Sentences with phrase «leaders of the effort said»

The coalition has started a public - awareness campaign and is pressing for state and federal funding increases for school construction and renovation, leaders of the effort said last week.

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Among the users, they said, was Anthony Levandowski, a one - time leader of Waymo's autonomous vehicle efforts who the company alleges brought trade secrets to Uber.

Mired in a world of low growth, low inflation and low interest rates, officials from the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank said their efforts to bolster the economy through monetary policy may falter unless elected leaders stepped forward with bold measures.

«They don't have the money to support us, and the pressure to continue [growing coca] is fierce,» a community leader in the isolated southwest municipality of Tumaco — a global hub for coca — said in late 2016, after a deadly clash between state security forces and farmers protesting efforts to destroy their coca.

Top Starbucks executives and about 40 Philadelphia clergy and community leaders met in what local leaders say was the beginning of an effort to push the coffee company to play a leading role in addressing racial injustice.

Meadows said Thursday he would like a measure that would index the debt limit to growth in the economy; another conservative leader, Rep. Mark Walker (N.C.) of the Republican Study Committee, said this week that he would support efforts to constrain Medicaid spending.

«I really believe that the most important thing that computers are going to do in the next 10 years is drive cars,» said Anthony Levandowski, leader of Uber's self - driving car effort.

Some of those leaders made efforts to shame the bloggers at the time, but when pressed, they had no more personal knowledge of the situation than any other outsider, just the say - so of a more well - known EV leader.

Hall said political leaders have been «in terror of the gun lobby,» but now they need to know that faith communities such as his are willing to stand behind efforts to push for gun control.

The leader accepts this level of discourse, is not fooled by it, is understanding of whatever is said, and may define the longer - term task to which the group addresses its efforts.

The Editor - in - Chief of First Thingsand syndicated columnist in this magazine went as far as to say that «it serves neither peace nor understanding to acquiesce in the efforts of Muslim leaders to change the subject» away from «the sources of terrorism and oppression perpetrated in the name of Islam (which) after all, is what prompted these exchanges in the first place».

You have to accept the fact that humans can be good and bad with out any god,, and have always been, despite the best efforts of religious leaders to say other wise.

if i had to guess, i would say you were somehow reading parker palmer, because what you are talking about here reminds me of something i heard parker palmer talk about: a common delusion among leaders, espcially in â $ ˜Christian circlesâ $ ™, is that their efforts are always well - intended, and thus their projection of power upon others is benign.

«Our ownership group has been very supportive of our efforts to become the industry leader by providing us with the capital resources we have needed to expand and meet the needs of our retail customers and our valued suppliers,» Green says.

House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie (D - Chicago), the legislation's co-sponsor, said the law is not too demanding of employers because they merely will have to make a reasonable effort to help mothers.

City and district leaders said they were confident a permit would be issued because of intensive testing in the park that would bolster their case, and they vowed a renewed effort to fight Stone's suit.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement to Capital Tonight said he has «grave concern» over the federal proposal to eliminate state and local tax deductions as part of a broader effort to cut taxes.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein of the Bronx has blasted the effort to have Cuomo negotiate the leadership of a separate branch of government, saying the battle for control has descended into a «circus.»

«As we work to find creative ideas to grow our economy in New York State, empowering MWBEs is an important part of this effort,» Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.

It's also the date for an $ 8 billion bailout of some upstate nuclear power plants to begin, and more than 80 local government leaders are making a last - ditch effort to stop a plan that they say will cost electric utility ratepayers billions of dollars.

Last month, he started a nonprofit called New York's World's Fair of 2014, and he's drafting letters to «all the major leaders» around town to join his effort, which he says is a better idea than Mike Bloomberg's failed bid to draw the Olympics.

State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said Thursday he is no closer to extending mayoral control of New York City schools following Mayor Bill de Blasio's testimony before the Senate education committee Wednesday, a blow to the mayor's efforts to win a seven - year mayoral control extension.

He disclaimed any intention to influence the selection of legislative leaders, saying it's a counterproductive effort for an executive, but pivoted to saying that he would work with Democrats even though «that's not what people want to hear.»

Legislators and business leaders said they will require days to analyze the proposals and many question whether the Internal Revenue Service, Congress or the White House would allow the effort to avoid the provision of the new federal tax law.

Former Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a leader of the WEQ — an effort created at least in part as a Cuomo campaign tactic to highlight the Westchester county executive's socially conservative views — said she would be delivering the pledge to Mr. Astorino this afternoon, putting him in the position of likely rejecting a promise to pass legislation that would strengthen pay equity and abortion laws.

«Sparked by the conservative activist group Club for Growth,» the repeal movement has won the support of Sen. Jim DeMint (R - SC) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R - OH), who said Republicans would «have an effort to repeal the bill.»

«The Senate continues to be at the forefront of efforts to battle the state's heroin crisis and was instrumental in securing $ 214 million in this year's budget for measures to prevent and treat heroin and opioid abuse,» said Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

But the Senate's main sponsor of the bill, Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, said he would be supportive of an effort to override a gubernatorial veto of the measure should it come to that.

Peter Mandelson says PM shouldn't think he can «put a gun to the heads» of EU leaders in an effort to repatriate powers

He said that city leaders «don't want to see people going to jail simply because they can't afford a small amount of bail for a minor offense,» but said that «there's more than one way to address that issue» and that he is «particularly focused on... some of the efforts to have a supervised release effort for very low - level crimes that we've seen done effectively before.»

Watson said it was «yet to be determined» if the party would ultimately end up splitting in the event of a Corbyn victory, but one of the jobs of a new deputy leader would be to help unite the shadow cabinet and backbenchers in an effort to stop this happening.

And ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said they should be focusing their efforts on a future UK - EU trade deal instead of trying to block Brexit.

«Last time, there were lots of players, lots of organizations, lots of good will, but not the truly united effort that has come together to work hand in glove with the governor and legislative leaders,» said Evan Wolfson, the president of Freedom to Marry.

State Senate Leader John Flanagan (R - 2) says he's open to talking about adding the ideas to a reform package, saying the super PACs «can not be fronts for coordinated efforts of candidates.»

In September 2013, John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, which is non-partisan, said that Cuomo's hiring of Andrew Nicklin, who previously worked on New York City data efforts, and of James Hendler, an adviser to Data.gov, «shows a governor who's very interested and very committed to making New York a national leader.»

But we're going to make this a very urgent effort, and Aimee will have the ability to track each and every one of the schools, the ability to call in the school leaders on a rotating basis as is done at CompStat, question them, find out what they need, push them harder, make sure they're doing their job, and if she doesn't see what she likes, just as at the NYPD, there's a whole host of actions that can be taken to improve the situation and to address the leadership dynamics,» Mr. de Blasio said.

Spota also said Bellone's efforts were designed to thwart district attorney probes of Bellone aides and Bellone's boyhood friend Robert Stricoff, a former Babylon Democratic leader and town industrial development agency head.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the decision «reckless» and said New York will continue to be a green energy leader, citing state efforts to achieving 50 percent of electricity from renewables by 2030.

In a letter to colleagues seen by PoliticsHome, the head of Labour's EU Remain campaign said people in Mr Corbyn's office were «actively undermining the party's efforts» with the leader «at best» unable to control them or «at worst» sympathetic to their views.

«We appreciate the tireless efforts of Chair (Travis) Hutson and Chair (Mike) La Rosa, as well as the many members of the House and Senate, and the professional staff, who worked diligently during these final days and hours of session,» the two legislative leaders said.

In a letter to the Labour leader, they said they were «simply astounded» that a briefing sent out on the morning after the poll highlighted the campaigning efforts of Brexit - backing MPs Kate Hoey and Gisela Stuart.

Councilman Brad Lander, a leader of the effort to pass the 5 - cent fee legislation, said he expected any other city legislation would meet the same fate in Albany.

ALBANY — State Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan ripped Donald Trump's past vulgar comments about women as «deplorable and inexcusable,» but said he does not believe the controversy will hurt GOP efforts to keep control of the state Senate — even as the Democrats prepare to exploit the issue with ads and mailers.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi criticized Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan's comments, saying it's part of an effort to grab power for the Legislature in order to spend more money.

«With nearly two decades of hands - on experience in the Executive and Legislative branches, including the last nine years with the Senate Republican Conference, Scott Reif is exactly the right person to lead the communications effort for our majority both now and in the future,» said Majority Leader John Flanagan.

As part of this effort, he said, the Council will also work «to create effective relationships with our representatives in Albany,» including both legislative leaders and the new Governor.

The retirement of western New York Republican Sen. George Maziarz will have «no impact» on the GOP's efforts of retaining control in the chamber, Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos said Monday in a statement.

Ukip leader Nuttall said earlier this week of May's speech: «Some of it did sound like a UKIP conference speech and the prime minister is now applying some of the things that we've been talking about for many, many years, so I would give her seven out of ten for this effort.»

Since 2011, we've made a conscious effort to do more with less and placed increased scrutiny on all of our expenditures,» Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos said.

More than 80 local government leaders are making a last ditch effort to stop a plan that they say will cost electric utility ratepayers billions of dollars.