Sentences with phrase «more funding for city»

I serve as director of the Compact, and I'm here today on behalf of the members of the Great Schools Compact and the Philadelphia School Partnership not just to support Superintendent Hite, the Mayor, and many civic leaders in the recommendation for more funding for city schools, but to support the bold transformation that they — that we — must pursue.

CHICAGO In recent weeks, Chicago students led several protests focused on the ongoing state budget fight and the dire need for more funding for the city's public schools.

A dozen education activists stood on the steps of the State Office Building in Syracuse this morning to demand more funding for the city's schools.

Not exact matches

Mayor David Bing plans to challenge the census findings, saying the city can qualify for more federal and state funding if it can get its population count to 775,000.

Eleven cities and towns around the U.S. are sharing more than $ 1.5 million in preservation grant funds, recently awarded by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to preserve unique features of downtown districts.

• Poshmark, a Redwood City, Calif. - based online service for buying and selling second - hand clothing, is in talks to raise more than $ 50 million in a funding round that could value the startup at roughly $ 600 million, according to Reuters.

«Every dollar put into helping more people in Miami participate in our city's economic opportunities is an investment in our future and these funds will go to community organizations that are helping families and small business owners get ahead and build a path to prosperity,» Guillermo Castillo, market leader and head of commercial banking for Chase in South Florida, said in a statement.

Venture funding for tech companies in New York City increased by 240 % from 2003 to 2013, and more than 85 % of the sector's current companies and 86 % of its current jobs were created during this time.

STOCKTON — A consortium of policy experts, researchers and academics has awarded $ 1 million to Stockton to fund an experiment that aims to assess the social benefits of providing a guaranteed monthly income for one or more years to a tiny segment of the city's residents, Mayor Michael Tubbs announced Wednesday...

I am sure that the funding for the new Royal Alberta Museum will be a topic of discussion among the participants (as well as City Council's vote to allocate more than $ 450 million to support the proposed Katz Group Arena — more on that later).

Backed by more than $ 250 million in venture capital funding, Bird, LimeBike, and Spin have dumped hundreds of scooters for adults on the city in recent weeks, much to the chagrin of regulators.

Health care for the poor, education in the inner city, job training for welfare mothers, discipline for criminally offending youths, improvement of community infrastructure and housing, nutrition for infants, drug treatment for recovering addicts» all of these things and more require the provision of public funds and are essential to the progress we seek.

When asked about the huge number of churches that have teamed together, Cathy said: «It's good to have a common purpose, we've worked together before but city of culture has given the funding for some work... we know a lot more about what's going on across the city now.»

City's sporting director Txiki Begiristain and chief executive Ferran Soriano will fly out to Madrid this week to have talks with Real Madrid President Florentino Perez, who will probably demand more than # 30 million for Di Maria, gaining more funds for his pursuit of Tottenham winger Gareth Bale.

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Arsenal can not compete without transfer funds for the very best in the world, and if that is the case, Arsenal do well to be in the top four or five time in England, behind Man U, Man City and Chelsea, who are all able to spend more than Arsenal.

Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Manchester City, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Wigan Athletic would combine too, with all these sides forming richly funded teams with huge fanbases, bringing in fresh talent for more money and giving more fans a chance to win with their local team, meaning there is no longer a drain from the less popular regions of fans switching to Chelsea or Manchester City or whomever.

The potential Alexis Sanchez departure to City for # 60m funded a # 92m bid, although both deals fell through due to timing more than anything else.

I would love to be able to ask for funding so myself and colleagues in Nottingham city FNP SSBC could come along to your workshops and learn more about birth education for dads I do feel really passionate about this subject and want to do the best in order that the dads feel involved every second of the journey of parenting, many thanks in advance Becky Gould (was lingard)

«I am voting for this resolution because of the more than half a billion dollars in new funding it asks our state to deliver to non-charter New York City publics schools,» Avella said at the time.

