Sentences with phrase «against these town hall»

«The prejudice of Whitehall against town hall is now being replaced with a recognition of the key strategic role of councils as a builder and provider of affordable homes for rent,» he continued.

«Parliament has changed the law to allow action to be taken against these Town Hall Pravdas.

This government is standing up against the town hall parking bullies and over-zealous parking enforcement.

Not exact matches

They have already used those resources to highlight that Baldwin voted against the tax reform bill, spending $ 3 million on ads and holding town halls and knocking on doors to explain why she should support the legislation.

Liz Hutchins of Friends of the Earth, was among about 500 people demonstrating against the drilling proposal outside the Preston town hall while the vote was being taken.

Bernie Sanders told a town hall meeting Monday that if he loses the Democratic nomination, he will help Hillary Clinton in the fight against Republicans, albeit he tied it to her supporting his plan for Medicare for all and more advocacy in fighting climate change.

Should we Christians be involved in things like Tea Parties, carrying signs, taking part in Town Hall meetings against government run health care, etc?

A demonstration against the proposal will be held outside Ealing town hall by pro-life campaigners who say they should be free to explain to pregnant women about alternatives to getting an abortion.

The president's comments on the matter came during a town hall event in Maryland, when a questioner who identified herself as an atheist pressed Obama on statements he made as a candidate in 2008 suggesting he was against permitting discriminatory hiring among faith - based organizations backed by taxpayer dollars.

A Maryland town hall attendee who works for Secular Coalition for America asked Obama about statements he made as a candidate in 2008 when he said, «If you get a federal grant, you can't use that grant money to proselytize to the people you help, and you can't discriminate against them - or against the people you hire - on the basis of their religion.»

The results bodes well ahead of the club's Varsity Match at The Oxford Town Hall on Saturday 8th March against Cambridge University.

The annual Varsity Match against Oxford University Amateur Boxing Club (OUABC) is the longest - running inter-club amateur boxing fixture in the world, and the inaugural Women's Varsity Match took place in the Oxford Town Hall in 2016.

«I think it was intended to be a sexist smear, intended to silence me on something I care very deeply about and the truth is, the president's not going to silence me or the women who have stood up against him or the millions of women who have been marching since inauguration and showing up at town halls and running for office to be heard on the things that they care most deeply about,» she said.

He described our ongoing online debate as a new town hall, but one in which we have no protection against «arbitrary and capricious?

Rep. Claudia Tenney says she «can't wait» to do in - person town halls, though the investigation into death threats against her appears to be ongoing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney has reversed her decision against holding an in - person town hall meeting after mounting protests this week from constituents who want a public meeting.

After watching and reading accounts of protests and town hall meetings against new homeless shelters in East Elmhurst and Elmhurst, City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D - Sunnyside) kept quiet because the controversy lay outside his district.

A Senate race in Michigan against Stabenow — who has won three terms including beating an incumbent Republican in 2000 — wouldn't be easy and would require any candidate trying to replace her to spend a lot of time courting voters at town halls, rallies and debates, as well as developing a media strategy.

Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, who voted against the bill, will hold a town hall for residents to critique it

CORONA — Pushback against a controversial city plan to change traffic patterns along 111th Street prompted Assemblyman Francisco Moya to offer three alternatives, which he presented to residents and park - goers at a town hall meeting on Monday.

At a news conference on the steps of Lancaster Town Hall, the East Aurora resident says he has worked on projects across the district and says he is running against both Collins and his close partner, President Trump.

President Buhari, who spoke at a town hall meeting with Nigerians living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday, said: «On the fight against corruption vis - à - vis the judiciary, Nigerians will be right to say that is my main headache for now.

At 6 p.m., Sen. Leroy Comrie, with Assembly members Alicia Hyndman, Clyde Vanel, and David Weprin, City Council members Rory Lancman and I. Daneek Miller and others host a Town Hall Against Hate, Jamaica Muslim Center, 85 - 37 168th St., Manhattan.

