Sentences with phrase «conference in state government»

The leader would not characterize her approach as distinctly feminine, but prides herself on being the first woman to head a conference in state government.

Stewart - Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, was first elected leader of the conference in 2012 and is the first woman to lead a legislative conference in state government history.

Steawart - Cousins would be the first African - American woman to lead a majority conference in state government.

Not exact matches

More than 240 bills were introduced in 42 states last year covering a range of security issues, from improving government practices to restricting public disclosure of confidential information, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

During my panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference, conservative columnist Ralph Hallow said that the United States is «bringing in people with no experience with our idea that the individual has ultimate worth and that the government exists only because we say it can.»

The provincial government also employs former cabinet minister Gary Mar as a permanent envoy in the American capital and frequently sends cabinet ministers and MLAs to conferences and trade meetings in the United States.

Similarly, Martin shows in careful detail how Graham's later visit to the U.S.S.R., under the auspices of a Soviet - sponsored peace conference, was painstakingly negotiated through and around government officials in the U.S., including the State Department, which was opposed to Graham's participation out of reasonable fears that the Soviets would derive propaganda value from the visit.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

In the first major act of rebellion at the autumn conference voters clearly rejected schools minister Sarah Teather's attempt to water down a motion stating that «conference is concerned by the establishment of academies and free schools under coalition government policy».

Adeboye spoke at the RCCG inter-denominational service held at Kassa in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, where he rounded up the RCCG 2017 Northern Ministers and Workers Conference, with the theme, «The Almighty.»

In the end, the threat of a government shutdown — perhaps strongest in the closely divided state Senate — was defused after Democratic lawmakers from both conferences backed the legislation to continue to temporarily fund state governmenIn the end, the threat of a government shutdown — perhaps strongest in the closely divided state Senate — was defused after Democratic lawmakers from both conferences backed the legislation to continue to temporarily fund state governmenin the closely divided state Senate — was defused after Democratic lawmakers from both conferences backed the legislation to continue to temporarily fund state government.

'' The next two years will provide no shortage of challenges for our Conference, its partners in government and all New Yorkers: A multi-billion dollar budget deficit needing closure, a government that is still too big and spends too much, chronic unemployment, some of the nation's highest taxes and a continued lack of public confidence in state government,» Kolb said.

In the latter case, the European Council shall define the terms of reference for a conference of representatives of the governments of the Member States.

In any event, the proposal would then have to be agreed by a Conference of representatives of the governments of Member States.

«For emphasis, let us restate the fact that on the basis of the statement obtained from the accused, the Police had issued a statement read publicly at the May 10 press conference in the state capital and there was no mention of their naming or implicating any top government official at the state or federal level.»

«Every single member of the Republican Conference united behind Senator John Flanagan to ensure balance in state government and safeguard the future of the state.»

In May — after Congress earmarked $ 120 million for New York City and other state and local governments — de Blasio personally thanked US Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D - Manhattan) and Nita Lowey (D - Westchester) at a news conference.

In the wake of state Sen. Malcolm Smith's (D - Hollis) bribery scandal, Independent Democratic Conference leader Sen. Jeffrey Klein (D - Bronx) stripped the embattled lawmaker of his committee assignments and leadership position within the state's coalition government and in a final blow suggested Smith step down from the perch from which he had long coveted positions of -LSB-..In the wake of state Sen. Malcolm Smith's (D - Hollis) bribery scandal, Independent Democratic Conference leader Sen. Jeffrey Klein (D - Bronx) stripped the embattled lawmaker of his committee assignments and leadership position within the state's coalition government and in a final blow suggested Smith step down from the perch from which he had long coveted positions of -LSB-..in a final blow suggested Smith step down from the perch from which he had long coveted positions of -LSB-...]

Recommendations for Using Everyday Information Technology to Open Up Government At a news conference on Thursday, March 22 at 1 PM, leading civic and government watchdog groups will call on the Governor, Legislature, Attorney General, and Comptroller to use the explosion in affordable Information Technology to make NY State government more transparent, responsive, and acGovernment At a news conference on Thursday, March 22 at 1 PM, leading civic and government watchdog groups will call on the Governor, Legislature, Attorney General, and Comptroller to use the explosion in affordable Information Technology to make NY State government more transparent, responsive, and acgovernment watchdog groups will call on the Governor, Legislature, Attorney General, and Comptroller to use the explosion in affordable Information Technology to make NY State government more transparent, responsive, and acgovernment more transparent, responsive, and accountable.

On Monday, members of the New York Leadership for Accountable Government — a bipartisan coalition of business, civic, and philanthropic leaders dedicated to reforming elections laws in the state — delivered an open letter to the Senate Independent Democratic Conference.

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson said his 32 - member majority conference will be voting «yes» on the budget extender bill next week — even if it includes public employee furloughs, as Gov. David Paterson has threatened — because he is «not in the business of shutting downs state governmeConference Leader John Sampson said his 32 - member majority conference will be voting «yes» on the budget extender bill next week — even if it includes public employee furloughs, as Gov. David Paterson has threatened — because he is «not in the business of shutting downs state governmeconference will be voting «yes» on the budget extender bill next week — even if it includes public employee furloughs, as Gov. David Paterson has threatened — because he is «not in the business of shutting downs state government.»

The US secretary of state conceded in a videolink to the Open Government Partnership conference that the revelations from whistleblower Edward Snowden had shown the American government was behaving inapprGovernment Partnership conference that the revelations from whistleblower Edward Snowden had shown the American government was behaving inapprgovernment was behaving inappropriately.

