Sentences with phrase «for our elected officials at»
There are currently no term limits for Congressional terms but various states and cities have enacted term limits for their elected officials at the local level.
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It is time for elected officials at all levels of government to fulfill their moral duty and obligation and end this epidemic.»
The real solution, of course, is for our elected officials at the federal level to get together and pass a true annual budget, as opposed to the endless string of short - term fixes.
The question being asked by this veto is why elected officials refuse to be term - limited and why they approve of multiple jobs for elected officials all at taxpayers» expense?
It is past time for our elected officials at the local, state and federal level to take action that combats climate change and moves Virginia toward a clean energy future.
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These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.
In the aftermath of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., elected and law enforcement officials ramped up their demands for expanded authority over the mentally ill who pose a danger, although some of the officials never mentioned curbing access to guns.
kermit, If the elected officials need guidance from a supernatural being to do their job — why not do it on their own time either at home before they leave for work or get to the office early and pray alone or with a group of like - minded co-workers?
Mr Awah, at the ongoing AASU Delegates Congress in Khartoum, Sudan has fraudulently chosen his friends and cronies as official representatives of national student unions across Africa including Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone among others for the purposes of electing his friends into office as his tenure as Secretary General of the continental student body ends this weekend.
The voter register is the most important tool for making election outcomes credible, it is like a credible and reliable scientific research which relies on the «sample frame»; it is the touchstone that gives assurance to the fact that the ballot, as expressed in an election, arose from the physical presence of eligible voters at the polling unit who delegated part of their sovereignty temporarily to elected officials.
Hailing from Manhattan, Farley, a former official of the state GOP and a first - time candidate for elected office, admitted she is not well known outside NYC — if at all even there.
At 2:45 p.m., Broome County Executive Jason Garnar and local elected officials join the Broome County Dog Shelter and the Binghamton Devils for an announcement, Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena, i Stuart St., Binghamton.
Also at 2 p.m., women leaders and activists will gather at City Hall to condemn Cuomo's «bullying of elected officials and community organizations» in response to his reported effort to get NYC Public Advocate Tish James not to accept the WFP endorsement to run for AG, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
At 11:15 a.m., the Bail Bond Accountability Coalition, advocates and elected officials urge lawmakers to pass protections for consumers exploited by the bail bond industry, outside City Hall gates on the Broadway side, Manhattan.
At 10 a.m., NYC Councilman Mark Treyger is joined by other elected officials and advocates to call for free diapers for low - income families, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
Take a look at what elected officials do in exchange for those campaign contributions,» he said.
The White House says the crowd at Cooper Union for President Obama's Wall Street reform speech includes some 700 people, including a number of finance industry bigs and local elected officials.
At 11:30 a.m., elected officials will join 2,000 unionized Bloomingdale's workers at the shopping giant's global flagship store as they rally for a «fair contract,» between E. 59th and 60th streets, ManhattaAt 11:30 a.m., elected officials will join 2,000 unionized Bloomingdale's workers at the shopping giant's global flagship store as they rally for a «fair contract,» between E. 59th and 60th streets, Manhattaat the shopping giant's global flagship store as they rally for a «fair contract,» between E. 59th and 60th streets, Manhattan.
Also at 10 a.m., NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. and other elected officials rally for the inclusion of the Fair Fares proposal in the fiscal 2019 New York City budget, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
Brown, who had a bit of a tiff with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand over who was more responsible for President Obama's visit to the Queen City today, is on the list of elected officials expected to be on hand for the big speech at Industrial Support Inc., while the junior senator is not.
At 1 p.m., Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 338 union members and elected officials hold a rally in support of union workers at CVS who are fighting for their first union contract, CVS, 1070 Flatbush Ave., BrooklyAt 1 p.m., Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 338 union members and elected officials hold a rally in support of union workers at CVS who are fighting for their first union contract, CVS, 1070 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyat CVS who are fighting for their first union contract, CVS, 1070 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn.
As the TU notes, the Public Officers Law clearly states elected officials may not «articipate in any decision to hire, promote, discipline or discharge a relative for any compensated position at, for or within any state agency, public authority or the Legislature.»
Also at 6 p.m., elected officials will join fed - up transit riders and advocates for a rally outside Cuomo's midtown Manhattan office where they will demand the governor and state lawmakers pass congestion pricing this year, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.
Of course, Christie is hardly the only elected official who balked at Stringer's call for the tax on people who work in NYC but live elsewhere.
Also at 1:30 p.m., advocates, community leaders, and elected officials will gather to unveil a progressive revenue package that would raise billions for New York, Million Dollar Staircase, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.
Saturday I got to do a presentation for a group of local elected officials at the DC - area Council of Governments retreat, and plenty of good questions and concerns came up during the discussion.
Also at 11 a.m., state Sen. James Sanders and other elected officials, community groups and advocates for a Community Peace March and Call to Action Summit in light of recent killings of teenagers in Far Rockaway, Far Rockaway High School, 821 Bay 25th St., and Ocean Bay Community Center, 57 - 10 Beach Channel Drive, Queens.
