Sentences with phrase «organizations held a press conference»

Also at 11:30 a.m., the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council, the AFL - CIO and other labor organizations hold a press conference to close the prevailing wage loophole in state budget, outside state Senate lobby, third floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Albany, NY — Leaders from community and worker» rights organizations held a press conference on Friday to protest the tax reform plan that could emerge from the House and Senate conference... (read more)

Also at 11 a.m., a broad - based group of environmental, anti-fracking and conservation organizations hold a press conference to explain why they are urging New Yorkers to vote «no» on the constitutional convention referendum, LCA Press Room, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

Also at 12:45 p.m., Coalition of Westchester organizations hold a press conference and rally calling on the court to enforce a 2009 desegregation order ahead of a hearing this afternoon on remedies to hold the county accountable for allegedly breaching its 2009 Consent Decree with HUD, steps of U.S. District Court, 500 Pearl St., Manhattan.

At 9 a.m., the Islamic Leadership Council of NY and other Muslim organizations hold a press conference regarding the murders of Imam Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin; NYC Comptroller Stringer is scheduled to attend, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

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During the campaign to implement these proposals, local organizations lobbied state legislators, in one case holding 11 press conferences on the same day.

This afternoon, Commissioner Adam Silver held a press conference to announce that Donald Sterling has been banned for life from any association with the Clippers organization or the NBA.

At 10:30 a.m., a coalition of organizations, educators, and advocates hold a press conference to encourage the inclusion of $ 4.5 million in the budget sustain and expand the Foster Youth College Success Initiative, LCA Press Room (130), LOB, 198 State St., Alpress conference to encourage the inclusion of $ 4.5 million in the budget sustain and expand the Foster Youth College Success Initiative, LCA Press Room (130), LOB, 198 State St., AlPress Room (130), LOB, 198 State St., Albany.

The State Chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), the umbrella organization of all the political parties in Nigeria had a press conference saying that the election should be put on hold, let's conclude this audit process in the local government administration, a lot of things have gone wrong.

Also at 11 a.m., New York elected officials, unions, advocates, community organizations, grass - roots groups and impacted consumers hold a press conference to discuss the impact of the U.S. Senate's health care bill, state Capitol, Albany.

Also at 10 a.m., The Educational Conference Board, a coalition of major statewide education organizations, will hold a news conference in the LCA Press Room to release a report, «Turning the Corner: With an improved fiscal condition, New York can lead the way for sustainable educational progreConference Board, a coalition of major statewide education organizations, will hold a news conference in the LCA Press Room to release a report, «Turning the Corner: With an improved fiscal condition, New York can lead the way for sustainable educational progreconference in the LCA Press Room to release a report, «Turning the Corner: With an improved fiscal condition, New York can lead the way for sustainable educational progress.»

Also at 10 a.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the challenges facing New York State's infrastructure, along with Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo and other local elected officials, members of organized labor, environmental organizations, Chambers of Commerce and private local businesses, will be holding a press conference.

At 11 a.m., former Southampton Town Supervisor and NY - 1 Democratic candidate Anna Throne - Holst will be holding a press conference with New Yorkers Against Gun Violence where the organization will formally endorse her campaign for Congress, 3249 Rt 112, Building 4, Medford, Long Island.

At noon, residents impacted by the CPV Valley Energy Plant currently under investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara will hold a press conference and then deliver a letter to the governor signed by over 300 community organizations and individuals, LCA Pressroom (130), LOB, Albany.

At 1 p.m., NY Renews, a coalition of community organizations, environmental justice groups, labor unions, faith groups, business leaders, and other advocates fighting for equitable climate policies, holds a telephone press conference to call on Cuomo to step up as a leader for communities hurt most by climate change.

Officials in various parts of the state held press conferences Monday to argue for «parity» between the downstate mass transit organization and investments in roads and bridges that are handled by the state's Department of Transportation.

The press conference will be held as part of a day of advocacy and action organized by Reshma Saujani and We Care NYC in partnership with the Office of Congressman Gregory Meeks, Councilman Leroy Comrie, Councilman Ruben Wills, Councilman James Sanders, Jr., Google, New York Tech Meetup, I Love My LIFE, Flavorpill, Pencils of Promise, Russel Simmons and additional non-profit organizations, small businesses, and advocates in New York.

Even the event's organizers, Luminosidade, signaled that it might be time for a refocusing: in a press conference held last fall in Paris, the organization's president Paulo Borges promised to transform the week into a first tier platform where international designers would present their resort collections, a laudable if overly ambitious plan that, if it comes to fruition, may take years to implement.

NSBA and nine national education organizations, representing educators, principals, school boards, superintendents, chief state school officers, parents, PTAs, and school business officials, aim to build upon the momentum generated during their press conference held at the National Press Club in press conference held at the National Press Club in Press Club in June.

The experts shared their statements at a press conference held at Roosevelt University and sponsored by Parents United for Responsible Education, a Chicago public school parent advocacy organization, along with education professors Ann Aviles de Bradley and Diane Horwitz.

Held in Washington, D.C., each spring, the Annual Conference brings together pro bono practitioners from legal departments, law firms, and public interest organizations around pressing issues in pro bono.

Asian community organizations from Chicago hold a press conference to express their outrage after Dr. David Dao was forcibly removed from a United Airlines airplane by Chicago Aviation Police at O'Hare Airport.

An organization calling itself the Korea Cryptocurrency Investors Citizens» Alliance held a press conference, telling reporters, «We will not stand by and let the government continue with its anti-market policies, or sit passively while it rubs salt in the wounds of Korea's three million or so cryptocurrency investors.»

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