Sentences with phrase «elected leader of the state»

«But I think at some point it would be nice to see a proposal from this person who's the elected leader of the state.»

The newly elected leader of the state Senate, John Flanagan, says making the property tax cap permanent is a top priority.

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The United States broke ties with Taiwan in 1979, and no president or president - elect is believed to have spoken with a leader of Taiwan since then.

State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has asked Madison and Dane County leaders for records of their communications with Kraft Heinz officials — the latest round in a blame game between elected officials for the planned closure of Madison's Oscar Mayer plant.

She faces significant pressure from a newly elected Hollande, a political leader in Monti whose approval ratings are plummeting at home and needs to show some form of success on the European state, and a leader in Rajoy whose management of his country's banking crisis has been widely criticized.

As president - elect of the National Conference of State Legislatures, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D - Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deducState Legislatures, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D - Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deducstate Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D - Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deducstate and local tax (SALT) deduction.

IF your allegiance is first to Christianity and not to the United States of America and its elected leaders, then you ought not to be in the armed services.

I am not minimizing the importance of the controversial questions concerning abortion, homosexuality, the role of pastors, separation of church and state, the priesthood of believers, or whether the holy scriptures are to be interpreted by the words and actions of Jesus Christ or by a group of elected leaders.

Even when the show premiered in the halcyon days of 1999, The West Wing was using rose - colored glasses through which to view the United States government, depicting our elected leaders as unfailingly brilliant, morally bulletproof paragons of virtue.

Even to contemplate a drawing back from empire — something so inconceivable to our pundits and newspaper editorial writers that it is simply never considered — we must specify as clearly as possible precisely what the elected leaders and citizens of the United States would have to do.

Until we recognize these needs, religious leaders will probably continue to join the lament over the sorry state of «politics,» by which we will mean only the limited task of choosing elected leaders.

On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, the United States of America will head to the polls to elect the next leader of the free world.

The Junior League undertook a $ 26.6 million capital campaign and led a statewide team of educational partners, community and business leaders, elected officials, parents, volunteers, children and nationally recognized children's museum experts to plan, develop and build a one - of - a-kind, state - of - the - art, statewide children's museum.

d) Just like people in wealthier states choose to «invest» more into interpersonal relationships, business leaders have accomplished something in the field of business and search for a different kind of satisfaction - and party members elect them simply because they are famous / successful.

Speaking at a mammoth rally at Suhum on Monday evening as part of his campaign tour of the Eastern Region, President Mahama stated that divisions and suspensions in the NPP under Akuffo Addo vindicates Ex-President Kuffuor statement captured in a video where he advised party members to elect a leader who is not divisive and creates tension.

The demonstrations have drawn elected officials ranging from the mayor of Albany, Kathy Sheehan, to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and state Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

In recent weeks, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has slowly built support among New York Republicans, rolling out endorsements from the party's top state - level official (Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos) along with a wide array of current and former electeds, operatives and county GOP leaders.

At 2:30 p.m., state Sen. Martin Golden joins parents, community leaders, business owners, residents and elected officials to protest the potential construction of a 63 - room hotel on a vacant lot, 9116 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn.

State Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs confirmed the NYT report that he has tendered his resignation to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, clearing the way for the governor to select his own leader of an organization of which he became the de facto head when he was elected back in 2010.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in an interview on Wednesday took a shot at the political efforts of the mainline conference in the state Senate, suggesting he should be put in charge of electing new members.

Stewart - Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, was first elected leader of the conference in 2012 and is the first woman to lead a legislative conference in state government history.

Some in the Council even see the suggestion of more hearings as an attempt by state leaders to «embarrass» the Democratically elected members of the New York City Council.

Also at 11 a.m., Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, joined by a coalition of local and state elected officials, community leaders, organizers, activists and supporters, makes his LG run official, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Sen. Jesse Hamilton, a Brooklyn Democrat first elected in 2014, will be joining the Independent Democratic Conference, bolstering the clout of its leader, Bronx lawmaker Jeff Klein, in the coming leadership battle in the state Senate.

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among others.

After Labour lost the 2010 general election and Ed Miliband became the party's leader, Alexander was elected to the Shadow Cabinet and was made the Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

In the same week that the state assembly was roundly criticized for employing a closed - door process to elect a new leader, it's distressing that the progressive borough of Brooklyn would follow suit.

