Sentences with phrase «new citizens leader»

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By John Horgan, leader of B.C.'s New Democrats The citizens of B.C. have given me the privilege of working for them in government and the legislature for two decades.

At 8:45 a.m., More than 500 students, parents, educational leaders and citizens from across New York State will gather for a day - long symposium on My Brother's Keeper, the initiative to help boys and young men of color — and all students — realize their full potential, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Convention Hall, Albany.

If world leaders and climate advocates really want to improve the chances of mobilising political will and citizen action behind a new deal, they will need to think carefully about what sort of key messages actually work.

Much as new technologies drive new movements, so too they may offer a solution to moderate leaders wishing to connect with citizens.

«Leaders should play by the same rules as the citizens they seek to represent, and this bill simply helps New Yorkers see if their Presidential candidates pay taxes like the rest of us,» Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.

Our mission is to be a long term partner to make New York the leader in broadband deployment and bring the associated benefits to its citizens.»

«I think Speaker Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan did the right thing when they assumed their new posts of disavowing any outside income,» said Citizens Union Executive Director Dick Dadey.

What is sadly clear however is that, despite the high hopes of the youthful African population about the deepening of the continent's democracy, within that bubble of hope is a seed of corruption which is bound to deflate it sooner than later as the new leaders, such as Mr Nana Akufo Addo continue to find ways to scheme away the resources meant for their citizens

Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union, said: «Public leaders» meetings on ethics reform are so necessary to ensure that big effective solutions are considered, negotiated, and agreed to, as New Yorkers wait to see how our state's political leaders propose preventing the growing problem of corruption.»

Addressing the press, Senate Democratic Conference leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins asked the Senators to «reverse course, pass campaign finance reform and return government to the citizens of New York.»

«Combining the unique strengths and assets of former and future leaders gives us the opportunity to equip new leaders with the tools to be active, engaged citizens.»

Ironically, some of the leaders in the WFP who have endorsed Nixon — represent groups including New York Communities for Change and Citizens Action — receive massive funding from unions.

Students, labor leaders, and citizens» groups are calling on the State Senate to pass the New York DREAM Act, which would give undocumented youth access to state financial aid like the Tuition Assistance Program.

The New York Public Interest Research Group, Citizens Union, the League of Women Voters, and Common Cause, are calling for an end to the long Albany tradition of closed door meetings between the governor and legislative leaders where they make key decisions on the budget and other issues, known as three men in a room.

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

After less than three months, Albany Legislator Gary Domalewicz may be about to lose his new role as majority leader as a push is under way for legislators to build up resources to make them more responsive to county citizens.

A skeptical New York Times says Cuomo will deserve credit if he makes the state a leader in attacking so - called dark money allowed to flood the electoral system by the Citizens United decision.

The singular truth, and at the root of their fears, is that Election Day referenda will enable citizens to clean up New York's rotten system of government, in ways highly inconvenient to the power of legislative leaders and the special interests that butter their English muffins.

«New York should serve as a leader for practices that will create and maintain a healthy environment and improve the well - being of its citizens,» Sweeney said.

«As the new leader of our great party and the NDC's Presidential Candidate for the 2012 elections, it is my pledge to provide the needed leadership to ensure that citizens» voices matter in decision - making», President Mahama stated.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Kudos to Our Leader Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 You should know that after many years of ignoring my proposals to protect New York State's senior citizens, Governor Andrew Cuomo has -LSB-...]

This historic change, which brings New York in line with 48 other states, is also thanks to the voices of impacted youth and families, faith leaders, advocates, providers, legal service organizations, Family Court Judges, and citizens who have spent many years urging New York to Raise the Age!»

«The citizens of New York need elected officials who are devoted to their best interests and who are strong leaders to make the changes necessary to move this state forward.

By emphasizing citizen concerns rather than politicians interest, the Conversation breathed new life into the American tradition of town hall meetings, attracting 1,700 citizens, 64 elected officials, and 48 community leaders.

