Sentences with phrase «officials support taking»

Other officials support taking 1.5 percent from the $ 14 billion permanent fund for early childhood education.

Not exact matches

According to The News & Observer, Wednesday's report «found a new culprit: the Academic Support Program for Student - Athletes... The report describes a fairly broad group of academic and athletic officials who knew about athletes getting better grades in classes that only required papers, yet taking little or no action.»

There is no official support for children who lose their parents in the air strikes and it is a struggle for aid workers to access them, so many rely on members of the community to take them in.

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, who was uninvolved, is in support of criminal action being taken against the officials and said she was glad people were being held accountable.

Blessed are the elected officials who take bribes from billionaires to support Conservatism and the New Testament, which are one and the same.

Instead, too many atheists simply regurgitate the «official» atheist position (ironic, given that this is what they accuse believers of doing vis - a-vis the Bible...), not only without having read the book recently enough to cite it accurately, but also not taking into account the most recent arguments supporting or undermining — not only by believers, but by atheist scientists as well.

The degree to which such rescue was supported, sanctioned and even ordered by Vatican officials is unclear, but Zuccotti concludes that Catholic rescue of Jews in Italy took place despite the pope, not because of him.

But, if a stand is taken on a political activity (i.e. supporting a candidate, lobbying a government official, etc.) the church risks its tax exempt status.

After the Indian Wells controversy, the WTA made a tepid show of support for the sisters, and in Paris no tour official warned the Williamses that fans might take their doubles withdrawal as another slap in the face.

Representing BMG Fan Projekt, the German side's official supporters» club will support the Reds over the festive period during the Bundesliga winter break, and take in the Anfield clash with Stoke City.

Before concluding that under such a scenario — the lack of official federal support — the movement for a better food system for all will stall for at least four years, it is well to take a sober look at the current moment in good food matters.

The golf course came under new ownership in 1944, when Northwestern University purchased the property and took over operations until 1972, when it was purchased by the Wilmette Park District via a $ 4.2 million referendum that was supported by local voters, officials said.

They went door to door collecting signatures from neighbors who supported the idea, and Cregan's mother, Angel, took the petition to Vittum Park officials.

It took us just over a year to train 18 peer supporters, establish six monthly regular meetings in the West Herts area, recruit nearly 550 members to our virtual community to provide them with 24 hour support through Facebook and all that with no official funding.

A very contentious discussion followed, as NKD members — who passed a statement in support of holding a Con Con last year — and others asked why no one had been invited to speak in favor of Con Con, given that the Brooklyn Democratic Party has not taken an official position on this matter.

Among steps that could be taken to fight corruption, 78 percent of respondents supported requiring elected officials convicted of felonies to forfeit their state pensions.

Long Island Rep. Peter King promised to support federal aid following Hurricane Harvey as he took a shot at Sen. Ted Cruz and other Texas officials for trying to block money for the New York region after superstorm Sandy.

While some officials who took part in the meeting voiced support for Schumer afterward, others said they would consider it a strike on his record if the provision is left out, noting that he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act and was the last of New York's major elected officials to voice support for gay marriage.

But local legislators say the loss of member item money will, ultimately, only hurt their communities; that the ones taking the hit are the local organizations and services that rely on support from elected officials to stay afloat.

The U.S. solicitor general fired back that McDonnell's case was a routine example of an official taking personal benefits to influence government matters, and the evidence at the trial «amply supported» his conviction.

George Latimer is a man who who has taken two oaths in his life: one as a public official to «support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the State of New York» and «faithfully discharge the duties» of the various offices to which he has been elected and one as a husband where he promised his wife to be true to her in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health and to love her and honor her all the days of his life.

«Any steps we take to strip corrupt officials of their pensions would require a constitutional amendment so it is imperative that we have the support of our partners in government to achieve this important goal,» he said in the statement.

Take away pensions — Support a constitutional amendment that would strip the public pension from any public official convicted of a job - related felony.

