Sentences with phrase «facto city states»
It is something that the recent independence movements in Scotland, the Basque and Catalan regions have demonstrated, going as far as to the point of asking whether city - regions should have the right to «go it alone» as de facto city states, in the pursuit of their perceived opportunities, rather than being tied to the (economic) interests of wider territories (regions, states).
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The de facto covenant was this: Singapore's officials would run the city state (largely) effectively and cleanly — making it an oasis in Southeast Asia — and, in return, its citizens would toe the line.
Almost a dozen investigators from the Brooklyn US Attorney's Office, the state Attorney General's Office, and both the city and state comptroller's offices asked the ex-staffers whether Hynes» neighborhood community relations offices were being used as de facto campaign outposts in the 2013 race, a source said.
The governor's absence has fueled suspicion among Democrats that Cuomo, the de facto head of their party, is siding more closely with Republicans in the State Senate as lawmakers negotiate the renewal of rent regulations in New York City.
Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos said Thursday that Independent Democratic Conference leader Jeff Klein's promise to flip his alliance from Skelos to Democratic leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins would make New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio the state's «de facto governor.»
The majority said de jure segregation (caused by the state or a local government) was different from de facto segregation (resulting from social and economic factors, like lower housing prices in the city and white flight to the suburbs) and that it was constitutional to address only the first through a metropolitan - wide effort.
Though Tacoma had only about 7,000 blacks — out of a total population of about 160,000 — our minority housing, like that in many cities, was concentrated in one area and served by schools then in violation of our state's de facto segregation rule.
Among elected officials, Governor Jerry Brown is «America's de facto leader on climate change,» and the state will host a Climate Action Summit later this year in San Francisco to bring together «the leaders of states, cities, businesses, and others who made pledges to curb heat - trapping greenhouse gas emissions as part of the Paris accord.»
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city - state's de facto central bank, has released a new report focused on the second phase of its «Project Ubin» blockchain initiative.
The chief of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city - state's de facto central bank, has spoken of blockchain's potential in international payments.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city - state's de facto central bank, is reportedly looking at whether new rules are needed to protect cryptocurrency investors.