Sentences with phrase «in local city government»

I work in local city government and live in Somerset, Wisconsin with my husband, Dan.

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The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

While it's true that Uber has done a pitiful job of engaging the governments in charge of regulating local taxi regimes — by and large, that's been a key part of the company's strategy — it's time Uber learned to play nice with the cities it hopes to conquer.

Then Google's director of local and government markets in Chicago, he was out of town on business one afternoon, and his wife was taking their 12 - year - old daughter to a mall outside the city to meet a YouTuber named Bethany Mota.

The local government is exceptionally proactive in making the city a promising place for entrepreneurs.

Still, it's an audacious plan, not least because Billy Bishop's operations are hemmed in by its short runway and a ban on jets — part of a 1981 agreement between the city, the federal government and the Toronto Port Authority designed to protect local residents.

«But I can't imagine more than two - thirds of voters in San Francisco thinking that our city government should be introducing measures that will cost local jobs and spitefully target one industry.»

And now that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is cracking down on sanctuary cities, where immigrants can live without fear of local authorities turning them in to the federal government, these groups are vulnerable to the recent deportation raids.

The city is a tax - friendly location and has a highly involved local government, which earned it a No. 6 ranking in 2015.

We've been to 33 cities, and in each one, people lament the challenges in connecting startup communities with traditional businesses, governments, and local investors.

Documents filed with the local government in Jacksonville, Florida, this month state that a «leading international manufacturer of solar panels and modules» is seeking to invest more than $ 400 million in building a manufacturing plant in the city.

Uber rarely sets up shop in a new city without drawing questions, concerns, and occasionally ire from local government, but Canada's largest city has taken it to another level.

Last year, officials from Moscow's government told local media that they were looking into the technology in a bid to reduce the risk of fraud when people are voting on city management issues.

Local governments, especially those outside mega cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, spent at least 8.6 billion yuan ($ 1.3 billion) subsidizing airlines in 2016, mostly for them to start direct services to far - flung places such as New York and Paris, according to data compiled by Civil Aviation Data Analysis.

The beating heart of the startup ecosystem in Argentina is the city of Buenos Aires, where the local government has created various initiatives for the entrepreneur community.

The Springfield, Missouri - based hunting, fishing, camping and outdoor recreation retailer provided more than 80 Tracker boats to local, state and federal government agencies and rescue organizations in the widely flooded city, as well as in other impacted communities in Texas.

Examples include Gangplank, which works with several local governments in Arizona, and Iowa City, which actively supports coworking.

In recent years, some Seattle residents and local government officials have accused Amazon of perpetuating income inequality and raising housing prices in the citIn recent years, some Seattle residents and local government officials have accused Amazon of perpetuating income inequality and raising housing prices in the citin the city.

With the deduction for state and local taxes, the federal government is effectively subsidizing high earners in high - productivity states and cities.

Cities can not control a data - driven environment; a local government is one of many players in the ecosystem.

The Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities were developed in 2017 by Robin Chase, Zipcar co-Founder, and a consortium of leading city and transport organizations including: the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Natural Resources Defense Council, Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), Transportation for America (T4America), Rocky Mountain Institute, Shared - Use Mobility Center, and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.

Editor's note: Luke Norris, head of local government solutions for Kansas City - based PayIt, wrote this opinion piece in response to the Nov. 7 single terminal airport ballot questions facing... Read more

A delivery battle is brewing in San Francisco (and other cities across America) and the outcome will be decided not by government officials, but by local businesses.

In local and city governments in Anglo - Saxon lands control by the central administration was comparatively slighIn local and city governments in Anglo - Saxon lands control by the central administration was comparatively slighin Anglo - Saxon lands control by the central administration was comparatively slight.

«Coke Consolidated has also developed various recycling programs that encourage consumers in our local markets to recycle via partnerships with city and county governments, local media and local retailers.

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.

Nearly 200 national governments — including the Obama administration — have already pledged to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030, and 117 cities have signed a pact to develop and implement strategies that improve their local food systems.

Without access to the city's internal records, we may never know what really brought about Milwaukee's dangerously substandard medical care implicated in the Fetal Infant Mortality Review, or discern the cause of the extreme bias toward African - American babies dying in Milwaukee, or discover the root of the subsequent bizarre publicity campaign by the local Milwaukee government against cosleeping, but we can be sure of one thing, «Something's rotten in Denmark... er, Milwaukee.»

