Sentences with phrase «city voted for»

Spain came second with two cities voted for: Barcelona and Seville.

Regardless, the citizens of those cities voted for said politicians.

Not exact matches

San Francisco city officials have quickly opted for regulation, voting to require scooter companies to obtain a permit before operating in the city.

In 2016, Seattle citizens voted for legislation that requires hotels to give their employees similar devices, and Chicago's City Council approved a similar measure in October.

May 2 (Reuters)- Amazon.com Inc said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle and might sub-lease rather than occupy another future tower downtown, pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

May 2 - Amazon.com Inc said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle and might sub-lease rather than occupy another future tower downtown, pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

After Playworld selected six finalists, consumers who «liked» the company's Facebook page were able to vote for the community or school they considered most deserving; Parker's Woods park in Mason City, Iowa, and St. Norbert School in Northbrook, Ill., were the winners.

Seattle's City Council voted on Monday to levy a special tax on sodas and other sugary beverages sold to consumers, becoming the latest of several local government bodies across the country to take such action for the sake of public health.

Also unsurprisingly, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, dissenter - in - chief at the bank, voted against the motion to stay the course, citing «economic and financial imbalances,» as well as, further down the road, «an increase in long - term inflation expectations» as reasons for concern.

The county, whose largest city is Wilkes - Barre and whose overall population is more than 320,000, voted for Trump in larger numbers than it did for any Republican presidential candidate since President Richard Nixon in 1972.

Mike Garland, executive director of corporate governance for New York City Comptroller John Liu's office, which has a $ 550 million investment in JPMorgan Chase, said «it was a disservice to shareholders that the vote became a referendum on Jamie Dimon.

Voted one of the top football and sports bars in America by Draft Magazine, Forbes, Esquire and MSN City Guides, the 5 - acre property is legendary to tailgaters, averaging three live bands, three DJs, and 100 part - time employees to manage anywhere between the 6,000 - 8,000 people that show up for a standard Packers home game.

Prices for City of London offices briefly fell after the June 2016 Brexit vote, before returning to record highs a year ago.

If jurors favor the death penalty in some cases, then it shouldn't be shocking that they'd vote for it in a case where the defendant terrorized an entire city and killed and maimed innocent civilians.

Amazon.com said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

The Memphis City Council voted on Oct. 3 to offer the tax breaks for the company's headquarters, possibly in addition to incentives from the development agency Economic Development Growth Engine, Shelby County and the state.

St. Louis and Uber have been in heated negotiations for three months without coming to a solution and a planned vote this week on whether to allow the service to operate in the city has been postponed.

We created a patriotism score for cities around the U.S. by looking at three categories: the percentage of people who are veterans, according to the 2012 American Community Survey; the percentage of residents 18 and over who voted in the 2012 presidential election; and the ranking of the best cities for Fourth of July celebrations from Wallet Hub.

The policy that councillors will vote on won't immediately decrease the city's number of payday loan businesses to 15 to match its number of wards because it will grandfather in existing companies, but will prevent new ones from opening, said Tom Cooper, the director of the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction.

The big spenders were nonetheless defeated by a citizens» group that spent only $ 15,000 to support the bond measure, which passed with 57 % of the vote on Nov. 7, approving up to $ 150 million in financing for a city - run broadband utility.

Charlie Baker and Democratic Boston Mayor Marty Walsh both celebrated Amazon's decision, with Walsh labeling it a strong vote of confidence for the city.

After finishing the review, and assuming everything is in order, Austin's city council will have 10 days to either adopt the language in the petition or put it up for vote on a May 7 ballot.

In December, the Los Angeles City Council voted to create a permanent revenue stream for its affordable housing program by slapping a fee on new homes and apartments.

Uber has survived numerous taxi protests in cities around the world, and won a major concession from New York City officials in July who scrapped plans for a vote that could have limited the group's expansion.

Amazon halts an expansion effort in its hometown as the Seattle City Council prepares to vote on a new tax that would be levied on large business to pay for affordable housing and homeless - assistance programs.