March 11th: The Local Government Association's annual campaign against ridiculous jargon prompted this parody of the dreadful language in use in town halls up and down the country:

The town hall was hosted by Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, who is reconsidering a run against central New York Republican Rep. John Katko.

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Tenney says she finds it ironic that town halls, which have become such an issue for decidedly liberal activists who oppose a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, became a thing, when tea party conservatives railed against that legislation during the 2010 election cycle.

11.30 Remploy staff protest outside Manchester's town hall against the closure of factories for disabled workers

Tenney is now considering holding town halls in the district soon, saying she has been unable to thus far because of threats made against her that D.C. police are currently investigating.

Patrick Nelson, a Stillwater - based activist and former legislative aide who is seeking the nomination, criticized the lawmaker for her lack of town halls — «Our campaign has done 14 town halls, and I'm glad you are catching up» — before asking how she squared her vote to release a controversial intelligence memo with another against amending the FISA reauthorization.

«They have occupied our offices, flooded our Town Hall meetings and continue their weekly protests against our common - sense agenda.»

During an event outside Town Hall, Eldridge announced that he would run against incumbent Susan Johnson (D - 49) as a member of The...

She is among members of the coalition who have protested against Katko, calling for him to hold town hall meetings that are not organized panel discussions on specific topics.

At a Dec. 5 public hearing, people involved in agriculture and wine production filled Town Hall to speak out against the measure.

«Jeff is convinced Parkside planted all the negative press stories against him and organized the town halls against the IDC,» the source said.

United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew rallied teachers against Governor Andrew Cuomo's education reform proposals during a town hall meeting Tuesday night, asking his members to prepare for a «tough road» ahead during budget negotiations.

This year, Ramapo has been hit by scandal that has included an FBI raid on Town Hall under the administration of Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence in May and federal corruption charges also in May against Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret.

(CNN)-- Sen. John McCain, whose endorsement of President Barack Obama's plan to launch military strikes against Syria provided the president a key Republican backer, faced vocal opponents of military action during a town hall in Arizona Thursday.

Campaigners have made their case for and against Scottish independence in a «Town Hall» style debate.

Roughly 50 high school students protested outside the town hall against the use of metal detectors.

NOW - NYC will the «Women's Town Hall: Speak Up, Speak Out Against Violence» tonight at 6:30 p.m. at its 150 West 28th Street office, where service providers and survivors will describe their experiences.

BREEZY POINT — Frustrated residents still recovering from Hurricane Sandy railed against the city's Build It Back program, along with other city agencies and decisions made after the storm, at a town hall sponsored by the city comptroller Wednesday night.

As they did around the country, New York Democrats and progressive groups immediately began mobilizing against Republicans from marginal districts who voted yes — including Tenney, John Faso, Tom Reed and Elise Stefanik, who will face demonstrators on Monday night at a televised town hall.

That New Zealand writer - director Taika Waititi's little flick is staged against a backdrop of tacky mini-malls, Maori worship halls, and scruffy seaside towns with spectacular landscapes - and that funny stop - motion animation pieces with apples and ants show up now and again - makes it all the more nuttily charming.

At the NBC Education Nation Teacher Town Hall on Sunday, some teachers argued against evaluations and standardized tests, saying that teaching students in poverty makes it harder to reach evaluation and testing goals.

Bruce Parker — Vermont Watchdog — October 2, 2015 In a stinging rebuke of Vermont's most prominent wind developer, Irasburg residents packed Town Hall Thursday night and voted 274 - 9 against hosting giant wind turbines on a nearby ridgeline in sight of local neighborhoods.

On June 16, 2014, the appellant was outside the Town Hall protesting against approval of the by - law approving the marijuana facility.

Some of the most outspoken survivors of the «Never Again» movement were in Tallahassee, where 71 Florida House representatives voted against bringing a bill to ban the rifles to the floor, and traveled back to Sunrise for the town hall.

That concept is hotly contested; during the CNN Town Hall, some participants spoke out against arming teachers.

What: Organized by student - led groups Student March to Stop Gun Violence and the National Association of Students Against Gun Violence, this «empty chair» town hall invited congressional representatives from Florida districts 18, 20 and 21.