Sentences with phrase «state took over the city»

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is backing Superintendent Hite, and the city's School Reform Commission, which succeeded the school board when the state took over the city's schools in 2000, is expected to vote on the proposal in March.

Not exact matches

Thanks to pockets of investment for things like a new $ 1.2 billion medical center that will spearhead bio-tech research, and a staggering $ 70 billion in federal aid that has gone to rebuilding infrastructure — including a $ 15 billion state of the art levee system — Landrieu says, the city has created 9,100 new jobs since his administration took over in 2010.

Food trucks are taking over cities around the United States, and in places where they aren't currently allowed — like Chicago — chefs, media outlets and hungry eaters are coming together to demand their on - the - go eats.

Lots of folks consider Frisco to be a extremeley liberal city but this guy started in with the «we need to build a wall» stuff and it kiond of snowballed from there untill by the end of the ride he was educationg me about how Bernie Sanders is a pawn by the Jews to install one of there Elite banker friends as the head of the United States so they can take over the world.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has stated that you can not compare his departure from Borussia Dortmund's to that of Pep Guardiola, who will leave Bayern Munich this summer to take over at Manchester City.

When Claudio Ranieri took over the reins of Leicester City, most critiques seemed to state the club would struggle under the Italian.

In the meantime, lawyers for the state, the City of Chicago and the Park District will argue in legal briefs whether a long - term delay should be imposed while the Appellate Court considers a full appeal of a Cook County Circuit Court decision rejecting Edgar's attempts to take over Meigs.

The plan was unanimously approved by the city council and the Norwalk Concussion Guidelines took effect on April 15, 2015, covering the over 6,000 youth players and 800 coaches who were not covered by the state's concussion law due to a legal loophole.

The state is expected to reveal this month whether 25 low - performing New York City schools will be taken over or even forced to close.

A common campaign tactic employed in 2014 by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to help Democrats take over the state Senate is coming under scrutiny.

With the current superintendent stepping down at the end of the month, whoever takes over will have unprecedented control over five city schools under a receivership model approved as part of this year's state budget.

Congressmen Chris Collins and John Faso support a plan that would require New York state to take over the counties» share of Medicaid costs, outside of New York City, worth about $ 2.3 billion.

Quinn tells WBFO News he believes the powerful New York State United Teachers Union has taken over the city school board, influencing the majority members.

Malliotakis did express an opinion on the Faso Collins amendment, a provision contained in the AHCA that would require New York State to take over Medicaid expenses of counties outside of New York City, leaving New York City as the lone New York locality to continue to shoulder Medicaid costs, saying that New York City's exclusion is «problematic.»

He announced the state would take over the rebuilding at the city's two major airports and proposed $ 2 billion in borrowing to fund school technology purchases.

Between appearing at fund - raisers and dispatching City Hall staff to work on individual races, the Democratic mayor pushed hard for his party to take over the Senate — a lot harder, notably, than the state's top Democrat, Andrew Cuomo.

Glick argued that the state didn't try to take over schools in New York City during the 12 - year Bloomberg administration, even though some of the same schools that the governor calls «failing» now were struggling under the former mayor's leadership, as well.

Mayoral front - runner Christine Quinn wants the city to take over much of the state - controlled Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

With the battle over, the question now is whether the Republicans can form any sort of detente that will allow them to defend several Council seats against in the next city election, take on State Sens. Tony Avella and Joe Addabbo in 2012, and defend Bob Turner «s congressional seat.

A consummately city guy is about to take over the state.

BY ANDY HUMM State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., 74, has a bad back and wants to take over the closer - to - home City Council seat opening up this fall in the South Bronx, including parts of Parkchester, Soundview, Unionport, and Castle Hill.

Congressmen Chris Collins and John Faso support a plan that would require New York State to take over the counties» share of Medicaid costs, outside of New York City, worth around $ 2.3 billion.

My priorities, or the state's priorities, or Syracuse University's priorities for the city don't take precedence over the mayor's priorities.»

Since taking office in January 2014, Stringer has assessed over $ 13 million dollars owed to workers on city projects and has suspended 30 contractors from doing business with the city and state due to prevailing wage violations.

Sen. Cathy Young explained why she backed Flanagan over DeFrancisco, saying she had done so in the name of «stability,» adding: «We blocked New York City from taking control of New York state government.

