Sentences with phrase «citizen group supports»

The citizen group supports this idea for multiple reasons, saying the merger will save money, improve government services and stimulate the area's economy.

The citizen group supports the consolidation of the governments for multiple reasons, saying the merger will save money, improve government services and stimulate the area's economy.

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The big spenders were nonetheless defeated by a citizens» group that spent only $ 15,000 to support the bond measure, which passed with 57 % of the vote on Nov. 7, approving up to $ 150 million in financing for a city - run broadband utility.

United Conservatives encourage Albertans to support and participate in Rural Crime Watch programs and Citizens on Patrol groups that act as eyes and ears for law enforcement.

Call upon politicians and decision makers to take the political and legal steps necessary to establish a constitutional contractual relationship among its citizens, and to support all formulations and initiatives that aim to fortify relations and understanding among the various religious groups in the Muslim World;

State or local mental health associations can provide church social - action groups with current information concerning the problems and needs of their area, including mental health legislation which needs citizen support.

Conflict after conflict, U.S. Jewish groups and citizens have wielded grass - roots political clout to garner American support for Israel.

«While state policies and the actions of extremist groups often mask the high levels of tolerance in the minds of ordinary Arabs, the typical citizen in this region expresses a great deal of support for tolerant policies,» said Michael Hoffman, who studied religious minorities as part of the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs.

We thank the North American Registry of Midwives Board for helping facilitate the study; Tim Putt for help with layout of the data forms; Jennesse Oakhurst, Shannon Salisbury, and a team of five others for data entry; Adam Slade for computer programming support; Amelia Johnson, Phaedra Muirhead, Shannon Salisbury, Tanya Stotsky, Carrie Whelan, and Kim Yates for office support; Kelly Klick and Sheena Jardin for the satisfaction survey; members of our advisory council (Eugene Declerq (Boston University School of Public Health), Susan Hodges (Citizens for Midwifery and consumer panel of the Cochrane Collaboration's Pregnancy and Childbirth Group), Jonathan Kotch (University of North Carolina Department of Maternal and Child Health), Patricia Aikins Murphy (University of Utah College of Nursing), and Lawrence Oppenheimer (University of Ottawa Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine); and the midwives and mothers who agreed to participate in the study.

Residents who belong to the group Citizens for Better Communities, which was formed to muster local support and to lobby government to prevent the land from becoming a gravel pit, were also on hand to thank Hoffman and members of the park board for their actions.

David Nelson, who was co-chairman of the citizens group pushing the referendum initiative, supports the proposal being considered by the Park District board.

Involve the media and citizens groups in creating social pressure for behavioural change towards supporting breastfeeding and sound infant and young child nutrition.

According to Al Ahram, the Brotherhood had given Qatar a number of assurances in exchange for Doha's generosity including «technical support» for the Syrian opposition, the rotation — possibly to a Qatari citizen — of the Arab League Secretary General post, and «Egyptian approval of Qatari nominees on behalf of the Arab group in several international and regional forums».

They support calls, such as that made by the all - party campaign group Unlock Democracy, for a citizens» convention process to generate proposals for constitutional change.

According to the group's information section on the Facebook Page, «we are a coalition of concerned citizens who are supporting Leroy Comrie for Queens Borough President in the 2013 elections... join us...»

They think the 998 Presidential staffers is the best alternative Ghanaians needed, the use of Vigilante groups to terrorise innocent citizens is what they promised us, issuing of bond without following laid down procedure is what we prayed for, entering into negotiations with nations to establish military bases was what we fasted for, allowing the land to be used as conduit for the propagation of homosexual practice on the continent was what we prayed to God for, market women consulting other gods to support their dying businesses was what we went on our knees for?

Good government groups Citizens Union, the Empire Center, NYPIRG and Common Cause have publicly expressed support for Tedisco's efforts to bring greater transparency to state spending decisions with this bill.

«The governor clearly supports it but has been less than visible in promoting its passage,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, a good - government group that's supporting the measure.

As the Area Agency on Aging, the Erie County Department of Senior Services convenes a voluntary group of citizens who provide information, guidance, advice, and support to assist in developing, coordinating, and administering services to older persons.

A group called «Concerned Citizens United» was one of the state's top spenders in the run - up to Election Day, putting more than $ 400,000 into an effort to oppose the convention and support Republican Nassau County executive candidate Jack Martins in the first three weeks of October.

Revamping property taxes could produce $ 4 billion in funds, according to business - supported watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission.

Earlier this month, the New York State Bar Association came out in support of a convention, as did the League of Women Voters and the good - government group Citizens Union.

Imagine journalists and citizens meeting with political leaders who seek support for a proposed law to exclude certain groups from due process.

Can the Attorney General of New York State tell us why he supports a law that denies due process to a large group of citizens?

