Sentences with phrase «free city government»

Christine Quinn said that she wants to bring transparency to government, she wants a more responsive City Council and a corruption - free city government, but what she said she wants and what she does are two different things.

Not exact matches

His government has admitted virtually every big international bank, from New York's First National City to Moscow's Narodny, and has left them free of the numerous restraints that they face elsewhere in the Far East.

Thiel believes in establishing sovereign cities on floating ocean barges, where inhabitants would be free from government's rules or regulations.

Or does the city (i.e., the government) get to decide which free speech it approves (that which bashes a religion) and which it denies (that which uplifts a religion)?

He asks us to believe that the U.S. bishops issued a statement called «Political Responsibility» during a U.S. election year that merely rediscovers nineteenth - century German social thought, which by chance offers a political platform that, by sheer coincidence, parallels the U.S. Democratic platform program by program, yet these very bishops are completely immune from influence by the current political constellation in their headquarters» host city of Washington, D.C. Further, this very professor tells us that the problem with Republicans» the party of Ford, Bush, and Dole» is that they are excessively committed to the «unfettered free market» and lack «faith in the government's ability to provide» social benefits, a position he claims is completely contrary to the Catholic faith.

Just as the new mayor of Turin launches a drive to make the city meat free, so a new Communist - led coalition government in the Indian state of Kerala is attempting to make its dietary mark — this time by introducing a fat tax.

The mayor wants to extend his pre-K program — promising free full - day child care for all city 3 - year - olds by 2021, but he'll need help from the state and federal governments to pay for it.

If New York City is allowed to tax itself for its own pre-K and after school programs, it frees up more money for other local governments.»

That means that details remain elusive on the status of, among other things, expanding ride - hailing outside of New York City, offering free tuition to SUNY and CUNY schools for middle - class students, and requiring local governments to come up with shared services plans.

«The last thing hardworking taxpayers want is an all - Democrat, all - New York City run state government free to push their liberal tax - and - spend agenda on the people of New York,» Skelos said this morning.

By freeing up water supply for our growing communities this project will support the Government's «Pilbara Cities» initiative».

In her final State of the City speech, Mark - Viverito unveiled a slew of proposals, including blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from most spaces on city property, free birth control for all women, a significant expansion of the mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and prohibiting local law enforcement from coordinating with the federal government in crackdowns on foreign nationCity speech, Mark - Viverito unveiled a slew of proposals, including blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from most spaces on city property, free birth control for all women, a significant expansion of the mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and prohibiting local law enforcement from coordinating with the federal government in crackdowns on foreign nationcity property, free birth control for all women, a significant expansion of the mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and prohibiting local law enforcement from coordinating with the federal government in crackdowns on foreign nationals.

Building on his administration's valuable 311 program, he promised to make government more accessible by translating city websites into six languages, distributing more information via Twitter (follow @ 311nyc) and social networking sites, enabling users to fine - tune their usage of NYC.gov around their personal information needs, and creating a free iPhone application allowing people to submit quality - of - life complaints to 311 directly from their phone.

«To combat rising obesity rates, the Brazilian government created the Academia das Cidades program, or City Academies, to give residents free access to fitness facilities and instructors,» said Eduardo Simoes, M.D., chair of the MU Department of Health Management and Informatics and lead author of the study.

Cities and states have a diverse and dizzying array of programs: Head Start and other government - funded programs for low - income families; private programs of many stripes and price points; free or low - cost classrooms in public schools, sometimes guaranteed and sometimes secured by lottery.

Several big - city districts agreed to experiment with this controversial and promising reform, thanks to the availability of «free» money from the federal government.

To qualify for a scholarship, children had to be entering grades 1 through 4, live in New York City, attend a public school at the time of application, and come from families with incomes low enough to qualify for the U.S. government's free or reduced - price school - lunch program.

How much government is too much, and what is a workable balance between leaving people and institutions (and states and cities) free to make their own decisions and compelling them to behave in ways that someone else, usually someone higher on the federalism hillside, decides is good for them?

My local stretch of U.S. Route 206 tells the tale: Driving north, you'll first pass the inner - city school district of Trenton where 90 percent of students are economically disadvantaged (i.e., meet the requirements for free or reduced - price lunch, the government's proxy for poverty),...

The city council has taken a pragmatic view of recent government policy assuming any new school should be opened as a free school.