As New York City and state officials fight in public over the best policy prescriptions for helping the city manage its homeless population, another battle is taking place in coCity and state officials fight in public over the best policy prescriptions for helping the city manage its homeless population, another battle is taking place in cocity manage its homeless population, another battle is taking place in court.

David Hansell, who held top jobs with the city, state and federal governments before going to work for the giant accounting and consulting firm KPMG, has been tapped by de Blasio to take over the embattled NYC Administration for Children's Services.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday called on the state government — including Gov. Andrew Cuomo — take responsibility for the ailing subway system, escalating a contentious debate over blame for the crumbling of mass transit.

The head of NYCHA's biggest worker union and the chair of the Assembly's Housing Committee, Keith Wright, took the unprecedented step of calling on the state to take over the city's troubled Housing Authority.

The two proposals — to create a Civil Justice Coordinator and an Office of Labor — were just two of the expansive ideas trumpeted by Ms. Mark - Viverito in her first State of the City address since taking lead of the City Council over a year ago.

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli won't rule out the concept of super control boards, which would take the reigns of spending from troubled cities or counties, and allow the state to take over their financial operatState Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli won't rule out the concept of super control boards, which would take the reigns of spending from troubled cities or counties, and allow the state to take over their financial operatstate to take over their financial operations.

In Manhattan, the New York City OTB's new executive director, Greg Rayburn, is getting what Brodsky said is the highest pay of any state employee — $ 1.5 million a year, although he is expected to be a short - term hire to restructure the bankrupt OTB that was taken over by the state.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Even as New York State adopts new regulations interpreting the Human Rights Law to provide transgender nondiscrimination protections and the city issues a new, stronger guidance on its municipal transgender rights ordinance, 30 activists and advocacy groups from the trans community are taking aim at the Empire State Pride Agenda over its -LSB-...]

Gov. Cuomo ultimately wants to take over of the City University of New York and merge it with the state's public university system, sources told The Post.

«And over a period of many years, little by little, [he] morphed that structure in such a way that the state took more and more control of the city.»

Over a 20 year period, the state would take on half of New York City's costs as well.

If Syracuse does not get its finances in order, it could be subject to a state fiscal control board, which Maroun said would take power away from the mayor and the council over the operational expenses of the city.

If the New York City Democrats take over the State Senate, Long Island gets nothing.»

David Hansell — who held key jobs with the city, state and federal governments before going to work for the global accounting and consulting giant KPMG — is set to take over the Administration for Children's Services next month, officials said.

After years of losses, the state took over OTB from the city, which was threatening to shut it down for good.

The campaign posters of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the 2015 presidential race have taken over the capital city of Anambra State.

Without a special law passed by the state Legislature and signed by the governor, the county could not take over all the functions performed by the city, legal experts say.

This leaves The Bronx as the only borough without an Apple Store, and the letter states that opening one in The Bronx would complete the company's footprint in New York City and bring it up to speed with the massive wave of development that has taken place in the borough over the past few years.

Declaring the «days of wine and roses are over,» Carey took drastic action, seizing control of the city's finances, engineering more than $ 1 billion in state loans and mustering the backing needed to reorganize its shaky finances and restore confidence.

The city could take ownership of the harbor from the state, but it might be easier just to take over efforts to market it to developers.

«We're honoring the city of Moab and the State of Utah because they were so supportive of our excavation efforts over the decades it's taken us to pull the animal out of the ground,» Britt said, referencing the digs that began when he was a BYU geology student in the late»70s.

They're taking away our liberties and expanding federal police control over states and cities.

Ben Gazzara (who passed away earlier this year) is the defendant, a hot - headed army officer arrested for murder, and Lee Remick, Arthur O'Connell and Eve Arden co-star, with rising star George C. Scott getting a «featuring» credit for a small role and a brilliant performance as a big - city attorney who steps in to take over the state's case late in the trial.

When the state hands the keys back to the city, local leaders will inherit a district that's in a fundamentally different position than it was in 1995, the year the state took over.

Hess's second case study focuses on the five - year - old voucher plan in Cleveland, where he finds that the potential benefits of choice and competition were neutralized by multiple factors, including frequent changes in leadership, the state's move to take over the city's schools, the modest size of the vouchers (only $ 2,250), and the existence of strong unions.