Sentences with phrase «city government over»

My great thanks to the many people on this list who have made working in City Government over the past several years so much fun.

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But attacks claimed by IS in and around the city last week killed more than 100 people, sparking anger in the streets over the government's failure to ensure security.

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.

Vancouver has asked the British Columbia provincial government for more money for refugee aid agencies, said city spokesman Jag Sandhu, and the province has promised C$ 6 million a year over three years.

While an opinion poll on Saturday gave Fine Gael a one - point lead over Fianna Fail and suggested another minority government as the most likely outcome, Dublin City University politics lecturer Eoin O'Malley said Monday's events would also hurt them.

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.

Figures released by the Mexican government showed there were 336 homicides in the city during the first five months of 2015 — a 63 % increase over the same period in 2014.

On barren hills and swamps at the outskirts of the city, Lee's government over the past twelve years has built the satellite town of Jurong, which in addition to housing and retail stores is crammed with 510 factories; another hundred will be completed this year.

The budget dedicates $ 11.2 billion to cities and provinces for affordable housing over 10 years as part of the second wave of the government's infrastructure program, $ 5 billion of which is to encourage housing providers to pool their resources with private partners to pay for new projects.

In contrast, Public Banks empower small businesses, students, homeowners, city and state governments, and community banks to prosper and thrive by banking for the common good over the long term, and making low - cost credit available where it is needed in the real economy.

Over the past two years, both the city and the Walker administration have been in contact with the company to deliver what Ronald Reagan (ironically, in this case) called «the nine most terrifying words in the English language»: «I'm from the government and I'm here to help.»

Of course, the biggest question will be how to win over city and county governments to allow further construction of such a structure and which startup will prevail in the bid to build our human vacuum tube of the future.

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.

Municipal operating spending has also increased because of further downloading of responsibilities by federal and provincial governments onto municipalities. The biggest increases in spending by municipalities over the past two decades have been for housing, health, social services and environmentâ $» all areas where federal and provincial governments also have responsibility, as the FCM's recent State of Canadaâ $ ™ s Cities and Communities report demonstrated.

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...

A spiraling controversy over anti-Semitic comments and conspiracy theories has roiled the Washington city government.

Exit West follows the lovers Saeed and Nadia, who flee their unnamed Middle Eastern city as a religious militant group takes it over from the ailing government.

Sometimes it seems like tolerance and understanding is extended to everyone except conservative Christians, and when some city governments threaten to deny building permits over an issue like this, you have to wonder where they will draw the line.

Briefly, al Qaeda die - hards have quietly infiltrated various businesses, industries and government jobs in over two - thousand cities and towns.

Violence erupted in Mexicali, Mexico over the construction of Constellation Brands» new brewery as farmers accused the government of corruption and devoting too much of the city's water supply to the brewery, according to the The San Diego Union Tribune.

November 15 — The Thai owners of surprise 2016 English Premier League champions Leicester City have categorically denied allegations they owe over # 300million to their government.

November 13 — The Thai owners of surprise 2016 English Premier League champions Leicester City are reportedly being sued for # 323 million over money owed to their government.

Oakbrook Terrace: — The City Council is expected to continue discussions with the Oakbrook Terrace Park District over the possible merging of similar youth - related functions that the two governments now perform separately.

A simmering feud between leaders of Darien's city government and its Park District boiled over this week in a battle over the Park District's continued existence.

And by governance on a daily basis, mean from the how from kings, aristocrats, down through every layer of bureaucracy till you get to your local tax collector, what / why / how these people ran the government administration on a day to day basis, from dealing with a rival city who recently stole one of your citizens crops, to pirates interfering with trade on the Mediterranean, to drought, city administration, what to do with tax money, neighborly disputes, superstition, weather, crime, theft, laws and battles of ideology, to political rivalries and infighting, to a foreigner spreading strange religious ideas in the city (or dealing with somebody accused of a crime they claim they did not commit), I mean everything and everything these officials may have dealt with, daily, and how they changed over time.

Golden, in the interview, would not say how long the program should be extended for, but compared the power to having the authority over other facets of city government.

