Sentences with phrase «campaigning against the council»

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Uber launched a campaign on Thursday against Mayor de Blasio Thursday — unveiling a tab named after Hizzoner to show the epic delays that would be created under a proposed City Council license cap.

He could have added also that some radical Christians, such as those who supported the World Council of Churches» Anti-Racism program have been vocal in campaigning against structural oppression and racism.

The NSW Cancer Council campaigns against junk food advertising to children because obesity is a risk factor for cancers including bowel, esophegal, pancreas, kidney, post-menopausal breast and endometrial.

Media Statement 9 October, 2015 New campaign against soft drinks fails to tackle real health challenges Responding to the «Rethink Sugary Drink» campaign, which targets sugar - sweetened drink consumption and its purported impact on health, Geoff Parker, Australian Beverages Council CEO, states: «Continuing to vilify soft drinks as a leading cause of obesity is distorting the -LSB-...]

The high court has backed moves by Camden council to fine anyone busking without a licence up to # 1,000, despite a high profile campaign against the policy from comedians Mark Thomas and Bill Bailey and musician Billy Bragg.

«The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, which represents workers in New York and New Jersey, on Monday will begin running a television and digital ad campaign against the referendum.

Two weeks ago, the Campaign for Labour Democracy's AGM passed a motion calling for Lutfur Rahman, the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, to be readmitted to the party and for a full investigation into events since the disastrous 2010 selection process that led to this former Labour council leader standing as an independent and winning against an imposed Labour candidate — Helal Abbas.

In 2011, Thornberry challenged David Cameron over his false claims about wages at Islington Council, [39] campaigning against government measures which Thornberry claims have exacerbated child poverty in Islington, [40] and answering over 1,000 enquiries a month from constituents.

De Blasio and McCray will spend the rest of the day campaigning, both together and separately, with various current elected officials and / or candidates (including Assemblyman Francisco Moya, who is running against ex-Senator — and former felon — Hiram Monserrate for a NYC Council seat in Queens).

The latest guilty pleas from Council member Stewart's former Chief of Staff and another staffperson have not done great things for his campaign... unless you are one of the people who believe that the whole thing is a racist plot against him.

Pickles has been accused of waging a political campaign against predominantly Labour councils.

He stated that the claims of those involved in the campaign of calumny against his administration of the council were frivolous and born out of bellyaching.

Atlantic Bridge was itself a partner of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a US lobbying group funded by the Charles G Koch Foundation (predominant funders of the US Tea Party), the National Rifle Association and the Tobacco Institute, to name but a few, and which campaigns against climate change legislation and regulation of tobacco.

«Sometimes local elections and by - elections do turn on local issues and this election saw Labour campaign fiercely and effectively against various charges imposed by the SNP local council.

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 pcouncil 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 pcouncil 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 pCouncil 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.

Republicans campaigned against a state income tax, pointing to a recent measure approved by the Seattle City Council that would implement a 2.25 percent tax on income above $ 250,000.

Two weeks ago, the Campaign for Labour Democracy's AGM passed a motion calling for Lutfur Rahman, the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, to be readmitted to the party and for a full investigation into events since the disastrous 2010 selection process that led to this former Labour council leader standing as an independent and winning against -LSB-...]

The race has become something of a proxy war for the fight over the online rental site Airbnb, with the company funding advertising against Serino and an independent expenditure campaign backed by the Hotel Trades Council and the Real Estate Board of New York running commercials critical of Gipson.

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».

Demos worked on Pataki's 1998 re-election campaign — the one in which Pataki cruised to victory against his Democratic opponent, former NYC Council Speaker Peter Vallone, after coming from pretty much nowhere (the back bench of the state Senate) to oust liberal icon Mario Cuomo from the governor's office four years earlier.

Although the aims of the campaigns vary, the one thing they have in common is a fight against councils or housing associations to protect the homes and rights of social housing tenants.

The Florida prosecutor handling the case against Trump's campaign manager was revealed to be a member of Clinton's «Leadership Council» in the Sunshine State — and shelled out $ 1,000 to her campaign in January, records show.

Anti-gay activist groups The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), Family Research Council Action and CitizenLink are launching «an unprecedented campaign» against three Republican candidates because of their support for marriage equality and abo... Read

DeMaio, a former member of the San Diego City Council, is up against incumbent Democrat Scott Peters who has won endorsement from the Human Rights Campaign.

Liberal Democrat councils are on a collision course with Nick Clegg by campaigning against the creation of «free schools» in their communities.

Organizations Supporting the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act: 350.org NRDC Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter Citizens Campaign for the Environment Clearwater Food & Water Watch Citizen Action of NY 350NYC NYS Council of Churches Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy Catskill Mountainkeeper Citizens Environmental Coalition of NY Fossil Free & Green NY Green Education and Legal Fund Greenfaith Healthcare Without Harm Jews Against Fracking NY Interfaith Power & Lights People for Animal Rights Plan to Save the Planet, Albany Renewable Energy Long Island Rochester People's Climate Coalition Syracuse Cultural Workers Syracuse Peace Council

The Advance Group, the political consultancy that coordinated NYCLASS's independent expenditures against Christine Quinn and on behalf of some Council candidates, was also helping run the campaigns of those candidates.

