Sentences with phrase «issues as elected officials»

LHG: Will you support having candidates go through some type of investigatory process regarding their commitment to transparency, outside income and other ethics issues as elected officials prior to being endorsed by BDCC?

And she noted that a colleague at her first city government job in 1987 made $ 5,000 more than her despite the fact that they were in the same divisions and had the same title because «he had family to take care of» — an experience that made her more conscious of pay equity issues as an elected official.

Not exact matches

They hold elected officials accountable, champion consumer rights, reporting on homeland security issues and provide local traffic and weather information, as well as emergency evacuation warnings.

This environmental protection group works with businesses, elected officials and community groups on issues such as global warming, reviving the oceans, clean water and sustainable communities.

«So, number one, the positions I hold on these issues is the Second Amendment, I've held since the day I entered office in the city of West Miami as an elected official,» Rubio responded.

I worked for 30 yrs in Govt as a manager and what you describe as key issues hold true in relation to many elected officials (not all).

It will be the homelessness and poverty that is impacting our community and the efforts that I have made personally as an elected official to address those issues.»

«I believe that our local elected officials have already been elected to do their jobs,» Marchione said at a news conference on the issue, «and to put something out as simple as shared services I think that the local governments can certainly make those decisions on behalf of their community.»

As an elected official, Cuomo often travels around the state to make speeches about issues that are important to him.

LCV, as part of the Conservation Voter Movement along our state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who will champion our priority issues.

An effective site also has features that can turn site visitors into advocates or marketers for the candidate or issue, such as email mailing list sign - up forms, contribution forms, «email - a-friend» buttons, and (for advocacy campaigns) email - your - elected - official forms.

It's not as if he's the first elected official to be talking about these issues.»

Environmental groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council, The Alliance for a Greater New York and the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance have also fought against the bill but they too lobby elected officials on a variety of issues.

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.

Our city has long struggled on the federal terrain — urban issues just aren't sexy to Republican congressmen from the Ozarks — but with Mr. Schumer as one of the most powerful elected officials in the country, we're bound to do a little bit better.

Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislature.

«He brought this to us as a legacy issue from his time in Albany as an elected official... We all came together as a delegation to get this done, but credit also goes to Collins as the New York representative of the committee of jurisdiction, Energy and Commerce.»

as for the campaign war chest issue, it is unfortunate that many elected officials of both major partiese use campaign war chests for legal fees and even to subsidize their lifestyle (i.e. car payments, meals)

Since he was elected in 2009, Williams has emerged as one of the city's most prominent left - leaning elected officials on issues such as police reform.

Mariano spoke at length about how she called Buchwald during his first term as an assemblyman when she was having a problem with Medicaid, and said that his office's attentiveness to her issue was the start of a «great working relationship» between the activist and the elected official.

«When you have voters who have been betrayed by their elected officials on an issue as important as marriage, the impact on the election cycle is a big one.»

AAssemblyman Lancman has taken a leadership role on healthcare issues both as an elected official and as a civic leader.

State, local and federal elected officials have created a new coalition meant to bridge the digital divide in central New York, as they say a lack of quality high speed Internet has become an economic development issue in Syracuse.

We are polling all elected officials and those seeking public office as to their position on this important issue and we intend to keep the millions of Italian Americans residing in this state informed as to the result of our inquiry and make the community aware of who is supportive of the Italian American community and who will succumb to anti Italian sentiment.

«What's most important to me is an elected official's position on the issues and how do you support my policies as opposed to their politics and political issues,» Cuomo said.

: Mr. Sampson's attorney issued the following statement in response to the new indictment, insisting the lawmaker «has not betrayed the public's trust while acting as an elected public official.»

Elected officials such as Assemblymen Keith Wright, Council members Robert Jackson, Gale Brewer, Inez Dickens and Senator Bill Perkins said attacking the NAACP over this issue was silly given the civil rights group's history of fighting for equal education.

«Any issue you're working on as an elected official has ramifications for the rest of the city,» she said.»

A group including several local elected officials known as the Rebuild New York Now coalition today called on the state legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo to address the issue in the next budget when the legislature reconvenes in January.

My work as a community activist on issues such as affordable housing, my background as a member of the Democratic State Committee, and my experience working for Democratic elected officials such as Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, since my days in college, leave me with a deep appreciation and respect for the role working men and women play in making this the Empire State.

UFT members stride through the halls as they begin their day of lobbying elected officials about the most pressing issues facing their schools.

A reformer who won the lion's share of labor endorsements in the race, including that of the Working Families Party, Torres was supported by State Senator Gustavo Rivera, who ousted disgraced and jailed incumbent Pedro Espada, Jr. in 2010, as well as by the Bronx's most popular elected official, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. (who has broken with his father on social issues like LGBT rights and marriage equality).

WFP leaders and their allies have denounced the WEP as a «fake party» and a «sham,» and female elected officials like Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Upper East Side State Senator Liz Krueger have assailed it for doing little to advance women's issues.

A very active issue oriented club that features prominent elected officials and experts in various fields as speakers at monthly meetings.

De Blasio spokesperson Karen Hinton responded to a Gotham Gazette inquiry about the relationship between the mayor and Borough President Diaz Jr., by stating that «Mayor de Blasio works with elected officials from across the City to address urgent issues, as he does with Bronx President Diaz.

The eagerness of Mr. Johnson and Ms. James to jump on the governor's bandwagon, even as they knew little about the specifics of the order, underscored how the beleaguered housing agency has ended up in the middle of bitter political and legal fights, and how elected officials are striving to be on the right side of an issue that affects the well - being of 400,000 New Yorkers.

She has extensive experience working with elected officials, constituents and stakeholders, as well as researching, drafting and presenting various policy issues.

Without minimizing the importance of the presidential office itself, remember that state and local elected officials frequently function as the people who make decisions regarding issues that affect our day - to - day lives.

A resource to charter leaders to effectively engage Legislators and other local officials in charter school issues: includes useful information on how you can get involved, as well as the life cycle of a bill, the budget process, and the protocols for scheduling a meeting with your elected officials.

On the issue of assessments, federal regulations should support the authority granted, through ESSA, to local school board members, as locally elected officials, to participate in the process of determining the type of assessments that are administered at the local level.

The day's workshops cover topics like how parent engagement supports student learning and is a key component of a successful school; how to inspire more parents to be engaged; issues that charter schools face such as funding and facilities; and how parents can engage with their elected officials.

The following column is the third in a series of some of the key public policy issues that our elected officials must address as they grapple with the allocation of scarce resources.

And here we are, eight years later and more than two years into Governor Malloy's tenure as Connecticut's Chief Elected Official and not only has Malloy failed to lead the way on this crucial issue, but he is, in fact, leading the charge in exactly the wrong direction.

As lawmakers and their elected officials, we owe the public the chance to address these issues in a formal setting within the General Assembly,»

«As local elected officials, we never really have social issues but this is one and it's one we can control in our village.»

Having said that, I see the real criminals as our elected officials who have provided no leadership on this issue.

The June 2013 issue of Rolling Stone published some of these utterings, several made by prominent elected officials, in its funny article, «The 10 Dumbest Things Ever Said About Global Warming,» just as likely to draw tears as it is to invoke laughter.

He counsels on campaign finance issues for political committees and issue advocacy organizations, as well as for elected officials and political party committees.

I believe my mouth dropped open hearing such a statement as it was the year 2009, he had a county issued email address and was the current Reeve that had been elected as chief official by his fellow Councilors!

If you think Facebook is worth deleting over its issues, then call your elected official to regulate the company, as well as other companies, like Google, that profit from harvesting our personal details to sell ads tailored to us across the internet.