Sentences with phrase «elected officials pressed»

Earlier this month, a group of local elected officials pressed the Army to rename the streets, but the Army declined, saying that renaming them would be «controversial and divisive,» the Assistant Secretary of the Army Diane Randon wrote in a response letter.

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In a press conference later on Friday, however, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine expressed frustration with Scott and the state's health department for keeping him and other elected officials in the dark about the island - city's five locally transmitted Zika cases.

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Meanwhile, it's unclear how much access reporters will be given to administration officials under a president - elect that frequently undermines the press.

At press time, that number continues to grow by more than 1,000 emails each day, with individuals sharing their stories and impressing upon our elected officials that a sober second thought is needed to avoid far - reaching, negative consequences.

If the bishops persist in pressing them on abortion, Catholic politicians will either be «precluded from holding high public office, because attacked by their own church's officials and otherwise harassed by their coreligionists,» or else, if they are elected, it will be «precisely because they are portrayed by coreligionists as renegades from the church.»

This morning in Austin, our state's newly elected Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is holding a press conference to announce his first official act in office.

She has steered the organization to advocacy, pressing elected officials to protect and strengthen the federal food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, the school breakfast program at Chicago Public Schools and other key social safety nets.

Two days later, the newly - minted governor held a press conference to announce his transition team, which included no lobbyists or elected officials to, as he put it, «maintain the public's confidence» in the process of transferring power from the Pataki administration to the Spitzer administration.

Levi, Sen. Tom Duane, (the chamber's first openly gay and HIV - positive member); NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, (the first lesbian and woman to hold her leadership post); Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, (one of the first gay elected officials to represent Queens) and Marty Rouse of the Human Rights Campaign Fund will hold a pre-Columbus Day press conference to denounce Paladino's «homophobic comments» at 11 a.m. in Manhattan.

Also at 1 p.m., members of Yaffed, former yeshiva students and elected officials hold a press conference in fight to protect the rights of Orthodox children, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Update: United States Attorney Loretta E. Lynch will hold a press conference at 11 am to announce the unsealing of an indictment in a criminal case against a New York State elected official.

Local elected officials, including City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer have lined up behind the Mayor: «Mayor de Blasio's forward thinking proposal promises to provide more Queens and Brooklyn residents with a new reliable transit option,» said Jimmy Van Bramer in 2016 press release.

He bullies other elected officials, he bullies anyone who criticizes him,» Nixon said at a press conference at the Hilton Albany.

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

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Stepping up the effort to press the Cuomo administration to provide more funding to shelter homeless youth, State Senator Brad Hoylman, an out gay Manhattan Democrat, appeared with fellow elected officials and advocates outside of City Hall on February 12 to make the case.

Due to the fact that the press does not have much love for elected officials, the media has helped to create an aura about these two prosecutors, making Rudy Giuliani the Mayor of the City of New York, and making Preet Bharara arrogant enough to confront the President of the United States of America in what appears to be an act of insubordination, when he said that he would not return his boss» phone call.

Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney discusses the possibilities with Eileen Buckley on «Press Pass,» along with what he said is the «very poor quality» of elected officials across the region.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER LGBT rights advocates and elected officials gathered outside City Hall on March 12 to press the case for enactment of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) in Albany this spring.

The governor's comments came at a press conference where elected officials were celebrating the state's success in landing federal «Race to the Top» funds.

Bloomberg at his midday press briefing defended the decision to hold the race, which has come under criticism from elected officials like Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

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.

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.

de Blasio was joined at the press conference by members of his administration, including Amy Peterson, Dan Zarelli, Mitch Silver and Bill Goldstein, and elected officials including state senators Diane Savino and Andrew Lanza, council members Steve Matteo and Alan Maisal, Borough President Jimmy Oddo and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

«I want to know: why does Rob Astorino think that I am and all the women up here less than he is,» Ms. Quinn said at press conference in Grand Central Station, where she was joined by women's rights groups and several elected officials.

«Once pressed, Republican elected officials may very well abandon the President on the issue.»

Still, Astorino also voiced support for term limits for state lawmakers and statewide elected officials, adding he plans to press legislators today on passing a broader term limits plan than what Senate GOP lawmakers embraced last month.

LGBT advocates have pressed state elected officials to take up measures that would bolster rights for transgender New Yorkers, including the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act.

«This is an important and emotional thing for me as an openly gay elected official,» Councilman Daniel Dromm said at a Tuesday press conference in front of the Crown Motor Inn.

