Sentences with phrase «even as elected officials»

Not exact matches

Just as we accept our elected officials, even if we voted for the «other guy / gal», the opposing miners would eventually install Segwit2x and that would be that.

That wasn't even Olson's case, but with assists from a federal district court judge who came out as being in a same - sex relationship only after ruling and retiring, and elected officials who chose to forgo their traditional duty to vigorously defend state law, Olson and Boies did succeed in disenfranchising millions of Californians on a procedural technicality.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

In particular, local media attention matters: it's often easier to get than national coverage, it lets you leverage your local activists and it can lead to much broader distribution of your story if it gets on a newswire (even local blogs can help, since they may be disproportionately read by elected officials and other opinion leaders and can also serve as a source for national blogs — see this article for details).

«Spitzer is so clearly unfit for public office that I am offended, both as a woman and as an elected official that he would even deign to run.»

And it might even portend the end of his time as an elected official.

However, the «personal use» ban does not explain what «personal use» actually means, and that ambiguity has created a loophole enabling candidates to buy anything that could conceivably have some connection to a bid for public office or even serving as an elected official.

Nassau County Executive - elect Laura Curran rolled out her transition team on Monday, naming a prominent Democratic Party official as chairman even as she said her administration will keep its promise to prioritize qualifications over political affiliations.

Mayor Bloomberg is continuing his «catch more flies with honey» approach to fighting for the Obama administration to restore cuts to NYC's anti-terrorism funding, even as fellow New York elected officials on both sides of the aisle are being sharply — and very publicly — critical of the decision to slash the city's cash.

as for the campaign war chest issue, it is unfortunate that many elected officials of both major partiese use campaign war chests for legal fees and even to subsidize their lifestyle (i.e. car payments, meals)

More than 30 county chairmen, a host of elected officials and even a former gubernatorial candidate were introduced as the Republican presidential front - runner's New York leaders last night during a massive rally in Bethpage, Nassau County.

There have been a lot of these ceremonies all across the state as newly elected and re-elected officials — some of them even Democrats!

Sunder, I take your point about Mr Smith - except isn't just a reflection of the US system as it stood and stands that when an elected senator stands down in mid term or even two days after election, the US system gives the electorate an unelected official for the rest of that term.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With the blessing of some of Staten Island's most popular Republican elected officials, lawyer Ronald Castorina Jr. was selected Thursday evening as the GOP candidate to run for the vacant South Shore Assembly seat.

«We're going to fight this,» said Brooklyn Councilman Charles Barron, as he gathered with some two hundred elected officials, teachers, parents and activists on the steps of Tweed Courthouse, at the latest in a series of protests against Black Thursday evening.

E. O'Brien Murray attacked Astorino for saying he's likely to seek a third term in 2017 as county executive even as he pushed to limit statewide elected officials to two, four - year terms during his gubernatorial campaign.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Even as the September 10 Democratic primary spelled defeat for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, New York's leading LGBT elected official, the results catapulted three gay men into roles as rising political stars.

Even though both New York and New Jersey elected officials had recently appointed representatives to a bi-state working group to help guide the creation of a new bus terminal to replace the obsolete, little - loved facility, and even though the two delegations had conducted a perfectly cordial meeting in Nadler's office as recently as Oct. 27, all hell broke loose on TuesEven though both New York and New Jersey elected officials had recently appointed representatives to a bi-state working group to help guide the creation of a new bus terminal to replace the obsolete, little - loved facility, and even though the two delegations had conducted a perfectly cordial meeting in Nadler's office as recently as Oct. 27, all hell broke loose on Tueseven though the two delegations had conducted a perfectly cordial meeting in Nadler's office as recently as Oct. 27, all hell broke loose on Tuesday.

The justices» contention was that even if cases are resolved fairly, there could be the appearance of impropriety because of Schopf's position as an elected town official.

Even as other elected officials rallied around Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer continued to criticize the mayor for failing to hand over universal prekindergarten contracts for review — and vowed to go it alone in holding the administration accountable if necessary.

But even a mayor wants the power of someone else — you never have enough power as an elected official, but the questions becomes: What can you do with what you have?

BY DUNCAN OSBRNE What was billed as a vigil for the people murdered by a gunman in an Orlando nightclub quickly became a rally in support of gun control legislation as elected officials, the head of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV), and even a trauma surgeon called for tougher federal laws to control -LSB-...]

Local leaders pulled no punches as they criticized the PSC and even some local elected officials for supporting the deal, which puts local jobs — and the largest taxpayer in Niagara County — in jeopardy.

But even now, radio is one method of communication that has endured as a choice for elected officials in New York City and beyond.

After Mr. Grimm resigned, several Staten Island elected officials immediately rushed to endorse Mr. Donovan, even as Ms. Malliotakis undertook her own campaign on Twitter to show she had support for the nomination.

And that's not accounting for any possible protests, as even elected officials have made clear they're not embracing his homecoming.

The situation got so out of hand that people even started hashtags #FreeKenLovett and #FreeLovett that saw reporters and even Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins as well as other elected officials weigh in.

Given the alternative, labor officials see an easy choice in de Blasio, even as they work to manage expectations, should he get elected.

The eagerness of Mr. Johnson and Ms. James to jump on the governor's bandwagon, even as they knew little about the specifics of the order, underscored how the beleaguered housing agency has ended up in the middle of bitter political and legal fights, and how elected officials are striving to be on the right side of an issue that affects the well - being of 400,000 New Yorkers.

Policymakers and elected officials have been left scratching their heads at the delegations of scientists complaining of tight budgets in the past three years, even as they got twice the annual funds they received just five years earlier.

Even as it profiles criminal behavior from citizens, lawmen, and elected officials, American Hustle sympathizes with its miscreants and paints them as victims of a corrupt culture.

If an alliance district will submit to getting rid of veteran teachers (and replacing them with scab labor from TFA); getting rid of staff people, not just in the schools and central office, but in town offices as well; hand over their democratic rights to elect their officials and let a Strong Man / Woman Mayor appoint people to the Board of Ed (even non residents); remove all checks and balances in local government; and, let any reformer do whatever they want to children, who will be guinea pigs for reform, drill - and - kill, «no excuses» punishments of preschoolers and kindergarteners — THEN Malloy will release money for leaky roofs and essential remediation of toxins.

As it turns out, many uninformed elected officials, and even many education - bashing business leaders themselves, apparently don't understand at all the fundamentals of effective businesses.

On the surface, this law appears outrageous, perhaps even irresponsible, but a closer look as to why this law was drafted in the first place reveals a scenario where animal loving elected officials were once again forced to choose between the worst of two evils.Â

In the 1990s, American elected officials worked hard to help American tobacco giants expand global markets for cigarettes even as the United States clamped down on the industry at home.

But while a growing number of Democrats have come to see the importance of fair and equal treatment of clean energy sources to solve climate change, a handful of elected officials remain ideologically opposed to nuclear power — even as they advocate subsidies for wind and solar.

That our state house refused to even have a discussion on gun control but rather debated pornography as a health issue is just the tip of the iceberg with how out of touch many of our elected officials are.