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Two Democratic candidates hoping to take on GOP Rep. John Faso are hosting town hall meetings as activists look to sustain focus on gun control issues following the Feb. 14 shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida.

Rep. Claudia Tenney said her first town hall meeting as a member of Congress went pretty well last night, and she told Spectrum News Central New York she'd consider doing more.

The Summit included a DBE Town Hall meeting as well as panels on Major Projects, DBE Supportive Services, DBE Rule Changes, Bonding and Financing, and Mentor Protégé Programs.

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«Interest rates are not low enough,» Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Narayana Kocherlakota said at a Town Hall meeting in Montana, citing subdued inflation and «unacceptably high» unemployment as evidence.

Sometimes that happened formally through town hall meetings, and in other instances, it occurred informally with impromptu conversations as he went about his work.

Zoom lets users hold all types of online meetings, such as one - on - one videoconferences, town hall meetings, training, webinars, marketing events and more.

Town Hall Meeting: Women in Business The world is watching as Latinas continue to out - perform other entrepreneurial groups.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of appearing as a panelist at the government's town hall meeting in Toronto on the Trans Pacific Partnership.

This wasn't a concrete suggestion, as much as a recurring theme in feedback, that I chose to address and then finetune in our FTHM (Friday Town Hall Meeting) where people can put anything on the agenda and we demo stuff to each other.»

What started as a personal healing journey quickly grew into an anthem met with an overwhelming response from Parkland and those who saw them perform at the CNN town hall on February 21, 2018.

i go to my town hall meeting quite often and its hard for me just to sit their during the pledge of allegiance, because it would offend my ancestors, to swear an oath under your god no i will have to sit their as you prey death upon me and mine.

The question came at a town hall - style meeting in the yard of an Albuquerque home as part of Obama's public outreach to explain his policies and campaign for Democrats in the November congressional elections.

Earlier in the semester there were a number of town - hall style meetings with different groups of students, and the faculty committees regarding the core review are still meeting as well.

«Our priority remains on continuing our record of caring, conservative leadership, bridging the partisan divide as the co-chair of the Problem Solver Caucus, and remaining accessible with our over two hundred Town Hall meetings.»

De Blasio, meanwhile, stormed out of a town hall meeting in Lower Manhattan last night, just as the state legislature was about to adjourn for the summer without renewing mayoral control.

Cuomo on Monday will take part in a telephone town hall meeting with Citizen Action as he starts to gear up for a campaign finance reform effort.

Town hall meetings got loud for some Republican members of Congress this week, as they defended the passage of the American Health Care Act by the House of Representatives.

This week I began a month of Town Hall meetings on this subject at a crowded North Collins public library as the communitywide conversation began in earnest.

As federal elected officials face noisy constituents at town hall meetings nationwide, New York's senior U.S. Senator and that body's minority leader took questions Wednesday about his own ability to be reached.

Russia also loomed as a major issue at the town hall meeting.

We spoke with each of them tonight about that endorsement, Malliotakis as she arrived in Throggs Neck for a meeting of the Bronx Republican Party and Massey as he departed a town hall with the Queens Public Transit Committee in South Ozone Park.

That group has taken walk outs to the next level, by holding a town hall meeting, as well as meeting with central New York Rep. John Katko (R - Camillus).

Mr. Farrell revealed the news district lines at a town hall meeting on 147th Street last night where he said the rest of New York's federal legislative lines have been held up as the State Assembly tried to figure out a way to create a district that would set up Mr. Rangel to win a 22nd term in the House of Representatives.

Sen. Adriano Espaillat characterized the city's political battle for pre-K funding as a «street fight» at a town hall meeting in Harlem.

UFT members made their displeasure with Brooklyn State Sen. Marty Golden known as they leafleted constituents attending the senator's Town Hall meeting at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Bay Ridge on April 6.

Bruce CotlerUFT members made their displeasure with Brooklyn State Sen. Marty Golden known as they leafleted constituents attending the senator's Town Hall meeting at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Bay Ridge on April 6.

James added that she was disappointed in the MTA's refusal to attend Monday's hearing, as well as a Jan. 30 Town Hall meeting uptown about the specific issues about 168th Street.

As a member of the CNY Solidarity Coalition, Balter has been one of the leading activists protesting Trump's policies and urging Katko to hold town hall meetings.

As governor he hadded an «online town hall» platform, CitizenConnects, which lists public meetings around the state.

