Sentences with phrase «election year efforts»

ABQ was registered with the city Campaign Finance Board as an independent expenditure — meaning it should have been uncoordinated with other election year efforts — and most of its funding came from the anti-horse carriage group New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets.

Just over a month ago, Governor Malloy took the the microphone to announce his election year effort to persuade teachers, parents and public school advocates to overlook his three years of failed education policies and throw their support behind his re-election aspirations.

Not exact matches

The move to preemptively brand «property scalpers» a problem, however, smacks of an effort to create a villain that the government can then vanquish — a useful tactic for a government headed by a leader with a record - low approval rating facing an election next year.

Some of these include using artificial intelligence tools to automatically identify propaganda efforts similar to those allegedly carried out by Russia - linked groups in upcoming world elections, and boosting its security and content review team to 20,000 by the end of the year.

And yet over a year since the election meddling took place, little has been done to counter efforts by Russia to intervene in future elections that are already underway.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was offered $ 60 million by Congress from Defense Department funds last year to fight Russian election interference efforts — but after Tillerson waited for seven months trying to decide whether he wanted to spend it or not, the offer was withdrawn, and none of the money was used, according to The New York Times.

Lynch leaves office following a nearly two - year tenure marked by massacres carried out by violent extremists, including the shootings at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida; persistent hacking from overseas, including Russian government efforts to meddle in the U.S. presidential election; and an election - season investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server that entangled the Justice Department in presidential politics and led to criticism for her ill - timed meeting on an airport tarmac with former President Bill Clinton.

Earlier this year Mueller charged 13 Russian individuals and three Russian companies in a plot to interfere in the 2016 presidential election through a social media propaganda effort that included online ad purchases using U.S. aliases and politicking on U.S. soil.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin is among the Republicans from outside California who have contributed to the campaign to repeal the state's gas - tax increase, showing the effort has national interest from GOP leaders who see it as a way to boost their party's chances in the Golden State for this year's election.

Stamos, who joined the social giant almost three years ago after a very public stint in a similar role at Yahoo, ran the team inside Facebook tasked with hunting down ads related to the Kremlin's efforts to sow unrest in the U.S. ahead of the presidential election.

Their efforts take place more than four years since Francis's election, and three years after Evangelii gaudium was issued.

One night at the beginning of the year, all over California, election parties were being held at candlelight dinners to gather signatures so that Eugene McCarthy would run for the presidency, and I had been among the minor - level instigators of the effort.

The year 2006 may for most people mark the tenth anniversary of the 1996 Welfare Act, signed by Bill Clinton, after he had vetoed two previous efforts, and just before crucial midterm elections that November.

Strider, who helped spearhead Democratic faith outreach in 2006 and 2008 - when he directed that work for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign - said the party put substantially fewer resources and effort into faith - based strategy work this year than in any election since 2004.

During the past year Louisville's news has been dominated by several seemingly disparate issues — the troubled relationship between the police department and the African - American community; efforts to build more mixed - income housing in the city; adoption of a regional plan intended to moderate suburban sprawl; disagreement about the number and location of proposed new Ohio River bridges linking Louisville and southern Indiana; a campaign to attract high - tech business to the downtown area; and a lively election campaign around the issue of a city - county merger.

In his report, Mr Burrowes applauds Mr Cameron's efforts to ensure parliamentary candidates be chosen so early - the next general election is not due for three or four years - but warns a central list of candidates is not the best way to get Tories elected.

In her statement James said: «My decision to retire from the election process and not complete it was very difficult personally and professionally given that Ukip has dominated my life and all my efforts for over five years.

Rep. Devin Nunes, the embattled California Republican who is chairman of the Intelligence Committee, announced he would step aside from leading his committee's investigation into Russia's efforts to disrupt last year's presidential election.

... an unprecedented effort in a midterm election year, called the Bannock Street Project after the location of Bennet's 2010 campaign office.

In backing the tax code changes this year, Heastie appears to be making an effort to not only push Cuomo, but get out in front of what would have been a debate not scheduled to reach Albany until next year and after an election.

Also from the OP's linked article: «The sanctions in question included those imposed by Obama for Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and others inflicted late last year to punish Moscow for its suspected efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.»

The security efforts that go into today's special elections began years ago and will continue after the votes are initially counted.

Russia «meddled» in last year's presidential election as part of a decades - long effort to «undermine American democracy,» CIA Director Mike Pompeo said.

The state Independence Party has endorsed Republican Matt Doheny's challenge to Democratic Rep. Bill Owens in NY - 23 — a move that could prove significant in the GOP's effort to win back the North Country seat it had held for over a century until last year's special election loss.

Update 5/10/17: As Bill de Blasio heads towards the election, his proposal to close Rikers Island in 10 years while defending Corrections Commissioner Joe Ponte once again demonstrates his efforts to balance competing interests.

While Cuomo's praise for Republican initiatives may help the party as it attempts to fend off Democratic efforts to win the Senate, it's not certain how big an issue drug abuse will be in a busy presidential election year.

As the head of his conference's campaign efforts for the past seven years, Gianaris might have an advantage in a potential crowded primary field, as he's spent the past several election cycles getting to know top Democrats in every corner of the state.

Though, Mrs. Rawlings, was unsuccessful in that election, because her NDP, was unable to meet the requirement of the Electoral Commission (EC), then headed by Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, she is making frantic effort to be counted on the ballot paper in this year's elections.

«The second general elections... represent an opportunity for all the stakeholders to promote their vision regarding the future of the DRC in a peaceful and constructive way and to the Congolese people to exert their fundamental rights to make a choice regarding the conduct of public affairs for the coming years... I believe that the country deserves our support in this effort... I wish her [Mariya Nedelcheva] and her team all success in their independent assessment of these important elections».

Stone's long - awaited appearance before the committee is shaping up to be a combative confrontation with Democratic committee members who have publicly accused him of being a key player in Russian efforts to meddle in last year's presidential election.

In our unprecedented effort to cover the midterm elections, Roll Call has hit the campaign trail in 14 states so far this year, covering 24 congressional races and writing 36 datelined stories from Adel, Iowa, to Tallulah, Louisiana.

The effort appears to counter the expected flood of Democratic voters this fall, a presidential election year.

Intelligence officials have said Russian - backed hackers played a key role in disrupting the presidential election in 2016 by injecting fake news on social media and may be trying a similar effort this year with the congressional elections.

My two - year effort to reform the operation of the city and state Boards of Election is gaining some steam due to the closeness of the congressional race in NY - 13 (Harlem / NW Bronx).

«Over the years, Fran has had to endure this and many other efforts to block Democrats from their right to free and fair elections.

Their vote share, and popular vote size, was less impressive than in past elections, but the Tories best effort in this 20 year period was 36 %.

With Donald Trump increasingly looking like the candidate for the Republican party, Assemblyman Francisco Moya said that the push by the Senate GOP was an effort to «score political points in an election year.»

With the special election scheduled for April 24th, we decided that this year our fundraising efforts will be best spent in support of Aidan's campaign.

«There were people there who may have a view about her and 2020, but we hosted the fund - raiser because we have admired Kamala for years, and we applaud her efforts to support House and Senate Democratic candidates in the 2018 midterm elections,» Mr. Johnson said.

Cuomo earlier this year said he was concerned entities with ties to Russia could make another effort to play a role in midterm elections this November.

Donations identified by The Buffalo News underscore the intense interest in this year's election as well as the organized effort to upset control of the board by ousting members of the majority.

He further indicated that based on the «good works» of the president, Nana Konadu's efforts at getting on the ballot paper in this year's elections and her rhetoric's about President Mahama's governance style would not impact the elections in any way.GhanaPoliticsOnline.Com

After all, many businesses were probably quite pleased to see the Conservatives win a majority in last year's elections and welcome the subsequent effort by leading Tories to reclaim the centre - ground: the best of both worlds, many may feel.

Yet his efforts, coming late in the presidential primary season, fall far short of those of his likely general - election opponent, Hillary Clinton, whose extensive operation whipped into action a full year ago.

After five years of austerity and weeks of negative campaigning, the Conservative leader made a clear effort to reframe the Tory election drive in his speech in Swindon this morning.

Former CIA Director John Brennan said he had raised concerns last year that Russians had sought to recruit Trump campaign officials in an effort to influence the election, providing the most expansive public remarks to date from an official involved at the time.

His administration will also work to ameliorate the BOE's cybersecurity and invest $ 500,000 a year to ensure that when New Yorkers vote, they can «trust their vote will be counted» — a measure he says is necessary in light of Russia's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.

Indeed, in his efforts to raise a billion dollars of private money, Obama became the first presidential candidate in the general election in over 30 years to back out of public financing, an idea which is now more or less kaput.

Following an appearance at the gleaming new UB facility the state helped build, Cuomo delved into election year politics by acknowledging that intense weekend efforts attempted to woo Hochul away from the second spot and, instead, into a rematch with Republican Rep. Chris Collins of Clarence.

The effort to rename the center after Buckley dates back to 2005, a project supported by former Buckley staffers and then taken up after Turner won the special election to fill Rep. Anthony Weiner's seat last year.