Sentences with phrase «campaigns against the measures»

The rising trend for taxes on sweetened drinks has prompted beverage industry giants like PepsiCo and Coca - Cola to spend billions of dollars on advertising and lobbying campaigns against the measures.

Senate Republicans are not big fans, and some of their candidates campaigned against the measure this past election cycle.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has called the DREAM Act a nonstarter in his house, and with good reason — politically speaking — considering the fact that a number of his new members actively campaigned against the measure during the 2014 elections and were successful at the ballot box as a result of their opposition.

In the smaller states, NEA's political reach is perhaps best illustrated by the campaign against Measure 10 in South Dakota, a state not normally considered a union stronghold.

The Bacc for the Future campaign, which has campaigned against the measure and its impact on creative subjects, now says it has «no choice» but to step up its efforts and «urge the Department for Education to think again».

She is launching a campaign against the measure.

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA), the largest legal organization in Canada, launched a campaign against these measures.

Not exact matches

Both Grillo and Berlusconi campaigned against the austerity measures implemented by technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti at the urging of Germany's conservative chancellor Merkel.

Although Trump didn't specify which countries or products will be affected, the punitive measures are part of a broader campaign to level the playing field against international competitors.

Last year, Mr. Trump held off imposing tough trade measures against China because, he said, Mr. Xi was cooperating in his campaign to pressure the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong - un, over his nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

It's tempting to measure larger businesses against their values, given many of them are publicly traded and proclaim their responsible actions in marketing campaigns.

ETA: Because in general NONE of those things are standard practice in American homebirth midwifery and MANA has actively campaigned against such safety measures.

Yet again, they have set the standard against which other presidential campaigns will be measured (the way Karl Rove and the Bush - Cheney reelection bid did in 2004).

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.

In our campaign I want to confront all five of those ills head on, setting out not only how Labour will campaign against these injustices in opposition but also spelling out some of the measures the next Labour government will take to overcome them.»

Berry was a founder of the Alliance against Urban 4 × 4s, which began in Camden in 2003 and became a national campaign demanding measures to stop 4 × 4s (or sport utility vehicles) «taking over our cities».

But the GOP lawmakers, including Rep. John Faso who voted agains the bill, have not taken well to Cuomo's pressure campaign to vote against the tax measure.

The campaign against the law was first announced in January by Cuomo during the State of the State address, part of a multi-sided effort to oppose the measure.

Cynthia Nixon, who is waging a Democratic primary campaign against Cuomo, criticized the measure as a cynical effort to shore up progressive support.

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.

He says his group is also against some measures that could be more likely to pass, including public campaign financing, and a higher minimum wage in some cities in New York.

During a fundraiser for Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer's Senate campaign, Cuomo went on the offensive against state Senate Republicans, blaming them for blocking policy measures favored by liberals and calling for their ouster after two key special elections later this month.

Schreibman's television advertisement campaign targeted senior citizens and women with promises to protect Medicare and women's rights while leveling criticism against Gibson's votes in line with Republican legislation that included funding cuts for Planned Parenthood and measures that would change the way Medicare is operated.

The governor's aides worked with several advocacy groups, including the Brady Campaign in Washington, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence and the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in San Francisco, to develop a package of measures that would be comprehensive but also politically achievable.

Some elected officials have been campaigning fiercely against the state's marijuana measure, including Governor Charlie Baker.

The timing of his last - minute decision — six weeks after Anthony Weiner's success at launching a viable campaign — means that throughout the election season Spitzer's sins will be measured against those of the disgraced former congressman.

In the 2008 presidential campaign, we asked which of the candidates might be America's first «tech President» and laid out some 21st century benchmarks against which to measure all of the contenders.

He should have got the nine adopted to help women now and then campaigned against the Senate Republicans who held up the the tenth measure to codify the provisions of Roe v. Wade in state law,» Hawkins added.

A business organisation campaigning against the government's cap on immigration tells Channel 4 News Cabinet minister Vince Cable is right to say that the measure is damaging the economy.

Dramas from elections past - like the way Michael Foot was nearly sacked as Leader half way through the 1983 campaign, like Kinnock and Hattersley endlessly contradicting each other over Labour's tax plans in 1987, like Kinnock «s «take to the hills» defence policy against a potential Soviet invasion, like the tax bombshell, like Maggie Thatcher's «I want the doctor I want, on the day I want» rant in 1987, like John Major unleashing the soap box in 1992, like Neil Hamilton and Martin Bell slugging it out on Knutsford Heath in 1997, like the Prescott punch of 2001 - seem more vivid than the more measured and choreographed procession of 2010.

According to a letter the committee sent Caputo, he is being asked to «produce documents and other materials to the committee and participate in a voluntary transcribed interview at the committee's offices,» according to a copy obtained by The New York Times,»... including Russian cyberactivities directed against the 2016 U.S. election, potential links between Russia and individuals associated with political campaigns, the U.S. government's response to these Russian active measures, and related leaks of classified information,» the

Privately, they conceded that passing the measure was an attempt to derail a threatened big - ticket political campaign against them by Mayor Bloomberg and other prominent charter - school supporters that could cost them their razor - thin majority in the November elections.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

McMurray — who has repeatedly said he supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms as well gun control measures such as stronger background checks for gun purchases — vowed to wage an aggressive campaign against Collins.

Andy Burnham said the government was «waging a campaign of demonisation against the unions» while Yvette Cooper said Labour should try to prevent the «divisive and damaging measures from coming into force».

«In my campaign I want to confront all five of those ills head on, setting out not only how Labour will campaign against these injustices in opposition but also spelling out some of the measures the next Labour government will take to overcome them and move decisively towards a society in which opportunity and prosperity is truly shared.»

A poll in late March found that 68 % of likely voters supported the measure, but that was before tobacco companies and other opponents mounted a vigorous campaign against it.

«If 4CMenB were to be introduced into a routine vaccination schedule, measures such as adequate disease surveillance would be important to determine whether waning of antibodies might influence the effectiveness of a vaccination campaign against this bacterium,» they conclude.

In this book (released with a documentary film), Vicki Abeles continues the campaign against standardized test scores as the primary measure of student achievement that she began with her 2009 documentary Race to Nowhere.

It also makes it easy to set metrics against which to measure your marketing campaigns success or failure.

Although marketing is considered an ongoing process, you'll need to set objectives against which to measure a campaign's success.

Players can measure their tactical skills against several opponents in big multiplayer battles or against enemies in a challenging single - player campaign.

Extreme measures have become necessary as Taliban militants have pressed their violent campaign against girls» education in northwestern Pakistan, bombing schools and terrifying pupils and parents.

Citing figures from the California secretary of state, Maplight.org reports that Bill Gates has donated $ 700,000 to the campaign against Proposition 23, the ballot measure that would repeal a California law related to reining in global warming.

Partnering with campaign groups in Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and Peru, the project measures access to information against a comprehensive set of indicators, and draws lessons for improvements on a national level.

The Angolan Government claims that the report is part of «a campaign against Angola that aims to undermine important reforms that have been undertaken by the government in adverse conditions, which include transparency measures».

They b) mobilize opposition to clean energy policies by funding various front groups like Americans For Prosperity, and c) finance the campaigns of politicians that can be counted on to vote against measures that would level the playing field for clean energy.

A measure like this would have effectively stopped EFF from engaging in our Save Podcasting campaign against the patent troll Personal Audio.

The Parkland activists have now dropped their campaign against guns and are now pushing against the new school safety measures implemented at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Highschool.

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