Laura Miller
Laura Miller
Laura Millerserved as mayor of Dallas, Texasfrom 2002 through 2007. She did not run for re-election in the 2007 mayoral race. She was the third woman to serve as mayor of Dallas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 November 1958
CountryUnited States of America
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The conditions conducive to deep thought have become increasingly rare in our highly mediated lives... Now we live in an attention economy, where the most in-demand commodity is 'eyeballs.
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In many ways, our campaign this year will be the same as last time: We're still going to focus on fixing up basics and cleaning up ethics at City Hall.
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It's wasteful spending like this that not only forces tax increases and cuts in vital services... but also really make you wonder: who is City Hall looking out for?
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Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results.
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If there's one thing I hope people are certain of it's this: I'm looking out for YOU - the taxpayer.
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Given the way some fought for the status quo when I authored the new Ethics Code and created the city's first Ethics Commission, we are going to need your strong support to get an even tougher Ethics Code passed this year.
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But despite the challenges, I love being your Mayor.
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Others like City Hall the old way, when they could make deals behind closed doors with your tax money.
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There's still is a status-quo group at City Hall who likes things done the old way, behind closed doors.
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And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill.
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From my very first day in the Mayor's office, I have worked closely with the Council members who share our vision of a city hall that really protects taxpayers and cares... yes... about the little things that make a big difference in people's lives.
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Where is FEMA -- national -- and where is the state of Texas? We keep being told the help is coming, and so far we haven't gotten the help,
Years from now, I will own the movie and be able to say I was part of it.
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We need a strict revolving-door policy, so city officials can't give somebody a tax subsidy one minute, then go work for them the next.