Sentences with phrase «by elected officials at»

In addition to the comments of 90,000 Planned Parenthood supporters, opposition was voiced through official comments to HHS by these elected officials at the federal and state level:

In addition to the comments of 90,000 Planned Parenthood supporters, opposition was also voiced through official comments to HHS by these elected officials at the federal and state levels:

The workers compensation laws of Virginia are made by your elected officials at the General Assembly.

Break the cycle of dirty energy money, particularly by elected officials at all levels of government pledging to refuse campaign donations and other forms of support from the oil, gas, and coal industries.

Today's announcement was also lauded by elected officials at both the provincial and national level.

Not exact matches

Police used water hoses in below - freezing temperatures to keep about 400 protesters at bay, a move criticized by activist groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and elected officials concerned about freedom of expression and the escalation of violence.

At press time, that number continues to grow by more than 1,000 emails each day, with individuals sharing their stories and impressing upon our elected officials that a sober second thought is needed to avoid far - reaching, negative consequences.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

Here the Pope says yes: «When it is not possible to overturn or completely abrogate a pro-abortion law, an elected official, whose absolute personal opposition to procured abortion was well known, could licitly support proposals aimed at limiting the harm done by such a law and at lessening its negative consequences at the level of general opinion and public morality.»

However, I do find it interesting that Coffey is inserting himself into a battle taking place at the county level where it just so happens that Rice is the only Democratic countywide elected official who survived the 2009 sweep by the GOP.

At 11:15 a.m., the Bail Bond Accountability Coalition, advocates and elected officials urge lawmakers to pass protections for consumers exploited by the bail bond industry, outside City Hall gates on the Broadway side, Manhattan.

At 10 a.m., NYC Councilman Mark Treyger is joined by other elected officials and advocates to call for free diapers for low - income families, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Also at 11 a.m., Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, joined by a coalition of local and state elected officials, community leaders, organizers, activists and supporters, makes his LG run official, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

It was a fact stressed by several elected officials present at the meeting on Thursday as well.

«When we allow for the editorials in New York City to tell our story, when we allow for columnists and other individuals and elected officials who honestly are doing a disservice to their community by not understanding election law,... [to be] going out there and blasting the hardworking men and women at the Board of Elections, we think it's appalling,» he argued.

The motion contains an affidavit by Town of Oyster Bay Republican Councilman Joseph Muscarella where he states that following the November, 2016 election, he and his brother, Thomas Muscarella, met at a Mineola restaurant with former Nassau Democratic Party official and now State Supreme Court Justice Robert McDonald, to congratulate him on being elected to a judgeship.

At noon, elected officials and advocates will stand at the City Hall R train subway stop to rally and provide details for the «Riders Respond Transit Tour,» organized by NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and AssemblymanJeffrey Dinowitz, ManhattaAt noon, elected officials and advocates will stand at the City Hall R train subway stop to rally and provide details for the «Riders Respond Transit Tour,» organized by NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and AssemblymanJeffrey Dinowitz, Manhattaat the City Hall R train subway stop to rally and provide details for the «Riders Respond Transit Tour,» organized by NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and AssemblymanJeffrey Dinowitz, Manhattan.

They were put out about the fact that the governor didn't brief them before going public with his initial estimate of $ 30 billion worth of damage caused by Sandy — a number that later grew to $ 42 billion when he formally briefed them and local elected officials at a meeting in his midtown Manhattan office.

Kathy Hochul, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was joined at an Upper West Side rally today by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and a group of Manhattan Democratic elected officials that included Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Assembly Members Keith Wright and Linda Rosenthal, Council Members Dan Garodnick and Inez Dickens and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.

de Blasio was joined at the press conference by members of his administration, including Amy Peterson, Dan Zarelli, Mitch Silver and Bill Goldstein, and elected officials including state senators Diane Savino and Andrew Lanza, council members Steve Matteo and Alan Maisal, Borough President Jimmy Oddo and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Advocates and local elected officials have pushed for a more comprehensive outreach plan by the state to ensure the tens of thousands of residents, many of whom are minorities and speak a language other than English at home, know about the need for testing.

«I want to know: why does Rob Astorino think that I am and all the women up here less than he is,» Ms. Quinn said at press conference in Grand Central Station, where she was joined by women's rights groups and several elected officials.

ERIE COUNTY, NY - Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined today by elected officials and members of the business community as he signed his 18th Executive Order, mandating that Erie County construction projects of over $ 250,000 and involving at least three workers shall include requirements to employ local and disadvantaged workers.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by elected officials, business and community leaders, and concerned citizens as he delivered his 2013 State of the County address at the Albright - Knox Art Gallery.

As such, I was recently joined by elected officials and members of the business and labor community to sign my eighteenth Executive Order, mandating that Erie County construction projects of over $ 250,000 and involving at least three workers must include requirements to employ local workers.

