Sentences with phrase «by working families»

A study by Working Families, found that of the 48 % of fathers who would not take up shared parental leave, a third said it was because they couldn't afford to.

This document withdraws proposed regulations relating to the definition of an authorized placement agency for purposes of a dependency exemption for a child placed for adoption that were issued prior to the changes made to the law by the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 (WFTRA).

Thankfully, the Bridgeport anti-public education slate lost, Paul Vallas was forced to ride off into the west, and the candidates endorsed and supported by the Working Families Party and the Connecticut Education Association took control of the Bridgeport Board of Education.

The stage for Hawkins» real campaign was set, unintentionally, by the Working Families Party, whose base of labor unions and progressive groups nearly fractured over a plan to spurn Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and nominate Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham law professor who has written extensively about political corruption.

Republican Town Board candidates Pamela Riggins and Joseph Roberti Sr. faced off against the Democratic endorsed candidates Leeanne Thornton and Fred Costello, both members of the Independence Party and endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Baskin has also been endorsed by the Working Families, and Women's Equality parties, the Women's TAP Fund and various unions and civic groups.

Wiltshire is endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Baskin is also endorsed by the Working Families, and Women's Equality parties, the Women's TAP Fund and various unions and civic groups.

«I didn't agree with the decision by the Working Families Party to nominate Andrew Cuomo for governor this summer.

«A minor tax on the wealthy to fund these programs, and to provide a stable funding source, is overwhelmingly supported by working families in New York City and this state,» said Stuart Appelbaum, head of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

He is cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Bey was also endorsed by the Working Families Party, which hired paid canvassers and coordinated an intensive get - out - the - vote effort on his behalf during the past few weeks.

A registered Democrat, Metzger was also endorsed by the Working Families Party in her last two elections, as well as by the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation AFL - CIO.

«I think the Women's Equality Party is representing the issues that women care about, but to me, we need to fight for families, and that's represented by the Working Families Party,» she said.

Note: The CFB audit also references an investigation into whether calls and mail sent by the Working Families Party (WFP) on behalf of Stringer and attacking one of his opponents were unlawful contributions to Stringer.

Teachout, who was spurned by the Working Families Party when it endorsed Cuomo for re-election, has now joined with elements of the party to push back on proposals to lift the state's cap on charter schools.

But all of a sudden, Cynthia Nixon's victory is «looking more and more possible,» thanks to her backing by the Working Families Party, which netted 155,000 votes for Cuomo in 2010.

Republicans ran Corporation Counsel Gennaro Bizzarro against him in 2014; Lopes, who was also endorsed by the Working Families Party, beat him 2,995 to 2,489.

Gerratana, who was cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party, is co-chairwoman of the legislature's public health committee and has served in the chamber since 2011.

In a tough message to the unemployed and the poor, he warned benefit claimants that they would not be allowed to live off taxes paid by working families if they were able to work themselves.

Thompson and Hudson are both backed by the Working Families Party.

Hettie Powell, an attorney who got a third of the vote when she ran against Wills in 2013, has been endorsed by the Working Families Party, healthcare workers union 1199 and the Teamsters.

Hettie Powell, an attorney who got a third of the vote when she ran against Wills in 2013, has been endorsed by the Working Families Party, healthcare workers union 1199 and the Teamsters, while David has the backing of Communications Workers of America District 1.

Above, a flyer sent out by Democratic New York Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., who hates gays and loves Pastor Rick Warren, as a response to a recent ad taken out by the Working Families Party targeting the constituencies of Sens. Diaz and Espada in the Bron... Read

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, says the decision by the Working Families Party to reject their grassroots base to endorse Andrew Cuomo for a second time opens up the possibility of Hawkins winning in November.

This story has been updated to reflect that Mr. Ortiz was not endorsed by the Working Families Party.

If Cuomo had made a major announcement on a $ 15 minimum wage a year ago, it would have appeared as though he had been dragged to the position kicking and screaming by The Working Families Party and de Blasio, who brokered a deal between the two to prevent a WFP - backed primary challenge to Cuomo in the 2014 gubernatorial race.

The sources said the calls followed Saturday's vote by the Working Families Party state committee to endorse Cynthia Nixon against Cuomo for governor and New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams over Hochul for lieutenant governor.

Carl Zatz is running on the Democratic line, has also been nominated by the Working Families Party and is challenging his opponent for the Independence Party nomination already awarded.

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for governor, said at a press conference last Wednesday that the decision by the Working Families Party to endorse Gov. Andrew Cuomo «has made this election even more interesting for us» and opens up the possibility of him winning in the election.

The impressive result moves the Greens from the sixth spot on the ballot to fourth for the next four years, overtaking the position previously held by the Working Families Party.

Mr. Fonfara is cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.

The conversation deepened this month when New York City Council Member Jumaane Williams was endorsed for lieutenant governor by the Working Families Party.

Simon will be facing Pete Sikora, endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Judging from the circus inside a courtroom orchestrated Monday by the Working Families Party, the answer...

In 2014, Markley took 79 percent of the votes in an election where he was opposed by a Working Families Party nominee but no Democrat.

Two political operatives charged with campaign - finance crimes were cheered in court Monday by their Working Families Party allies.

The Buffalo News reported earlier this week that sources indicated the efforts to woo Hochul followed Saturday's vote by the Working Families Party state committee to endorse Cynthia Nixon against Cuomo for governor and New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams over Hochul for lieutenant governor.

UPDATE: In the past, the DA has also been endorsed by the Working Families Party and Independence Party.

Kerin's advocacy for raising the minimum wage earned her the «Friend of Labor» award from the Greater Syracuse Labor Council and was named «Progressive Champion» by the Working Families Party in 2017.

«My constituents believe in the work I'm doing and want me to continue to do that work,» said Fonfara, 58, a businessman who was cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Mr. Blumenthal is cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Sennett was also endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Missed this from the weekend: The New York Post blasted the inquiry into stipends for lawmakers in exchange for jobs they don't handle a «witch hunt» being ginned up by The Working Families Party.

But Cuomo and the coalition, which is backed by the Working Families Party, do not align on the repeal of Wilson - Pakula, which allows party bosses to grant non-party members a spot on the ballot.

It was not lost on political insiders that Cuomo's email mimicked the electronic missives frequently sent out by the Working Families Party, which is frantically reminding its supporters to vote for Cuomo on Row D, even as he ignores — and even seeks to undermine — the minor party.

Key labor unions contributed heavily to the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee as a coalition led by the Working Families Party seeks to help Democrats take full control of the chamber, filings posted on Tuesday show.

Cuomo, meanwhile, is already being blamed by Working Families Party officials for not doing enough to support Democrats running in key Senate districts.

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Mr. Larson is cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.