I had an occasion when I was working at the county years ago of sitting in some meetings with Adelphia, and what they kept coming back to people — I was just listening — was, «Look, your elected officials have already had a press conference.

Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, along with James and other uptown elected officials, penned a letter to the MTA last week and said he plans to hold a press conference about the elevators on Tuesday.

Jack Martins, the GOP candidate for Nassau County executive, on Thursday pressed for passage of a November ballot proposition to amend the state constitution to allow judges to revoke pensions of elected officials convicted of corruption.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz will speak at the press conference the Queens Jewish Community Council (QJCC) is holding tomorrow morning to give elected officials and community leaders the opportunity to show support for the State of Israel and its people as Israel continues to defend itself from the rocket attacks the terrorist group Hamas -LSB-...]

Governor Cuomo Endorses Luis Sepulveda in April 24th Special Election By Robert Press In what has begun as a very cold April Friday the warmth came to Boricua College not only outside, but inside also as elected officials came to -LSB-...]

Crowley's comments came yesterday during one of Weprin's last press conferences before Election Day, at which he joined dozens of volunteers, reporters and elected officials in Weprin's second - floor campaign headquarters on Austin Street in Forest Hills.

The press conference drew former and present Rockland elected officials such as former Rockland County Legislator Connie Coker, newly elected Orangetown Supervisor Andy Stewart and Clarkstown Councilwoman, Shirley Lasker.

The memo lists mistakes which staff members should avoid, including one, «Letting parents get away with threats to go to the press / police / elected official.»

«This ruling gives us more time to work with the Department of Health, elected officials and community advocates to develop alternative solutions that will keep LICH's vital services and good jobs in the community,» said George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU in a press release, who sought the restraining order along with the New York State Nurses Association, Concerned Physicians of LICH and others.

Who goes there: Younger staffers as well as elected officials, Capitol press corps (a tablefull of reporters once held a conference call with Gov. David Paterson from the Wine Bar).

Thursday at City Hall, there will be a Student Voter Registration Day press conference held by elected officials, advocacy groups, and school representatives.

The press releases included praise and support from elected officials, CEOs, and others.

Seeking donations, Kellner in an email to supporters said he wants to fund a «campaign to educate New Yorkers and our elected officials on the pressing environmental need for the BYOBag law which will drastically reduce the 9 billion plastic bags thrown out every year and end up littering our streets, clogging our sewers and poisoning our city.»

Congressman Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley) was among the elected officials at Thursday's press conference.

«I feel very privileged to be able to articulate my positions and my opinions on a myriad of subjects, and now I've been encouraged by many people in the general public, as well as Democratic funders and high level elected officials on both sides of the party line to seriously consider running,» the former star of «The Nanny» told reporters at the National Press Club in Washington.

At 11 a.m., advocates for people with developmental disabilities, including #bFair2DirectCare members, and elected officials hold a press conference to highlight the «300 Days to Better Pay» campaign and call for funding increase in the state budget for wages for underpaid staff, Nassau County Supreme Court Building, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola.

Also at noon, prents and members from New York Hispanic Clergy Association will host a press conference, urging elected officials in Albany for bold action fixing a statewide crisis that fails close to 800,000 students every year, LCA Press Room (130), LOB, Alpress conference, urging elected officials in Albany for bold action fixing a statewide crisis that fails close to 800,000 students every year, LCA Press Room (130), LOB, AlPress Room (130), LOB, Albany.

At noon, Sen. Tony Avella will hold a joint press conference with The Humane Society of the United States, fellow elected officials, a representative from the Jane Goodall Institute and others to urge the New York Blood Center to keep its promise to provide lifetime care to a colony of chimpanzees exploited by the center for decades of research and then abandoned, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Also at 11 a.m., New York elected officials, unions, advocates, community organizations, grass - roots groups and impacted consumers hold a press conference to discuss the impact of the U.S. Senate's health care bill, state Capitol, Albany.

«Themed as a traveling sideshow, 15 state - level elected officials (including 4 Senate Democrats, 4 Senate Republicans, 6 Assembly Democrats, and 1 State Comptroller) who have been convicted on corruption - related charges in the past decade will be presented as life - sized cartoonish caricatures,» the press release states.

At noon, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, Goodard Riverside Law Project, local elected officials, affordable housing advocates and tenants holds a press conference to announce the filing of a temporary restraining order against illegal hotel operator Michael Edelstein, owner of the Imperial Court, a single room occupancy building on the Upper West Side, 230 West 72nd St., Manhattan.