Sentences with phrase «local and state government campaigns»

He continues this community involvement through his participation in local and state government campaigns.

Not exact matches

The scope of our public policy and government relations activities includes our participation in trade associations and support of political candidates and campaigns at the local, state and federal levels.

State and local governments can play an integral role in this effort by developing and implementing food waste prevention campaigns.

In relation to keeping those mobilised for the campaign engaged with politics, and specifically with government, the USA has some advantages because of its federalised structure: ie very important powers exist at state and local levels - eg at state, women's choice, gay rights, environment, death penalty, etc. etc..

The two campaigns have traded barbs in recent weeks over a controversial amortization plan that Wilson characterizes as borrowing from the pension fund and DiNapoli's camp insists is merely «smoothing» to provide predictability for local governments and the state when it comes to contributions.

In addition, the Sanders campaign said TPC assumed state and local governments would stop spending on health care and just hand over their obligations to the federal government.

Former state Sen. George Maziarz is facing trial for alleged campaign - related corruption, and former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano is being prosecuted for charges of local government corruption.

Meanwhile the campaign train of the party was taken to Awo, Iragberi, Ara, Ojo, Ido - Osun, Ofatedo, Olorunsogo and Okinni in Egbedore Local Government Area of the state.

It seems fairly obvious that Make the Road, which receives millions of dollars from local and state government to provide social services, is siphoning some of that money to an ostensibly independent «Action Fund» in order to campaign for elected officials who will, lo and behold, allocate money to Make the Road.

The New Yorkers for Clean Power campaign, a coalition which includes uptown organizations, will focus on advocacy to engage the public, local governments and businesses to push forward renewable energy and clean transportation options and to expand the state's clean energy policies, said Campaign Coordinator Renee Vocampaign, a coalition which includes uptown organizations, will focus on advocacy to engage the public, local governments and businesses to push forward renewable energy and clean transportation options and to expand the state's clean energy policies, said Campaign Coordinator Renee VoCampaign Coordinator Renee Vogelsang.

DeFrancisco's campaign, meanwhile, criticized Cuomo's «convoluted» tax proposal he says would create more layers of government in an effort to circumvent the cap on state and local tax deductions.

Speaking at an interactive session with members of his campaign organisation and the people of Obosi community in Idemili North local Government Area of the state in appreciation of their support, Chidoka said «the journey to the Anambra Government House has just begun.»

Hoodlums had targeted Atiku's campaign office on Dandagoro road, Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina state on Saturday, destroying windscreens, side mirrors and bodies of vehicles parked within the premises of the office.

As more local governments embrace the «ThinkDifferently» message, Molinaro is hopeful that the campaign will spread across the state and, possibly, the country.

Briffault, the author of several dozen law review articles on campaign finance law and local government, has been a member of several commissions dealing with state and local governance.

Barrett states in her campaign literature and on her website that, if elected, she will work to cut taxes, including the MTA payroll tax; bring good - paying jobs to the Mid-Hudson region; and end unfunded mandates on schools and local governments.

Question topics included what he'll say to Rob Astorino if he bumps into him locally, what he has to say to the anti-fracking protestors, what was most surprising in the campaign, whether he'll be disappointed if he wins by 10 points rather the 20 points that public polls predict, for whom and on what line he and Lee voted, what he'll do to affect the state senate leadership should there not be any single majority conference, what he'll do in a second term concerning state mandates to local governments and what effect Republican control of the United States Senate will have on New York and his administration in a second term.

When gaining the endorsement of the labor - backed Working Families Party, he pledged to enact the public financing of political campaigns statewide, the DREAM Act for undocumented immigrants, allow local governments to raise the state's minimum wage and accelerate the timetable for increasing the wage itself.

«During Cuomo's first four years, he has been starving local schools, state workers, teachers, local government, and essential programs of needed funding in order to support lower taxes, handouts and subsidies for his wealthiest campaign contributors.

The Disciplinary Committee of the All Progressives Congress in Ward C, Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State, has summoned the National Legal Adviser of the party, Dr. Muiz Banire, over alleged anti-party activities and misappropriation of campaign materials.

The statement read in part, «Senator Boroffice believes the divisive campaign is fueled by undemocratic forces in the garb of progressives and the main target is to deter and discourage teeming members of our great party, APC from effectively participating in the elective congresses at the ward, local government and state levels.

«All northern civil society and pressure groups are by this declaration mandated to mobilize for sustained, coordinated campaigns at their respective State Government Houses, State Houses of Assembly, Local Government Council Secretariats and Traditional Palaces to mount pressure for steps to be taken to ensure enforcement of the directives contained herein.

This is not the change we struggled for in 2015 campaign throughout the local governments and the state in general,» he lamented.

