Sentences with phrase «while city districts»

We don't know where those people are; Rural counties are incentivized to overreport population to receive more benefits from higher levels of government, while city districts report lower figures to hit population control targets.

Not exact matches

Rogers Place, the city's new hockey arena, opened this fall, while work on the Ice District sports and entertainment neighbourhood surrounding the venue is ongoing.

A suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State in a marketplace in the northern, mainly Shi'ite Muslim district of al - Shaab killed 38 people and wounded over 70, while a car bomb in nearby Shi'ite Sadr City left at least 19 more dead and 17 wounded.

The Kansas City Federal Reserve said irrigated cropland in its district rose 30 % in 2012, while the Chicago Fed reported a 16 % increase.

«While the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools values and supports its female employees, the decision to close schools is not a political statement,» reads a statement released by the district.

In a housing report published in February, the Center City District concluded that while the record number of new rental units completed last year may slightly outpace demand, «The fundamentals of the homeownership market likely will remain very strong.»

Singapore is a small city - state divided into districts; binary options trading in this market has existed for a while in six districts, although not in all areas.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CNN)- Three Philadelphia priests and a parochial school teacher were charged Thursday with raping and assaulting boys in their care, while a former official with the Philadelphia Archdiocese was accused of allowing the abusive priests to have access to children, the city's district attorney's office said.

While the city is looking to limit the district, some anti-human trafficking organizations are also helping the women stuck in the system.

Fields White works to bring farmers to the city and people to the table at three weekly farmers» markets in urban San Diego while raising funds for local community improvement districts.

Perfectly positioned in the heart of New York City's emerging Digital District, Hyatt Union Square New York is a fresh offering for visiting professionals, while simultaneously offering homegrown culinary and nightlife venues for the local community.

Under the agreement, the city will pay for demolition of the pool, while the park district will pay all costs associated with building the new facility and a recreation center, which will be next to the aquatic park.

A new agreement with the Chicago Park District announced Wednesday will extend Lollapalooza's stay in Grant Park through at least 2021, while requiring the promoters to pay millions in annual city and county amusement taxes and state liquor taxes for the first time.

While stopping short of calling Kelly a racist, Madison said that black areas of the city do not receive the same amount of park district services as white areas.

«Over the summer, the developer had delayed negotiating the agreement with the Park District while finalizing its subdivision plans with the city.

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.

Jamie's league, the Montebello Ponytail Softball Association, has filed a discrimination suit against the city of Montebello, charging the park district has allowed the boys to use 3 fields while cramming the girls on 1 fields.

CHICAGO — While Mayor Eugene Sawyer considers replacing Chicago Park District board member Margaret Burroughs, the park board on Tuesday approved creation of a nine - member advisory panel for recommending prospective board members to the mayor and the Chicago City Council.

While 22 states and the District of Columbia ban rifle sales to minors, New York — outside New York City — is among those that let kids 16 and older with a hunting permit possess the weapons, according to information compiled by the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

Notably in New York City, GOP Congressman Michael Grimm's district is a touch more conservative, while the new district created in Queens, which both Assemblyman Rory Lancman and Congressman Gary Ackerman have their sights set for, looks solidly Democratic.

While Democrats including District Attorney Madeline Singas have called for a supermajority of legislators to appoint the person with that role, Mangano aides say the mayor or governor directly selects them in the city and state.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mayor Ben Walsh has suspended the city's commissioner of parks and recreation while the district attorney investigates financial discrepancies within the parks department.

Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli, who opposes abortion rights and so - called sanctuary cities, trailed with 30 percent, while pastor Greg Edwards had 25 percent.

I came across Dr. Samuel while doing another story for Black History and was surprised this is not taught in the Mount Vernon City School District.

Actress Cynthia Nixon of «Sex in the City» fame is running for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York, while Greg Pence, the vice president's brother, won the Republican nomination in Indiana's 6th District.

The Unity Maps, developed by joint effort of several advocacy organizations, puts all of Inwood and much of the eastern half of Washington Heights into City Council District 10, while District 7's northern border would start at the George Washington Bridge and end farther south at 113th St.

The over-representation of London is partly due to the city having all - out elections while most of the smaller district councils in Leave leaning areas have just one - third of their council seats up for election.

