Sentences with phrase «more liberal city»

DC is a more liberal city, with 76 % of registered voters listed as Democrats, but the city isn't just about the politics — it also has thriving arts, theater, sports, and music scenes.

A reputation for being one of the more liberal cities in the country, Boulder was a destination of choice for the hippies in the late 1960's.

Not exact matches

Experts anticipate a mix of supply and demand levers in the B.C. NDP's new housing policy, including a speculation tax and a widening of Vancouver's foreign buyer tax, introduced by the previous Liberal government in 2016, to include more cities.

Experts anticipate a mix of supply and demand levers in the NDP's new housing policy, including a speculation tax and a widening of Vancouver's foreign buyer tax, introduced by the previous Liberal government in 2016, to include more cities.

«Our immigration policy is much more liberal,» Mr. Watson said of one edge a Canadian city might have in bidding to host Amazon's second headquarters.

In each of these places, as in most major American cities, a majority of residents support more liberal migration policies.

Finally, outside the school system, technology has made a liberal education cheaper and more accessible than ever before --- witness, for example, the wild success of the Great Courses, usefully profiled by Heather Mac Donald in the City Journal.

A more likely source is the decline of the black family (approximately three - fifths of current black births are illegitimate) and the effect that liberal economic and social policies have had on encouraging dysfunctional social behavior and in undermining those forces within the city such as religion that have attempted to hold back the new urban barbarism.

Mothers in the housing project, university teachers and students, city singles, and liberal families allied with Trinity in a now more popular cause.

The party is hesitant to come out with something that pleases one group and alienates the other as it attempts to hold together a shaky coalition of city - dwelling liberals and comparatively socially conservative, but economically left - leaning, voters who're more likely to reside in smaller towns in Wales, the Midlands and the North.

The Liberal Democrat approach to English concerns is based on five interconnected devolution proposals: EVEL; a constitutional convention; the local level as the main recipient of decentralised powers; more City Deals (like Devo Manc) to prompt economic growth; and «devolution on demand», to allow councils to take control of the services that matter most to them.

But the resistance of backbenchers to development on their patches, the ambiguity of the Liberal Democrats (some of whom are pushing More Garden Cities Now), the lateness of part of the Treasury push and the long timetable for building houses conspire against the Chancellor getting big housing growth in the little - more - than - two - year - period between now and the general electMore Garden Cities Now), the lateness of part of the Treasury push and the long timetable for building houses conspire against the Chancellor getting big housing growth in the little - more - than - two - year - period between now and the general electmore - than - two - year - period between now and the general election.

Kinderhook, N.Y. November 1, 2016... With open enrollment for Obamacare beginning today, voters should know that its rates are skyrocketing for New York's struggling middle class: They'll go up another 16.6 percent on average in New York and upwards of 25 percent elsewhere, yet liberal New York City professor and NY - 19 congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout wants to expand the failing program even more, the campaign of fiscally responsible congressional candidate John Faso today noted.

But the problem is more acute for Goldsmith because politically, London is a left - leaning city, with liberal values and a large ethnic minority population.

He is attracting more support from urban and metro areas and looks to do better with a mix of both liberal and conservative segments including Close - in Couples (17 percent overall; 53 percent share of donors among Republicans), Cosmopolitans (15 percent overall; 48 percent of Republicans), and Second City Elite (20 percent overall; 39 percent of Republicans).

Ms. Mark - Viverito (D - Manhattan / Bronx) used her first State of the City address as an opportunity to align herself and the liberal Council she leads with progressive ideals as well as a range of initiatives intended to make the city more just and inclusCity address as an opportunity to align herself and the liberal Council she leads with progressive ideals as well as a range of initiatives intended to make the city more just and incluscity more just and inclusive.

Skelos said Cuomo, a Democrat, brokered the deal to garner more liberal support for his re-election, while liberal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a driving force behind helping Democrats flip the Senate, is seeking statewide influence.

Mr. Díaz has often complained that social conservatives like himself — he takes more liberal stances on fiscal issues — are alienated in the city political establishment.

Not the one following conventional wisdom, that the city is more liberal and the rest of the state more conservative.

The Republican leader said it's important for the whole state that the city succeeds economically, but argues a Democratic takeover of the Senate will give de Blasio and his liberal agenda more power in Albany.

No matter what happens to the party itself, the city's political firmament, due in part to the WFP's efforts, is much more liberal than it once was.

Brindisi will be right at home raising campaign cash with Cuomo and elite liberal millionaires from New York City who have more in common with Nancy Pelosi and San Francisco than the people of upstate New York,» said Raychel Renna, Tenney's campaign manager.

And the proud liberals now in charge of city governance have their sights set on affecting far more change over the next three and a half years — and maybe another four years on top of that — of Mr. de Blasio's tenure

Others in the city's upstart liberal ranks want Ms. James to speak more forcefully, especially if Mr. de Blasio hedges too close to the center.

