Sentences with phrase «of liberal advocacy groups»

The poll of 542 voters in the district was conducted Nov. 27 to Nov. 28 by Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C., for «Not One Penny,» a coalition of liberal advocacy groups that oppose the tax overhaul.

Amazon is not without controversy, with the company being pushed by some to add union jobs while a coalition of liberal advocacy groups have called on elected officials to not offer tax breaks and other credits to the company in exchange for job creation.

Pressure is being placed on the IDC by a constellation of liberal advocacy groups to form an alliance with the mainline Democrats in the Senate in hopes of reaching a governing majority.

But Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, highlighted the high percentage of private school students applying to the program.

Scot Ross, executive director of liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, which tracks campaign spending in the race, said Humphries» decision to resign during the campaign «is putting his political ambitions before kids.»

«Vouchers, by any name, are a scheme that strips critical funds from public schools and gives a discount to individuals who can already afford private school, and all at taxpayer expense and with zero accountability,» said Kathy Miller, head of the liberal advocacy group Texas Freedom Network.

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The majority of those stem from a template put together by liberal consumer advocacy groups, though.

People for the American Way, a liberal advocacy group and dedicated Bachmann opponent, resurfaced the petition earlier this month after news that the congresswoman would remain on the high - profile panel despite spearheading a controversial campaign against Muslim members of President Barack Obama's administration last year.

As a result, Jewish groups, though usually nervous about evangelicals» intentions regarding public schools, have pointedly distanced themselves from the position of People for the American Way — one of the active liberal advocacy groups — that parents with religious concerns should enroll their children in private schools.

«For myself, the shock made me numb at first, and then I was profoundly sad that my life as a woman religious and my commitment to serving the poor would be so denigrated by the leadership of our church,» says Sister Simone Campbell, who heads NETWORK, a liberal advocacy group in Washington.

The letters also come as liberal advocacy groups that have been critical of the IDC over the years have mobilized to push Klein to step down as IDC leader.

But Faso has come under fire from liberal advocacy groups after backing the passage in the House of Representatives of the American Health Care Act, the bill that would dismantled the Affordable Care Act.

The IDC, however, insisted the one - house budget resolution of its own should not be read as a break with the Senate GOP as liberal advocacy groups press for juvenile justice reform and other long - sought issues this session.

Speak Out Central New York, a liberal advocacy group that is pressing Republicans on issues like taxes and health care, is releasing a six - figure ad purchase criticizing Republican Rep. John Katko over the passage of the tax bill from late last year.

Cuomo has faced mounting pressure from liberal advocacy groups to help the party gain control of the chamber.

Liberal advocacy groups have once again pointed to the alliance between Republicans and the IDC this year in urging Democratic control of the chamber.

Speakers from left - leaning groups teed off on Cuomo, accusing him of being a «phony» liberal that enables Republicans in the state legislature, and insisting that defunding their advocacy outfits would hurt the low - income and immigrant population those entities serve.

The video, which features IDC Leader Jeff Klein speaking directly into the camera about the eight conference members, comes as the conference is under pressure from liberal advocacy groups to return to the fold of mainline Democrats in the Senate and deliver a working majority for the party.

The latest executive actions have bolstered Cuomo's support among engaged liberal advocacy groups, ranging from LGBT organizations thrilled with his plan to write regulations to protect transgender New Yorkers to labor groups who have pushed him for years to take action on the minimum wage through the previously little - known power of the Department of Labor wage board.

It also comes as Cuomo comes under increasing pressure from liberal and progressive advocacy groups that are part of a well - funded campaign to push for public financing.

The Democratic - led Assembly previously approved the measure favored by the Fair Elections umbrella group, a coalition of labor - backed organizations and other liberal - leaning advocacy groups.

The ad, paid for by the liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change, targets Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, and Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio.

Liberal groups are employing top - shelf political tactics in their grass - roots advocacy campaigns, driven by the memory of being outflanked by conservative activists in the summer of 2009.

Ilya Sheyman, a former Illinois congressional candidate and executive director of the 16 - year - old liberal advocacy group — formed in 1998 in reaction to the impeachment of then - President Bill Clinton — sent subscribers to its e-mail list a message entitled «Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu.»

«It's been really good for progressives that there's been kind of a race among potential presidential candidates to not just be on board, but be leaders on issues like Medicare for all, fighting for Dreamers and fighting against Trump's giveaways to billionaires and giant corporations,» said Adam Green, a founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a liberal advocacy group.

An earlier version of this article misidentified a liberal advocacy group.

In October 2014, researchers for the liberal advocacy group Center for American Progress cited the Pygmalion Effect as an argument in favor of the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards, a bold education reform adopted by more than 40 states starting in 2010.

«The only way you make something like this work is to fully inform parents what their options are and how to exercise their options, and school superintendents aren't doing that,» says William L. Taylor, chairman of the Citizens Commission on Civil Rights, a liberal advocacy group.

The liberal advocacy group People for the American Way has dropped its annual report that chronicled incidents of alleged censorship in U.S. public schools.

But Tanya Clay, legislative director of People for the American Way, a liberal advocacy group, said it is not clear if state legislatures will follow suit or if other black urban politicians will join them.

But ProgressOhio, the liberal research and advocacy group, blasted the decision, noting Hansen's involvement at a time that he was manipulating evaluations of charter sponsors to hide the shoddy performances of some schools.

An email released Wednesday by the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now written by Holtz when he was superintendent of Whitnall School District shows Holtz in January 2016 expected the group to do organizing and fundraising for him.

Can any of you explain to me how this differs from the relationship the previous administration had with liberal advocacy groups?

But since we know that «liberal Democrats» don't watch Fox News and instinctively dismiss everything that conservative advocacy groups say, a plausible hypothesis is that the advocates whom these individuals do credit have imprinted in their minds a highly politicized picture of who climate scientists are and what they are up to.

The Center for American Progress is a liberal think tank and advocacy group created by former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta, modeled after conservative counterparts the Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute.

You will see the same list of lefty politicians, liberal advocacy groups and one world gov» t activists over and over since day 1.