Sentences with phrase «states in a dozen years»

Hurricane Harvey crossed the shorelines of southern Texas on August 25, marking the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States in a dozen years.

WASHINGTON (Aug. 28, 2017)-- As Hurricane Harvey, the most powerful tropical storm to make landfall in the continental United States in a dozen years, continues to lash...

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Perhaps the most politically volatile coming Supreme Court case is Whole Woman's Health v. Lakey, which will decide whether dozens of abortion clinics throughout Texas can remain open — a decision that probably will affect other conservative states that have in recent years imposed harsh restrictions on abortion clinics.

One example is the Empire State Building in New York City that gets struck dozens of times every year.

Has served for the past dozen years on the board of the KIPP Academy charter school in the South Bronx, which is part of a national network of 200 college prep public charter schools in low - income communities in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

For more than thirty years he has advised dozens of heads of state and governments on economic strategy, in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

According to a lengthy report by Business Insider on the state of Faraday Future, interviews with eight unnamed people with knowledge of the business of the electric car company revealed that Faraday Future was «in shambles,» with over a half - dozen senior executives leaving since last year's spring.

«This time next year, I would not be surprised to see dozens of pilots, legislative resolutions, and even funding spread across the various states and high up in the U.S. Federal Government specifically for piloting blockchain based innovation.»

In preparing to teach a course, I looked through a folder of accumulated notes and realized that I first taught the course to an adult class consisting of three women: Jennifer, a widow of about 60 years of age with an eighth - grade schooling, whose primary occupations were keeping a brood of chickens and a goat and watching the soaps on television; Penny, 55, an army wife who treated her retired military husband and her teenage son and daughter as items of furniture in her antiseptic house, dusting them off and placing them in positions that would show them off to her best advantage, and then getting upset when they didn't stay where she put them — she was, as you can imagine, in a perpetual state of upset; and Brenda, married, mother of two teenage sons, a timid, shy, introverted hypochondriac who read her frequently updated diagnoses and prescriptions from about a dozen doctors as horoscopes — the scriptures by which she liveIn preparing to teach a course, I looked through a folder of accumulated notes and realized that I first taught the course to an adult class consisting of three women: Jennifer, a widow of about 60 years of age with an eighth - grade schooling, whose primary occupations were keeping a brood of chickens and a goat and watching the soaps on television; Penny, 55, an army wife who treated her retired military husband and her teenage son and daughter as items of furniture in her antiseptic house, dusting them off and placing them in positions that would show them off to her best advantage, and then getting upset when they didn't stay where she put them — she was, as you can imagine, in a perpetual state of upset; and Brenda, married, mother of two teenage sons, a timid, shy, introverted hypochondriac who read her frequently updated diagnoses and prescriptions from about a dozen doctors as horoscopes — the scriptures by which she livein her antiseptic house, dusting them off and placing them in positions that would show them off to her best advantage, and then getting upset when they didn't stay where she put them — she was, as you can imagine, in a perpetual state of upset; and Brenda, married, mother of two teenage sons, a timid, shy, introverted hypochondriac who read her frequently updated diagnoses and prescriptions from about a dozen doctors as horoscopes — the scriptures by which she livein positions that would show them off to her best advantage, and then getting upset when they didn't stay where she put them — she was, as you can imagine, in a perpetual state of upset; and Brenda, married, mother of two teenage sons, a timid, shy, introverted hypochondriac who read her frequently updated diagnoses and prescriptions from about a dozen doctors as horoscopes — the scriptures by which she livein a perpetual state of upset; and Brenda, married, mother of two teenage sons, a timid, shy, introverted hypochondriac who read her frequently updated diagnoses and prescriptions from about a dozen doctors as horoscopes — the scriptures by which she lived.

In total, more than a dozen U.S. states grown blueberries for commercial sale, and collectively they produce over 550 million pounds of berries each year.

For nearly 40 years, Tofutti has been selling and innovating soy - based, dairy - free frozen desserts and other food products throughout the United States and in more than a dozen other countries.

The two - year - old restaurant features a dozen of the state's many varieties — from Glidden Points to Pemaquids — displayed in a massive granite trough.

