Sentences with phrase «state issue campaigns»

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The Clinton campaign believes that Bloomberg's appearance, scheduled in a prime - time slot, shows the breadth of support for the ex-secretary of state and will vouch for her «steady hand» on economic and national security issues.

Chinese authorities have recently cracked down on platforms that allow users to share media from outlets that are not sanctioned under state - issued licenses, amid a wider censorship campaign spearheaded by President Xi Jinping.

Though some Republicans, like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, were quick to praise Tillerson's international business experience working with foreign governments, Tillerson's nomination was met with deep skepticism from both parties over his embodiment of the most contentious 2016 campaign issues: Trump's closeness with Russia, climate change skepticism, and potential business conflicts of interest.

Then Obama's State of the Union speech, which sounded off alarm bells in Ottawa and Alberta by unexpectedly bringing up climate change, an issue largely ignored during the president's electoral campaign.

The campaign then did its own field surveys in battleground states to develop a more precise predictive model based on issues preferences.

While I understand that the NDP must feel intense pressure to capture votes — including from people who have never taken a course from John Smithin — I often wish that the NDP would show a bit more policy leadership on the issue of the deficit and debt. I was particularly disappointed during the 2008 federal election campaign when Mr. Layton stated, unequivocally, that the NDP would not run a deficit in the following year if elected (even though it was clear that Canada was entering a recession).

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Indeed, it would be un-Trump — in light of his campaign slogans of «Make America Great Again» and «America First» — if the first days of the new administration passed without major U.S. actions on issues like the Chinese currency, market access for U.S. companies, and Chinese exports to the United States.

The former State Department diplomat who oversaw U.S. government sanctions policy said he was «extremely» frustrated when the Obama administration issued «weak» and «frankly inadequate» sanctions against Russia in December 2016 in response to that country's campaign to disrupt the U.S. presidential election.

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Fortunately, media attention to the issue revived the campaign, and the proposed new state budget funds the proposal.

As in New York, a proposal for a local Islamic center has become a state - wide campaign issue in recent weeks in Tennessee, where certain Republican candidates in various primaries are trying to outdo each other for the fear vote by denouncing a recently approved expansion of an existing Islamic center in Murfreesboro.

CSW's Chief Executive, Mervyn Thomas, said: «CSW is urging the US government to raise the issue of widespread hate campaigns by state and non-state actors against religious minorities in talks with Prime Minister Modi, and to insist that justice is done for the victim - survivors of violence against religious minorities.»

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

This issue of Zero to Three presents a collection of articles that share new findings from the Pew Home Visiting Campaign, a project of the Pew Center on the States.

Recall that one of the earliest walls Gov. Eliot Spitzer ran head - long into was a proposal to allow undocumented workers receive drivers» licenses issued by the state, a move that was vehemently opposed by county clerks and became a campaign issue for Hillary Clinton, then running for the Democratic nomination for president.

One issue that came up was the Percoco used the governor's state offices while he was working on the campaign, which would be a misuse of state resources.

Basil A. Smikle Jr., the executive director of the state Democratic Party, who issued the statement on behalf of the governor's campaign, said such a move was necessary to «dispense with the Republican ploys and focus on the real issues.»

Cuomo highlighted the issue in his campaign policy book on government reform, wrting, «Like New York City, New York State needs a system of public campaign financing to set limits on campaign spending and to increase participation by qualified candidates who lack the means or the connections to raise significant campaign funds.»

Getting supporters to click and then to donate is clearly already becoming an issue, and if the campaigns they think the problem's bad now, wait until the spring and summer, when senatorial, gubernatorial, congressional, and other state and local campaigns get into the list - building and fundraising act.

The president noted that just as it is the case in the United States, the health of the candidates is something that the electorates will talk about, but then that will not form part of his campaign «I noticed in the US elections too there were issues about candidates» health so it's something that people will talk about but I don't take advantage of a person's health... I believe that I have enough to talk about without running on somebody's health».

The statement issued by the Administrative Secretary, INEC in the state, Barrister Ademusire E.A has it that July 6th, 2017 will be the last day for electioneering campaigns.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders» campaign is resurrecting an issue that rose from a state - level fight in New York to cause trouble for Hillary Clinton's first White House run: The battle over whether undocumented immigrants should be eligible for driver's licenses.

Several Sanders surrogates and campaign aides — including state Sen. Bill Perkins, of Harlem, who is one of the few New York Democratic elected officials to break ranks and endorse Sanders over Clinton — held a conference call with reporters today, calling Clinton out for waffling on the license issue, while also attacking Sanders» own record on immigration reform.

But the leave campaign will no doubt point towards issues like state aid, trading arrangements with developing countries and so on.

Thanks both to the lack of truly divisive issues in the UK (such as abortion, gay marriage or gun control) and more importantly a fear of being branded a maverick by the central party, British candidates sadly can't motivate people to give the kind of money it takes to run a state - ofthe - art campaign.

The voters should demand face to face debates at multiple sites / markets throughout the state and throughout the campaign season so that the issues can be presented and compared and the voters given a chance to see how the candidates [all statewide races] stack up against one another.

