Sentences with phrase «meant for elected officials»

It was never meant for elected officials, who must be replaced at their current salary, resulting in zero savings to the county.

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In essence, you are mandating a religious means test for elected officials.

Whether you like them or not, we are called to pray for our elected officials and I don't mean pray that they die.

However, the «personal use» ban does not explain what «personal use» actually means, and that ambiguity has created a loophole enabling candidates to buy anything that could conceivably have some connection to a bid for public office or even serving as an elected official.

A coalition of women's groups and elected officials pushed for public campaign financing saying it will mean more women are elected to public office.

FPI joined the rally, where ordinary tax payers, elected officials, community organizations and labor unions called for a 0.5 % New York State tax on stock buyback trades, which would mean corporations using their federal tax cuts simply to benefit their shareholders would have to pay a small New York State tax on... (read more)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Onondaga County legislators appear unlikely to vote on raises for elected officials, including themselves, after a heated discussion in the Ways and Means Committee Friday morning.

«You could say that anything you do for anybody if you're an elected official could be construed as buying votes — I mean, it's simply a way to say thank you,» Scarborough told NBC New York as the buses prepared to launch for Atlantic City.

«It is hard to imagine a more fundamental responsibility for our elected officials than protecting children's health, and Albany's inaction means our kids are still at risk.»

Traditionally, any pay hike for legislators also means a pay hike for governor, other statewide elected officials and state - agency commissioners.

Traditionally, any pay hike for legislators also means a pay hike for the governor, other statewide elected officials and state - agency commissioners.

The calls for stronger gun control measures by New York state's elected officials are by no means sudden or shocking.

«One legislator was concerned about raises for elected officials, meaning the sheriff, county executive, comptroller, so we had to pull it.»

ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson on Tuesday vetoed the Legislature's attempt to create new ethics panels to monitor elected officials and to require greater financial disclosure by lawmakers, halting for now an overhaul of the rules meant to curb political corruption.

For elected officials, there is no shortage of means to communicate with constituents and the broader public, whether through modern lines of social media or more traditional newspaper op - eds or television appearances and ads.

But DiPirro and Chiazza both said party labels don't mean as much as they used to for elected officials.

Local elected officials continue to take stock of what a Trump presidency might mean for New York City, and with budget season around the corner, only one word can describe their feelings: uncertainty.

But what it means is that the 62 percent he won against Carl Paladino in 2010 (and Zephyr Teachout in her Democratic primary earlier this year) is the high - water mark for his term in office, and quite possibly for his career as an elected official.

Continuing our work means doing the things that the PDC has done for a long time with good success: providing opportunities for our members to spend time with like - minded people, to meet and interact with local elected officials, and work to pass Democratic legislation and elect Democratic candidates.

Requiring regular commissions and placing the responsibility for recommending salary increases on private citizens are means to quell discontent around the inherently contentious issue of raising the pay of elected officials.

means doing the things that the PDC has done for a long time with good success: providing opportunities for our members to spend time with like - minded people, to meet and interact with local elected officials, and work to pass Democratic legislation and elect Democratic candidates.

That means, there is still an opportunity for us to reach out to the elected officials who have been elected to represent us — and let them know how the provisions of this bill will impact each of our families.

A combination of elected officials granting retirement benefits to workers without having the means for them and public - employee groups negotiating increased benefits when there was no funding source led to this situation.

This change means that we as citizens, for the first time, through our elected officials, will have some say over the extending or limiting of charter schools in Connecticut.

That means emailing our elected officials and showing up for rallies and driving hybrid cars.

A lot of people think that private funding is bad for political elections; the theory goes that it means people with money can spend more on campaigns and have more of an influence on elected officials.

But establishing the REALTOR ® Legislative Champion award meant more to the Washington REALTORS ® Association than publicity; it's a way to thank elected officials that fought for real estate industry issues and home ownership.