Sentences with phrase «powerful city states»

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It is dear in any case that during the twelfth and eleventh centuries they formed a powerful pentapolis made up of the five tightly coordinated city - states of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath (the last not yet identified), which ultimately gained control of most of Canaan west of the Jordan.

As one who has reported fromnearly 30 states in the last six months, I can attest that the opportunity tovisit both city slickers and hill country hicks is the only way to begin tograsp the hopes and dreams of the world's most powerful country.

Also on the republican list of demands: abolition of the Privy Council; full proportional representation in elections for the House of Commons; decentralisation of power to local and community authorities; a voting age of 16; fixed - term parliaments; state funding of political parties; a ban on outside earnings for MPs; more powerful Commons select committees, with powers to confirm or block ministerial appointments; elected police chiefs and elected mayors in all the major cities.

Documents made public by the city's Department of Investigation and city comptroller, respectively, along with the results of Freedom of Information Law requests filed by POLITICO New York, shed new light on the powerful figures — inside and outside state government — who helped Allure Group to take control of the site.

The Trump administration is considering naming Geoffrey S. Berman, a law partner of the former New York City mayor and ally of the president — Rudy Giuliani, to assume the powerful position of United States attorney in Manhattan.

Quinn tells WBFO News he believes the powerful New York State United Teachers Union has taken over the city school board, influencing the majority members.

Mr. Cuomo protected New York City teachers, one of the state's most powerful political forces, by blocking Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's proposal this winter to immediately end teacher seniority protections.

«Their powerful support for our children and families — combined with Speaker Silver and the state assembly's passage of a resolution last night that includes a funding stream in the form of a tax on the city's highest earners — represents a new consensus sweeping across this state.»

ALBANY — For the two dozen activists who rallied in the rain at New York's City Hall on Friday, the case against Jeffrey D. Klein — the powerful state senator accused of forcibly kissing a staff member outside an Albany bar in 2015 — was seemingly straightforward.

He became immersed in the political life of New York's sleepy capital city, acting more like a small - state governor than one of the most powerful elected officials in the nation.

But many of his proposals — such as toughening up evaluation systems teachers barely agreed to in the first place, firing teachers with bad ratings, tying tenure to evaluations, and increasing the cap on charter schools — are sure to be met with ire from politically powerful state and city teachers union.

As the city school district grapples with failing schools, a powerful Buffalo stakeholder will lead a discussion on «The State of Public Education in Buffalo» Wednesday evening.

«This initiative will provide a powerful assist to the state's cities to enable them to build their capacity to address blight and problem properties, not only to do so more effectively, but to do so in ways that will foster healthier and more equitable communities,» Alan Mallach, a senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress, said in the release.

New York City is flouting a state law that requires unpaid members of policymaking boards and commissions to file financial - disclosure statements — an ethics breach that allows officials on some powerful panels to make decisions without any sunlight on potential conflicts of interest.

Echoing themes from her swearing - in ceremony on New Year's Day, Mayor Kathy Sheehan laid out a list of accomplishments over the last couple of years and a vision for the city that she described as powerful if not «sexy,» in her annual State of the City address to the Albany Common Councity that she described as powerful if not «sexy,» in her annual State of the City address to the Albany Common CounCity address to the Albany Common Council.

Upset with a state Senate Republican budget plan to boost charter schools, the powerful city and state teachers union bombarded GOP senators last week with nearly 20,000 faxes and 1,500 phone calls warning the plan would damage neighborhood public schools.

According to City & State's «Power 100» list, Schumer is the most powerful man in New York City — more so even than the president, the governor and the NYC mayor.

After 13 years in elected office (first in the state Assembly and then on the City Council's powerful land use committee), Melinda Katz, 44, is now settling into private - sector life.

The longstanding alliance between state senate Republicans and the city's powerful real estate industry is showing signs of fraying.

In Yonkers, Assemblyman Mike Spano, a Republican - turned - Democrat and scion of the powerful Spano political family, has scored an easy win to become the mayor of the state's fourth - largest city.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The speaker of the New York City Council issued a sharp rebuke of a once - powerful state lawmaker who is seeking to become her colleague.

A Heastie spokesman did not rule out the introduction of a new bill to address the situation, but said the Assembly first wants to see the outcome of a lawsuit seeking to block the rules brought last week by the city and state teacher unions, who are powerful allies to the Assembly Dems.

It was during the budget and legislative sessions within the state capital a year ago that de Blasio suffered some humbling setbacks, inciting him to lash out later at Gov. Andrew Cuomo for not acting «with New York City's interests at heart,» a tirade that only increased the feud between two of the state's most powerful Democrats.

The United Federation of Teachers, one of the most powerful unions in the city, has voted to recommend backing State Senator Adriano Espaillat in his bid to unseat Charlie Rangel, the dean of New York's congressional delegation.

