Sentences with phrase «publicly elected leaders»

But, public schools need to have transparency and publicly elected leaders that can be held accountable by parents and educators.

Policy agendas for important issues like the 421a tax abatement and New York City rent laws are being set by publicly elected leaders who have become dependent on the real estate industry's onslaught of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.

Not exact matches

The oratorical flourish at the end of the debate on Syria was the most vivid example of defiance, but it was also Hilary who used a Today programme interview soon after Corbyn had been elected to politely insist that Labour policy was in favour of renewing trident and then to appear once again to express his support for the right of police to «shoot to kill», in both cases against the publicly declared position of his leader.

She recounts one almost farcical encounter with Brown, in which he asked her to defend him publicly against charges of using women as window dressing, while refusing to give her, his elected deputy leader, the cabinet post that would make her title meaningful.

They should insist that elected officials publicly proclaim their positions and call for legislative leaders to put the bills on the floor.

Patrick McCarthy, a former state party executive director, was among those who couldn't understand why his party leader publicly dissed Flanagan, the state's highest ranking elected Republican.

With regard to health specifically, the state's leaders publicly acknowledge the threats of climate change and have committed to taking action against them, even in a conservative state that helped elect a federal administration that sees little, if any, danger from human - caused climate change.

At Focus the Nation, we've seen students come into our programs self - identifying as «technicians» and then eight months later, sharing that after the opportunity to speak publicly in front of business and elected leaders and lead a collaborative dialogue, they see themselves as «politicos» too, contemplating a run for town council when they graduate.