Sentences with phrase «political wrangling»

(There's already lots of political wrangling over how to spend the $ 1 billion CARB is sitting on; see John Upton for a rundown on this.)

The MTA board approved a slimmed - down, $ 26 billion capital - spending plan for major construction, repair and improvement projects, following months of political wrangling between city and state officials.

The bill's signing last month ended nearly two years of political wrangling between the Democratic - controlled Congress and the Bush Administration.

The vote comes after weeks of heated debate and political wrangling in Albany, and years of activism on the streets of Manhattan and across the state.

When new quota levels for bluefin tuna were set last November, amid political wrangling, were described as being a «mockery of science», ignoring the evidence that the the East Atlantic bluefin tuna populations were falling so quickly that they could soon be listed as an endangered species.

The backstory on how Erie County wound up with $ 17 million as part of the deal involves lengthy political wrangling between the Poloncarz administration and Republican - backed members of the County Legislature.

The same proportion also said they had witnessed inter-firm political wrangling, citing poor communication between teams, blocking relationships to preserve income for a particular office and a lack of joined up working among the worst behaviours.

The bill has been stalled by political wrangling over a proposed amendment by Senator Mitch McConnell (R — KY) which would eliminate funding for enforcing new EPA climate regulations unless the secretary of energy certified that they would not cost jobs or raise the price of electricity.

And the original agreement to fly the turboprops Porter uses now only came about after some messy political wrangling.

Given the strong feelings on both sides of the issue there's bound to be a whole lot more political wrangling before it comes up for a vote or if it comes up for a vote.

With much political wrangling still to come, Channel 4 News live blog will continue to follow all the news as it happens.

The New Year fiscal cliff agreement between the White House and Congress raised taxes on the richest Americans but postponed much of the toughest political wrangling on automatic spending cuts for another two months.

Still single and childless, the spectacularly attired Elizabeth I is besieged by tiresome political wrangling and increasingly younger suitors who want to form an alliance with the sovereign and secure their chance at her throne.

But it still took the massive political wrangling of the 38th Congress to pass the 13th Amendment and bruising ratification fights in the states to bring to an end the abomination of slavery.

It has a huge price tag in terms of budget revenue, however, so it's always the subject of great political wrangling, and sometimes brinksmanship.

And though it's not quite as dramatic, domestic political wrangling, international instability, and even severe weather conditions can influence investor behavior as well.

More impressive still is the fact that Calgary accomplishes this with no taxpayer dollars at all, which protects animal services and the animals from political wrangling over budget cuts and economic trends.

It is vital that we who care about the future of purebred dogs work together, despite breed differences, never mind what registry we use, across international borders and without regard to the thousand and one political wrangles among ourselves.

However, with the synchronization of Ester Williams, the art world immediately became a cauldron of its own political wranglings.

Governor, welcomes the conference participants, and encourages scientists to take heart despite U.S. political wrangling over climate: «Politics is the art of compromise but the atmosphere is not willing to negotiate.»

Like most things Bitcoin, understanding the impending fork requires untangling a wild scrum of arcane tech and complex political wrangling.

The senate on Tuesday confirmed Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ending years of contentious political wrangling over the leadership of one of the most influential agencies in Washington.

The backstory on how Erie County wound up with $ 17 million as part of the deal involves lengthy political wrangling between the Poloncarz administration and Republican - b...

The same proportion also said they had witnessed inter-firm political wrangling, citing poor communication be - tween teams, blocking relation - ships to preserve income for a particular office and a lack of joined up working among the worst behaviours.

New unemployment figures published this week should put an end to political wrangling over the true level of unemployment in Britain.

It is NASA, its $ 18.7 billion budget the object of political wrangling between Congress and Barack Obama's administration, which faces the bigger challenge.

Even if he does, a new round of political wrangling will open up as the Senate will have to proceed to negotiations with the House to iron out the differences between their very different bills.

These seats have remained open throughout much of President Barack Obama's administration due to political wrangling between the president and Congress.

The vote follows weeks of political wrangling that culminated in compromise legislation struck on Wednesday.

I think that despite the political wrangling growing around Wal - Mart, it will continue to grow and affect the outlying areas.

Many people think political debate and what goes on in the legislature is only about politics and political wrangling.

However, it frequently became bogged down in the same type of political wrangles that characterize many UN-related events, and valuable planning time was thus lost.

As the political wrangling over weakening school nutrition standards continues in Congress, here's some nice school food news to share: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced yesterday that the USDA will be providing school districts with over $ 5 million in grants for «82 projects spanning 42 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands that support... efforts to connect school cafeterias with local farmers and ranchers through its Farm to School Program.»

Environmental obstacles and political wrangling have doomed plans to expand the Vernon Hills municipal golf course into Sullivan Woods, village and park district officials said Wednesday.

As the political wrangling over weakening school nutrition standards continues in Congress, here's some nice school food news to share: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced yesterday that the USDA will be providing school districts with over... [Continue reading]

In a year of outsized news, you won't find any political wrangling or disruptive hashtags here.

A preliminary look at some of the hundreds of articles already published by the mainstream media suggests that, as in Copenhagen, the main angles are the process of the negotiations, and the political wrangling behind the sticking points.

I think there's plenty of room for more up - to - the - minute blogs in this state considering all the political wrangling that goes on in New York State these days.

The English ban, which will come into effect at 6 am on July 1st, was decided only after months of political wrangling.

Shifting leadership and political wrangling, often driven by changes in school board control, have been a constant in the Hempstead school district.

The political wrangling over televised election debates continues as Downing Street rejects a head - to - head pre-election TV debate between David Cameron and Ed Miliband.

You know the governor there is from the PDP and don't forget all the political wrangles between it (PDP) and the APC - led Federal Government.

Following years of study and political wrangling, GE dredged a 40 - mile stretch of the Hudson north of the Troy dam.

The measure caps more than a decade of political wrangling: Representative Louise Slaughter of New York introduced the first genetic antidiscrimination legislation 13 years ago.

The political wrangling over science «disables people's abilities to make sense of information,» he said.

Throughout months of political wrangling, research funding has been relatively protected from cuts — but the R&D budget will drop next year, before shooting up in 2015.