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Letter from the Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group urges UK and EU27 to meet Paris climate commitments in Brexit negotiations
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TORONTO, April 23 - The leaders of Germany and France will urge U.S. Maas, speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations, also said the G7 would formally call on Russia to contribute to solving the crisis in Syria.
As the news service notes, Group of Eight leaders on May 19 urged Greece to stay within the euro area as polls in the country showed a close race between parties supporting and opposing the European Union's bailout deal.
On Thursday, a group of top tech chiefs — including Timothy D. Cook of Apple, Jeffrey P. Bezos of Amazon and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook — signed an open letter to the president and congressional leaders urging them to preserve the program.
The letter campaign was organized by the group Fwd.us, which urges changes in immigration law and was founded by tech leaders including Mr. Zuckerberg.
On February 1, a group of 51 faith - based, human rights and civil rights organizations, led by Muslim Advocates, called on House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to urge King and his committee to address all forms of religious extremism rather than focusing on Islam.
In the Pauline churches official leaders such as apostles, prophets, and teachers were present, but in the act of gathered worship their role as leaders was muted by the Spirit's urging and prompting of contributions by every group member.
Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops endorsed a congressional resolution Monday condemning attacks on religious minorities in Iraq and urging both Iraqi and U.S. government officials to do more to protect religious groups considered to be at risk there.
The leaders of America's top evangelical aid groups and denominations urged Congress today to reject proposed cuts to foreign aid in a letter signed by more than 100 prominent Christians, including 2 of the 6 clergy who prayed at President Donald Trump's inauguration.
We need our elected officials to be leaders on diversity, not urging second - class citizenship for some groups of people.»
In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, the groups urge a living wage for drivers and question ride - sharing app Uber's commitment to accessibility to those in wheelchairs.
A group of Democrats sent a letter to House Democratic leaders urging them to extend expiring tax breaks for all income levels.
Leaders of a statewide product recycling group are urging Cuomo not to sign a new law creating a system for people to return old prescription drugs to pharmacies for proper disposal.
An open letter was published by a group called #LibDems4Change urging fellow party members to elect a new leader «who will get a fair hearing from voters about Liberal Democrat achievements and ambitions for the future».
(Brooklyn, NY)-- Today, a group of elected officials including Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Assemblymember Robert Carroll, and Council Members Ydanis Rodriguez and Mark Treyger joined City commissioners and community and business leaders to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to accelerate and streamline necessary construction on the BQE by authorizing «design - build» contracting.
The groups further urged state leaders to reduce the potential for conflicts of interest by exploring options to limit campaign contributions from anyone seeking a state contract.
In a letter sent today to Governor Cuomo and the two legislative leaders, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, the civic groups urged immediate action to enact comprehensive and significant solutions on the following matters of state ethics:
In a letter to the state's political leaders, the groups urged that steps be taken to reduce the risk of corruption in how the state doles out government contracts.
Yohaira Alvarez, community coordinator for the Civilian Complaint Review Board, an independent agency that investigates misconduct allegations, urged a host of nonprofit groups, community leaders and locals to consider the agency a partner in their work to bring concerns about police to resolution.
Waxman's comments came shortly after a representative of a group of fiscally conservative House Democrats urged congressional leaders to slow the pace of health care deliberations.
Pramilla Malick, leader of an Orange County citizens group that has fought the power plant, called the FERC official's decision «an unprecedented abuse of process and law,» and urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Basil Seggos, the state's environmental conservation commissioner, «to use the police powers of the state to protect our water and prevent any construction activity.»
The group's leaders posted instructions on their Facebook page, urging members to get close to the senators to make sure they could be heard.
Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson is the latest in a growing line of Democrats to send a letter on behalf of the striking RWDSU employees at the Motts plant in Wayne County, urging the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group to «return to the negotiating table as quickly as possible.»
A coalition of good - government groups on Monday urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders to not stock a review commission charged with reporting on the workings of the ethics regulators with the «usual suspects» who will rubberstamp any findings.
Also at noon, a coalition of groups opposed to Trump's agenda, including Food & Water Watch, Sierra Club, 350 NYC, 350 Brooklyn, WE ACT for Environmental Justice urge Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to join their effort, 780 Third Ave., (Schumer's NYC office), Manhattan.
