Sentences with phrase «when local leaders»

In an era of partisan gridlock at all levels of government, we would do well to remember the moment a half century ago when local leaders, elected officials, civil rights pioneers, and others came together to ensure equal access to the ballot.

As these examples show, transformation is possible when local leaders work together to make school choice successful.

The grieving for Graham — who was unarmed when police shot and killed him in his Wakefield apartment earlier this month — turned to anger Saturday when local leaders discussed the circumstances surrounding his death.

My favourite part of the game actually came after the credits when a local leader board popped up (we aren't even granted the privilege of competitive online scoring) and a remix of the original Double Dragon theme began playing.

Not exact matches

Some state and local law enforcement leaders worry that immigrants lose trust in local police when they are perceived to be deeply involved in federal immigration enforcement.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

When the third speaker finishes, the leader thanks the local group for the privilege of «carrying the message,» and says, «Now let's stand and close the meeting in the usual way.»

The youth pastor, who moved to the Central American nation to serve local tribes, had been swimming with his family and the family of another church leader when he got into trouble.

When a group convenes on the first evening, it is made up of twenty men and a few women who are usually strangers to each other; who come from different parts of the country or even of the world; who represent the doctrine and tradition of from eight to twelve different churches, Protestant and Catholic; and who are engaged in different kinds of ministries — education, local church, seminary leaders, denominational executives, and others.

Yet when a local denominational leader challenged the area churches to do something about the AIDS epidemic, she had a nagging suspicion God would not leave her at the cushy clinic job.

I realized this most clearly when, long before the election, I invited several Indianapolis community leaders, including local clergy of all races, to discuss congregations» capacities.

For example, two years ago, when we first began identifying potential sites around the Philippines for our multi-location field trials of Golden Rice varieties, one of our considerations was that the local government units and other community leaders should be well - informed and interested in the project and willing to support the conduct of the trials.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer joined 7th generation Master Distiller Fred Noe, company leaders and local dignitaries to officially open the doors and commemorate Jim Beam's unwavering commitment to the bourbon industry — an industry it helped create when Jacob Beam made his first Bourbon whiskey in Kentucky in 1795.

I attended the local API support group as a member for about 2 years, and then got certified as a leader when ours retired.

Head over to the Red Hat Amphitheater 6 - 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, for hands - on service projects, a commemoration when local community leaders will speak, and to enjoy live music from LowBrow, Season & Snare and Katelyn Read.

Works with local, state and National leaders to obtain a National Day of Remembrance recognizing the need for community education and awareness when a family loses a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death.

When I talked about this with our local LLL leader, she kindly brought Nursing Your Toddler to our next meeting.

Real Diaper Association believes that local Leaders can best find local solutions when advocating cloth diapering.

When parents who are firm in Attachment Parenting have a question about whether a child - rearing practice leads to a secure parent - child attachment bond, they feel certain that they can turn to API resources, specifically API's Eight Principles of Parenting, the cofounders» book Attached at the Heart, or local API Support Groups and API Leaders.

I am sure that when these leaders wake up each morning, they are not thinking about foreign policy, but about domestic social unrest, the lack of provision of a proper welfare system, about how to deal with the issue of internal migrants (some 200 million people on the move from villages to urban areas demanding the same rights as urban locals), and so on.

Businesswoman Jessica Crawford was also in the running, but ended her bid when she failed to gain sufficient traction among local GOP leaders.

What's more, Paladino now commands up to 7 percent of the weighted convention vote, thanks to the loyalty of the Erie County GOP, which puts him and local party leaders in the potential position of being kingmakers when Republicans gather in Manhattan on June 1.

Perhaps as importantly, it is also possible that downplaying the Conservative brand will make it more palatable for former Labour voters to vote for local Conservative candidates, when framed as a choice between the two leaders.

There was widespread sniggering early in David Cameron's tenure as leader of the party when candidates started appearing on local election ballot papers tagged as David Cameron's Conservatives.

After the excitement of an unexpected leadership contest, a new leader, a surge in membership and fresh approach to PMQs, what can the party expect from its members and supporters when it comes to doing the less glamourous work of fighting a local election?

The legislation, which was sponsored by Senate minority leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, would create an office of special investigation within the office of the attorney general to investigate and, when appropriate, prosecute local police officers.

Such a case occurred on Long Island in 2008, when leaders of the Suffolk County Conservative Party sniffed out that members of the local police union were switching their party enrollments in an attempt to bring about the defeat of a county sheriff who was seen as cooperating in an effort to downsize the department.

The party leaders stated these in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state, when Adekunbi met with women groups from the Ogun West Senatorial District.

