Sentences with phrase «city funds over»

The mayor threatened to cut city funding over the loan show from British collector Charles Saatchi, and the public battle that ensued left a sting on Mr. Lehman and the museum that it has yet to shake off.

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CASE: The fund came out of our work around Rise of the Rest over the last four years where we've visited 33 cities, completed six different tours, and met a lot of entrepreneurs and regional investors.

The state government is at odds with the Commonwealth over plans to shelve the second stage of the $ 1.7 billion Perth Freight Link, with the federal minister for cities saying today the funding agreement was for both stages of the project, not just stage 1.

The City of Vancouver has moved to take over the Olympic Village — now a struggling luxury condo project — and place it in receivership in hopes of recouping some of the $ 740 million in taxpayer funds invested in the project.

As tax revenues have shrunk, the city's financial obligations have grown — mainly to an ever - expanding pool of 30,000 retirees, promised life - time pensions and health benefits by short - sighted government officials over decades who consistently failed to fund those future obligations.

Over the weekend, San Francisco and Seattle mayors announced executive orders banning the use of city funds for employee travel to Indiana.

MEXICO CITY Funds controlled by the family of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim are set to acquire a large chunk of an investment trust to fund Mexico City's new airport, three sources with knowledge of the deal said, as doubts hang over the project's future.

So «Apollo is preparing to meet with big debt investors including mutual fund managers in several cities over the next few months to ease concerns that the firm protects its investments in troubled companies at the expense of creditors.»

The Husseini Group, has over a decade of funding ventures that embrace social enhancement and ecological sustainability with numerous notable holdings, including Infenera (NASDAQ: INFN), Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), Bloom Energy, Ethical Electric, Zep Solar (acquired by Solar City (NASDAQ: SCTY), Thrive Market, Kevita, Cornerstone Capital, Sites.com (acquired by Internet Brands (NASDAQ: INET) and many others.

In a surprise all - hands meeting at the Inspire Theater a few weeks ago, Hsieh, whose $ 350 million in funding and vision turned 60 acres of Downtown Las Vegas into a growing tech city, told his staff he was stepping down and handing the reins over to his lawyer, Millie Chou.

The entrepreneur's company recently announced that it would provide $ 200 million in funding for the city's startups and entrepreneurs over the next three years.

Previously she helped establish, build and manage three funds and over 200 + investments at Lerer Hippeau Ventures in New York City as Director of Operations for several years.

According to a report from Sohu, while the fund has been launched by Hangzhou - based venture capital firm Tunlan Investment, it will see over $ 400 million coming from the Hangzhou city government as a guided fund that will be used to invest in promising blockchain projects.

Over the past two years, Kansas City has welcomed several new venture capital and angel funds.

Katz also saw a stagnant downtown and promised the Arena District as a carrot to both fund his new rink and get the Edmonton City Council drooling over pictures of shiny new buildings mere metres away from their offices in City Hall.

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.

There are no shortage of issues that I hope will be the focus of debate in this election (urban sprawl, inner city schools, regional amalgamation, and others that I plan to write about over the next six months), but the one issue that may have the potential to create a major wave is the Katz Group «s desire to have the City of Edmonton to fund $ 400,000,000 for a new downtown arcity schools, regional amalgamation, and others that I plan to write about over the next six months), but the one issue that may have the potential to create a major wave is the Katz Group «s desire to have the City of Edmonton to fund $ 400,000,000 for a new downtown arCity of Edmonton to fund $ 400,000,000 for a new downtown arena.

At launch events in Toronto, Quebec City, Charlottetown and Clarington, the Government of Canada rolled out funding as part of its initiative to create 10,000 paid student work placements over the next four...

Of most significance over the long range was prominent Republican fund - raisers» declaration after the Republican mayoral loss in New York City and gubernatorial losses in Virginia and New Jersey that they would not support Republican candidates who opposed legalized abortion.

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Of course it does, but what worries me is the extent to which people believe we should be investing... It's not ideal but I'm quite content with Wenger's strategy, finding that one player — your Ozil or Sanchez — rather than what United or City are doing having a constant # 150 million «trial and error» transfer fund, whereby if it doesn't work, who gives a crap they'll do it all over again next window.

Yes the new stadium came at the cost of winning less trophies but you can't have it all, Man Utd won lots of trophies over the last twenty years but don't have a new stadium, Man City won the league twice but did not build a new stadium with their own money and now they rent a stadium, Chelsea have won a few trophies and are just now starting to build a new stadium but the team and the new ground are all funded Abramovich's money and not the club's.