The liberal mayor has not always had an easy relationship with the more conservative city business leaders, but he is also hoping their clout — which Republicans also rely on for campaign donations — can sway the Senate.

For WFP, Ms. Lynch's victory would mean another progressive vote in a City Council dominated by liberals, as well as a reliable pro-labor vote in a district that is traditionally more conservative.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has lambasted many city bonuses as «wildly in excess of corporate risk taking» and called on greater regulation of the City to ensure rewards are more in line with the «political context» in which they take plcity bonuses as «wildly in excess of corporate risk taking» and called on greater regulation of the City to ensure rewards are more in line with the «political context» in which they take plCity to ensure rewards are more in line with the «political context» in which they take place.

«Professional politician James Skoufis votes in lock step vote with the New York City liberals who support taxpayer funded political campaigns, shifting more school aid to New York City and providing free college tuition to illegal immigrants.

There's a genuine difference of opinion between the Cuomo and de Blasio administration on charters, but the move also stands to benefit Cuomo politically: Along with his opposition to the pre-K tax hike, it cements the governor's position as a moderate bulwark against the more liberal de Blasio on education, appealing to voters outside the city and preemptively shutting down a potential area of attack by his Republican challenger as he runs for re-election.

Assuming he runs, will Cuomo face a legitimate Democratic primary threat from the left — which has had an uneasy relationship with him, even as polls show he remains more popular than even de Blasio and Sen. Chuck Schumer with liberals and New York City voters, who are crucial in a Democratic primary?

It's not a new tactic for upstate Republicans running for state office: link rival Democrats to New York City, where more than half of state lawmakers come from, and promise to stand against that big liberal base.

The former «Sex and the City» star has come far from Governor Cuomo's left to challenge him in the Democratic primary, but she said her campaign isn't just about pushing him to take more liberal positions.

Mr. McGrath is more concerned about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, saying the liberal Democrat wants to saddle «hardworking Americans» with new taxes and impose left - wing policies on Long Island.

For more than two decades, he served in the Assembly, a firebrand liberal who wrote a remarkable 108 laws, followed by two terms as New York City's comptroller and one term — so far — as state comptroller.

That legislation, considered watered down by de Blasio and other more liberal members of the City Council, would have only applied to businesses with 15 or more employees, and included exemptions for certain sectors, like manufacturing, and implementation delays in the event of a slowing economy.

With her speech, titled «More Justice,» Ms. Mark - Viverito appeared to be claiming ownership of the issue of criminal justice reform — championed by many of her liberal colleagues on the Council — an issue that was mostly absent from Mayor Bill de Blasio's State of the City address last week.

She's been more of a voice for special interests of New York City and liberal causes that are out of touch with the people that live in this district.

The new senator quickly faced pressure from New York City Democrats to adopt more liberal positions.

Latino elected leaders joined liberal anti-charter school activists on the steps of City Hall to demand that Success Academy Charter Schools return an $ 8.5 million donation from hedge fund manager John Paulson because of his role in the Puerto Rican debt crisis — where the government is slashing education spending in a desperate effort to balance its books... [Click here to read more]

New York City Attorney Wendy Long ran as a staunch conservative to win New York's Republican Senate primary and now faces a broader and more liberal electorate as she takes on Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand.

Elected in 2009, Mr. Cabrera is a former Republican who is one of the more conservative members of the overwhelmingly liberal City Council.

Liberal activists from organizations like New York Communities for Change and Make the Road New York shouted «slow it down» at Mr. de Blasio as he entered City Hall this morning, calling for him to pump the brakes on his plan to rezone 15 neighborhoods across the city to allow for more building density and, in turn, more affordable housCity Hall this morning, calling for him to pump the brakes on his plan to rezone 15 neighborhoods across the city to allow for more building density and, in turn, more affordable houscity to allow for more building density and, in turn, more affordable housing.

They also represent districts in New York City that are more liberal than those of the five other members of the conference.

Liberals tend to live in cities, where research suggests people think in individualistic ways, he says, whereas conservatives are often found in more rural areas, where people are more collectivist.

Austin is a lot more liberal of a city and I know black women dating out there, so that might be a good place to be, but do not come to Houston specifically to swirl.

Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has more than one million inhabitants in its urban area, it is the country's largest city and its financial Amsterdam Burlesque: Your guide to the Naughtiest, Bawdiest, Funniest, Sexiest, Most Glamorous Good Old Fashioned Entertainment in the World's most Liberal

«Former Liberal governments closed down schools in the inner city and we are doing the exact opposite — investing in schools like Albert Park College so they can grow and accommodate more students.»

While Gamecock's office space in Austin is surrounded by large corporate buildings and sits just two streets away from the Texas State Capitol, the company seems to be more in tune with the city's definitely liberal and distinct crowds that flood the eclectic bars and nightclubs in the downtown neighborhood every weekend.

In Florida, and around the Country, there are certain areas, cities and counties that are more liberal than others when evaluating an injury and determining proper compensation for the injured person.

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