Sentences with phrase «labor party promised»
In the latest round of federal elections, the governing Labor Party promised to implement power plant emissions standards and carbon capture requirements for new coal - burning generators.
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The Labor Party's promise to ban live sheep exports is being slammed by the Federal Government.
South Australian Liberal leader Steven Marshall has promised a «new dawn» for South Australia after his party won the state election and ended 16 years of Labor Government.
Although Labor came up two seats short of official party status in the legislature, Newman promised that Labor would be «properly resourced as an opposition».
The governor promised to support a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate by his fellow Democrats as part of his endorsement deal with the labor - backed Working Families Party this past spring.
The latest push comes from an unusual coalition of progressive labor interests, political (Democratic Party, that is) and environmental groups, health care interests and good government advocates who are urging Cuomo to enact a «voluntary» public campaign finance system early in the 2011 legislative session — one of the many camapign promises outlined in his «New New York Agenda» books.
Cuomo adds he backs the Dream Act, as well as a faster increase in the state's minimum wage — two promises made to the Working Families Party in May when he received the labor - backed group's endorsement.
Having said that, it's generally expected to pass — the Labor Party, The Greens, and several independents have said they'll support it, and the opposition (generally opposed to anything climate - related) don't have the numbers to block it, although they've promised to repeal it if elected in 2013 (although the total package has been cleverly built, so to repeal it, they'll have to promise to raise taxes on the low & middle income brackets, cut aged & disability pensions, and rely on the «goodwill» of large corporations to lower prices for electricity & other carbon - intensive goods).