The commission will have subpoena power and includes, among others, Robert Abrams, the former state attorney general; Cuomo aide Benjamin Lawsky, who heads up the Department of Financial Services; John Dyson, the former NYPA chairman; former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green; Cuomo ally and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice; and Rev. Floyd Flake, the politically powerful pastor of Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Queens.

Upset with a state Senate Republican budget plan to boost charter schools, the powerful city and state teachers union bombarded GOP senators last week with nearly 20,000 faxes and 1,500 phone calls warning the plan would damage neighborhood public schools, a city United Federation of Teachers spokeswoman said.

A powerful group of state lawmakers is drafting new legislation to help black and Hispanic students gain entry to the city's top public schools, the Daily News has learned.

A powerful group of state lawmakers is helping black and Hispanic students gain entry to top city schools with $ 2 million in new state funding, the Daily News has learned.

«At a time when the city is being forced to do more with less, it is outrageous that the state would create a new unfunded mandate that will benefit a politically powerful special interest group,» said Bloomberg spokesman Mark Botnick.

NEW YORK — Before state Sen. Malcolm Smith was charged Tuesday with trying to bribe his way to a shot at becoming New York City's next mayor, he was one of the state's most notable and powerful African - American legislators.

Rather than a unified empire, they were more a collection of powerful city - states like Tikal and Calakmul, who occasionally fought each other.

(CNN) Rescuers searched for survivors through the night after Tuesday's powerful earthquake shook Mexico City and surrounding states, killing Katherine Parr was the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Parr and his wife Maud Green, both of whom were at the court of Henry VIII in his early reign.

The title «City of Ghosts,» Matthew Heineman's powerful and unnerving new documentary, refers initially to the Syrian metropolis of Raqqa, the city whose soul was close to destroyed when the Islamic State seized it and declared it the capital of their caliphCity of Ghosts,» Matthew Heineman's powerful and unnerving new documentary, refers initially to the Syrian metropolis of Raqqa, the city whose soul was close to destroyed when the Islamic State seized it and declared it the capital of their caliphcity whose soul was close to destroyed when the Islamic State seized it and declared it the capital of their caliphate.

In addition, despite the presence of an all - powerful police state dictatorship which can rip young people from the arms of their families at will, the populace dresses like rejects from any city's Gay Pride parade, with hairdos similar to the Whos of Whoville.

More New Releases: «Don't Think Twice,» jealousy and doubt amongst members of a New York City improve group after one of its members gets his big break — and the rest realize that they may not get theirs; «Kicks» one fifteen year old's quest through Oakland to retrieve a stolen pair of Air Jordans; «The Devil's Dolls,» a detective's search for his daughter in a city plagued by an ancient curse; and «The Perfect Weapon,» Steven Seagal as the powerful dictator of a totalitarian state and Johnny Messner as his main hitman / enforCity improve group after one of its members gets his big break — and the rest realize that they may not get theirs; «Kicks» one fifteen year old's quest through Oakland to retrieve a stolen pair of Air Jordans; «The Devil's Dolls,» a detective's search for his daughter in a city plagued by an ancient curse; and «The Perfect Weapon,» Steven Seagal as the powerful dictator of a totalitarian state and Johnny Messner as his main hitman / enforcity plagued by an ancient curse; and «The Perfect Weapon,» Steven Seagal as the powerful dictator of a totalitarian state and Johnny Messner as his main hitman / enforcer.

To promote it, he is blitzing the country and filling the nation's newspapers with an argument that is familiar yet powerful: High quality charter schools are the best hope for urban education, so states and cities should do everything in their power to allow them to grow and prosper, and school districts should embrace them as well.

One was the Minnesota Business Partnership, comprised of CEOs from the state's largest private corporations; another was the Citizens League, a powerful, centrist Twin Cities policy group.

Just a fraction of Caracol, a once - powerful Maya city state, has been unearthed by archaeologists.

This is especially interesting because it hints at Taj Chan Ahk's ability to remain powerful at a time when other Mayan city - states were in decline.

The powerful city - states of Belize traded with settlements further inland like Tikal.

Once the home to a powerful warrior city - state, Tikal is home to enormous temples, enigmatic carvings and incredible architecture.

Siracusa was once one of the most powerful Greek city - states, and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its magnificent ancient ruins.

It's filled with magnificent ruins that attest to its former glory as a powerful Greek city - state...

Across the US, communities are uniting to pass Fossil Free resolutions in our towns, cities, and states to build a powerful and ignorable upswell of urgency for fast and just climate action.

Employees working within the five boroughs of New York are fortunate to have the New York City Human Rights Law which is one of the most powerful anti-discrimination laws in the United States.