Sentences with phrase «city policy making»

Crain's had a hand in city policy making last week, thanks to a tip from a perceptive reader.

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Making sustainability a de facto policy for U.S. cities would be a cost - effective design solution that could save millions, and even billions, of dollars, according to a new study.

Tourism Minister Enrique de la Madrid, confronting rising lawlessness in and around the resort cities of Cancun and Los Cabos, said it made no sense for Mexico to maintain prohibition given permissive US policies in states such as California.

First, you'll need to find out how your city's health codes and permit policies, and you'll have to find yourself a ride that can handle the amount of food you need to make.

The main outcome of Habitat III was that UN nation states agreed on the New Urban Agenda (NUA): a non-binding document, which will guide policies over the next 20 years with the goal of making cities safer, resilient and sustainable and their amenities more inclusive.

There is an argument to be made that the Bank of Canada's policies are making homes more expensive in those two cities by stoking already strong demand.

Of course, that doesn't make the most expensive cities the «best» cities to live in, at least not for everyone, says Jennie Allison of the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, a nonprofit research and policy group.

The letter raised the possibility that a federal contractor in San Francisco would have to make its policies conform to three separate sick leave rules — one for the city, one for the state of California and one for the federal government.

«When you look at how much money somebody could make by turning a rental unit — particularly something that's rent - controlled, where the city is trying to keep rent low — into what is essentially a hotel room, you see there's a powerful incentive there,» said Ed Lazere, executive director of the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, which helped oversee the report.

In a speech at the Progressive Policy - Institute, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros made a remarkable statement about what community means for «a modern, big American city and its relationship with a big Washington bureaucracy.»

Indeed, it is simply remarkable that those people responsible for educational and social policy during the past three decades can not make the obvious connection between the deplorable state of education, the multiple tragedies of the inner cities, and the virtual elimination of religiously informed values from American public life.

A people who have been pushed to the periphery from their farmland, as a result of the Herodian policy of city building on agricultural lands, the peasants found themselves against the arduous task of making an inhospitable land fit for cultivation.

This trend results in part from policies that make moving to cities attractive to members of farm families.

Women farmers from «Kababaehang Nagtataglay ng Bihirang Lakas» (Women possessing extraordinary powers or strength) from Barangay Los Amigos, Tugbok District, Davao City are practicing FAITH (Food Always in The Home), which is made easier with the support from partner NGOs such as METSA Foundation and MASIPAG, and from the local government of Davao City, through its policy on Organic Agriculture.

The thing that makes me laugh is the fact that, some Arsenal fans will call Chelsea's and Man United and City Fan's plastic or refer to them as «rent boys», because they celebrate success that in all honesty have just been bought, but the irony in that sentiment is those very same people will moan about how «we don't spend enough» and grow impatient over Arsenal spending policies....

A transfer policy that saw, for example, Robert Snodgrass prised away from Hull City at quite some expense in January, now to be made available to anybody who wants him.

Hull City are flying high at the top of the Championship, and with Steve Bruce's policy of only playing his reserve team in Cup games they have also done very well, having played in five rounds in the League Cup, even beating Leicester City on penalties before succumbing to Man City at the Etihad, and also making it through to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

In contrast with the free - spending early years of the Roman Abramovich era, Conte has repeatedly clashed with the Chelsea hierarchy this season over a recruitment policy that has seen him denied many of his top transfer targets, while Manchester City and Manchester United have both made bigger investments in their squads.

The club have made it their policy to set their sights on players «of the future», they use foresight, the long view, in order to get in there first before clubs like city, Chelsea, PSG, and now Monaco can get in on the act.

Kristin: MomsRising is working on all of those family economic security policy priorities in cities, counties and states across the country, educating leaders about what's happening with moms, and educating the media, as well as reaching out to moms and letting them know that they're not alone in their struggle, and that together, they can make change.

In addition to the more high - profile policy issues in the budget talks, the IDC's resolution also includes an elimination of the personal income tax for New York City residents earning $ 45,000 and less, efforts to make college more affordable and reduce student debt and support for a multi-state effort to close a «loophole» in carried interest.

The mayor himself spoke for less than 10 minutes, and though his speech didn't include much in the way of actual policy — he wanted to keep it short for the benefit of those assembled in the cold — he did repeat his promise about making New York «the fairest big city in America.»

The contrast in rural and urban voting may reflect a legacy of Uribe's presidency: His Democratic Security Policy made Colombia's cities safer and pushed the conflict toward the peripheries.

At the women's rally for Ms. Illuzzi, three elected officials introduced her — two of them men — and focused their remarks largely on tearing into Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, whose policies they argued made the city less safe, requiring Ms. Illuzzi's leadership.

Councilmember Lander said the district needed someone like Sikora who would «fight for progressive values in government, try to win a more equal city, address the challenges of climate change, make sure the rights of workers are respected, address the issues of health care on the policy level, and fight in the neighborhoods to improve our schools and make them better.»

