Sentences with phrase «years in city government»

She hammered both her opponents for spending years in city government without taking action on poverty.

The announcement of the suit came a day after Mr. de Blasio visited Rikers for the first time during his 13 years in city government, touting reform policies.

Not exact matches

Government attempts to ease prices — including a 20 percent provincial tax on foreign buyers, a city tax on empty homes, as well as stricter federal mortgage rules — have made little difference: prices are up 16 percent in the past year.

Then Google's director of local and government markets in Chicago, he was out of town on business one afternoon, and his wife was taking their 12 - year - old daughter to a mall outside the city to meet a YouTuber named Bethany Mota.

Consider the case of New Ordos, a city the government of Inner Mongolia built from scratch in just five years to house 100,000 people.

Not only did an entire delegation from the Turkish government, including high - profile diplomats, travel to the U.S. Small Business Administration's National Small Business Week event in Washington, D.C., last year; tech giant Dell chose to host its Women's Entrepreneur Network event in the nation's most populous city, Istanbul, this month.

On barren hills and swamps at the outskirts of the city, Lee's government over the past twelve years has built the satellite town of Jurong, which in addition to housing and retail stores is crammed with 510 factories; another hundred will be completed this year.

In 2012, an internationally recognized Somali government ruled from the city for the first time in nearly twenty yearIn 2012, an internationally recognized Somali government ruled from the city for the first time in nearly twenty yearin nearly twenty years.

Faced with worsening smog in large East Coast cities, the Asian giant has ordered thousands of factories and manufacturers, especially those that burn coal, to shut down in accordance with the government's four - year climate action plan.

Around 5,000 years ago, humans made the transition «from the anarchy of the hunting, gathering, and horticultural societies in which our species spent most of its evolutionary history to the first agricultural civilizations with cities and governments,» Pinker wrote.

Last year, officials from Moscow's government told local media that they were looking into the technology in a bid to reduce the risk of fraud when people are voting on city management issues.

Over the past two years, both the city and the Walker administration have been in contact with the company to deliver what Ronald Reagan (ironically, in this case) called «the nine most terrifying words in the English language»: «I'm from the government and I'm here to help.»

In recent years, some Seattle residents and local government officials have accused Amazon of perpetuating income inequality and raising housing prices in the citIn recent years, some Seattle residents and local government officials have accused Amazon of perpetuating income inequality and raising housing prices in the citin the city.

Chinese government data show that prices across 70 Chinese cities were 9.7 % higher in May than a year earlier, a larger year - over-year increase than the 9.3 % last September, when the current round of housing controls were instituted.

Howard Bancorp Inc. in Ellicott City last year repaid its $ 5.98 million in TARP money with about half of the $ 12.5 million it received by switching to another government program, the Small Business Lending Fund.

Prices rose from a year earlier in 69 of 70 cities tracked by the government last month, it showed.

He asks us to believe that the U.S. bishops issued a statement called «Political Responsibility» during a U.S. election year that merely rediscovers nineteenth - century German social thought, which by chance offers a political platform that, by sheer coincidence, parallels the U.S. Democratic platform program by program, yet these very bishops are completely immune from influence by the current political constellation in their headquarters» host city of Washington, D.C. Further, this very professor tells us that the problem with Republicans» the party of Ford, Bush, and Dole» is that they are excessively committed to the «unfettered free market» and lack «faith in the government's ability to provide» social benefits, a position he claims is completely contrary to the Catholic faith.

Last year Turkey's Islamist government stepped up its war on Christianity by seizing all the churches in one city and declaring them state property.

Newcastle is in many ways at a lower ebb than it was back then — before the consequences of the credit crunch and years of Tory government had really been felt — and, as I noted in that October article, is «in desperate need of the sense of community and belonging, the civic pride and identity, the feelgood factor and escapist pleasure, the solace and succour that the city's football club can potentially provide».

There is a similar program in the United States according to Dr. Deborah Campbell of Children's Hotel in New York City which also has been very successful for years now — the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program which is funded by the government.

Delivering his New Year message in an exclusive interview with Deejay Sly on the Weekend City Show on Ark fm, Sunyani, Kwaku Manu couldn't control his disappointment in the ruling government but to voice out his feelings and the plight of the poor Ghanaian.

Zaatari refugee camp has become the fourth largest city in Jordan by population — it may not be much of a home, but each refugee costs the Jordanian government 2,500 dinars ($ 3,750) to host per year.

Ride - share companies in the last several years have assembled a team of high - profile and politically connected lobbying and consulting organizations to influence city and state government in New York, records at the Joint Commission on Public Ethics show.

Marinoni earned $ 128,000 working as a senior adviser in New York City government in 2017; she left the job this year.

By the end of the week, the state government should have decided upon spending plans for the year and New York City will follow with its budget in June.

Without fundamental reform of local government finance, more cities will face a funding crisis in the coming years

Tax - funded public - pension costs for every level of state government rose from absolutely minimal levels in 2000 to a grand total of more than $ 16 billion last year, half of it in New York City alone.

In the years 2010 - 15 the City Council suffered (largely central government - initiated) cuts of # 250 million.

