Sentences with phrase «said local chapters»

Officials of the Federation for American Immigration Reform and other national groups said their local chapters are pushing referendums, state legislation, and Congressional action to deny services to illegal immigrants.

Carl Korn, spokesman for New York State United Teachers, said local chapters are autonomous and decide their own courses of action on all sorts of issues.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco says the local chapter of the NAACP misunderstood his comments defending Trump's reaction over the weekend to race - fueled violence in Charlottesville.

State Sen. John DeFrancisco says the local chapter of the NAACP misunderstood his comments defending President Donald Trump's reaction over the weekend to race - fueled violence in Charlottesville, Va..

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«Stress is a huge issue among caregivers,» says Gary Hepworth, who owns a Toronto franchise of Premier Homecare Services and chairs a local chapter of CARP.

His chapter on the efforts of the Christian Coalition to elect candidates to local school boards is titled «Religious Fascism,» although he says nothing about the agenda of the group that remotely justifies the use of that ugly word.

As revealed by Street Talk in September, Toys «R» Us hired Jason Preston and Jason Ireland from local insolvency and restructuring firm McGrathNicol to review the Australian operations, while Gilbert + Tobin says it has been advising the Australian subsidiary and its directors on the implications of the parent going into Chapter 11.

However, instead of receiving a friendly pass, Millar said she received a letter from her local Boy Scout chapter that, once again, reportedly scolded her for breastfeeding.

Try contacting your local La Leche League chapter or reach out to a lactation consultant for guidance,» Campbell says.

The State Chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), the umbrella organization of all the political parties in Nigeria had a press conference saying that the election should be put on hold, let's conclude this audit process in the local government administration, a lot of things have gone wrong.

The statement said: «We, the undersigned Local Government Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bayelsa State Chapter categorically state as follows;

Banire said in other states, local government primary nelections were never done in centralized locations including Benue State chapter of the APC that recently held its primaries.

«We have visions of a local Riverkeeper chapter,» Horvath said.

Also, the APC chairman in the Ovia North - East Local Government Area of Edo State, where Odigie - Oyegun hails from, Mr. Benson Edosomwan, said the leadership of the council would abide by the decision taken by the state chapter.

I can't say enough about the outstanding local restaurants we have here in Western New York and the loyal diners who support them,» said Peter Longo, past President of the New York Restaurant Association's Western New York Chapter.

A group of seniors in Ulster County plans to start a local chapter of the StateWide Senior Action Council, Myers said.

But the statement signed by Igbokwe said in full, «We heard with one ear that the Acting National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi said that the National Leaders Of APC (has) annulled Banire's suspension by a local chapter in Mushin Local Government Llocal chapter in Mushin Local Government LLocal Government Lagos.

Linda Brown - Robinson, president of the NAACP's local chapter, said Trump acknowledged in his remarks Monday that he «fell far short with his original message to the American people.»

I spoke briefly this morning to state Independence Party Chairman Frank MacKay, who said he has «no idea» about what's going on with the local chapter, which is under investigation by the Oneida County DA.

Barrie Gewanter, director of the local chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said the expedited timeline will help the board establish credibility and relevance.

She says she doesn't belong to the local chapter of the teachers» union, the National Education Association (NEA), because «part of our dues goes to fund abortions.»

«One of the criticisms after the Women's March was there was no real follow - up, so we are setting up local and college chapters and trying to get folks mobilized after the march,» she says.

Goshima said he himself had been working for the local chapter of Yamaguchi - gumi since the age of 14, extorting money and collecting debts.

«This vulnerability concept requires the determination of the major threats to local and regional water, food, energy, human health, and ecosystem function resources from extreme events including climate, but also from other social and environmental issues,» he said in a book chapter he co-authored in «Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective» earlier this year.

In an interview with Roland Martin, charter school founder Steve Perry had this to say on local chapter support:

Vesia Hawkins a former Metro Nashville Public Schools student, parent and staffer, says to the local NAACP Nashville chapter in the blog Volume and Light, «Metro Schools is not a district with a charter problem.»

Lily Eskelsen Garcia, president of the National Education Association, and Randi Weingarten, president of the other major teachers» group, the American Federation of Teachers, say they support parents» right to opt their children out of the tests but have not gone as far as Ms. Magee and some local chapters in encouraging parents to do so.

Local taxpayers have no say over charter school costs, which are deducted from a public school district's Chapter 70 state education aid, based on the number of students attending charter schools.

A growing number of schools, local leaders and other organizations have joined the conversation, and that has made it possible for us to come to San Diego and other places,» said David Lopez,, executive director of Teach for America's San Diego chapter.

Lori Gastaldo, president of the local chapter of Pets Are Worth Saving, said the ordinance would hurt pets taken in by Osceola County Humane Society and Osceola County Animal Control.

This program is very valuable to local FFA chapters in our state, and I've seen the difference firsthand with FFA members and ag teachers in my area,» Dybedahl says.

William «Griz» Deaver, vice president of ABATE's local motorcycle chapter, said the group expects more than 200 motorcycle enthusiasts to participate in the ride, but not everyone will start at once.

CCHS volunteers were working with the local Red Cross chapter on a disaster plan for animals, Wolf said, but development has been shelved.

San Diego is receiving a majority of more than 50 dogs rescued by Humane Society International from a Korean dog meat farm, the local chapter said Wednesday.

«As we look ahead to an exciting new chapter in MOCA's history, Alex provides the curatorial vision and administrative leadership necessary to strengthen the museum's standing as a leading voice in the local and international contemporary art communities,» said Dr. Kira Flanzraich, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Zachary Jarjoura of the Virginia chapter of the Sierra Club said his group has organized two busloads of residents who are concerned about the local effect of rising seas, more intense hurricanes and higher storm surges that climate scientists predict global warming will inflict.

Fairbanks - area environmental activists say they're building on the momentum they generated two weeks ago during the local observance of the global People's Climate March.They're forming a local chapter of the national organization that headed - up the march to help lobby for limits on carbon emissions to reduce the impact of climate change.

An adjunct faculty member has resigned in protest and is contemplating a lawsuit, and the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors says that genetic testing violates a collective bargaining agreement.

«Having a new chapter in British Columbia will provide its members with both a local and global network of the top in - house counsel and resources that address their needs,» says ACC president and CEO Veta T. Richardson.

A former spokesperson for the local UAW chapter, Brown, who retired in 2008, said that Paul Elio and Lichter previously approached the unions, intent on winning their support.

Laura Strom, a local marriage and family therapist and past president of both the state and local chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, said the initiative builds on work local therapists have been continually doing since the fires.

The brokerage says it's a big supporter of the local chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters «because of their ability to unlock a child's true potential to create a future where anything is possible.»

Ruben Garcia, executive director and CEO of NAHREP, said the group plans to launch local chapters in Albuquerque, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Phoenix, and San Antonio.

«I embraced [this business] not as a job but as a career,» says Koplinka, who's on the board and several committees of her local association and recently started a chapter of the Young Professionals Network.