Sentences with phrase «federal elected official official»

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And all small businesses that attend will interact with federal government officials, local elected leaders, representatives from national businesses and other small business experts.

Federal officials have clarified that Petronas is welcome to keep trying, and the company has elected to extend its bid to do precisely that.)

Trump's lease with the federal government to develop and operate a hotel inside the historic Old Post Office building expressly prohibits any elected official from benefiting from the property, yet Trump has not divested from his company or this particular project.

Since January, Canada's federal lobbying commissioner has been investigating whether the fundraiser violated government rules, which say lobbyists can not lobby officials they helped get elected.

The unanimous vote by the financial review commission, which was created as part of the city's federal court - approved debt adjustment plan, enables Detroit's elected officials to enact budgets and enter into contracts without first obtaining the board's approval.

Mired in a world of low growth, low inflation and low interest rates, officials from the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank said their efforts to bolster the economy through monetary policy may falter unless elected leaders stepped forward with bold measures.

The hotel lease includes a standard GSA provision barring members of Congress or other elected federal officials - such as the president - from having any part of it.

Rick Arney, co-author of the proposed California Consumer Privacy Act, said support for the measure widened when federal officials opened an investigation into how a data firm, Cambridge Analytica, accessed the personal information of millions of Facebook users without their knowledge to help elect President Trump.

But Plank, who has contributed in the past both to Republican and Democratic elected officials in federal and state posts, said that having «such a pro-business president is something that's a real asset to this country.»

Adam believes it is this visibility which will force accountability and responsibility from elected officials charged with the fiscal decisions of local, city, state and federal government offices.

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.

That's why we're regularly working with elected officials, federal and state agencies, and state guilds to ensure you get a fair shake.

Educational session panels at OGS will range in topics including farm soil management, environmentally sustainable packaging, advances in agricultural technology, and a discussion with elected state and federal officials on key issues facing agriculture.

The League of Women Voter's website can put you in touch with your federal and state elected officials.

You'll recall that Senator Menendez was the first federal elected official who stepped up to the plate and supported our efforts to get pink slime out of school food.

She has steered the organization to advocacy, pressing elected officials to protect and strengthen the federal food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, the school breakfast program at Chicago Public Schools and other key social safety nets.

Our elected officials on the Federal level are arguing over a «Millionaire's Tax» and now the elected officials on the State level want to do the same?

Impeachment is solely the responsibility of Congress, so the President can not unilaterally impeach the Vice President, or any other elected official in the federal government.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday became the latest elected official to call for federal hearings into the water contamination issues in Hoosick Falls.

The WFP has pledged to be a «bulwark» in New York against Trump's policies, placing pressure on Democratic state elected officials to provide an alternative policy choice to a Republican - led federal government.

Federal prosecutors say Stevenson is accusing other elected officials of breaking the law without getting caught.

Westchester residents who oppose this settlement must demand that their local elected officials contest each and every step by the County and its federal monitor to implement an oppressive and intrusive experiment in social engineering, which likely conflicts with our NY State Constitution and which may very well violate the United States Constitution.

According to early election reports and projections, each of our local elected officials at the state and federal level will likely serve in the minority caucus next year.

Updated, 4:05 p.m. Lawmakers have been quick to express their disgust with sexual harassment payments that come out of federal coffers to cover the cost of elected officials» behavior.

As federal elected officials face noisy constituents at town hall meetings nationwide, New York's senior U.S. Senator and that body's minority leader took questions Wednesday about his own ability to be reached.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced continued widespread support from federal, state and county legislators as well as other former and current elected officials, community and business leaders for current plans to build a new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee.

● Prohibit any former high level federal employees — including elected officials — from ever working as a foreign lobbyist.

«We have locally elected school officials who have forever been responsible for seeing to it that the monies received into the district from the state and federal level are brought into a budget that allocates resources where they are needed most,» Kremer said.

Long Island Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor who was elected in 2016 running on an anti-corruption platform following Skelos» conviction (but was not involved in either the Silver or Skelos cases), released a statement saying the Silver decision demonstrates the need for state lawmakers to stop relying on the feds to bring corruption cases against state - level elected officials, and also pass more anti-corruption measures, which lawmakers declined to do this past session.

The governor's comments came at a press conference where elected officials were celebrating the state's success in landing federal «Race to the Top» funds.

The proposal comes on the heels of two federal political corruption cases last week involving elected officials in New York.

Quill also expressed his thanks to the city's federal elected officials, U.S. Rep. John Katko and Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, for their assistance in reaching out to HUD on the city's behalf.

Rather, it's about a potential federal elected official unwilling to answer questions at a public forum.

Lancman and the New York Democratic Lawyers Council joined together with federal, state and local elected officials to announce a mobilization effort to protect the vote in swing states as well as swing districts within New York State.

FPI joined the rally, where ordinary tax payers, elected officials, community organizations and labor unions called for a 0.5 % New York State tax on stock buyback trades, which would mean corporations using their federal tax cuts simply to benefit their shareholders would have to pay a small New York State tax on... (read more)

Mr. Peralta's reputation took a slight hit when it was revealed in May he was one of the elected officials federal prosecutors recorded while meeting with ex-State Senator Shirley Huntley, who is now serving a year in prison on embezzlement charges.

Despite New York City's status as a sanctuary city, federal agents can not be banned from public buildings and continue to make arrests despite outcry from local elected officials.

«The voters of New York State rightfully expect their elected officials to represent the voters» interests, not to trade on their positions of power to line their own pockets,» said Brooklyn federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch.

Several New York City elected officials have rallied outside Trump Tower to denounce Donald Trump's comments about a federal judge's Mexican heritage.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

Our city has long struggled on the federal terrain — urban issues just aren't sexy to Republican congressmen from the Ozarks — but with Mr. Schumer as one of the most powerful elected officials in the country, we're bound to do a little bit better.

Federal prosecutors bringing corruption charges against elected officials are «out of control» and can ruin lives, former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno on Friday said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a NY1 interview on Friday said a shutdown of the federal government would be a «violation» of the trust voters have placed in elected officials.

NEW YORK (AP)-- For the second time in a month, one of New York State's biggest political figures is going on trial in a case brought by a federal prosecutor crusading against corrupt elected officials.

Standing with elected officials, good government groups, union members, and voting reform advocates outside Federal Hall in Manhattan, Schneiderman released the legislation, called the...

Standing with elected officials, good government groups, union members, and voting reform advocates outside Federal Hall in Manhattan, Schneiderman released the legislation, called the New York Votes Act.

At the Hoosick Falls hearing on Tuesday, local elected leaders blasted state and federal officials for their infighting.

At the same time, Diaz, other elected officials (city, state and federal) and local Bronx residents have blasted the shelter plan, saying the Wakefield is already over-burdened with supportive housing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - New York taxpayers stand to lose about $ 68 billion that they now deduct from their federal taxes if President - elect Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan move forward with their tax reform plans next year, according to state officials and tax experts.

Federal authorities arrested Smith last April in connection with a plot to pay off Republican elected officials in Queens and the Bronx in return for their support for his effort to make a mayoral run as a Republican.