The World Peace Council was established on the orders of the Communist Party of the USSR in the late 1940s and for over forty years carried out campaigns against western, mainly American, military action.

A member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Kukubor, has charged the party's Council of elders to take «swift action» against some ten regional Chairmen who have endorsed the candidature of John Dramani Mahama for election 2020 even before campaigning officially starts.

Meanwhile, a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Kukubor, has charged the party's Council of elders to take «swift action» against some ten regional Chairmen who have endorsed the candidature of John Dramani Mahama for election 2020 even before campaigning officially starts.

The powerful State Building and Construction Trades Council has launched a $ 500,000 campaign against her, including television and newspaper ads highlighting the allegations of sexual misconduct and negative language.

But the mayor faced opposition from some City Council members, and shelved the idea after the ride - hailing company launched an aggressive campaign against the proposed regulations.

The first, filed by a city resident and a member of the Hartford City Council, alleged that Coleman improperly used his annual taxpayer - financed update for political purposes and his campaign against Wooden, which is not allowed under state statutes.

In an interview with the Journal, Lhota described the allegations against Council Member Dan Halloran, a Republican, and two leaders of county - level Republican organizations in the city as a «stain» on the party — and something he would seek to address in the coming months of campaigning for mayor.

During his mayoral campaign last year, de Blasio promised to abolish the industry immediately upon taking office — a pledge that earned him significant support from horse carriage opponents, who helped wage a million - dollar campaign against one of his chief rivals, former Council speaker Christine Quinn.

As the 2019 elections draw near, the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, AMMC, has urged various political parties and politicians against defacing the city with their campaign...

The Working Families Party's decision to oppose the legislative extension of term limits — and the possibility that it will campaign against supporters who seek re-election in 2009 — will make some City Council members think twice about voting to allow a third term.

Faced with the prospect of legal action from casino mogul and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson, the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) is maintaining radio silence, refusing to disavow a vicious smear campaign it launched against the prominent GOP donor and legendary pro-Israel activist.

Phil Marius, 26, of Stapleton, filed his first campaign donation disclosure form this week to become the second challenger against Debi Rose for the 49th Council district's Democratic primary in November.

``... an active campaign against my leadership by a local Momentum organiser, being called a neo-Nazi by some Corbyn t - shirt wearing person outside the Labour Party Conference, and events at a national level targeting Labour Councillors and Labour Councils that do not conform to the particular form of ideological purity that seems to have taken a grip of the party...»

Melissa Mark - Viverito, the City Council speaker and a proud Democrat, is striking back against a pair of Staten Island Republicans who knocked her as a «socialist» to the «left of Mao» at a recent campaign rally.

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That outcome was stunning given the speaker's long identification with the LGBT community — as the 1991 campaign manager and later chief of staff to Tom Duane, the Council's first out gay member; as head of the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project; as a demonstrator arrested year after year in protests against the exclusion of openly gay participants in Manhattan's St. Patrick's Day Parade; and as a Council member who pursued a range of initiatives in support of the community, including a school anti-bullying law, a requirement that the city only do businesses with contractors with anti-discrimination policies in place, and funding for LGBT homeless youth services, senior services, and the capital needs of the LGBT Community Center.

In at least three City Council races where sitting state Assemblymembers are candidates, separate complaints have been filed with the city Campaign Finance Board alleging that each of them has violated prohibitions against using government - funded mass mailers within a mandated 90 - day communication blackout period before the September 12 primary.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Families are largely off limits when it comes to campaign attacks, but on Wednesday, the race for New York City mayor placed City Council Speaker and Democratic candidate Christine Quinn against rival Bill de Blasio's wife.

As the 2019 elections draw near, the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, AMMC, has urged various political parties and politicians against defacing the city with their campaign posters, disclosing that the penalty for violating the guideline was one million for an organisation and N100, 000 for an individual; including payment for the removal of those posters.

The young fellow campaigning against the encrusted council member is running on a single issue: the extension of the Monorail, holding that his opponent is in the pocket of the contractors who want to build more roads and extend the subway line, thereby increasing pollution and shafting the poor neighborhoods.

Grand Chief Serge Simon of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake said, «On behalf of the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion, we thank these organizations for showing leadership in heeding the call of the Mazaska Talks campaign to divest from the banks responsible for DAPL and the four pipelines being proposed to carry even more tar sands oil out of Canada.

Less a new assault inspired by the Republican - led backlash against green energy under way in Washington, D.C., it's the continuation of campaigns by conservative groups such as the American Legislative Exchange Council, Americans for Prosperity and the Heartland Institute with ties to the fossil fuel billionaires, the Koch brothers.

The English Divisional Court refused to grant the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament an advisory declaration on whether UN Security Council Resolution 1441 authorised the United Kingdom, without further approval, to use force against Iraq.