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Councilman Jumaane Williams (D - 45th) said opponents of the bill on profiling were «paternalistic» and did not represent those affected by gun violence and adversarial relationships with police, as Williams said he does in his Brooklyn district.

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On Tuesday, the E.U. parliament passed a bill that its authors claim will provide much - needed clarity on how the Internet should work, but which its opponents say is full of loopholes that will allow providers to favor their biggest commercial partnerOn Tuesday, the E.U. parliament passed a bill that its authors claim will provide much - needed clarity on how the Internet should work, but which its opponents say is full of loopholes that will allow providers to favor their biggest commercial partneron how the Internet should work, but which its opponents say is full of loopholes that will allow providers to favor their biggest commercial partners.

Opponents of the state and local tax deduction, which the bill would largely eliminate, argue it's regressive and concentrates benefits on rich states rather than poor ones that actually need the money.

Opponents of the state and local tax deduction, which the bill would sharply limit, argue it's regressive and concentrates benefits on rich states rather than poor ones that actually need the money.

In other words, what this statistic shows is that Bill 6 was desperately needed, and that the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act courageously passed by the Alberta Legislature on Dec. 10, 2015, by the government of Premier Rachel Notley in the face of huge — and when it came to its political opponents, hugely dishonest — opposition was the right thing to do.

Opponents of the bill are promising to put the issue on the ballot this November.

On the other side of the table and a major opponent to the proposed bill is the American Beverage Association (ABA), which has called it «an old idea» that always fails to gain traction.

The Rev. Floyd Flake is supporting Bill Thompson for mayor — four years after he turned his back on the former NYC comptroller in favor of his opponent, Mayor Bloomberg.

US Senate hopeful and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos had a bit of a change of heart between his chat with The Politicker this afternoon and a CapTon interview on the subject of the blog with postings about women, sex and drugs that appeared on TheLadders.com Website and billed as the personal musings of his potential GOP primary opponent, Marc Cenedella.

Only after the bill was accepted by 67 % of the voters, did its opponents turn openly against it, waving objections that no one had raised before concerning provisions that Parliament, rightly, had seen no reason to put on the ballot.

The re-election campaign of Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday once again compared his GOP opponent, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, to President Trump.

A fundraising email from the campaign of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday criticized his likely Republican opponent Nicole Malliotakis for meeting with Donald Trump in 2013.

Smith's bill also precedes the March for Life in Washington, which is expected to draw large crowds of abortion rights opponents on Friday.

Unlike in past years, Rep. Bill Owens does not have the benefit of a three - way race to split votes on the right, but must face his GOP / Conservative opponent, Matt Doheny, one - on - one.

Congressman Michael Grimm slammed Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration for allowing top officials to take leave and work on political campaigns — including that of his opponent — during the city's Ebola scare.

Unlike Mayor Bill de Blasio, his potential Democratic opponent this fall, Catsimatidis would not lay blame for the recent rash of anti-Semitic and racist incidents on President Donald Trump.

Topics in a post-announcement press Q&A included whether Cuomo will support Bronx Borough President, and Cuomo ally, Ruben Diaz Jr. in a 2017 mayoral run against Bill de Blasio, details on a state program to fund the green card application fees of 2,000 applicants, delays in the Cuomo administration response to the still unfolding Hoosick Falls drinking water catastrophe, whether Cuomo will work to turn control of the state senate to the Democrats, whether Cuomo will sign recently - passed AirBnB legislation, the State's response to increasingly severe occurrences of K2 / spice overdoses and whether he will support 2014 gubernatorial opponent Zephyr Teachout in her congressional campaign.

Democrats note that Republican advertising this year focuses not on Ms. Stewart - Cousins» reign, but on the failings of her predecessors and on the liberal specter of the Mayor Bill de Blasio, meaning that even her opponents can find little to fault her for.

U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm sought to take advantage of the absence of his opponent Domenic Recchia at their first scheduled debate in Bay Ridge on Tuesday, telling voters in the audience that a vote for Recchia is a vote for the policies of Mayor Bill de Blasio, and then telling reporters at a post-debate press conference his opponent is not ready for prime time.

When the Legislature voted on this fiscal year's budget, many lawmakers in the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus admonished opponents of the bill for blocking their push to fund the legislation.

The fate of the bills is far from clear in the legislative session and may depend on what incentives Mr. Cuomo can offer to the Republican opponents.

Democratic Senate candidate Leslie Danks Burke on Monday released a TV ad knocking her Republican opponent Tom O'Mara over a bill that would make it easier for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits.

With Pegula continuing to gain clout with his purchase of the Bills, both shale - gas - drilling advocates and opponents said they don't believe it will have an impact on the debate in New York.

