Sentences with phrase «of local elected»

Survey Results: A telephone survey of randomly selected state and local elected officials conducted in 2011 found 79 % of state legislators and 63 % of local elected officials read at least one of our publications.

Will you watch the inspiring video below and sign up to demand the same of your local elected officials on May 14?

In addition we were able to secure the endorsement of our local elected officials and the essential support of Community Board 4 (CB4).

This bill would eliminate the Illinois State Charter Commission, which was created to overtuen decisions of local elected schools that have rejected applications of charter schools.

When the CCJEF v. Rell school funding lawsuit was filed 11 years ago, Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy was a plaintiff in the case, one of a number of local elected officials who decried the fact that Connecticut's system of school funding was unfair, inadequate and unconstitutional.

A coalition comprised of local elected officials, laborers, and members of public and private business are urging New York State to upgrade outdated infrastructure across the region.

Democratic Assemblyman from Orange County James Skoufis introduced his Integrity in Government Act standing with a number of local elected officials.

The loan has raised the ire of local elected leaders, newspaper editorial boards as well as environmental groups.

The building — which will include a media center, green roof, snack bar and planetarium — will be constructed using nearly $ 10 million from the city earmarked through the efforts of local elected officials.

If he likes the plan, he told a group of local elected officials and government employees, he will ask the State Legislature to approve an additional $ 50 million toward improving the fair.

The groups are calling on a cadre of local elected officials to allocate proper funding to purchase the land from a private owner that expressed interest in developing the hallowed grounds.

Mr. Hoffmann noted that Mr. Napolitano had «no significant political activity in the past year beyond support of his local elected officials» and that his giving is allowed.

A new nonprofit group created to advocate for the Harlem community is controlled by workers and allies of local elected leaders, The Post has learned.

A number of local elected officials will be there to celebrate at the 10 a.m. ribbon cutting, including Village Mayor William Murphy, Town Board members Leeanne Thornton, William Schirmer, and Bruno and State Assemblyman Pete Lopez.

Earlier this month, a group of local elected officials pressed the Army to rename the streets, but the Army declined, saying that renaming them would be «controversial and divisive,» the Assistant Secretary of the Army Diane Randon wrote in a response letter.

The mayor backed off after a large number of local elected officials lined up with Uber, calling the proposed cap unnecessary and poorly conceived.

But despite hundreds of local elected officials and some notable presidential runs by Ralph Nader, it has not been strong enough to date to force the two - corporate - party cartel to respond to its demands.

There is a lot of cynicism in the minds of the public about the effectiveness of local elected officials, government and those who run for public office.

Partnership for Student Advocacy (PFSA): An advocacy organization that closely collaborates with schools and school communities, PFSA takes an inventory of local elected officials and reaches out through letters, phone calls, and personal visits to enlist the active support of key leaders on behalf of the schools it serves.

A group of parents and teachers from P.S. 116 in Kips Bay have gained the support of local elected officials and community boards in their fight against overcrowding.

Cuomo made the announcement mid-bridge before a number of local elected officials and others.

Additionally, Andrew oversees Local Progress, a network of hundreds of local elected officials across the country committed to a strong economy, equal justice, livable cities, and effective government.

«We always supported all of our local elected officials.»

Jo Anne Simon may have the endorsements of Public Advocate Letitia James, Comptroller Scott Stringer and a host of local elected officials, but the mayor's decision not to back her stung just a bit, she implied this morning.

A White House list of local elected officials nationwide calling for a debt ceiling compromise includes Bloomberg and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, but not Cuomo.

An override of the cap, passed in June, requires 60 percent of a local elected board to bypass the limit.

He'll lead what's often referred to in Albany as the «tin - cup brigade» — the line of local elected officials asking the Legislature to reconsider gubernatorial budget cuts.

Current law only allows the recall of local elected officials.

Riverkeeper is an active participant in a broad - based coalition of local elected officials, drinking water and wastewater service providers, state environmental and health administrators, engineers and environmentalists throughout the nation in campaigning for the establishment of a national Clean Water Trust Fund.

Fortunately, some of the local elected officials were venal and open to the right kind of persuasion.

Vanderhoef, who worked in the Rockefeller administration, said he has been «terribly frustrated» with the lack of a state budget, which makes the job of local elected officials like him much harder.

«There are a whole bunch of different ideas floating around right now, how it can be modified but still meet the goals of increasing diversity across academic racial and economic,» said Kristen Berger of the local elected parent council.

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.

Saturday I got to do a presentation for a group of local elected officials at the DC - area Council of Governments retreat, and plenty of good questions and concerns came up during the discussion.

UPDATE2: Rabbi David Niederman, a Lopez ally, sent the following statement (unsolicited) to reporters: «Assemblyman Lopez was one of the local elected officials we invited to our community today to discuss issues of importance to us.»

Tennessee fans — joined by former players and, incredibly, a handful of local elected officials and candidates — unleashed an unprecedented torrent of anger about Schiano's hiring.

(That was followed by a pro-Cuomo letter signed by a long list of local electeds who are Cuomo allies — from Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings).

Not exact matches

«Balancing the needs of the local business community and keeping the president - elect and his family safe will be an ongoing challenge,» the spokesman said in an email.

This includes everything from the willingness of a local community to walk into your store to buy things, to the willingness of neighbours to put up with the noise of your trucks driving past, to the willingness of the people's duly elected representatives to pass the kinds of legislation that make modern commerce possible.

Astudillo, who was elected governor of the southwestern state last year, said Guerrero could not tackle the violence on its own, and argued bringing poppy cultivation into the open could weaken the hold gangsters have on local farmers.

The tale of a local diner owner who sought local elected office, and the dangers he faced with his business.

A copy of the local Chinese magazine Global People with a cover story that translates to «Why did Trump win» is seen with a front cover portrait of US president - elect Donald Trump at a news stand in Shanghai on November 14, 2016.

Recently elected Montreal regional managing partner of BLG, André Dufour advises local, national and international companies and financial institutions with respect to strategic initiatives, commercial activities and regulatory matters.

They're challenging a 2011 state statute, backed by the gun lobby, that outlines penalties for elected officials who try to enact local gun laws, including a $ 5,000 fine and the prospect of being removed from office.

The Stockton initiative is an important and courageous act of leadership by a local elected official.

As president - elect of the National Conference of State Legislatures, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D - Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.

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.

You apply for a job in my community by running a campaign for a paid office that my local tax dollars pay for and you get elected then show up to your first scheduled meeting and decide to spend the first 5 minutes — eating donuts instead of working, speaking to the audience about your personal problems with your wife, telling the audience about an upcoming play your kid will be in, telling the captive audience about the benefits of being gay, speaking to them about God or praying aloud to your God regardless of which God the rest of the audience believes in.

Ireland had just had an election then, and the newly elected Prime Minister, Enda Kenny (now triumphing over his referendum result) in one of his first speeches in the Parliamentary chamber, blamed the Vatican for everything whilst the visitation was underway, thus undermining it completely — as though it were Italian or French priests and Cardinals who were guilty of the Irish abuses, conveniently letting the locals off the hook, and redirecting the anger towards Church discipline and teaching rather than criminal individuals.

His predecessor is to be found in the bishop or overseer of an ancient church, a man who, unlike modern bishops, was not primarily entrusted with oversight over many clergymen and local churches but was elected to oversee a single local church.