Also at 11 a.m., Nilda Mesa, director of de Blasio's Office of Sustainability, community groups, local leaders and national organizations thank de Blasio for his 2015 commitment to power 100 percent of city government operations with renewable energy, and deliver a letter urging him to make offshore wind a significant part of achieving that goal, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
Many of the groups are also urging state leaders to broaden the discussion to include tax relief measures that would link property taxes to individual income in the form of a circuit breaker.
He disclosed that over 40 groups are fighting for the actualization of an independent state of Biafra, with MASSOB as the parent body and urged the Federal Government to grant unconditional release to the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
The Partnership for New York City, an advocacy group representing the city's business leaders, sent a letter to State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today urging them to reject a bill that would extend mayoral control for only a single year.
At the same time Wednesday, a group of Albany lawmakers led by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Long Island) was urging the mayor to employ his veto power to kill the measure.
A group of Republican and Democratic sheriffs from around the state on Friday urged state leaders to adopt a package of reforms to the juvenile justice system.
The Chairman of UBA Group and founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation has urged African leaders to priortizise policies that would enhance youth creativity and innovation in order to build digital economic for Africa.
Also at 11:30 a.m., groups representing immigrants will join with labor leaders and elected officials to urge New Yorkers to vote «no» on Nov. 7 on the ballot question that calls for a state constitutional convention, UFT headquarters, 52 Broadway, Manhattan.
Other labor leaders aligned with the governor have threatened to create a competing new labor party of their own, as Mr. Cuomo has himself urged labor leaders to stop giving money to liberal community groups backing Ms. Nixon.
Labour leader should support ministers who stuck by him, says Tribune Group chair as he urges critics to show support
A group called Rebuild New York Now is creating a coalition of government leaders, organized labor and private business to urge Albany to spend the windfall on fixing the state's declining infrastructure.
The group of leaders, which includes representatives from the Queens neighborhoods with the most homes in foreclosure, signed on to a letter urging big banks to change their mortgage modification practices.
So on Wednesday, Citizens Union, Reinvent Albany, Common Cause NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, and the New York Public Interest Research Group sent a letter to Governor Cuomo and the two new legislative leaders, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, urging them to come together to enact comprehensive and significant reforms in five ethics categories.
Leaders of Hamas, the terror group running Gaza, are urging tens of thousands to smash through the security fence along the border.
Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins speaks with lawmakers and community groups urging New York Gov. Cuomo and the State Senate majority to join the State Assembly in supporting fair - share tax policies.
After moderating a forum of tenants group leaders at 1199 SEIU's credit union headquarters on 43rd Street, Ms. James urged the audience to take an aggressive posture toward the state legislators — one half of which is controlled by real estate industry - friendly Republicans — to pressure them into fortifying the city's rent regulations when they come up for renewal this year this year.
In a 25 November letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D — NV), the Energy Sciences Coalition, an alliance of science, university, and industry groups, urged Kastner's confirmation, calling the move «vital to the direction and oversight of the important scientific and energy research.»
In the midst of the mess, a group of early career scientists in the field released an open letter, urging the leaders of the community «to establish a clear road map as to how this crisis will be handled and which actions will be taken to avoid future misconducts.»
Leaders of several anti-government groups sympathetic to the occupants are urging them to stand down, as the FBI says it's working around the clock to negotiate a peaceful end to the standoff.
Washington — Charging that an emphasis on multiple - choice tests could «undermine many of the educational reforms which the governors and President Bush wish to achieve,» a coalition of three dozen education and civil - rights groups last week urged those leaders to use alternative forms of assessment to measure progress toward national goals.
Elizabeth Smith, wife of HSLDA's president, in a 2007 address urged her audience of Protestant home - school leaders to pray against the «assault of the Enemy» that cybercharters represented: «if we will band together... through prayer... our groups will win.»
At the same time, such groups and others were massaging interest among education and community leaders, urging some to start promising schools.
In response to union leaders» campaign against accountability, aided ably by the Long Island - based group New York State Allies for Education (NYSAE: see billboard above), StudentsFirstNY just sent out a counter-message to parents urging them to allow their children to participate in testing.
«Principals play a pivotal role,» he told the group in Boston, urging attendees to work together to provide aspiring leaders with the skills they need to turn around struggling schools.
July 22, 2015: NSBA and National Education Groups Joint Letter to Congressional Leaders on ESEA NSBA and nine other national education organizations sent this letter to House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid urging them to proceed to conference with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization as soon as possible.