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 categoriNew 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 categoriNew 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 categorinew 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.

«Public leaders» meetings on ethics reform are so necessary to ensure that big effective solutions are considered, negotiated, and agreed to, as New Yorkers wait to see how our state's political leaders propose preventing the growing problem of corruption,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union.

«The reason nearly every progressive leader in New York and organizations like Naral Pro-Choice and Citizens Union are all supporting Eric Schneiderman is because no one in this race has fought harder for social justice, reproductive rights and cracking down on gun violence,» said James Freedland, a Schneiderman campaign spokesman.

Today Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, with the support of political and law enforcement leaders, announced the creation of a new program that encourages citizens to confidentially help authorities capture...

Leaders of a Navajo citizens group describe why three new uranium solution mines pose a threat to the region's sole source of drinking water, and to Navajo jurisdiction and authority over mineral development.

And so the Lego people live in a state of primitive superstition, torn between their ambitious new leader — who reinvents himself as President Business, issuing an elaborate system of «instructions» that keep his citizens tightly confined to their respective realms — and the mysterious godlike entity whose hand can reach down at any time to rearrange everything according to his own design.

Now that Wakanda has exposed itself to the world, the citizens under T'Challa's rule will need a new leader to guide them and Shuri is the natural successor.

As a citizen, I admired the willingness of our civic and political leaders to open up the process and to value the opinions of all New Yorkers.

According to the piece, public employee union leaders and community organizations gathered in Washington, D.C. in 2014 and came up with a 3 - point plan: use the bargaining process as a way to challenge the relationships between government and the private - sector; work with community allies to create new, shared goals that help advance both worker and citizen power; and recognize militancy and collective action will likely be necessary if workers and citizens are to reduce inequality and strengthen democracy.

Wasatch County School District Superintendent Paul Sweat has an update on new school construction and Judd Werner - Volunteer Group Leader with the Park City and Wasatch Back chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby - discusses an Advocate Training Session on Saturday March 25th 1:30 - 4:30 at PC Community Church.

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School librarians are often the only professionals in the building who address the development of proud digital citizens and leaders — helping learners to understand their digital footprints, to build academic digital footprints and to respect the intellectual property of others when they remix and engage in new forms of communication and storytelling.

The new State of Our Cities report, released today at a mayors» roundtable at the Bush Center, is an explanatory and comparative tool prepared by the George W. Bush Institute to help leaders (and average citizens, for that matter) make sense of city level education data.

In so doing, Dahlby maps out the chilling realities of what radical Islam has planned for us as our worlds inevitably collide — and offers some surprising conclusions about how America's leaders — and its citizens — can best defend our country against Asia's new Osama bin Ladens.

With access to so many new voices, it turns out that many of our pop - culture and publishing - sanctioned pundits and leaders are considerably less well - informed than we were led to believe, if not less well - informed than your average citizen.

The 1st New York Week for the Animals is bringing together educators, advocates, animal shelters, rescue organizations, sanctuaries, businesses, students, musicians, artists, community leaders, and caring citizens in an exciting week of community - building activities.

While nothing is prescriptive, outcomes from Turning the Tide could include identifying creative ways to use new technology to mobilize «citizen scientists» on behalf of environmental research; or a commitment from business leaders in attendance to support a public education campaign advancing the «triple bottom line» model of economic, environmental and societal success.

«Of the brilliant artists, curators, and teachers who are showing us new ways of seeing history's narratives and being citizens in the world today, Koyo Kouoh is a leader.

Writing on their site, she said, «the controversy over the nuclear measure shouldn't distract lawmakers and citizens from the important strides state leaders are making by charting this new course for clean energy.»

«I applaud Mayor De Blasio for including Quad9 in his NYC Secure initiative which establishes New York City as a leader in helping to protect its citizens from malicious websites,» said John Gilligan, Executive Chairman, Center for Internet Security.