Sentences with phrase «hears public officials»

At a time when Americans have grown accustomed to hearing public officials invoke a kind of generic national religion that's sensitive to diverse faith traditions and nonbelievers alike, Perry has often gone a big step further, telegraphing a distinctly Christian message.

Whenever I hear public officials and education policy decision makers suggest that closing schools is a legitimate strategy, I know that person is not serious about actually improving educational outcomes.

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On any given day now you can expect to hear at least one economist, public official or financial commentator express grave concern about the mountain of debt Canadians now carry.

They only hear about politics from people who are on the left — Hollywood entertainers, mainstream news anchors, public school officials.

During a public hearing on the issue, district officials explained the staff cut was based in part on the current number of students registered for school next year.

Park District commissioners voted in May not to build a skate park on top of the reservoir after residents and Union Pacific officials testified at a public hearing that the site would be unsafe.

Officials will hold a public hearing on the budget on May 28, and are expected to adopt the finance document during that meeting.

GLEN ELLYN — An 18.6 percent increase in the property tax levy is projected by Glen Ellyn Park District officials and the board of commissioners is expected to hold a public hearing on the proposal next month.

Commissioners voted last week not to build the facility on top of the city's central reservoir on Myrtle Avenue at the Union Pacific railroad line after residents and Union Pacific officials testified at a public hearing that the site would be unsafe.

Central DuPage Health Systems, which holds an option to buy the 9 - acre vacant site, is scheduled to appear at a public hearing before Glen Ellyn officials on April 11 concerning the property.

That was the tone of the comments to Park District officials at a public hearing Wednesday evening.

Many residents, unaware that the district was focusing on Centennial Beach, blasted Park District officials about the timing of the public hearing, one week before the Park Board is scheduled to vote on the location of the skate park.

A public hearing on the matter has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at the district's Centennial Park, 120 E. Oak St.. A special board meeting will be held after that gathering, park officials said, where district leaders will discuss «land acquisition» in executive session.

We didn't seriously contemplate sleeping with the baby at night, mostly because of the safety concerns we had heard about, but we planned to keep the baby's crib in our room for the first six months to facilitate breastfeeding (as recommended by Canadian public - health officials.)

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The Smithtown Messenger has been designated an official paper (for required public notices of meetings, contract bids and hearings etc.) by the Suffolk County government, which spent more than $ 50,000 on advertising last year.

A Justice Department official told The Washington Post the committee hearing will likely be closed to the public.

A Public Hearing was held on the foregoing Local Law Intro., on Wednesday, June 23, 1993, due notice thereof having been published in the official newspapers of the County of Erie, and after due deliberation thereon, I, DENNIS T. GORSKI, County Executive of Erie County, do hereby APPROVE and SIGN said Local Law this 9th day of July, 1993.

State officials are holding a public hearing this week to discuss plans for replacing 115 - year - old bridges linking the mainland to islands near the brink of Niagara Falls.

It would be advisable to hold multiple hearings in different parts of the state to get valuable insight from experts, public officials, and the general public.

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.

The Lawyers in an official letter addressed to members of the 5 - member ad - hoc committee tasked to investigate the alleged scandal, said: «we have been instructed by our client to convey to you, which we hereby do, his desire to appear before your committee to be heard on the above allegation and to provide evidence that would assist your Committee to reach a fair and true conclusion on this substantially important matter of public interest.»

The law covers counties, towns, cities and villages, will create panels which locally will be led by the Nassau and Suffolk county executives, to develop joint savings plans, hold public hearings and require local officials to justify their decisions to reject parts of the plans.

Assemblyman Losquadro and other North Fork elected officials are encouraging residents to voice their concerns at a Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment public hearing at 11 a.m. next Thursday, February 9 at the W.H. Rogers Legislative Office Building in Happauge.

LOWER EAST SIDE — State and local officials have asked the Department of Education to hold a public hearing on plans to bring a new school run by the Success Academy charter school chain to the neighborhood.

