Sentences with phrase «well called for reform»

When Cortines called for «action and progress,» he may have well called for reform.

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Perth's established suburbs accounted for just 28 per cent of all urban land development in 2012, well below the long - term «infill» target of 47 per cent, prompting calls for regulatory reform from the Property Council of Australia.

Business organizations like the Chamber of Commerce have called for immigration reform, saying immigrants are good for the economy while advocating a tough but «fair process for undocumented people who are living in our country today to earn a legal status.»

The Canadian Global Cities Council, a coalition of Canada's eight largest urban regional chambers of commerce, is calling for airport policy reform to align Canada with global best practices, and for our international airports to be factored into transit infrastructure planning by all levels of government.

After confronting the «knowledge problem» at the heart of discretionary monetary policy — that policymakers are unable to know the true structure of an increasingly complex and global economic system — Dorn calls for the establishment of a Centennial Monetary Commission to evaluate the performance of the Fed over its 100 - plus years of discretionary monetary authority and to discuss how best to reform the country's central bank.

The budget calls for tax reform that largely mirrors the House GOP's «Better Way» plan, though it does not mention much of the aspects that would pay for the changes in «Better Way» or other ways to make up for the revenue loss from the rate reductions it calls for.

While the example of Jesus and the theme of loving one's neighbor are perhaps the best motivation for social reform, I don't see clear biblical mandates calling for such changes specifically.

His naive use of class differences to identify excellence («Ministers of the better class are not satisfied to accept the rural churches») and his explicit call for theological schools to train persons to minister specifically to the rich suggest that this interest in theology, which is otherwise so thoroughly underemployed in Harper's proposed reform of theological schooling, is vulnerable to ideological misuse as a «cover» that at once obscures and legitimates an underlying concern to secure the churches» social status.

He therefore called for ongoing CAP reform health check discussions between the industry and agriculture ministers to find the best way forward for a softer landing ahead of the schemes 2015 deadline to cut subsidies.

He therefore called for ongoing discussions over the CAP reform health check between industry and agricultural ministers to find the best way forward for a softer landing ahead of the schemes 2015 deadline to cut subsidies.

Some of the leading high street retailers, including Argos, ASDA, Ford, and Whitbread PLC, Lloyd's business organisations, and risk management bodies have joined forces with the ABI in calling for reform to Britain's «have a go» compensation culture to ensure that genuine claimants get a better and faster deal.

Cuomo will be joined this morning on a telephone press conference by good government advocates who will add their voices to his call for pension fund reform that would change management of the fund from a sole trusteeship to a board system.

The call for evidence was issued to: • better understand how the relief is currently used • understand whether or not the relief is working as the Government intends • help inform any potential reform.

The potential for what Joel Barkan once called «reform coalitions» to protect democratic gains is well illustrated by another piece of legislation recently introduced in Kenya: the «statute law (miscellaneous amendments) bill», 2013.

Indeed, until it was reformed in 1989, Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 made it a criminal offence for any civil servant or public contractor to reveal any information he or she had learned in the course of his or her work: an offence that successive governments continued to prosecute well into the 1980s, despite recommendations published in 1972 by the Franks Committee calling for reform.

Tang Hui and Zhao Meifu, two women detained separately under China's re-education through labour system, have become so well known in China that they helped prompt calls for reforming the RETL system.

Corruption Trials and Two Reform Reports Make the Case for Action Now In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the -LSB-...]

A win by Gonzalez would help re-establish the WFP in Albany and also solidify its standing in NYC as a vehicle for reform against the well - established so - called Democratic «machines» in the outer boroughs — particularly Brooklyn and, in the case of the 2009 NYC Council elections, in which the WFP teamed up with HTC and 1199 against party - backed candidates, Queens.

There are calls for labour market reform, for lower labour costs (ie lower wages), for «renewed efforts» to get school leavers into training, for better use of an existing EU jobs website to «facilitate the cross-border placement of young people».

SQUADRON, KAVANAGH, ELECTEDS, ADVOCATES CALL TO CLOSE LLC LOOPHOLE IN BUDGET Electeds: With LLC Loophole Protected by Senate Majority, Budget Best Chance for Reform NEW YORK — Today, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, and 42 co-sponsors of their bill to close the LLC Loophole (S. 60 / A.6975), called on Governor Cuomo to include closing the LLC Loophole in his Executive Budget proposal, and to ensure that it is closed in the final enacted budget.

A collection of good government groups is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to insert funding in his 2016 - 17 executive budget for two election reform proposals.

The piece features a photo of the Upper East Side congresswoman with the president at the bill - signing ceremony for her Credit Card Bill of Rights and a quote from Obama calling Maloney «tenacious, energetic and reform - minded — someone with good ideas and the know - how to get them done.»

DiNapoli, good - government advocates and lawmakers supportive of procurement reform have called for oversight independent of the governor's office.

Meanwhile, 30 government reform groups wrote a letter to Cuomo asking him to make good on his call for public campaign financing, and for an independent agency to enforce regulations by putting money for those plans in the budget.

Councilwoman Rosie Mendez said good police officers should to start speaking out more against bad police officers, while Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez called for reform to the Justice Department.

