Sentences with phrase «years fighting local»

He spent years fighting local and state incentives that helped expand Destiny USA.

Not exact matches

Researchers working to fight mosquito - borne diseases have long been interested in using the bacteria to kill off local mosquito populations, but it wasn't until this year that they discovered how genes in the bacteria cause mosquitoes to produce nonviable eggs.

Mr. Kalanick has said that after the company entered China in 2013, Uber burned through about $ 2 billion in three years fighting a price war against the local ride - hailing incumbent, Didi Chuxing.

Kalanick noted that this will significantly expand by Q1 of next year, although there have been some notable holdouts like Houston and Miami because of ongoing fights between Uber and incumbent local taxi organizations.

CRANBROOK — Local workers need a premier who will fight for a fair softwood lumber agreement after years of neglect from Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals, said B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan.

Despite the urgency of building a safe replacement, local politicians impeded the project — not just for years, but for decades — fighting over ancillary concerns such as its visual aesthetics and whether the bridge should include bicycle lanes.

Pierce retired from his crime - fighting days, until nine years later, a new local threat of gang violence compels him to take heroic action.

Shurden, in an article last year in the Fellowship newsletter, put the Baptist conflict into three periods the struggle for national control (1979 - 1990), the fight over state conventions (1990 - 2000) and bitter battles in local churches (2000 - 2010).

A new retort pouch lets food processor FasoPro package a local protein source in the African nation of Burkina Faso so the food can be delivered throughout the year to help fight devastating malnutrition among its citizens.

Executive Director of the New York State Association of Counties Stephen J. Acquario said, «For years, counties have fought to reform state mandated services delivered at the local level.

The local fight over taxes on the rich is also a warm - up act for an intramural Democratic debate that Hillary Clinton will need to contend with next year.

«Residents have fought for years to secure community voices at BPCA, and we are now a step closer towards bringing greater local representation to the Board.

«Two years ago, our local elected officials were fighting to get into the photonics spotlight,» the newspaper wrote.

Mr. Romaine said although he's pleased with the court's recent decision, he believes the fight isn't over because the next step would be local municipalities and business owners getting reimbursed from paying the tax over the past few years.

In reference to the many challenges posed by Trumpism, this year's theme is, «Make the National Fight Local.»

Twelve labour consisting of the Ghana Medical Association, the Ghana National Association of Teachers, the Civil and Local Government Staff Association among others, laid down their tools, fighting the erstwhile Mahama - government to pay up, after several years of negotiations.

While local elected officials have fought for years to preserve it, redevelopment of the Red Hook site — potentially as part of a dramatic makeover of the entire neighborhood with new parkland, flood protections and a subway — is now on the table.

Over the year that followed, I joined local MTA Board Member Susan Metzger in leading the fight to have an Orange County midway train yard as well as passing sidings between Suffern and the new yard included in the plan.

Gordon Brown has responded to Labour's worst local election results for 40 years by pledging to «take the fight» to the Conservatives.

The governor said during the next four years he will focus on raising the minimum wage, improving public education, fighting the local property tax burden, passing the Women's Equality Act and passing the DREAM Act.

From Cuomo's point of view, it doesn't hurt that Spectrum is engaged in a bitter fight with Local 3 IBEW, the union representing its workers, who have been on strike for more than a year.

Whilst she is married to an MP, the fact is that she is a politician in her own right, having stood as a Labour council candidate at the local elections this year and indicated her desire to fight a parliamentary seat in the future.

«This year, we're fighting to expand our agenda, build local relationships, and increase our visibility to ensure that the causes of women and girls never take a backseat.

«I vow will fight hard to improve local health services which have suffered so badly under 17 years of Labour rule from Cardiff Bay.

So far as the English Local Elections go - it's a major extension of control of English Local Government for the Conservative Party, but following on from results in 2003 that were still before Labour were hit by a backlash over the War in Iraq - if the Conservatives had failed to advance from 35 % in 2003 and Labour had held it's vote of 30 % then it would have been remarkable, it's still slightly up on 2006 for the Conservatives and Labour have only recovered marginally so far - it's a sign of continued revival of the Conservative Party, but also of a Labour revival, disappointing news for the Liberal Democrats who lost support even compared with last year where elections were fought, heavy losses of support nationally compared to 2003.

If the former then how much does that involve crapping on the working class and poor from a great height as countless Labour councils have been doing for years now by implementing cit after cut, job loss after job loss and without even bothering anymore with some ritual hand - wringing — I assume a great deal given Corbyn and McDonnell have made it very clear that local councilors must not fight back.

