Sentences with phrase «other public officials from»

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Gannett — which owns USA Today and a number of other prominent U.S. titles, including the Detroit Free Press and the Arizona Republic — reportedly sent its official bid to Tribune Publishing on April 12, but the media giant decided to make the offer public on Monday after getting what it suggested was an unsatisfactory response from Tribune management.

Despite the public statements from White House officials, other people close to Trump have privately voiced concerns over Muller's next move, according to a Washington Post report.

That version of events contradicts both the public record and accounts from numerous other White House officials in recent days as the Porter drama unfolded.

Officials corroborated or supplemented intelligence from other sources to make a case to surveil Carter Page, but much of that information can't be made public because it's highly sensitive.

Readers of a certain age will remember some of the key sentences: «I believe in an America where no public official either requests or accepts instruction from the Pope, the National Council of Churches, or any other ecclesiastical source....

The passage most picked up in news reports is this: «We urge those Catholic officials who choose to depart from Church teaching on the inviolability of human life in their public life to consider the consequences for their own spiritual well being, as well as the scandal they risk by leading others into serious sin....

In some states, public health and school officials would like to ban the miniature cakes from schools entirely, along with all other sugar - laden goodies.

Improper public to private communication might seem trivial in an environment as open as bond markets but the truth is that private actors are poorly informed and, in more cases than expected, react to media reports rather than information from the Spanish government or other official sources.

As government officials transition from being managers of public services to enablers of public service improvement through markets, co-production and other means, new ways of working must be hardwired into the core structures, processes and culture of Whitehall, Westminster and — yes — Pasc too.

He and other officials who violate the public's trust steal our democracy from us.

An elected official from Onondaga County said Howe often appeared with Aiello and other COR executive during private and public meetings, and helped to arrange meetings on COR's behalf.

Government officials from the Volta River Authority, Ministry of Power, Attorney General Department, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, Energy Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency among many others helped in putting the BOOT Agreement with the Ameri together to generate 250 megawatts emergency power plants to fix the dumsor problem.

So insists a collective of elected officials, including City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, City Council Immigration Committee Chair Carlos Menchaca, Public Advocate Letitia James, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and numerous other Councilmembers, who issued a letter to New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, urging her to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from New York State courts.

It should punish Silver for the vast harm he has caused and the position of trust that he exploited, deter other elected officials from the temptation towards corruption, and communicate to the public that the rule of law applies even to the most prominent of public officials.»

To encourage a shift away from cars, officials in each of the far - flung cities added new buses, bike lanes and other public transit services.

But the plan would allow the governor to make changes through his own branch of government to the budget after it's approved, without input from the Legislature — worrying other officials that an already opaque process will be further hidden from public view.

Most of the meeting consisted of PSC reps hearing and taking notes on statements from public officials, residents, activists and other local leaders and residents.

So there was a bittersweet feeling in the air at Mohonk Mountain House as the Gardiner Democratic Committee gathered community activists, current and former public officials, staff from various land trusts and environmental organizations and other local luminaries to review some highlights of Hinchey's career and give him a sentimental sendoff.

Seddio argued that it's hard for any New York City official — from the mayor to the controller to the public advocate — to involve themselves in races in other parts of the state.

Thursday night, word began circulating of a «framework» agreement reached between the so - called «three men in a room» — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — that would satisfy at least the minimum requirements for both: The Democratic - dominated Assembly would agree to the first passage of legislation paving the way for a constitutional amendment that would allow for the stripping of public pensions from elected officials and other top officials convicted of public corruption, and the Republican - led Senate would approve a one - year extension of mayoral control of New York City's schools.

Anthony Picente, Anthony Brindisi and other public officials involved in this project have operated in a shroud of secrecy from day one.

Cuomo has refused to disavow that criticism even as officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health experts have praised the city's response.

Ballot Proposal No. 1 to hold a New York Constitutional Convention has received more attention than the other two ballot proposals, drawing support and opposition from a wide variety of public officials and special - interest groups.

«The Government expects that the evidence at trial will establish that the Governor's election in 2010 transformed Howe, then primarily a federal lobbyist based in Washington, D.C., into a key contact for individuals seeking public funds and other official action from New York State,» the government writes, «due to Howe's longstanding personal and professional relationships with the Governor and other senior officials in the Governor's administration.»

The work of the legislature involves taking action on communications from the County Executive and other elected county officials, the various county departments and agencies, other governments, the public, and the legislators themselves.

But the Procurement Policy Board, an obscure agency if ever there was one, has decreed that the competitive bidding rules «shall not apply to contract awards made from line item appropriations and / or discretionary funds to community - based not - for - profit organizations or other public service organizations identified by elected city officials other than the mayor and the controller.»

