Sentences with phrase «local elected officials came»

Hundreds of residents and local elected officials came out to show support for the former governor.

The most effective and enduring change takes place when local elected officials come to understand how important the issue of ending shelter killing is to their constituents.

Not exact matches

With local officials from school board on up now hearing from internet - organized constituents, and with cadres of veteran Obama volunteer commandos dug in across the country post-election, we may see an explosion of email, online video, social networking outreach and all of the other tools of electronic advocacy in the coming months — but this time turned on the projects in the stimulus bill, not on electing a candidate.

Saturday I got to do a presentation for a group of local elected officials at the DC - area Council of Governments retreat, and plenty of good questions and concerns came up during the discussion.

The Mayor's announcement came as a response to a longstanding effort by local elected officials and community advocates to fund and build a continuous esplanade to close the gap.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance comes to Albany to push a new bill giving local law enforcement officials more power to prosecute elected officials who violate public integrity laws.

The annonucement today came after Cuomo stepped up the pressure on both local organizations and elected officials in backing the plan to build a new bridge.

We will be discussing our plan with local elected officials in the coming weeks.»

While frustrations are now growing among some elected officials and local leaders who say no progress has been made, Quinn said she hopes that Brookfield and the protesters will be able to come to together in the coming days to reach a compromise that strikes the right balance between the free speech rights of the protesters and mounting concerns from nearby businesses and residents that «are not insignificant,» she said.

«As the end of the job approaches, we thank local elected officials and community members for their patience, which will be rewarded with a more reliable water supply and sewer system, and reconstructed roadways that will serve the public for years to come.»

Without the logistics of seating guests for a brunch and navigating a larger venue, the Clinton campaign easily escorted people into a standing crowd, surrounding the small stage that would hold Clinton and a rotating lineup of local Democratic elected officials who came to support her, each speaking briefly before her.

That kind of thinking is pretty standard — particularly when it comes to a local elected official advocating on behalf of his own municipality.

MAYOR DE BLASIO, SPEAKER HEASTIE ANNOUNCE STATE - OF - THE - ART RECREATIONAL FACILITY COMING TO EDENWALD Mayor Bill de Blasio, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President Maria Torres - Springer and local elected officials announced the selection of -LSB-...]

Following a court order laying out a timeline for the return of tenants at 85 Bowery, local elected officials are asking city agencies to come up with a detailed plan to move the displaced residents back into their apartments.

UPDATE 11:28 a.m. Reaction is coming in from local elected officials.

One of the questions that keeps coming up in this county - versus - city sales tax controversy is why would County Executive Mike Hein alienate almost every local elected official in the county?

Local Elected officials, African - American Community Leaders and Hundreds of Bronxites Come Together to Celebrate Black History Month BRONX, NY — Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) joined State Senator James Sanders, Jr..

Local Elected officials, African - American Community Leaders and Hundreds of Bronxites Come Together to Celebrate Black History Month

Mayo's resolution sat in committee for more than a year before it came to the legislature for a vote, where it was defeated shortly after the Times Union revealed through a two - month - long examination of municipal payrolls and other public records that at least 11 local elected officials in the Capital Region have at least three relatives each working in local government.

That's why I'm encouraged by the Louisiana Senate's proposals in SB 432, which is the product of collaboration among local school leaders, parents, stakeholders, advocates and elected officials who have come together to find a lasting solution.

Rather than reverting to a broken status quo, local families, school leaders, elected officials and community members came together to revitalize New Orleans» schools.

Governor Dannel Malloy came out of a closed - door meeting with local elected officials yesterday and put it all the line.

In an era of partisan gridlock at all levels of government, we would do well to remember the moment a half century ago when local leaders, elected officials, civil rights pioneers, and others came together to ensure equal access to the ballot.

Support for this ballot initiative has often come from unexpected sources, as allies stepped forward in local media, Ohio Farm Bureau members, dog fanciers, civic leaders and elected officials and helped volunteers coordinate over 250 signature gathering events.