There were also a few other local factors at play - Cox's newbie chairmanship that relied on loyalty from county leaders who he hadn't made allies of, his overestimation that the Giuliani / Pataki faction of the GOP died when he beat their candidate for the chairmanship last fall, he reportedly told Republicans privately that cash - strapped Rick Lazio would drop out after the Levy juggernaut began, and on and on.

He was the Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health in the Borough between 2006 and the local elections earlier this year, when Labour regained power at Camden Town Hall, at which point he replaced Andrew Marshall as Conservative group leader.

Bharara told the local government leaders that they have «a right not to be ripped off» when they ask state government for help.

Unlike today when District Leaders are elected directly by the voters, in 1949 they were elected by the local county committeemen.

The race drew national attention in March, when Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee operative Tim Persico met with a local Democratic leader to ask if he thought Susan Wild or Greg Edwards, two other candidates in the race, would be willing to drop out and run for state Senate, a proposition they both rejected.

When the leaders of the American Federation of Teachers — whose president Randi Weingarten hopes to become Secretary of Education — endorsed Clinton without holding local meetings to consult the members, hundreds of angry teachers rebelled and signed up with Labor for Bernie.

«When it comes to fighting for working people, protecting women's health, and growing the local economy I can think of no better candidate than Alison Boak to represent the 40th District — I know she will be a strong and hardworking leader for the people of the lower Hudson Valley,» Maloney said.

«At a time when corruption in our state and local governments have eroded so much trust in our public officials, it's critical that we elect bold, honest, hard - working leaders like John Brooks,» Rice said in a statement.

He finally stated: «Why can't the prime minister listen to those in local government, to the King's Fund, the NHS Confederation, her own council leaders and recognise this social care crisis forces people to give up work to care for loved ones because there isn't a system to do it; makes people stay in hospital longer than they should; and leads people into a horrible, isolated life when they should be cared for by all of us through a properly funded social care system.

Politicians are reluctant to prioritise initiatives that will not show benefits until a time when their opponents may be in office, and local health leaders are hesitant to invest when they do not know if they will be able to maintain their commitment.

Generally speaking, local leaders seemed miffed at the very idea that state lawmakers, who aren't exactly known for their fiscal discipline, would seek to limit spending at the municipal level when they can barely keep their own budget balanced.

Word of Treanor's exit came at the end of day when one local leader after the next called for Claremont to sever ties with him.

Neighbors Who Claim They Weren't Properly Notified When Two Level II Sex Offenders Were Moved to Their Street Stand With Local Leaders to Call for State Investigation

These were created by the Local Government Act 2000 at a time when Tony Blair and those around him hoped to centralise local government decision - making in elected mayors, strong leaders and cabinets, and powerful chief officers who they could deal with from WhiteLocal Government Act 2000 at a time when Tony Blair and those around him hoped to centralise local government decision - making in elected mayors, strong leaders and cabinets, and powerful chief officers who they could deal with from Whitelocal government decision - making in elected mayors, strong leaders and cabinets, and powerful chief officers who they could deal with from Whitehall.

Party leaders excited about Astorino turned up their nose, but Trump won several friends when he headlined local party dinners and an April, 2014 gun rights rally in Albany that was organized by Paladino himself.

Rotterdam Assemblyman George Amedore is asking local leaders and school districts that he represents to give victims of flooding a 90 - day grace period when it comes to paying their property tax bills, and other local taxes and fees.

The controversial project has flown largely under the radar until the past month when local supervisors and business leaders began criticizing its impact on the area.

Still, it's hard to see it as anything other than a naked political ploy when the GOP / Conservative gubernatorial candidate appeals to the Democratic leader of the free world to intercede in a controversial local issue when his spokesman just made it clear his boss doesn't want to touch it with a 10 - foot pole.

You may remember that there was bad blood between McKay and some local leaders in the Mohawk Valley back in 2010, when the Independence Party backed Senator Dave Valesky — even though the word on the ground was that local leaders wanted to back Republican challenger Andrew Russo.

There is much speculation about when Mr Blair will quit as leader, but most commentators expect the prime minister to leave in the week after the Scottish parliament, Welsh assembly and local elections on May 3rd.

There are many issues facing this area and Ulster County, but I feel an important issue is to report to the people of Marbletown and Rosendale at Town Board meetings, talk with local government leaders and when I'm able to, go to local party meetings and get their feedback directly, face - to - face, and let them know what is being discussed at legislature meetings.

Instead, Hoffman has triumphed over Scozzafava in public opinion polls, despite, not the local Republican Party, but local Republican Party leaders (a very different kettle of fish), who clearly misread the mind and mood of the electorate when they imperiously chose a candidate who is evidently closer to Nancy Pelosi in her ideology than to Joe Lieberman, let alone George Pataki.