Sentences with phrase «because city leaders»

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The nation's biggest evangelical group said Monday that religious freedom is threatened by American mayors who say Chick - fil - A is not welcome in their cities because of the restaurant leader's opposition to gay marriage.

Christians are losing patience with the campaign, according to an open letter from Catholic leaders in Wenzhou, the Zhejiang city known as «China's Jerusalem» because of its one million Protestants and about 300,000 Catholics.

If Nigel de Jong has indeed turned down a # 100k a week deal to stay at Man City we can assume he has done so not because he wants an even more obscene wage packet but because he may be ready to show some ambition and give up on the Premier League leaders after seeing his first team chances limited this term.

On the other hand it could just be seen as one of those things and that in reality the reason why Arsenal are currently sitting 11 points off the surprise leaders Leicester City is because we have not been good enough or have shot ourselves in the foot too often, while some will point to the lack of transfer action from the boss as a glaring flaw in his master plan.

Chelsea are playing a little bit of catch up though because they are going into this game three points behind leaders Manchester City.

City and district leaders said they were confident a permit would be issued because of intensive testing in the park that would bolster their case, and they vowed a renewed effort to fight Stone's suit.

«While some of our members have differed in the past on some of the specific issues in the New NY Agenda, the Executive Committee unanimously takes this position because we understand and accept Andrew's point that this is a pivotal moment in the history of this state, similar to the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when leaders in the labor, civic, business and political arena must put aside their individual agendas for the good of the entire state.»

Traditionally, the majority leader post, which carries a stipend — or lulu — of $ 34,500, has been held by an upstate Democrat because the speaker has been from New York City.

«The voters electing their leaders will be more reflective of the city's racial and ethnic makeup because older, whiter and wealthier voters are more dominant in the old - fashioned, delayed runoffs.»

He said that city leaders «don't want to see people going to jail simply because they can't afford a small amount of bail for a minor offense,» but said that «there's more than one way to address that issue» and that he is «particularly focused on... some of the efforts to have a supervised release effort for very low - level crimes that we've seen done effectively before.»

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton turned on the city's former leaders Sunday, saying the department had a terrible morale problem when he took over because of the way his predecessor, Ray...

The idea was borne from a conversation with a constituent in Battery Park City — and it became law because of the tireless efforts of local community and business leaders who worked with us to get it done.

Smith would have needed support from three of the city's five county Republican leaders in order to run as a Republican because he is a registered Democrat, and Tabone promised to help in Queens in exchange for cash, prosecutors said.

Carni said his young age is a positive because the city needs elected leaders who have time and energy.

The race to become the next City Council speaker entered its final stages on Wednesday with leaders from the two most powerful Democratic county organizations, in the Bronx and in Queens, solidifying support behind a Manhattan councilman, Corey Johnson, according to four people with direct knowledge of the discussions, who spoke anonymously because they did not have permission to disclose the choice.

Leaders of CUNY at first walked a fine line regarding Cuomo's proposal, with chancellor James Milliken at first refusing to term it a cut and suggesting it was «revenue - neutral» because it presumed New York City would pick up any costs doffed by the state.

This drew angry rebukes from city leaders, including London's Conservative Mayor, Boris Johnson, who described it as «absolute nonsense», because crime levels are actually much lower in British inner cities than in Baltimore.

Members of the city prison guards» union lost $ 20 million of their hard - earned money to a troubled and risky hedge fund because their leaders were afraid that if they spoke...

Several Democratic leaders and state lawmakers said they want explanations about Smalley because the city will be asking the cash - strapped state government to reimburse most of the cost.

«He has been exemplary, I want people to understand how important it is, if you believe in the things that I have just laid out for here in New York City, if you'd like to see our federal government respond to all of us, if you want more leaders who shared these values and then acted on then, then pay attention to the leader you have right now in the state of New York right now, your Attorney General, because he has acted on those values each and every day,» Mr. de Blasio said.

In fact, Yuh - Line Niou has generated massive support from progressive leaders in this district and across the city because she represents a break from the past and a new, more responsive voice for downtown residents.

He said criticism by his opponents that his ideas could not be accomplished because of resistance in Albany proves that they are not the type of leader the city needs.

LENOX HILL — A powerful Upper East Side Democratic organization was poised to endorse Christine Quinn for mayor, but shifted course because of the City Council speaker's stance on the controversial marine transfer station, an organization leader said.

The leaders of the community proposal and rally, reverends from Brooklyn, achieved significant attention for their plan and support from elected officials, in part because their critique of de Blasio's housing program touched the core tension of what some see as a solid, fairly moderate approach, but others call too timid to address the affordability crisis facing the city and its residents and, in some cases, a catalyst of detrimental gentrification.

«What I didn't get from the City Council, I got from the agencies, because I'm a great leader,» Mr. Barron said, noting he also obtained $ 80 million for schools in his district from the Bloomberg administration and oversaw the refurbishment of three public parks.

