In July, The Amsterdam News, a black newspaper, published an article with the headline, "Black Community to Andrew Cuomo: Where Are You?" Some minority lawmakers have signaled an intent to step up pressure on the Democratic governor, especially if it becomes clear that the outlook for next year's state budget is grim.
Cantor on Wednesday announced his intent to step down from his leadership role in the House on July 31, following a stunning defeat in his Virginia Republican primary.
To mold the Holocaust into an allegory, as Boyne does here with perfectly benign intent, is to step away from its reality.
Rather than go down this route, which would involve large-scale capital expenditures, de Blasio seems intent on persuading private developers to step up, which is always tricky, and usually involves providing them with various forms of tax incentives.
But what they are parading as street style — once fashion's last stronghold of true indie spirit — has lately been breached, infiltrated by tides of marketers, branding consultants and public relations gurus, all intent on persuading those women to step out in their wares.
A letter announcing the intent to sue, a procedural step required six months before a lawsuit would be filed, was being sent yesterday, said a Schwarzenegger spokesman, Aaron McLear.
Citizens Against Ruining the Environment, The Environmental Law and Policy Center, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago and Sierra Club, filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue today, the first step in a Clean Air Act citizen suit.
The belief that there was no criminal intent in Mr. Rowland's acceptance of favors, this friend said, also fuels the governor's steadfast refusal to step down.
He seems rather to be intent on mounting further large-scale protests in an attempt to make the country ungovernable, thereby forcing his rival to step down.
The environmental groups' March 1 filing of intent to sue is the first formal step toward a lawsuit in federal court.
CHICAGO — As parents here prepare to send their children back to school next week, the union representing Chicago Public Schools teachers gave a 10-day notice on Wednesday of its intent to strike, the next legal step in a series of maneuvers amid continuing contract bargaining with the city.
