that there be periodic financial reports to the membership, with at least one report each year and that the receipts and expenditures of the organization may be reviewed upon the written request of any member of the organization at a reasonable time and place fixed by an officer of the organization designated for that purpose; (iv) that endorsement of all candidates for party position or public office in the party primary be by a secret ballot of the members of the organization.

At the same time, the governor's office was working behind the scenes to whip up support for the governor's headline - generating proposal, reaching out to members of the public universities and dispatching staffers to campuses to sell presidents on the measure.

Lest we forget, this is not the first time TOPY is questioning or criticizing the mode of work and delivery of the IEA, the public will remember that in the year 2012, TOPY petitioned the IEA on the credibility of some of its committee members and asked them to do something about it or else we advised the NDC not to partake in the previous debate for some reasonable doubts.

I was not convinced that a member of the public had taken the time to search the Ipsa website for my expenses and then authored an inaccurate attack which matched the attack by the newspaper journalist.

«Over that period of time not one member of the public came to a surgery of mine, not one local councillor asked me a question, either in my political group or in full council, not one local MP in Rotherham raised the issue or a case of CSE for those five years,» he said.

Council Member Rodriguez, chair of the Council's transportation committee, has called for public investment in Citi Bike, but the mayor has said he has no plans to do so at this time.

At the direction of the Chairman, the Legislature is in the final stages of installing public WiFi in the Chambers for the first time, allowing members to work from tablets or laptops instead of the thick session folders, which can contain hundreds of pages of paper.

Even though I opposed the change at the time, I joined a number of other members in calling for a public hearing prior to our vote.

Journalists, activists and members of the public alike were taken aback at the manner in which the two brothers repeatedly clashed with each other for the first time at the NS - hosted debate.

Ken Brynien, President of the Public Employees Federation, says he can't tell his members what do to at election time, but he says right now they seem disinclined to do help any lawmaker who voted for the plan, and vows that they will «remember in November».

Comptroller DiNapoli's past proposals created a «campaign finance board» consisting of seven members appointed by a variety of offices and gave that newly formed agency sufficient time to consider and issue regulations and develop the necessary procedures for shepherding and safeguarding the public money under its charge.

Unfortunately for Galloway, it is not the first time he has been on the receiving end of violence from a member of the public.

A member of the Teamsters and a long - time fighter for workers» rights, expanded public services, and environmental action, Hawkins puts the $ 15 minimum at the center of his platform, as well as a massive public works program and an end to hydro - fracking and charter - school expansion.

In March 2010, while addressing members of the National Unity Forum, who had paid him a courtesy visit in Kaduna State, Buhari, who was in the opposition at the time, called for the impeachment of then President Umaru Yar» Adua, who was ill and had not been seen in public since November 2009.

Collins, R - Clarence, the first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for president, said the public meetings would be a waste of time because protesters would be disruptive.

The time has come for Carl Paladino to resign as a member of the board of education of the Buffalo Public Schools; we have come to this conclusion after observing what at best can be described as divisive, caustic, disruptive and potentially destructive behavior by Mr. Paladino.

ALBANY, NY (09/27/2011)(readMedia)-- For the first time in the 34 year history of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), members voted to reject the tentative agreement negotiated with the state.

I know I speak for both the public and private members of our board when I say we are proud of the infrastructure that has been built and successes that have been accomplished in such a short time, and remain committed to the Partnership and its mission.

One of the suspects, Chigbo Daniel, told newsmen that he had been on crime for a long time, noting that he learnt the act of duping unsuspecting members of the public from a fraud syndicate operating in Obosi Community.

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Because the center is made up of four diverse divisions (Public Health Sciences, Basic Sciences, Clinical Research, and Human Biology), the talks cover something outside a member's direct area of expertise most of the time, which makes for an eager and enthusiastic audience.

«We've known for a long time that female athletes often experience discrimination and other microaggressions, but now that we have statistical data illustrating this issue, we want to use it to educate media and members of the public on how to avoid some of these problematic pitfalls.»

Musser: But of course even that wasn't really true, because even in its time, the physicists and even interested members of the public really caught on to the theory and just started to grasp its implications and its deep meaning for the universe.

While public relations» staff members for urban schools want to spend more time helping the press develop stories, they usually don't have the time or resources, and spend the bulk of their time responding to crises.

During this time members of the public can vote for their favourite app at: appsforgood.org/public/awards/2015/peoples - choice

Kindergartners, first graders, foster children, dependents of full - time active military members and children that have been adopted in the past year qualify for vouchers without having to attend a public school.

In addition, students with special needs are also eligible if they are in foster care or were officially adopted in the past year, are children of an active - duty military member or are enrolled part - time in a public school and part - time in a nonpublic school that exclusively provides services for students with special needs.

After the «Local Control Accountability Plan» called for consideration of a later start time, a School Site Council was formed to compile pertinent evidence and present it to parents and interested community members at a series of public meetings.

The election of three school board members comes at a particularly important time as the district faces critical budgetary decisions, the need to improve student achievement particularly for chronically underserved students and even greater parent demand for high quality educational options including charter public schools.

There will be time allotted for members of the public to provide comments once the three panels have concluded.

«We all want to believe that [D.C. Public Schools] is getting stronger and has the capability to do this, but it's time for us to peek behind the curtain a little bit,» said Council member David A. Catania (I - At Large), education committee chairman, who called the recent reduction in private placements of public school students «a point of great suspicion for me.&Public Schools] is getting stronger and has the capability to do this, but it's time for us to peek behind the curtain a little bit,» said Council member David A. Catania (I - At Large), education committee chairman, who called the recent reduction in private placements of public school students «a point of great suspicion for me.&public school students «a point of great suspicion for me.»

During these difficult financial times, GO Public Schools continues to advocate for budget transparency, clear communication and engagement with community members, and implementation of national best practices in district level budgeting.

During these difficult financial times, GO Public Schools continues to advocate for budget transparency, clear communication and engagement with community members, and implementation of

It is time for the individual members of the ConnCAN Advisory Board to explain why they said nothing as ConnCAN spent half a million dollars lying about Connecticut, our schools, our teachers and our system of public education.

When Congress considers overhauling its federal education law early this year, Smith and a bipartisan group of 84 other House members want to include language that would pressure schools to offer more PE: Their idea is to force school officials to issue yearly reports on how much time students engage in physical activity, making it easier for the public to compare schools.

Time once again to remind those following this issue that for six months, from October 2016 to May 2017, members of Dr. Hite's staff held secret meetings with charter operators and lobbyists No notice was ever given to the public, no minutes were ever released, no explanation ever given why these meetings took place.

«When Secretary [Betsy] DeVos's own Department's independent research office tells her that siphoning taxpayer dollars into private schools has a negative impact on students, it's time for her to finally abandon her reckless plans to privatize public schools across the country,» Democratic Senator Patty Murray, the ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee, said in a statement.

«I'm so excited about what Michelle King is doing, because for the first time since I was on the board, we have a superintendent who is saying, «Hey, we can learn from each other,»» Caprice Young, CEO of Magnolia Public Schools and a former LA Unified school board member, said at the time.

According to a memo former Hartford Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto sent to the Board on October 12, 2012 — which was the first time the wider board knew of the meeting — «Participants included Board of Education Chair Matthew Poland, Mayor Segarra, Hartford Public Schools, Achievement First and Jumoke Academy senior staff members, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Connecticut Council for Education Reform, ConnCAN, and other corporate, community and philanthropic partners.»