Sentences with phrase «in the state assembly for»

John Duane is an attorney who served in the state Assembly for a single two - year term in the 1980s, and, as he put it, «was beaten by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, who swept the Democratic district.»

He was already in the state Assembly for twenty years and was already a legend.

At a Republican gathering Sunday evening, City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) criticized the Democratic leadership in the state Assembly for redrawing legislative boundaries in a way that gerrymandered part of one northeast Queens district and minimized the voice of GOP voters.

A bill to repeal the vacancy allowance has languished in the State Assembly for years, but some see an opening to inject the issue into negotiations over the renewal of a tax exemption for developers who build affordable housing.

«My first and most important promise to you,» she said, «is that I will work harder than anyone else in this campaign and, if elected, in the state assembly for this community that I love.»

Bipartisan support continues to grow in the state Assembly for a bill that would make it easier for kids who were sexually abused to seek justice as adults.

Tedisco, who has served in the state assembly for the last 33 years, beat out challenger Christian Klueg of Northville by a 71 percent to 27 percent margin with about two - thirds of the vote counted, according to the state Board of Elections at 11:15 p.m. Klueg conceded the race.

Hinchey served in the state Assembly for 18 years, including 14 as chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee.

She has also worked in the state Assembly for six years and for the city's Health Department under Mayor Mike Bloomberg from 2005 to 2008.

«I've lived here all of my adult life, I've represented this area in the City Council in the 1990s, in the state Assembly for 10 years, and so this is home, it still is.»

New York State Senator Michael Gianaris — Astoria Queens was elected to the State Senate in 2010 after serving in the State Assembly for ten years.

Tonko, an Amsterdam native who is completing his first term in Congress, represented the 105th District in the state Assembly for 24 years.

Before serving as borough president, Stringer was in the State Assembly for 13 years.

She served in the state Assembly for eight years before becoming state superintendent.

Not exact matches

Segura's grandfather fled the Mexican Revolution in 1917 for work on the assembly lines in Detroit — «from the state of Michoacán to the state of Michigan,» he used to say.

Last year the Washington State Legislature approved a massive $ 8.7 billion subsidy package — the largest in U.S. history — to win a Boeing assembly plant for the extended - range version of its 777 aircraft.

As set forth above, as opposed to the stringent regulations in other states such as New York, and the bill proposed in the Assembly last year, which appear to deter companies from spending the time and money to pursue cutting - edge ideas, the Act appropriately balances the need for consumer protection with the desire to allow businesses to innovate.

The New York City Employees» Retirement System; the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund; the New York City Teachers» Retirement System; the New York City Police Pension Fund; and the New York Board of Education Retirement System, as joint filers (NYC Retirement System), c / o The City of New York, Officer of the Comptroller, 633 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10017, which in the aggregate held 12,707,578 shares of common stock on November 15, 2011, the New York State Common Retirement Fund, whose address is the same as that of the NYC Retirement System, which held 19,560,008 shares of common stock on November 22, 2011, and the Illinois State Board of Investment on behalf of the State Employees» Retirement System of Illinois, c / o 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2015, Chicago, Illinois 60601, which in the aggregate held 928,927 shares of common stock on November 18, 2011, the Judges» Retirement System of Illinois and the General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois, as co-filers, intend to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meeting.

For example, certain employees at the sea freight companies through which we ship our Tesla Roadster gliders to the United States after assembly in England may be represented by unions, as may be employees at certain of our suppliers.

There is, for example, a growing group of automobile parts companies that import raw materials from outside the United States, own and operate multiple manufacturing plants that are close to their domestic customers, distribute finished goods through consumer direct channels, selling most of their products upstream for inclusion in final assembly and use excess manufacturing capacity to produce specialty export parts for foreign customers.

India is preparing for a general election in 2019 and several states will elect new assemblies this year and the next.

Bazan went to Northwest College and Assemblies of God College in Washington State, where he studied philosophy and religion for two years.

In the United States, there are approximately 90,000 Copts organized under 170 parishes, according to Alexei Krindatch, research coordinator for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the United StateIn the United States, there are approximately 90,000 Copts organized under 170 parishes, according to Alexei Krindatch, research coordinator for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the United Statein the United States.

In 1976 Roman Catholics joined Methodists and Lutherans in Bolivia in organizing a «Permanent Assembly on Human Rights» for the stated purpose of enforcing the Universal DeclaratioIn 1976 Roman Catholics joined Methodists and Lutherans in Bolivia in organizing a «Permanent Assembly on Human Rights» for the stated purpose of enforcing the Universal Declaratioin Bolivia in organizing a «Permanent Assembly on Human Rights» for the stated purpose of enforcing the Universal Declaratioin organizing a «Permanent Assembly on Human Rights» for the stated purpose of enforcing the Universal Declaration.

When the initial proposal for the conference was made in 1989, the General Assembly suggested that member states and human rights nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) hold regional meetings in preparation for the world gathering.

