Sentences with phrase «campaign against the proposal»

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE has launched a campaign against a proposal seeking the removal of quantity statements from the front of pack on consumer goods packaging.

The NUT, alongside other unions, will continue to campaign against those proposals.

Schumer visited Clay and other parts of the state Wednesday to step up his campaign against proposals from the newly confirmed Treasury secretary and Republican members of Congress to eliminate certain, closely held tax deductions for New Yorkers and other Americans.

In addition, the Massachusetts Teachers Association led a much - publicized campaign against a proposal to expand the number of charters in the state, and the California Teachers Association created a website, «Kids Not Profits,» radio ads and a social media campaign calling for tighter restrictions on charter schools.

Cats Protection is calling on the people of Wales to campaign against proposals to the Welsh Government which could constitute the biggest threat to charity shops in the country.

And residents throughout the Pacific Northwest have been successfully campaigning against proposals to build hulking new coal terminals along their waterfronts.

If the abandonment of the sale is confirmed, this will be both a victory for common sense and a vindication of the property industry's spirited campaign against the proposal over the past twelve months,» states Andrew.

Not exact matches

Exxon Mobil (xom) has stepped up efforts to persuade investors to vote against climate - related proposals at Wednesday's annual meeting with a campaign of calling, writing and lobbying shareholders in person.

One lobbyist, speaking on condition of anonymity because the proposal is still under discussion, said he believed that U.S. - sourced proposal would have to be at least 35 % to satisfy Trump, who railed against automakers for moving jobs to Mexico throughout his election campaign last year.

Through her family's trust, she has contributed more than $ 1.3 million to the organization's efforts to defeat California's recreational marijuana proposal, given at least $ 30,000 to the campaign against Nevada's proposed legal weed law, and donated another $ 25,000 to defeat the pro-pot effort in Massachusetts, according to an analysis of state campaign finance filings by VICE News.

Tied for the largest single donation to Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, the campaign against the state's recreational marijuana proposal, was $ 500,000 from Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company known for selling the painkiller fentanyl in the form of a sublingual spray.

When I saw who had written that, my hopes for an intelligent, or at least receptive, government response to the campaign against gay «marriage» then getting under way died within me: those words were written by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, and they appeared on the very morning she launched a «consultation» on the government's proposals to enforce a change in the legal definition of this ancient institution.

CRETE — As part of his campaign against issuing general obligation bonds without voter approval, Crete resident Richard Blievernicht spoke out against two bond proposals at recent local public hearings.

Extending the franchise to 16 - and 17 - year - olds narrowly saw off an alternative proposal to campaign against racism and religious discrimination to be adopted as the UK wide cause.

The most important proposal is to end private electoral campaign financing, a problematic arrangement that works against those candidates who refuse financial contributions from interest groups.

A senior Labour strategist has submitted a proposal to the group campaigning against independence for a game between two teams of union supporting legends.

Her proposal was withdrawn when the Conservative Party said they would vote against, and an online campaign by mySociety.

Reeves made her proposal on Mail Online, the website of one of the newspapers that has campaigned hardest against migrants» perceived abuse of the welfare system.

State Senator Brian Benjamin (center,) joins Three Parks to campaign against the Constitutional Convention proposal.

In the immediate term, Corbyn's acceptance speech pledged to launch a national campaign against Conservative proposals to revive grammar schools.

Justice Hassan admitted in evidence against the accused the certified true copy of the proposal written by the witness» company to the PDP campaign organisation.

Questions during the off topic portion of the press Q&A included the NYPD's proposed expansion of it's use of tasers, a fine levied by the Campaign Finance Board against de Blasio ally and pro-carriage horse ban advocate NYCLASS, de Blasio's recent comments on the City's long drop in crime being attributable to former mayor David Dinkins and former city council speaker Peter Vallone Sr., a city council proposal to allow filing in City Council district offices of NYPD - related complaints with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the proposed bill which would ban carriage horses and resulting loss of jobs, an attempt by a staff member of the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor to goad the mayor into agreeing to appear on that show, a possible tax on non-resident apartment owners, the mayor's planned meeting tonight with Jewish community leaders in Crown Heights and whether the mayor has concerns about the «secrecy» of the NYPD's disciplinary process.