In the ad, Larkin is taken to task for supporting legislation that would create a commission weighing whether to approve a pay raise for state lawmakers and cabinet officials in the executive branch.

New Yorkers For Constitutional Freedoms is launching a «Courage Fund» to support municipal officials who refuse to comply with the same - sex marriage law, which takes effect on Sunday.

Smithtown GOP officials were take aback by a last - minute change in support from the executive committee for the incumbent town supervisor.

He noted that Lippman put $ 55 million in this year's judiciary budget to help support legal services while judicial officials have taken steps to increase pro bono work by lawyers.

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.

Rep. Peter King promised to support federal aid following Hurricane Harvey as he took a shot at Sen. Ted Cruz and other Texas officials for trying to block money for the New York region after superstorm Sandy.

The amendment, which received bipartisan support, would extend the legislation to all state public officials — not just those who took office after 2011, to which the current law applies.

A people who should take note of where their elected officials come down on this issue — and remember that the next time they ask for the people's support at the polls.

Much of the legal community has lined up in support of the proposal, which passed the Assembly and Senate with comfortable, bipartisan majorities, though the New York State Bar Association has not taken an official position.

Regardless, the mayoral candidates certainly seem to be taking these endorsements seriously, and, outside of the actual votes they bring, support from key elected officials can help demonstrate momentum as they race towards the all - important September 10 primary.

Press Release: Mangano Repeals Home Energy Tax During Inauguration Address With bi-partisan support from local, state and federal officials, Mangano takes office, January 1, 2010, Accessed Aug. 22, 2016

One area that he will not instruct it to examine will be the issue of outside nonprofit groups created to take donations to support an elected official's policies, like the Campaign for One New York, which was created for Mr. de Blasio, and whose efforts were later examined by state and federal investigators.

Parade organizers are sticking by their decision to have him take part, and several city officials were joined by members of the service workers Union to support Lopez Rivera.

«Party officials with legal support continue to take written statements from over 40 witnesses and searching for and collating all material written evidence.»

While Miner has received support from other state officials, including state Sen. John DeFrancisco, she has taken her pitch to federal officials.

The government has also said that Mr. Silver took official actions as speaker to benefit the developers, including signing off on critical real estate legislation that was supported by Glenwood.

After science adviser and OSTP Director John Holdren acknowledged holding joint meetings with Chinese officials shortly after the ban went into effect this spring, Wolf took the next step and won House support this summer for a 55 % cut in OSTP's budget.

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Whether taking part for fun or fitness, the public can show their support for Sport Relief by getting kitted out in the limited edition merchandise, available from 15th February, from official partner Sainsbury's and at sportrelief.com.

They can lend their support and prestige to others: convene local task forces, call attention to issues that local politics have kept off the agenda, bestow awards, and publicly praise local officials who take the initiative to improve their schools.

In an initiative now being piloted in six cities across the country, communities are working to redesign their municipal systems and form new citywide partnerships so that everyone — elected officials, nonprofit leaders, healthcare professionals, social workers, parents, business owners, and educators — takes on the responsibility of supporting children and closing the opportunity gap.

They benefit from continuous learning and support along the professional continuum, including through high - quality preservice education, ongoing high - quality professional learning, meaningful evaluation tied to professional growth, and opportunities to take on leadership roles regardless of official title.

Current Milner teachers have been assured by Jumoke officials that there will be enough support services provided if / when Jumoke takes over.

To help solve this issue, Secretary Duncan recently urged top state education officials to use the summer months to take advantage of available federal programs that support the hiring and development of effective school counselors.

If state legislators and officials accept the premise of standards - based reform, then they must take seriously their responsibility to support its implementation in districts and schools.

When peers unofficially take on performance support duties, they often actively undermine official learning channels.

Details regarding the whereabouts of the Dell Venue Pro seem sketchy at best if you take a glance at the #dellvenuepro Twitter stream or the official Dell support forums.