Sentences with phrase «city issued the country»

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With cities like Seattle raising minimum wage significantly higher than their state's mandate ($ 15 versus $ 9.32 per hour, in Seattle and Washington), minimum wage gaps» effect on competition and employment is becoming an issue across the country.

Others wondered whether it was the right time to broach the subject publicly, given how volatile the issue had become in cities across the country.

Amazon announced Sept. 7 it was seeking a home for its second headquarters, dubbed HQ2, and issued a request for proposals from cities across the country.

The more moderate forecast for the Orange County housing market reflects those issued for many cities across the country.

Joseph L. Rotman was both a city - builder and a country - builder who passionately believed in bringing business, government and academia together to solve complex issues in society.

Based on demographic trends, the country should see a stronger rebound in multifamily construction than in single - family construction, Kansas City Fed senior economist Jordan Rappaport wrote in the most recent issue of the bank's Economic Review.

While I believe there is already great material for men out there, as I surveyed the Bible and the culture of manhood (cross-ethnically), musical art, media, movies, magazines, the state of the church, urban dwellings, global cities, and the political climate of our country on gender, I continued to find the issue of manhood needing to be engaged.

Three of the many issues facing contemporary metropolitan areas impact churches directly: a rapidly growing ethnic and religious pluralism; the ethnic, racial, physical and economic boundaries between city, suburb and country; and the changing economic realities of the postindustrial city.

«While I expect this fight to continue, it is my hope the administration can put this destructive chapter behind them and focus on solving our country's important issues, including funding infrastructure, creating jobs for working - class Americans, and developing a meaningful urban agenda to tackle the serious challenges facing America's cities,» said Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner in a statement.

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in the capital city of The Gambia, Banjul with other colleague Heads of State from the sub-region, to help mediate post-election issues in that country.

Our city has long struggled on the federal terrain — urban issues just aren't sexy to Republican congressmen from the Ozarks — but with Mr. Schumer as one of the most powerful elected officials in the country, we're bound to do a little bit better.

«The City of Albany was initially adamant in enforcing curfews given the issues that were unfolding in cities across the country,» Lawrence S. Schwartz, a top Cuomo aide, noted in a written statement.

For months, the Town Board has been debating how to handle short - term rentals, a hot - button issue in cities across the country.

The city has issued 219,902 parking violations to diplomatic vehicles including 18,008 alone to Egypt which owes $ 1.97 million — the most of any country.

Cuomo sought to paint the issue as not just a New York City metropolitan area concern, but broader infrastructure problem plaguing the country.

He has also worked on housing and regeneration issues, analysing the direct and indirect impacts and drivers of city housing markets across the country, and led research evaluating how cities can foster relations between universities and high growth firms, and capitalise on opportunities in the low carbon economy.

The mayor gave comprehensive immigration reform as an example, which he said is a fundamental issue for New Yorkers given that the city has half a million undocumented immigrants, saying the reform «would do arguably more for New York City than any city in the country.&racity has half a million undocumented immigrants, saying the reform «would do arguably more for New York City than any city in the country.&raCity than any city in the country.&racity in the country.»

Republican Terrence Murphy, a Yorktown city councilman running for the state Senate in the Hudson Valley, issued a statement calling for a 21 - day «strict quarantine» for travelers coming in to the U.S. from countries with a large amount of Ebola cases.

For months, the Town Board has been debating how to handle short - term rentals, a hot - button issue in cities across the country and in Southold Town specifically.

With regard to a planned Islamic community center two blocks from the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York City, in late July, 2010, Paladino issued a radio ad which stated, «As Governor, I will use the power of eminent domain to stop this mosque and make the site a war memorial instead of a monument to those who attacked our country.»

Some North Country cities have problems with this issue.

«When it comes to health issues, the New York City Department of Health is the gold standard in this country,» de Blasio said.

President Trump's pushback against sanctuary cities and the public reaction to his executive order temporarily banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries are two national issues that have deeply touched the city of Syracuse.

The stop - and - frisk policy has been a hotly debated issue at City Hall with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly defending the practice as a way to reduce crime and helped drive down New York's crime rate to the lowest among the country's 25 most populous cities, as measured by the FBI.