The proposed amendment establishes a redistricting commission every 10 years beginning in 2020, with two members appointed by each of the four legislative leaders and two members selected by the eight legislative appointees; prohibits legislators and other elected officials from serving as commissioners; establishes principles to be used in creating districts; requires the commission to hold public hearings on proposed redistricting plans; subjects the commission's redistricting plan to legislative enactment; provides that the legislature may only amend the redistricting plan according to the established principles if the commission's plan is rejected twice by the legislature; provides for expedited court review of a challenged redistricting plan; and provides for funding and bipartisan staff to work for the commission.

Those present included my colleague on the county legislature, Lynn Marinelli; Supervisor Tony Caruana, Councilman Dan Crangle and Highway Superintendent Bill Swanson from the town; Mayor Patrick Mang and Clerk / Treasurer Kathleen Johnson from the village; a number of representatives from the county's public works department; and several other local government officials interested in improving service to town residents.

Last week I testified before the General Assembly on a bill that would make it a crime for a public official or state employee to receive more than $ 1,000 from a state contractor, public employee union, lobbyist or a business that is paid to lobby for others.

I suspect that most of the public probably would not want to see elected officials have the power to approve or deny every project, because it could open the door to favoritism or inconsistent application of the law to give approval to some property owners and deny it from others based on who knows who rather than on the merits of the application.

«Those who attacked me and the other assembly members of the task - force will be prosecuted, I will make sure the law takes its course to serve as a deterrent to others who would want to prevent public officials from carrying out their mandate.»

Hevesi's plan, which is being sponsored in the Senate by Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein (D - Bronx) and was first reported in September by the Daily News, has previously been backed by anti-homeless advocates, 111 state Assembly members from both parties, and a range of other public officials.

They revealed how Brindisi and other Oneida County officials worked from the start of the project to push for building the facility downtown, before seeking public opinion.

Pan: Well, there hasn't been a lot of discussion of it really in the Chinese media, but this is another example of the weakness of the one - party political system, you know, they have shown that the one - party system can deliver economic growth, but it's an open question whether they can deliver other public goods for clean environment, as they discuss, has been a real challenge for them and because local officials are so addicted to economic growth, they are not willing to, addicted because they profit from it personally, they haven't been willing to really enforce environmental laws about, you know, good health care system, and education system.

Wary of government regulation to slash pollution from refineries and other operations within their supply chain, as well as public concern about smog in cities such as Los Angeles, petroleum officials at API and member firms offered alternative theories of how smog was created.

But officials there, much like their Pennsylvania counterparts, have no way to separate those related to health — even the ones passed on by the state Department of Public Health and Environment — from those concerning spills, or noise, or other disruptions.

NOAA experts joined partners from the Lightning Protection Institute, the Colorado Department of Homeland Security, local fire officials, other lightning safety partners and local TV meteorologist Jeff Womack for a public open house safety event at South Metro Fire Station # 45.

States including Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California have banned soda from school vending machines and cafeterias in recent years, and public officials are now turning their attention to sports drinks and other sugary beverages.

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Others ask parents and carers to refrain from discussing the business of school or children attending school in any public forum, while many request that complaints are made via official school channels rather than social networking sites.

Since NEA officials announced their intentions at the union's annual meeting in New Orleans last month, however, they have garnered little public support from other major education groups.

Officials from National - Louis University's college of education said the 7,500 - student university grants more master's degrees in education annually than any other public or private institution in the United States.

In addition to dedicated professional staff and board members, our vision requires efforts from a broad coalition of authorizers, superintendents, and state and local advocacy organizations, as well as public officials, civic leaders, funders, and others.

They nominated people from all walks of life — artists, coaches, public officials, even a school bus driver and a hair stylist — who show that they care about «other people's children.»

Charter schools draw fire from teachers» unions and other education groups, who say taxpayer money should be spent to fix traditional public education system rather than creating schools that have less oversight from state and local officials.

By July 1, the picture will become clearer as officials from Spokane Public Schools and 12 other districts statewide submit applications detailing the types of charter schools they hope to host.

An estimated 150 teachers, school administrators, parents and others from around the state came to the conference at the University of Washington Tacoma to learn about charters, which are public schools that permit significant decisions to be made at a school level, rather than by a school district or state officials.

Prohibits public officials from voting on bills that inure financial gain to themselves and related others.

She and others are heartened by a public push from senior education officials in India on the potential of technology - aided solutions, and by the «e-India,» strategy led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Education will continue to be a critical issue at the Statehouse with public promises from Gov. Butch Otter and other state officials to increase school funding.