Sentences with phrase «several major»

Sen. Charles Schumer says research has found a strong connection between firefighting and an increased risk for several major cancers including testicular, stomach, multiple myeloma and brain cancers.

The governor has also introduced several major economic development programs that have failed spectacularly.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is proposing several major initiatives in his 2018 capital budget with the goal of improving the overall physical needs across the city.

Cuomo himself is a prodigious fundraiser, scheduling several major events this spring.

City Councilman David Yassky (D - Brooklyn) received several major endorsements as his campaign for comptroller enters the home stretch this week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — First lady Michelle Obama's favorability rating among Americans tops that of several major political players who have called or might someday seek to call the White House home — including her husband and his two predecessors, former first lady Hillary Clinton, three vice presidents, and a number of potential Republican presidential hopefuls.

The mayor is also looking beyond next year for several major capital projects with a hefty price tag in the future.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mayor Byron Brown is proposing several major initiatives in his 2018 capital budget with the goal of improving the overall physical needs across the city.

Time is running out for lawmakers to reach agreement on several major bills at the State Capitol.

While his administration can claim several major accomplishments from the session, including raising the minimum wage and establishing paid family leave, the scope of Mr. Cuomo's end - of - session wish list seemed somewhat diminished next to the vision he outlined at his State of the State address in January, which included nearly 150 proposals.

Since then Cuomo may have sabotaged his own cause by abandoning some of his pledges to the WFP and convincing several major unions to drop their affiliation with and financial support for the party.

As a result, several major updates were made to the battleground districts throughout the course of the election cycle.

Developer Aaron Malinsky came under fire in 2011 and was indicted for allegedly making $ 500,000 in bribe payments to state Sen. Carl Kruger, who stepped in to push forward several major developments, one of which was Canarsie Plaza, but was cleared.

In the political mathematics of a speakers stakes, he has several major advantages: the chairmanship of a major county, seniority, support from the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian legislative caucus (Heastie is black) and a power base in New York City, whose interests the Assembly has long championed under Silver.

The Daily News reported last week that several major unions either quit the party or stopped funding it over disagreements with WFP leaders dating back to their handling of the endorsement of Gov. Cuomo's 2014 re-election campaign.

The federal subpoena received by the Cuomo's administration in late April seeks information about any actions taken by certain Executive Chamber officials that might have benefited several major developers in New York.

Schenectady County on Thursday filed a lawsuit against several major pharmaceutical companies, accusing the group of manufacturing America's opioid crisis for profit.

In a class - action complaint black and Latino parking production assistants charged that several major studios and production companies that do business in the greater New York area systematically underpay these workers, deny them minimum wage and overtime pay to which they are legally entitled, forge time sheets, and threaten to withhold future jobs if they do not comply.

Cuomo has been laying the groundwork for an aggressive education agenda as he begins his second term, signaling that he will seek several major changes that, atypically for a Democrat, will put him in direct conflict with teachers» unions.

Mr Gray managed to wrestle support for several major unions from Ms Jamieson, including Unite and the GMB.

The Senate approved a fiscal 2017 defense policy bill after skipping votes on several major amendments, including a proposal by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to transfer from commanders to military prosecutors decisions on whether to prosecute military sexual assault cases.

Several major companies based in the city quietly pay top executives dividend payments on unvested stocks.

The agreement promises Howe, whose ties to Cuomo go back three decades, «favorable treatment» and «leniency» in the event that he's criminally charged, in exchange for full details of his lobbying activities on behalf of several major state contractors with senior Cuomo administration officials.

At the annual Mohawk Valley legislative forum in Utica, state and local leaders said the region's economy is poised to expand thanks to several major projects, but the endangered status of the nano technology center in Marcy loomed throughout the discussion.

Pramilla has pledged to focus her attention on several major issues in the 42nd district: protecting our environment, transforming our energy infrastructure to renewable energy, transitioning our economy to support «green» job creation, education, public health, safety and welfare.

Several major companies have dropped their sponsorship of the march, including Coca - Cola, AT&T and Goya, and some officials, including Governor Andrew Cuomo and Police Commissioner James O'Neill, are skipping the June 11 parade because of Rivera's announced role.

But he has also been quick to point to several successes of the board during his latest term, including purchases of farmland development rights and environmentally fragile parcels, maintaining a strong credit rating, and guiding the town through several major storm events.

MIDTOWN — Workers planned to rally at several major fast - food chains throughout the city Monday to demand higher wages and the right to unionize, organizers said.

But in an email Tuesday, Mr. Russell noted several highlights of his most recent term, including purchases of farmland development rights and environmentally fragile parcels, maintaining a strong credit rating and guiding the town through several major storm events.

«Daily Show» host Jon Stewart lavished praise on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand last night, calling her «instrumental» in passing several major bills — from a 9/11 health care act to the repeal of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» — despite spending just two years in the upper house.

The area has seen several major construction projects get off the ground lately.

The WFP last weekend endorsed Cuomo challenger Cynthia Nixon — after several major unions that wanted to back Cuomo pulled out of the party.

Examples: former Governors Mario Cuomo and George Pataki, former State Comptroller Alan Hevesi, and former Assemblyman Roger Green, chairman of several major committees, caucuses, and commissions in the New York State Assembly.

NY1 will be sponsoring and broadcasting several major debates in this year's races for Mayor, Comptroller, and Public Advocate.

Since taking on the Rockland County beat, Wallace has had the scoop on several major news stories, helping to change the course of events to come.

Several major bridges in New York City, operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, no longer have toll barriers and have adopted cashless tolling.

It has been the focus of several major corruption scandals, including two that led to jail time for both former legislative leaders, and nine Cuomo associates, including a former top aide and the former architect of his upstate economic development programs, are facing multiple charges, including bribery and bid - rigging.

As he begins his seventh year in office, Governor Andrew Cuomo is turning to construction on several major transportation projects.

There've been several major issues at Penn Station over the last few weeks.

Port Authority Board members also advanced several major projects — including renovations at two area airports — as the agency's mounting tensions burst into the public spotlight at raucous meetings.

Once several major Unions had been captured by The Far - Left some sort of split became inevitable with the subsequent loss of both revenues & the glue that held Labours quarreling tribes together.

Lawyers representing six of the defendants have spent the past several weeks in a new letter - writing campaign to a federal judge seeking dismissal of the bid - rigging corruption charges leveled against individuals involved in several major upstate economic development programs, including the mega-construction project at Tesla's Riverbend site in South Buffalo.

And Democrats also won several major cities and closely watched races, including those in Boston, Charlotte, N.C., and Seattle.

Steve has a lot more money, a lot more institutional support (for example, Speaker Sheldon Silver and several major Jewish organizations that rely on the Speaker for funding, are supporting Steve) and a lot more name recognition — even if much of that that name recognition is negative.

Several major Tea Party leaders refused to accept the apology.

These findings highlight divisions in the alcohol industry, with several major multinational producers actively opposing policies such as minimum unit pricing (MUP), which would increase the price of the cheapest products sold in shops and supermarkets.

Breastfeeding is associated with about 10 % lower maternal risk of several major cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in later life, and the magnitude of the inverse association was stronger among those with a longer duration of breastfeeding, according to a large, prospective, observational study among Chinese women.

Over the past few years, we have completed several major sustainability initiatives.

In this Facebook Live video, we go over the package labeling for several major brands of disposable diapers and discover which company actually discloses the most information about their product to consumers.

Use this chart, based on labels from several major retailers to gauge the right baby clothes sizes for your tot: Baby Clothes Sizes