«An overwhelming number of elected officials and community leaders throughout New York State, from both sides of the aisles and different political stripes, have spoken loud and clear that the plan to build a bridge to replace the Tappan Zee is right for the state and the entire region,» Governor Cuomo State, from both sides of the aisles and different political stripes, have spoken loud and clear that the plan to build a bridge to replace the Tappan Zee is right for the state and the entire region,» Governor Cuomo state and the entire region,» Governor Cuomo said.

A coalition of business leaders, labor unions, and local elected officials are holding press conferences across the state.

The Democratic Rural Conference drew nearly all of New York State's major Democratic elected officials to its 2018 annual meeting, with Governor Andrew Cuomo, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, NYS Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand leading the elected attendees.

Join the movement to recruit, train, and elect the next generation of Democratic women leaders across New York State.

As the public continues to bear the brunt of pain after budget cuts to services, schools, and safety net programs, community leaders came together to demand that our elected leaders in the State Senate and Assembly ensure the priorities of Central New York are met by passing Fair Elections.

When Michael Howard was elected Conservative Party leader in November 2003, Lidington became Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, but was not included as a member of the Shadow Cabinet.

At 7 p.m., state Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, Sen. Todd Kaminsky, Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and other elected officials attend a forum on providing diploma options for students, South Side High School Auditorium, 140 Shepherd St., Rockville Centre.

The Realist assumption that leaders (even elected ones) act predominantly rationally implied similar expectations on the level of states.

Justice Abdul Aboki, in his own lead judgment in the Ekiti State governorship election appeal also held that «even the President of Nigeria has no powers to call on the Nigerian armed forces and to unleash them on peaceful citizens, who are exercising their franchise to elect their leaders.»

As for veteran state Senator John DeFrancisco, who confirmed during a CapTon interview he's exploring the possibility of challenging Cuomo, Paladino said he's still upset DeFrancisco wasn't elected Majority Leader in 2015.

ALBANY — The state will declare the polluted water of Hoosick Falls a Superfund site, conduct a health risk analysis of its residents and test more water wells to address toxic chemicals that have leached into a town water well, Cuomo administration officials announced alongside local elected leaders during a press conference Wednesday.

Wearing an open - necked shirt and sitting in his office, he states: «Only nine months ago, I was very honoured to be elected leader of our party with 60 % of the vote.

... Sit around the table with the elected leaders who are carrying the state's water and identify real solutions instead of passing blame.»

Also speaking, the Katsina state governor, Alhaji Aminu Masari, said the process of electing the leaders of the party at the ward level was hitch - free, orderly and based on the constitution of the APC.

Tedisco said the Majority's plan does not contain provisions for pension forfeiture for convicted felon elected officials who betray their oath of office, term limits for leaders, truth in spending to bring sunlight to state spending in the shadows to end quid pro-quos, or giving rank and file members the ability to bring legislation to the Floor for a vote and diminish the unbridled power that's been given to legislative leaders.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by elected officials, business and community leaders, and concerned citizens as he delivered his 2013 State of the County address at the Albright - Knox Art Gallery.

As Assembly Speaker, Silver was a member of the so - called «three men in a room» who, along with the Governor and Senate Majority Leader, wielded immense influence both in Lower Manhattan — where he was first elected in 1976 — and throughout the state.

These include: pension forfeiture for convicted felon elected officials who betray their oath of office, term limits for leaders, truth in spending to bring sunlight to state spending in the shadows to end quid pro-quos, equal staffing and resources for members, and giving rank and file members the ability to bring legislation to the Floor for an up or down vote.

«One of our district leaders pointed out that if the four Senate candidates who appeared at our meeting were all elected, the «real» Democrats would become the majority in the state Senate.»

The Environmental Advocates of New York on Friday called on the state's elected leaders to use $ 117 million in settlement money from Volkswagen to implement a decade - old law aimed at reducing diesel emissions in New York.

While most delegates are awarded by popular votes in state - by - state elections, superdelegates largely consist of party leaders and elected senators, members of Congress and governors, and can change their mind at any time.

An invitation to what is officially being billed as an «inauguration committee breakfast,» lists Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, AG Eric Schneiderman, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, IDC Leader Jeff Klein, NYC Comptroller - elect Scott Stringer and NYC Public Advocate - elect Tish James as the hosts of the event.

At 11 a.m., NYC Councilman Rory Lancman holds a press conference with local elected leaders and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3 workers to denounce Charter Communications» use of out - of - state contractors, Charter / Spectrum Headend Location, 7645 164th St., Queens.