Sentences with phrase «not against the governor»

«You can't ask for a better case then something against de Blasio because it's not against the governor,» he said.

«We are not against Governor Mimiko but we are against corruption.

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While the Obama campaign's attacks have not moved the national polls, Rove writes, Romney's weak and seemingly unprepared response has discouraged conservative activists, raising concerns that the former Massachusetts governor doesn't have the backbone to go up against the Obama machine.

Faced with boycott threats from giant businesses, including Nike, Apple, Angie's List and Salesforce.com, Indiana's Governor Mike Pence has vowed to alter the language of a controversial, religious freedom bill he signed into law just last week, to ensure businesses can't use it to discriminate against LGBT customers.

This is not the first time that Carney, who is also the governor of the Bank of England, has cautioned against over-regulating cryptocurrencies.

Romney isn't really inoculated against charges of extremism by his record as an opportunistically moderate Massachusetts governor.

Many Flint residents have called for charges against Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, but he has publicly insisted that he does not think he did anything wrong.

The Republican Party is most vulnerable because the Religious Right, a substantial voting bloc, is adamantly against gambling, This was evident recently in an Alabama gubernatorial primary race, when the challenger said that he «would not rule out new gambling rules» and lost, while Governor Fob James agreed to almost all of the right's social agenda, and won renomination.

It's a little too late for praying, it's Mrs.Clinton's call to be @ the helm; now, with her hubby Mr.Clinton as VP; and one of you out of all of you, need to tell Romney he's committed fraud, for leaving the Post of so - called gov.that theirs a 2 yr.interval that must be met; the same fo Obama; whom is worst off then Bush Jr.then for none of you to have no Allegiance to be nothing but commander of thieves, since April 4th, 1968 to presently; in the killing of Dr.King Jr.must still go under Oath to all you perjurers; that mustn't go unpunished to the array of charges I have stored up against each of yo on every job, on every public premise; that Obama didn't praywhen he lied to GOD ALMIGHTY in perjury; to have left the seat of sen.to jump to the office; knowing he hadn't a clue what to do; so he got Joe, which is Cheney all over; whom should of been out of public; and he knows that and all the fugitives, even in the Italian led court in DC; that will have to answer to what is -LCB- H.R. 7152 -RCB-; and why they let Olsen for Bush Jr.waste the American's People's time, not to mention all the lives that's been lost; for the tyrannies since 1968 to presently has cost; Vote I, Edward Baltimore; to confirm I; Governor of DC; as of 2/16/12; cause DC; has been a State, already; and all you slaves from State to State; need to snap out of your peonage which is prohibited by Federal Laws; on anybody!!!!!!!

There isn't, David argues, any evidence for the governor's claims about the benefits of gambling, and the governor himself presents none, and a great deal of evidence against it.

Florida Supreme Court says legislature, governor had no right to save Terri Schiavo's life The Florida Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that the state legislature should not have given Gov. Jeb Bush the power to feed mentally disabled 40 - year - old Terri Schiavo against the wishes of husband, who wanted to starve her to death.

Times when Governor Berkeley of Virginia in 1670 said, «I thank God there are no free schools, nor printing, and I hope we shall not have them these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them and libels against the best government.

The New Mexico State Legislature and Governor King quickly passed Senate Joint Memorial 5, which stated, in part and with considerable exaggeration: «Whereas, despite New Mexico's long and rich chile history and prehistory, with solid archaeological evidence indicating the continuous use of both red and green chile since the time of Folsom Man some twelve thousand years ago [this is not true], we now find «Texas Man» claiming the noble chile as his; and whereas despite the facts, we hear boasting from east of the Pecos that «The Lone Star State» is the chili capital of the Southwest... and Texas chefs malign the noble «red and green» by blending it into a slurry of kidney beans and onions called chili; now, therefore, be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico that the Land of Enchantment bets the «whole enchilada» and its reputation as the Chile Capital of the World against the Lone Star State in the Mother of All Chile Wars Festival to be held May 29 - 31, 1993 at the Doña Ana County Fairgrounds.»

I can't see having my name associated with a place like Alabama, where they really haven't faced up to - problems, or a school like Georgia in a state where Governor Maddox actually seems to be against progress.

He was emphatic that Kaduna governor's Senior Special Adviser on political affairs, Mr. Uba Sani had attempted to incriminate Sani without success, noting that efforts to bring him against President Muhammadu Buhari in the past did not yielded results.

To the extent that that had not been done, Mr Anyidoho believes Dr Bawumia's action constitutes a criminal offence under Section 251 of Act 29 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, hence he intends filing a suit against the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana.

Most in NY know this is an unconstitutional law, and have joined the lawsuit to have this overturned, and will not enforce it, while it is in play.County sheriffs have more authority in their jurisdiction, than a governor, and even the POTUS.Hopefully, they have all read the constitution and understand their sworn oath to protect & Defend against all enemies Foreign and DOMESTIC.

«That is why I can not agree with the rumour that governors are lobbying against it even though lobbying is democratic and normal.

Zephyr Teachout, who is running a Democratic primary campaign against the governor, has not filed her disclosure report.

«Apparently Governor Cuomo knew that this tactic of divide and conquer could be used with skill to appoint one of his friends, knowing that she is not the most qualified and does not have the necessary experience compared to others, but knowing that any non-Hispanic who would vote against her would create the perception that he or she was Anti-Hispanic,» Diaz Sr. wrote.

