Sentences with phrase «jail debacle»

Recall the heady days of 2005 - 06, when the Democrats, who hadn't elected a majority in the county legislature in almost 30 years under the Republican - controlled multi-member at - large system in effect since 1967, were touting single - member elections as the end - all and be-all to curing the ills (read, jail debacle) of county government.

Among other important reforms, the document recommended the county executive form of government, adopted in the midst of the county jail debacle.

The county charter was the product of the jail debacle, for instance, rendering the call for a strong, accountable executive almost irresistible.

Schreibman was the lead investigator on the Ulster County grand - jury probe of the county jail debacle in 2007 - 08.

Given the massive overruns and long delays the jail debacle produced, few will remember that bids for building what became a $ 92 million runaway project were almost on the money.

Donaldson, ever the loyal union man — unions donated to his campaign and to other legislators during the jail debacle — says it wasn't labor that drove jail costs some $ 20 million over budget.

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From tagging all his attempts to make Facebook a better place to network with word «failure «to declaring situation like get - out - of - jail - free, some of the media journalists found enough merit in the ongoing debacle to ask for his resignation.

Actor Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard pleaded guilty Monday to providing a false immigration document when the couple brought their two dogs into Australia last year, but she managed to avoid jail time over what was dubbed the «war on terrier» debacle...