Sentences with phrase «which federal leader»

The online survey of 1,019 Canadians asked which federal leader they would prefer to do things with, including serious issues, such as dealing with a terrorist attack, and not - so - serious issues, such as drinking a beer and babysitting.

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But less than a month later, Sessions wrote to congressional leaders criticizing the federal government's hands - off approach to medical marijuana, and citing a Colorado case in which a medical marijuana licensee shipped pot out of state.

The shutdown, which began Saturday after congressional leaders failed to reach a spending agreement to keep the government funded, means that many federal functions are shuttered.

The state's resources industry has applauded Federal Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce's public opposition to the WA Nationals» planned mining tax changes, which drew return fire from Brendon Grylls.

Now that conservatives complained about the $ 1.3 trillion catchall spending bill — which blew through previous budget limits by $ 300 billion over this year and next, House GOP leaders have scheduled a vote this week on a proposed amendment to the Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.

The former federal minister is the perceived frontrunner to lead this new party fusing Alberta's Wildrose and Tory oppositions, but no matter which candidate succeeds, UCP will have a leader prone to jousting outside the provincial lines.

NDP's federal council met to review terms for leadership race, which will pick a new leader two years before next election

Notley will not be attending this weekend's federal NDP convention in Ottawa, which will likely save federal leader Jagmeet Singh from being forced to join the dispute between the only two NDP governments in Canada.

The STOP School Violence Act might be just that, although House Republican leaders voiced some support for the Senate's Fix NICS Act, which would only reinforce existing laws requiring state and federal agencies to report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

When the Opposition leader noted in the House of Commons, in 2012, that a federal study had shown that Canada was falling prey to «Dutch disease» (named after the 1960s oil boom, which devastated other exports in the Netherlands), Conservative MP Kellie Leitch offered the government's response: «The leader of the Opposition wants to call Canadian employers a disease.»

According to the survey, a whopping «75 percent of school leaders encourage an increase in federal funding for school districts to comply with the new standards,» while 15 % fewer of those surveyed support the «flexibility» (SNA's favorite buzzword for: «gutting of regulations») which the SNA is now doggedly pursuing on Capitol Hill via its high - powered lobbyists.

The infant formula industry, in which Abbott Laboratories is the U.S. market leader, will be investigated for possible anticompetitive practices, an official of the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.

«Now that government have intervened to raise great and better entertainers again, Peter Okoye has the gut to insult the entire Federal Government by calling our great leaders «Ndi Ala» which means mad and stupid people.

Federal authorities raided two homes near Albany that were associated with NXIVM, a cult - like group in which women were branded with a symbol that contained its leader's initials.

Former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and his son, Pedro G., were indicted yet again for allegedly bilking hundreds of thousands of dollars from their healthcare network, Soundview, which received both federal and state funding.

The bill backed by Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, would also apply to party committee leaders from receiving consulting fees from state and local authorities either directly or through companies in which they hold a 10 percent ownership stake.

The measure is opposed by Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who said the measure, which limits state and local police coordination with federal immigration enforcement, is potentially unconstitutional and illegal.

Then again, the ValleyCats» stadium is named after former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, who was welcomed back to throw out the first pitch for the home opener three weeks ago — which was six weeks after his reindictment on federal corruption charges.

However, in an application which was reportedly served on Kanu on Friday, the Federal Government asked the court to revoke the bail granted the IPOB leader, and also order his immediate arrest by the police.

DO N'T demand that Glenwood Management find a six - figure job for your 32 - year - old son (which is one of the federal charges against former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos).

Federal authorities raided two homes near Albany that were associated with a cultlike group called Nxivm, in which women were branded with a symbol that contained its leader's initials, according to media reports.

Recommendations from the conference, which was well attended by traditional rulers, service chiefs, political leaders and the diplomatic community, were forwarded to federal and state governments for action.

The former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell, the MP for North East Fife, who made a similar recommendation for a new Scottish conference in 2012, said it would be «a remarkable opportunity for Scotland as a whole — not just the political parties — to create a relationship with the rest of the UK which to all intents and purposes would be federal».

The mayor said that if lawmakers don't act on reforms, they'll lose a shot at redemption after a year in which leaders in both houses of the Legislature have been arrested on federal corruption charges.

The latest immigration bill, which was sponsored in February by Majority Leader Catherine Borgia, an Ossining Democrat, came in response to Republican President Donald Trump's nationwide initiative to deport undocumented immigrants, and would have prevented the county's emergency services from aiding the federal government in investigations made on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity and national origin.

Mr. Silver, who resigned on Monday as speaker after being arrested on federal corruption charges in January, was accused of essentially facilitating the harassment by not acting forcefully to prevent Mr. Lopez's behavior as leader of the Assembly, which was also named as a defendant in one of the lawsuits.