(The following statements are somewhat characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the influence of Christianity by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general, by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)

Thomas Wieser (New York: United States Conference for the World Council of Churches, 1966); World Council of Churches, Concept, newsletter published by the Department on Studies in Evangelism, WCC; World Council of Churches, The New Delhi Report: The Third Assembly of the World Council of Churches, 1961 (London: SCM Press, 1962), 189 - 91; World Council of Churches, New Delhi to Uppsala: Report of the Central Committee to the Fourth Assembly of the World Council of Churches (Geneva: WCC, 1968), 66 - 70; World Council of Churches, The Uppsala Report: Official Report of the Fourth Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Uppsala, July 4 - 20, 1968 (Geneva: WCC, 1968), 33f.

In the resolutions adopted by the Evanston Assembly there is stated as one of the «two conditions of crucial importance which must be met, if catastrophe is to be averted»: «The prohibition of all weapons of mass destruction; including atomic and hydrogen bombs, with provision for international inspection and control, such as would safeguard the security of all nations, together with the drastic reduction of all other armaments.

Within the field in which I am working — race relations in the United States — I am well aware that church leaders have continually stood up for the righteous cause and have often persuaded their churches when they meet in assembly to express themselves for principles along the same line, even when that course was not always popular.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

An attempt was made to secure the adoption of a clear - cut statement that the church has no rights for which it can properly demand recognition by the state except such as can be stated in terms of the rights of citizens to freedom of thought, expression, assembly and organization; but the idea of special rights for the church as a divine institution was too strongly entrenched.

The freedom of assembly is another right guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States which Christians have used to defend their right to gather in church buildings and other public areas for the purpose of worship and fellowship.

Before joining the Organic Produce Network, Shane gained valuable internship experience in economic analysis and public policy while working for the California State Assembly and the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Close on the heels of Sodexo's $ 21 million settlement with the state of New York for failing to properly pass on rebates and volume discounts to the school districts it serves, two assembly members in New Jersey have petitioned that state's attorney... [Continue reading]

World Health Assembly resolution 49.15 expresses «Member states should ensure that the financial support for professionals working in infant and young child health does not create conflicts of interest, especially with regards to the WHO / UNICEF Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.»

IBFAN notes that the World Health Assembly has addressed the issue of sponsorship in Resolution 49.15 from 1996 and again in Resolution 58.32 from 2005 where it stated care was needed: «to ensure that financial support and other incentives for programmes and health professionals working in infant and young child health do not create conflict of interest».

The World Health Assembly has addressed the issue of sponsorship in Resolution 49.15 from 1996 and again in Resolution 58.32 from 2005 where it stated: «ensure that financial support and other incentives for programmes and health professionals working in infant and young child health do not create conflict of interest».

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Tax reform is a mixed blessing for state and local government in Illinois, according to an analysis by the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission, an arm of the General Assembly.

1 The Codex Code of Ethics for International Trade in Food calls on Member States to: «make sure that the international code of marketing of breast milk substitutes and relevant resolutions of the World Health Assembly (WHA) setting forth principles for the protection and promotion of breast - feeding be observed.»

Nestlé must state in writing that it accepts that the International Code and the subsequent, relevant World Health Assembly Resolutions are minimum requirements for every country (instead of adding «as implemented by national governments»).

IBFAN calls upon World Health Assembly Member States to adopt a resolution to call for a «budget line» for Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding interventions in child health and / or nutrition, with a clear plan of action and timelines that is reported to the World Health Assembly every two years.

So we are and I'm proud to say we passed it in the New York state assembly, its moving on to the senate and we look forward for the governor to sign this.

RACHEL JACKSON: Yes, actually I found out about the federal bill and they knew about Mikael's bill on the assembly floor and so I drafted a mirror bill and gave it to senator Kennedy, New York State Senator Kennedy and he really ran with it and introduced it to the senate and so together where Tim and Kennedy have been working with him to get approval for that, so I was lobbying in Albany and that's where I got to meet Mikael and spoke with a lot of the assembly members, a lot of the senators and there was real overwhelming support for it.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced a measure that would schedule party primaries for local and state races for June 26, extending a long - running dispute with majority Republicans in the Senate who want an August date.

The top legislative leaders in the state Senate and Assembly confirmed Wednesday a two - tiered court system would be in place for a potential agreement on raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18.

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

New York State Assembly Deputy Majority Leader Joe Morelle announced his intention to run for the 25th Congressional District during a press conference at the Local 13 Plumbers and Pipefitters meeting hall in Rochester.

Ride - hailing surcharges could triple for upstate New Yorkers, according to a provision in the state Assembly's one - house budget proposal.

In an interview with NY1's Erin Billups earlier today, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver called the charter schools legislation passed by his house in the wee hours of the morning a «good bill» that will enable the state to make a strong application for Round II of «Race to the Top» funding by June In an interview with NY1's Erin Billups earlier today, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver called the charter schools legislation passed by his house in the wee hours of the morning a «good bill» that will enable the state to make a strong application for Round II of «Race to the Top» funding by June in the wee hours of the morning a «good bill» that will enable the state to make a strong application for Round II of «Race to the Top» funding by June 1.