During a telephone town hall he held Wednesday night, a Brentwood woman identified as Rose Kelty said the community had suffered for years from gang violence and that Trump should meet parents of those killed.

All of these projects, according to Governor Ambode at his second quarterly town hall meeting at City Hall, Lagos, were parts of the completed 300 major roads, 66 other major ones as work - in - progress, and 80 other inner roads embarked upon in the 57 local governments in the sthall meeting at City Hall, Lagos, were parts of the completed 300 major roads, 66 other major ones as work - in - progress, and 80 other inner roads embarked upon in the 57 local governments in the stHall, Lagos, were parts of the completed 300 major roads, 66 other major ones as work - in - progress, and 80 other inner roads embarked upon in the 57 local governments in the state.

The town hall meetings across Nigeria began in April, 2016 under the title «Federal Government Discuss» as a means of bridging communication gap between government and Nigerians

At 6:30 p.m., de Blasio and Assembly members Latoya Joyner and Michael Blake as well as NYC Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson host a town hall meeting, Bronx School of Law, Government and Justice, 244 E. 163rd St., Bronx.

Huge crowds of raucous progressives and quieter conservatives overwhelmed Rep. Tom Reed's town hall meetings in Ashville and Cherry Creek Saturday morning, with the progressives repeatedly interrupting and shouting down the congressman's comments as he tried to defend Republican plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

The Town Hall meeting, which is in fulfillment of his electoral promise to Lagosians on inclusive governance, is aimed at informing the people of his achievements in the last three months in particular; his administration's plan, policies and programmes as well as getting the people to support and contribute to the various programmes and activities of the government

Going to a statewide single - payer health insurance program could offset the financial hit facing New York state if Congress does away with the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, Assemblyman Phil Steck said during a town hall - type meeting today.

President Goodluck Jonathan, speaking at a town hall meeting, as he concluded his working visit to Borno State, stated emphatically that he would no longer tolerate...

About 100 people whooped, whistled, and gave Tom Steyer a standing ovation when he walked into an Arlington, Va., hotel meeting room Tuesday evening as he continued the launch of an anticipated 30 «town hall» events scheduled across the nation to meet citizens who are eager to see more momentum on Capitol Hill for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

El - Rufai said the town hall meeting was a platform for the government to hear the people out on their yearnings and expiration as a way to make them participate in governance.

INWOOD — Changes to a controversial proposed high - rise apartment building on Sherman Avenue and Broadway that was panned as «atrocious» by the community will be up for public discussion at a town hall meeting Monday night.

The event at 6:30 p.m. March 23 at Oswego City Hall will be Katko's first public meeting of the year, and comes as he has faced protests for not holding in - person town hall eveHall will be Katko's first public meeting of the year, and comes as he has faced protests for not holding in - person town hall evehall events.

Council work takes up the second half of the evening as I dash up to Walthamstow Town Hall for a Conservative Group Meeting.

Increased pressure on Stefanik came from constituents, as well, who had already criticized the lawmaker over her refusal to hold town hall meetings last month.

Poughkeepsie... As part of the continuing efforts to get public input and increase community dialogue, Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro will host the County's first live Telephone Town Hall meeting tomorrow evening at 6 pm, following the release of the 2014 Tentative County Budget at 11 am on Wednesday, October 30th.

Reed faced protesters at a series of town hall meetings in the 23rd Congressional District over the past two months, attracting national media attention as he held eight meetings while many of his Upstate Republican colleagues refused to meet with the public.

Much of this occurred at so - called «town hall» meetings held by various congressmen, as protestors packed the gatherings.

Higgins said House members with sprawling districts — such as Reed — often feel a greater need to host town hall meetings to make their presence known and hear from constituents in areas far from the lawmaker's home base.

Rodriguez previously organized a transportation town hall on Jan. 30 — following a series of breakdowns in the elevators of the 168th Street station — but the MTA was a no - show for that meeting as well.

Duke was referring to the fact that the while refusing to hold town hall meetings, Faso has met with large groups of people at paid events, including a fundraiser this week that cost a minimum of $ 1,000 a plate, and the January breakfast meeting of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce, for which the admission price was as high as $ 35.

Last night, during what was billed as a «virtual» town hall meeting live from Albany, Pedro Espada, the state senator and Senate majority leader, announced that he now favors tolling four East River bridges.