The measure would require the administration to seek a warrant from the court whenever possible.

But Council staff members said the measure also set an important precedent by requiring the administration to provide information it had not yet shared.

The future of political and economic reform requires the fair administration of justice.

It would also have required the administration to retrain city workers who lost their jobs because of the use of private companies.

Their measure would require the administration to monitor China's record on the spread of nuclear weapons.

State law, for instance, requires the administration to make a $1.3 billion payment to local school districts June 1.

All of that attention requires the administration to at least give the appearance of being engaged.

The school is currently enduring a bad financial situation, requiring the administration to lay off up to eight teachers.

Participation required the administration, the school board and the local teachers' union to sign in support of the grant.

Giving them this chance requires the administration to live up to its rhetoric.