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But city voters by a large margin say Gov. Cuomo would be more effective at sticking up for New York's interests under Trump than Hizzoner, the Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found.

Not exact matches

Following the lead of voters in Seattle in 2016, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance in October requiring hotels to provide panic buttons to workers by next summer if they work alone in guest rooms.

Tarrant County voters are among those May 5 who will weigh in on whether to remove elected officials or deny agreements approved by city leaders.

South Florida's budding business of medical marijuana keeps losing potential real estate, city by city, even though voters overwhelmingly indicated they are in favor of allowing it.

In an effort to buoy small privately owned businesses in San Francisco and preserve the unique retail personality of the city, the Small Business Commission started a publicity campaign in 2004 to keep a larger share of retail dollars in the local economy, [6] and the Board of Supervisors has used the planning code to limit the neighborhoods where formula retail establishments can set up shop, [6] an effort affirmed by San Francisco voters.

The Community Enhancement Fund, which was created and is supported by Measure H, a half - cent local sales tax measure approved by Rancho Cordova voters in November 2014, generates approximately $ 7.2 million annually in revenues for the city's general fund.

Education policymakers — including big city mayors such as Chicago's Rahm Emanuel (D)-- see rating teachers by student test scores as reasonable and know voters and big foundations feel the same way.

«I think because it is in New York City and because we are in the process of the budget hearings, the budget negotiations are overshadowing this trial by a longshot,» said League of Women Voters Legislative Director Jennifer Wilson.

Voters in declining industrial cities left behind by the global economy provided the decisive margin, which ought to give American economic and political elites a serious...

My question is if this discrepancy between different cities in preferences was accompanied by differences in voter turnout.

Here's an interesting approach to contacting voters by email, via Charles Lenchner of DemocracyInAction, who thought of it while doing volunteer work for a city council candidate in NYC.

Voters in declining industrial cities left behind by the global economy provided the decisive margin, which ought to give American economic and political elites a serious jolt.

Balls has also run three marathons and learned to play the piano while on the Labour frontbench, as well as becoming chairman of Norwich City FC and turning his hand to writing about cooking since rejection by the voters of Morley & Outwood.

Cuomo leads Nixon of New York City by 68 to 21 percent among registered voters, according to the poll released on Thursday, April 12.

In April, voters in Springfield, Missouri, repealed an LGBT nondiscrimination law that had originally been passed by the city council.

In 2001, Robert was elected to the City Council — and three times overwhelmingly re-elected by the voters of his upper Manhattan district.

Mount Vernon — Voters in the Mount Vernon City School District approved a $ 251,979,860 budget for the 2018 - 19 school year by a 1,051 - 657 vote on Tuesday.

Voters bounced him out of office four years later after his term was marred by a fiscal crisis that almost led to the city declaring bankruptcy.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — «City People and Issues,» a cable television program sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New Rochelle, is offering two new interview programs, broadcast on Cablevision Channel 76 on Mondays at 7 PM, Wednesdays at 9 PM, T

Meg O'Connor, of Gotham Gazette, published by Citizens Union of the City of New York, wrote an overview of many reforms that have been proposed in New York with the intention of making New York's elections fairer and more voter - friendly, including many bills Kavanagh has been advocating for.

Rodriguez, a 32 - year old Marine veteran, quit his job as coordinator of Veterans and Military Affairs at Medaille College to launch what some consider a quixotic run for mayor in November because Democratic voters outnumber Republicans in the city by more than seven to one.

It was passed by the city council in 2014 and will now be placed before voters to be upheld or repealed.

Also at noon, the LeFrak City Tenants» Association, the Black Leadership Action Coalition and The Black Institute file a legal complaint regarding voter suppression efforts by the Board of Elections in New York City, 60 Center St., Manhattan.

The poll found that three out of four New York City voters support raising the minimum wage to $ 15 by 2018.

They are desperate to win the confidence of the City and are doing so by acting in ways which the financial sector, not voters, will find most attractive.

Better transport is popular, but a proposal for an elected Manchester city mayor was rejected by voters in the referendum of 2012.