Also at 1 p.m., Westchester County Executive George Latimer joins County Legislator Catherine Borgia, local elected officials, Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester and vice president of the Westchester County Association Amy Allen for a tour of the Sing Sing Prison Museum Site, 190 - 194 Westerly Rd., Ossining.
At the town hall meeting, she lauded several elected officials, including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, for reaffirming their commitments to the agreement.
Mr. Wolfson, they said, is pushing for the mayor to socialize with fellow elected officials, and bolster his (at - times strained) relationship with the New York newspapers that cover him.
James McClelland, a strategist who worked as a campaign consultant for Sasson during the beginning stages of his campaign, said that money could not overcome the resources a longtime elected official like Stavisky, with the backing of the Queens County Democratic Organization, has at her disposal.
She joined advocates and elected officials at the Egg to push for a law that would make it legal for undocumented immigrants to get a drivers» license.
Among those pushing for Paladino's removal are the state teachers union and several other elected officials who have been at odds with the Buffalo developer.
Even at this uniquely precarious moment for the de Blasio administration, the mayor has assembled a large coalition of surrogates to support mayoral control, including 100 business leaders who are not traditional de Blasio allies, clergy members, union leaders, technology executives, elected officials and former top officials under mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration.
Newly - elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has arrived for his first official engagement at the Battle of Britain memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral.
Senate Majority Conference Leader John Sampson (D - Brooklyn) announced the committee Tuesday following five days of calls for his resignation from various elected officials at the -LSB-...]
Once at the rally, each of the three elected officials congratulated the several dozen rally participants for coming together to demand responsible development.
Rapper Ja Rule joined local elected officials and public housing residents from across NYC at a rally Tuesday to call for investment and immediate renovations to NYCHA's failing heating systems.
«Sadly, we're getting confronted with public officials who are alleged to have abused their positions of trust, in this case the highest - ranking elected official in Nassau County and in the Town of Oyster Bay, for their own corrupt benefit, thereby abusing the public trust,» Robert L. Capers, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said at a news conference.
«When we allow for the editorials in New York City to tell our story, when we allow for columnists and other individuals and elected officials who honestly are doing a disservice to their community by not understanding election law,... [to be] going out there and blasting the hardworking men and women at the Board of Elections, we think it's appalling,» he argued.
My thanks to HELP USA and Sage, Comptroller Stringer and our funding partners at NYCRS, HCR and HPD, and to our elected officials for their support.»
Facing opposition from North Fork elected officials, the state parks department announced Tuesday it will withdraw a request for proposals for a Taste NY retail concession center that would have included alcohol sales at Hallock State Park Preserve in Northville.
At 7 p.m., state Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, Sen. Todd Kaminsky, Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and other elected officials attend a forum on providing diploma options for students, South Side High School Auditorium, 140 Shepherd St., Rockville Centre.
At noon, elected officials and advocates will stand at the City Hall R train subway stop to rally and provide details for the «Riders Respond Transit Tour,» organized by NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and AssemblymanJeffrey Dinowitz, ManhattaAt noon, elected officials and advocates will stand at the City Hall R train subway stop to rally and provide details for the «Riders Respond Transit Tour,» organized by NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and AssemblymanJeffrey Dinowitz, Manhattaat the City Hall R train subway stop to rally and provide details for the «Riders Respond Transit Tour,» organized by NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and AssemblymanJeffrey Dinowitz, Manhattan.
At 2:30 p.m., state Sen. John Brooks, Assembly members Christine Pellegrino and Kimberly Jean - Pierre, along with local elected officials, call for the installation of elevators in Long Island Rail Road stations, Amityville Long Island Rail Road Station, John Street, Amityville.
«Today, what Gov. Cuomo is proposing is a revolutionary idea for higher education, and it's going to reverberate not only throughout the state of New York, but throughout this country,» Sanders told a crowd of students and elected officials at LaGuardia Community College.
Kathy Hochul, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was joined at an Upper West Side rally today by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and a group of Manhattan Democratic elected officials that included Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Assembly Members Keith Wright and Linda Rosenthal, Council Members Dan Garodnick and Inez Dickens and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.
«How elected officials treat citizens who want to exercise their 2nd Amendment civil rights is the main issue our members and constituents look at when considering candidates for public office.»
Also at 11 a.m., Queens Rep. Joe Crowley, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, along with local elected officials, housing advocates, and community members hold a press conference to announce legislation creating two new refundable tax credits for people who live in rental or government - subsidized housing, Woodside Houses Park, 50th Street between Newtown Road and Broadway, Queens.
At the women's rally for Ms. Illuzzi, three elected officials introduced her — two of them men — and focused their remarks largely on tearing into Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, whose policies they argued made the city less safe, requiring Ms. Illuzzi's leadership.