You probably remember that we were talking about the Annual Fund over the summer, after ANC in Salt Lake City.

«They may not want to expend funds on a site that the City Council still has veto power over,» Schultz said.

The de Blasio administration warns that a plan by Cuomo to divert a portion of new city property taxes to the MTA to help fund mass transit improvements would cost the city $ 290 billion over 35 years.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D - Manhattan, told Fred Dicker in a radio interview this morning that he hoped Gov. Andrew Cuomo would intercede in the ongoing dispute between the New York City education department and United Federation of Teachers over school improvement grant funding.

As expected, former Queens Sen. Shirley Huntley has pleaded guilty to a mail fraud charge stemming from her embezzlement over a three - year period of $ 87,700 from Parents Information Network, Inc. — a nonprofit that received public funds to (ostensibly) help educate parents about the New York City public school system.

The report says surplus funding from the Batter Park City Authority should be dedicated to NYCHA, which would bring $ 400 million over the next decade.

New York City announced it filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their «contributions to global warming,» as it said it would divest fossil fuel investments from its $ 189 billion public pension funds over the next five years.

It's about forcing the city to comply with the Campaign for Fiscal Equity which sued over inequitable distribution of funding among wealthier and poorer school districts back in 1993.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito broke with Mayor Bill de Blasio over his call not to grant violent felons and those convicted of other egregious crimes access to a proposed $ 16.4 million city fund to provide free legal services to undocumented immigrants fighting deportation under Trump.

The emergency manager will have discretion over the full $ 550 million, but also over any city funds used to abate public health hazards.

City voters prefer a millionaire's tax over congestion pricing as a way to fund the MTA, according to a Quinnipiac poll released on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.

The governor's potential support comes during a battle between Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio over funding subway improvements and just as the mayor unveiled his own plan to create a new funding source for the MTA: a millionaires tax to fund MTA operations and half - fare MetroCards for low - income city residents.

He has visited New York City public housing repeatedly over the last month, and even declared a state of emergency last week, promising $ 250 million in additional funding in the state budget ($ 550 million has been allocated to the New York City Housing Authority since 2015).

Despite the city and state's past skirmishes over funding the NYC subway, the de Blasio administration has agreed to contribute $ 418 million towards the subway's $ 836 million emergency action plan, the New York Post reports.

After months spent bickering over whether the city would contribute to this emergency fund to fix the subway, the city finally committed to spending $ 418 million toward the plan — this came with a «lock box» provision that ensures that these funds will only be used for subway repairs and nothing else.

Because Miner has managed the city's meager funds well, and precisely because she is unwilling to kick the can down the road, why should Cuomo threaten to install a fiscal review board over her, thereby disenfranchising the voters who elected her?

The legislative leaders say they are still working out the details to provide more funds for college tuition for New York's students, and they want to resolve differences over extending ride hailing services to places outside New York City.

New York's state and city pension funds collectively have well over a million active and retired members.

Cuomo, who in the past has touted his control over New York City's subway system, doubled down on his argument that New York City, not the state, is responsible for funding upgrades to its beleaguered subway system.

«Over the past five years, the city has provided the Board of Elections with more than $ 77 million to make the transition to the new machines, and that doesn't include the $ 85 million in federal funds used to purchase the new machines.»

The political fight over who should pay for a rescue plan for New York City's beleaguered subway system deepened, with state and city officials deadlocked over funding disputes that reach back more than half a decCity's beleaguered subway system deepened, with state and city officials deadlocked over funding disputes that reach back more than half a deccity officials deadlocked over funding disputes that reach back more than half a decade.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio used a ride on the F train to fire back at Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the MTA over accusations that City Hall has failed to maintain the crumbling subway system — and vow not to increase funding for capital improvements.

City Comptroller John Liu also managed to continue raking in funds, bringing in more than $ 570,000 over the past six months, despite the arrests of his former treasurer and a top fundraiser, the filings show.

Negotiations in Albany were also bogged down over how to divide increased education funding, the details of an affordable housing and development tax credit in New York City and whether to increase the number of authorized charter schools.

Over 100 New York City business leaders have written a joint letter to the leaders in Congress, asking that they not cut homeland security funding for the world's biggest terrorist target.

New York City is suing BP over the drop in its stock price after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying its pension funds lost $ 39 million.

Three key points of contention between the city and the state have emerged over transit funding, highlighted during MTA Chair Joe Lhota's testimony at the joint legislative hearing on transportation last week in Albany.

Brown says over the last nine years, the city has transferred $ 31 million to its solid waste enterprise fund, something he wants to see stop.