Sentences with phrase «off for public advocate»

Groups like 1199 SEIU, DC37, 32BJ SEIU, and the New York State Nurses, spent $ 297,000 on behalf of Letitia James in the Democratic run - off for Public Advocate.

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She made the comments in the context of her group «Off the Sidelines,» which advocates for women to seek public office.

Two qualified candidates for public advocate faced off in a runoff last week, with Councilmember Letitia James defeating State Senator Daniel Squadron.

«As opposed to advocating for a more level playing field for those off all religions and none by stating thatChristian Churches have a unique position in British society and a particularly strong claim to be heard, he is supporting the increasingly strident lobbying of a minority of Christians for more influence in our public life and greater privilege for those with Christian beliefs.

NOW WE CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF DEMENTIA IN AMERICA Dale Benjamin Drakeford 8-31-12 When Clint Eastwood, a self - proclaimed «conservative» (who has lived more like a Joseph Smith liberal spurning nine children with four different women, sporting a clinch fisted personae in his private exenterates over public exhibitions) talks vulgar to an empty chair, Marco Rubio (a small government advocate who loss his roots somewhere between caffeine - free tea and a caffeine rich Cuban cigar) slips Freudian to advocate «large government» in a failed attempt to wax brilliant but came off bane (pun intended) to the capitalization of the nation, Paul Ryan can lie and demonize his role against the truth until his nose is a foot long and not one member of his audience will notice, and Mitt Romney can anecdote on his personal family, business and church goings on as oppose to his solutions for unemployment, banking corruption, housing displacement, militarism, planetary illness and international human rights unrest, we can clearly understand the extent of dementia in America.

Blake, who by all indications fits Benjamin's description of a new generation of honest office - seekers, is coming off a 2013 spent running Reshma Saujani's unsuccessful campaign for public advocate.

The 50 - inch statue has attracted crowds and was praised by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D - Manhattan), who was among leaders like Public Advocate Letitia James who called for the artwork to stay in its spot at the Bowling Green Plaza off Broadway.

It's still unclear whether Bill de Blasio will be able to stave off a runoff tonight, but in the race for public advocate — an almost entirely powerless position that is nevertheless first in the line of succession for the mayoralty, for some reason — state Senator Daniel Squadron and city Councilwoman Letitia James are locked in at around 33 percent to 35 percent each, and will face each other for the championship on October 1, according to the AP.

Advocates for the PEF members getting laid off carry signs at the Public Employee Federation offices in Latham, N.Y. October 10, 2011.

2:00 PM — New York City Public Advocate Letitia James holds kick off rall to announce plans to run for state attorney general this fall.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Comptroller John Liu will be on hand for that event, which may or may not include news about the staffing changes in the offing at the party.

«During the run off primary in 2009 for comptroller and public advocate, he was very involved in figuring out polling operations, what tactically made sense,» said a Brooklyn Democratic operative.

Under the current system for the city's three citywide primaries — mayor, comptroller and public advocate races — if no candidate receives 40 percent of the vote, then the top two candidates face off in a runoff election, as mandated by state law.

Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat running for reelection, squared off against her Republican opponent, J.C. Polanco, in a friendly yet competitive debate on Monday that highlighted substantive differences, and some shared opinions, between the two candidates on a range of policy issues.

Ken Girardin, an analyst with the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany think tank that advocates for lower taxes and restrained government spending, said, «These higher pay figures reflect bad decisions by both local officials, who signed off on costly deals with the PBA, and state officials, who refuse to fix the state's binding arbitration system that's rigged» to benefit unions.

«New York City has long advocated for this vital change, and we thank the Legislature for passing and the Governor for signing into law this bill, which will help us move more people off public assistance and into jobs that sustain their families,» de Blasio said in a statement Friday night.

ASTORIA — The five candidates to replace Bill de Blasio as public advocate faced off for the first time Wednesday night in Queens, making their cases for why they should be the city's next chief agitator.

Seeing a lucrative opportunity in challenging King to a one - off, winner - take - all, televised exhibition match, Riggs» public performance as a «male chauvinist pig» (putting the «show back into chauvinism») made it difficult, if not impossible, for King to reject Riggs offer without compromising her public persona as a women's rights advocate and a feminist icon.

The number of Durham teachers taking May 16 off to advocate for public education in Raleigh on the General Assembly's opening day has swelled to nearly 1,000, which is about 41 percent of the district's 2,400 teachers.

In his effort to «win» over (aka snow) teachers, parents and public school advocates, Malloy's plan appears to be to push off a couple of elements of his corporate education reform industry agenda until he can make it past November's election for governor.

A «process for identifying schools for redesign» really means — how does Kishimoto and her supporters pull this off without students, parents, teachers, public school advocates, voters and residents getting in way.

Corporate education «reformers»» self - interest, by contrast, means advocating for policies that help private corporations profit off of public schools, diverting public attention from an anti-poverty economic agenda, and busting unions that prevent total oligarchical control of America's political system.

For more detail on the use of LCFF funds for each of these purposes, please see the ACLU and Public Advocate memos around paying off structural debt and salary increasFor more detail on the use of LCFF funds for each of these purposes, please see the ACLU and Public Advocate memos around paying off structural debt and salary increasfor each of these purposes, please see the ACLU and Public Advocate memos around paying off structural debt and salary increases.

«A team of documentary filmmakers began following affected families and educators, policymakers, and advocates as the closures unfolded — and their stories became a jumping - off point for exploring so many urgent questions facing public education today.»

Suzanne is an advocate for improving education in Idaho and uses her skills and experience to advance the success of Idaho public charter schools and their students, on and off the job.

Kris Nielsen, social media director for Soave Automotive Group, hatched a face - off with Matt Staub, a local public transportation advocate, after Staub tweeted that cars are useless compared to public transportation.

Crypto experts have for long advocated the positivity of bitcoin however the public have warmed up to the same only off late.