Sentences with phrase «held state leaders»

That's because the public hasn't held state leaders more accountable at the voting booths.

Moving forward, Jewell says he believes all public school advocates will begin holding state leaders accountable for their policies, and not just on May 16th.

Not exact matches

In his first meeting in decades between a serving Indian head of state and the Dalai Lama, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee hosted the Buddhist leader at the inaugural session of the first Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit, held at the president's official residence in New Delhi last month.

Though he's thought by the United States to be held by the Haqqani Network, a Pakistan - based group that President Barack Obama's administration has declared to be a terrorist organization, leaders of the network said in December that Bergdahl was actually being held by another Taliban group.

The state is a perennial leader for Education and Technology & Innovation, but high costs and poor infrastructure ultimately hold Massachusetts back from true Top State ststate is a perennial leader for Education and Technology & Innovation, but high costs and poor infrastructure ultimately hold Massachusetts back from true Top State stState status.

No sitting American president has ever met a North Korean leader, and Mr. Trump himself has repeatedly vowed that he would not commit the error of his predecessors by being drawn into a protracted negotiation in which North Korea extracted concessions from the United States but held on to key elements of its nuclear program.

Vander Plaats is the president and CEO of The Family Leader in Iowa, a Christian organization that holds sway over many Iowa social conservatives — a crucial voting bloc in the state's January 3 caucus.

That figure holding a offering plate of dollars doesn't remind me of Obama, but of all of David's cartoon pastors and leaders representing the the saddened state of fallen myn in the church of gawd & christ crucified.

Some members have held high - level meetings with foreign leaders, urged U.S. embassies to investigate situations of repression, and lobbied the White House and State Department to address particular issues in bilateral discussions.

For example, business leaders in the aftermath of the popular protests that challenged U.S. involvement in Vietnam complained about too much democracy in the United States.6 In a similar way, free elections are held up by U.S. leaders as essential for democracy unless political parties opposed to U.S. interests win.

He is the spiritual leader of more than 1.5 million Greek Orthodox faithful in the United States and holds leadership and advisory positions in organizations which promote dialogue and reconciliation.

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the pope's vicar for Rome, it is said, is one of those who hold this view: what is needed, he is thought to believe, is (in the words of John Allen Jr of the American National Catholic Reporter) «good relations with Islam, but also a more robust capacity to challenge and critique Islamic leaders, especially on issues of «reciprocity» — the idea that if Muslim immigrants benefit from religious freedom in the West, Christians should get the same treatment in Islamic states.»

The statistics revealed at Anchin's 8th Annual State of the Food and Beverage Industry Event, held in Manhattan on June 4th, showed the industry, a leader in the recovering economy in 2013, anticipates an even more profitable 2014.

Industry leaders presented the results at a press event held at Fort Mason in San Francisco, attended by the media, government officials, members of the wine community from throughout the state and other key stakeholders.

These include the two - day Good Food EXPO at Chicago's UIC Forum, held most recently on March 23 and 24, 2018; the Good Food Financing & Innovation Conference, a business - and - investment - focused gathering that will be held on June 19, 2018 as a stand - alone event for the first time, after formerly being part of the Good Food EXPO; the Good Food Accelerator, with its fourth cohort of competitively selected entrepreneur Fellows graduating on April 23, 2018 after receiving intensive instruction and connections to business leaders and investors; and our Farmer Training program, which has provided more than 14,500 farmers in 43 states with best - practices instruction in topics such as Wholesale Success, Direct Market Success and On - Farm Food Safety.

In 2008 the Family Online Safety Institute took the initiative to examine the current state of online safety education by holding three roundtable discussions with leaders in the field.

One source said New York's two Democratic senators, Kirsten Gillibrand and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who have an outlet to block judicial nominations from their home state, were holding it up.

What we then did was to set up a committee of senior people in the states to hold conversations with all stakeholders including community leaders, religious leaders and all other interest groups.

At 10 a.m., Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle holds a press conference on the local impact of the proposed state budget for health programs, Finger Lakes Health System Agency, 1150 University Ave., Building 5, Rochester.

Dinowitz, who chairs the Bronx Democratic County Committee (not to be confused with the county leader title, which is held by Assemblyman Carl Heastie), said he had «heard a rumor several weeks ago» that someone at state party HQ might try something along these lines, but he wasn't kept in the loop.

The special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Republican ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos will be held April 19, the same day as the state's presidential primary.

In an op / ed submitted to Capital Tonight's State of Politics, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan insisted Republicans will hold control of the chamber and even grow its narrow majority in the chamber in part by targeting seats held by members of the defunct Independent Democratic Conference.

Klein can over play his hand one way: Being seen as denying significant power to Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Democratic minority leader who would be the first black woman to hold the majority leader post in state government.

Party leaders even debated holding the vote to decide on their standard bearer on the very first day they gather at the Sheraton in Manhattan — June 1 — with down - ballot races like AG and state comptroller bumped to the second or even third day.

Earlier, the Minister had addressed a mammoth crowd of party leaders from all the 177 wards of the state at the APC leaders meeting held in Ishan Ekiti, where he urged them to be united in the battle to unseat the incumbent PDP - led government.