With those stats from the city of Oakland's Department of Race and Equity in hand, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to overhaul the nation's first equity program to set aside 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis business permits during the first phase of permitting for people affected by the War on Drcity of Oakland's Department of Race and Equity in hand, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to overhaul the nation's first equity program to set aside 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis business permits during the first phase of permitting for people affected by the War on DrCity Council voted unanimously Tuesday to overhaul the nation's first equity program to set aside 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis business permits during the first phase of permitting for people affected by the War on Drugs.

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Democratic Boston Mayor Marty Walsh both celebrated Amazon's decision, with Walsh labeling it a strong vote of confidence for the city.

The Stonecrest City Council voted 4 - 2 on Monday to de-annex 345 acres of land if the e-commerce giant picks the area for what the company calls HQ2, a corporate hub where Seattle - based Amazon says it will one day house 50,000 jobs.

The Phenix City Board of Education voted to buy the property Monday night and has a few options for its future use.

Shares of Wynn Resorts more than doubled over the past year, and the company recently announced it would be building a new hotel on property it bought last December, which is a vote of confidence for the city.

Based on the results of the voting of tokenholders, cities will be selected for the possible opening of GOODWORK spaces.

Calgary - Bow: Lawyer Byron Nelson defeated past city council candidate Chris Harper in a 214 to 136 vote for the Progressive Conservative nomination.

I am sure that the funding for the new Royal Alberta Museum will be a topic of discussion among the participants (as well as City Council's vote to allocate more than $ 450 million to support the proposed Katz Group Arena — more on that later).

The Stonecrest City Council voted 4 - 2 on Monday to de-annex 345 acres of land if the Seattle - based e-commerce giant picks the area for what the company calls HQ2, a corporate hub which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs.

The people who are furious about the closure of the Edmonton City Centre Airport or annoyed about the funding of the Art Gallery of Alberta are unlikely to vote for the same candidate as the people angry over the Capital Power - Epcor decision.

In a Glass Lewis Proxy Talk held April 17, 2014, Anne Simpson of CalPERS and Michael Garland of the New York City Comptroller's Office discussed why they think shareholders should vote against the re-election of four Duke Energy Corporation directors for what they believe to be a failure of the directors to fulfill their obligations of risk oversight as members of a committee overseeing health, safety, and environmental compliance at the company.

For example, I'm proud that Toronto was voted I think, the # 6 city in the world.

JTA: N.Y. rabbis decry upcoming vote on consent waiver for circumcision - related rite Haredi Orthodox rabbis in New York are accusing the city's Department of Health of «spreading lies» in order to pass a law mandating that parents sign a consent waiver in order to use a controversial circumcision - related rite.

The destruction of the voting assemblies of the eastern cities, which came about as a consequence of their inclusion in the empire, effectively left competition in the practice of benefactions as the only means by which the civic elites could compete for power in their localities; and success in this was dependent upon attaining the patronage of the man who sat at the top of the social pyramid.

The Tennessee House of Representatives voted Tuesday to fine the city of Memphis $ 250,000 for removing Confederate monuments.

This week, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted to fine the city of Memphis $ 250,000 for removing Confederate monuments.

Many people find more meaning in city councils and voting for school boards than they do for national elections, but they all say local politics make them more passionate about politics in general.

I do not think that the people who are voting to have this building so close to the WTC site, or in New City at all for that matter, are even thinking with their brains.

Peter Anyang» Nyong «o, the governor of the third - largest city in the East African nation, also supported postponing the vote for the presidential election re-run and described counter plans as a «joke».

New York's City Council convened to vote on the issue and almost unanimously passed resolution 1281, calling for the Department of Education to recognize the holidays.

Christians vote best when they know that the city they are looking for is not a new and improved America, but the city whose builder and maker is God (Hebrews 11:10).

Will that nation of yours include Houston with it's gay democratic female mayor and some of the other big cities that voted for Bill White in the last election?

My parents lived in Vancouver for five years and it's one of the best cities on the planet (often voted # 1).

But nearly everyone I know either has a college degree — which statistically narrowed one's chance of voting for Trump in the primaries — or lives in a city, or both.

The campaign initiative is being headed by Michael Wear, the Obama campaign's National Faith Vote Coordinator, Derrick Harkins, Director of Faith Outreach for the Democratic National Committee, the Rev. Regena Thomas, pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Katherine Archuleta, a political director for the campaign, and Broderick Johnson, a campaign adviser who focuses on Catholic outreach.