Editorial pages from New York City to Buffalo are calling for reform measures, and good government groups say Governor Cuomo, who came into office vowing to win back the public trust, may find his very legacy in jeopardy.

Good government groups used the occasion of Silver's sentencing to renew their calls for comprehensive ethics reform, including limits on lawmakers» outside income and a comprehensive overhaul of the operation of the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Cuomo himself in recent days has called for a series of criminal justice reforms as well as new police training following a Staten Island grand jury not issuing an indictment against Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

Crisis has long called for reform of housing benefit to better support housing stability and to remove barriers to work.

The reforms call for early voting, better ballot design, and comprehensive online and easier voter registration in order to increase voter turnout.

Good government groups have been calling for closure of the LLC loophole for years, along with a slew of other government ethics and campaign finance reforms in New York, most of which have gone nowhere.

Calls for Voter Reform: Voter turnout was low as usual for this week's elections, and on Tuesday, the «Vote Better NY» coalition, led by NYC Votes, the voter outreach arm of the city's Campaign Finance Board, along with other advocacy and good government organizations launched a petition drive to highlight the importance of election reform and call on lawmakers to pass legislation to modernize elections in NewReform: Voter turnout was low as usual for this week's elections, and on Tuesday, the «Vote Better NY» coalition, led by NYC Votes, the voter outreach arm of the city's Campaign Finance Board, along with other advocacy and good government organizations launched a petition drive to highlight the importance of election reform and call on lawmakers to pass legislation to modernize elections in Newreform and call on lawmakers to pass legislation to modernize elections in New York.

Faso released his Jobs Plan earlier this year that calls for tax and regulatory reform as well as incentivizing investment in small businesses like Northern Eagle.

(He's siding with the governor in rejecting good government advocates» calls for a special session to pass more ethics reform, saying that despite recent corruption convictions of former senators, it's impossible to «legislative morality»).

After Libous» conviction of a single felony count of lying to the FBI about using his public post to get his son, Matthew, a job at a politically connected law firm — a decision that automatically ejected him from his Senate seat — six good government groups renewed their call for a special legislative session to address ethics reform.

Good government groups like Citizens Union and NYPIRG, as well as reform - minded legislators and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, have been calling for sweeping reforms aimed at truly cleaning up Albany's corruption problem.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton offered an aggressive defense of his police department this morning — ripping the city comptroller for calling city crime statistics «politicized,» pushing back against City Council reform efforts and knocking «headlines that misinform» during a morning address to the Association for a Better New York.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders called voting issue in New York state «absurd» in a speech Tuesday night and Mayor Bill de Blasio has also called for «major reforms» in the BOE as well as state voting laws.

Second, he let Sen Landrieu take the heat and be called a whore by his GOP minions for aquiring additional funds for Medicade - althought it was at his bequest Third - he goes around galavanting around the country fundraising» instead of governing - He blasts government for all of the ills and blamed the BP oil mess on Washington - yet he went licking up to DC for funds so he could build berms that wold be mysterious for the coast and let BP off the hook Cut funding for education - although he was afforded a damn good one He sides with his GOP pals about health care reform - REMINDER his child has a pre existing condition - heart problem

New York City lawmakers — including three potential 2021 mayoral candidates — as well as government reform advocates are calling on the city to adopt instant runoff voting, ranking candidates based on preference, for citywide primaries.

Sir Menzies himself today travels to Brussels for a speech calling for reform of the EU, with the concept of annual national audits to reassure voters that money had been well spent - and subject to scrutiny by national parliaments.

In response to the good government groups» call on Tuesday, Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi told the Albany Times - Union this: «We will be discussing many ethics issues this session, including campaign finance reform, outside income for legislators and more disclosure by not - for - profits as to who actually funds them and whether they are shadow lobbyists.»

Hawkins called for progressive tax reforms and increased state revenue sharing with local governments to pay for the Green New Deal as well as fully fund state and local public services and enable local governments to reduce high and regressive property taxes.

And while Thompson has called himself the best candidate to improve the city's schools, the paper criticized him for his association with the United Federation of Teachers, which it said was «not always a friend of needed reforms.»

Cuomo's wide - ranging, 10 - point ethics reform agenda advocates for a public campaign financing system, early voting, and several additional measures that reform - minded advocates and legislators have been calling for, as well as others of his own.

Public campaign finance advocates called on New York's three most powerful Democrats to stop the state's most powerful Republican from derailing what they said is the best chance for significant reform since Watergate.

Skelos» conviction brought a tidal wave of calls for reform from good government groups and reform - minded electeds.

Good government groups including NYPIRG and Citizens Union recently reiterated calls for sweeping reform, including:

David Willetts, the U.K. science minister, called the proposed legislation «good news for science,» but some scientific advocates of libel reform have so far reacted cautiously.

Thoughtful, well - intentioned advocates such as Charles Kerchner and Adam Urbanski call for unions and districts to work together to foster professionalism, create pleasant working conditions, and involve teachers in governance and decisionmaking (see «Reform or Be Reformed,» forum, Fall 2001).