Sentences with phrase «local controversy over»

Apparently, the story has generated quite a bit of local controversy over who was right: Paul, the dissatisfied customer, or Angellino's, the stiffed restaurant.

The current local controversy over whether the school board should approve two more charter schools is not about believing in school choice, it's about survival.

Prior to the election there had been some local controversy over her selection, as the first prospective candidate in the country to be chosen from an all - female shortlist under a Labour party policy that was later declared illegal.

But the impact - aid rules at the center of the dispute could cause similar disruption in other states and plunge the federal government into local controversies over education finance.

Not exact matches

But several months after the controversy over the New York Islamic center has died down, the Anti-Defamation League has quietly emerged as a leading advocate for mosque construction projects that have run into local opposition across the country.

[I'm not convinced that one side or the other has the edge on «bullying,» but I certainly share Caryn's serious concerns over governments threatening to withold building permits from Chick - fil - A, (the same strategy was used here in East Tennessee to try and prevent local Muslims from building a mosque), and her critique of the unfortunate public «outing» this controversy inspired.]

There is currently a controversy in this community over whether or not to include a «we agnostics» group (a 12 step AA group) in the local directory of meetings.

In the controversy over the subpoena issued to local pastors in Houston who opposed an anti-discrimination ordinance, it is wise to heed the rhetoric of its defenders even as the subpoenas have evoked national protest.

The warning came as the controversies over the identity of the Liberian corpse brought into a hospital in Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi local government area of Anambra State, are yet to die down.

· The controversy over Local Development Corporations..

Initially Esposito was due to face Republican Anthony Senft, but he dropped out of the race in the midst of a controversy over waste dumping in a local park.

He points to the controversy over Cuomo's gun control measure — the SAFE Act — as an example of an issue that could be shaking down at the local voting booths.

The larger questions looming over this controversy are whether the county - appointed Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has the authority to override local objections and if so, whether in this case it will.

The Thurman Station Association, a local group of community volunteers, has stepped in to take over the Jack Wax Party after controversy erupted over the handling of the party's proceeds occurred late last year and the former town board decided to conduct oversight of the event — but a new town board in January rescinded the resolution that both established town involvement and named former town Deputy Supervisor Susan Shepler to organize the event.

Since then, two IDA boards, four school districts, hundreds of Valley Stream taxpayers, and about a dozen state and local lawmakers have become embroiled in a controversy over the mall's tax incentives that have been blamed for steep tax hikes for residents.

Controversy recently arose over new measures in Indiana and Arkansas that barred state and local governments from impinging on people's ability to follow their religious beliefs, with some limitations.

Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew Yong's claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy, but when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Yong must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.

When it comes to education reform, perhaps no city has inspired more controversy and acclaim over the last decade than Washington, D.C. Even today, uttering the name «Michelle Rhee» — the city's first schools chancellor appointed in 2007 after a major shakeup in the district — still evokes heated reactions from local residents.

In that controversy, a state - ordered mandate for districts to trim class sizes in early grades stirred a still - brewing pushback over efforts to curtail local school board's flexibility to juggle staff and funding to meet their needs.

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> The nationwide debate over how best to manage the tens of millions of feral cats estimated to roam freely in communities throughout the country has found its way to Ulster County, where a controversy over the practices of a local animal shelter in High Falls has hit a fevered pitch.

In Verona, New Jersey, recently, a controversy erupted over train tracks installed as part of a Holocaust memorial outside a local synagogue.

The 11,000 megawatt (MW) Belo Monte Dam, which is set to be the country's second largest after Itaipú, has been beset by controversy and delays due to several federal court battles over its impact on local indigenous communities and the environment.

Since there is controversy over the subject of climate change, it is important to study the behaviour of ice sheets in the past, in order to predict what may happen in the futureThe study focused on «erratic» rocks, which are rocks that differ totally from the local sedimentary rocks and have been transported there by moving ice.

I DO know there is much controversy over local records, eg the Australian and NZ temp records for the past 100 years.

A controversy has raged for years in Tel Aviv between city officials, the central government, and local green groups over whether its future mass transit system will be BRT or light rail - based.

During an interview with local radio station TBS, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kim Dong - yeon said, «The suggestion to close down cryptocurrency exchanges is still an option under consideration,» stirring up the controversy over the shutdown of exchanges again.