In 2010, Nozzolio introduced legislation to make Upstate New York the nation's 51st state because he said state leaders from New York City were ignoring Upstate.

«I intend to live in Gracie Mansion not because it's an upgrade from my current apartment (unlike this Mayor's), but because it will maximize my efficiency to hold late night and early morning meetings with staff, business leaders, community leaders, Council members and other key stakeholders in our city's future,» he said in a statement.

In addition, leaders in some localities have expressed initial uncertainty about the governor's tax free zone plan, because so much of the property in their cities is already tax free since it is occupied by non-profits like universities and hospitals.

The former deputy leader of Liverpool City Council, who was expelled from the party in 1986 because of his membership of the Trotskyist group, praised Mr Corbyn's «charisma» and welcomed the tone of debate at the conference.

Cuomo previously said the state awarded money to the area because city and county leaders pledged to merge the two governments, and also said the leaders will have «a serious problem» if they are unable to advance the consolidation, according to Syracuse.com.

As the leader of the state's largest city, Ganim has automatically become a key player in state Democratic politics because of the size of the city's delegation at party conventions.

Bloomberg said he believes the opportunity for the kind of corruption alleged against the political leaders arose because political parties are part and parcel of New York City's elections.

Latino elected leaders joined liberal anti-charter school activists on the steps of City Hall to demand that Success Academy Charter Schools return an $ 8.5 million donation from hedge fund manager John Paulson because of his role in the Puerto Rican debt crisis — where the government is slashing education spending in a desperate effort to balance its books... [Click here to read more]

City leaders say the work is long overdue because the building from 1870 is falling apart.

Ms. Noerdlinger's boyfriend problem is just more grist for the mill for Mr. Mullins and other union leaders, who are spinning the idea that the mayor's reforms are making the city less safe — Mr. Mullins going so far as to place a paid advertisement in newspapers urging the Democratic National Convention not to come to town because New York is «lurching backwards to the bad old days of high crime, danger - infested public spaces, and families that walk our streets worried for their safety.»

«When we decide who the leader is, it's a valid thing to talk about because it is part of the experience, and we need to make sure that the leadership of New York City and New York State is reflective of New Yorkers,» he said.

As the leader of the state's largest city, Ganim again becomes a key player in state Democratic politics because of the size of the city's delegation at party conventions.

In a lawsuit, tenant leaders representing the 400,000 people living in public housing have asked a judge to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the New York City Housing Authority because it has failed to provide heat and hot water, keep residents safe from lead, involve tenants in policymaking and hire residents, as required by federal regulations.

«I was impressed with what Stephon's brother Stevante said that how proud he was of Sacramento, of his city, how people turned out and made this case a national one and brought attention because I think too often, our elected leaders, they will talk about things when it's a lot of children in a school, but when it's young black men of color who are being shot by the police unarmed... I think if we're gonna say black lives matter, we have to mean it, and we have to implement change,» she continued.

The governor already awarded Central New York $ 500 million in his Upstate Revitalization Initiative - aka the Upstate Hunger Games - because leaders of Onondaga County and the city of Syracuse are supporting the work of a civic group expected to recommend ways to consolidate governments within the county.

Jeanine (Kate Winslet), the leader of «Erudite» (intelligent people — i.e. villains), has taken over the city and is searching for individuals who are «Divergent» (they have qualities belonging to more than one faction), because one is needed in order to open a mysterious box which contains a vital plot device of some sort.

Seth Tooley tells WJBK that Metro City leaders «tried to pray a demon out of him» because he is transgender.

Because these challenges are the result of long - term shifts in city demographics, societal conditions, and urban K 12 public policies, it would seem that there is little that Catholic - school leaders can do to stem the tide.

The testing program itself was opposed by some civic and political leaders in Baltimore because, they argued, it would unfairly single out the city's poor children.

Because the city is smaller than many urban districts, school leaders could be very selective in choosing from the pool of educators who wanted to come and work there.

All year state, city and district leaders have mentioned the tough decisions they're making because of funding, but I am left wondering if they are impacted as deeply as my students and I are each day.

Councillor Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council said the Council was frustrated because it did «not have the relationship with the academies that we have with the community schools».

In the EP Blog post «Four Places to Support Equity and Boost Your Career Like Nowhere Else,» we discussed the importance of the network's «accelerator cities» — some of our smaller locations that are high priority because they have a particularly high demand for talented leaders, as well as offer unique opportunities to impact education and advance careers rapidly.

Because our civic leaders understand that investing in art translates to investing in the future, OKC benefits from a public art program, which means one percent of budgeted city construction must include public art.

Dr Emerson was responding to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's previous comments that the South Australian city of Whyalla would be «wiped off the map» because of the carbon tax.