Sentences with phrase «opposition to the proposal»

After releasing a statement last week in opposition to the proposal, I received quite a bit of feedback.

There has been some local opposition to both proposals.

Additionally, he wants to be sure local elected officials can't bring a strong voice of opposition to this proposal.

There was opposition to the proposals at the hearing from the local conservation society (the first interested party) and other local residents, but no objection from the police.

But her speech did little to lessen opposition to the proposals, as delegates at the conference made a last minute amendment to the motion against the plans to include industrial action.

Both Ms. Glen and Ms. Been refused to answer questions from the Observer about opposition to the proposal from the AFL - CIO, which has come at the behest of building trades unions.

A Westchester County legislator is sponsoring a resolution in opposition to a proposal for up to 10 anchorage sites in the Hudson River.

The measure had all but dropped out of the conversation in Albany as Democrats lawmakers — as well as the state's powerful teachers unions — have expressed opposition to the proposal.

When running for president in 2008, Ms. Clinton voiced opposition to a proposal by then New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants.

«After much review, I am strongly in opposition to any proposal by the library system for a new special taxing district.

There is virtually no chance they will be successful in their bid, as Republicans have shown considerable opposition to the proposal even when they are in the minority.

In addition, public comments submitted to the USCG from Hudson Valley environmental and business groups, mayors and county executives, and state and federal officials have expressed strong opposition to the proposal based on the negative impacts the anchorages could have on riverfront revitalization, fish and wildlife, tourism, quality of life, and public health and safety.

The campaign leading up to the vote was bitter at times, much opposition to the proposal centring on the xenophobic and, many alleged, racist nature of the proposal, evidence of which was found in the SVP poster advocating approval that showed white sheep kicking a black sheep off the Swiss flag:

Faso is the latest New York Republican to announce opposition to the proposal.

The main opposition to the proposal came from Utah.

Raising money has met a few obstacles, Dewald said, including the overwhelming union opposition to Proposal 1 and the work involved in convincing potential donors that the marijuana issue would even find a place on the convention if a gathering were held.

They planned to play at Loftus Road while a new ground was built, however, opposition to the proposal obstructed their plans eventually abandoning the new stadium project.

But just as quickly as talk of a deal surfaced, so did oppositions to the proposals — and talk of recriminations from anonymous sources involved in the negotiations.

In his budget proposal, Cuomo made passage of the tax credit contingent upon passage of the Dream Act in an attempt to overcome largely partisan opposition to both proposals, but the strategy was unsuccessful.

Pink, meanwhile, produced a video in which she begged members of the Council, many of whom have expressed skepticism and even outright opposition to the proposal, to vote in favor of it on Friday.

NEWBURGH, N.Y. >> The city of Newburgh is poised to join mounting opposition to the proposal that the Thruway Authority lead the environmental review of the proposed Pilgrim pipelines, most of which would run along the highway.

There's also little desire among voters to see lawmakers receive a pay bump from their base $ 79,500, with opposition to the proposal registering at 55 percent to 42 percent (pay raises for lawmakers and cabinet officials is now before a panel that could decide on salary increases at the end of this year).

The New York budget remains in limbo largely due to State Senate GOP opposition to a proposal that would prevent minors from getting charged as adults — while in Washington, Democrats are preparing to filibuster Trump's attempt to appoint Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and continue to complain of nepotism and conflicts of interest within the administration.

Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, today signalled a new willingness to drop the government's plans to grant anonymity to defendants in rape cases, after growing opposition to the proposal.

They voiced strident opposition to a proposal to sell city water, piped from Cooper Lake in Woodstock, to a national bottling corporation.

They organized «Hands Around Senn,» clustering around the building on Oct. 28 in symbolic opposition to the proposal.

The SRA Board decided last week that the SRA will no longer regulate the 129 solicitors currently operating as insolvency practitioners, despite opposition to the proposal from insolvency practitioners during a consultation that closed in January.

National Cable & Telecommunications Association President and CEO Michael Powell vowed «unwavering opposition to any proposals that attempt...

Even though opposition to the proposal is growing, the association continues to educate Congress on the issue, as with this ad that appeared in popular Capitol Hill newspapers.

On Tuesday, September 25, 2017, NAR launched a $ 6.5 million Public Issue Advocacy plan to highlight NAR opposition to any proposal that results in higher taxes on middle class homeowners.

Walsh and Byrne support the merger whereas Miner and expressed opposition to the proposal.

Assembly members Nicole Malliotakis and Ron Castorina recently voiced opposition to the proposal to tax online marketplaces, saying that it would be overly burdensome to New Yorkers.

Groups representing home builders, doctors and senior citizens are among those voicing strong opposition to the proposal.

In the face of massive local opposition to the proposals, a public inquiry was convened in 1995.

While there was much opposition to the proposal, the mayor failed to persuade the one who arguably mattered most — Silver, who sat on the state's Public Authorities Control Board, along with Gov. George Pataki and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno.

Opposition to the proposals came from members of all main parties.

An overflow crowd of Signal Mountain residents came to the May town council meeting, almost all in opposition to a proposal by developers The Keith Corporation to build a large supermarket on property they own at 617 Cauthen Way.

They are all stepping up opposition to a proposal from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer that, if approved by the City Council, would set up a mediation system for rent renewals between commercial tenants and landlords.

On Tuesday, MAR President Annie Blatz testified before the Joint Committee on Revenue in opposition to a proposal that would create a new transfer tax on the sale of real estate in Provincetown.

Many small business groups and professionals are already voicing their opposition to the proposals.

Before the board vote, Rogers stood outside with supporters of the park plan at the press - conference - turned - pep - rally to, among other things, acknowledge the opposition to the proposal and defend the Park District's position.

«Let these people on this Village Board come and live on Lake Arlington for one summer and have a quarter of a million people walk by their back door,» said Jerry Lewandowski, one of the residents who have joined forces at Village Hall for the past few months to voice their opposition to the proposal.

And in Erie County, where overdose deaths related to heroin and prescription drugs are on track to wipe out the county's recent population gain, Republican Senate candidate Chris Jacobs is touting his opposition to a proposal for injection sites.

Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader John Flanagan, have signaled their opposition to the proposal.

Asked Tuesday by a reporter if there was any opposition to the proposal, Lander said, «I think it's just an issue that it's change and change is not always easy.