Sentences with phrase «endorsement decisions in»

The powerhouse health care workers union 1199 SEIU formally announced its endorsement decisions in five key upcoming House races, opting to shore up two veteran incumbents facing potential tough primary challenges and play favorites with two challengers in crowded primary contests.

Not exact matches

In my opinion, getting out of the endorsement game would help newspapers regain trust, fend off charges of bias and show respect for the public's decision - making abilities.

The final decision would not be mine, but in my own endorsement, I commented that Article VII of the Constitution contained the same language and that the Constitution probably was not unconstitutional.

The decision to accept the vetted reference rater will be documented by Endorsement ® Coordinator in the References section of the applicant's EASy application.

Such endorsement has been shown to interfere with independent advice by health professionals who guide parents in decisions about infant feeding.

Mr. Ayariga at Press Conference in Accra on Monday explained that the decision to endorse President John Mahama followed careful consideration of the attributes and competence of two presidential candidates who approached his APC for an endorsement.

This decision comes on the heels of Espaillat's endorsement by the labor - backed Working Families Party, which decided to support the assemblyman's Senate run after initially taking a pass on him at its convention in Buffalo due to some division among its affiliates.

The courageous decision to stand up to the right - wing press over the phone - tapping scandal did not pay off, but it is unlikely in any case that Labour would have won the endorsement of many newspapers.

Quinn was reportedly caught off guard yesterday when Windsor announced her endorsement at a rally held in front of the Stonewall Inn to celebrate the DOMA decision.

The endorsement, a unanimous decision of party members in the zone, was announced by the Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu.

Quinn, whom many expect to receive Mayor Michael Bloomberg's endorsement, faulted his attempts to veto living and prevailing wage bills, and his decision to begin a «Giuliani - era» homeless policy that's now being battled in court.

And as you may have it, the stakeholders approved it and the three senatorial districts of the state gave consent to the endorsement for him to go and constitute caretaker committees that will run the affairs of the Local Government councils in the state pending when the elections will be conducted, and that prompted the decision to set up the caretaker committees.

Please let current WEP members know how endorsement decisions are being made, what criteria are being used, and how WEP members can participate in this process.»

The endorsement, which Mahoney says was one of the hardest decisions she has ever made, creates yet another rift in the rocky relationship between the local Republican Party and its top elected official.

But in the end it was the decision of the board that we needed to move forward with an endorsement for Chuck Swanick,» Lorigo said.

We did not participate in the final decision making process, and NYCLASS alone made all of the spending and endorsement choices,» Mr. Baraff said.

Erie County Democratic Chairman Jeremy Zellner said party leaders in the 27th district will meet with the candidates soon before making a decision on an endorsement.

«This conclusion is not an endorsement of the conduct at issue,» Vance wrote in a scathing 10 - page letter explaining his decision to the city Board of Elections.

Mr. Kemmerer — who lags substantially behind Mr. Golden in fund - raising, name recognition and endorsements — dismissed the announcement of the union's decision as politics - as - usual.

«The decision was made for the community because I did not gain in any way shape or form politically from that,» Picente said of his 2014 endorsement during a CapTon interview last night.

State Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long, on Friday, discussed the state party's endorsement of Elise Stefanik, and decision not to allow a primary, in the 21st Congressional District

A month later in the election cycle than when the organization's previous endorsement decisions were announced, Log Cabin Republicans has taken no formal position on the Romney - Ryan ticket as of today.

«Assemblyman Ball, a desperate Albany incumbent, now has a decision to make: he can stand up and withdraw his endorsement of Carl Paladino — as Mike Kaplowitz first asked him to do in a letter one month ago.

The organization's decision comes on the heels of the labor - backed Working Families Party's endorsement of Sanders over Clinton, despite the fact that it has backed her US Senate runs in the past.

Another Council hopeful, Rev. J. Loren Russell took the endorsement in stride saying that Democratic Party chairman Assemblyman Crespo called him personally to make him aware of his decision.

Citizens Union said it has interviewed both Astorino and Hawkins in advance of its endorsement decision, but has so far not managed to schedule a sit - down with Cuomo.

Washington (CNN)- House Minority Leader John Boehner came out forcefully against President Obama's decision to back the construction of an Islamic center near the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan, calling the endorsement «deeply troubling.»

MacKay said local Indy committees (and remember, there has been a power struggle — particularly in NYC — over who controls the line) are responsible for making endorsements, with the executive committee stepping in to make decisions in districts that cross county lines.