Assembly Democrats on Monday evening released their one - house budget proposal, a $ 170 billion spending plan that would fund transportation in New York City through fees on ride hailing services and cabs in Manhattan and add more money for education than what was proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Mayor Bloomberg said this morning he is becoming increasingly pressimistic that the city and state will get the FMAP funds they had expected to receive from Washington, DC, and he has directed his agency commissioners to start preparing for more cuts as a result.

Funding included in the recently passed state budget will allow New York City subway cars to be repaired more quickly, Cuomo said while unveiling an effort aimed at improving service for a transit system notorious for frequent breakdowns.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been criticized for his handling of the transit problems, but has also called for the city to take on more of a role in funding transit.

«As a fiduciary of the New York City Employee Retirement System for the last 8 years, Scott has worked with his fellow trustees to grow the City's pension funds through prudent investments, improving diversification and ensuring more rigorous assessment of risks to investments such as corporate accountability and violations of environmental regulations.»

Nixon is best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes, a lawyer in HBO's «Sex & the City,» but has also been involved in New York politics in recent years, calling for more funding of public education and stumping for Cuomo's frequent public sparring partner, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan nudged New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to provide more information on how the city spends $ 9 billion in state funding for education as a precursor to considering an extension of mayoral control of public schoCity Mayor Bill de Blasio to provide more information on how the city spends $ 9 billion in state funding for education as a precursor to considering an extension of mayoral control of public schocity spends $ 9 billion in state funding for education as a precursor to considering an extension of mayoral control of public schools.

At 1 p.m., NYC Councilman Rafael Espinal and members of the council's Jewish Caucus launch a campaign to secure more funding for the Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Initiative, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed an $ 84.86 billion executive budget that includes funding for the beginnings of a pre-K expansion, legal services for undocumented immigrants and more even as the city grapples with the potential of federal budget cuts from Trump.

Cuomo next week in his State of the State address is expected to unveil the details of his plan to create a congestion pricing program in the New York City metropolitan area in order to provide for more transit funding.

Also on the republican list of demands: abolition of the Privy Council; full proportional representation in elections for the House of Commons; decentralisation of power to local and community authorities; a voting age of 16; fixed - term parliaments; state funding of political parties; a ban on outside earnings for MPs; more powerful Commons select committees, with powers to confirm or block ministerial appointments; elected police chiefs and elected mayors in all the major cities.

«Millionaires are more likely riding to work in Escalades or Town Cars than on the No. 6 train, but New York City voters say that's all the more reason they should pony up funding to make commuting easier for the rest of us,» said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer said the city must make modifications to the plan to gain her support, such as the addition of «significantly more new affordable units,» a delay in the rezoning of the commercial district, and $ 7.5 in funding for anti-displacement programs.

Carranza pointed out that the city recently allocated $ 125 million in «Fair Student Funding» to bolster school budgets, but said that Albany needs to provide more funding for the education Funding» to bolster school budgets, but said that Albany needs to provide more funding for the education funding for the education system.

Tax - funded public - pension costs for every level of state government rose from absolutely minimal levels in 2000 to a grand total of more than $ 16 billion last year, half of it in New York City alone.

Senator Dan Squadron added a plea for support of his pending legislation for collaborative funding for NYC Parks between the City and the various Park Conservancies to advance their more equitable care.

Monday's news conference featuring the «Sex And The City» star was organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, a group that Nixon joined long ago to seek more state funding for schools.

«We're going to demand that Governor Cuomo provide the funding that was afforded to us in a court decision for our schools,» she said as she joined advocates to push for more funding under the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which in 2007 won a lawsuit against the state to provide increased education funding to the city.

The legislative leaders say they are still working out the details to provide more funds for college tuition for New York's students, and they want to resolve differences over extending ride hailing services to places outside New York City.

Research from the good - government group Citizens Union confirms that the New York City elections, where public funding is already in place, allow for greater voter choice and more electoral competition, when compared with New York State races.

Besides assisting communities affected by state facility closures, these funds will be used to provide more than $ 130 million for competitively determined economic development projects put forward by the Regional Councils, $ 100 million for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's capital program and $ 10 million towards the State's existing commitment for the New York City Empowerment Zone.

The mayor strongly believed that the only way to make sure the funding was permanent was through a dedicated tax on those earning more than $ 500,000 per year to fully fund pre-K for roughly 50,000 New York City children.

