Sentences with phrase «where local citizens»

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Ancel Martinez, head of corporate communications at Wells Fargo, said the company is a «responsible corporate citizen and believes that it has fulfilled its obligations to federal, state, and local communities where we serve our customers» in an email.

America itself, facing an era where more and more citizens without adequate financial resources will seek assistance from local, state and federal governments (precisely at a time when such governments are already strained), needs the fiduciary standard.

Of course, there always is the danger that sins of omission will lead to sins of commission — where federal agents or local police go overboard and go after innocent citizens who aren't violent but have unconventional opinions.

In the Union of South Africa, where the government has limited the access in the black townships to FM radio (which covers a small area and can be controlled by the government), the development of small local newspapers has been one of the few ways black citizens can «talk» to one another.

So issues where the local government can't get their head out of their asses when its there responsibility to act and then blame the federal government, it leaves you and I the citizens to fend for ourselves, possibly for weeks at a time while the officials blame one another.

Within easy reach is the museum where local painters are showing their work and the concert hall where the citizens» symphony plays.

Where the big society is doomed to successive relaunches with diminishing impact, the Localism Bill will go some way in redefining the way citizens relate to their local authorities.

In Singapore, where political content is banned entirely on local television (I wonder how they handle satellite...), citizens are coming to depend on web video for basic content such as coverage of rallies and speeches.

The Localism Bill does not just devolve power to local councils but it also ensures that local citizens and community groups will have the power to shape and influence the places where they live and work and thus fully play their part in building the Big Society.

The Electoral Reform Society has therefore teamed up with a range of universities to set up two pilot citizens» assemblies, essentially mini-conventions, which will bring representative samples of the population in the Sheffield and Southampton areas to deliberate on and decide where power should lie at a local level.

Just two examples from my local region where the refugees were not citizens of their country of origin.

[3] Citizens also have the right to vote in and run as a candidate in local elections in the country where they live, European elections and European Citizens» Initiative.

Ours is the only nation in the world where local prosecutors are elected, a way for citizens to hold them accountable for the enormous power they wield on individual lives and our collective well - being.

The governor explained that Nigeria's present political structure was seriously affecting the efficiency of both State and Local governments, submitting that for States to give optimal service to their citizens, the principle of inclusion as being practiced in Lagos where anybody irrespective of race or creed can rise to the pinnacle of their chosen career, first needs to be applied to the division of power between the Federal and State governments.

We must focus on our North Star: a commitment to a healthy, connected city where local businesses grounded in entrepreneurship and innovation gives strength to our citizens.

Where to site an upstate casino has been one big hot potato for local governments and citizens.

Kpagih explained that he had visited the ten Local Government Areas where the election would hold and discovered that people in those areas were highly intelligent, peaceful, educated and civilized citizens.

In Mexico, Dr. José Manuel Mireles spearheads a citizens» militia called «the Autodefensas» to drive the Knights Templar cartel out of the Michoacán region, where they've terrorized the locals and corrupted the government.

Gist: Shot in various locations outside the city of Guanajuato, where most citizens work for an automobile assembly plant or the local drug cartel, Heli is confronted with police corruption, drug trafficking, sexual exploitation, love, guilt and revenge in the search for his father who has mysteriously disappeared.

One of the most significant local contests on the Nov. 5 ballot is in Cleveland, where citizens will decide whether to keep a 4 - year - old system of mayoral control of their district or return to an elected school board.

Schools and classrooms are spaces where citizens are developed, where knowledge of one's local and national history and its legacies are critical foundations for developing an ethical, civic identity and becoming an informed civic actor.

Prior to joining Equal Justice Works, he was a Fellow at Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP in San Francisco, where he represented citizen groups and local agencies in environmental litigation and land use and planning issues.

As the player build up morale of the locals the environments will change color and those areas where citizens have regained hope and are fighting back against the Nazi's are show in full color.

Where the federal government can help is in mapping hazard zones and getting this information to local citizens to act upon.

After we gave our presentation in John Day, one local citizen, Jim, was worried the Oregon Stewardship Tour was «only a one - time visit where we would leave in the morning.»

Based in Boulder, Colorado, Kate is the director of the Eco-Cycle Solutions project where she works with citizens, city staff and elected officials to implement Zero Waste solutions in local communities.

«We will ensure that all developers play by the rules»: Unless they're wind developers, where the Liberals took away the rights of local citizens to oppose wind projects.

«This was not just great for me personally but I think also for some people living in Lusatia: I joined an info point at the market square of Welzow, where I invited the local citizens to join the demonstration to phase out of coal on the Saturday.

Last month, Deal wrapped up a five - week US tour which he spent gathering first - hand information about fracking from industry consultants, politicians, scientists and local citizens from communities where fracking is prevalent.

The Goldman Prize views «grassroots» leaders as those involved in local efforts, where positive change is created through community or citizen participation in the issues that affect them.

But as long as local officials look the other way, what incentive do companies have for publicizing their pollution levels or trying to win the favor of Chinese citizens where they operate?

Where the issues before the court are between citizens this may not matter; but where the issues are between the citizen and departments of state or citizens and local authorities — immigration, social security, planning permission — there must surely be some concern that the judge will not want to let down the political party which got him, or her, elected and whose support may be needed for re-election and promoWhere the issues before the court are between citizens this may not matter; but where the issues are between the citizen and departments of state or citizens and local authorities — immigration, social security, planning permission — there must surely be some concern that the judge will not want to let down the political party which got him, or her, elected and whose support may be needed for re-election and promowhere the issues are between the citizen and departments of state or citizens and local authorities — immigration, social security, planning permission — there must surely be some concern that the judge will not want to let down the political party which got him, or her, elected and whose support may be needed for re-election and promotion.

Partner with local government agencies, who have enabled citizens to pay traffic tickets online, and, in states where applicable, elect traffic school online.

She also spent time answering questions and explained that supplies are provided to senior citizens in the community and that food can also be dropped off at local city schools where parents are able to pick up food for their families.