«John Faso's idea would finally end the inequitable system — in place for 50 years since the Rockefeller Administration — which has county governments and the City of New York paying for a local share of Medicaid benefits mandated by Albany,» said William Cherry, Schoharie County Treasurer.

«I've had a wonderful opportunity to serve the public in city and state government for almost 15 years and I've served the community,» said Tabone, a Bayside resident and attorney for John Catsimitidis» Manhattan - based Red Apple Group with a long career of civic involvement.

He has years of experience in government, including a stint as a former school board member and president, and as a city councilmember.

While noting steps the city and Erie County have taken in recent years, the 102 - page report by CGR Inc., a Rochester - based consulting firm, declared that defeating «lead poisoning will require much more from local government and the entire community.»

While Mayor Bill de Blasio was being sworn in by progressive icon Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for a second term, and promising a «progressive era» for New York City, Cuomo was back to a theme he's been on since the previous year: The federal government's tax legislation that caps state and local deductions at $ 10,000.

The moment was in contrast to last week's blow up when Skelos stormed out of the meeting claiming that «another branch of government» was pushing New York City issues in the budget talks (There is no doubt he was referring to Silver, who has confounded Republicans during budget negotiations for 20 years now).

Trump nets millions of dollars each year from Starrett City — a huge Brooklyn apartment complex in which he owns a 4 percent stake that's been racking up increasingly dismal inspection scores from the federal government, documents show.

«Her 14 years experience in government, including nearly four years as President of Rochester City Council, have prepared her well for the challenges and the opportunities ahead.

Lagos State Government on Monday said that the State's tourism and entertainment potentials will in the spotlight at this year's edition of the City to City Toronto Film Festival, as eight films produced in the State would be selected to feature at the festival.

The agreement was announced a week after the conclusion of an extraordinary session in which mayoral control of New York City schools was extended for two years, along with re-approving sales tax measures and other local tax provisions for local government.

Hein did not mention his administration's proposal to reduce the county's share of sales tax to Kingston city government by $ 1.6 million a year and by $ 330,000 to the towns — a consequence, his spokespersons have said, of the localities» failure to reduce taxes after receiving a collective $ 7 million a year in cost relief from the county.

Syracuse, NY - In a State of the City Address that included the word «crisis» at least six times, Mayor Stephanie Miner laid out her vision tonight for making city government smaller, smarter and more effective during her second year in officIn a State of the City Address that included the word «crisis» at least six times, Mayor Stephanie Miner laid out her vision tonight for making city government smaller, smarter and more effective during her second year in offCity Address that included the word «crisis» at least six times, Mayor Stephanie Miner laid out her vision tonight for making city government smaller, smarter and more effective during her second year in offcity government smaller, smarter and more effective during her second year in officin office.

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City council candidate Ryan Henry - Wilkinson says after years of legal battles between the city and its firefighter union, he's campaigning on restoring public trust in city governmCity council candidate Ryan Henry - Wilkinson says after years of legal battles between the city and its firefighter union, he's campaigning on restoring public trust in city governmcity and its firefighter union, he's campaigning on restoring public trust in city governmcity government.

The Senate's budget, quietly released early on Saturday morning, keeps Cuomo's proposals to remove $ 485 million in funding for the City University of New York and to shift the growth of New York City's Medicaid program back to the city government, which will have a $ 180 million impact in the coming fiscal year and will increase in future yeCity University of New York and to shift the growth of New York City's Medicaid program back to the city government, which will have a $ 180 million impact in the coming fiscal year and will increase in future yeCity's Medicaid program back to the city government, which will have a $ 180 million impact in the coming fiscal year and will increase in future yecity government, which will have a $ 180 million impact in the coming fiscal year and will increase in future years.

The city is paying the federal government $ 1 for the 80 - year - old structure, a building Mayor Byron Brown says is in pristine condition.

Local government officers and politicians are also recognised in the honours list, including honours for several of those involved in organising Hull's year as city of culture..

Catsimatidis, who owns United Metro Energy Corp., is building a new biodiesel - processing facility in Greenpoint, and was already awarded a $ 62 million contract last year that provided city government with «heating oil, bio-blend and bio-heat bulk deliveries,» records show.

In recent years the Kingston Republican Committee has struggled to field competitive candidates, or in many cases, any candidates at all for some spots in city governmenIn recent years the Kingston Republican Committee has struggled to field competitive candidates, or in many cases, any candidates at all for some spots in city governmenin many cases, any candidates at all for some spots in city governmenin city government.

The governor and the legislative leaders, meanwhile, announced an agreement on a budget scheme allowing the state and many local governments — but not New York City — to «borrow» nearly $ 6 billion over the next three years from the state pension system in order to use the funds to make required annual contributions back to the pension fund.

Syracuse city government has run structural deficits in the millions of dollars in recent years.

The story of becoming sober more than eight years ago is one Mr. Johnson tells with candor, a key element in the biography of a 35 - year - old who gained national attention for coming out as gay to his Massachusetts high school football team, and who achieved the legislative pinnacle of New York City government on Wednesday, becoming the speaker of the New York City Council.