Sentences with phrase «elected officials these days»
To spend two years, or over a year, coming up with charter changes working in a bipartisan fashion and you throw it away because some blogger that lives in his mom's attic is intimidating elected officials these days is disgusting and cowards to those who worked on this project and then decided to yield to some blogger that is telling them how to vote.
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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.
«What's really encouraging to me,» Fadness said, «is all the work that's been done in the years before this, to build up to a day just like today where relationships and collaboration have started to flourish among elected officials and business leadership and nonprofit leadership.»
The day - long summit boasted a premier lineup of executives, business experts and elected officials including: U.S. Labor Secretary R. Alexander Acosta; U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao; Dan Bryant, Senior VP of Walmart's Global Public Government Affairs; U.S. Rep. Lou Correa (CA - 46); Senator Orrin Hatch (R - UT); U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros - Lehtinen (FL - 27); Alia Moses, United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas; Mary Ann Gomez Orta, President and CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute; C.E. Tee Rowe, President and CEO of America's Small Business Development Centers and many more.
«So, number one, the positions I hold on these issues is the Second Amendment, I've held since the day I entered office in the city of West Miami as an elected official,» Rubio responded.
«Elected officials who are Latter - day Saints make their own decisions and may not necessarily be in agreement with one another or even with a publicly stated church position,» the policy explains.
The success of the Democratic coalition will be determined by events that are out of the easy control of any elected official, namely the ability of center - left political elites to work together effectively, and the ability of the center - right to adjust to the realities of present - day America (to say nothing of the course of the economy and developments in foreign countries).
A Muslim advocacy group launched a website Tuesday aimed at tracking what it calls anti-Muslim rhetoric, particularly among elected officials, two days before a congressional hearing that focuses on the American Muslim community.
The best we can do is catch a slight glimpse of him as he speeds by us in this life, and hope that he will in some way help prepare us for the day when we elect public officials who wear beanies and have term themes to write.
From the North Side to the South Side and neighborhoods in between, Shedd Aquarium is partnering with local elected officials during Earth Week to host four, simultaneous Great Lakes Action Days on Saturday, April 21 to pick up litter, like plastic, on local beaches.
Also at 11 a.m., Mayor Richard Thomas, the Mount Vernon Police Department and elected officials will hold the Police Memorial Day Award Ceremony, Mount Vernon City Hall steps.
It is also among four amendments Cuomo has proposed as concurrent resolutions with the budget plan, including the adoption of same - day voter registration, limiting the outside of state lawmakers and term limits for elected officials.
But there are one or two others — elected officials and former Senate staffers — who must be pretty darn concerned these days.
Apparently, these messages go out pretty much daily to activists at all levels of the party, from local organizers to pundits and elected officials, and they're remarkably simple: three or four bullet points, which represent the message that the party wants to get out that day.
A day after he and other elected officials who represent lower Manhattan wrote to Mayor Bloomberg about the conditions at Zuccotti Park, the city has decided to remove barricades that surrounded Wall and Broad streets — a move they applauded today.
«It's going to be ironic and I look forward to the day to call out the hypocrisy of these elected officials who are going to end up defending that one percent when they've spent an entire career saying that's who they're wanting to demand play their fair share,» he said.
«The days of elected officials refusing to give LGBT people the dignity and respect we deserve as citizens are long over.
Statewide elected officials by custom release their tax returns every year, usually by tax day in April.
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.
On the same day George Washington Bridge tolls rose to $ 15, elected officials slammed a proposal for new tolls on the city's East River crossings.
Today, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and public officials from our community meet with him behind closed doors to decide the fate of our Puerto Rican Day Parade (which is less than 4 months away) and we in the Puerto Rican community are being double - crossed by our elected officials, once again.»
A mischievous fan sent this baby picture of said elected official, who just so happens to share his special day with the president of the United States.
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.
Most of us use some form of social media these days, and elected officials are no exception.
