Sentences with phrase «state election pledged»

Much more needs to be done, but there has been some recent movement from the New South Wales Government, which before last month's state election pledged $ 2.3 million to what will be Australia's first dedicated centre for diagnosis and treatment of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Not exact matches

It pledged during its election campaign not to sell the state's electricity poles and wires, Western Power.

State Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews has thrown down a challenge to Premier Denis Napthine, pledging $ 30 million to embattled fruit processor SPC Ardmona if Labor wins November's election.

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

Felder, an observant Jew whose district includes many Orthodox Jewish voters, said his constituents «don't agree» with a lot of what two of the state's top Democrats — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio — have been saying in the wake of Donald Trump's election, pledging to fight on behalf of liberal values and maintain a sort of safe haven for the left in New York.

The Buffalo businessman, who pledged to spend up to $ 10 million of his own money on his longshot bid for the executive mansion, received $ 33,500 yesterday, according to the 24 - hour notices posted on the state Board of Elections Website.

By state law or political party pledge, these electors, should they be awarded the votes for that state during Election Day, will vote their party's choice for President and Vice President.

This has continued since the election as the Liberals have sacrificed many of the manifesto pledges that they used to pose themselves to the left of the Labour Party, such as the scrapping of Trident, proportional representation, an amnesty for illegal immigrants and opposition to nuclear power — the latter on which it will now abstain in any parliamentary votes rather than oppose it as its manifesto had stated.

In the days leading up to the election, Governor Cuomo put the onus for the state's high property taxes squarely on local governments and pledged to quote «attack» the problem during his second four - year term.

He said the former Governor who was the Kano State flag bearer of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) in 2011 elections pledged to return the balance of N60m as soon as possible.

Less than a week ager his election as majority leader of the state Senate, Republican John Flanagan on Sunday laid out an end - of - session to - do list with the pledge to pass «common sense» changes to the SAFE Act.

During a sit - down at the State Fair this afternoon with YNN's fantastic Bill Carey, Gov. David Paterson reiterated his pledge to bring the Legislature back to Albany prior to the November elections in hopes of getting lawmakers on the record on his property tax cap proposal.

After the prime minister's social care u-turn, Neil did not pull any punches, most notably by stating: «This must be the first time in modern political history that a party has broken a manifesto pledge before an election.»

Cuomo's «fantastic» candidate in the important Nov. 3 special state Senate election, Democrat Barbara Fiala, will be «crushed» by her Republican opponent, Fred Akshar, because the governor reneged on his pledge to go all out to help, anonymous senior Democrats told Fred Dicker.

Kaminsky announced Monday he would back a pledge that vowed to back closing the loophole in state election law that allows limited liability companies to give unlimited donations as well as limit outside income for state lawmakers and curtail the use of discretionary spending in the budget.

Governor Cuomo pledged during his election campaign that he would work toward reforming the state's campaign finance system, which contains loopholes that permit nearly unlimited amounts of money to be given to candidates.

Ebonyi indigenes in Anambra State have pledged their support for candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sen. Chris Ngige, at the governorship election scheduled for...

Tory leader David Cameron has pledged a referendum on the Lisbon treaty if it has not been ratified by all 27 member states by the time of the election.

* Barack Obama is showing that his pledge to broaden the traditional playing field is more than just rhetoric, airing his first ad of the general election — a 60 - second commercial re-introducing him to voters — in 18 states, including states like Alaska, North Carolina and Georgia that have been long left off of Democratic target lists at the presidential level.

While pledging to conduct free and fair elections in the state, Agboke informed that INEC in the state was working to ensure that no case of underage voting or foreigner is allowed to register in the continuous voter registration in the state.

So, whilst all three unionist parties must honour Gordon Brown's pledge to deliver the «sharing of sovereignty» through a «federal state» within two years in order to forestall another independence referendum, Labour faces a massive task if it it is to recover its core support in the Westminster and Holyrood elections it faces in Scotland over the next two years.

«As the new leader of our great party and the NDC's Presidential Candidate for the 2012 elections, it is my pledge to provide the needed leadership to ensure that citizens» voices matter in decision - making», President Mahama stated.

«The Conservative party pledged to crack down on public sector pay and pensions on Monday, in a politically risky bid to make state «excess» a battle line at the next general election.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner heads to Albany Monday, one of 29 New York state electors who have pledged to vote for Hillary Clinton, when the Electoral College meets to validate the November presidential election.

Sankara pledged to work for the unity and progress of the party, to win all elections in the state and at the federal level.

The chancellor has been under pressure to soften cuts pencilled in by Osborne after last year's general election, as he sought to meet the Conservatives» manifesto pledge to slice # 12bn from the cost of the welfare state.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) have pledged their commitment to peaceful and credible general elections in Liberia, scheduled for 10th October.

He stated further that; «Party leaders in the state including the chairmen of local governments, the ward chairmen and majority of the aspirants have expressed their satisfaction with the primary election and have pledged their support for me.

According to President Akufo - Addo, the same people who are saying his administration has done nothing over the last 16 months in office are the same persons who, prior to the 2016 elections, stated that free SHS was not possible, and described as lies the pledge to restore the nursing and teacher trainee allowances.

The coalition document confirms many other Conservative election pledges, including promises to allow state schools to offer the iGCSE favoured by some independent schools, to «review» the national schools tests (Sats) and to create «Technical Academies», where students can follow vocational courses from the age of 14.

Knotts, the state senator, pledges action — state licensing and inspection requirements for all commercial breeders (though he's later unseated in the November election).

The current President of the United States and Imperial Ruler of Activision, Bob Kotick, has implemented one of his election pledges that dates back to 2004 when he stated he was to «Take the fun out of making video games.»

««Pledges» communicates a sentiment that institutions have been eager to articulate since the election,» Nato Thompson, Creative Time's artistic director, stated in an email.

Throughout his run for the White House and after his election, President Obama pledged to restore the United States to a position of leadership in global talks aimed at a new treaty cutting emissions of greenhouse gases.

Facebook and its rivals are pledging to be responsible players in the 2018 midterms and future elections both in the United States and around the world.

Not only did he publicly state that restoring Planned Parenthood funding was at the top of his priority list the very next day after he won the primary election, he also pledged to work to fill the gap left by eight consecutive years of lost funding.