Sentences with phrase «city voted in»

The next year, the city voted in Rahm Emanuel.

61,000 of the 8 million plus people in New York City voted in the 2013 mayoral primary.

«State agents uncovered hundreds of fraudulent examples: people who didn't live in the city voting in the election; phony signatures on absentee ballots; and campaign vote brokers acting as witnesses for most of these ballots.

New York City, which normally votes overwhelmingly Democratic (the Democratic Presidential candidates carried 78 percent of the city vote in both 2000 and 2004 [64]-RRB-, had never hosted a Republican Convention.

Just for context, Hein took 56 percent of the city vote in 2015.

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With city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drcity data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drCity Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drugs.

April 30 - A state of Michigan board voted on Monday to end active oversight of Detroit's finances after the city managed to balance its budgets since exiting bankruptcy in 2014..

Obama lost big with such rural white voters, but won more votes from woman, minorities and others groups clustered in or near cities.

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

As the Netherlands prepares to vote in an election characterised by inflammatory rhetoric by both the prime minister, Mark Rutte, and hard - right challenger Geert Wilders, the country's most diverse city is having a moment of soul - searching.

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 OctobeIn 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 Octobein 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.

«Pending the outcome of the head tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning on our Block 18 project in downtown...

While a majority of Goldman Sachs (gs) shareholders voted in favor of executive pay plans on Friday at the bank's annual meeting in its Jersey City offices, around 34 % did not.

This successful startup is regularly voted as one of the best places to work in New York City.

Pro-Russian activists vote during their rally in the western Crimean city of Yevpatoria on March 5, 2014.

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.

«I can confirm that pending the outcome of the head - tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning on our Block 18 project in downtown Seattle and is evaluating options to sublease all space in our recently leased Rainier Square building,» Amazon VP Drew Herdener told the Seattle Times.

April 30 (Reuters)- A state of Michigan board voted on Monday to end active oversight of Detroit's finances after the city managed to balance its budgets since exiting bankruptcy in 2014.

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.

Amazon has suspended part of its expansion plans in Seattle, pending the outcome of a City Council vote on a new tax on large employers that would fund programs aimed at providing affordable housing and helping the homeless.

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.

Black migrants from the South fanned out to cities across the Midwest and Northeast — St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia, New York — in states that happened to be rich in electoral votes.

He was merely accused of participating in a city council vote on a relatively small financial matter.

Chicago's City Council in October voted unanimously to require similar devices.

Except to the delight of television news reporters across the continent, that man's name was Harry Baals, which prompted the deputy mayor to state that, despite the 17,000 votes in favour, they probably wouldn't put the name of the city's longest - tenured mayor on the centre.

The first meaningful declarations will be in the north - eastern city of Sunderland and Newcastle, which are both expected to vote «Leave.»

«Redistricting is a real problem, but the bigger problem is frankly that Democratic votes are just way too concentrated in too small of geographic areas» — big cities, instead of America's many small and mid-size towns.

Nevertheless, the picturesque and historic city in the south of England stormed the vote and knocked all of the UK's major cities into the shadows.

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.

Earlier this year, Indiana passed right - to - work legislation and two cities in California voted to curb the pensions of public sector workers.

In June, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley supported the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the state Capitol, and in December, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monumentIn June, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley supported the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the state Capitol, and in December, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monumentin December, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments.

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.

In early October, Stonecrest's City Council voted 4 - 2 in favor of the name changIn early October, Stonecrest's City Council voted 4 - 2 in favor of the name changin favor of the name change.

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.

States, cities and localities lost their ability to regulate rates in mixed 3 - 2 vote, part of which was unanimous.

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.

Honolulu, which was voted one of the happiest cities in the US, is home to several museums, like the USS Arizona Memorial, and the «Iolani Palace, the former residence of Hawaii's royal family.

It was even recently voted one of the best food cities in the US.

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.

Fibrant built its network in North Carolina before the state legislature voted to limit cities» rights to offer broadband, according to Ars.

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.

These folks either didn't know or didn't remember that these companies opted out of the city after a vote last May preventing them from operating with only their own background check systems in place.