Making the disclosure on Wednesday at a press conference in office in Amawbia, near Awka, the state capital, the Commissioner stated that three policemen would man each of the 1,448 polling units in the seven local government area involved in the poll.

Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis came to City Hall Wednesday for a press conference criticizing Mayor de Blasio's «sanctuary city» policy and pledging to increase cooperation with federal government's efforts at deporting people unlawfully in the United States.

The State Chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), the umbrella organization of all the political parties in Nigeria had a press conference saying that the election should be put on hold, let's conclude this audit process in the local government administration, a lot of things have gone wrong.

«The states were the formative party to the federal government and the states were very careful about limiting the power of the federal government,» Cuomo said in the conference call.

As Liz noted earlier, the conference comes as the fast - growing Latino community's influence in state government and electoral politics is increasing.

«Tonight, New Yorkers have chosen balance and bipartisanship over an entire state government made up of Democrats from New York City, and placed their trust in Republicans to lead the Senate,» Republican conference leader Dean Skelos said in a statement.

The Energy Minister; Boakye Agyarko at a conference in the United States had indicated that government intends to turn TOR into a tank farm, ahead of the construction of a new refinery in the Western Region.

Addressing the press conference, dubbed `' The true state of the economy and a government in a state of denial: The NPP's response to the Senchi Consensus, and connected matters» Minority leader of the NPP, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu said, `' assessment of the Ghanaian economy so far point to an economy with weak and deteriorating fundamentals.»

Mr Zakari Muhammad The chairman, Katsina State Local Governments Congress Committee, said this in a news conference in Katsina on Saturday, observing the delegates would come from the 361 wards across the 34 local government areas of the sState Local Governments Congress Committee, said this in a news conference in Katsina on Saturday, observing the delegates would come from the 361 wards across the 34 local government areas of the statestate.

«The Kaduna state government took exception to the fact that the «northern youths» did their irresponsible press conference in Kaduna,» the Police boss added.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announced this on 4th May at a Press Conference on the Kano State Local Government Election, where there had been reports that underage persons voted in the election.

In addition to the calls from within the Republican conference, the head of the state's Conservative Party as well as Citizens Union, a good government group, are calling on Skelos to step aside.

Speaking at a press conference in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area of the state, Oye described the story as false and unfounded.

The 88 Rockland County students at the conference simulated the state government legislative process including the study of public issues, debate of public policy, writing of legislation and a mock law - making experience in state legislative chambers.

After the press conference, Rebuild New York has called on Republicans in the state government to veto this plan until there is «upstate parity,» according to the coalition's website.

Cummings is a longtime communications official in state government, having served as director of policy development for the GOP conference and as chief of staff to Sen. Chuck Fuschillo.

Question topics included what he'll say to Rob Astorino if he bumps into him locally, what he has to say to the anti-fracking protestors, what was most surprising in the campaign, whether he'll be disappointed if he wins by 10 points rather the 20 points that public polls predict, for whom and on what line he and Lee voted, what he'll do to affect the state senate leadership should there not be any single majority conference, what he'll do in a second term concerning state mandates to local governments and what effect Republican control of the United States Senate will have on New York and his administration in a second term.

Astorino clashed with Senate Republicans during the gubernatorial campaign last year, with the top of the GOP ticket calling for sweeping ethics reform in Albany and knocking the majority conference in the Senate as being part of the problem in state government.

Also at 11 a.m., construction industry representatives, government officials and transportation advocates hold a news conference to discuss the release of a report about road conditions in NYC and state, and call for increased government funding of public works and renovation projects; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

De Blasio spoke with state lawmakers for several hours and is due to meet with Cuomo later in the day for a news conference to push the federal government to grant a Medicaid waiver that the governor's administration says his vital to save several Brooklyn - based hospitals.

«The Senate supports enhanced disclosure to ensure transparency and accountability in government, and will modify the Governor's ethics proposals, as well as the education reform initiatives advanced as part of the Executive budget,» the Republican conference stated.

The debate, for now, has been waged by groups in favor of making changes to the cap, including the New York State United Teachers and representatives of local government lobbying groups like the New York State Association of Counties, New York Conference of Mayors and the Association of Towns.

In a brief but impressive ceremony held at the main conference room of the Lodge, also known as State House, Marina, the Federal and Lagos State Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding formally transferring ownership of the edifice to the State Government.

Speaking at the inaugural conference of the Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, he also accused local government chairmen in the country of embezzling the remaining council funds after Governors would have diverted a sizablGovernment and Public Policy at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, he also accused local government chairmen in the country of embezzling the remaining council funds after Governors would have diverted a sizablgovernment chairmen in the country of embezzling the remaining council funds after Governors would have diverted a sizable portion.

One of the arguments made by state officials in favor of same - sex marriage — including Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and the Independent Democratic Conference — is that rites for gay couples would lead to larger sales tax receipts for state and local governments.

Agbese stated this during a Press Conference in Abuja on Thursday, he said: «AI has issued several reports that openly lie against Nigeria, its government and critical institution, apparently with the sole intent of undermining them.»

The grants, rents and business he brought in to SUNY Polytechnic «all benefited him personally through his compensation package, and also added to his status as a kingmaker and an important person in state government,» said the New York attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, who charged Dr. Kaloyeros with three felony counts of bid - rigging at a news conference.

To be sure, Ayokunle's indictment of the federal government at a press conference held Friday, April 21, 2017 in Abuja ahead of the 104th annual session of the Nigerian Baptist Convention came on the heels of the launch of Harbin Kunama II (Scorpion Sting) at a forest between Kagoro and Kafanchan, southern part of Kaduna State by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai.