Sentences with phrase «leading advocates raising»

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The GOP - led Senate did approve at package of changes to the SAFE Act after Flanagan was elected majority leader, partially in response to concerns raised by upstate Republicans and gun - rights advocates who question his vote in favor of the SAFE Act.

«Through his tireless support for women's equality, raising the minimum wage, and revitalizing economic development upstate, Senator O'Brien has been a leading and effective advocate for the people of Rochester,» Cuomo said.

At 12:30 p.m., Families Together in New York State, a lead member of the Raise the Age NY campaign, holds its annual Legislative Awareness Day and Luncheon where over 400 family members, state leaders, youth and advocates from around the state will speak on issues impacting families of children with social, emotional and behavioral needs, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany.

The party, which has been the lead advocate for a new voters» register, has raised concerns about the objectivity of some members of the EC's panel tasked to hold the two - day public hearing.

Kathryn Robb, an abuse survivor and one of the leading advocates for changing New York's laws, hailed Heastie's comments but said it's not enough just to raise the age limit to 50.

Led by the efforts of Linda, John and Jackie Romano and Rob Esche, more than $ 100,000 was also raised recently to support the clinic's important work of providing free legal services to Oneida County veterans and their families, training local attorneys, and educating the next generation of veterans advocates at the College of Law.

His undercover gun - show tactics have led him into situations where he feared for his safety, and they have also raised protests from some gun - rights advocates, who charge that Wintemute is more a biased campaigner than a researcher.

If advocating for an issue leads to a fund - raising event, then we look for a cause, such as children with cancer.

These incentives and lobbying by state - based education advocates led most states to raise standards, embrace choice, and develop fairer, more rigorous systems for evaluating teachers.

Raise Your Hand Texas — trains public school leaders to lead transformational change at the campus level and advocates for public policies that make public schools better for all Texas students.

Parents and children were grateful for the passage of Lexie's Law, including all the parents who have moved to intervene in Niehaus v. Huppenthal, but the difficulty of raising corporate funds led parents and school choice advocates to look for new methods of delivering genuine school choice to these deserving families.

Quinn was raised surrounded by art & artists which led to her path as an arts advocate.

ICW exists to lead efforts towards securing and improving the quality of life for women living with HIV by mobilizing, organizing, advocating, mentoring, and raising consciousness on the issues that directly impact lives.

Clean energy advocates are raising concerns about a request for proposals (RFP) from Arizona Public Service they say unfairly disadvantages renewable resources and could lead the utility to defy a regulatory moratorium on new gas generation.

[108] Others raised the objections to alternative structures that are commonly raised: [109] that they are a threat to the profession's core values, [110] that they will trigger irresolvable conflicts of interest, [111] that lawyers will lose their independence, [112] that there is no evidence that alternative structures have increased access to justice in Australia or England & Wales, [113] that law firms can attract employees by paying competitive salaries without the need to offer employee shareholding, [114] that the burden of proof lies with those who advocate for alternative structures, [115] that there is no way to regulate alternative structures, [116] that alternative structures will lead to a consolidated market for legal services, [117] that more research is required, [118] etc..

The advocates raised the prospect of Messenger Kids leading to increased time spent by children on digital devices, and the difficulties this would then cause in families who already struggle with this issue.