Sentences with phrase «opposed by advocates»

Sen. Andrew Lanza (R - Staten Island), who has carried an alternate version of the Child Victims Act supported by the Church but opposed by advocates, said he would support a provision that would create a time frame for prosecutors to charge predators criminally even though the statute of limitations has run out on their cases.

Sen. Andrew Lanza's proposal is supported by the Church, but opposed by advocates.

The compromise version of the public financing system is opposed by advocates and good - government organizations who had hoped for a broader, statewide version of the program.

Not exact matches

Opinion polls showed that voters had opposed privatization at the outset (as did the press and many Conservative back benchers), but the Conservatives pointed out that Tony Blair rode to victory in part by abandoning «Clause Four» of the Labour Party's 1904 constitution, advocating state control over the means of production, distribution and exchange.

Since then, Salesforce has steadily added workers and made a name for itself by opposing the the 2015 Religious Freedom Restoration Act and advocating for LGBT rights in Indiana.

In that respect, the situation may be similar to those created by the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy and the National Right to Work Committee; who would volunteer to be the advocate of an «insane nuclear policy» or oppose the right of people to work?

I fear Mr. Hagen comes eerily close to demanding just the sort of «sensitivity» censorship advocated by the PC crowd he and I both oppose.

Fox believed that men should be guided by the Inner Light, protested against formalism in religion, advocated an extreme democracy which would put men and women on a basis of equality, stressed simplicity in dress, food, and speech, opposed all participation in war, and insisted on truth - speaking.

The contract, opposed by parks advocates at a recent committee meeting, may be approved this week by the Park District Board.

I know that just by being a strong advocate of gentle discipline and being vehemently opposed to spanking I will be impacting lots of people.

For at least two decades, lay midwife advocates have argued that they should be recognized by the state as legitimate caregivers, but physicians groups have opposed them.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, one of the leading members of the Working Families Party, made a sharp and unexpected break yesterday with his left - leaning colleagues by vigorously opposing higher taxes on Wall Street.

Multiple versions of the bill have been proposed in the Legislature in the last several years and has been staunchly opposed by social conservatives as well as the Catholic Church and advocates for the disabled.

Mayor Bill de Blasio dashed the hopes of transit advocates by suggesting on Thursday that he opposes creating 24/7 bus - only lanes on 14th Street in Manhattan during next year's L - train shutdown — a proposal that many believe is essential to lessening the impact of the transit crisis.

Middletown NY: On Saturday, January 17th at 3:00 PM At the intersection of route 17M and route 6, residents along with the Ramapough Lenape Tribe, and community & environmental advocates will hold a vigil to oppose the development of a 650 MW Gas Power Plant proposed by Competitive Power Ventures.

On resumption, the EFCC had opposed the bail application brought by the counsel for Khan, Selekeowei Larry, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, but called for accelerated hearing of the matter.

«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.

In November 1994 Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, with Major's approval and supported by Malcolm Rifkind, had advocated a referendum on joining the euro or on the upcoming 1996 Intergovernmental Conference, but Heseltine and Clarke were opposed (only these five senior ministers appear to have been involved) and the proposal was shelved for the time being.

The speaker took heat for his position from local leaders and housing advocates who accused him of opposing affordable housing to preserve his voter base in the largely Jewish neighborhood by keeping out other groups.

The bill, known as the Child Victims Act, would expand the statute of limitations for victims of abuse, had opposed by the Catholic Church, but pushed for by victim advocates and The Daily News in a series of pointed front - page headlines.

But it also came after Flanagan pledged to enact some changes to the gun control law, which is deeply opposed by gun - rights advocates, who are skeptical of the Long Islander's leadership in the chamber given his vote in favor of the SAFE Act in 2013.

Flanagan's candidacy to succeed Skelos had been opposed by upstate county Republican chairmen as well gun - rights advocates, who had sought to mobilize around DeFrancisco.

Gottfried said he has «no idea» of how Cuomo intends to act on the expedited medical marijuana bill, which was opposed by one of the original sponsors of the Compassionate Care Act, Sen. Diane Savino, who characterized it as a vehicle for advocates seeking full legalization of pot in New York.

At 2 p.m., joined by advocates and seniors who would be adversely impacted by the House GOP tax reform bill, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio will deliver remarks at a rally opposing the measure, Trump Tower, 725 5th Ave., Manhattan.

