Sentences with phrase «elect local government officials»

Local residents have the power to elect local government officials into office.

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And all small businesses that attend will interact with federal government officials, local elected leaders, representatives from national businesses and other small business experts.

Broward County commissioners decided Tuesday to sue Florida over a 2011 law that prohibits local governments from enacting their own gun laws — and imposes severe penalties on elected officials who try.

Adam believes it is this visibility which will force accountability and responsibility from elected officials charged with the fiscal decisions of local, city, state and federal government offices.

At 9 a.m., the state Senate Committee on Local Government holds a public hearing to listen to local governments, local elected officials and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, AlLocal Government holds a public hearing to listen to local governments, local elected officials and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second flooGovernment holds a public hearing to listen to local governments, local elected officials and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, Allocal governments, local elected officials and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, Allocal elected officials and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, Allocal government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floogovernment advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, Albany.

«I believe that our local elected officials have already been elected to do their jobs,» Marchione said at a news conference on the issue, «and to put something out as simple as shared services I think that the local governments can certainly make those decisions on behalf of their community.»

Saturday I got to do a presentation for a group of local elected officials at the DC - area Council of Governments retreat, and plenty of good questions and concerns came up during the discussion.

Our goal in this project is to help elected officials, local taxpayer groups, community associations and concerned taxpayers explore ways of improving the quality and cost - effectiveness of local government.

US citizens vote on the first Tuesday in November at the general election to elect the various members of the Senate and the House of Representatives as well as state and local government officials.

Also at 11 a.m., Queens Rep. Joe Crowley, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, along with local elected officials, housing advocates, and community members hold a press conference to announce legislation creating two new refundable tax credits for people who live in rental or government - subsidized housing, Woodside Houses Park, 50th Street between Newtown Road and Broadway, Queens.

At the State Legislature on Monday: — The Senate Standing Committee on Local Government will meet at 9 a.m. in Albany to «listen to local governments, local elected officials, and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities.&rLocal Government will meet at 9 a.m. in Albany to «listen to local governments, local elected officials, and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localitiGovernment will meet at 9 a.m. in Albany to «listen to local governments, local elected officials, and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities.&rlocal governments, local elected officials, and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities.&rlocal elected officials, and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities.&rlocal government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localitigovernment advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities.»

«You need someone who is conscious of that and is willing to work with local governments and elected officials along the way; Prendergast did that.»

Assemblymember Kavanagh currently Chairs American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, the State Caucus of Environmental Legislators, and the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection In endorsing Rivera, Kavanagh joins a growing list of local progressive elected officials at all levels of government who have announced their support for the leading Democratic candidate.

It seems fairly obvious that Make the Road, which receives millions of dollars from local and state government to provide social services, is siphoning some of that money to an ostensibly independent «Action Fund» in order to campaign for elected officials who will, lo and behold, allocate money to Make the Road.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., Senator Joseph A. Griffo, Senator David Valesky, Member of Assembly Claudia Tenney, Marcy Supervisor Brian Scala, and City of Rome Mayor James F. Brown joined leaders and members of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association and other local elected officials today to announce that they are assembling a strategy to show state government that the four state prisons located in Oneida County are cost - effective and should be kept open.

Other commenters weighed in and said people preferred local government and having elected officials that they knew personally.

Given he is a hack who couldn't get elected on his own, at any level of government, it is pretty rude of him to attack local elected officials in this manner.

«Our proposal is in accordance with all existing laws governing such projects in terms of planning, consultation with community leaders and elected officials, environmental reviews and local government reviews,» she said.

The incumbent was flanked by numerous elected officials, from Common Council members to county legislators to local representatives in state government.

The amended bill, which would mandate that the government outline alternative uses for the island, is expected to pass a House committee Thursday, Zeldin said at a news conference in Riverhead with local elected officials and environmentalists.

Rural areas have far more local governments and far more elected officials per capita than urban areas.

It is congested, chaotic and poses a serious threat to public safety in this time of heightened terrorist threats... Our proposal is in accordance with all existing laws governing such projects in terms of planning, consultation with community leaders and elected officials, environmental reviews and local government reviews.»

Political activity is far more «professional» at the local government level in urban areas where there are far fewer governments and far fewer elected officials per capita, and a far greater supply of people with higher education and high level managerial and professional work experience.

Cuomo wants county officials — either the elected executive or appoint administer — work with local governments to develop plans that would combine services or consolidate towns, villages and cities.

«At a time when corruption in our state and local governments have eroded so much trust in our public officials, it's critical that we elect bold, honest, hard - working leaders like John Brooks,» Rice said in a statement.

Term limits, which are common at the state and local government level, also often impose de facto age limits, because most very elderly elected officials mandated to be so old by being re-elected many times after being first elected at a much younger age.