Reed Brody, legal counsel for campaign group Human Rights Watch, which is supporting Mr Kyere's campaign along with Trial International, says Ghana would be an ideal country for the trial because it has a strong justice system and provisions to prosecute people for the «enforced disappearance» of Ghanaian citizens anywhere in the world.

We call on all civil society organizations, professional bodies, faith - based groups, youth groups, the union movement, academia, and indeed on all citizens of Ghana to support the Center's call to the EC to avoid a potential constitutional crisis.

The Alliance provided funds and technical support to a broad coalition of patients, doctors, AIDS organizations, citizen groups, and drug treatment programs that pushed the medical marijuana issue to a successful vote in Albany.

«The governors» special panel should not cancel out the good work done so far with these unanimously supported bistate bills,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, a government watchdog group in New York.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A group of citizens is raising money to support a mayoral bid for Juanita Perez Williams next year.

If Labour does want to regain its former levels of support from working class citizens (who remain objectively the largest social group in society), the party must adopt the politics of hope and ambition — the hope and ambition to make the mass of citizens» lives better through regulating the processes and outcomes of the market.

A hardy few citizens and good - government groups are fighting back, banding together to support reformers in this crucial election year.

Walsh ran his campaign with support of Republicans and Democrats alike, including a citizen - organized group called Dems for Ben.

Dick Dadey of the Citizens Union good - government group, who supported Agata's choice, «Given the need for our public ethics enforcement agency to be as transparent as possible, providing this information seems like a no - brainer to me.»

She has the support of Citizens Union, a good government group as well as Planned Parenthood and The New York City chapter of the National Organization for Women, among others.

The group was created by a «coalition of concerned citizens» and the page shows support for other political - themed groups on the social network such as Ruben Diaz Jr. for Mayor in 2013 and Albany County Young Democrats.

«The speaker is going to be interested in gaining the support of the Council and may take that into consideration of her funding of member items,» said Rachael Fauss, a policy expert at Citizens Union, which authored the group's report.

A statement signed by Coordinator of the group, Uche Madu John, said «Nigerians will continue to support the army in its quest to protect law abiding citizens from any form of aggressors.

Carol Kellerman, president of the Citizens Budget Commission, a municipal finance watchdog, said the group agreed to support Tax Equity Now when Jordan Barowitz, director of external affairs at the Durst Organization, came to her and told her about the lawsuit.

Citizens United Political Victory Fund, the political action committee affiliated with the group Citizens United, said today it will pay for the robocalls in support of Tenney's campaign.

In hyper - ageing countries like Italy and Germany, where 1 in 7 people will be over 80 in 2050, it is unclear how a shrinking group of young people can generate the wealth needed to support the growing cohort of elderly citizens.

«If the Democrats take over, there's probably going to be a big opening and plenty of momentum for climate legislation... with more Republican support,» said Steve Valk, a spokesman for Citizens» Climate Lobby, a group that has helped assemble the bipartisan and growing House Climate Solutions Caucus.

The fundamental building block for CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation was the 1991 decision of a group of civil society leaders from across the world to reinforce and support the virtual expansion of citizen participation in every region of the globe.

And the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, a nonprofit citizens» group, has raised more than $ 200,000 in private contributions to finance its school - improvement campaign and is sponsoring a series of town forums to gauge citizen support.

Frankfort, Ky — More than a year before Kentucky's General Assembly meets again, two citizens» groups have already begun to mobilize grassroots support for new education - reform plans in the state.

«When children grow up in a culture and begin their schooling with support for thinking, feeling, and acting in groups, they are more likely to participate in and practice democracy as informed and caring citizens.»

On Monday, March 5, 2012, members of the broad alliance of Florida education advocacy groups including: Citizens for Strong Schools, 50th No More, Florida PTA, Fund Education Now, Marions United for Public Education, Save Duval Schools and Support Dade Schools traveled to Tallahassee to join a press conference at 9:30 A in Room 301 of the Florida Senate Office Building.

The grass roots group is a «citizen driven, non-partisan movement dedicated to informing and engaging Ohioans at the community level to understand, appreciate, and support our system of common public schools.»

Park City Manger Diane Foster and Planning Director Bruce Erickson discuss some of the agenda items for Thursday's City Council meeting, including a new amended plat for the Alice Claim project, which puts the houses into the gully instead of the hillside and members of a new group Citizens for Better Education, Jim Tedford and Ali Zeisler talk about why they can't support the $ 56 million school bond.

AACTE is among the 50 national education groups representing teachers, principals, superintendents, parents, and other civic organizations that have issued a joint statement in support of public education and are celebrating the critical roles for public schools in developing future generations of successful citizens.

The time for a collaborative, networked approach that includes support for individual teacher - leaders as well as advancing systemic change might just be right, as Generation Y, the «Me» Generation is being replaced by the «C» Generation, a psychographic group emerging on both sides of the Atlantic as highly connected, pluralistic, multi-cultural, media - savvy digital citizens with shared values and lifestyles.