Sentences with phrase «years supports public»

There's a reason why every single Democratic and Republican candidate for president in the last 25 years supports public charter schools.

During her three years supporting public education and associations at the Alliance, she gained a deep appreciation for the...

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While LGBT inclusion has been a winning stance for companies from a marketing standpoint — several major companies made a public showing of support for LGBT rights during the Sochi Olympics earlier this year — the survey results suggest that companies have some work to do to make employees feel welcomed within their workplaces.

And while public dissatisfaction with the legislation has been focused on the notion that the Republican tax cuts are deeply skewed toward the wealthiest Americans and the corporations they run, Barkan, who has spent years galvanizing support for a more diverse and inclusive Federal Reserve, wants to remind Americans this legislation also includes cuts to their healthcare.

Consulting groups Integral Development and Nous Group have won contracts to support development of independent public schools, as part of a range of programs that also include 20 principals per year attending a training program at Harvard University.

Earlier this year, Gore (no relation to former Vice President Al Gore) was named resident entrepreneur of the U.N. Foundation, the public charity that raises funds to support the global organization's causes.

Harold Feld, a senior vice president at Public Knowledge, a nonprofit group that supports net neutrality, said the biggest tech companies were less vocal because they are facing more regulatory battles than in past years.

For instance, the government says it will invest $ 950 million over five years to support «superclusters,» but the vast bulk of that money is repurposed from last year's budget, with the remainder scraped from «public transit and green infrastructure» funding allocated in the 2016 fall economic statement.

Public mood across Europe is disgruntled right now and there are conditions for populist groups to attract levels of support that years ago they could only dream of.

«At the start of the year, strong opposition to the Northern Gateway outranked strong support by an almost 4 - to - 1 margin — now it's less than 2 - to - 1,» says Mario Canseco, Vice President, Public Affairs at Insights West.

In its 25 years of existence, Fidelity Charitable has granted more than $ 23 billion to public charities and has worked with over 100,000 donors like you to support more than 220,000 charities.

This week, when I asked for a book recommendation (http://on.fb.me/O7k7tQ), introduction to a public company CEO (http://on.fb.me/P9x6vR), and received an intro to an author I interviewed (http://on.fb.me/P9xb2C); it was generally the weak ties in my network who I had never met or hadn't connected with for years that gave the most support.

Once the legislation passes the Senate with opposition support as expected, all proprietary and unlisted public companies with an annual turnover or gross assets of up to $ 25 million will be able to advertise their business plans on licensed crowdfunding portals and raise up to $ 5 million a year to carry them out.

This comes a year after a shareholder proposal seeking an assessment of the long term impacts on the company's portfolio of public policies received near - majority support.

Yet the public strongly supports these measures, as a CCPA / Environics poll found last year, and as Ipsos found in a quick poll after the Budget was released.

This time last year, Sinn Féin attracted just 10 per cent support in polls, suggesting its anti-austerity stance is proving popular with the public.

The government has announced welcome additional support for public transit investment starting with just $ 250 million in 2017 - 18 but increasing to $ 1 billion per year from 2019 - 20.

Public Eye has been supported for the past two years by a small group of readers who have made monthly $ 10 contributions to keep me filing freedom of information requests, poring over government reports and holding politicians of all stripes to account.

There is wide spread support for this proposed law, but the B.C. Liberals have failed to take action since concluding a public consultation more than a year ago.

I have to be honest and say that I'm a bit taken aback (and a bit hurt) that those of us who were in the streets in the past five years for Black lives didn't receive this type of reception or public support.

But new taxes are not needed for a chartered, infrastructure public bank that will achieve profitability within two to three years and then use these profits to increase support for needed projects.

Andrea Williams from the Christian Legal Centre, which has been supporting the 71 year old, told Premier: «Simply for holding a perfectly lawful view, a view that many people would hold up and down the country, this gentleman finds himself removed from public office.»

She's just the standard - bearer of a movement that emerged into public consciousness nearly fifty years ago — a sexually progressive crusade that now boasts extraordinary public support.

«This year, World Refugee Day also marks a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee.»

«Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) released a new poll yesterday that finds support for marriage equality has jumped 21 percentage points over the last ten years»

In fact, Swift made several decisions that served to counter her influence: She deleted a tweet supporting the Women's March, her political voice was limited to a single «go vote» post and her usual public philanthropic efforts were more muted than in years past.

To stay on the air, public broadcasting stations were forced resort to year - round fund raising campaigns, to accept forms of «underwriter recognition» that looked suspiciously like commercials, and to tailor their programming schedule to whatever corporate underwriters would support.

