Sentences with phrase «which local coalition»

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This coalition of advocates created the Local Farms - Healthy Kids Act, which was passed almost unanimously by the legislature and signed by the Governor in 2008.

Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom coalition is heading for a decisive win over the centre - left Democratic Party which is still reeling from the disastrous local election results which forced the resignation of opposition leader Walter Veltroni.

Dafis was a Member of Parliament for Ceredigion from 1992 until 2000, having been supported by a coalition of local Plaid Cymru and Green party activists, the latter of which had worked with him on a number of environmental initiatives.

While the NHS reforms are not a Council responsibility, they and the other issues around benefit reforms and tuition fees, not to mention local govt cuts sent down from the Coalition, and which we are complicit in approving are killing morale.

The budget squeeze isn't easy but it is forcing local government to innovate (which the Coalition has given it unprecendented freedoms to do so) and also merge functions with other councils or public sector institutions.

The New Yorkers for Clean Power campaign, a coalition which includes uptown organizations, will focus on advocacy to engage the public, local governments and businesses to push forward renewable energy and clean transportation options and to expand the state's clean energy policies, said Campaign Coordinator Renee Vogelsang.

The Bennite agenda was to put the Labour party under permanent control by the coalition of left - wing sectarian factions under his banner which had managed to seize control of decaying Labour party local institutions.

Wirral, another coalition which had reflected the national picture, saw the local Lib Dems decide to walk away from the Tories by abstaining in a no - confidence vote.

It is understood senior Liberal Democrat members of the Coalition demanded the concessions to avoid the possibility of protests next April, which could have fuelled a damaging political row just before the May local elections.

Monday night, hosted by the Coalition for Queens and a smattering of local Democratic and technology groups, wasn't about showing which mayoral candidate knows the most about technology.

I still believe we will be hammered in the forthcoming local elections, which makes me sorry for the hard working diligent councillor being affected not by local issues but by a simmering hatred the press and Labour have been keenly espousing since the coalition deal, and a hatred for the Lib Dems for being the face of the cuts.

The 2014 Local Elections saw a Labour Party — which was part of a coalition government with Fine Gael — fare poorly, with its national share of the vote dropping to just over seven percent and with its position as the leading left wing party being usurped by a major contender for this position, namely Sinn Fein.

The 1985 Local Elections saw a Labour Party — which was part of a coalition government with Fine Gael — fare poorly, with its national share of the vote dropping to just over seven percent and with its position as the leading left wing party being usurped by a major contender for this position, namely the Workers Party.

Should this happen, Nick Clegg could be left standing on pretty shaky ground, which once again explains why he is so keen to be making promises to local people on behalf of the Coalition Government.

Flanagan appeared at a news conference held by a coalition of business groups and the fiscal watchdog the Empire Center, which released a report and website showing the regional and statewide savings from limiting local levy increases at 2 percent or the rate of inflation (Overall since the cap has been in place, the Empire Center says $ 7.6 million billion has been saved).

Though county and state officials have been driving hard to prevent the approval of the plant, the strongest opposition came from local environmental groups such as Riverkeeper and the Rockland Water Coalition, which was formed from a collection of smaller organizations to fight desalination.

Labour is now the largest party, but remains out of power because of the solidity of a local coalition between the Conservatives and the Lib Dems which predates the national tie - up between the two parties by years.

This was a campaign which Labour successfully made about Clegg and the coalition in Westminster, not about local issues.

There is, for instance, Ulster County's local version of the state Senate's Independent Democratic Coalition (IDC), which hereabouts means the three legislators named Parete — father John and sons Rob and Rich.

Heads of the board's social services and economic development committees also laid out their visions for the proposal, which was created in collaboration with local organizations, stakeholders, residents and the Coalition for Community Advancement, members said.

Given the libertarian coup d'etat that Mr Clegg carried out in ditching the official LibDem manifesto and writing whole swathes of the Orange Book into the Coalition Agreement which his own party had previously massively rejected, Nick Clegg can not be really very surprised that the rasberry he got in the local elections and AV vote is going to be reflected within Westminster machine as well.

Killian also served on the Westchester County Charter Revision Commission from 2011 - 2014, on the Rye Town Park Commission and co-founded RyeACT (Rye Action for Children and Teens), which is a coalition that brings our community together to educate and empower local teenagers to stay off drugs.

Pledge 2 Protect, a coalition of nonprofits and local businesses which aims to unite locals against the project, hopes the masks will highlight the pollution, vermin and other health hazards the group feels the station will produce.

In February, the Chelsea Market Coalition released a poll claiming locals supported the expansion, but a closer analysis of the numbers showed that most respondents were opposed to proposed new office space and a hotel, which has sinced been dropped from the proposal.