Former Gov. George Pataki's Revere America Committee has added a second New Yorker — Democratic Rep. Bill Owens — to its list of members of Congress being lambasted in TV ads for voting «yes» on the health care reform bill opponents have taken to calling «Obamacare.&raBill Owens — to its list of members of Congress being lambasted in TV ads for voting «yes» on the health care reform bill opponents have taken to calling «Obamacare.&rabill opponents have taken to calling «Obamacare.»

It is obvious that the Bill's opponents would now seek to inflict on it a slow death: ensuring Lords reform consumes an unacceptable amount of parliamentary time.

The winner, Democrat Bill Foster, focused heavily on the troubled state of the economy and hit his Republican opponent — dairy magnate Jim Oberweis — as a willing advocate for the President Bush and the administration's policies on Iraq.

Opponents of the abortion bill walk in circles around supporters of the bill as a committee holds hearings on the bill at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, July 2.

State Assemblyman Michael Miller (D - Woodhaven) said an attack launched against him by a supporter of his primary opponent, Nick Comaianni, on a sex offender bill he sponsored was full of inaccuracies and denied claims that the legislation was watered down due to concerns from special interest groups.

McMahon took a hard hit from the left - and, a bit head - scratchingly, from one of his opponents on the right - over his «no» vote on the Obama administration's health care overhaul bill.

New York (CNN)- New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, who began his campaign as a long - shot but surfed a late wave of momentum by tapping into liberal anxiety over the three - term administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, overwhelmed his opponents on Tuesday to finish first in the city's Democratic mayoral primary.

He sided with Assemblyman Charles Barron, one of his opponents in the 2010 gubernatorial race, the least often, taking the same position as him on 63.26 percent of bills.

Their press conference preceded by one hour a Bill de Blasio press conference just around the corner, on the steps of City Hall, endorsing Wu's primary opponent Kathy Hochul.

The Government want a time limited debate to ensure the issue does not drag on whilst opponents of the bill claim that democratising parliament is the wrong thing to do in a time of Austerity as it is a distraction from debating the economy or watching video's of Chloe Smith on Newsnight.

«We want to build excitement and momentum in advance of that,» said Ellner... As part of that strategy, the Human Rights Campaign and its allies are spending heavily to oust three New York state senators — all Democrats — who voted against the marriage bill last year and who face opponents in the primary on Tuesday: William Stachowski of Buffalo, Shirley L. Huntley of Queens and Rubén Díaz Sr. of the Bronx.»

Opponents of «affirmative consent» in that state succeeded in amending the definition from an early draft of the bill in order to place less emphasis on the need for verbal consent.

Mid-Hudson Congressman John Faso voted in favor of the American Health Care Act on Thursday — and took heat for it from opponents of the bill.

The New York State Catholic Conference — the biggest opponent of past bills — has not taken a stance on the proposed measure.

The second and final Democratic mayoral primary debate on Wednesday was a frenetic hour - long affair in which Mayor Bill de Blasio spent much of his time on the defensive, facing probing questions from debate moderators and tough criticism from his opponent, Sal Albanese.

Six weeks from now, on November 7, New Yorkers will head to the polls to decide whether to renew the contract of Mayor Bill de Blasio, or if they want new leadership from one of the incumbent Democrat's opponents in the general election.

Opponents of the hot - button Upper East Side waste transfer station are sending out 80,000 direct mailings on the eve of Tuesday's primary that blasts Democratic mayoral candidates Christine Quinn and Bill de Blasio for their support of the project.

In the ad, the former city comptroller takes on opponent Bill de Blasio, who has been a fierce critic of stop - and - frisk, for what Thompson called misleading claims.

Opponents of the bill — mostly landlord advocates — said the new bill would have a negative effect on small - building owners.

Tory opponents of the bill were alarmed when Labour and the Tories embarked on negotiations during the day.

The response against the bill, sponsored by Kansas representative Mike Pompeo, has been swift and strong, and on Thursday celebrity chef Tom Colicchio added his name to a growing list of opponents.

But if states renege on their promises and the feds feel obligated to come down hard, then opponents of federal K — 12 activity will have a new laundry list of offenses to add to their bill of particulars.

Opponents of charter schools put Referendum 55 on the ballot in an effort to repeal a bill that Gov. Gary Locke signed into law last spring.

Opponents, which include the California Teachers Association, have argued the bill could result in requiring districts to bargain aspects of the system, evaluation criteria - for instance - which could intrude on the school districts rights to exercise managerial prerogatives, according to staff analysis.

The court also rejected opponents» claim that the program violated Article 4, Section 18 of the Wisconsin Constitution, a prohibition on private or local bills.

As your editor expected, Tuesday's commentary on the conspiracy - theorizing by opponents of Common Core reading and math standards over the role of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation garnered heated response.

And when he served on the House Education Committee, he was a vehement opponent of the state's voucher program; he filed several bills to restrict it.