The figure is less than the 4 percent bump sought by education advocates, and the revision amounts to a $ 769 million increase as opposed to $ 1.2 billion.

At first advocating pacificism and opposing rearmament, he later reversed his position; by 1938, he became a strong critic of Neville Chamberlain's attempts to appease Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

Uber and Lyft are opposed by a series of interest groups, including labor unions concerned about employee protections, existing taxi companies and disability rights advocates.

Another time, Senator Bill Larkin and then Senator Joe Holland of Rockland County teamed up to paint a campaign contribution by an Assembly colleague as «proof» that I opposed the building of the Northeast Center for Special Care (I supported it then and have advocated on behalf of the center, it's patients, residents and staff many times since).

Inspired by her work outdoors with children, in 2007, Laurie began to directly advocate for the environment, becoming a water advocate on the Rockland Water Coalition and opposing the proposed desalination plant at Haverstraw Bay on the Hudson River.

Seeking to join them are the Women's Equality Party started by Cuomo's campaign, the Stop Common Core Party announced by Astorino and the Life and Justice Party, a group started by Michael Carey, its gubernatorial candidate, to oppose abortion rights and advocate for disabled people in state facilities....

Groups led by clergy opposed to same - sex marriage sang hymns such as «Victory is Mine» and prayed in small circles while pro-same-sex marriage advocates countered with «God Bless America» and lined the halls and parlor outside the Senate chamber.

Tenant advocates have been strongly opposing the tax abatement program, which is widely used by the city's developers.

Cuomo has opposed the proposal (A7119 - Wright / S5120 - Savino) by welfare advocates such as Community Voices Heard to eliminate WEP, replacing it with a transitional jobs program to provide a paying job with training and education.

The bill is opposed by the Catholic Conference as well as New Yorker's Family Research Foundation and disability advocates.

Mental health advocates, doctors, and people with mental illnesses opposed the governor's proposals, arguing that this would mean the most cost - effective medication would be prescribed instead of what is clinically recommended by a health professional.

He certainly would be a poor choice to oppose Vince Cable given his record on Royal Mail: although he claims that «this government has a very different solution to that (previously) advocated by Labour ``, that will fail convince most Labour MPs let alone the public.

As pressure mounted in 2013 Skelos obstinately opposed a series of reforms proposed by Cuomo - a package of reforms most advocates actually considered insignificant.

She was encircled by a dozens of council members, as well as a minimum of 2 UN agency opposed the first bill, and labor leaders UN agency had advocated for the bill since it had been introduced regarding 3 years agone.

New Yorkers opposed to gay marriage are being swamped by younger people who support it, while polls seem to show a new tactic by advocates is working in the suburbs and upstate, the more conservative region where the issue will be won or lost.

As advocates experienced with agency recalcitrance, we believe that a more proscriptive, or «stronger,» bill supported by council, but opposed by the mayor, would be symbolically satisfying but close to useless in practice.

Instead of the Biggert legislation, House Republicans narrowly passed a different version of VAWA that had been opposed by victim advocates.

The state Senate has passed a charter - cap bill supported by the city and charter advocates but opposed by the union.

De Blasio is a strong advocate of the Paid Sick Leave bill, which is opposed by many businesses including, not coincidentally, many small ones.

The techniques are opposed by anti-GM groups, but advocates say they offer a real alternative to spraying insecticides, and have the potential to provide a better and more precise tool to combat agricultural pests and insects that spread human diseases.

Staffers in this office appeared wholly unaware that student interests can be separate from and often opposed to those advocated by university administrators.

Related studies regularly show that low - carbohydrate diets reduce the risk for disease and support weight loss as opposed to a low - fat diet alone that continues to be advocated by health authorities throughout the world.

But it's by no means guaranteed; we must bear in mind that despite a half century of urban - district struggles, many public - education advocates still oppose charter schooling.

He said the practice, which in some cases has resulted in serious injuries to students, has been linked to negative health and academic outcomes for students and is opposed by a range of groups, including parent organizations, teachers unions, medical and mental health organizations and civil rights advocates.

A radical departure from the goals of public education, these approaches have been vigorously opposed by public school advocates and the majority of the general public.

The group advocates for changes to the education system that are opposed by teachers unions, including tenure reform and teacher evaluations.