«The reality is nobody really thought we'd be talking about these issues because of the person who is now holding the office,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins at a news conference this week pushing a bill that would require the release of Trump's state tax returns.

The bill backed by Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, would also apply to party committee leaders from receiving consulting fees from state and local authorities either directly or through companies in which they hold a 10 percent ownership stake.

So far this week, endorsements and fundraising appeals have been sent out on behalf of GOP US Senate candidate Wendy Long from surrogates who hold sway with certain elements of the primary electorate — Grover Norquist, Steve Forbes, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long, and the latest: Former Assembly Minority Leader / 2006 GOP gubernatorial candidate John Faso.

Randy (who's father served time in prison), has also been dressing up in fake prison garb and holding protests outside the offices of State leaders, including Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The state Democratic Party will hold its annual fall meeting in Albany next week (Nov. 16 - 17) at which at least two resolutions will be debated and voted on that could prove rather troublesome to its de facto leader, Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Progress on a new state budget limped along a day after Cuomo and legislative leaders held a private meeting that was described, in its most generous terms, as explosive in tone and language.

At 10:15 a.m., leaders from New York's organized labor movement will hold a news conference as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, the latest in a series of attacks by the wealthy and corporate interests against ordinary working people, outside the Senate lounge, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D - Ill., on Monday received the endorsement of the SEIU Illinois State Council, a vote of confidence from labor leaders and a pool of manpower that should help her in the three - way Democratic primary for the Senate seat held by Republican Mark S. Kirk.

Democratic Congressman Brian Higgins said he would back GOP Congressman Chris Collins» plan for the federal government to hold back on some healthcare reimbursement if state leaders continue to take money from counties for Medicaid.

A coalition of business leaders, labor unions, and local elected officials are holding press conferences across the state.

The endorsement by leaders of the state's third - largest party clears the way for Cuomo to secure the line when it holds its nominating convention.

Whereas, throughout America's history, New York State has been a leader in civil, human, and social rights; this is well illustrated by the number of suffragists who called New York home and the choice of Seneca Falls for the first Women's Rights Convention held in 1848; this momentous event outlined certain rights that women should be granted, including the right to vote, thereby sparking the nationwide crusade for women's suffrage; and

Like last Saturday, when factions loyal to the two party leaders held parallel congresses, the situation repeated itself on Saturday with the two camps producing two different state chairmen.

John DeFrancisco, a GOP candidate for governor and the deputy Senate leader, said he wants the state Legislature to hold hearings into the 514 tourism signs posted along numerous highways in the state.

The powerful leader of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference tried to preempt sexual misconduct allegations against him by holding a conference call with his longtime girlfriend, state Sen. Diane Savino, denying forthcoming allegations.

At 5:15 p.m., labor, business and environmental leaders hold a news conference ahead of New York state Energy Research and Development Authority's public information meetings on offshore wind power for New York, Queens Public Library, 92 - 25 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Queens.

Justice Abdul Aboki, in his own lead judgment in the Ekiti State governorship election appeal also held that «even the President of Nigeria has no powers to call on the Nigerian armed forces and to unleash them on peaceful citizens, who are exercising their franchise to elect their leaders.»

Led by Roy Stone, Private Secretary to the Chief Whip and Mike Winter, Head of the Leader of the House's office, they operate in the dark, agents of the secret state of the most over-centralised political system in the Western world without so much as a Parliamentary Business Committee (promised but not delivered by the last government) to hold them to account.

At 1:45 p.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Assembly GOP members Chad Lupinacci and Nicole Malliotakis will hold a press conference to address higher education accessibility, costs and debt, back of Assembly chamber, 3rd floor, State Capitol, Albany.

Also at 10:30 a.m., state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will hold a press conference with Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Canandaigua Mayor Ellen Polimeni to release a report highlighting economic trends in the Finger Lakes region, New York State Wine and Culinary Center, 800 S. Main St., Canandastate Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will hold a press conference with Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Canandaigua Mayor Ellen Polimeni to release a report highlighting economic trends in the Finger Lakes region, New York State Wine and Culinary Center, 800 S. Main St., CanandaState Wine and Culinary Center, 800 S. Main St., Canandaigua.

Today, Salit is President of Independent Voting, which holds itself out as the leader of independent voters in the United States, and which teaches that political parties are harmful to society.

Jacque got crossways with some Republican leaders in the state Assembly in 2015 when he decided to hold a hearing on a bill calling for the repeal of the state's prevailing - wage laws.

Leaders of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Director, Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu and Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), former National Security Adviser, NSA, are still being held by the Department of State Security, DSS, despite being granted bail by courts of competent jurisdiction.

Trey Grayson, the Kentucky secretary of state, has not served in Washington, but he earned the endorsements of Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, and a variety of other establishment party leaders in his quest to fill the seat held by Senator Jim Bunning, who is retiring.

Instead, Senate leaders identified her as chair of the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction committee — a post that's actually held by state Sen. Patrick Gallivan, a western New York Republican.