The issue of collection, management and disposal of solid waste, continues to feature prominently in major towns and cities across the country.

And while a lot of cities and states have tried to tackle the issue of greenhouse - gas reduction, at the federal level the country is at a standstill.

This issue requires carefully constructed cost - effectiveness studies carried out in the environments where the interventions will be implemented; these are likely to differ between cities in the United States and in other countries and between rural and urban areas.»

«Policymakers in several countries, especially in coastal cities, are aware of the issue to some extent, but overall awareness on options to address sea - level rise is much [more] limited,» said Ancha Srinivasan, principal climate change specialist at the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines.

Reckien's team, funded by the European Science Foundation COST Action TU0902, studied the response to climate change issues of 200 large and medium - sized cities in eleven European countries.

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On April 16, more than 1,500 teen leaders from 157 cities and five countries will convene in Orlando to tackle youth issues head - on at the 48th Annual Keystone Youth Conference.

In her free time Melanie wanders aimlessly in the city on her bike, dances salsa and hiphop, dabbles in art and guitar, and travels to countries with US State Department issued travel advisories.

As vice president, Gray not only advises The Mind Trust's president and CEO on issues of strategy and operations and advances the policy work, he also leads the effort to help this Indianapolis - based and - focused organization build a national network of city - based organizations that will work together to support education entrepreneurs as they scale to new markets across the country.

In this issue's On the Ground, we look at Los Angeles, the most populous city in California and second only to New York in the country.

Locating new schools is just one of many issues facing charters in the District, as well as in cities across the country where charters are growing, including Kansas City and Cleveland.

For cities across the country, no other issue could be more important to their economy's future success, or the well - being of their residents.

First, we're not sure exactly what you took from the review, but the Fortwo's ride issues have definitely been resolved - the new car is better on every surface we drove it on than the old model, whether country roads, city streets or motorways.

Brackmann has made regular visits to China since 1979; these first - hand glimpses of the country's development from the Cultural Revolution to the present give her descriptions of its cities, peoples and societal issues a compelling veracity.

Bonds are typically issued in denominations of $ 1,000 or $ 10,000, and are used by companies, cities, provinces and countries to raise money for investment.

More and more cities across the country — and especially in California — have begun tackling the issue in response to pressure from groups such as the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and increased media attention on puppy mills.

Anyone who walks through New York or DC or Los Angeles or any US city will see the shockingly high percentage of homeless people — this is a country - wide problem, and poverty is a big issue in the US.

Founded in 1804, New - York Historical has a mission to explore the richly layered history of New York City and State and the country, and to serve as a national forum for the discussion of issues surrounding the making and meaning of history.

In many arid parts of the world, desertification is a major issue, and advancing deserts and loss of formerly fertile lands can have a big impact on not just the local environment, but can also affect where and how people live in those areas, many times leading to mass migrations from the country to the cities.

But although the problem is shared through the country, the question of how Rio deals with the issue is not minor considering the city needs to prove it can manage three major world class events in the next four years.

Dawn: Released by the World Bank, the report calls upon the government to make urban air quality improvement a priority in the country's policy agenda, noting that the issue has received little attention despite strong evidence indicating an urgent need to tackle pollution in major cities.

The Program Manager will work directly with city staff around the country on bike share, equity, cycling, and other issues in sustainable transportation, urban planning, design, and policy.

The conference participants, which included a significant percentage of the country's architectural and urban planning heavyweights, also discussed issues such as transportation infrastructure in dense urban fabrics, population diversity in neighborhoods, open spaces and public buildings in cities, and the connection between high densities and tall buildings.

This conference has highlighted just how much local leadership there is on the issue of climate change and how many innovative new projects are going on in cities around the country: Seattle's incentives for greening existing buildings, Los Angeles's million tree initiative, Miami's bus rapid transit program — and the list goes on.

Richard has delivered hundreds of lectures on energy and climate issues to audiences in 14 countries, addressing policy makers at many levels, from local City Councils to members of the European Parliament.

By creating a public dialogue on climate change in cities and towns across the country, they can make the issue more personally relevant without getting mired in ideological differences.