Katz picked up the backing of the New York City District Council of Carpenters while Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz came out in support of Yassky.

Bruno was tried by the Northern District in Albany, while Silver faces U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in the Southern District, a much more closely watched office that has made a point of rooting out corruption in state and city government.

Slaughter's old district, as you'll recall, was often referred to as the «earmuff» district because it stretched from the city of Buffalo, through the city of Niagara Falls to the city of Rochester (basically an effort to capture every available urban Democrat while leaving the rural and suburban Republicans out).

About one - third of children in rural districts and about 37 percent in New York City were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 percent of students in upstate city schools performed well on the teCity were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 percent of students in upstate city schools performed well on the tecity schools performed well on the tests.

A close analysis of unofficial results from the NYC Board of Elections by DailyKos blogger «brooklynbadboy» finds that Zephyr Teachout won some of the city's wealthiest state assembly districts while Governor Andrew Cuomo won some of its poorest.

And while the borough has had several uncontested elections in past years, the Democratic party nominated medical marijuana advocate Dylan Schwartz to run against Joe Borelli for the South Shore City Council seat and retired engineer Rich Florentino to run against Steven Matteo in the Mid-Island Council district.

«The contract with the teachers» union expired in October 2009, while contracts with the union for principals and other school administrators and District Council 37, the city's largest public employee union, expired in March 2010.

Buerkle's district includes northern Cayuga County, while Hanna represents a majority of the county and the city of Auburn.

In her statement, Farias claimed district residents are tired of seeing other areas of the Bronx and throughout this city prosper while our area remains stagnant due to a lack of vision and initiative from local elected officials who only care about themselves and not the people they represent.

In City Council District 8, which will be vacated by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, who is term limited, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, community leader Diana Ayala had 43.7 percent of the vote, while her nearest challenger, Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez, had 42.3 percent of the vote.

While New York City voters go to the polls Tuesday to fill vacant City Council, District Attorney, and state legislative seats, as well as to vote for judges, a coalition of advocates and activists, including good government and community groups,...

While he used to represent the same district, it changed after a 2000 redistricting process to what Schumer called one of the most conservative in the city, despite having a 3 to 1 ratio of Democrats to Republicans and a long history of Democratic elected officials.

A top executive at an «incubator» office - space firm bundled the largest contribution to de Blasio's re-election bid from her bosses and others — while the company was lobbying the city over a Financial District conversion project.

Dueling lawsuits from District 20 City Council candidates Yen Chou and James Wu were each withdrawn in Queens Civil Court this morning, while a days - long court battle may be in the offing for Constantine Kavadas.

And while he and Rumore agreed that the city's high poverty rate creates particular challenges for schools and that increased funding is necessary for a turnaround, Quinn said the district needs to «get its act together» before asking for any more money.

In these tough economic times, especially while confronted with a seemingly non-competitive race for Bronx Borough President, it is my hope that returning these funds to City taxpayers will assist in the retention of jobs and the continuation of vital services,» said Diaz, a 7 - term assemblyman representing the 85th District.

Last time the districts were redrawn, Republicans led the governing body and managed to skew the process in their own favor — leaving most of the underpopulated districts upstate, while the growing populations in the New York City region went unrecognized by a matching increase in proportional representation.

Oneida County District Attorney Scott D. McNamara announced today that on March 11, 2009, while in the area of Third Avenue in the City of Utica, members of the Oneida County Drug Task Force assisted by the Utica Police Patrol Division observed two subjects engaged in what appeared to be a hand to hand drug transaction.

While community board members are not paid by the city, district managers and assistance district managers are paid for their work.

While school kids in Rochester are gearing up for summer break, the leader of the Rochester City School District is keeping her sleeves rolled up.

The districts, which do not include the Big 5 city school districts (NYC, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers), together expect to increase school property taxes by $ 516 million, or 2.4 percent, even while forecasting total enrollment to dip by 6,145 students, or 0.4 percent.

Carlos Menchaca defeated incumbent Sara Gonzalez in the 38th District in Brooklyn, while Ritchie Torres won 36 percent of the vote in a six - way race in the 15th District seat in the Bronx, according to Gay City News.

The former chief judge who resigned because he improperly gave campaign advice to former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes while sitting on the bench has joined a top city law firm, a lawyer at the firm said Tuesday.