Funders over the years have included Soros's Open Society Institute, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation and, since 2004, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, which gave the local health authorities a five - year, $ 10.7 - million grant.

Municipalities are already fighting over water supplies with the booming biofuels industry: citizens in the Illinois towns of Champaign and Urbana recently opposed a local ethanol plant's petition to withdraw two million gallons a day from the local aquifer to produce 100 million gallons of ethanol a year.

Some years ago after fighting all day for the life of my horse, Alex, I took him to our local surgeon.

«Five years ago, local leaders down here, Republicans and Democrats, formed the bipartisan Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact — an agreement to work together to fight climate change.

Before he can fight any bulls, however, Jonny must defeat El Joto, a local loan shark who, years ago, forced Jonny's father to pay him with a prized family heirloom — a pair of bronzed bull testicles.

Stars: Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, China Anne McClain, Christine Adams Producers: Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter Premise: Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) made his choice: He hung up the suit and his secret identity years ago, but with one daughter hell - bent on justice and the other a star student being recruited by a local gang, he'll be pulled back into the fight as the wanted vigilante and DC legend Black Lightning.

In fact, for all the talk about the «democratic values» implicit in local control, the decibel level of the past few years has been caused less by a legitimate debate about the merits of the work than an internecine fight over which faction would control the local teachers union, a mayor's race pitting «old» vs. «new» Newark (read: Sharpe revanchists vs. Cory defenders), and the aspirations of what Curvin calls the «resource distributors» — those who view the power and wealth allocation opportunities of the school system as an end in itself.

CHICAGO STILL FIGHTING FOR FUNDING AND LOCAL CONTROL OF SCHOOLS Even though the school year is wrapping up, Chicago teachers, parents and students are keeping up a steady call for more funding and local control of the city's schLOCAL CONTROL OF SCHOOLS Even though the school year is wrapping up, Chicago teachers, parents and students are keeping up a steady call for more funding and local control of the city's schlocal control of the city's schools.

NPE is a national group dedicated to fighting for local public education, and was founded just a few years ago by education luminaries like historian Diane Ravitch and teacher / writer Anthony Cody.

Know this: for nearly 30 years, Ms. DeVos has fought for education reform that works — putting students» interests ahead of special interests; supporting rigorous standards that lead to higher outcomes; loosening Washington's grip on local education policy and putting more power into the hands of parents and families; and, expanding access to high - performing schools.

«It takes away a huge, huge chunk of money from their chunk of money» The fights in Maplewood and Millburn are reminiscent of what East Brunswick went through last year, before the DOE approved the charter school's application over parental protests and the local board of education's recommendation to deny the application.

Two years ago, California for Justice student leaders fought to have their voices to be heard in the passage of the Local Control Funding Formula — driving more resources to students with the most needs.

Fresno youth wrapped up the 2013 - 2014 school year continuing their fight to include student and parent voice in Fresno Unified's Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and budget.

She has been fighting for over 10 years to improve her local schools, and volunteering extensively at her children's local public schools.

Last year, teachers in a high - profile New York City charter school fought to split from the local union only about a year after signing up.

He and Carlos» dad, Virgil Webster, were buddies, both having fought in the Spanish - American War and for a number of years were the local heroes.

Port Beaufort, North Carolina - May 1765Seventeen - year - old Adam Fletcher is no stranger to fist fights, but when he bloodies the nose of the obnoxious son of Port Beaufort's customs agent, the local magistrate offers Adam two choices: jail or an apprenticeship.

The HSUS is gaining ground in the fight against puppy mills, and over the last few years we've secured some notable reforms passed at the federal, state, and local levels that chip away at the menace of puppy mills.

The owners fought for 2 years to save Lennox's life — but Lennox was killed by the local authorities.

She fought many battles with local authorities, hospitals, environmental health departments and succeeded over several years in elevating the status of feral cats from near vermin to animals worthy of humane treatment and showing that control could be achieved by neutering and not killing.

I believe that the main reason legislation that has been introduced in the last 3 years by the breeders has been fought so hard by you and others are simply this: it included shelters, rescues and local humane societies, putting all dog facilities on an equal playing field.

For a number of years it was the most expensive (per metre) toll bridge in the UK; the same locals that fought to keep the Kyle Line open spent almost a decade fighting to close the toll booths.

Founded in 1977 by a group of local artists, to date the nonprofit has been housed in five different spaces, expanded beyond the visual arts to include literature, music, drama, dance, and film programming, and, in the face of recent years» declining membership and attendance, fought hard to keep its doors open.

Gibbs fought for years to get the site cleaned - up and went on to become the founding director of the CHEJ, an organization that helps local communities combat toxic waste and environmental issues across the country.