«If she gets elected her very first vote would turn our entire state government over to Bill de Blasio and the New York City Democrats, and shift important resources to New York City at the expense of the Finger Lakes Region and the Southern Tier.

Cuomo was miffed over the City of Newburgh's decision to put the state on notice of a civil lawsuit of its contaminated water in Washington Lake, saying the focus should be on the polluters, most notably, the federal government.

«Harendra Singh has proven himself to be clinically incapable of telling the truth,» said Kevin Keating of Garden City, representing Edward Mangano, adding that over the course of Singh's testimony, «he probably lied 1,000 times and he's the centerpiece of the government's case.»

From Honolulu City Council to the Hawaii House of Representatives to presiding over the State Senate, she has fought for women's rights, clean energy, and accountable government.

Majority of taxi of drivers interviewed by The aL - hAJJ in the capital city, Accra, on the leadership struggle in the opposition National Democratic Congress over who leads the party into the 2020 elections, endorsed Mr Mahama as the marks man to kick out the Akufo - Addo government.

His focus in a speech to City folk this morning was on winning over the wider public - a «hearts and minds» approach to public spending which, he said, had worked terribly well under Canada's Liberal government of the 1990s.

Over the last five years, 22 percent of the state's city governments and 18 percent of counties have exceeded the cap.

A murmur ran through the crowd when County Executive Joanie Mahoney took the floor at Wednesday night's debate over the proposed merging of the governments of Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse.

Over the past months, Melissa Mark - Viverito has run an impressive and transparent bid to be the next Speaker of the New York City Council, the second most powerful position in city governmCity Council, the second most powerful position in city governmcity government.

Former Welsh Secretary Peter Hain is urging the Welsh Government to hand over revenue from business rates to new city regions to help transform the economy of Wales.

«Tonight, New Yorkers have chosen balance and bipartisanship over an entire state government made up of Democrats from New York City, and placed their trust in Republicans to lead the Senate,» Republican conference leader Dean Skelos said in a statement.

When business rates are devolved to the Assembly as part of the new Wales Bill, the Welsh Government should look at the possibility of giving full control over revenue to new city and county regions.

With the city's election season over, all eyes are now turned toward the race for who will replace Melissa Mark - Viverito as Speaker in what is arguably the second most powerful position in city government behind the Mayor.

Mahoney and former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner frequently clashed over government consolidation, and Miner was a vocal critic of a citizen group's proposed merger of the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County governments.

In October, the Syracuse Post-Standard reported that two landlords received more than $ 400,000 in government aid for rent while neglecting to pay over a million dollars in property taxes to the city.

Opponents, including some Syracuse residents and Miner, argue the consolidation would gut city representation in a new city - county government, and that county residents would have substantial power over city residents and control decision - making.

The governor and the legislative leaders, meanwhile, announced an agreement on a budget scheme allowing the state and many local governments — but not New York City — to «borrow» nearly $ 6 billion over the next three years from the state pension system in order to use the funds to make required annual contributions back to the pension fund.

The budget for the office of the city's financial watchdog grew at twice the rate of the rest of the government over the last two years, according to data examined...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County voters are almost evenly split over whether the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County governments should merge, according to a Siena College poll released Thursday.

The entire complex cost over $ 2 billion and established in steel and stone the supremacy of the state government over the city that hosts it.

The governor called for a new tier in the state pension system that he said will save the state and local governments outside of New York City $ 83 billion and New York City $ 30 billion over the next 30 years.

· Creating a pension reform plan that will save state taxpayers and local governments outside New York City $ 83 billion, and will save New York City $ 30 billion over the next 30 years; and

The Government's «City Deals» represent a great start to making that happen and they provide a real platform to Government should be ready to devolve powers over planning and welfare to work to cities, in a way that will give our great cities the ability to innovate and promote job creation.

Shola Olatoye, the chairwoman of the New York City Housing Authority, said Tuesday that she's resigning because it's the right time to go, not because of scandals over false lead - paint inspections and failing boilers or looming oversight by the state and federal government.