Sentences with phrase «of public advocate into»

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The point is that churches exceed their competence, undermine their credibility, skew their mission, and risk betraying the trust of their people when they turn themselves into political lobbies, promiscuously pronouncing and advocating on almost every policy issue in public dispute.

But as a public defender of and advocate for the faith, he often falls into the trap of resisting attacks on Christianity by removing anything that might be attacked.

The best (though not ideal) solution lies in public involvement in governmental decision - making (it is also our duty — we are, after all, a sovereign people), both via direct action (such as what Bettina does) as well as via indirect advocates (i.e. lobbyists), combined with intelligent decision - making by the government agencies which takes into account and reflects the diverse nature of our society.

Now that she has taken herself out of the running to be considered as an interim replacement for Schneiderman, NYC Public Advocate Tish James is seen as a front - runner heading into the May 23 - 24 state Democratic nominating convention that will choose candidates to appear on the ballot for a full four - year term.

And yet, by the time he threw himself into the crowded field of candidates running for mayor of New York in 2013, he had spent more than a decade honing his political skills, serving two terms on the City Council and one as public advocate, and he managed to outmaneuver higher - profile opponents like Christine Quinn, the New York City Council speaker (and Mayor Bloomberg's all - but - anointed successor).

NYC Public Advocate Letitia James has launched her own investigation into the Housing Authority's failure to perform required lead paint inspections of its aging apartments, bringing the number of probes into this issue to three.

The cocky pol is also open to the post of public advocate as a backup plan, said sources, who described the Queens Democrat as «desperate» to get back into politics.

Instead of trying to «industrialise» public services and fit variable and complex public needs into a monolithic IT system, he advocates experimentation, flexible services and local delivery.

There's three weeks to go in the legislative session, and advocates are pushing hard for two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's agenda items — translating the federal abortion rights in the Roe v. Wade decision into New York state law, and enacting public financing of statewide political campaigns.

While Public Advocate Bill de Blasio anxiously awaits the results of Saturday's recount to determine whether he will be forced into an October 1 runoff against former City Controller and 2009 Democratic mayoral nominee Bill Thompson, at least one of de Blasio's lesser - known opponents in -LSB-...]

On Oct. 27, the Bronx lawmaker and leader of the five - member Independent Democratic Conference held a press conference With New York City Public Advocate Tish James announcing the results of an investigation into Herbalife, which Klein and others contend is a pyramid scheme.

The ranks of the anti-Cuomo protestors were stronger, with more than 1,000 teachers and public education advocates marching through the Empire State Plaza concourse, clogging security checkpoints into the Capitol and rallying on the Million Dollar Staircase in a boisterous protest of the governor's plan.

Public Advocate Letitia James has launched her own investigation into the Housing Authority's failure to perform required lead paint inspections of its aging apartments.

The party helped get Controller John Liu and Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio elected last fall along with a slew of City Council members - only to then see its finances challenged and dragged into court.

«I hope she'll evolve and do more oversight of and investigations into city services and corporate misconduct rather than coming across like merely a vice president or deputy mayor,» said Mark Green, the city's first public advocate and an endorser of one of Ms. James» rivals last year.

De Blasio jumped into the debate about P.S. 811 last June, when he was the city's public advocate and a mayoral candidate, at the behest of parents who contacted his office.

James is also a rumored contender to run for mayor in 2021, and Bronx sources told Crain's that Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. — a close friend of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — hoped the public advocate would join him in the mayoral race and cut into the African - American base of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, another City Hall aspirant.

Prosecutors also introduced four photos into evidence showing de Blasio, then public advocate, at a fundraiser at Water's Edge with Singh and a small group of people, including well - connected Brooklyn lawyer Ravi Batra Singh, who said he first met de Blasio when he was the city's public advocate, didn't specify when the meetings took place.

She lit into him over term limits — a favorite jab used by the public advocate against her — accusing him of being in favor of overturning them in 2005.

As the Democratic NYC mayoral candidates fight to claim the «progressive» mantle heading into the September primary, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has received the seal of approval from a well - known national liberal: Former Vermont Governor / presidential contender Howard Dean.

Both Public Advocate Letitia James — who had said the agency has yet to implement necessary reforms she has proposed — and Comptroller Scott Stringer, whose audit June 2016 audit found that the agency's investigations into child abuse were inconsistent and incomplete, called for an immediate and transparent probe of the case.

There are no other citywide primary debates, with not enough competition for any of the Republican citywide nominations or for the Democratic nominations for Comptroller or Public Advocate, where the two incumbents are set to cruise into the general election.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to curb homelessness in New York City is exacerbating the housing crisis, according to New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, who is calling on the mayor to stop allowing landlords of rent - stabilized apartments to turn their buildings into homeless shelters.

Speakers, from U.S. Senator Charles Schumer to new Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio to Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., hailed Cabrera's induction into the City Council as another big step in the positive reshaping of the Bronx political landscape.