At 11:30 a.m., NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and other elected officials announce Car Free Day programming, St. Nicholas Avenue and 181st Street, Manhattan.
He went out of his way today to praise Western NY elected officials — both Democrats and Republicans — saying they are «for the most part... fine individuals with good intentions that work very hard on behalf of their constituencies and their communities each and every day.»
«I'll be reaching out to party leaders and elected officials over the next few days; I've already spoken with many of them.
At 10 a.m., Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo and other elected officials will honor local Vietnam Veterans in commemoration of Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in Monroe County, the Roger Robach Community Center, 180 Beach Ave., Rochester.
Some of the elected officials present at the Equality Day rally — Public Advocate Letitia James and State Senator Liz Krueger — have been vocal in their support of the Working Families Party, though neither chimed in when Brewer expressed her feelings on the Women's Equality Party.
Attending on Saturday, when most of the elected officials and some of the attendees had departed from the two day meeting, Gillibrand had the stage to herself for a speech and Q&A.
It's hit a boiling point in recent days, with elected officials trying to deflect blame.
Senate Majority Conference Leader John Sampson (D - Brooklyn) announced the committee Tuesday following five days of calls for his resignation from various elected officials at the -LSB-...]
Amidst the swirling winds of a bitter Spring day, and rumors of more indictments of state elected officials, the State Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) has proposed an ambitious overhaul of New York's campaign finance laws.
They include adoption of early voting in New York, same - day voter registration, public financing of campaigns, and constitutional amendments to impose term limits on elected officials.
In lower Manhattan on Tuesday, the day before Cuomo's scheduled State of the State address, Vance stood with other elected officials, advocates and survivors of child sex abuse in front of the «Fearless Girl» statue at Bowling Green, calling on the Governor to include the Child Victims Act (CVA) in his 2018 budget.
With the modern nation, the idea that we don't trust our elected officials holds true to this day.
Recall that Cox wasn't exactly a full throated Donald Trump supporter back in the day, and definitely wasn't part of the push led by Western New York GOP elected officials to get Trump to run for governor.
De Blasio and McCray will spend the rest of the day campaigning, both together and separately, with various current elected officials and / or candidates (including Assemblyman Francisco Moya, who is running against ex-Senator — and former felon — Hiram Monserrate for a NYC Council seat in Queens).
I'm not going to tell you I've spent a lifetime dreaming of public service, dutifully working on the staffs of elected officials, pining for this day.
BY PAUL SCHINDLER In a surprising development that apparently caught activists and elected officials off guard, the organizers of the Saint Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Avenue announced that a gay - identified group will be allowed to participate next March 17.
Republican / Conservative mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis marched in the Pulaski Day Parade Sunday, one of the few elected officials to participate.
The day began with Heaney calling on Faso, a former Assembly minority leader who likely enjoys higher name recognition with voters in the district given that he was once an elected official, to hold six debates ahead of the primary.
But, since elected and appointed officials usually do not work a fixed schedule or have preset hours, determining the number of days they've worked requires a different process.
I am proud that we are rolling out this comprehensive and thorough response at a time when New Yorkers need it most, and I thank the many advocates, community leaders and elected officials who have made this day possible.»
The Erie County Legislature establishes standard work days for your elected and appointed officials by adopting a resolution.
He periodically visited cities around the state to give speeches about his agenda, but in between, days could pass without a single public appearance by the state's top elected official.
Mr. de Blasio's office and other elected officials held a town hall on the growing problem on Monday night, just days after declaring the disease was «no reason for alarm.»
It leaves for another day limits on elected officials» outside income, though a commission may be appointed in the future to address this.
The two - day conference at Gracie Mansion featured elected officials, public health advocates and mental health professionals throughout the country consisting of both Democrats and Republicans.
Day, that I was considering this effort, I've received an outpouring of support, both here in the city and across the state - from activists, elected officials, and everyday New Yorkers yearning for progressive change,» Williams added.»