Sentences with phrase «on during an election year»

Attempts to reduce the Legislators» salaries last year were blocked by members of the Majority Caucus and the County charter does not allow salary reduction legislation to be voted on during an election year.

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Nothing like focusing on the big issues during an election year, huh Arnie?

Last year during the presidential election, The Wall Street Journal reported on Paul's financial disclosure.

In his prepared congressional testimony, Zuckerberg said content from one Russian agency that tries to spread misinformation reached about 126 million people on Facebook during a two - year period around the 2016 election.

Facebook has come under intense pressure to tackle the spread of false stories, which came to prominence during the U.S. presidential election last year when many inaccurate posts were widely shared on it and other social media services.

Late last year, Facebook General Counsel Colin Stretch joined lawyers from Twitter and Google to testify on the role the platform may have played in spreading viral disinformation during the 2016 election.

While I understand that the NDP must feel intense pressure to capture votes — including from people who have never taken a course from John Smithin — I often wish that the NDP would show a bit more policy leadership on the issue of the deficit and debt. I was particularly disappointed during the 2008 federal election campaign when Mr. Layton stated, unequivocally, that the NDP would not run a deficit in the following year if elected (even though it was clear that Canada was entering a recession).

In other words, over the next five years, this government is planning to spend more money on income splitting for a small number of well off families, a promise made during the 2011 election, than on supporting economic growth and job creation through new spending on research and infrastructure and lowering taxes on investment.

Analysts at investment research platform Seeking Alpha found that of all the months of the year, October has historically experienced the most 1 - percent swings in either direction for the S&P 500 index — and during election years, stocks have finished the month lower, on average.

In terms of a global picture, the EU is even further along than the US by 20 or 30 years, where you wont find a single advanced northern European nation that would for ANYONE that goes on about «God» (unlike the US, which seems to require it during elections)... you'd get laughed off the election circuit.

During election years, the N.R.L.C. Convention is held near Washington, D.C. and typically places great emphasis on the presidential race.

The image of a woman who is battered for 20 years by her clergyman husband and who would forgive him, «because the Bible tells her to,» the image of a young mother and father who can not understand why their three - year - old daughter was sexually abused in the day care center to which they had entrusted her each morning; the image of a woman who was sacked from the women's program of her church because she refused to comply to the request of the president of the church that she and the other women vote for him in his election campaign; the image of a 14 - year - old migrant domestic worker who faces the death sentence on trumped up charges, because she would not give in to the sexual demands of her employer; the image of a male priest of a church saying that every time he beats his wife she should thank him, because she is one step closer to salvation; or the priest who would make sexual advances on a woman who out of vulnerability turns to the church for pastoral comfort... these are but a glimpse of the many such images that are gathered during the course of this Decade.

After a tenuous relationship on Twitter during the run - up to last year's presidential election, The Vatican confirmed yesterday that President Donald Trump will meet with Pope Francis on...

During the election the Greens called for a blanket 20 per cent «sugar tax» on soft drinks, paid by producers or importers, to raise $ 500 million a year to tackle obesity.

MPs from around Australia flew into Barnaby Joyce's electorate during last year's by - election campaign — on the taxpayer dollar.

A YouGov poll for The Times on the weekend put the Leave campaign nine points in front (although research was carried out on line and such a methodology proved to be problematic during last year's general election).

On the day he was declared the winner of the Presidential elections, I got a surprise phone call from him, during which he thanked me for my support over the years.

Mr. Kofi Adams further assured Ghanaians that security agencies in the country are on high alert and ready to deal with anyone who misbehaves before, during and after this year's elections.

Party discontent with the coalition will get an airing during the conference, though Lib Dems will have one eye on the local elections next year.

Mr. Obama tested out that line and a few others as he previewed his election - year message to voters during a high - priced fund - raiser on Thursday night at the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan.

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has on Friday announced the dismissed six officers attached to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom over alleged professional misconducts during legislative rerun elections that held in the state last year.

Since Corbyn has not talked about Putin and Russia in parliament, or to party conference, or during this year's general election, one has to search online for his views on them.

WASHINGTON — In a feisty statement to be delivered to the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, Roger Stone, President Trump's longtime political adviser, denies any collusion with Russia during last year's presidential election and accuses panel members of «cowardice» for insisting that he testify behind closed doors rather than in a public session.

On Saturday 13th September Professor Ed Fieldhouse gave an overview of the activities and achievements of the British Election Study during its first year, addressing the British Election Study report meeting at the recent Elections, Public Opinion and Parties annual conference in Edinburgh (audience pictured...

New York State Board of Elections officials received a verbal drubbing from commissioners on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission, during a lengthy hearing over their failure to pursue complaints about campaign violations during the past several years.

