Sentences with phrase «election calling for a change»

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Finally, Rodriguez calls for a grand fiscal compact in 2013 after the election, and failing that the arduous task of effecting these structural changes through Constitutional amendment.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

Last week I wrote The Time for Change is Now: A Call to Action Part 1 and promised that I would follow up with Part 2 with stories of my family and friends who have inspired me with their volunteer efforts to help Barack Obama win this election.

The Government's statement issued today states that: The Finance Bill introduced in March 2017 provided for a number of changes to tax legislation that were withdrawn from the Bill after the calling of the general election.

Nana Akufo - Addo on Monday delivered «The Real State of the Nation Address» highlighting the flaws of the current administration and calling for change of government in the November 7 general elections.

Ryan's proposal again calls for significant changes to Medicare and Medicaid to balance the budget over the long term — a recommendation that proved toxic in the NY - 26 special election and helped propel Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul to victory in the GOP - dominated WNY district.

The Let My Vote Count Alliance, Movement for Change and Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) joined forces to draw a massive crowd in the streets to back calls for a new voters register ahead of the 2016 election, insisting the current album is flawed with lots of anomalies.

The Convention People's Party's 2016 Presidential candidate, Ivor Greenstreet, has called on Northerners to reject NPP as an option for change in the December 7 general elections.

There will potentially be calls for a leadership change if Republicans lose their majority in the 2018 elections, but for now that's a long way away, and Flanagan isn't stepping aside anytime soon.

Emmanuel Macron, a youthful former investment banker, handily won France's presidential election, defeating the staunch nationalist Marine Le Pen after voters firmly rejected her far - right message and backed his call for centrist change, according to partial returns.

Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate on Tuesday called for a suite of election law changes that are designed to make it easier to vote, strengthen disclosure for campaign finance laws and close loopholes in the law.

There was joy in the air Tuesday, as State Republican Chair Ed Cox and Erie County Republican Chair Nick Langworthy reflected on what they called a great election year for the GOP and an opportunity to change politics - in New York and nationally under President - Elect Donald Trump.

Smell The Coffee: A Wake - Up Call For The Conservative Party sets out the results of this work, together with my conclusions on how the party needed to change if it was to win another election.

Mugabe, who was sentenced to a four - month jail term along with two other sympathisers of President John Mahama and the NDC, also took on journalists at TV3, describing them as «useless» and «irresponsible» for reporting that he had called for change in this year's elections.

At 10:30 a.m., state lawmakers call for changes to the state's voter registration laws to make it easier to register, outside Erie County Board of Elections, 134 West Eagle St., Buffalo.

Last month, with Election Day around the corner, that seemed to change as de Blasio renewed his call for a system that will encourage voting in a state with one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country.

Ortiz was pleased by Cuomo's change of heart and called his visit a «good beginning» for the new governor, who had come under fire during the election for the lack of diversity on the statewide Democratic ticket.

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

The governor also called the commission a «phenomenal success» for drawing interest to unseemly behavior and prompting legal changes earlier this year, including tougher enforcement at the State Board of Elections and a pilot program for public campaign finance.

The Executive Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola has called for change in the election periods which are filled with fears, anxieties and violence of mind - boggling dimensions.

Election lawyer Jerry Goldfeder said the decision had potential to change the way special elections for Congressional seats are called in New York, where governors have long enjoyed almost unlimited latitude in declaring a vacancy.

One possibility to change the vote tally before the legislative session concludes in June would have been for Cuomo to call special elections.

«Though I must affirm to the general public that the party was founded on the basis of sacrifice and social justice, we also have to keep in mind that times have changed and these changes call for new ways of doing things, a responsibility that should not be tasked with the leadership alone but those at the grass roots as well as to enable us come back strongly in the next general elections in 2020,» opined the former military man.

Just a few months ago, some party members were calling for a change in leadership after a run of by - election defeats.

Rice, who has argued that she's better situated that at least two of her opponents — Sen. Eric Schneiderman and Assemblyman Richard Brodsky — to go after corruption in Albany because she's an «outsider», has called for amending the Executive Law so the AG doesn't need gubernatorial approval to investigate state officials and also a change in the Election Law to empower the office to crack down on violations.

Some top New York state lawmakers seem to be changing their minds over whether to call special elections for a growing number of vacancies in the legislature.

Nigerian opposition parties on Friday called for a change in electoral laws to allow municipal polls to be overseen by the national election commission and not «partisan» state authorities.

Calls for campaign finance improvements, election reform, and changes to the structure and functions of community boards dominated the fourth borough hearing of Mayor Bill de Blasio's Charter Revision Commission, held Monday night at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Last week was the Labour leader's big fight - back speech, this week was meant to be about the Tory by - election defeat to Ukip and next week should have been David Cameron's Götterdämmerung with new defections to Ukip and the emergence of a letter in the press, signed by dozens of Tory backbenchers, calling for a change in leader.

Ruben, a long - time political organizer, aided in the establishment of the group's field organizing program, and headed the 2006 «Call for Change» campaign that facilitated in the election of a Democratic congressional majority, and served as a supervisor for two years in MoveOn's issue campaigns.

December 31, 2012 • Despite what has been called a status quo election, the 113th Congress will bring with it generational changes and some history, including the first all - female delegation for a state, and the fewest number of military veterans since World War II.

While Obama's election surely did not solve the problem of racism, it was an important step toward racial justice, he writes, and shows the potential of Americans to come together on a national level around values - based politics calling for change.

And if you stand up with me these next four months; if you march with me and knock on doors and make phone calls and register voters, and talk to your friends and co-workers and neighbors; then I promise you this: we will win this election; we will change education in this country; and we will bring about a better future for our children and for this country we love.

«Taxpayers have a process to trigger change and it's called an election,» said Ryan Owens, general counsel for the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration and executive director of United Suburban Schools Association, an advocacy group for more than 50 school districts outside Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

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With the August 2, 2015 call for an election the electoral district boundaries have changed and the 308 districts embeded within this structure of this site are now 338 districts.

Federal Election 2016: Advancing reconciliation calls for change in approach, says Reconciliation Australia