Sentences with phrase «directly by elected officials»

Further, those members are public employees whose work lives are shaped directly by elected officials.

Principal Ellen Sherman of the Academy of American Studies High School in Queens said, «Governor Cuomo's initiative is an innovative approach to teaching government that will allow students to get their questions about government answered directly by elected officials via webcast.

Not exact matches

Mayor Bloomberg just dropped a report that demonstrates elections in states with nonpartisan redistricting are considerably more competitive across the board than in places like New York where the process is political and directly controlled by elected officials.

The proposal from Jim Gaughran would create a recall mechanism for officials if a municipalities bond rating were to be deemed be «junk status» if directly linked to corrupt acts taken by elected officials.

â $ œItâ $ ™ s not about the photo op or press release to be issued by elected officials, â $ said Addabbo, who plans to write directly to the governor.

The bill passed by the Senate includes anti-nepotism provisions, today: · Prohibits gifts from lobbyists and their clients of more than nominal value, including travel, lodging and other expenses, and broaden the types of lobbying activities that lobbyists must disclose; · Prohibits elected government officials and candidates for elected local, state or federal office from appearing in taxpayer - funded advertisements; · Closes the «revolving door» loophole by prohibiting former legislative employees from directly lobbying the Legislature for two years, and expands the revolving door restrictions for Executive Chamber employees to preclude appearances before any state agency; · Prohibits non-legislative employees from using their authority or influence to «compel or induce» any other employee to make political contributions; · Prohibits state employees from participating in any personnel decision or contracting matter concerning a relative.

A major extra-legal policy of the Obama administration has been its decision to let states ignore the nation's largest federal education law, duly passed by elected representatives in Congress, in exchange for submitting themselves directly to the whims of unelected federal education officials.

Report cards must be provided directly to parents by school districts, and all report cards must be published by December 31 each year to ensure that the information collected is provided in time to be useful for educators, administrators, elected officials, parents and families, and community stakeholders.

We need everyone here at the Global Pet Expo to commit to promoting positive pet ownership and protecting the responsible pet trade by taking action to educate and persuade your elected officials — even when a bill's subject matter may not seem to target you directly.

Visit Alley Cat Allies» action center to take action on critical issues facing cats by sending letters and petitions directly to elected officials, decision makers, and others.

Take action on critical issues facing cats by sending letters and petitions directly to your elected officials, decision makers, and others.

We can all participate in the education process by contacting our elected officials directly and encouraging everyone we work with to do the same.