Sentences with phrase «city problems stem»

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While it's true that some cities now require composting, more restaurants are banning unnecessary plastics like straws, and more people are trying to reduce waste in their own homes by using food that would usually be discarded (like broccoli stems), Americans still have a huge problem with waste.

Cuomo took another sharp slap at de Blasio's oversight of the New York City Housing Authority, saying the agency's numerous problems stem from poor management, not underfunding.

Syrcause, like several big cities in New York, is facing escalating financial problems stemming in part from a shrinking tax base and growing pension demands.

Ms. Gillibrand's potential problems stem from a number of positions she held while in the House, including her support of gun rights and for cracking down on so - called sanctuary cities like New York that do not enforce all immigration laws.

As the Syracuse City School District goes into its budget process, it's looking at a $ 24 million spending gap, a revenue problem stemming from years of stagnant state aid in the face of rising educational costs.

But that may be for naught, argued Robert Josman, who said he believed the rat problem stemmed from the city not putting out rat poison because of the recent stream of red - tailed hawk deaths attributed to the chemicals.

Johnson, whose program has helped 30 city students gain admission to colleges this coming school year, maintained that a good part of the problem for poorly performing students stems from apathetic parents.

«We want them to think critically and be able to solve problems,» said Camelia Cherry, middle school science teacher in the Atlantic City schools who ran a summer program in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, for 25 students in grades six through eight.

At least 35 communities nationwide have considered banning the breed from within their city limits, and while such ordinances have run into constitutional problems stemming from the difficulty in defining exactly what a pit bull terrier is, their number is growing weekly.

This problem greatly stems from city water and the chemicals it contains, chronic feeding of processed diets and inappropriate food selections, and over-vaccination.

In this interview, the Trib discusses progress on Waco's problem of unwanted and stray animals with Waco Mayor Malcolm Duncan Jr., Assistant City Manager Wiley Stem III and Dr. Sara Pizano of Target Zero, a nonprofit group whose mission is to cut euthanasia at shelters nationwide.

Flint's now infamous water problems stem from an ill - fated attempt to save money by disconnecting from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, which had provided the city with water from Lake Huron for decades.