Officials were told their plans must demonstrate new recurring property tax savings by eliminating or consolidating duplicative local government services, and they were instructed to hold a minimum of three public hearings.

Among the news from public hearings held at the Palisades Center Mall and the Westchester Marriott Hotel in Tarrytown last week, state officials released information that twelve properties in the Village of South Nyack will be affected by the necessary widening of the New York State Thruway Authority's right - of - way there.

The Democrat unveiled legislation Tuesday as his administration's law enforcement officials testified at a hearing in Albany on Cuomo's public safety portion of his state budget proposal.

Any revisions to the special events code, town officials explained, will start from scratch and will be discussed at a code committee hearing, where the public can give input, and Town Board work sessions, then be approved for public hearing once a new draft is finalized.

Beltrani, an administrative law judge who presides over parole hearings in the Department of Corrections, was the last in a series of public officials to testify in the trial of Tabone and former state senator Malcolm Smith.

Brooks along with several other fire officials weren't afraid to be blunt during a public hearing Tuesday morning.

Lawmakers on Wednesday at a public hearing questioned why the state had signaled to residents the water was safe to drink when federal officials late last year warned them not to consume the water in the village.

«After a hearing officer issues her findings and recommendation, the Commission will determine whether the Governor violated the Public Officers Law by soliciting and accepting unlawful gifts and using his official position to obtain unwarranted privileges.»

Further, public hearings can provide opportunities for legislators and other public officials to learn about best practices and alternative approaches to government operations.

Instead, local officials must hold public hearings and explain their positions on the shared service plan in writing.

Most of the meeting consisted of PSC reps hearing and taking notes on statements from public officials, residents, activists and other local leaders and residents.

Kids are going crazy popping the balloons on the floor as people move onto the official part of the night — the public hearing with Pentagon officials.

The legislature's marathon budget hearings continued Wednesday and on the docket was public protection, which included testimony from several people including the new state police superintendent, corrections officials, and also the judiciary, which has been at odds with Governor Cuomo since his budget was introduced.

But loud calls for a rent freeze dominated a hearing Monday — from elected officials who included City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Public Advocate Letitia James and Comptroller Scott Stringer.

ALBANY - Officials with the state Department of Environmental Conservation will host three legislative public hearings this week regarding a proposed natural gas pipeline that will run through nearby Erie and Cattaraugus Counties.

Avery Schneider reports on the County Legislature's public hearing on proposed pay raises for County officials.

Bharara had eagerly testified at the Moreland Commission's first public hearing, telling its members, «It is your challenge, amid high hopes, to hold public officials to account, to expose obscure corners of graft and greed, and to restore faith in honest government.»

All five people who spoke during a public hearing on Poughkeepsie's proposed 2013 budget urged city officials not to lay off any sanitation workers or firefighters.

Maloney and local elected officials want public hearings earlier in the process.

«If they were really serious about getting public input they wouldn't just hold public hearings — they would sit down one - on - one with the elected officials of the towns, the county executive and state officials,» he said.

A resolution to set a date for a public hearing to consider term limits for elected officials in the Town of Huntington failed to get enough support to be scheduled.

Hoosick Falls residents will have their first chance to directly confront state officials on Tuesday in a public hearing to address the PFOA contamination in the village's drinking water.

At an energy hearing earlier this month, state officials, including energy czar Richard Kauffman and Public Service Commission Chairwoman Audrey Zibelman, said R.E.V. initiatives would save consumers billions of dollars every year by making the entire energy grid more efficient.

MORELAND MEETS TONIGHT — Public hearing in Manhattan will focus on elections officials — Capital's Jessica Alaimo: Good - government groups who had been on the speakers list were disinvited to keep the program shorter, Moreland Commission officials said.

The state constitution provides a governor the power to remove a public official from office only after a public hearing.