As a coach 1st Person ever inducted into the HEADFIRST BASEBALL HALL OF FAME Has Most Championships and Games Won in Headfirst History Coached the most players to move on to a 4 Year College Baseball Program Managed the 2007 Headfirst World Series team who won a National Title Managed the 2015 Headfirst Bercovich 24 World Series Team in Texas Runs multiple baseball clinics, camps and trainings for Headfirst Baseball Has created many connections with college scouts over the years for players Coached Varsity Baseball at Castro Valley High School for 3 years Coordinates «ESTL» program for players who need more development training Coached Events for USA Baseball with teams and showcases Was a Baseball Camp Instructor at Santa Clara University for 3 years Managed and Coached Headfirst Baseball teams now for 8 years Has trained and worked with players from all ages and all levels up to college Been a Role Model for dozens of players throughout the years at Headfirst Has been doing Baseball Private Lessons and Videos with players for 8 years Manages all «Bercovich 24» teams in the Headfirst Upper Division Program General Background Has been in charge of the Headfirst Upper Division as Coordinator since 2015 Received Bachelors Degree in Business at California State University - Eastbay Was the Leading Scorer twice for the only 2 seasons in Headfirst Basketball Huge Sports fan, has Season Tickets to the Giants, 49ers, Warriors and Sharks

Two Illinois State Board of Education employees were indicted last year in the incident at Laraway Elementary School, which sent three dozen pupils to the hospital after they ate ammonia - tainted chicken tenders.

JOLIET — After dozens of students and teachers were sickened by a contaminated school lunch two years ago, the Will County state's attorney made headlines by charging two state education employees with reckless conduct, apparently the first criminal charges against government employees in a food - poisoning case.

The United States blamed the Syrian government and its patrons, Russia and Iran, for one of the deadliest chemical weapons attacks in years in Syria, one that killed dozens of people in Idlib Province, including children, and sickened scores more.

At an event outside the Capitol with more than a dozen Democratic state legislators, LG Kathy Hochul highlighted accomplishments during her first term in office and laid out some priorities for the next four years.

He says statistics don't bode well for the economic future of the state, despite the dozens of economic development program promoted by the Cuomo administration in recent years.

And you note that while Operation RedMap targeted, you know, a few dozen congressional seats in efforts to flip statehouses, it was a big Republican tide that year in that they gained almost 700 state legislative seats nationwide.

Advocates, including the roughly two dozen groups that support the City Council legislation, promoted a state plan to reduce new HIV infections in New York from the current roughly 3,000 a year to 750 by 2020, which they say would «end» AIDS as an epidemic in New York.

In the last two years, a dozen elected and appointed state officials have been convicted or accused in crimeIn the last two years, a dozen elected and appointed state officials have been convicted or accused in crimein crimes.

CIVIC CENTER — The corruption trial that rocked New York State from Albany to Lower Manhattan has some hoping a new day is dawning in the state capitol, where dozens of legislators have been convicted of corruption and abusing their office for personal gain over the last several yState from Albany to Lower Manhattan has some hoping a new day is dawning in the state capitol, where dozens of legislators have been convicted of corruption and abusing their office for personal gain over the last several ystate capitol, where dozens of legislators have been convicted of corruption and abusing their office for personal gain over the last several years.

All told, more than two dozen members of the New York state legislature have been indicted or resigned in disgrace over the past five years.

The Nassau County - based Skelos, who works for Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, a major Long Island law firm that represents dozens of powerful businesses before state agencies, voluntarily revealed last year that he was paid as much as $ 250,000 in private legal fees in 2009, when he was Senate minority leader.

The state is on track this year to award $ 800 million across all 10 regions, including up to $ 225 million in performance - based grants and tax credits from Empire State Development, and approximately $ 575 million from two dozen state agency progstate is on track this year to award $ 800 million across all 10 regions, including up to $ 225 million in performance - based grants and tax credits from Empire State Development, and approximately $ 575 million from two dozen state agency progState Development, and approximately $ 575 million from two dozen state agency progstate agency programs.

