Sentences with phrase «petitions in»

That is why all those scientists (from other disciplins) have signed petitions in support of Mann and friends - because that's what they've been told, not because they've examined the evidence themselves.

As I recently reported over at TreeHugger, a new grassroots movement has launched petitions in hundreds of cities across the world calling for a transition to 100 percent renewable energy / zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.

According to Henry Chapman, a Cooper alumnus and an organizer for the Friends of Cooper Union free tuition advocacy group, there are «4,000 people who have signed petitions in support of the full tuition scholarship.»

Fans have been spamming links everywhere for online petitions in hopes they will be included as downloadable content (DLC).

From signing petitions in favour of DRM on the Xbox One, submitting fake reviews en masse on Amazon and Metacritic, posting comments on YouTube videos forcing the likes of Toys R» Us to disable comments, Sony fanboys seem content with spending so much energy deriding everyone else's taste in gaming that we routinely wonder how they have any time left over to play videogames.

Massachusetts foreclosure petitions in June jumped to 2,835 — more than eight times higher than the 350 petitions in June 2008 and 21.7 % higher than the 2,329 filings in May, said the Warren Group, which added that the number of petitions to foreclose in June was the highest it's been in the previous 13 months.

«We saw a big drop - off in foreclosure petitions in the middle of last year after the state passed a law requiring mortgage lenders intending to start foreclosure proceedings to give defaulting borrowers 90 days to catch up with missed payments.

The Liberals take office on Wednesday and all the petitions in the world probably won't do anything to stop them from rolling back tax - free savings account annual contributions to $ 5,500.

These are the primary reasons only a relative handful of charter petitions in California have been granted: 123 in San Diego, 100 in Los Angeles, and 15 in San Francisco.

The SCSC has the power to approve or deny petitions for state charter schools and renew, non-renew, or terminate state charter school petitions in accordance with Georgia law.

In addition, the Tri-Valley Herald wrote a story on the increasing number of charter petitions in the Livermore area, while the Orange County Register discussed the continued the journey of a bilingual charter school making its case to open next school year.

The changes to the rules that govern charter schools and who can make those changes will impact all future charter school petitions in the district, which oversees more charters than any in the nation.

Amid a wave of charter school petitions in Macon, two opportunities to learn more about public charter schools.

More than 14,000 students signed petitions in May criticised the «impossible» numeracy exam, but the Scottish Qualifications Authority sought to reassure students on Tuesday that grade boundaries would be lowered to account for this.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spent much of the year mulling over two state governors» petitions to reconsider marijuana's Schedule I status, but ultimately denied the petitions in an August 11 decision.

Foster failed to file his Democratic nominating petitions in time.

He was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of misconduct in relation to petitions in violation of state election law related to an attempt to take over the Rockland County Republican Committee by packing it with his supporters

Numerous Brega relatives are also listed as committee candidates on the Sparaco petitions in many cases opposing longtime Republican Committee - persons who are not supportive of the Sparaco, Ballard, Reda efforts to take over the Clarkstown Republican Committee.

Rockland County's «Corridor of Corruption» has now ensnared County Legislator Frank Sparaco who pleaded guilty this morning, Friday, February 06, 2015, to misdemeanor charges accusing him of filing false nominating petitions in an effort to take over the Clarkstown Republican Party.

March 6: The first day candidates can circulate designating petitions in New York for federal office.

David Pasick, the Libertarian candidate of the race, will start his round of petitions in June and has not filed with the FEC at this time.

Latino community members launched petitions in February asking Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to increase the number of Latinos on the board to be more in proportion with the Hispanic makeup of the neighborhood, known as El Barrio.

But the media scrum was far smaller than when he handed out ballot petitions in Manhattan's Union Square two weeks ago.

Williams intends to get started passing petitions in order to run in the June 28 race, and says the close party vote gives him confidence.

But she will likely receive financial support from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which helped her circulate petitions in the 24th district.

But Beloin - Saavedra, president of the city's school board, has been building a campaign organization all winter, and gathered enough petitions in the past two weeks to qualify for the primary.

The BOE sustained 200 objections of 377 petitions in total, leaving Giordano short of the required 285 signatures needed to trigger a primary against Rosa Mastrogiacomo - Luongo, the Republican Party's endorsed candidate.

QUEENSBURY — An early look at the field for local elections is coming into focus with the filing of designated party petitions in Warren County.

The report noted that only about 4 percent of all delinquency petitions in the state involve children younger than 12.

All candidates must submit nominating petitions in order to run in the primary and general elections.

First, it is rare that a major party is pushed off the ballot due to signature challenges (meaning that he didn't collect enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions in order to meet the legal requirement).

Candidates (and committee apparatchiks assisting them) can begin circulating petitions in the first week of March.

Outside the offices of the Board of Elections, with boxes of petitions in tow, Spitzer thanked the signers.

The petitions in Minnesota named a stand - in, Howie Hawkins.

Returning from Korea, he attended college under the G.I. Bill before beginning his political career by gathering nominating petitions in the Bronx for John F. Kennedy.

In states with key Senate races, over 6,600 have signed CREDO Mobilize petitions in North Carolina, over 4,300 have signed in Georgia, and over 1,600 in Louisiana.

The program so far has provided provides children and their custodians or extended family members with with more than 100 «know your rights» orientations where they are prepared for legal proceedings in both Spanish and English, and as of June of this year, the program has filed 159 petitions in court, and had 40 family court petitions granted.

Lawyers acting for the Cuomo campaign didn't contest the validity of the petitions in this trial, but argued that the Vermont native failed to meet a five - year in - state residency requirement for state candidates.

Senator Krueger says there are legitimate reasons to use political donors» money to pay legal fees, for instance, if an opponent is challenging your nominating petitions in court.

Both Rachel Bledi, the Albany County GOP elections commissioner and Thomas Nichols of St. Lawrence County, mention that a June primary would push the political calendar up so far that candidates would be forced to obtain petitions in the cold weather of upstate New York during February, March and early April.

At 2 p.m., Compassion & Choices New York, joined by physicians, patients and advocates, will present petitions in support of New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act, New York State Capitol, War Room, Albany.

I am told by several GOP sources that the petitions in question carried the names of Joe Hynes for district attorney, John Burnett for controller and candidates for the GOP county committee for the

The Erie County Board of Elections has issued mixed rulings regarding two petitions in the upcoming race for the New York State Senate 60th District.

His statement said, «It is important to note that Justices Ngwuta and Okoro have alleged that they are the targets of a witch hunt because they refused offers of inducement and bribes made to them by the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi; and the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, to subvert justice in appeals against the decisions of lower courts in election petitions in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti and Rivers states.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — Preserve Rockland, which is running candidates for various local elections in Clarkstown, is facing a challenge to their candidates» petitions in the latest of several election season court battles.

Eleven Democrats filed petitions in three Capital Region Assembly races: Kevin Frazier, Joe Landry, Tim Nichols and Phil Steck to replace retiring Assemblyman Bob Reilly, D - Colonie; John McDonald and Carolyn McLaughlin to replace retiring Assemblyman Ron Canestrari, D - Cohoes, as well as Frank Commisso Jr., Jim Coyne, Pat Fahy, Chris Higgins, William McCarthy and Margarita Perez to replace retiring Assemblyman Jack McEneny, D - Albany.

Many are in isolated and rural areas, opening in Wick in Caithness and closing in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, collecting petitions in each of threatened offices signed by union members, local staff and the public in each location.

At 9:30 a.m., NYC Councilman Barry Grodenchik and state Sen. Leroy Comrie hold press conference with parents who collected hundreds of petitions in opposition to a charter school co-location, 213 - 10 92nd Ave., Queens.

Seems like every candidate carrying these petitions in swing races is having them thrown out in court.

Prior to this I have raised this observation and I too have received a lot of petitions in my office on this same matter.