February saw Ms Spelman apologise to MPs for the plans to sell off the forests, after a popular backlash against the proposals which prompted a sustained public campaign against them.

The NCC (National Caravan Council) is continuing its lobby campaign against the imposition of VAT on caravan holiday homes «in the interests of the industry, jobs and livelihoods that would be impacted by the proposal».

The Conservative Party said as much in a press release, labelling the proposal a response to the «spread of militant divestment campaigns against UK defence and Israeli firms.»

A pharmaceutical research group is launching a campaign against Cuomo's proposal to control the price of prescription drugs, saying it will do nothing to improve patient access to prescriptions while threatening research and development.

Michael Ancram receives Gibraltar's highest honour for campaigning against Labour's joint sovereignty proposal

He has promised that, under his leadership, the Lib Dems would campaign against government proposals to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants, something he has predicted Labour will not be brave enough to oppose.

Mr. Avedzi wondered further if the NPP were against the NDC's proposal to use the Heritage Fund because they held the fund «as their hope in fulfilling their campaign promises.

The Hoffman campaign made its mark by running hard against the newly elected President Obama's health care proposals, gaining national attention and blowing a hole in the Republicans» hopes of hanging onto a seat in a heavily Republican district.

«Gallery of Gay Tories marching at London Pride Main Michael Ancram receives Gibraltar's highest honour for campaigning against Labour's joint sovereignty proposal»

A campaign backed by Uber Technologies is increasing its efforts to push back against a proposal in the Assembly's one - house budget to add a fee on ride hailing companies.

If you become aware of any proposals in your area which are of concern, please do get in touch, and consider starting a local campaign against the plans.

``... As the New York Times has pointed out, my budget plan is at the center of the campaign: «After leveling a barrage of attacks against the proposal put forth by Mr. Ryan, the Democratic candidate Kathy Hochul, has tightened the race considerably...»»

Flanagan said he would have immediately rejected the proposal, which he said was motivated by Cuomo's primary campaign against Nixon.

Despite that vote, Hochul said she will campaign hard against the Ryan spending proposals, because business owners and farmers in her district «are not buying it that Paul Ryan has dressed things up a little differently this year on Medicare.»

He also spoke against another reform proposal percolating in the legislature, campaign finance reform.

Senior trade unionists have spoken out against the proposals and a campaign has recently been launched to Defend -LSB-...]

As Congress works to revise the NCLB law, the 3.2 million - member union and its California affiliate are mounting a vigorous campaign against the law and the most prominent proposal for reauthorizing it.

AFT Local 420 mounted a full - blown campaign against the revised proposal, organizing a bus tour that traveled across the state.

Cats Protection has launched its «Save Our Shops» campaign in a bid to influence the Welsh Government against proposals that could decrease the charity's income and potentially affect thousands of cats across Wales.

(Animal Defenders International Press Release) Animal protection organisations with a long history of campaigning against animal circuses have welcomed publication of the Scottish Government Bill to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Scotland, along with proposals to review performing animal regulations.

In 2015, The Lancet — one of the world's most respected medical journals and thus a publication trained in the most careful parsing of statistics — quoted a scholarly work that cited Brulle's paper: «It is estimated that US industry spent close to $ 500 million in its successful campaign against the 2010 House of Representatives proposal to cap US emissions.

Now, the industry is mounting a campaign against a similar Washington, D.C., proposal.

The dispute started when John T. Impey ran for a school board seat and campaigned against a $ 3 million bond proposal that L.J. Hart & Co. and its owner, Larry Joe Hart, underwrote.

«However, the campaign against the Jackson proposals is not based upon the public interest at all... this campaign is in my view inimical to the public interest — although it is very much in the interests of those groups who are making disproportionate profits out of the current arrangements.

Lord Justice Jackson has criticised the Law Society for its decision to run a «single campaign» against his proposals for the reform of the costs of civil litigation, and proposed changes to legal aid, which are both outlined in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

Secondly, the Law Society in running a single campaign against both the Legal Aid cuts and the Jackson proposals has created certain difficulties.

However, the campaign against the Jackson proposals is not based upon the public interest at all.

But there are some big guns in Washington working against the proposal, and understanding the opposition is an important part of winning any campaign.