Sentences with phrase «groups call on»

Environmental groups call on French shipping company Delmas to cancel shipment of precious wood from Madagascar

Civil Society, Business Groups Call on Congress to Support Incorporation Transparency, Ban Anonymous U.S. Shell Companies

One month after beginning of Gulf oil spill, groups call on President Obama to ban new offshore drilling

The groups call on the Government of Canada to follow the EU's lead with comprehensive and swift action on all neonics to protect pollinators and biodiversity.

The groups call on the committees to hold oversight hearings on, and correct the department's approval of, noncompliant plans, arguing that the «failure to do so will only undermine ESSA's potential and continue to confine the millions of historically marginalized children to a low - quality education.»

Colorado education groups call on K - 12 system to prepare more low - income students for nation's top colleges Report reveals dearth of low - income students matriculating to top - tier colleges Denver — Education groups released a report, Missing the Bus: Colorado's Elite College Access Gap, today showing that low - income Colorado students are largely left behind when it comes to...

Also at 10 a.m., NAACP and elected officials, and faith - based groups call on Cuomo, AG Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to instruct the SUNY Board to suspend its deal with Fortis Property Group until justification for bypassing minority - owned business developers for the sale of LICH can be provided, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Twenty Prominent New York and National Transparency Groups Call on Governor Cuomo to Strengthen Freedom of Information Law by Signing Attorneys» Fees Bill

Also at 11 a.m., leading government watchdog groups call on the state Legislature and governor to pass legislation that strengthens independent oversight over state contracting and a Database of Deals to ensure fair and transparent contract awards, outside state Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Consumer advocacy groups call on regulators to police this new industry of predictive scoring.

With seismic testing tied to the oil and gas sector continuing in the Atlantic, an advocacy group called on Washington to make good on clean - energy pledges.

Chipotle shareholders Amalgamated Bank and Change to Win Investment Group called on Nov. 1 for the company to strip co-Chief Executive Steve Ells of the chairmanship and install an independent director in the role.

The group called on the Justice Department and Federal Election Commission to investigate.

The groups calling on the province to establish Grand and Goose Island provincial parks are Pine Creek First Nation, Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), and the Wilderness Committee.

The group called on the general assembly to confess «our continued sins of racism and failure to love brothers and sisters from minority cultures» and to recommit itself «to bear fruit in keeping with our repentance.»

Pakistan is blocking access to Facebook in response to an online group calling on people to draw the Prophet Mohammed, officials said Wednesday.

Along with Jourova's comments, in which she requested food makers stop the practice and to increase quality standards, the Visegrad Group called on further and detailed examination of the problem, asking for «concrete» and «strong» measures.

Environmental group calls on governments to do more to encourage meat free eating, to protect the planet and improve human health

Animals Australia is joining tireless advocates Colin Riddell and Bob Irwin in a Coalition of 28 animal welfare and conservation groups calling on the Federal Government to ban the hunting of all endangered and vulnerable native species.

(The SMF used to regularly carry out the - somewhat daft - exercise of adding up all of the pressure group calls on the Today programme over a period, to make this point).

On Tuesday government reform groups called on New York State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - 2) to bring to a vote a bill that would close what's known as the «LLC Loophole.»

Her proposal is the latest call from green groups calling on Ed Miliband to adopt a bold set of policies going into next year's general election campaign, which is now less than a year away.

A coalition of business groups called on state leaders to back off any hike, particularly since a previously enacted one hasn't yet been fully phased in.

Good - government groups called on Cuomo and lawmakers to take action now to strengthen oversight of government contracting and boost ethics enforcement.

The group called on local authorities to provide better outdoor play facilities so children don't spend all day in front of computers.

Last month, 18 environmental and civic groups called on the state to make the parcel a park.

The group called on the House of Assembly to rise to the challenge of playing its roles as the third arm of government in Kogi State.

In its reaction however, the group called on Adewale to cross check his facts on his allegation linking the Turakin Adamawa to the lingering crisis in the erstwhile ruling party, insisting that Atiku has nothing to do with the crisis rocking the PDP.

The groups called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to oppose the plan, and deny the project utility status that would grant it rights of way and other benefits.

The groups called on the state to rescue them from de Blasio, and Cuomo answered the call, making a «surprise» appearance at the rally and vowing to «save charter schools» from de Blasio.

The representatives of UJA - Federation of New York, the United Way, the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies and other groups called on Cuomo to include them in the process as the new chief executive tackles Albany's $ 9 billion budget deficit.

The group calls on the Electoral Commission to draw up a contract of «acceptable behaviour» which outlines to all election candidates the need for care when discussing issues of racism, community relations and minorities.

An Orange County activist group called on the state to halt all work on a proposed Hudson Valley power plant that's been linked to a federal probe of the Cuomo administration.

Jewish Republicans castigated Trump over his decision to not mention Jews in his statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day — with one prominent group calling on the White House to «immediately rectify this painful omission.»

He was reacting to recent protests by some groups calling on Buhari to either return to the county or resign, having been abroad for medication since May 7.

Tuesday the group called on lawmakers to pass legislation mandating that guns be stored in a safe or equipped with a gun lock, along with another proposal that would require all semi-automatic handguns sold in the state to be equipped with a device that stamps a unique code into a shell casing each time the gun is fired, making it easier for authorities to track guns used in shootings.

In one mailer, the group calls on Diaz de la Portilla out for voting to raise taxes, cut funding to education, and cut funding for senior programs.

Within minutes of the verdict, good - government groups called on Cuomo and lawmakers to take action this year to strengthen oversight of government contracting and boost ethics enforcement.

The groups called on Senate Leader Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Heastie to move to deeds from words, and address clean contracting before the legislative session ends.

With public financing in the budget this year, the reform groups called on the elected officials to make sure it remains in the final budget agreement between the governor and legislature.

Add Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb's name to the list of elected officials and groups calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to release the propose...

The group called on the prime minister to ensure the criminal justice system takes rape cases more seriously.

Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) a pressure group called on President Muhammadu Buhari to «instruct the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation Mr Abubakar Malami SAN and Minister of Finance Ms Kemi Adeosun to publish more details on the alleged stealing.

The UK will be the deciding factor in an EU debate on carbon dioxide emissions standards for new cars tomorrow, with green groups calling on the government to hold firm.

The group called on Okorocha to stop the potential peace threat and restore security in the land by asking the herdsmen to steer clear of their farmlands.

Representatives from the Alliance for Quality Education, PUSH Buffalo and Citizen Action were among the group calling on New York State to provide the funding owed to area schools.

The group called on delegates to vote with the interest of the state at the back of their minds, saying Bamidele stood out among the 33 aspirants seeking the party's ticket at the primary.

The group called on the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu and the Ondo State House of Assembly to enact a law that will effectively stop the incessant attack from the herdsmen in order to protect farmers, their wives and their farm and to ensure the security of lives.

The group called on the governor and legislators to strengthen rent laws and end deregulation and eliminate the loopholes that have allowed rents to skyrocket.

Should the visa plan proceed, the groups called on the administration to expand resources at U.S. consulates to manage such a fundamental change, and said the proposal should be subject to regular rulemaking procedures and not the proposed emergency review that limits consideration and public input.