ALBANY — More than 1,000 teachers and public education advocates marched through the Empire State Plaza concourse on Monday, clogging security checkpoints into the Capitol and rallying on the Million Dollar Staircase in a boisterous protest of Governor Andrew Cuomo's education reform proposals.

The city public advocate is taking his fight against the city's worst landlords, many of whom are in southeast Queens, to the World Wide Web in order to help tenants avoid the headaches of moving into poorly maintained apartments.

«I am disappointed by today's dismissal, but I am encouraged that the merits of our case were not brought into question,» said NYC Public Advocate Letitia James.

The fight has escalated in recent weeks, with Cuomo claiming the mantle of charter - school advocate to position himself against de Blasio, who halted plans to allow three of eight charter schools run by former councilwoman Eva Moskowitz to move into traditional public school buildings and share space with other students.

Headed into the campaign's final 72 hours, he was joined by George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU, Public Advocate Tish James, Council Member Inez Dickens, former rival and former assembly member Adam Clayton Powell IV.

New York, NY — Reshma Saujani, founder of the national nonprofit Girls Who Code and a Democratic candidate for New York City Public Advocate, today launched Up to Us, a new campaign to empower women voters to shift the political climate and conversation away from the sex scandals that have turned New York City's summer campaign season into a national spectacle.

Last week we launched a new segment we're calling Ad Nauseum and for our second installment we'll delve into that decision with Susan Lerner, the Executive Director of Common Cause New York and Bill de Blasio, the New York City Public Advocate.

«Unlike the public advocate, who is really good at telling other people what to do but not always so good at getting things done, tomorrow we will put legislation into effect that will have permanent monitoring of our police department,» she said.

As he so often does when asked about fundraising, de Blasio stressed the need for campaign finance reform, advocating for full public financing of elections that would not only pull big moneyed interests out of politics but would also focus, «all that time that goes into fundraising now back into public service.»

«I've had the privilege of watching Rodneyse Bichotte grow into a great leader and organizer in her time in public service,» de Blasio said in a statement announcing the endorsement, «and I am confident that she will be not just a fierce advocate for the people in her district, but also a strong leader for the city of New York.»

At a crowded press conference on the City Hall steps the council member, Jumaane Williams of East Flatbush, and the aide to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Kristen John Foy, described their being stopped, handcuffed and briefly taken into custody as they tried to go to the Brooklyn museum yesterday afternoon.

After advocating for some version of public financing, DiNapoli told the New York Times the law that passed was sloppy and rushed into effect.

As a Ph.D. student looking at the impact of solvent exposure on the neurodevelopment of offspring, Christine Till has been pushed into the roles of a communicator, public advocate, and even counselor.

The Association has in various public statements over the years advocated the incorporation of good scientific research and information into the public policy process.

We agree with the findings of Judge William Overton that the Arkansas creationism law represents an unconstitutional intrusion of religion doctrine into the public schools, that «creation science» is not science, and that its advocates have followed the unscientific procedure of starting from a dogmatically held conclusion and looking only for evidence to support that conclusion.

The federal No Child Left Behind Act, which President George W. Bush signed into law last year, represented a victory for the advocates of public school choice: the law rejected funding for private school vouchers, but did mandate that districts allow children in persistently failing schools to transfer to public schools that perform better.

Saul fails to mention this inconvenient fact, writing only that: «For school choice advocates, the genius of the program was that the money would never go into public accounts, making it less susceptible to court challenges.»

Advocates of greater public investment in state pre-K programs are beginning to incorporate these results into their thinking.

Second, teachers unions have fooled a large section of the general public and elites into thinking of them as something other than a regular interest group advocating for their own concerns.

Policymakers, practitioners, and advocates wish to understand patterns of placement into special education and what they may reveal about flaws in how students with disabilities are identified and served in public schools.

«We publish books, reports, and briefing papers that illuminate critical problems and advance innovative solutions; work at both the national and state level with advocates and policymakers to promote reforms; help to build the capacity and skills of key progressive constituencies; project our values into the media by promoting Demos Fellows and staff in print, broadcast, and Internet venues; and host public events that showcase new ideas and leading progressive voices.»

Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein have ramped up the citys efforts to infuse arts into New York City public schools, but the pressure is on all of us — our schools, arts education advocates, business leaders — to seize opportunities for partnerships that can build the type of successful communities that we all want to live in, and support our kids — the future of this city.

FundEducationNow.org is determined to arm children, parents, teachers and concerned citizens with the power to speak out against the Florida Legislature's plan to defund public education, disrespect professional educators and cause deep and lasting harm to the state's 2.6 million school children.Thanks to thousands of volunteer hours and in - kind donations, FundEducationNow.org quickly grew into a statewide non-partisan alliance of dedicated advocates.

United Teachers Los Angeles and unions throughout the state should advocate on behalf of high - quality implementation of the Common Core at both the negotiating table and in the public discourse, taking into account the needs of both its members and students.

Public education advocates and lawmakers like Cotham feared such requirements would be imposed upon potential recipients of state vouchers when funding for the program was bundled into the state's budget bill in 2013.

Any type of sanction for public schools has run into stiff opposition from public school advocates.