Sentences with phrase «nkla coalition groups»

Both Protect Life, Vote No and Protect Gun Rights, Vote No were paid for by New Yorkers Against Corruption, the coalition group advocating a vote against calling a constitutional convention.

«We have so many unanswered questions about the sustainability of our water supply,» said Germain, whose organization is facilitating the Western Long Island Aquifer Committee, a coalition group focused on water issues.

Earlier today, Bratton's opposition to Cuomo's plan was criticized by Russell Simmons, the hip - hop mogul and social activist who is a longtime friend and supporter of Cuomo, and by the Justice League NYC, a coalition group that led some of the protests following the Eric Garner decision, and met with Mayor Bill de Blasio to discuss police reform issues.

Also, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mrs Ugochi Okoro, accused the coalition group of killing the party in Imo.

Coalition groups, which include AFSCME, AQE, Citizen Action of NY, Labor Religion Coalition, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, CSEA, NYSUT, NY Working Families Party, A Strong Economy for All, the AFL - CIO and the Human Services Coalition, are calling for reinvestment in jobs and education to spur economic growth and an end to corporate tax loopholes.

The coalition group bFair2DirectCare is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo for an extra $ 45 million in Medicaid funding over the next six years to raise caregiver pay to $ 17.72 an hour in the New York City area and $ 15.54 an hour in the rest of the state.

The Working Groups became discussion groups, which are hosted on the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition group on Trellis.

A number of leading national organizations and coalition groups, including the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities and the 14 organizations forming the 2004 Learning Disabilities (LD) Roundtable coalition, have outlined the core features of an RTI process as follows: • High quality, research - based instruction and behavioral support in general education.

So far, I've contacted Best Friends Animal Sanctuary as well as the Animal Law Coalition group.

After a social media backlash and essay writers expressing their dismay, the coalition group Decolonize This Place joined the fray with an open letter.

I've given my documentation to Christine Frank, director of the Climate Crisis Coalition group in the Twin Cities (3CTC), who may be reached at: 612-879-8937

Not exact matches

The Stop Mega Cable coalition — of which the Dish Network is a member — released a statement saying the agreement is «an important first step,» but fails to deal with some of the group's criticisms.

Although the search giant points out that the definition of which ads are acceptable comes from an independent industry group called the Coalition for Better Ads, some believe that the default blocking of certain ads puts too much power in Google's hands.

In a sharply worded press release, a group known as the 9948 Fair Treatment Coalition states that documents it obtained through Access to Information «raise disturbing questions» about the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Department of Finance's conduct in the so - called iPod tax dispute.

The Latino Coalition describes itself as a non-partisan interest group for Hispanic businesses and consumers.

«I think it's too early to make any judgments on what I would call the very short opening statement, and we'll see what happens as we go forward,» Gerard told reporters at a conference of the BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of large labor unions and environmental groups.

French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed the decision of more than 70 countries to form a coalition with the aim of choking off financing for the Islamic State group and al - Qaida.

According to Airwars, a UK - based independent monitoring group, between Trump's inauguration and mid-July, more than 2,200 civilians appeared to have been killed in coalition airstrikes — almost as many as the 2,300 likely killed by coalition strikes under Obama.

France's defense and foreign ministers were in the United States on Wednesday for talks with other members of a U.S. - led coalition on increased military efforts against the group, which has urged followers to attack France, among other enemy countries.

According to a recent article in the New York Times, the coalition, called the Center for Humane Technology, has brought together an impressive group of social media pioneers, leaders in tech, F500 partners, and media in an effort to educate and lobby against what they call «tech - addiction» among youth.

The 9948 Fair Treatment coalition, a group representing a number of importers of consumer electronics, has presented documents it believes show that they were intentionally misled, including an internal CBSA memo that states «the above statements in the ruling and the fax should not deter us from re-assessing the importers».

Gates will launch the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, a group of 28 private investors who hail from Silicon Valley to South Africa, that will invest billions of dollars in «patient, flexible risk capital» to bring riskier new technologies to market.

A coalition of state and national environmental groups have raised concerns about water contamination and other impacts on Western Australia's largest national park.

The coalition accuses the Houthis of being armed and supported by Iran - charges the group and Tehran deny.

The La Pietra Coalition, a group of leaders advocating for women's advancement that last year launched The Third Billion campaign to support the scores of women entering the workforce, identifies four challenges that stand between women and equal opportunity.

