Sentences with phrase «of federal elected officials»

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The unanimous vote by the financial review commission, which was created as part of the city's federal court - approved debt adjustment plan, enables Detroit's elected officials to enact budgets and enter into contracts without first obtaining the board's approval.

Mired in a world of low growth, low inflation and low interest rates, officials from the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank said their efforts to bolster the economy through monetary policy may falter unless elected leaders stepped forward with bold measures.

The hotel lease includes a standard GSA provision barring members of Congress or other elected federal officials - such as the president - from having any part of it.

Rick Arney, co-author of the proposed California Consumer Privacy Act, said support for the measure widened when federal officials opened an investigation into how a data firm, Cambridge Analytica, accessed the personal information of millions of Facebook users without their knowledge to help elect President Trump.

Adam believes it is this visibility which will force accountability and responsibility from elected officials charged with the fiscal decisions of local, city, state and federal government offices.

That wasn't even Olson's case, but with assists from a federal district court judge who came out as being in a same - sex relationship only after ruling and retiring, and elected officials who chose to forgo their traditional duty to vigorously defend state law, Olson and Boies did succeed in disenfranchising millions of Californians on a procedural technicality.

The League of Women Voter's website can put you in touch with your federal and state elected officials.

You'll recall that Senator Menendez was the first federal elected official who stepped up to the plate and supported our efforts to get pink slime out of school food.

Impeachment is solely the responsibility of Congress, so the President can not unilaterally impeach the Vice President, or any other elected official in the federal government.

Federal prosecutors say Stevenson is accusing other elected officials of breaking the law without getting caught.

According to early election reports and projections, each of our local elected officials at the state and federal level will likely serve in the minority caucus next year.

Updated, 4:05 p.m. Lawmakers have been quick to express their disgust with sexual harassment payments that come out of federal coffers to cover the cost of elected officials» behavior.

The proposal comes on the heels of two federal political corruption cases last week involving elected officials in New York.

Mr. Peralta's reputation took a slight hit when it was revealed in May he was one of the elected officials federal prosecutors recorded while meeting with ex-State Senator Shirley Huntley, who is now serving a year in prison on embezzlement charges.

«The voters of New York State rightfully expect their elected officials to represent the voters» interests, not to trade on their positions of power to line their own pockets,» said Brooklyn federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

Our city has long struggled on the federal terrain — urban issues just aren't sexy to Republican congressmen from the Ozarks — but with Mr. Schumer as one of the most powerful elected officials in the country, we're bound to do a little bit better.

Federal prosecutors bringing corruption charges against elected officials are «out of control» and can ruin lives, former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno on Friday said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a NY1 interview on Friday said a shutdown of the federal government would be a «violation» of the trust voters have placed in elected officials.

NEW YORK (AP)-- For the second time in a month, one of New York State's biggest political figures is going on trial in a case brought by a federal prosecutor crusading against corrupt elected officials.

In these roles, Jenny has established relationships with key community leaders and elected officials at local, state and federal levels to bridge the communication and understanding of the needs of the community where she lives, works and volunteers.

In the case of water contamination in Hoosick Falls, a village - produced timeline that describes months of outreach to elected officials has been disputed by several state and federal lawmakers.

However, the travel ban, which is currently on hold because of a decision by the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, has other elected officials in the county, specifically Democrats, worried about Astorino's support for the ban and that it does in fact unfairly target Muslims.

Now that word has leaked that convicted former lobbyist Richard Lipsky is cooperating with federal authorities in hopes of reducing his jail sentence, «no - good» elected officials wringing their hands, looking over their shoulders, and treating their cellphones like «live» grenades.

In addition to electing club officers and executive committees, members of New York Democratic clubs are extremely influential in nominating and electing unpaid party officials known as District Leaders and members of the New York State Democratic Committee, as well as Democratic legislators at the City, State and federal level.

Lawyers for Silver, the former New York State Assembly speaker, said in a statement the McDonnell decision «makes clear that the federal government has gone too far in prosecuting state officials for conduct that is part of the everyday functioning of those in elected office.»

The real solution, of course, is for our elected officials at the federal level to get together and pass a true annual budget, as opposed to the endless string of short - term fixes.

Randall Eliason, a former prosecutor who specialized in public corruption and government fraud, said an elected official could now demand $ 10,000 for arranging a meeting for a constituent and not run afoul of federal bribery law.

