Sentences with phrase «new elected politicians»

It will create hundreds of unaccountable new elected politicians at a time when we as a party are committed to reducing the cost of politics an; gd it will produce a chamber which is less expert, less diverse and significantly more expensive than the present one.

Not exact matches

The District Attorney's office is an elected position and some New York politicians love to go after MMA in general and MMA fighters in particular.
There may be something of a rebound against politicians (of all three main parties) who won't even discuss cuts before they are elected, who tell specific lies in order to get elected (Liberals and Conservatives) and who speak out of both sides of their mouths (New Labour) when in opposition.
A new host of MPs were elected in the 2017 election, namely Alex Burghart, Vicky Ford, Giles Watling and Kemi Badenoch all replacing senior Conservative politicians such as Sir Eric Pickles, Sir Simon Burns, Douglas Carswell and Sir Alan Haselhurst, respectively.
If a new leader is elected and a bold radical policy programme is formulated, and integrity among politicians is established the Labour Party will be in a unique and highly rewarding position of taking on and resoundingly defeating the Conservatives.
«Western New Yorkers elected Mark Grisanti hoping for someone to change Albany, but all they got was a typical Albany politician who changes his position each week.»
But another letter, signed by «elected officials from across Upstate New York» and supporting an increase to $ 15 upstate no later than 2021, includes signatures from several Westchester politicians, including two Yonkers city councilmembers.
NEW YORK CITY — Moses «Mark» Stern, the cooperating witness who played a pivotal role in the arrests of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and five others, is a well - connected upstate powerbroker who kept dirt on politicians for a «rainy day» and had ties to many elected officials, including state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, sources said.
A former state senator who was the first African - American politician elected to that chamber to represent a district outside New York City, Brown was elected to be Buffalo's first black mayor in November 2005.
Silver has been one of the most consistently powerful politicians in New York state, but he is elected not by voters, but individual members of the Democratic conference.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli hit a milestone today, one that only 11 other New York politicians have reached: He has served a decade in the same statewide, state - level elected office.
The ad also include Roland Burris, Rod Blagojevich, Jim Traficant and William Jefferson - but it's a sign of New York's status over the past two years as a Babylon for politicians that three of its elected officials are featured.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There were strident calls Wednesday for the heads of the politicians busted in the corruption probe to fix the 2013 New York City mayoral election, including demands for the immediate resignation of the two elected officials part of the so - called «gang of six.&raqNEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There were strident calls Wednesday for the heads of the politicians busted in the corruption probe to fix the 2013 New York City mayoral election, including demands for the immediate resignation of the two elected officials part of the so - called «gang of six.&raqNew York City mayoral election, including demands for the immediate resignation of the two elected officials part of the so - called «gang of six.»
[45] He wrote on his blog, «I spend my days experimenting with new ways to get progressive policies enacted and progressive politicians elected
You have to remember that there are a lot of democrat liberals in New York that love the nanny state and paying taxes to support the corrupt politicians and their unions, That they would elect a liar and pervert well, the elected Clinton as their Senator, nothing more need be said.
First elected in 1970, Mr. Rangel has outlasted generations of up - and - coming politicians in an area that was once the base of African - American political power in New York City.
New York Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox and the state's top elected Republican, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, oppose holding a constitutional convention, citing concerns the process will be dominated by liberal politicians.
Before launching his mayoral bid, the Taiwan - born politician already was the first person of Asian descent to be elected citywide in New York.
Critics of the idea of a new convention often point to the expected cost to taxpayers — Benjamin said the cost of the»67 convention, if adjusted for inflation, would be $ 47 million in 2015 dollars — as well as the possibility that the cast of elected delegates would be dominated by the same politicians and special interests that dominate the Capitol during the course of regular business.
We talked to 30 women politicians in New York at all levels of government about what the political climate looks like in 2016, the year the United States might elect its first - ever woman president.
Politicians playing favorites to fellow elected officials who publicly praise them — or punishing those who are critical — is nothing new.
After years of electing self - serving politicians, New Yorkers would be wise to put their faith in men who have given selflessly to their country.
By emphasizing citizen concerns rather than politicians interest, the Conversation breathed new life into the American tradition of town hall meetings, attracting 1,700 citizens, 64 elected officials, and 48 community leaders.
In the media, by grandstanding politicians and elected officials, but the silent majority of New Yorkers are not protesting in the streets, the silent majority of New Yorkers are not laying down and disrupting traffic, the silent majority of New Yorkers know New York is the safest big city in America today,» he added.
«New Yorkers are sick and tired of status quo politicians who pledge reform to get elected but do nothing once in office,» said spokesman Mike Murphy.
SD31 In Senate District 31, which includes the Upper Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood and runs down the West Side into Hell's Kitchen, Senator Adriano Espaillat is leaving his seat to run for Congress in New York's 13th Congressional district — an election he is favored to win, which would make him the first politician born in the Dominican Republic to be elected to the House of Representatives.
It looks to me like the usual rhetoric is a weak defense for the failure of responsibility of climate scientists, the IPCC etc, the elected politicians hold as a collective to of what they knew, when they new it, and what they did about it.
«Politicians play a blame game and talk about safety, but new terminals keep getting rubber stamped and built,» said LaPoint, «If elected officials won't stop the fossil fuel takeover, we'll have to do it for them.»
However, the city traffic judges had ruled that the light times were within legal limits, so there wasn't much to be done except elect new politicians.
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