Most of the major electronics producers, Foxconn among them, have now signed the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition code of conduct, which includes undertakings to abide by local labour laws and lessen the environmental impact of their activities.

In 2001, Val co-founded the non-profit organization Franklin Pierce Youth First Community Coalition, which still serves as the only local coalition for the students of FrankliCoalition, which still serves as the only local coalition for the students of Franklicoalition for the students of Franklin Pierce.

Unlike the closely watched Coalition for School Reform and the teachers union, SEIU Local 99 — which represents LAUSD classified employees like cafeteria workers and custodians — came out of Tuesday's election an unequivocal winner.

Ginger Ostro shared, «Our success started with the power of our coalition, which put pressure on local legislators through individual meetings, letters to the editor, op - eds, and town halls.»

«The EAS is going to be the governing body that eventually oversees the conversion of these schools into charters or be granted»em powered school» [status], which are basically charters but keep their public identity,» said Greg Harris, an education policy expert who recently ran Excellent Schools Detroit, a local coalition of education players and fundraisers.

The 11 - member coalition, which represents both labor and management as well as parent groups and local school boards, has not taken a position itself on any of the tax measures - although individual members expressed support for specific initiatives.

Bill Thiel, founder of Maureen's Mission, dedicated to garnering the support of other state breast cancer coalitions along with local, state and federal legislators to pass a bill to protect all women in the country and ensure early, correct diagnosis of breast cancer, which took the life of his wife, Maureen.

Together, the San Diego Animal Welfare Coalition (SDAWC) *, which is comprised of seven local animal shelters, has been working towards «Getting to Zero,» a movement to eliminate the need for unnecessary euthanasia of homeless pets in San Diego.

Local service providers were recruited to participate in the effort, including private veterinarians throughout the NKADD Counties, the United Coalition of Animals Spay / Neuter Clinic (UCAN) and the Ohio Alleycat Resource and Spay / Neuter Clinic (OAR), both in the Cincinnati area and which are reimbursed $ 65 per cat for each spay / neuter surgery and vaccination.

AANT was invited to participate in a coalition of local animal advocates which aims to reduce the number of homeless animals in our community.

In Los Angeles, Best Friends leads the NKLA Coalition, which comprises more than 100 local animal organizations working together to transform the nation's second - largest city into a no - kill community.

The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon also has a unique partnership with their local Audubon Society, called «Cats Safe at Home» which encourages cat owners to keep their felines indoors, promoting the safety of both cats and wildlife, along with TNR.

On the steps of the Wilson Building, middle school students and teachers will be joined by members of the «Put A Price On It, D.C.» coalition, which consists of 70 local organizations and businesses, to speak out in favor of the proposed policy.

The Power Past Coal coalition (which Climate Solutions helped found and is part of) worked tirelessly with many local leaders and community groups for seven years to keep this dirty coal terminal from coming to fruition.

Media Matters chronicled Ted Nugent's racist comments following the George Zimmerman trial, which prompted the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence to launch a petition to remove Nugent from the NRA Board of Directors and community organizers in New Haven, Connecticut, to protest his concert at a local club.

«The simplest thing I can say is that we are going to work with local, state, regional and national government groups and look at what we can do in the courthouse,» said Vivian Stockman, of the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, which lobbied against the rule change.

Also recently, 13 major universities launched the University Climate Change Coalition, or UC3, which seeks to «help local communities achieve their climate goals and accelerate the transition to a low - carbon future.»

students worked with The Woman's Fund of Miami - Dade County, a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of local women and girls; the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a community organization championing the rights of Florida migrant farm workers; the ACLU of Florida; Legal Services of Greater Miami, which provides civil legal services for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-profit.

The NSW Government discussed options at the Our Future Our Voice Summit in 2004, on three models including a regional assembly model (based on the Murdi Paaki model), the Coalition of peak Aboriginal Bodies (building on existing organisations) and the Combined ATSIC / Land Council model (where local land councils input to regional councils, which in turn input to State land councils).

In 2014, Thrive will continue to provide funding to the 10 Early Learning Regional Coalitions, which play an important role in coordinating and connecting resources and programs in their communities (including home visiting, WaKIDS Early Learning Collaboration and Early Achievers); getting information out to families about the importance of early learning; engaging harder to reach families and communities; and creating local advocates who take action to generate support for early learning at local and state levels.

The NAR also belongs to a coalition aiming to preserve a federal deduction for state and local taxes paid, which they say protects home - affordability.

The company has also built its own coalition of supporters, called Friends of the Seaport, which includes the construction, hotel and real estate industry unions, and local residents.