In an interview on Monday, Teachout praised de Blasio's decision to withhold his endorsement from Hillary Clinton for the time being.

State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava's (R) stunning Sunday decision to support Democrat Bill Owens over Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman in the special election in New York's 23rd district got us to thinking about where such a move fits into our Fix endorsement hierarchy.

Davis» decision not to seek the support of groups like the Alabama Democratic Conference and the New South Coalition — he has long been at odds with the leaders of those organizations — led them to throw their endorsements behind state Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks, who is white, in the primary.

State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long, with whom the final endorsement decision rests in the yet - uncalled special election to replace former Rep. Chris Lee, told me this afternoon he's now inclined to possibly pick an early favorite — even though that won't be official until the governor acts.

Mr Ayariga at a media address in Accra on Monday said the decision to endorse President John Mahama followed careful consideration of the attributes and competence of two presidential candidates who approached his APC for endorsement.

Stefanik has the endorsement of the Conservative Party, awarded after a contentious decision in April that split the state party committees, and will appear on their ballot line in November.

NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi would not rule out refraining from endorsements for incumbent lawmakers in November, but he says the board and members have their own decision making process that concludes in August.

The decision was no surprise: Meyer, who is running for a second term on the bench, received the party's endorsement in 2005 and was the «overwhelming choice» when members of the state executive committee opted to authorize him in July, New York State Conservative Party Executive Director Shaun Marie told the Sun on Friday.

In 1987 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana decision similar to Overton's, stating that such laws imply «state endorsement of a religious view.»

If an endorsement by Ted Kennedy, Dick Cheney's daughter, The New York Times or even Chuck Norris isn't enough to thrust you onto a particular presidential candidate's bandwagon, the Scientists & Engineers for America, a nonpartisan organization that advocates evidence - based debate and decision - making in Washington, offers another metric: their science platforms.Examining subjects like energy policy, healthcare, views on evolution, stem cells and the like, the Science, Health and Related Policies (SHARP) Network unfurls each candidate's positions (and past) in a wiki format.

But observers in St. Paul believe two recent developments may create a favorable climate for the concept: the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the state's 25 - year - old system of income - tax deductions for expenses incurred by families with children in private and public schools, and the endorsement of a generalized voucher...

The groups are seeking endorsements from other local, state and national organizations as well as individuals concerned with the rapid increase in time, money and energy devoted to exams used to make major decisions about students, educators and schools.

Our PAC advisory board of parent members participates in candidate interviews and endorsement decisions.

Eskelsen Garcia said Tuesday in response to a question about the early endorsement that the decision «passed overwhelmingly.»

Despite Tom Foley's decision to join Malloy in backing the corporate education reform industry's agenda, any endorsement of Malloy — prior to him publicly reversing course on the issues listed above — would be an insult to every Connecticut teacher and the tens of thousands of parents and public school advocates who are counting on the Connecticut Education Association to stand up for public education in Connecticut.

PEC provides input in decisions about new degree programs; minors, emphasis areas, licensures and endorsements; courses with a major change; courses with a minor change; and certificates

According to multiple sources, the CEA's Board of Directors reversed the decision the CEA's Political Action Committee, who had recommended that the state's largest public employee union make no endorsement in the gubernatorial campaign.

He said the committee's decision to move forward with new tests in grades 3 - 8 aligned to the Common Core — unlike in Indiana — and the ACT tests for high school students is an indication that Wisconsin's current student tests need to be replaced, rather than an endorsement of the Common Core.

Paul Wheelhouse, Scottish Minister of Energy said: «The decision to invest a further # 1.5 m in the OWA is a ringing endorsement of the great potential of this programme to help Scotland to utilise the full potential of offshore wind, and to ensure that we make it as affordable as possible».

This case was appealed to a judge in an unreported decision who adopted the Master's decision and dismissed the appeal in a short endorsement.

The majority opinion justifies the need to merge reasonableness simpliciter with patent unreasonableness on now familiar grounds that: (i) the two standards are impossible to distinguish in application, despite good intentions in selecting a «middle ground» standard where pragmatic factors point both for and against judicial deference; and (ii) patent unreasonableness contemplates judicial endorsement of an «unreasonable» administrative decision.

However, the courts in Oudin also did not have the benefit of this court's subsequent decision in Wood... Therefore, this court's endorsement in Oudin should not be viewed as supporting a broad, overarching principle regarding the motion judge's application of the severability provision in that case.»