Sentences with phrase «from local elected»

Her political power in New York has already been tested over the last year, following a spate of negative press about her schools» discipline practices and internal workings, a federal investigation conducted by the Office of Civil Rights, and mounting criticism from local elected officials.

Wouldn't it be awesome if public schools had ambassadors / senators / advocates who could represent their schools» needs to city, state, and local leaders separate from their local elected officials?

Despite criticism from local elected officials, Mayor de Blasio said Thursday the city does not need to provide advance notice when it rents out an entire hotel to use as a homeless shelter.

NYU's efforts won praise from local elected officials for allowing long - time Village residents to afford living there.

A key point Johnson drove home in that debate was the fact that he made a clean sweep of endorsements from local elected officials, including Congressman Jerrold Nadler.

Siting of new jails would require support from local elected leaders and would be certain to face opposition.

Despite a resolution from Community Board 3 and letters from our local elected officials, the Department of Transportation has not adequately addressed the situation.

Following a letter from local elected officials last week urging NYC DOT to address the ongoing traffic problem in our neighborhood, Grand Street Democrats District Leaders and other community leaders involved in January's Traffic Town Hall have sent their own letter to DOT Commissioner Trottenberg asking for the release of traffic study data that was promised in 2017 and for the development of a strategy to address the traffic.

Representatives from local elected officials, including City Councilmen Robert Jackson and Ydanis Rodriguez as well as State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, are also working to create an initiative to help.

UPDATE 11:28 a.m. Reaction is coming in from local elected officials.

A so - called super control board for troubled local governments has been discussed, which would assume much of the budgetary and bargaining powers from local elected leaders.

Listening and learning from local elected officials is crucial to understanding how our elections work on the ground.

The task force will consist of representatives from local elected officials» offices (Council members Chin and Rosie Mendez, plus Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer), five CB3 members and two members from «local stakeholder groups.»

Sen. Adriano Espaillat — one of several aspiring successors too retiring Rep. Charles Rangel — dismissed U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's decision to back Assemblyman Keith Wright for the seat, and insisted his endorsements from local elected officials are more important.

It has received a mixed reaction from local elected officials, who would also be impacted.

«I am flattered and humbled by the sheer volume of calls from local elected officials, civic and community leaders and activists who have all urged me to run for the 25th Assembly seat,» Iannece said.

In her statement, Farias claimed district residents are tired of seeing other areas of the Bronx and throughout this city prosper while our area remains stagnant due to a lack of vision and initiative from local elected officials who only care about themselves and not the people they represent.

«I am flattered and humbled by the sheer volume of calls from local elected officials, civic and community leaders and activists who have all urged me to run for the 25th Assembly seat.

The plan for new shelters already faces pushback from local elected officials across Staten Island.

Regionalism takes power away from local elected officials and puts it in the hands of unelected, appointed committees that report to the governor, not to the people.

This is what we expect from our local elected officials.

But the governor also shrugged off calls from local elected officials for him to insert himself into the contract talks in an effort to resolve the impasse before the July 20 deadline, saying this is a mess that Congress needs to clean up.

The city will be investigating at least three residential buildings that are under construction for lead dust following a letter from local elected officials accusing the landlord, Raphael Toledano, of harassing tenants.

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.

After weeks of rumors about whether New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul could leave the ticket, the Democrat picked up endorsements from local elected Democratic women Wednesday near the capitol.

Despite criticism from local elected officials, de Blasio said the city does not need to provide advance notice when it rents out an entire hotel to use as a homeless shelter.

Not exact matches

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

This includes everything from the willingness of a local community to walk into your store to buy things, to the willingness of neighbours to put up with the noise of your trucks driving past, to the willingness of the people's duly elected representatives to pass the kinds of legislation that make modern commerce possible.

Broward County commissioners decided Tuesday to sue Florida over a 2011 law that prohibits local governments from enacting their own gun laws — and imposes severe penalties on elected officials who try.

They're challenging a 2011 state statute, backed by the gun lobby, that outlines penalties for elected officials who try to enact local gun laws, including a $ 5,000 fine and the prospect of being removed from office.

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.

Ms. Leibovici is a long - time local politician who was first elected as a Liberal MLA for Edmonton - Meadowlark in 1993 and served on city council from 2001 to 2013.

Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths is expected to introduce amendments to the Local Authorities Elections Act, which would extend terms for municipal elected officials from three years to four years.

maybe if Perry didn't give tax cuts / breaks for the rich and gave away all that money to those that helpled him get elected and used all that extra revenue he would have had to use in funding to bring in water from other states and for funding local fire and rescue departments.

Second, they should elect officers and special boards and appoint a part - time «executive minister» from among the local clergy.

Sixth, delegates from local associations would be elected to attend the state and national conventions.

From the North Side to the South Side and neighborhoods in between, Shedd Aquarium is partnering with local elected officials during Earth Week to host four, simultaneous Great Lakes Action Days on Saturday, April 21 to pick up litter, like plastic, on local beaches.

By electing to participate in local home visiting programs, families receive help from health, social service, and child development professionals.

With local officials from school board on up now hearing from internet - organized constituents, and with cadres of veteran Obama volunteer commandos dug in across the country post-election, we may see an explosion of email, online video, social networking outreach and all of the other tools of electronic advocacy in the coming months — but this time turned on the projects in the stimulus bill, not on electing a candidate.

Apparently, these messages go out pretty much daily to activists at all levels of the party, from local organizers to pundits and elected officials, and they're remarkably simple: three or four bullet points, which represent the message that the party wants to get out that day.

They were returning from Ibadan, the state capital, where they attended the swearing - in ceremony of the newly elected chairmen of the 33 Local Government Areas and 35 Local Council Development Areas of the state.

However, at the end of the day, in order to work the new structures that will emerge from the Deals (including elected City Region mayors) will have to take root in the local communities, and have the people behind them — at the polls in local and city region elections; but also on a daily basis.

(That was followed by a pro-Cuomo letter signed by a long list of local electeds who are Cuomo allies — from Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings).

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among others.

She was first elected to Parliament in 2005, serving on the Communities and Local Government Select Committee from 2005 to 2010.

She was elected as a local councillor to South Glamorgan County Council between 1985 and 1997, and was a Cardiff City Councillor from 1995.

Despite intense opposition from nearly every local elected official and a total lack of public input on the new design, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state Department of Transportation are moving forward with plans to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge without transit.

The Bridging Gowanus community planning process was convened by the local elected officials representing the Gowanus area, organized together with community leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community Development.

The position of the elected Mayor of London is a strategic regional one, and quite different from that of local authority mayors.

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.