Come Home NYC will coordinate with the city's Department of Homeless Services to identify shelter families earning an average of $ 35,000 a year or more, help locate an affordable apartment for them and use the funds from the attorney general's office and $ 300,000 from the Robin Hood Foundation provide the landlord with a $ 3,000 deposit to off - set potential rent shortfalls.

The political fight over who should pay for a rescue plan for New York City's beleaguered subway system deepened, with state and city officials deadlocked over funding disputes that reach back more than half a decCity's beleaguered subway system deepened, with state and city officials deadlocked over funding disputes that reach back more than half a deccity officials deadlocked over funding disputes that reach back more than half a decade.

They are asking for funds totaling more than $ 100,000, which the city would split evenly with Onondaga County.

I believe that everyone in Gloucester will support me in saying that our main endeavour today is to increase business growth in order to generate more jobs, especially for the young, and that this will in turn generate the tax revenues that fund the front - line services that are so crucial for everyone in my city.»

This afternoon, speaking to the print and radio reporters, he again said he'd seen the governor seek out revenge — aggressively inspecting homeless shelters after the city pressed for more homelessness funding, to asking, a day before the city's executive budget, for an extra $ 1 billion for the MTA.

New York City Council Speaker Cory Johnson and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo announced the package of 10 bills on Sunday and said the measures would be introduced this week... The proposals include: Requiring businesses with more than 15 employees to provide lactation spaces and refrigerators to store breast milk, Requiring lactation rooms in all schools, police precincts, and jails that house women or allow women visitors, Assessing the need for free and low - cost doula services in the city, Creating a report on maternal mortality, Requiring that inmates be able to choose the gender of their doctor, Requiring the city to provide diapers at shelters, subsidized child care centers and other locations, Creating a study and pilot program for on - site childcare for city employees, Allowing campaign funds to be used for certain childcare costs of candidates who are primary caregivers» http://bit.ly/2jTCity Council Speaker Cory Johnson and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo announced the package of 10 bills on Sunday and said the measures would be introduced this week... The proposals include: Requiring businesses with more than 15 employees to provide lactation spaces and refrigerators to store breast milk, Requiring lactation rooms in all schools, police precincts, and jails that house women or allow women visitors, Assessing the need for free and low - cost doula services in the city, Creating a report on maternal mortality, Requiring that inmates be able to choose the gender of their doctor, Requiring the city to provide diapers at shelters, subsidized child care centers and other locations, Creating a study and pilot program for on - site childcare for city employees, Allowing campaign funds to be used for certain childcare costs of candidates who are primary caregivers» http://bit.ly/2jTcity, Creating a report on maternal mortality, Requiring that inmates be able to choose the gender of their doctor, Requiring the city to provide diapers at shelters, subsidized child care centers and other locations, Creating a study and pilot program for on - site childcare for city employees, Allowing campaign funds to be used for certain childcare costs of candidates who are primary caregivers» http://bit.ly/2jTcity to provide diapers at shelters, subsidized child care centers and other locations, Creating a study and pilot program for on - site childcare for city employees, Allowing campaign funds to be used for certain childcare costs of candidates who are primary caregivers» http://bit.ly/2jTcity employees, Allowing campaign funds to be used for certain childcare costs of candidates who are primary caregivers» http://bit.ly/2jTiAtZ

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today echoed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call for the city to put up more money toward the City University of New York system — but backed Mayor Bill de Blasio's criticism of the governor's plans to add new layers of state oversight on affordable housing funds and to cut the state's contribution toward Mediccity to put up more money toward the City University of New York system — but backed Mayor Bill de Blasio's criticism of the governor's plans to add new layers of state oversight on affordable housing funds and to cut the state's contribution toward MedicCity University of New York system — but backed Mayor Bill de Blasio's criticism of the governor's plans to add new layers of state oversight on affordable housing funds and to cut the state's contribution toward Medicaid.

The MTA is asking the city for even more money just days after Mayor Bill de Blasio relented and agreed to fund half of the emergency plan to bring the...