There was not a single elected official at Cuomo's hastily - called event this afternoon — not even the few legislators who stood by him during his last disastrous run for governor in 2002 like Assemblyman Joe Morelle and Sam Hoyt.

The Four Freedoms Democratic Club was honored to be sponsored by, and have in attendance, our dedicated elected officials at our annual Spring Soiree on Thursday, April 12th.

«I am very troubled at the recent announcement by the Governor and other elected officials that tax benefits and other corporate subsidies are being offered to Fresh Direct to relocate to the waterfront of the South Bronx.

Perez Williams said she was ultimately swayed by strangers she met in public who encouraged her to challenge Katko, and by «an elected female official that I look up to... who said to me, «We can't concede at this point.»

His visit, organized jointly by the Center for Community and Ethnic Media (CCEM) at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and the Office of the Brooklyn District Attorney, was the second installment of «Newsmakers 2015,» a roundtable series with CCEM members and elected officials, stakeholders and leaders as funded by the Revson Foundation.

The United Against Hate rally precedes a Friday night Know Your Rights forum, which will be hosted by the same elected officials, also at the Bronx Muslim Center.

$ 8.25 MM Project for State - of - the - Art Interior Renovation QUEENS, NY — Borough President Katz and Queens Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott, joined by elected officials, community leaders and Friends of the South Hollis Library, today announced capital investments for planned renovations and significant upgrades at the South Hollis Community Library.

Elected officials led by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn joined together at Hudson River Park in Lower Manhattan in a show of solidarity and outrage.

BRONX, NY — State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), joined by local elected officials, community leaders and thousands of Bronxites will march in the 17th annual Throggs Neck St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Bronx on Sunday, March 15th at 12:00 P.M..

DiNapoli held forth at La Marina on Dyckman Street, where he was joined by elected officials, community leaders and residents.

The local market been buoyed by a swell of support from the community and elected officials, which included a rally at the store, petition drive and neighborhood hearing.

At a conference held by the New York State Progressive Elected Officials Network at the Desmond Sunday, there was no explicit talk of what happened there nearly two years ago, when the party's institutional union backers turned back what was essentially a revolt among its activist members against Cuomo's business - friendly centrisAt a conference held by the New York State Progressive Elected Officials Network at the Desmond Sunday, there was no explicit talk of what happened there nearly two years ago, when the party's institutional union backers turned back what was essentially a revolt among its activist members against Cuomo's business - friendly centrisat the Desmond Sunday, there was no explicit talk of what happened there nearly two years ago, when the party's institutional union backers turned back what was essentially a revolt among its activist members against Cuomo's business - friendly centrism.

Thursday at City Hall, there will be a Student Voter Registration Day press conference held by elected officials, advocacy groups, and school representatives.

She spoke Friday to an audience of about 250 labor leaders, elected officials, candidates for elected office and liberal activists at the annual Labor Day Breakfast held by the Pioneer Valley Central Labor Council, AFL - CIO.

«I feel very privileged to be able to articulate my positions and my opinions on a myriad of subjects, and now I've been encouraged by many people in the general public, as well as Democratic funders and high level elected officials on both sides of the party line to seriously consider running,» the former star of «The Nanny» told reporters at the National Press Club in Washington.

Held at the National Action Network's House of Justice on 145th Street, the celebration featured appearances by almost all of New York's statewide elected officials and all of New York City's citywide elected officials.

Also at 10 a.m., housing advocates and NYC elected officials release a report on language access challenges faced by some NYCHA tenants, 365 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

New York elected officials in both parties have decried the initial tax plan released by House Republicans that caps deductions for property taxes at $ 10,000 and mortgage interest at $ 500,000.

At the same time, the announcement was praised by local and state elected officials as a way to combat the growing concern at Times SquarAt the same time, the announcement was praised by local and state elected officials as a way to combat the growing concern at Times Squarat Times Square.

On January 10, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer was joined by 20 elected officials and tenants from across the borough at the Manhattan Municpal Building.

At 10:30 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Cuomo advisor Christine Quinn and other female elected officials mark Women's Equality Day by calling for passage of an Equal Rights Amendment, 49 E. 92nd St., Manhattan.

At noon, Sen. Tony Avella will hold a joint press conference with The Humane Society of the United States, fellow elected officials, a representative from the Jane Goodall Institute and others to urge the New York Blood Center to keep its promise to provide lifetime care to a colony of chimpanzees exploited by the center for decades of research and then abandoned, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Another round of threats directed at Jewish targets in New York was decried Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state elected officials.

Term limits, which are common at the state and local government level, also often impose de facto age limits, because most very elderly elected officials mandated to be so old by being re-elected many times after being first elected at a much younger age.

At 11 a.m., Sen. Jose Peralta, Rep. Joseph Crowley and other elected officials will be joined by immigrant rights advocates and immigrants to rally in support of Peralta's bill to provide undocumented New Yorkers access to drivers licenses, City Hall steps, Manhattan.