Sentences with phrase «coalition of organizations formed»

The goal of ESEP, an ad - hoc coalition of organizations formed in 2013, is to empower scientists and engineers to effectively engage in the policymaking process at all levels of government.

Not exact matches

New coalitions are forming that will ultimately render the organizations of the Religious Right largely irrelevant.

At 2 p.m., Tax Equity Now New York (TENNY), a newly formed coalition of homeowners, civil justice organizations, and real estate leaders dedicated to fixing New York City's broken property tax system will make a major announcement, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

A coalition of liberal groups and organizations is forming a new campaign to push for a «true» millionaires tax, the same day Wall Street Journal's report that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is considering a reshuffling of the state's tax code in order to achieve a more progressive system,

A coalition of groups — led by labor unions, environmental groups and conservative organizations — has formed to oppose the constitutional convention.

The Oneida County Elder Abuse Coalition is a continually growing collection of area agencies and organizations that was formed to promote the awareness, recognition, intervention and prevention of elder abuse in our community.

Todd, who is not seeking re-election, was set to take a position as executive director of the One Orlando Alliance, a coalition of central Florida LGBT organizations formed in response to the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.

The coalition of business groups, elected officials and private and public sector union organizations formed to back the expansion of casino gambling in New York includes a number of allies to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The bulk of the contributions appear to have come in the spring, as the labor - backed Working Families Party and advocacy organizations formed a coalition with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help the party take full control of the state Senate.

Though county and state officials have been driving hard to prevent the approval of the plant, the strongest opposition came from local environmental groups such as Riverkeeper and the Rockland Water Coalition, which was formed from a collection of smaller organizations to fight desalination.

Dear Neighbor, In an effort to ensure the Hudson Valley is fairly represented in all legislative matters before the Senate, I and eight other local Senators representing Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester Counties have formed the Hudson Valley Delegation — a bipartisan coalition to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of the residents, communities, organizations, and elected officials of the Hudson Valley.

«There's a long history of coalitions forming to achieve policy goals,» Mr. de Blasio said today, comparing the two groups» work to that of organizations that pushed to legalize gay marriage and to increase the minimum wage.

This year, Let NY Vote, formally known as Easy Elections NY, formed as a statewide coalition of organizations & grassroots groups fighting to modernize New York's elections.

«The broad adoption of POLST in California's nursing homes is possible due to a combination of state - level efforts — such as passing legislation and developing a standardized POLST form and curriculum — and the grassroots efforts of local POLST coalitions who educate providers and consumers in cities and counties throughout the state,» said Judy Thomas, study co-author and CEO of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, the organization that runs the POLST program in California.

A new illegal trade «alliance» Yesterday, in an effort to chip away at the illegal timber trade, which is a key driver of deforestation along with agricultural expansion, a coalition of businesses, paper organizations and international groups banded together to form the Forest Legality Alliance.

In 1996, Mr. Tarne helped found the Physicians Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth (PHACT), an organization of doctors and other medical professionals formed to bring the medical facts to bear on the partial - birth abortion debate.

To address the issue, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education Coalition was formed in 2006 to «raise awareness in Congress, the Administration, and other organizations about the critical role that STEM education plays in enabling the U.S. to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace.»

In 2006, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Coalition was formed to «raise awareness in Congress, the Administration, and other organizations about the critical role that STEM education plays in enabling the U.S. to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace for the 21st Century.»

A number of leading national organizations and coalition groups, including the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities and the 14 organizations forming the 2004 Learning Disabilities (LD) Roundtable coalition, have outlined the core features of an RTI process as follows: • High quality, research - based instruction and behavioral support in general education.

But this election is different for SEIU and AFSCME, with the core group of five candidates also being backed by the Chicago Teachers Union — which played a major role in recruiting Garcia and has pumped more than $ 570,000 into aldermanic races so far — and United Working Families, a coalition of liberal organizations formed in July.

In addition to his work with Brooklyn Prospect, Dan has been instrumental in forming the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, a group of over 30 charter organizations and advisors dedicated to creating successful, integrated public choice schools.

Sackler, who helped Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, create Achievement First Inc., the large charter school management company that owns at least 20 schools in Connecticut and New York, also played a pivotal role in forming Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now Inc. (ConnCAN), Connecticut Coalition for Education Advocacy (ConnAD) and 50 - CAN, the national organization that has inserted ConnCAN - like organizations into the education reform debate in Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), the charter school lobby group formed by the board members of Achievement First, Inc. has spent more than any other organization lobbying for Malloy's Education Reform bills.

So when Best Friends began working to end the killing of pets in Utah in 2000, we formed the NKUT Coalition, which brought together committed animal welfare organizations from across the state.

ADRF has formed a global coalition of established, like - minded organizations such as:

Using their success in Utah as a foundation for Los Angeles, NKLA formed a coalition of more than 70 rescue organizations to address the number of animals being killed in LA shelters.

The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) was formed by various animal welfare organizations, including In Defense of Animals (IDA), the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the World Society for Protection of Animals (WSPA), and the American Humane Association, so that they could work together to aid animals affected by the Haiti earthquake as quickly as possible.

The two organizations joined forces with city and county animal control and three other agencies to form the Animal Coalition of Buncombe County, which had the collective goal of saving more lives in Buncombe County.

DCAP was formed in 2012 as the result of a merger between two existing organizations — Metroplex Animal Coalition and Dallas Animal Advocates and was already doing community outreach, offering financial assistance for low - income pet owners, and working to build capacity in the non-profit animal welfare sector.

One year before, they had formed an artist - run coalition — the Association of American Painters — and in February of 1913, the organization mounted its first show, The International Exhibition of Modern Art.

Today, a coalition of more than 25 organizations sent the below message to Washington state legislators calling for strong climate action, in the form of three key solutions: (1) supporting a path to 100 % carbon - free electricity, (2) putting a price on carbon pollution, and (3) advancing clean fuels for transportation.

They were affiliated with a number of different environmental and environmental justice organizations that were relatively small in size, with relatively little power, and they decided to come together to form a coalition.

Last March, through numerous state open records requests, E&E Legal uncovered emails showing that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman formed a secret coalition of several other states» attorneys general (AGs) and prominent green activists to use the criminal justice system to target organizations that question the climate change agenda under fraud and racketeering laws.

The Colorado Coalition of Adoptive Families, COCAF, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, was formed in 1999 by a group of families who desired to increase the amount of information and resources available to Colorado's pre - and post-adoptive and kinship families.

The American Land Title Association recently formed a coalition of industry organizations to discuss best practices and develop methods of educating consumers to better recognize possible scams.