Sentences with phrase «contentious battles»

Litigation attorneys engage in contentious battles to get the best outcomes for their clients.

After being one of the most contentious battles of 2015, the expansion passed 32 - 16 in the Senate and 102 - 10 in the House.

Although this was one of the most contentious battles in the legislature when it passed last year, this expansion passed 108 - 15 in the House and 32 - 16 in the Senate this year.

They also produced much red tape, litigiousness, and contentious battles over means and ends.

The ongoing battle over redistricting moved to the borough of Queens on Tuesday February 7, the site of one of the most contentious battles between Democrats and Republicans.

After contentious battles with the NYPD...

Baking cornbread in a loaf pan allows one to avoid all the North - South contentious battles over what true cornbread really is.

The Nixon scion's bid for Congress has gained statewide attention in what might normally be a strictly local race, because of the fact that he entered the race just months after his father, Ed Cox, won a contentious battle for the chairmanship of the New York Republican Party.

In a contentious battle, Ferguson found his way into the Republican primary runoff against State Senator Mike Crane.

A former Stamford human resources director who was embroiled in a contentious battle with the city's professional firefighters two years ago is now up for the same job in Norwalk.

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Clinton took their increasingly contentious battle for the Democratic nomination to a predominantly black church in Las Vegas yesterday morning.

The contentious battle over whether Mohamed T. Albanna should fill the Lackawanna City Council seat he won in the Nov. 7 election will continue.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and soon - to - be gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo appear to be lining up on opposite sides in the contentious battle for New York state attorney general.

Lappin, who represents the East Side, is expected to face a crowded field, including Upper Manhattan City Councilman Robert Jackson, former Community Board 1 Chairwoman Julie Menin and Upper West Side City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, in a contentious battle to replace current Borough President Scott Stringer, who is running for comptroller.

The sweep of her signs comes during a contentious battle to win the Republican line on the November ballot for town supervisor.

MANHATTAN — Three separate groups are preparing to sue if Cathie Black is granted a waiver to become the city's next schools chancellor, threatening to delay an already contentious battle over Mayor Michael Bloomberg's pick.

• During last year's contentious battle in the State Senate over the failed gay - marriage bill, while Governor Paterson, Kirsten Gillibrand, Christine Quinn, and even Chuck Schumer lobbied on behalf of the bill, Cuomo was virtually silent, not even bothering to get three wavering state senators on the phone when asked to do so by gay groups.

The parent trigger measure quickly evolved into a contentious battle over letting parents take over failing schools, with Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich taking the lead in fighting against it.

And Henderson implemented the Common Core State Standards — for better or worse, depending on your view — without the contentious battle that occurred in other parts of the country.

The Insult Simulator's comically contentious battle system lets players create quick - witted combos of disrespective dialogue to hurl at adversaries in competitive one - on - one arguments.

Though rife with phallic weaponry, contentious battle scenes, or shadowy figures in the midst of an assault, her illustrations include playful symbols of childhood and recreation applied in soft shining colors making otherwise horrifying revelations seem only attractively unsettling.

Though overshadowed by the contentious battle over fracking in the Marcellus Shale to the south, in New York and Pennsylvania, the Utica Shale is being eyed for exploration in a region in the St Lawrence River valley from Montreal to Quebec City.

With a contentious battle playing out between Google and Amazon and the release of HomePod just around the corner, SMS messages on Echo devices is a great way to showcase the possibilities of the Echo platform.

Like I said above, you've got to give to get and having an understanding of which issues are most important to you will allow you to stick to your guns on the ones that matter and compromise on the ones that don't instead of making every point a contentious battle.

Not exact matches

T), ending a contentious takeover battle for the No. 3 U.S. wireless service provider.

Though 2017 was the year of big - time contests like Trian versus P&G, get ready for more contentious and expensive battles for control of Corporate America, argues Columbia Business School's Wei Jiang.

But now, having daughter, Bryn, 4, and the fact that she's still recovering from her contentious divorce battle with Hoppy, she says, «The decisions I make affect other people... some things about my personal life will remain private.»

«This is par for the course for Dish, which has deliberately derailed 10 renewal negotiations since last year by engaging in unproductive discussions and contentious public battles.»

Undoubtedly, this will all be a long and contentious process, with the likelihood of many legal battles along the way.

It's downright contentious on all levels in the barbecue battles.

It's a contentious, heated battle with everyone arming themselves with different weapons and very different agendas.

Bush was seen as the early favorite for the Republican nomination and, despite a contentious primary battle with Senator John McCain and other candidates, secured the nomination by Super Tuesday.

Another contentious issue, the ongoing battle over teacher evaluations, is expected to come to a head this week.

The numbers highlight a potentially serious problem for Virginia Democrats, who are locked in a contentious, full - time primary battle that forces them to spend their cash on advertisements, field organizations and campaign staff.

But the race itself in many respects is being seen as an early proving ground for what could be a contentious 2016 battle for control of the chamber.

Opposition supporters in Kenya have fought running battles with police as voters headed to the polls in a contentious election rerun that...

De Blasio told his staff after some contentious shelter siting battles during his first year in office that he wanted to personally approve the siting of any new purpose - built shelters in New York City, a major change in practice and drastically slowing the opening of new shelters.

After a contentious backroom battle, the Brooklyn Democratic Party last night nominated a black Coney Island civic leader to run for the predominantly white Assembly seat Alec Brook - Krasny vacated in July.

Clark, a former Bronx prosecutor, was spared what many observers believe would have been a contentious primary battle.

Ohio State Auditor Betty Montgomery dropped out of the race for Governor and announced she would run for her old position as Attorney General, setting up another contentious GOP primary battle for that post (vs. State Sen. Grendell and Franklin Co. pros.

At issue is a contentious Kentucky Senate primary battle that pits Secretary of State Trey Grayson against Rand Paul, a physician and the son of former GOP presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul.

«It's an issue that could be very contentious towards the end of the budget battle,» DeFrancisco said.

Madison, Wisconsin (CNN)- A contentious political battle that brought thousands to the state Capitol drew to a close Friday as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed into law a bill that curbs the bargaining rights of most state workers.

«There are a number of potential Democratic candidates who could make this race competitive while we expect to see a contentious primary battle on the Republican side,» said Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Patty Murray (Wash).

The candidate also thanked Doheny for bringing new solutions to the table, while promising to «build bridges» to unite Republicans after a contentious Primary battle.

Bronx GOP Chairman Jay Savino, who lost a contentious election battle with Democratic Sen. Jeff Klein in 2006, has decided to forgive his erstwhile foe and let him run on the GOP line in the upcoming general election.

A day after City Council member Margaret Chin emerged victorious from a tough re-election battle, downtown political observers are mulling over the lessons learned from the contentious campaign.

(CNN)- Polls are open in Tennessee, where a Republican gubernatorial battle and some contentious House nomination fights are in the spotlight in Thursday's primary.

While so much of the focus in city elections falls on the Democratic ranks, which make up a whopping 73 percent of all registered voters in the city and whose members hold every elected office in city government, some of the most colorful and contentious story lines play out in the battles for the minor - party slots.

After a contentious 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark — which ended without a binding treaty after bitter battles between nations — Chile put its eggs in a new basket.