At 10 a.m., NYC Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, the Women's Caucus and advocates celebrate the passage of the nation's first menstrual equity policy to make pads and tampons free and readily available at public schools, homeless shelters and Department of Correction jails, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Johnson, though, said the mayor ought to back up his rhetoric of making New York a fairer city by supporting a policy that «should be in his wheelhouse.»

The members of the Delegate Assembly, the highest policy - making body of the UFT, on Feb. 15 roundly rejected Mayor Bloomberg's call for an individual merit pay plan for New York City public schools.

While still smarting from last year's brawl with real estate interests, advocates for tenants have renewed their push for rent law reform this year, arguing that current policies are continuing to decimate the ranks of rent - controlled apartments and making it harder for low - income families to live in the city.

Mark Levine, Council Member - elect, Manhattan «This agreement heralds a new era for the City Council and for the city at large — a time of activist progressive policy - making to address the growing gap of inequality hCity Council and for the city at large — a time of activist progressive policy - making to address the growing gap of inequality hcity at large — a time of activist progressive policy - making to address the growing gap of inequality here.

Mark - Viverito said that the City Council is currently in the process of developing a full response, but said that they are making sure to take measures to protect the city against Trump's policCity Council is currently in the process of developing a full response, but said that they are making sure to take measures to protect the city against Trump's policcity against Trump's policies.

While there are a variety of city - specific issues at play, de Blasio has made it clear that he is supportive of Cuomo's push for both a minimum wage increase toward $ 15 per hour over the next several years and a paid family leave policy.

A judge rejected a petition from Syracuse councilors to make city officials restore their computer access while the two sides negotiate a new computer use policy.

The teams debated the merits of consolidation, often straying into decisions and policies made at the city, county and state level.

Doctoroff would come to believe that the opposite was also true: Feeding growth with the right policies, attacking crime and making the city more livable feed off one another for the better.

The Syracuse mayor made a name for herself in political circles for being the Democrat brave enough to criticize Cuomo's policies and lack of attention to financially troubled (non-Buffalo) upstate cities, despite the fact that she was serving as his hand - picked state Democratic party co-chair.

The Policy Committee shall advise the County Leader with respect to recommendations to be made for Borough, County, City, State and Federal governmental appointive positions, except candidates for the judiciary or for positions involving compensation of less than $ 6,500 per annum.

Those fights have largely been with members of the Democratic - led Assembly, starting with Speaker Carl Heastie soon after the session ended over New York City policy, but soon spilled over to economic development matters and the contention lawmakers haven't «made the case» to a commission to grant a pay hike.

The current frontrunner, Sadiq Khan, made tackling women's inequality a big part of his manifesto launch and has promised a «gender audit» at City Hall, another WEP policy.

«This is a policy that can be extremely effective and advantageous for London, it can be made to work very well although... there are legitimate concerns that the city will have.»

At noon, the Anti-Violence Project, Audre Lorde Project, Make the Road New York, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, GMHC, TransLatina Network and the LGBT Community Center unveil a policy brief outlining major recommendations for government officials in New York City, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is becoming a senior fellow for a campaign called What Works Cities — an initiative launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies last year to encourage 100 mid-sized cities to better leverage data and evidence in their policy mCities — an initiative launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies last year to encourage 100 mid-sized cities to better leverage data and evidence in their policy mcities to better leverage data and evidence in their policy making.

The New York City Bar Association released a report urging federal and state leaders to «make the reduction of mass incarceration a top priority» and offering several recommendations for changing sentencing laws and other policies.

In an attempt to get government to act on preserving water bodies across the country, the group said it will launch a public awareness march in the coming weeks to ensure the agenda on making Accra the cleanest city streamlined among the policies of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is realized.

A second proposal, sponsored by Garodnick, Dromm and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras, would require D.O.C. to publish its specific policies on use of force on a city website and make them readily available to the public.

De Blasio touted some of his policies during his victory speech Tuesday night, including universal pre-k, but said New York City still needs to become a fairer city and intends to make it the fairest big city in AmerCity still needs to become a fairer city and intends to make it the fairest big city in Amercity and intends to make it the fairest big city in Amercity in America.

The demands, made in a meeting between city chief labor negotiator Jim Hanley and the Municipal Labor Committee, set the stage for a war with newly enraged labor leaders that would play out in Albany, which must sign off on pension - policy changes.

These disparate voting patterns in cities across the country point to the distinct concerns and outlook of different urban areas, driven by divergent economic fortunes — and therefore the need for greater variation in policy - making to address the needs of different places.

New York City has made strides in loosening up policies related to marijuana — in 2014, the city decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, leading to the lowest level of marijuana related arrests in since 1City has made strides in loosening up policies related to marijuana — in 2014, the city decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, leading to the lowest level of marijuana related arrests in since 1city decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, leading to the lowest level of marijuana related arrests in since 1996.

Reflecting the policy pledges contained within the Conservative manifesto, for the purposes of this analysis the Northern Powerhouse is made up of the city regions of Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Hull and the North East.