Viloria - Fisher spoke about property tax relief — an issue Cuomo has made part of his campaign platform and one that is crucial to voters in the suburbs, which are expected to be a battleground in the upcoming general election — particularly in the fight for control of the state Senate.

«I am focused on my campaign and currently in Albany meeting with the Republican State Assembly discussing statewide economic issues.

For state lawmakers, meanwhile, they hope to return to issues after a long slog of the campaign season, including helping cities become more environmentally friendly.

«I think we can not let the national tone of politics, the way Donald Trump has been running an anti-immigrant campaign, letting it trickle down here in the state of New York, to allow that to come here and block a piece of legislation that's been allowed in other states in the country... I think it's time for us who have led the way on so many issues to allow chidlren who are undocumented the opportunity to go to college.

At issue is whether the Mayor intentionally subverted state campaign finance laws by funneling money to County Democratic organizations which then wheeled that money to specific Senate candidates in the Hudson Valley.

«For most offices, New York State's contribution «limits» are substantially higher than those of any other state that imposes limits, and they are so high as to ensure that large donors dominate major political campaigns and candidates spend as much time as possible raising money from donors rather than talking with voters about issues,» Cuomo said in the written version of theState's contribution «limits» are substantially higher than those of any other state that imposes limits, and they are so high as to ensure that large donors dominate major political campaigns and candidates spend as much time as possible raising money from donors rather than talking with voters about issues,» Cuomo said in the written version of thestate that imposes limits, and they are so high as to ensure that large donors dominate major political campaigns and candidates spend as much time as possible raising money from donors rather than talking with voters about issues,» Cuomo said in the written version of the SoS.

The spigot of outside funding of super PACs and Senate races is challenging the maxim that all politics is local in many of these state legislative campaigns, which in some cases have become proxy wars for state - level issues.

«It is our responsibility as a Party during these final days of the campaign to ensure we focus on the issues of utmost importance to New Yorkers, including those Carl Paladino addressed last week, such as job creation; cutting state spending by 20 - percent and taxes by 10 - percent; and making New York affordable for our children, our businesses and our families.»

Cuomo has said he favors campaign - finance changes and told lawmakers at his State of the State address on Jan. 4 he would send them a bill this year on the issue, though no measure has emerged.

The Seneca Nation of Indians donated $ 25,000 to the Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee as disputes with the state continue over a variety of issues facing the nation, including the expansion of casino gambling in New York.

, the state executive director writes that the ad campaign is meant to be part of a weeks - long campaign meant to highlight the gun control issue, which has been a key issue for the governor, and «holding them accountable» on passing new legislation.

Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo not ruling out supporting Republicans this year, Democratic Senate Campaign Committee Chairman Mike Gianaris remains upbeat, telling Liz last night on the show that Cuomo will ultimately settle with the minority conference given their agreement on bread - and - butter party issues such as women's» health and increasing the state's minimum wage.

Testimony during the trial also unearthed the issue of potential violations of state law by Percoco, given evidence of his presence at and likely work in government office space while working on Cuomo's re-election campaign — a bright line that is supposed to be avoided.

Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause / NY, noted that «Hydraulic fracturing has been one of the most polarizing issues in recent history, with no shortage of political money invested by pro-fracking interests to achieve a favorable outcome... New York State needs comprehensive campaign finance and lobbying reform to assure New Yorkers that public policy is based on their interest, not the special interests.»

Silver champions fair elections Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Election Law Committee Chairman Michael Cusick have introduced legislation to bring fair elections to New York by reforming the state's antiquated campaign finance laws and creating a public financing system for all state offices, shifting the focus of elections to the substance of the issues and -LSB-...]

The Governor embraced campaign finance reform as a priority in his State of the State Address back in January, but had not introduced his own bill on the issue until Tuesday of this week.

In March ’17 we launched our Money Talks campaign, aimed at the NYS budget, to educate the public about the issues at stake in the budget negotiations and bringing attention to the progressive bills passed in the NYS Assembly that were either defeated or never brought to a vote in the State Senate.

In response to questions from City & State, Maziarz issued the following statement: «We have followed all campaign laws, reported all expenditures and have always been very transparent.»

«UJA - Federation of New York applauds Governor Cuomo for being the first governor in the nation to issue an executive order directing state entities to divest all public funds supporting the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel,» said UJA Federation of New York CEO Eric S. Goldstein in a statement.

Wisconsin Democrats have made a concerted effort to make what's referred to as a «John Doe investigation» — conducted at first in secret by state authorities — a campaign issue in the gubernatorial recall election, though the issue hasn't garnered much attention outside the state.

Cuomo, who supported home - state candidate Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign, said he also raised concerns with Trump about the state's homelessness issue in New York City, as well as expanding housing programs.

The report, issued Monday and made public Thursday, came a week after Thomas was charged by the state Attorney General's Office with stealing nearly $ 13,000 in campaign funds and failing to report on his city financial disclosure forms more than $ 75,000 he received from individuals, companies and his inaugural committee.

She said the state could have tackled a range of issues, from fully funding public schools to fixing the beleaguered subway system and enacting campaign finance reform.