Poloncarz also called on federal leaders to protect the Great Lakes Restoration Program which allowed the county to clean up habitats

The targets came to light during the two - year investigation of the powerful state Assembly leader — during which federal corruption fighters found «numerous new tentacles» to pursue, sources said.

The state and federal party leaders and elected officials discussed campaign coordination, Gianaris said, which may include everything from potential joint appearances and palm cards to data sharing and GOTV efforts.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he intends to force a vote on a bill that would preserve Obama - era net neutrality rules, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to repeal this week.

Federal prosecutors have said they will seek to retry Silver and Skelos next year, though it's not clear which new charges the former legislative leaders would face.

Former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger - Delta, MEND, Government Ekpumupolo, alias Tompolo, Thursday, declared his readiness to appear before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos which issued a bench warrant demanding his arrest, January 14.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on federal transportation authorities to complete a review of which railroad systems are currently testing engineers for sleep apnea and which ones aren't.

Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHow the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel Hillicon Valley: Trump stuns lawmakers with push to help Chinese company Facebook suspends 200 apps over data practices Dems want answers on Cohen payments Senate net neutrality vote coming Wednesday Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer MORE (D - N.Y.) said Friday that he intends to force a vote on a bill that would preserve Obama - era net neutrality rules, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to repeal this week.

Before the election of the first federal leader of the party (the Liberal Democrats having a federal structure in their internal party organisation), the leaders of the two parties which merged to form the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and the SDP, served as joint interim leaders.

, at a news event on July 8 on the Capitol steps with other Republican leaders and Hill interns, calls on Senate Democrats and the president to fix the federal student loan interest rate, which nearly doubled after the July 1 expiration of previous legislation.

He would have needed the support of three GOP county leaders to do so, which federal prosecutors are alleging is at the heart of today's case.

«At the summit which attracts global leaders, economic experts, investors and intellectuals from Africa and around the world, Prof. Osinbajo will discuss the increasing economic prospects in Africa and detail the progress of the Buhari administration, especially through the Federal Government's medium - term Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, ERGP, to the global audience.

As expected former state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's attorneys have filed an appeal of his January 2009 indictment on federal corruption charges, arguing in part that the theft of honest services statute under which he was convicted has been invalidated by the US Supreme Court.

Federal authorities used a wiretap and caught Skelos bragging about the extent of his influence, saying on the call that as senate president and majority leader «I'm going to control everything,» including who sits on which committees, which legislation makes it to the floor and the budget.

There is the South Shore election to replace Dean G. Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader, in which Mr. Kaminsky, a freshman Democratic state assemblyman and former federal prosecutor, faces Christopher McGrath, a Republican personal - injury lawyer who polls show holds an edge in the contest.

I'm going to bring community leader, other elected officials at the local, state and federal level, have access to other financial and human resources to give the school board and the superintendent what's needed to turn the city around, which is to turn the school district around.

Gillibrand says she has 10 co-sponsors on the federal bill, which is backed by many Democrats and various business leaders.

The Petition which was signed by the Youth Leader of the party in Idanre, Akinbobola Smart reads «Further to the recent newspaper announcement of the federal board lists where Senator Ayo Patrick Akinyelure, was made Board Chairman and Hon. Akin Akingbesote and Mrs Lola Sessey from Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State was listed as board members, we members of Idanre APC Youths, which comprises of All APC Youths across the 10 wards in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, hereby totally reject them as Board Chairman and members for the following reasons:

A federal jury convicted Suffolk County Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh in just an hour Thursday after a 10 - day trial in which the government used thousands of records to prove Walsh was golfing, gambling and politicking on county time.

The law was passed in the wake of the 2009 trial of ex-Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, in which federal prosecutors charged the Brunswick Republican with using his position to enrich himself through a business he operated on the side.

The new poll follows a month in which former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos were sentenced to federal prison after they were convicted on corruption charges in separate cases last year.

Lawyers for former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam today argued that the federal corruption charges against the pair — which allege that the elder Mr. Skelos obtained posh jobs for the younger from companies with business before the state — really tell a heartwarming tale of a «caring and concerned» father and his «rude,» «volatile» and «immature and emotional» 33 - year - old boy.

At a press conference in Oneida County, elected leaders said progress on the AMS fab, which was announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the summer of 2015 with glee and fanfare, basically «froze up» as federal prosecutors honed in on Kaloyeros, who was indicted last month along with a slew of development executives and Joe Percoco, Cuomo's political adviser and surrogate brother.

The reduction may be an aberration, though it occurred during a session that included federal indictments against the Legislature's top two leaders, which seemed to blunt the donations from at least one major donor.