Sentences with phrase «new group of politicians»

In truth, the general election after this one may be the most critical, for if a new group of politicians come into Parliament, and the public, after five years, sense that little has changed, then public attitudes to politics and politicians may plummet still further.

Not exact matches

Companies facing regulatory hearings like Kinder Morgan, groups promoting events like the Vancouver Olympics, or politicians justifying public expenditures like the new hockey arena in Edmonton generally talk about the benefits of their projects using a tool called economic impact analysis.

A group of lawmakers led by a politician from Korea's ruling political party is drafting a bill to legalize the launch of new cryptocurrencies and ICOs in the country.

It is not working to just vote in new politicians every couple years, and preach fire and brimstone on a particular group of «sinners» that have caught our attention this decade.

For many, this suspicion appeared to be confirmed in the following election year, when some of the broadcasters formed active coalitions with the «new right» politicians and political groups with a view to countering some of the liberals» moral and political advances of the 1960s.

On Tuesday, a coalition of major Muslim, interfaith and civil rights groups will announce a new campaign and website to push back against politicians and others they say are trafficking in anti-Muslim rhetoric.

A group of bankers, politicians, horse breeders and real estate brokers is gaining momentum as they push Cuomo to re-privatize three New York thoroughbred tracks.

Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort was hit with new charges, including an allegation he secretly recruited and funded a group of former European politicians to lobby in the United States on behalf of Ukraine.

In the same period, New Yorkers for Economic Growth and Open Markets, an advocacy group of grocers, winery owners, farmers and some liquor retailers in favor of the proposal, received $ 76,195 from supporters but contributed just $ 5,000 to state - level politicians.

He and predecessor David Paterson remain the only state or local politicians in New York who've received donations from individual members of the family, though they have also made some sizable checks to charter school groups that support Senate Republicans.

«The reality is the only people supporting microstamping are a handful of unelected police chiefs beholden to politicians including Schimel and fringe groups like New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.

While we have a new generation of Bono-esque musicians wanting to be politicians, we're getting our own back in that we're a group of politicians wanting to be musicians!For me, music remains an overwhelming passion and a great way to de-stress from politics.

Meanwhile, government reform groups say New York's politicians need to enact public financing of campaigns, one day after a State Senator was arrested for allegedly trying to bribe his way onto the ballot for the New York City mayor's race.

Every Voice, a 501 (c) 4 group based in Washington, said it is endorsing Teachout «because New Yorkers and our country deserve more politicians in Washington who'll stand up to big money special interests to level the playing field and make our elections truly of, by, and for the people,» according to a statement from its president, David Donnelly.

Since even a few dozen neglected bank - owned homes have an outsize negative impact on surrounding residences, a group of local politicians has branded these properties «nightmare neighbors» in a new investigative report released exclusively to The Post.

Progressive conservatism pressure group Bright Blue launched its new, trendily titled book Tory Modernisation 2.0: The future of the Conservative party yesterday afternoon, which comprises progressive visions for the party's future by politicians, journalists and activists, a foreword by Francis Maude MP, and a quirkily - angled front cover the typeface of which looks suspiciously like Helvetica.

In Albany, where a number of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's policy priorities have succumbed to resistance from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Senate Republicans, documents suggest that de Blasio has turned to the real estate industry's chief lobbying group in New York as an intermediary to press politicians on a matter beyond its traditional scope: the city's public school system.

These portions of the budget are decided behind closed doors by a select group of politicians, with no oversight, public input or guarantee that New Yorkers, not state legislators, derive benefit from the distribution of this money.

A group of prominent LGBT New York City politicians will endorse Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, along with three city - based LGBT rights groups, the NY Daily News reports.

Many GOP senators have not signed on to the changes the groups are seeking, including public financing of campaigns and strict new limits on donations, easier and quicker voter registration, and true independent oversight of politicians and their actions.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, says he hasn't heard of a politician doing that before, saying it's «strange, even by Albany standards.»

Affordable housing, actually, the major issue in New York City, something we don't fortunately have to deal with here but that's something I hear about constantly,» Hochul said before joining a group of Tonawanda politicians aboard the Niagara River cruise ship «Grand Lady.»

State Senator Jeffrey Klein and a group of other politicians released a report this week in which they found «deplorable conditions» in multiple New York City Housing Authority buildings.

An umbrella group of wealthy business leaders and politicians is embracing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call for an overhaul of campaign - finance laws and the adoption of a public - matching system similar to what is in place for New York City.

Pack - Up was founded last year by members of Change - New York, an anti-tax lobbying group allied with politicians like Lewis E. Lehrman, the Republican - Conservative candidate for Governor in 1982.

Government reform groups say New York's politicians need to enact public financing of campaigns, one day after a State Senator was arrested for allegedly trying to bribe his way onto the ballot for the New York City mayor's race.

A group of New York City politicians penned a scathing critique of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's controversial plans to...

Facing bipartisan hostility over high drug prices in an election year, the pharma industry's biggest trade group boosted revenue by nearly a fourth last year and spread the millions collected among hundreds of lobbyists, politicians and patient groups, new filings show.

As New Scientist went to press, politicians on both sides of the Atlantic were finalising their game plans to tackle the rise of Sunni jihadist group Islamic State, but the issue of homegrown fighters won't be far from their minds.

The new polls make clear that more than a year of high - profile opposition to the Common Core from parent activists on the left and the right, as well as from tea party groups, celebrity comedians and politicians such as Jindal and Huckabee, has taken a toll.

Yes, there are likely many politicians, given their incentives, that would love a big new pool of money they could use to send largess, from more health care spending to more aircraft carriers, to their favored constituent groups.

Facing criticism, biofuels industry forms new lobby group to influence lawmakers (7/25/2008) Under attack by politicians, aid groups, and environmentalists for driving up food prices and fueling destruction of ecologically sensitive habitats, some of the world's largest agroindustrial firms have formed a lobby group to influence consumers and lawmakers to support continued subsidies for biofuel production, reports Reuters.