The law creates more transparency in local government by holding all county elected officials to a high standard of conduct and enforces stricter penalties for those who do not abide.

Tarsi manages membership and programming for Local Progress, the network of hundreds of progressive local elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public inteLocal Progress, the network of hundreds of progressive local elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public intelocal elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public interest.

Additionally, Andrew oversees Local Progress, a network of hundreds of local elected officials across the country committed to a strong economy, equal justice, livable cities, and effective governLocal Progress, a network of hundreds of local elected officials across the country committed to a strong economy, equal justice, livable cities, and effective governlocal elected officials across the country committed to a strong economy, equal justice, livable cities, and effective government.

Ivan is the Organizing Director for Local Progress, the network of hundreds of progressive local elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public inteLocal Progress, the network of hundreds of progressive local elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public intelocal elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public interest.

Francesca Menes is the Florida State Coordinator for Local Progress, a network of hundreds of progressive local elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public inteLocal Progress, a network of hundreds of progressive local elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public intelocal elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public interest.

There is a lot of cynicism in the minds of the public about the effectiveness of local elected officials, government and those who run for public office.

But, in the U.S. there isn't all that much coordination at a policy level between local government elected officials, state government elected officials, and federal government elected officials.

«While acknowledging the potential negatives of such a convention — e.g., the risk of amendments being approved that would weaken the home rule authority of local governments — the Executive Committee viewed the opportunity to strengthen the position of municipalities in New York's governmental structure as more important and voted to approve NYCOM's support of a «Yes» vote on the constitutional convention question facing New York voters this November, with the additional stipulation that municipal officials would need to run for and be elected as delegates to the convention if our intended outcomes are to be achieved,» the guide states

One of the local laws, in part, requires that all elected officials in Erie County disclose family members who are government employees, serving on governmental boards, political party leaders, or officers of a political party committee.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A top aide for Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded this afternoon to a letter from more than 100 elected officials — including Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner — defending a proposal to tie property tax relief to local government consolidation.

«My local law requires that all elected officials in Erie County disclose if they have family members working in government, serving on government boards, or active as officers of a political party.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino today joined a bipartisan group of elected officials and environmental leaders to announce that the county has entered into an official partnership with Sustainable Westchester, a consortium of local governments that facilitates green initiatives like Solarize Westchester, Community Choice Aggregation and the Municipal Solar Buyers Group.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo just unveiled Step One in what will be a multi-pronged reform proposal in the wake of last week's back - to - back corruption cases: Empowering local district attorneys to better ferret out and prosecute wrongdoing by dirty elected officials at all levels of government in New York.

Paladino supports hard term limits of eight years on all elected officials within the state's jurisdiction, including county and local governments.

If he likes the plan, he told a group of local elected officials and government employees, he will ask the State Legislature to approve an additional $ 50 million toward improving the fair.

Either way, the lack of cooperation between the city's highest local elected official and its representative in the federal government certainly doesn't help the situation.

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.

The larger question being asked by union officials and elected officials alike is: Can a local government keep its property tax increase at or near the property tax cap, and at the same time pay its union workers with new contracts?

LOWER EAST SIDE — A small - business forum to spearhead recovery efforts for local entrepreneurs in the wake of Hurricane Sandy is being hosted Friday by government agencies and elected officials.

The need for the amendment emerged from Borough President Katz's Hurricane Relief Task Force, which brings together multiple local, state and federal government agencies, elected officials and civic leaders to one table to discuss relevant recovery and rebuilding issues.

Democratic Assemblyman from Orange County James Skoufis introduced his Integrity in Government Act standing with a number of local elected officials.

«We've reached the end of what we can possibly expect our taxpayers to bear,» she said in her fourth appearance before the Local Government Officials and General Government hearing — an annual parade of elected officials and advocates known as «Tin Cup Day» that began with a three - hour - plus grilling of New York City Mayor Bill dOfficials and General Government hearing — an annual parade of elected officials and advocates known as «Tin Cup Day» that began with a three - hour - plus grilling of New York City Mayor Bill dofficials and advocates known as «Tin Cup Day» that began with a three - hour - plus grilling of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Mayo's resolution sat in committee for more than a year before it came to the legislature for a vote, where it was defeated shortly after the Times Union revealed through a two - month - long examination of municipal payrolls and other public records that at least 11 local elected officials in the Capital Region have at least three relatives each working in local government.

I am eager to begin collaborating with local families, businesses and elected officials to take action on my other legislative priorities for 2013, including creating jobs, reducing the size and cost of state government (e.g.) consolidation of the Thruway Authority within the Department of Transportation, regulatory reform and making the 2011 middle - class tax cut permanent.