Sentences with phrase «discretionary money doled»
Ms. Barron also noted that her husband, despite being relegated near the bottom of the list when it comes to discretionary money doled out to the district from the speaker's office, secured funds for park renovations, school constructions and affordable housing.
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Advocates said Peralta's doling out of discretionary money violates a ban in the state senate budget.
In 2008, when Quinn and the Council found themselves mired in a slush - fund scandal — she had quietly continued a bad - old - timey Council practice that allowed the speaker to consolidate power by doling out discretionary money to members in secret — she found an invaluable, unshakable source of support in Bloomberg and in the real - estate community.