«This shocking action from officials elected to help their constituents comes at a high price for New Yorkers: every resident of this state will be forced to pay the «Faso - Collins Federal Tax» to make up the difference.»

At 9 a.m., immigrant communities, elected officials, and community supporters and allies will gather to stand in support of Riaz Talukder, a Bangladeshi immigrant who was brought to this country as a minor and has lived and worked here for 36 years, and now faces deportation, 26 Federal Plaza, Federal Building steps, Lafayette Street side, Manhattan.

At 12:30 p.m., Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will be joined by the Long Island Association, Association for a Better Long Island, Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers, small business owners and local elected officials to sound the alarm against federal tax reform, H. Lee Dennison Building, 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, Long Island.

Also at 11 a.m., Rep. Carolyn Maloney will join James, Special Policy Advisor and Executive Assistant DA Chauncey Parker of the Manhattan DA's Office, gun violence prevention activists, and local elected officials to recognize the 3 - year anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre, 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan.

Among those planning to attend the gala are some of New York's state and federal elected officials, including U.S. Rep. John Katko, the Republican congressman from the Syracuse area, and his wife, Robin.

«There's only one woman in the northeast of our United States who is a federal elected official who still supports Donald Trump, and that is Elise Stefanik,» said Derrick in an early exchange that drew cheers from the standing room - only crowd at SUNY Adirondack.

Gillibrand, a national leader in the push to elect more women, praised the efforts of 21 in» 21, making the point that in order for more women to get elected on the federal level it is imperative for there to be a pipeline of women elected officials at the local level.

In response, onus has shifted, not just to federal and state elected officials — the former of which is currently contemplating allocating $ 1.1 billion to opioid prevention funding nationwide — but to local communities such as Mamaroneck.

«We have to make sure that every elected official is on point with this because what some people don't get on the federal level and elsewhere is that all elected officials are servants of the public,» Afaf Nasher, CAIR - NY's executive director, who served as the rally's emcee, said to roaring applause from the crowd.

In their brief, elected officials argued that the variance allowed «one municipal board to defeat over a century of collaborative work and investment by New York and New Jersey citizens, legislators, and courts, as well as by the federal government, to preserve the historic Hudson River Palisades north of the George Washington Bridge.»

For example, the recommended protocol for purchasing property includes: «Indicate whether any individuals involved in the negotiations or sale are or were connected in any way with any federal, state, county or local elected or appointed officials or any lobbyists or counsel representing any of those individuals or entities or made any political contributions to any of them.»

Citing recent federal indictments of elected officials that have thrown New York's political world into «crisis mode,» Senate Majority Coalition Co-leader Jeff Klein plans to propose drastically curbing contribution limits...

State, local and federal elected officials have created a new coalition meant to bridge the digital divide in central New York, as they say a lack of quality high speed Internet has become an economic development issue in Syracuse.

Milwaukee County officials praised elected leaders in the city of Wauwatosa for an initial approval of a proposed bus rapid - transit route, and laid out the remaining local approvals needed before the county could apply for federal grants to pay for the system's construction.

The elected officials also called for expanded benzene and methane testing and the creation of a federal health registry to track those potentially affected by the spill.

At 10:30 a.m., Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Hochul, the Girl Scouts of Greater NY and local elected officials call for the passage of a federal Equal Rights Amendment, Fearless Girl statue, Bowling Green, Manhattan.

Bloomberg and Cuomo are among an array of elected officials — both Democrats and Republicans — who question the federal government's formula for calculating unemployment rates.

A 13 - count federal indictment alleges that Mangano, the highest - ranking elected official in Nassau County, and Venditto used their positions to help the federally indicted Singh, who was identified by sources, to procure lucrative county contracts and loans guaranteed by the town of Oyster Bay.

The document details how after being busted, Huntley met with federal agents over a six - month period and told them that she knew of corruption involving elected officials.

None of the sites have yet been classified as a federal Superfund site, though calls to do so have come from top elected officials.

BY DUNCAN OSBRNE What was billed as a vigil for the people murdered by a gunman in an Orlando nightclub quickly became a rally in support of gun control legislation as elected officials, the head of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV), and even a trauma surgeon called for tougher federal laws to control -LSB-...]

As a federal prosecutor representing Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens, and as Acting Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Section, Todd took down corrupt elected officials who used taxpayer dollars to fund lavish lifestyles, as well as drug kingpins and other major felons.