And by governance on a daily basis, mean from the how from kings, aristocrats, down through every layer of bureaucracy till you get to your local tax collector, what / why / how these people ran the government administration on a day to day basis, from dealing with a rival city who recently stole one of your citizens crops, to pirates interfering with trade on the Mediterranean, to drought, city administration, what to do with tax money, neighborly disputes, superstition, weather, crime, theft, laws and battles of ideology, to political rivalries and infighting, to a foreigner spreading strange religious ideas in the city (or dealing with somebody accused of a crime they claim they did not commit), I mean everything and everything these officials may have dealt with, daily, and how they changed over time.

On local government reorganisation in 1996 she was appointed as an Assistant Director (Environment) at Brighton & Hove City Council where she was responsible for the integration of planning and transport services and, amongst other things, she oversaw the introduction of decriminalised parking enforcement, the return of Brighton & Hove Albion to Withdean Stadium and contributed to the development of the successful partnership with Brighton & Hove Bus Company.

He added that «we requested for additional centres, particularly for some peculiar local governments in Lagos State to further address some of the challenges facing CVR in a metropolitan city like Lagos.

Meanwhile, de Blasio insisted Gov. Andrew Cuomo remains on board with a plan to allow local governments to increase the state's minimum wage on its own, based on a state formula even after the governor maneuvered to alter an initial proposal for pre-Kindergarten in New York City that took the idea statewide.

Government says these zones will be required in five cities — Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton — by 2020, adding that all local authorities can introduce Clean Air Zones should they wish to do so.

Meanwhile Government launched a consultation on its Clean Air Zone framework last Thursday which looks to help local authorities reduce pollution from vehicles in city centres.

Clarity on commitment to decentralisation, including opportunities for local action in Community Energy, Smart Cities and the Internet of Things, which are new developments that hold considerable potential, but developers and entrepreneurs are held back where there is lack of clarity in the government's intent.

Local government elections don't have any direct impact on each other and there is no consensus way to quantify the fact that an election in a small city, or a city with more seats on its council, may be less important than in a major city, or a seat with fewer seats on its council.

«Crossrail will facilitate the continued sustainable development of London's primary finance and business service activities, located in both the City and Docklands and support local and national Government policy for economic development and regeneration, particularly in the Lee Valley and Thames Gateway areas.»

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says that more women politicians on the state and local levels would lead to better government accountability, especially during a time when men are behaving badly in both New York City and Albany.

In May — after Congress earmarked $ 120 million for New York City and other state and local governments — de Blasio personally thanked US Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D - Manhattan) and Nita Lowey (D - Westchester) at a news conference.

Without fundamental reform of local government finance, more cities will face a funding crisis in the coming years

In 2009 local governments collected a stunning $ 46 billion in property taxes from business and homeowners; $ 16 billion of that was collected in New York City alonIn 2009 local governments collected a stunning $ 46 billion in property taxes from business and homeowners; $ 16 billion of that was collected in New York City alonin property taxes from business and homeowners; $ 16 billion of that was collected in New York City alonin New York City alone.

With staff that includes a former Town Supervisor and others active in local government, Brown & Weinraub understands how to assist cities, towns and villages in New York State with both government relations and legal services.

Central New York this month won $ 500 million from the state for economic development, based in part on a promise that city and county leaders would work together to streamline and modernize local government.

In 2017 elections were held for Greater Manchester, the Liverpool City Region, the, Tees Valley, West of England and the West Midlands as part of the devolution deals allowed by the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016.

By restoring state revenue sharing to former levels to pay for unfunded state mandates, which are driving many cities, towns, and counties toward bankruptcy, New York's local governments could fully fund their services and still cut their highest - in - the - nation property taxes.

In 2014, the city and county joined with six nonprofit groups to form a Commission on Local Government Modernization, or Consensus, a 19 - member panel that is studying ways to streamline local governLocal Government Modernization, or Consensus, a 19 - member panel that is studying ways to streamline local gGovernment Modernization, or Consensus, a 19 - member panel that is studying ways to streamline local governlocal governmentgovernment.

Former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito is taking a full time job with the Latino Victory Fund — a PAC aimed at increasing Latino representation in local, state and federal government — in a move that could further escalate her political profile beyond the five boroughs.

For instance, particularly egregious property tax rates in some particular city may lead to a «revolt» in which anti-tax advocates sweep into control of local government and ratchet the taxes back.

The hearing on Tuesday is part of «tin cup day» at the Capitol, in which local government officials — namely the mayors of the state's largest cities — comment on the proposed state budget.

Albany County Legislator Merton Simpson said he was discriminated against by the city when he wasn't hired for the fair housing coordinator's job in Albany, according to complaints he filed with the local and federal governments.