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The Republican - controlled Senate passed the bill on a voice vote with no debate.

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Years of frustration and mounting discontent from Yindjibarndi people about the current applicants and YAC and the endless division and fighting within the community provided respected Yindjibarndi Elders Rodney Adams, Sylvia Allan, Maudie Jerrold, Francis Phillips, Allery Sandy, Ken Sandy and Diana Smith with the motivation and the courage to give all Yindjibarndi people a voice and an opportunity to vote on 23 June.

But while fast food customers can vote with their dollars, our nation's school children, particularly those whose lower economic status forces them to rely on federal school meals, lack any voice in the matter.

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The first, the Ulster County Legislature's Energy and Environment Committee will meet on Thursday, May 3rd at 5:30 pm (at UCRRA located at 999 Flatbush Road in Kingston, NY) and, more importantly in order for your voice to be heard, a public hearing is set for May 23rd (VIEW our facebook event) with a potential vote to follow that would establish both new policy and a higher fee for our current commingled system imposed upon Kingston.

The maverick politician, is heard in a conversation with an unknown gentleman, shouting on top of his voice that Nana Addo, an ex-Attorney General and Minister of Justice, would not remain on the throne for even three weeks, should Ghanaians do the unthinkable by voting for him to form a government.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER As the State Senate slogged through its last scheduled day in its 2014 session, a member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) that shares majority power with the Republicans, voiced hope that a measure to bar mental health professionals from performing «sexual orientation change efforts» on minors could yet get a floor vote.

«Despite the concern I voiced yesterday about the speed with which the MRT voted, I believe, on the whole, that the final report contains needed reforms that will place our Medicaid system on a path to long term financial sustainability while safeguarding quality healthcare for New Yorkers in need, the elderly and the disabled.»

Supporters of the SOCE measure, who also pressed for a vote, voiced strong confidence they would have won on the Senate floor, with sponsor Brad Hoylman, an out gay West Side Democrat, pointing to public support for the measure from Republicans.

NEW YORK, NY (04/04/2012)(readMedia)-- Council Members Brad Lander (D - Brooklyn), Melissa Mark - Viverito (D - Manhattan), Eric Ulrich (R - Queens) and Jumaane D. Williams (D - Brooklyn) came together on the steps of City Hall Wednesday with partners from Community Voices Heard, the Participatory Budgeting Project, and the Urban Justice Center's Community Development Project and dozens of local organizations to declare the results of the groundbreaking participatory budgeting vote held last week.

Vote for the candidate with real world experience and a new voice: Vote Steve Cichon for Erie County Clerk on November 7th.

By voice vote the legislators passed an amendment to a NSF funding bill for 2015 that says the agency can't spend any money next year on her project, part of a collaboration with former colleagues at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, where Ahmed did a postdoc.

We have that big GMO labeling thing going on in Oregon and Colorado, and if you're in the States I hope that you're getting your voice heard with your vote.

I just tally the votes and smile on the inside as students debate with impassioned voices.

House Education Committee Passes Special Needs ESA Bill February 26, 2015 by Grant Callen Today, the Education Committee in the House of Representatives passed The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act (SB 2695) on a voice vote.

The Regents approved the proposal on a voice vote — with Tony Evers and Janice Mueller dissenting.

The bills (HR 3989 [PDF] and HR 3990 [PDF]-RRB- introduced by House Education Chairman John Kline (R - MN), passed on a strictly party - line vote with Democrats voicing their extreme opposition to the measures.

With all of the races and ballot measures on the ballot, and the high turnout that traditionally comes with presidential elections, it is more critical than ever that our supporters register to vote and make their voices heWith all of the races and ballot measures on the ballot, and the high turnout that traditionally comes with presidential elections, it is more critical than ever that our supporters register to vote and make their voices hewith presidential elections, it is more critical than ever that our supporters register to vote and make their voices heard.

By joining COBRA, you have a forum to raise your opinions on the future of the breed as well as a voting voice with UKC in regard to the Catahoula standard.

Standouts include Carrie Mae Weems» holographic narrative about race, sex, and politics portrayed by ghostly characters on a burlesque stage; The Propeller Group's video that draws parallels between funeral practices in Vietnam and New Orleans, along with the collective's sculptures of tricked - out musical instruments, which were also photographed with members of Louisiana marching bands; Glenn Kaino's installation of water tanks that turn military machines into coral reefs; Jean - Michel Basquiat's paintings and works on paper that reference the cultural legacy of the Mississippi Delta and the South; Camille Henrot's video exploration of the universe by way of the storage rooms of the Smithsonian Institution; Tavares Strachan's 100 - foot long neon sign declaring «You belong here» from a barge on the Mississippi River; and Andrea Fraser's monologue, in which she recreated a heated debate by New Orleans city council members during a 1991 vote to racially integrate the Mardi Gras krewes — changing her voice and expression as she dynamically alternated between speakers, both black and white.

Even with all the obstacles that have been overcome to ensure that every person of voting age has the ability to have their voices heard, there is today, yet another law being debated that has the potential to affect your ability to vote on election day.

Customers must be willing to vote with their fees and feet (exit) but more importantly, as I commented on part one, must find thier voice by having the clarity of purpose (setting expectations), the rigor of discipline (insisting on standards), the courage of self - reflection, and the commitment to feedback.