For the record, Brodsky insisted last week during an interview with me on «Capital Tonight» that 1) Cuomo has informed him he won't be endorsing anyone running for the job he's expected to give up to run for governor, and 2) the whole ticket - balancing thing is IRrelevant in this year's elections.

Questions during the off - topic portion of the press conference included his opinion of the expected Democratic candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election and whether he'll campaign for Gentile, the prospect of Department of Homeland Security losing funding, religious organizations renting City school facilities for prayer / worship services and the related lawsuit, a NY Post report criticizing a newly - created NYPD training program, reported terror threats against shopping malls, the absence of a Lunar New Year message from the mayor and his non-attendance at the Lunar New Year parade, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's comment that their relationship will be «the best relationship between a mayor and governor in modern political history,» his scheduled trip to Albany on Wednesday and delays in federal funding of Sandy rebuilding.

During intense questioning by the commissioners, Board of Elections officials admitted that they failed to follow up on hundreds of complaints and potential election law violations over the past several years.

In the days leading up to the election, Governor Cuomo put the onus for the state's high property taxes squarely on local governments and pledged to quote «attack» the problem during his second four - year term.

A delegation made up of heads of various Christian and Muslim organisations in DR Congo held discussions with the former President on how DR Congo could ensure a peaceful environment before, during and after their elections as Ghana has been doing successfully for years.

DeFrancisco, 71, has never lost an election during a 40 - year career in politics that began on the Syracuse City School Board.

Charles Dorego, chief counsel for luxury developer Glenwood Management, testified how the Nassau County Republican used heavy - handed threats to extract political contributions during election years while the industry lobbied the pol on key issues — and all while the legislator and his son incessantly pestered him for employment opportunities.

President Akufo - Addo promised during the 2016 election campaign and emphasised it early this year when he visited Ahafo on an official engagement that the decision to create additional regions was a commitment he was determined to bring to fruition.

Both had different takes on 2015 when we asked them during meetings with the Advance Editorial Board whether they would vow to serve out their two years terms if re-elected or would look at running in a potential special election.

State Board of Elections officials received a verbal drubbing from commissioners on New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo's anti-corruption commission during a lengthy hearing over their failure to pursue complaints about campaign violations during the past several years.

During the Smith Commission negotiations on further devolution to Scotland, it was agreed to transfer legislative power from the UK parliament to Holyrood to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in future Scottish Parliament elections.

«On Monday, Senator Portman cited a nonbinding «rule» that says the Senate should not confirm a justice during a presidential election year.

There have already been notable examples in British politics of attempted outreach during an election, such as UKIP's #WhyImVotingUkip debacle on Twitter last year during the European elections.

Armstrong, who also served as private secretary to Harold Wilson during the run - up to the 1975 referendum on Britain's membership of the EEC, was one of a series of peers who criticised No 10's plans to embark on a two - year renegotiation of Britain's EU membership terms if Cameron wins the 2015 general election.

Erie County Democratic Committee Chairman Jeremy Zellner said the clerk is latching on to a divisive issue to grab headlines during an elections year.

Having resigned on two occasions during Tony Blair's first term of office, his third resignation only weeks before the April 2010 general election plunged the Labour Party into two decades of infighting, from which it only recently recovered fifteen years later with the election of teenage glamour model Princess Tiaamii Andre - Price as leader.

Good news for the government, which had taken a strong stance on immigration during the election campaign two years ago.

In order to avoid voting on a controversial gun bill during an election year — a move that no doubt would have further enraged their conservative allies who were still smarting over passage of the SAFE Act - the Senate Republicans moved the bill from the Codes Committee to the Rules Committee, which is controlled with an iron fist by the leadership.

Governor Cuomo has said repeatedly this year, both on the campaign trail and during his victory speech on election night, that the DREAM Act was a priority for his administration in the 2015 session.

Offering no evidence or details, Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of having Trump Tower telephones «wire tapped» during last year's election — a claim that an Obama spokesman said was false.

THE ELIZABETHTOWN - LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (DST).

Schaefer argued that ---- given GENDA's strong polling and the progress made this year on educating senators ---- if Senate leadership were willing to step up, there is no reason GENDA could not win approval next year, despite the customary assumption that tough votes are best avoided during an election year.

A notable instance came in the congressional elections of 1992, a year after Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas during hearings on his nomination for a Supreme Court seat of having sexually harassed her when they had previously worked together.

Political parties and politicians, during election years, dole out huge amounts of money on billboards across the country as part of election campaign methods.

De Blasio has positioned himself as the face of progressive politics here and abroad, criticizing Democratic politicians on their messages following mid-term elections and traveling to Paris and England during his first year in office.