(Recall that the AG's office actually doesn't have subpoena power in corruption cases until the governor specifically refers a case to his office, which is why Andrew Cuomo couldn't compel testimony in the Troopergate case, but former Chief Judge Judith Kaye — working as Cuomo's request on the ethics charges lodged against Gov. David Paterson — can do so).

Paladino walked that back somewhat a bit later on in the interview, saying he wouldn't have the authority as governor to try to seek prosecution against Cuomo for something he did «12 years ago» at HUD.

The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, must not dump his party, APGA, otherwise some big wigs in the state will gang up against him and he will lose his second term bid.

What remains to be seen is if Democrats run primaries against members of the Independent Democratic Conference or IDC, something Governor Cuomo does not want to see as he publicly calls for the two warring Democratic factions to come together in a show of party unity.

Lobbyists, elected officials and reporters who spent a lot of time waiting around outside closed doors last week, hoping against hope that legislative leaders and the governor would finally hammer out a budget deal, noticed a key member of the Senate GOP conference was not participating in their closed - door caucuses.

She asked the Governor to hold off on coming out against the bill publicly, but of course Andrew Cuomo being Andrew Cuomo, he couldn't resist.

Cuomo has been criticized during his time as governor for not helping bridge the divide in the chamber between the Democratic lawmakers and has been accused of preferring a Republican majority to play off against a Democratic - dominated Assembly.

Suffolk County GOP Chairman John Jay LaValle, who has become a frequent surrogate for his hometown would - be governor, Steve Levy, called in yesterday to push back against reports that the Queens Republicans aren't united in their support of the county executive.

Cuomo's announcement comes after Time's Up published a letter on New York magazine's website, demanding that the governor launch an independent investigation into Vance's decision not to bring charges against Weinsten for assaulting Italian model Ambra Battilana.

His nomination is one of the few things that might have fired up Virginia Democrats unenthusiastic about their own apparent «choice,» Terry McAuliffe, to run to against Ken Cuccinelli for governor (for a rundown of why Dems aren't so excited about McAuliffe, see Jonathan Chait's «McAuliffe - Cuccinelli Not Quite the Grimmest Rooting Choice in History «-RRB-.

He argued that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision tossing out the corruption case against former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell showed that his actions also did not involve illegalities.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Hours after the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the state of New York for what it called the unequal treatment, abuse and denial of rights of farmworkers, the governor said he won't fight it in court.

A spokesperson for Hochul has since told WBFO the lieutenant governor was not aware of the allegations against Hoyt when she made the comment.

Stewart's campaign for lieutenant governor did not win her party's endorsement but did win enough votes to compete in the primary against Joe Markley.

The would - be Democratic contest would pit a two - term governor who has $ 30 million in his campaign account against a first - time candidate who likely would have energetic backing from a progressive wing of the party, which believes the incumbent hasn't done enough for liberal causes.

And the mention of Astorino and the Governor is ironical considering the word is that Latimer agreed to run against Astorino as a favor to Andrew Cuomo with the promise of a job in the Cuomo Administration (hopefully not running the DMV) after he loses.

ALBANY — After months of listening to Gov. Andrew Cuomo assail him as responsible for a bill he voted against, U.S. Rep. John Faso closed a letter to the governor on Thursday with an especially cutting observation: He's not the man his late father was.

One of the more prominent Republican contenders to run for New York Governor against Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo this year has decided he won't be a candidate after all.

A group of Monroe County voters have filed a lawsuit against Governor Cuomo for not calling a special election following the death of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter...

«The governor, when he doesn't get his way, he goes agressively on the offensive, and this time, it's against commuity organizers like us,» Westin said.

The investigation into harassment claims against the Assemblyman actually began in 2012, but it wasn't until May 2013 that he stepped down amidst pressure from party leaders, including Governor Andrew Cuomo.

DeFrancisco, who has never been shy in his criticism of Cuomo, said he won't run in a GOP primary for governor, should one materialize, nor is he particularly interested in facing off against Democratic Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, whom he counts as a friend, and whose name surfaced this week as a potential primary challenger to the governor next year.

Under the circumstances presented here, I do not believe that such a mandatory injunction against the Governor is warranted.»

McCall not only gave Cuomo cover back when it looked like he might again mount a primary challenge against a black gubernatorial candidate (in this case, a sitting governor — the first African American to hold the post, David Paterson), but also stood by him when other black leaders were complaining about the lack of diversity on the statewide Democratic ticket.

«I believe that Governor Cuomo is not only working against the Democratic Party as the leader — who as the leader should be protecting and defending the party and its candidates — but I also believe that he is working against racial equality and minority opportunities by preventing Black and Hispanics from gaining positions of leadership in New York State,» Diaz wrote in his «What You Should Know» email at the time.

He said he is not worried about her prospects in a primary for lieutenant governor against Brooklyn Council Member Jumaane Williams.

Cynthia Nixon is continuing to «explore» a run for governor of New York against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, though a spokeswoman did not say if she had immediate plans to announce a candidacy.

Our governor should be uniting our state and spurring economic empowerment statewide, not pitting one group against another.

Although Governor Andrew Cuomo has publicly vowed to campaign against the ruling coalition in the senate unless headway is made on some key issues, Democrats in the chamber are not optimistic about legislative progress.

According to one follower of the race, «After Eldridge lost, the Democrats have gone even farther to the left, recruiting Zephyr Teachout, who ran against Andrew Cuomo for Governor because he wasn't liberal enough.