Sentences with phrase «critical of elected officials»

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While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

So while Ken imagines DC parents calling up their district, my own fantasy takes place on Capitol Hill, where throngs of parents brandishing lunch trays would finally start holding their elected officials accountable on this critical issue.

Molinaro has been highly critical of Cuomo and said in his January announcement that New York needs «new leadership, new ideas and renewal of a spirit of community that too many of our elected officials have abandoned.»

Molinaro, who has been highly critical of Cuomo, said that while he won't run for the state's highest office, he believes New York needs «new leadership, new ideas and renewal of a spirit of community that too many of our elected officials have abandoned,» and he vowed to be an «ardent supporter» of whoever is ultimately tapped by the GOP.

The only somewhat critical talk of an elected official came during discussion of Cuomo's «Reform Pledge,» a one - page pledge to reform Albany the AG authored and has encouraged other Democratic office - seekers to sign.

«We urge the Elections Committee to pass Senator Squadron's legislation, and the full Senate and Assembly to pass this critical reform that would improve our campaign finance and ethics laws by reducing the influence of big contributions on the decisions made by our elected officials.»

Mayor Bloomberg is continuing his «catch more flies with honey» approach to fighting for the Obama administration to restore cuts to NYC's anti-terrorism funding, even as fellow New York elected officials on both sides of the aisle are being sharply — and very publicly — critical of the decision to slash the city's cash.

Now that this project has cleared the hurdles placed before it, I would urge the Empire State Development Corporation to continue its own support of this critical project, joining my office, Community Board # 1 and numerous elected officials, community organizations and people of The Bronx.

Most elected officials in Upstate New York have declined to endorse Trump, and some have been critical of his campaign.

A joint statement issued late Tuesday by a group of New York elected officials — including City Councilmembers Brad Lander, whose district includes Kensington, Windsor Terrace and Park Slope, and Stephen Levin, whose district includes Downtown Brooklyn — was equally critical.

While it's critical in determining the balance of power in Albany and, arguably, to improving the quality of New York's elected officials by making incumbents easier to challenge and therefore more accountable to voters, just 20 percent of voters surveyed last June by Siena said changing the process was a top priority.

But at a time of national insecurity concerning the fate of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid, and only a temporary solution in place for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), we believe it is critical for New York's elected officials to clearly share their thinking about the NYHA, one that has the support of 31 State Senators and has passed the Assembly during each of the past three years.

The four deflected the praise, stressing the LGBT community's enthusiasm as critical in winning the support of elected officials who helped fund the $ 6.5 million project.

• The public's surprisingly durable belief that education reform is one of the most critical issues facing the nation - a belief heartily shared by impatient business leaders and elected officials.

Incredible in life, perhaps the most disturbing truth of all about Diane Kaplan Devries» work is the uncomfortable fact that so many elected officials, often led by so - called Democrats, immorally and unethically sought to throw up barriers to stop Diane's critical effort to make sure that Connecticut's children got the education they needed, while ensuring that Connecticut's middle income property taxpayers were treated more fairly.

To read recent headlines, the idea of state leaders building stronger bonds between district leaders and unions on critical issues seems far - fetched, with two - fisted battles between unions and elected officials, mostly Republicans, having erupted this year in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and other states.

This election season has created the opportunity to challenge our own mental models and marry 21st century skills with critical pedagogy, allowing students to express themselves through writing, fact finding, action research, analyzing the authenticity of text, communicating with elected officials, and engaging in debate from both their own and others» perspectives.

With its editorial, The Case for a Carbon Tax, the New York Times joins the growing community of opinion leaders, policy experts and, yes, elected officials who not only recognize the power of carbon taxes to quickly and equitably reduce emissions but also sense the emergence of a political critical mass that can enact fees into law.

Information Officer — State of Mississippi 2005 — 2007 • Maintained safe work environment for visitors, employees and elected officials for daily business initiatives, and enforced critical security performing bag inspections, purses, and packages utilizing metal detectors.

With the disparate provincial legislatures being responsible for standards within our industry, it makes one wonder how it is that transitory elected officials (who often come and go as the case may be from election to election) with short - term agendas (aimed at the next election) are the people who set standards for a business environment so critical to the long - term economic well - being of our national society.