Sentences with phrase «other elected»

Lynch said the mayor, as well as other elected officials, only pays lip service to supporting the police, but fails to act when it counts.

And I don't go along with the flow just because other elected officials endorse any particular candidate.

Three state lawmakers representing Niagara County are joining other elected and community leaders in calling for an investigation into the Niagara County SPCA.

They expect other elected officials and transit advocates to join.

Other elected Republicans balked at running for county executive against Bellone, who a year ago had been sitting on a $ 2 million campaign war chest with a well - organized Suffolk County Democratic Committee and politically influential police unions firmly in his corner.

City Councilman Daniel Dromm held a press conference with other elected officials and community members Thursday to demand that the Department of Education designate Diwali as a day off for public school students.

Mark - Viverito got 29 council members, and six other elected officials, to sign her letter, which she began circulating as outrage mounted over a plan to name Lopez - Rivera the first «National Freedom Hero» at the June 11 parade.

It was not a situation I was looking to happen,» said Rodriguez, who was flanked by other elected officials and supporters.

Community leaders and other elected officials are invited to attend.»

Reverend Ruben Diaz Senior has a long record of supporting bigoted and discriminatory policies, and he has no place in the New York City Council or any other elected office.»

With his forceful personality, his fervent appeals to Dominican - American nationalism and close alliances with other elected officials, including Councilman Ydanis Rodríguez and newly - elected Assemblywoman Gabriela Rosa, Mr. Espaillat has built a cohesive political machine that is eroding the traditional black power base above 96th Street.

Mount Vernon, NY — Westchester County Legislators Lyndon Williams (D - Mount Vernon) and Ken Jenkins (D - Yonkers) joined a number of other elected officials along with community leaders at a rally Wednesday, October 29th to announce their support of the «Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014,» to fight «digital divide.»

«Granted those reforms they recommended are only applicable to the Council,» she said, and not other elected officials getting pay hikes, «because right now we're the only members of the city in terms of elected officials that are part - time.

I'm going to bring community leader, other elected officials at the local, state and federal level, have access to other financial and human resources to give the school board and the superintendent what's needed to turn the city around, which is to turn the school district around.

Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito joined other elected officials and activists at a rally Thursday

That's because while other elected officials will be paid the amount suggested by the independent Quadrennial Commission, assigned to review the issue of salaries, the Council decided to pay itself $ 10,000 more than the commission's recommendations.

Mr. Skelos, like other elected officials facing legal troubles, deserves the same rights afforded every American.

During the campaign, Mr. Meguin chastised Mr. Russell for proposing a small pay increase last year for himself and other elected officials.

Other elected officials will be participating, and several community groups are co-sponsoring the event because this is a matter that effects the quality of life of everyone in the neighborhood.

Because, obviously, you and many other elected officials in this community are constantly under the gun about property taxes.

(This week's arrest of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and several other elected officials on corruption charges will not lessen that cynicism.)

Other elected officials who participated in Fire Ops 101 included New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson and Councilman Jared Rice, White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach and State Assemblyman David Buchwald (D - Mount Kisco).

If elected, he wishes to turn his experience to working with other elected officials to procure economic development funds from outside of the tax base.

A number of City Council Members who are jockeying to replace Melissa Mark - Viverito as the next Speaker of the City Council seem to be stepping up efforts to curry favor with their colleagues and other elected officials through strategic campaign donations.

It certainly makes sense that the county legislature wouldn't want to take up that and underwrite essentially a discriminatory trash fee, and I think it's fortunate that the administration, when they first read the legislature's resolution, completely caused unfounded fear with residents and other elected officials in city government saying it would cost the city of Albany $ 2 million.

«I will have the necessary conversations with the unions and with charter leaders and other elected officials in Albany to see what the possibilities are,» he said.

Two of them acknowledged that they too have experienced sexual harassment at the Capitol by other elected officials, but insisted they never saw Latvala act inappropriately.

We were invited to meet in Westchester with other elected officials to take a bus across the bridge to the ceremony.

NY State Senator Jeff Klein is joined by other elected officials to announce $ 250,000 in funding for the Vera Institute of Justice's New York Immigrant Family Unity Project on Monday, November 28, 2016.

Dozens of congressman and other elected officials have donated to Weprin, including $ 2,000 apiece from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D - Calif.)

Salina Town Supervisor Mark Nicotra, along with other elected officials and businesses in the surrounding towns, want to save 81.

«I will help them establish a trust or an account so that other elected officials receive the same professional development that I did, because there's no question I'm a stronger CFO because of it,» he said.

NOW, the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States, was founded in 1966 and has hundreds of chapters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. NOW - NY and NOW - NYC, the New York City chapter, have advocated on a number of issues affecting girls and women, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence and child marriage — issues it has worked on with Cuomo and other elected officials.

De Blasio called the bill «fiscally responsible,» but State Senator José Peralta told Gay City that he and other elected officials in Queens have been begging the administration for increased funding for crossing guards — something that would demonstrably aid the safety of public and private school students — only to be told that there is no money for it.

Hours after the Trump administration announced it was rescinding the DACA program, Mayor Bill de Blasio joined with other elected officials, faith leaders and immigrant advocates at City Hall to present a united front in defense of undocumented immigrants — and also denounced the termination decision.

Councilman Jumaane Williams, who was one of the other elected officials in attendance, also encouraged attendees to chant, «No hate, no fear, Muslims are welcome here!»

His father, County Executive Ed Day, released a statement via social media, which read in part: ``... if you look at his resume, he is more qualified for office than any other elected official in the area, myself included.

John Kaehny, of Reinvent Albany, said that from his perspective the governor's office has been ahead of the game on releasing the governor's schedules when compared to other elected officials, albeit months after the fact.

«I didn't want to use taxpayer dollars for this and so there was a precedent for other elected officials before me who used resources the same way that I did,» he said.

Other elected officials, including City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, also oppose the proposal.

His appearance in northern Manhattan served also as an opportunity for other elected officials and community leaders to gather and welcome the head of state who represents approximately 10 million residents of the Dominican Republic, a country close to many in northern Manhattan and throughout New York.

At 9 a.m., NYC Councilman Mark Treyger, Assemblyman Ed Braunstein and other elected officials unveil new legislation that would make it explicitly illegal for law enforcement officials to have any sexual contact with someone in their custody, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

One destined to rule, the other elected to lead.

At 2 p.m., U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will tour Women In Need (WIN) facility with WIN CEO Christine Quinn along with other elected officials and will meet with children and families who have fled domestic violence.

Other elected officials, many who have designs on succeeding Bloomberg in 2013, have stepped up their criticism of the mayor after the Post reported this week of Goldsmith's arrest.

At 11 a.m., Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Nydia Velazquez, NYC Councilman Corey Johnson and other elected officials gather to condemn the latest U.S. Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Many other elected officials will be on hand.

Many other elected officials will also be marching.

At 11:30 a.m., NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, Cuomo and many other elected officials march in the Columbus Day Parade, 44th Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan.

(After the rally, which Sen. Liz Krueger, Rep. Carolyn Maloney and other elected officials will attend, the group will ride the A train to Bedford - Stuyvesant's Restoration Plaza).