Spokesman of the group and Director - General APC Campaign for Kagarko local government area in 2015, Mr. Shunom Adinga, expressed their displeasure over the divide and rule attitude of APC leaders in the state.

Lanlehin who served as Oyo State Coordinator for ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and Abubakar Atiku second term campaign committee is from Inanlende, Ward 2 in Ibadan North West Local Government.

«As the campaign against the railroads mounted, some farsighted railroad men recognized that they could turn it to their advantage, that they could use the federal government to enforce their price - fixing and market - sharing agreements and to protect themselves from state and local governments,» [3] the Friedmans note.

In the hysterically titled «GOP War On Learning Continues In Senate Tax Plan, State Funding Cuts,» he writes, «As the Republican - controlled Congress continues to advance tax plans that slash funding from public education, a new report reveals how state and local government officials, especially where GOP leadership dominates, have continued a decade - long campaign to keep school funding below levels that preceded the Great Recession.&rState Funding Cuts,» he writes, «As the Republican - controlled Congress continues to advance tax plans that slash funding from public education, a new report reveals how state and local government officials, especially where GOP leadership dominates, have continued a decade - long campaign to keep school funding below levels that preceded the Great Recession.&rstate and local government officials, especially where GOP leadership dominates, have continued a decade - long campaign to keep school funding below levels that preceded the Great Recession.»

In her new role, Ms. Wilkinson will complete the public phase of Pawmetto Lifeline's $ 6.5 million capital campaign, raise operational funds for the organization's new no - kill facility, and work with state and local governments regarding pet quality - of - life issues.

But efforts aimed at eradication can be successful only if the public is properly prepared first, and even then eradication will likely have to be continuously applied, while at the same time keeping up with the public education campaign and enforcement of state statutes and local government ordinances aimed at reducing the flow of new cats into the wild.

As of last month, more than 800 global investors — including foundations such as the Rockefeller Brothers, religious groups, healthcare organisations, universities and local governments — have pledged to withdraw a total of $ 50bn (# 31bn) from fossil fuel investments over the next five years as a result of the campaign which began on college campuses in the United States three years ago.

The anti-fossil fuel «Keep It In the Ground» campaign is lobbying federal, state, and local government officials to sue American energy companies — and anyone else who disagrees with its radical agenda.

In addition to state and local government, Scenic Hudson collaborates with the following land trusts in its campaign: Audubon New York, Columbia Land Conservancy, Dutchess Land Conservancy, Esopus Creek Conservancy, Greene Land Trust, The Highlands Coalition, Hudson Highlands Land Trust, Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, New York - New Jersey Trail Conference, Open Space Institute, Trust for Public Land, Wallkill Valley Land Trust, Westchester Land Trust, and Winnakee Land Trust.

Most recently, Zac acted for a claimant in a claim for judicial review which argued that guidance issued by the Secretary of State was contrary to the IORP Directive (R (on the application of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (led by Nigel Giffin QC).

• Acting for the successful Claimant in R (on the application of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2017] EWHC 1502 (Admin), a challenge to guidance from the defendant Secretary of State which sought to prohibit the administering authorities of the local government pension schemes from adopting policies of boycott, divestment and sanction against foreign nations (led by Nigel GiffinLocal Government [2017] EWHC 1502 (Admin), a challenge to guidance from the defendant Secretary of State which sought to prohibit the administering authorities of the local government pension schemes from adopting policies of boycott, divestment and sanction against foreign nations (led by Nigel GGovernment [2017] EWHC 1502 (Admin), a challenge to guidance from the defendant Secretary of State which sought to prohibit the administering authorities of the local government pension schemes from adopting policies of boycott, divestment and sanction against foreign nations (led by Nigel Giffinlocal government pension schemes from adopting policies of boycott, divestment and sanction against foreign nations (led by Nigel Ggovernment pension schemes from adopting policies of boycott, divestment and sanction against foreign nations (led by Nigel Giffin QC).

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal appointed Jake to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission (formerly the State Ethics Commission), a quasi-judicial body overseeing the ethical and reporting compliance of candidates for state and local elected ofState Ethics Commission), a quasi-judicial body overseeing the ethical and reporting compliance of candidates for state and local elected ofstate and local elected office.

Nigel Giffin QC and Zac Sammour of 11KBW acted for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in a successful challenge to guidance issued by the Secretary of State on how local government pension scheme (LGPS) administering authorities should take account of non-financial factors when drawing up statements of investment strategy.

The Issues Mobilization Grant, which is part of NAR's Campaign Services, provides financial assistance to state and local REALTOR ® associations to organize and manage effective state and local issue advocacy campaigns to promote positions on public policies (government laws, regulations, courses of action and funding priorities) that affect REALTOR ® interests.

With support from chambers of commerce and others, CARW spearheaded a public relations campaign to convince local and state government that a new arena would boost revitalization efforts downtown.