Sentences with phrase «troubled cities or counties»

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 operations.

Not exact matches

If we were to do that, if we were to concede the relative benignity of the railroad strike of 1877 (in which arson was a preferred method) or of the Harlan County troubles in the 1930s, we would still have to talk about expressed moral preferences, in the American past, for burning convents, burning villages and cities, and burning Negroes.

Dr. Tisch said that among the things she was proudest of was creating alternative pathways to graduation for students who wanted to focus on the arts or a career - related skill, advocating for undocumented students to receive tuition assistance at city and state colleges, and pushing for state oversight of the troubled East Ramapo school district in Rockland County.

And, perhaps most troubling of all, county and city schools, since 2008, have had no more than 31 percent and 47 percent, respectively, of students scoring at or above grade level on statewide testing.

If they know the area, they should know if the city or county is expanding or if it's facing financial troubles.