Sentences with phrase «since taking office»

He held no press conference after passing the budget this year, something he's done each year since taking office in 2011.

Developing such an effort has been one of his top priorities since taking office last year, he said.

He has not pursued the idea since taking office as governor in 2011.

It's the mayor's lowest rating since he took office.

Her remarks appeared to be her strongest endorsement of public schools since taking office just over a month ago.

Today we have bonds in the A category — our fifth upgrade since I took office.

That ranges from an unemployment rate lower than the state and national averages and 14,000 new private sector jobs since he took office.

He has also made various politically charged, unfounded claims since he took office.

It's almost unbelievable: Crime is down 30 percent since he took office.

That was also his lowest score since taking office in 2011.

He said the company will lose out on new deals, however, because of self - imposed restrictions put in place by his father since he took office.

His track record since taking office hasn't been great.

But an education task force report embraced by the governor last week signals his retreat from the tough reforms he pushed since taking office, and a huge victory for the state teachers union.

But overall, his popularity since taking office has been in a long slide.

And, although it's been 15 months since she took office, 41 percent say they still don't know enough about her to form an opinion.

It has declined since he took office in 2010.

It was his first official visit abroad since he took office.

For the governor, the bumpy session's end could present a challenge to his portrayal of 2017 as his best session since taking office in 2011.

The long - sought measure to control the highest property taxes in country remains the most significant economic achievement the governor has under his belt since taking office this year.

He has refused to attend to his liaison duties since taking office which is paramount to taking taxpayer money but not doing the work.

They have been there since they took office and continue to look out for us every day.

It's part of a pattern of government consolidation that the governor has been quietly pursuing since he took office.

He's toned down that stance slightly since taking office.

He used the data — especially the scores since he took office in 2009 — to plug Race to the Top and other government programs.

With just eight hours remaining in 2013, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he has granted three pardons — the first time since he took office in January 2011 that he has exercised this particular executive power.

That was Cuomo's first international trip since he took office in January 2011.

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries has proudly represented New York's Eighth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives since taking office on January 3, 2013.

Headed by Leonard Litwin, a reclusive 99 - year - old magnate, Glenwood has given $ 800,000 to Cuomo since he took office using 19 separate LLCs.

Austin Mayor Steve Adler has faced the challenges of running a socially progressive city in a conservative state since taking office in 2015.

When pressed for specifics, a spokesperson for Stringer pointed to wasted funds on technology initiatives, failure to detect collusion to drive up prices by food suppliers, late release of 70 % pre-kindergarten contract information prior to the 2014 school year, and overpaying on custodial supplies, which Stringer has pointed out over the last three - plus years since he took office as Comptroller and de Blasio became Mayor.

Today's Siena poll brings some bad news for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, finding his job approval rating has continued its downward trajectory and bottomed out at 54 percent - its lowest point since he took office in January 2011.

Instead they are hovering near where they landed in spring this year, at their lowest levels since he took office in January 2011, with 57 percent of New Yorkers saying they have a favorable view of the governor.

More than two dozen high - level staffers have departed the de Blasio administration since he took office in 2014, with more defections rumored to be in the offing.

Part of Mr. Lasher's challenge will be to raise awareness of the work that Mr. Schneiderman has done since he took office in 2011; polls have found that most New York voters have not developed an opinion of him.

and names President Obama as the top culprit, citing his lackluster leadership on climate change since taking office last year.

The enigmatic leader visited the DMZ last week to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae - In, and in March he traveled to China to meet with President Xi Jinping, but otherwise has not left his native country since he took office in 2011.

But of course he was already involved, having signed off on a gerrymandered district map that gave an electoral advantage to the Republicans he had comfortably worked with since taking office, and then, after the Democrats made gains anyway, conditionally supporting the Republican - independent coalition as preferable to the type of «dysfunction» and «shenanigans» that had characterized the Democrats» last stint in charge of the Senate.

In one of her first public speeches since taking office last week, DeVos praised magnet schools for showing strong academic results, combating segregation and striving for equity.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner vetoed legislative efforts to change her budget, just her third budget veto since taking office more than seven years ago.

Mangano, a Republican who is running against former two - term Democratic county executive Thomas Suozzi, says he has not raised taxes since taking office in 2010, and Giuliani picked up the message.

The Municipal Chief Executive of the New Juaben Municipal Assembly, Comfort Asante in an interview with Citi News said «I must admit this issue has been a challenge ever since I took office, I wasn't here when the go ahead was given to the owner but the issue now is at REGSEC so we are all waiting from them.»

Usher, 47, who has lived in New York since taking office in 1984, had shuttled coast to coast at least twice a month to see his wife and four children.

The mayor's budget testimony — his second in Albany since taking office last year — comes as he continues to part ways with Cuomo on key policy matters.

in Albany, is giving Republican Assemblyman Marc Butler his first primary challenge since he took office in 1995.

Mangano speaks with Newsday Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano speaks about the progress that the county has made since he took office in 2009.

She is the fourth person to serve as head of communications under Trump since he took office just over a year ago, following Sean Spicer, Mike Dubke, and Anthony Scaramucci.

It is also appears to be the first machine the state has purchased in recent memory outfitted as a true executive transport helicopter, as opposed to the more utilitarian aircraft that Cuomo used since he took office in 2011.

Hein having cut the workforce by a third since taking office in 2009, there remains precious little wiggle room.

The poll comes on the heels of another Quinnipiac Poll released Tuesday which showed the mayor's approval rating had dropped to 41 percent, his lowest approval rating in a Quinnipiac poll since he took office in January 2014.

Unfortunately, Tuesday's Update wasn't simply an Update; it was really a mini - budget including new tax and spending initiatives along with a tedious review of accomplishments since taking office.