Sentences with phrase «demanding federal action»

New York City's three citywide elected officials — Mayor Bill de Blasio, Public Advocate Tish James and Comptroller Scott Stringer — and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito joined a press conference today demanding federal action to address Puerto Rico's deep fiscal and financial crisis.

City Council Watch has previously covered the nexus of Latino politicians, including Espaillat, Melissa Mark - Viverito, and Julissa Ferreras, all of whom in apparent conjunction with their political consultant MirRam Group, wrote letters demanding federal action on Herbalife.

DEBORAH AMOS: [voice - over] In February 2007, an unexpected group showed up on Capitol Hill to demand federal action on global warming.

Not exact matches

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In a class - action complaint filed in October in Los Angeles federal court, consumers are demanding monetary damages.

In our December 2016 letter to Minister Morneau, we requested that the federal government take action on this file and specifically work to address the growing disparity between labour market supply and shifting labour market demands.

So the question, concerned parents, is this: Are you going to wait around for federal government action (which could easily take years and be watered down by the deep pocketed food industry) or are you going to demand action in your school district now?

Danner's family has called for a federal probe of whether her civil rights were violated, in addition to demanding a criminal investigation into Barry's actions.

Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Joe Crowley say federal immigration agents appear to be «targeting» a number of «immigrant rights leaders across the United States,» and demanded a sit - down with agency brass about «the rash of enforcement actions.»

400,000 marched in NYC on September 21 to demand action on climate change - a great march that, unfortunately, has done little to change the politics of global warming at the state or federal level.

Demonstrators marched to the federal building in Syracuse, where students voiced their frustration with lawmakers and demanded action on gun reform.

He however regretted that the Federal Government by its actions against his person had convicted him in the court of public opinion even when his own side of the story has not been heard as demanded by the Constitution of the Federal Republic Nigeria.

«We demand that the Federal Government takes responsibility for the present crisis by immediately swinging into action for the sake of industrial harmony and respect for legitimate rights of workers organised under AUPCTRE.»

The federal subpoena served on Cuomo's office last month demanded evidence of «any actions taken» by the six officials «for the benefit of» 20 different companies.

The protest is the second just within the week as Tiv youths gathered in Abuja, to demand action from the seat of power at the Federal level, however more needs to be seen if the protest caught the attention of the President to warrant immediate solution.

He added, «The national leadership of our party, therefore, demand an urgent action by the Buhari - led Federal Government to restore peace and end the violence in the land, even as we urge the security agencies to ensure a thorough investigation into the killing of Zadock.»

NARD President, Dr. Onyebueze John, had said in a statement that the association resolved to reject the offer from the Federal Government and proceed on total and indefinite strike action until all items on its demand list for strike action were resolved.

The coalition demanded that the President addressed Nigerians on his rescue plan, stressing that he should constitute a #ChibokGirls Rescue Operation Monitoring Team made up of the representatives of the Federal Government, parents of the Chibok girls, Chibok community and #BringBackOurGirls group, to monitor the President's sustained action towards rescuing the girls.

In a joint statement, state education department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa said, «These young people, united in peaceful protest to demand action by our Congress on gun violence, are turning tragedy into a teachable moment for our federal lawmakers.»

Australia has created an adaptation program to «help Australians better understand climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate change.

Since decades of research make it clear that what matters for evaluating employees or turning around schools is how well you do it — rather than whether you do it a certain way — it's not surprising that well - intentioned demands for «bold» federal action on school improvement have a history of misfiring.

In spite of efforts by activists to organize protests of the USDA action and demand that it return the purged information to the website, the federal government has not changed its stance.

Three things are clear: We CAN do it — the clean energy revolution is accelerating; We MUST do it — despite all our good progress, the climate crisis demands MUCH faster action; and we're NOT going to get any help right now from the federal government.

Key uncertainties looking forward include: 1) the extent to which proposed adaptation strategies will be implemented given a range of factors including competing demands and limited funding; 2) the role of the private sector and individual action in adaptation, roles which can be difficult to document; 3) the extent of the federal role in adaptation planning and implementation; and 4) how changes in technology and the world economy may change the feasibility of specific adaptation strategies.11

In a separate action, he intervened in November in support of a law suit demanding the federal government act to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.

Drawing on attorneys from across practice areas and offices, Weil has developed an impressive track record advising with respect to shareholder claims and demands for litigation, internal whistleblower complaints, class and collective actions brought by employees relating to pay, worker classification, and discrimination claims, product liability issues and recalls, privacy rights, intellectual property disputes (patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets), regulatory investigations commenced by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general, and major disputes with suppliers and competitors.

The Court's decision in California State Teachers» Retirement System v. Alvarez — a suit brought on behalf of Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. — refused to adopt the Delaware Court of Chancery's recommendation that, as a matter of federal due process, a judgment in one derivative action should not bind the corporation or its stockholders in another derivative action unless either (i) the first action has survived a motion to dismiss because a pre-suit demand on the corporation's board of directors would have been futile or (ii) the board has given the plaintiff authority to proceed on the corporation's behalf by declining to oppose the derivative suit.

Consumers must demand, through direct action and via government intervention, the implementation of reasonable security best practices along the lines of those recommendations advocated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the legislation proposed by American Senator Ed Markey, which I mentioned last month.

Protesters attended a rally at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale to demand government action on firearms.

Victoria Mejiar, a sophomore at South Broward High School attends a rally at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale to demand government action on firearms.

Although we welcomed that action, we noted that the patent troll problem is a federal issue that demands a federal response.

Jennifer Harrell, 17 a student at Coral Springs High School and her mother Gabriella attend a rally at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale to demand government action on firearms.