Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results.
- Laura Miller
Council, Worked, Unanimous, Positive Results
The city has to do what any citizen or family does, when you have a dream. You tighten your belt. You sacrifice some luxuries. Above all, you don't waste a dime.
- Laura Miller
Waste, Some, Citizen, Dime
In the year since we brought things into the open with a clean breath of fresh air at City Hall, we have learned about corrupt spending practices and unethical conflicts of interest that waste your money... and keep Dallas from being the great city of our dreams.
- Laura Miller
Dallas, Year, Brought, Practices
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?
- Laura Miller
City, City Hall, Hall, Wasteful Spending
Dallas is a great city, and it's worth fighting for.
- Laura Miller
City, Fighting, Dallas, Great City
Others like City Hall the old way, when they could make deals behind closed doors with your tax money.
- Laura Miller
City, Behind, Like, Closed Doors
There's still is a status-quo group at City Hall who likes things done the old way, behind closed doors.
- Laura Miller
City, Behind, Still, Closed Doors
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.
- Laura Miller
Strong, Some, Code, Commission
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.
- Laura Miller
City, Start, Like, City Hall
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.
- Laura Miller
Big, Very, Protects, City Hall
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.
- Laura Miller
Cleaning, Basics, Still, City Hall
Now it's time to focus on basics for people in our neighborhoods... and real ethics reform at City Hall.
- Laura Miller
City, Basics, Neighborhoods, City Hall
But there is so much more to do for the city we love... a Dallas with roads as strong as our businesses, parks as beautiful as our children, a downtown as tall as our imagination.
- Laura Miller
Love, Strong, Dallas, Tall
If there's one thing I hope people are certain of it's this: I'm looking out for YOU - the taxpayer.
- Laura Miller
Hope, People, One Thing, Taxpayer
But despite the challenges, I love being your Mayor.
- Laura Miller
Love, Challenges, I Love, Despite
Dallas is a positive, get-it done city.
- Laura Miller
Positive, City, Done, Dallas
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