For this Mayoral Mashup we spoke with voters attending a mayoral candidate forum at Monroe College, hosted by the City Action Coalition, asking one simple question: What do you see as the most important issue that our next mayor will face upon taking office?

Joined onstage by surrogates and her parents, Malliotakis said she ran because she thought that not all voters were being represented in City Hall and she saw the quality of life going downhill.

Although DeFrancisco is hurt by widespread GOP support of Marc Malorino — his chief rival in the May nominating convention — voters should consider DeFrancisco's vow to cut taxes, his previous positions on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education and city council and his 40 - year undefeated record in political raCity School District Board of Education and city council and his 40 - year undefeated record in political racity council and his 40 - year undefeated record in political races.

The city council speaker is not elected by voters, but is selected by the 51 members of the city council without any direct role for the public.

In a general election contest against Republican real estate executive Paul Massey, Mayor de Blasio, 64 %, leads Massey, 22 %, by nearly three to one among registered voters in New York City including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.

For one thing, New Labour's triangulation strategy, which saw it adopting distinctly right - wing policies, was admired by the City of London, industry and most of the Westminster media but actually served to alienate many voters.

Niagara Falls voters approved the Niagara Falls City School District's sale of the building to CB Emanuel Realty by over a five to one margin in a December 2013 referendum vote.

The poll found Cuomo was favored by 63 percent of New York City voters, compared with 21 percent for Nixon.

Though he was criticized for the spike in the city's homeless population during his first campaign and dogged by corruption allegations, it was not enough to sway voters.

This whole discussion might be moot anyway, because in order to build a casino in New York City — or anywhere in the state on non-Indian land — the constitutional amendment expanding gambling would have to be passed for a second time by the Legislature and also pass muster with the voters in a public referendum.

Cuomo's push for congestion pricing, which would create a toll structure in Manhattan to reduce traffic and bolster MTA finances, is opposed by a majority of New York City voters, 54 percent to 42 percent.

In February, for example, the Siena Research institute asked voters whether lawmakers should get a pay raise if they enacted ethics reforms; New York City residents said yes by a 50 percent to 48 percent margin, while only 34 percent of upstate residents agreed.)

«CIDNY is calling for systemic changes to ensure that voters with disabilities are no longer disenfranchised by lack of training on disability access and voting technology, locked doors and blocked pathways, and lack of coordination by City agencies charged with providing facilities for voters,» CIDNY executive director Susan Dooha said in a statement.

«Cities that have adopted instant runoff voting to eliminate runoffs have not only saved millions of dollars but have also improved their democracies by making sure that we are electing our leaders in an election where the most voters, the most diverse voters, are at the polls at one time,» said Grace Ramsey, deputy outreach director for FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group, at the news conference.

The forum was sponsored by Citizens Union along with other good government groups Reinvent Albany, League of Women Voters of New York City, and NYPIRG.

The NBC 4 New York / Wall Street Journal / Marist poll was conducted on July 24, with 1,199 New York City adults, including 970 registered voters and 551 registered Democrats, questioned by telephone.

Clinton, after all, outpaced Trump in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburban counties by a greater than 2 - to - 1 margin, even as voter turnout dropped in the strongly Democratic city itself.

Among registered voters in New York City, 42 % would be less likely to vote for a candidate supported by the mayor while 28 % would be more likely to cast their ballot for that candidate.

The governor's support is also buoyed by likely voters in New York City where seven in ten say they will support Mr. Cuomo.

Everett's petitions were challenged unsuccessfully at the Rensselaer County Board of Elections by a voter who supported City Council President Rodney Wiltshire in the primary.

Known for its left - leaning politics and formidable voter turnout operation, the Working Families Party, founded by a coalition of labor unions and liberal organizations, enjoyed a banner year in the 2009 New York City elections.

She was disheartened by the lack of voter turnout in this year's Democratic primary — where just under 13,500 people voted in a city with 34,229 registered Democrats.

The last ballot measure that really got voters going was New York City's term limits referendum in 1993 — famously superseded by the 2008 City Council vote allowing Mayor Bloomberg's third term.

As a Republican in a city where registered Democrats outnumber GOP voters by almost 4 - 1, Lavine said she's always known it would be an uphill battle.