Aside from all that, a big factor in Norway is because the government offers a comprehensive program to promote electric mobility, including removal of all toll fees, dedicated lanes on highways, the right to use bus lanes in the cities, free parking, free charging and other purchase incentives.

But a new multi-billion dollar initiative from the Indian government in conjunction with a major telecom provider may change all that with the institution of free wifi in 2,500 cities across the country.

After nine - year - old Spencer Collins of Leawood, Kansas, was forced by the city's government last week to remove a Little Free Library he and his father had installed in their front yard, Christian book publisher Concordia sent the family a package of fourteen books in an effort to help resurrect the library.

«This bathhouse doesn't need any more free advertisement, or the city government may feel obliged to check into its incredible business.»

It will offer ideas and effective strategies on how to tap free or low cost community resources, and support caregivers as they interact with leaders of the school and city / town government.

But she added that outside the big cities, bookshop numbers had fallen, largely due to the well - meaning government policy of offering textbooks for free for schools to give students.

Income from bonds issued by state, city, and local governments (municipal bonds, or munis) is generally free from federal taxes.

In Dalian, a port city in northeast China, animal advocates adorned with rabbit ears held several events that attracted 2,700 people, hundreds of whom signed HSI's Be Cruelty - Free China pledge and a petition supporting the government's plans.

Then, in 2003, the island was sold to New York City from the federal government, and the island was opened up for free to the public for access to its amazing views and open parkland.

Etihad Airways — considered the World's Leading Airline by the World Travel Awards - will also commence a daily service to Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, from December 1st 2015, providing access to one of East Africa's most important economic and government centres, and the country's many tourist attractions, including pristine beaches, wildlife safaris, and the world's highest free - standing mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.

Free the larger cities from the power of central governments composed of legislators from rural and suburban areas, who have a different contingency, a different set of problems, and a different mentality.

This May (5 - 13), during Global Divestment Mobilisation (GDM), we along side Fossil Free South Africa, are under the Go Fossil Free banner calling on Cape Town to become a C40 champion by standing with nearly 100 other cities and local governments that have committed to divest from fossil fuels.

This event will feature city leaders and the launch of The Carbon - Free City Handbook, a free resource for local governments from Rocky Mountain Institcity leaders and the launch of The Carbon - Free City Handbook, a free resource for local governments from Rocky Mountain InstitFree City Handbook, a free resource for local governments from Rocky Mountain InstitCity Handbook, a free resource for local governments from Rocky Mountain Institfree resource for local governments from Rocky Mountain Institute.

The Danish government will also be offering free bikes — no surprise there, seeing as how they were our winner for most bike - friendly city in TreeHugger's Best of Green Awards — and public transportation to the attendees.

However, he noted that for the plan to be effective, other changes across the board have to be made, citing the example of free electricity given to farmers who add to the problem by overdrawing the supply of groundwater through electrical pump sets.On top of privatization measures, Singh encouraged local governments to take an active role in determining local needs and strategies for water conservation, drawing on the large South Indian metropolis of Chennai as a prime example: «We have the impressive example of Chennai city that had a city - based, neighbourhood - based strategy.

A growing group of companies, including DuPont, Dow, Ford, Bayer and numerous city governments (see the impressive list here) have signed on to a legally binding contract to reduce their emissions, and trade their right to pollute on a free market exhange based in Chicago - the CCX.

I think the reason you don't find find free markets today is because humanity is so damned used to surrendering to the whimsy of governments and its just easier to shrug one's shoulders and say; «You can't beat city hall.»

Orange County, local city governments, and the state of California must prove roads and highways free from dangerous conditions.

It helps community groups understand and use legal tools to advance their concerns; works with policy - makers at all levels of government to create better processes for making environmental decisions; and provides free advice and education to people who have questions about a broad range of topics including pesticide use and conserving greenspace in cities, impacts of gravel pits, saving agricultural land or addressing the impacts of the oilsands.

Originally founded by enterprising homesteaders racing to claim free land promised by the government, Oklahoma City became the state capital in 1910, after surpassing Guthrie, the previous capital, in both population and economy.

T Strategically trained staff on proper procedures and guidelines that maintained portion control for students to facilitate Quality and Cost of Goods provided by government grant tenders and Rules of the F.D.A. Received Dearborn Mayor's City Award for Keeping Schools Clean, Safe, and Accident Free.