Indeed, a lobbying group called the Self - Driving Coalition for Safer Streets formed in April, linking Google, Uber, Lyft, Ford, and Volvo.

Brett McGurk, the top U.S. envoy for the coalition battling the Islamic State group, said he was in northern Syria to prepare for the defeat of the militants.

Kind is part of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), a group of younger, moderate Democrats in the House.

When asked for comment, MasterCard spokesperson Jim Issokson directed Entrepreneur.com to a statement from the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC), a group representing the concerns of banks and credit card companies in the dispute.

«The NY Fed should go back to the drawing board and draw from the deep, diverse, and highly qualified list of candidates provided to it by the Fed Up coalition (as well as surveying the views of other public interest groups),» the Economic Policy Institute's Josh Bivens said in a recent statement.

A coalition of 6 organizations led the March on Washington, a notable achievement given disagreements over tactics; another, more radical group made fun of the March.

The famine, and Shabaab's harsh restrictions on areas under its control, caused several of Somalia's major clans to turn on the group, and created the opportunity for the African Union coalition to reclaim territory.

Industry groups weren't silent as America's desirability among travelers began to decline, but the coalition represents a new determination to reverse the trend.

Within a year, coalition successes could destroy the group as a major conventional force in Iraq, assuming the administration can answer the «who provides the ground component?»

A coalition of environment groups sued in May over the action, asking a U.S. court to stop Interior from issuing coal leases until it completes the analysis.

«As the pilot program gets underway, the Coalition looks forward to continuing to work with Congress, the FAA, and all stakeholders to advance long - term FAA reauthorization legislation that will help ensure that the United States fully embraces the immense economic potential and consumer benefits of UAS [drones] technology in the near - term,» the group said in a statement.

Italy's politicians can either form a grand coalition between Bersani, technocrat Mario Monti's centrists and Berlusconi's center - right group or risk another technocratic government if they are to prevent further elections within twelve months, analysts have told CNBC.

There have been many such coalitions over the years: the joint venture between Amazon, Berkshire and J.P. Morgan that was announced earlier this year; the Health Transformation Alliance, which includes IBM, Macy's and American Express; and Dossia, a group that once included Walmart and AT&T before it shut down in 2016.

As executive director of the Free Speech Coalition, a Los Angeles - based lobby group for the porn business, Duke, who previously worked for Planned Parenthood, leads many of the industry's anti-piracy efforts.

A number of other law enforcement groups have contributed to the anti-Prop 64 campaign, including $ 25,000 from the Peace Officers Research Association of California, a coalition of more than 66,000 law enforcement members, and $ 5,000 from the prison guards at the California Correctional Supervisors Organization.

«The $ 5 fee to cover administrative costs may prevent users from registering for both convenience and cost, especially in the case of small toy - like UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicle],» said a statement from the Small UAV Coalition, a drone advocacy group that includes Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG), and drone manufacture DJI.

Sept. 26, 2012: A coalition of conservation groups files suit in Federal Court to force Ottawa to protect endangered and threatened species along the route of the proposed pipeline, including Pacific humpback whales.

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The group wrote in a recent assessment that the Coalition should «avoid, to the extent feasible, airstrikes as a primary tactic, and consider tactical alternatives — for example, properly trained SDF conducting more door - to - door clearing operations to minimize civilian harm.»

Some groups in the United States, like the U.S. Lumber Coalition, have criticized NAFTA's Chapter 19 because they consider the binational panels, which can review legislative changes to antidumping and countervailing duty laws as well as duties themselves, as unconstitutional and infringing upon U.S. sovereignty.

She is active in numerous outside groups and shareholder coalitions focusing on responsible investment practices including the Investor Network on Climate Risk and the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment, for which she served as the Co-Chair of the Small Funds Initiative Work Stream.

Kevin Sabet, co-founder of anti-legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, said his group would redouble efforts to build a broader coalition to beat back better - funded pro-cannabis groups ahead of 2016.

Ceres is the largest U.S. coalition of investor groups, environmental organizations, and investment funds that engages directly with companies on environmental and social issues.

December 2009 — a complaint (and supplementary complaint) is filed by EPIC with the FTC about Facebook's privacy settings and privacy policy, with the coalition of privacy groups asserting these are inconsistent with the site's information sharing practices, and that Facebook is misleading users into believing they can still maintain control over their personal information.

A coalition of venture capitalists led by the Sprout Group, Venrock Associates and Oxford Bioscience Partners invested $ 48 million.