Sentences with phrase «opposition by elected officials»
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Here the Pope says yes: «When it is not possible to overturn or completely abrogate a pro-abortion law, an elected official, whose absolute personal opposition to procured abortion was well known, could licitly support proposals aimed at limiting the harm done by such a law and at lessening its negative consequences at the level of general opinion and public morality.»
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In an abrupt reversal, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday dropped plans to seek a temporary cap on the growth of car - hail companies, amid growing criticism from elected city officials and a massive opposition campaign mounted by Uber.
The de Blasio administration has scheduled a final vote Tuesday to approve construction of two apartment buildings inside Brooklyn Bridge Park, despite opposition by local elected officials and community groups.
Village officials in Kiryas Joel on Friday said the decision by the Orange County Legislature to spend $ 200,000 to fight the annexation issue in court is «an irresponsible waste of taxpayer money and a cynical maneuver in direct opposition to the lawful and legal action by two democratically elected boards.»
Perhaps the most politically powerful conversion was made by Attorney General Ken Salazar, the most visible Latino elected official in the state, who reversed his long - time opposition to vouchers.
Although tens of thousands of students participated in last year's Common Core SBAC «Test of the Test,» Governor Malloy's administration has refused to release the test results fearing, no doubt, that by informing parents, teachers, elected officials and the public of the results of the unfair Common Core SBAC test, opposition to these inappropriate standardized tests will grow exponentially.
He urges people to stand with them against the discriminatory policy by calling elected officials and other opposition foundations, such as ALCU.
In addition to the comments of 90,000 Planned Parenthood supporters, opposition was also voiced through official comments to HHS by these elected officials at the federal and state levels:
In addition to the comments of 90,000 Planned Parenthood supporters, opposition was voiced through official comments to HHS by these elected officials at the federal and state level: