Sentences with phrase «political allies»

But a growing chorus of conservative evangelical leaders has broken with their traditional political allies on the right.

This makes them key political allies and essentially allows the teacher unions to double their voting strength.

This enhances their value to the teacher unions as political allies.

A bitter three - way primary divided the traditional political allies last fall.

If so, can they be any two or only political allies?

The mayor was also giving cover to an old political ally.

Since most voters do not have kids in the public school system, parents with children in public schools need political allies.

He is not worried about offending some present or future political ally or some progressive liberal news paper reporter or editor.

Indeed, those campaigning for action to prevent further warming have had to battle against huge vested interests, including the fossil - fuel industry and its many political allies.

On the campaign tour, Gove, a close political ally of Cameron until the EU referendum campaign, said the aim was to «liberate» the prime minister so that he could fulfil his manifesto pledge to reduce net migration to tens of thousands rather than hundreds of thousands.

For the last two years, Washington has vowed to replace Kelly, one of his more outspoken critics and a close political ally of Ald.

Rep. Meeks and some of his closest political allies in New York, including Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith and former Rep. Floyd Flake (D - NY), his predecessor in Congress, are the subject of a federal probe into their dealings with several nonprofit groups.

A month after hosting the Cuomo fundraiser, Weiss was in the headlines, claiming in an affidavit that Brown sought to get NRP Properties, a subsidiary of NRP Group, to hire a longtime political ally for the scuttled project that has been at the center of a five - year - old legal dispute.

It had been in place for twenty years, but was under fire from political allies of fossil fuel interests, such as Americans for Prosperity.

Mark and Solomon Lazar, the sons of Joseph Lazar, a former political ally of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, have been double - dipping off their nonprofit that provides housing to the city's homeless, even as their clients suffered poor service and have been blindsided by eviction notices.

Leave time is also handed out as a perk to curry favor with political allies within the unions.

Paladino, one of Trump's top political allies in New York state, had promised last week to unleash a series of attacks against Republican members of New York's congressional delegation who refuse to endorse Trump.

And in 2015, Cuomo surprised the energy world by nominating former congressman Floyd Flake, a long - time political ally with virtually no experience in utilities, to sit on the commission.

Another factor that likely explains Florida's different scenario is the repeated claim by state education leaders, newspapers, and some members of the public that many charter schools in the state are engaged in profiteering and private enrichment, with support from powerful political allies in the state legislature and governor's office.

«We are always seeking out strong political allies like Jeff Toback who are committed to reforming the state's statute of limitations when it comes to child sex abuse to better protect the children of New York,» said Gary Greenberg, the PAC's founder.

For Schechner, the Romney supporter, the Republican candidate will be a stronger political ally to Israel: «He has pledged to move the embassy to Jerusalem the first day of his presidency.

The council's discretionary funding system is premised as a way for elected officials to funnel money to local political allies who provide services to the community.

With a Supreme Court ruling in the Janus case looming and New York State reeling from a federal tax overhaul, UFT President Michael Mulgrew said the union needs political allies more than ever.

De Blasio's aides urged political allies to defend the mayor against the police unions just days before the meeting at which he tried to hammer out a truce.

The GOP conference are not political allies for de Blasio, who backed Senate Democrats politically in last year's elections.

That modest rise was meant to be a sign of fiscal prudence after his party acknowledged funneling $ 100 million into companies run by political allies under a program intended to defend Canadian nationalism against the Quebec separatist movement.

Several political allies from both sides of the heated election were assembled behind them, including state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

YORKVILLE — Opponents of the East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station are ramping up support for political allies just in time for Tuesday's primaries — sending out 80,000 direct mailings that blast the project's proponents.

The internal review rankled many PEF executive board members who accused Kent of appointing political allies to the ethics panel.

Immigrants with criminal arrest records and convictions have few political allies and defenders.

Until the «United States and other associates» find a credible political ally and viable alternative to President Bashar al - Assad inside Syria, the balance of power within the country will not change, says Stephen Blank of the American Foreign Policy Council.

As top leaders of the armed police from 2009 to 2014, Wang and political ally General Xu Yaoyuan reported directly to then security chief Zhou.

One major living scientific popularizer whom Lewontin does not trash is his Harvard colleague and political ally Stephen Jay Gould.

The outcome of the 2015 general election was a tactical triumph for David Cameron but it was achieved by destroying his own political allies the LibDems.

But the new party's temporary committee includes a number of Astorino political allies from around the state, according to documents filed with the Board of Elections.

Mr Gove's departure means that another of David Cameron's closest political allies departs, after Mrs May also got rid of George Osborne as Chancellor.

Tony Blair has told political allies that he believes the Conservatives will win the next election because Ed Miliband has failed to connect with voters, it was reported last night.

The Daily Telegraph said Mr Blair's apparent prediction was made in a private conversation with long - standing political allies earlier this month.

Most of the work has now been assigned to the son - in - law of one of the mayor's staunchest political allies on Common Council, whose previous job with the city was as a seasonal clerk in Public Works.

NYSUT then enlisted political allies to help fuel the fire.

The list includes 23 big - bucks donors who got appointed to municipal boards and committees, eight developers who benefited from government actions or policy changes, six political allies put on the city payroll and five business owners who scored lucrative contracts.

Jeremy Corbyn has taken the controversial step of appointing his closest political ally John McDonnell as shadow chancellor.

As rumors swirl that former Gov. George Pataki is gearing up for a belated presidential run, so are his behind - the - scenes political allies.

Hogan, 62, of 212 Bryant Ave., was an early supporter of Miner's 2009 campaign and a close political ally during Miner's first years in office.