Tim Dieppe, Head of Public Policy at Christian Concern - which offers legal support to Christians who say they have been unfairly treated - said the results resonate «very much» for their experiences over the years.

Whatever legal and public policy solutions are reached in the coming years, Christians need to find a social, political and religious way to secure the well - being of women and children, involve fathers in the lives of their children, and support gays and lesbians who want to establish committed relationships and receive the benefits and blessings that go with this commitment.

After many years of successfully purging religion from public schools, I am surprised by the number of people reported as supporting its reintroduction.

The conference was spearheaded by Michael Davidson, a man of God who came out of the homosexual life many years ago and heads up a group called Core Issues Trust («a non-profit Christian ministry supporting men and women with homosexual issues who voluntarily seek change in sexual preference and expression») and by Andrea Williams, dynamic barrister and CEO of Christian Concern (an organization that seeks to be «a strong Christian voice in the public sphere») and the Christian Legal Centre (a legal defense team for British Christians persecuted for their faith).

I fear that it will take some years before public opinion supporting gay marriage (currently, in the US this is a majority; here there is conflicting evidence) goes into reverse, and even longer before gay couples are no longer allowed to adopt children.

The platform planks for «32 embodied a number of Century concerns: U.S. adherence to the World Court protocol; U.S. entry into the League of Nations, provided that its covenant be amended to eliminate military sanctions; U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union (which was granted a year later); the safeguarding of the rights of conscientious objectors (including those denied citizenship, such as Canadian - born theologian D. C. Macintosh of Yale Divinity School); the abolition of compulsory military training in state - supported educational institutions other than military and naval academies; emergency measures for relief and public - works employment; the securing of constitutional rights for minorities; the reduction of gross inequality of income by steeply progressive rates of taxation on large incomes; «progressive socialization of the ownership and control of natural resources, public utilities and basic industries»; «the nationalization of our entire banking system»; and so on (June 8, 1932).

What will the GOP do in 20 years when it becomes clear even to them that the public does not support their fundamentalism?

Federal funds are also granted to state public health programs ($ 66,000,000 in the fiscal year 1969) Community mental health receives a minimum of 15 percent of each state's allotment, and 70 percent of the grant is available to support services in communities for which both public and private nonprofit groups may apply.

Despite this, today a majority of the Irish public supports Kenny's bill, swayed by the Savita case» not to mention other factors chipping away at the pro-life position for years, like the eroding influence of the Roman Catholic Church.

While public support for abortion remains at a 20 - year high (57 %, according to Pew Research Center), 70 percent of white evangelicals and 40 percent of women overall believe it should be illegal.

But at the same time, the courts, for the past 40 years, have removed the moral framework that supported the civility of those encounters with strangers in public places.

Paid - time religious programming has justified its dominance of the religious television field in recent years by suggesting that with its independent financial resources gained through audience cultivation and support it has been able to overcome the limitations experienced by mainline broadcasters as they worked with the local stations and networks on a public service basis.

Because public opinion supporting certain kinds of abortion is close to unanimous; it was formed before the 1973 Supreme Court decision; and the majority that have come of sexual age since that year now take for granted that fertility decisions are to be made only by the individuals involved.

Last year the news reports of the Pride Parade where I live showed a float with Christians who say they support LGBTQs, However, it also showed a church in the area where the floats and marchers line up that blocked off its parking lot and access to its property and posted people on the property who said the church objects to parade participants using the public street in front of the church.

Increased revenue from lodging properties, support of local non-profit organizations and events, social media engagement and public relations activities combine to support the Napa TID in its most successful year yet.

Last year the Vikings were an NFL - best 14 - 3 ATS, so it's shocking to see that they haven't received more public support this season.

This is highly unusual given their high level of public support over the past year and a half.

Betting against the public has been supported by years of research and with over 500 past matches we clearly have a large sample size, but what about the year - to - year results?

Jon Pringle is available year round to work with athletes and members of the public for physiotherapy support.

Although it's been years since the days of Emmitt Smith and Troy Aikman, the Cowboys are still considered by many to be «America's Team» and therefore receive tons of public support regardless of their opponent.

Assuming these levels of public betting continue, it would be the most public support the Browns have received as an underdog in nearly six years!

No team has received more than 82 % of spread bets this season, and no team has received this level of public support in more than five years (10/23/11, GB -10 at MIN).

Although those numbers will likely fluctuate before kick - off, no team has received this level of public support in almost five years (Green Bay received 88 % of spread bets against Minnesota back on October 23, 2011).