What started out as a small, off - budget, temporary surcharge on insurance to help pay for charity care, hospital debt and graduate medical education as New York hospitals deregulated in the late 1990s, has ballooned over 19 years into a multibillion - dollar all - purpose revenue fund that supports dozens of public health programs, and plugs billion - dollar holes in the state's general budget.

Right now a dozen predators live near stand - alone programs in compliance with state law — including one man who had sexual contact with a four - year - old girl.

It was prompted by a corruption crime wave that's hit the State Capitol in recent years and resulted in dozens of arrests, indictments, convictions and imprisonments.

While New York City Democrats would likely be the most frustrated if there's no agreement in 2016, there are dozens of lawmakers throughout the state who had to grapple with the issue on the campaign trail this year, and thus suffered a political headache for voting in favor of a budget bill that included a provision which didn't actually wind up raising their salary.

In the last few years, more than a dozen state lawmakers have been convicted or pleaded guilty to corruption charges, including former Speaker Sheldon Silver — your predecessor, Mr. Heastie — and former Majority Leader Dean Skelos — your predecessor, Mr. Flanagan.

This is a routine and lawful exercise that ought not to be confusing to a supposedly learned gentleman who has had the privilege of serving in the Lagos State Cabinet for a dozen years».

The NYC Department of Education rejected requests for space made by a dozen charters so far this school year, forcing them to file appeals in Albany for relief under the state's charter - school siting law.

Tens of millions of dollars in rehabilitation and other repair work is planned this year at dozens of state - owned parks and historic sites across New York.

«Every year, hundreds of donors give more money than is allowed by state law that has highest limits of any state capping donation size; scores of candidates fail to disclose large contributions received in the run - up to Election Day; thousands of filings obfuscate the identity of donors or the purpose of expenditures through the inclusion of incomplete or incorrect information; and dozens of incumbent lawmakers spend campaign funds for what reasonable people would unanimously agree are non-campaign reasons,» the report found.

The rally, headlined by Sen. Terry Gipson, Senate hopeful Justin Wagner and Assembly candidate Andrew Falk, comes after a half - dozen candidates for state Senate failed to qualify for the Women's Equality Party, the new ballot line formed this year meant to boost the package of measures proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2013.

The end product of the commission's work each year was an annual report distributed to legislators on the committees of the state house and state senate with jurisdiction over the Law Review Commission that would usually address perhaps half a dozen technical defects in the laws on the books.

Public school districts across Long Island and the state are bracing for what many educators and parents expect to be a fifth consecutive year of Common Core test boycotts in grades three through eight, even as eight districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties and dozens elsewhere introduce computerized versions of the exams.

«The candidates selected for this state - level Dirty Dozen — including Hanna — represent some of the most anti-environmental state lawmakers running in competitive races this year.»

And the list of lesser state and city pols arrested or convicted for corruption in recent years runs to the dozens.

The Assembly passed a mayoral control two - year extension that was wrapped in a bill that also included dozens of local sales tax extenders for counties around the state.

He told reporters the Assembly has already passed a two - year mayoral control extender that was tied in with the extension of dozens of local sales and other taxes sought by localities around the state.

And until recently, the RSA was locked in a three - year legal battle with the Homes and Community Renewal agency over nearly a dozen state rent - stabilization amendments passed in 2014 on Governor Andrew Cuomo's watch.

In the past four years, Glenwood passed out at least $ 3.6 million to state politicians and the political committees that support them through a roster of two dozen limited liability companies.

Bharara, who has charged a dozen state politicians for corruption in the past six years, released a statement shortly after the verdict was announced.

Federal prosecutors made several indictments and arrests involving current and former state legislators in recent months, adding to a record of dozens of arrests over the last seven years.

Unions have experienced mixed results over the past year in trying to beat back efforts in dozens of states to restrict bargaining rights, pass right - to - work laws or limit how unions collect dues.

In recent years, dozens of states, cities and counties have passed their own ordinances, which typically require employers to provide between three and seven paid sick days a year.

In order to persuade Republican voters that he is the man to challenge and defeat another New Yorker who wants to be president, Pataki will reprise his dozen years in residence on the second floor of the state CapitoIn order to persuade Republican voters that he is the man to challenge and defeat another New Yorker who wants to be president, Pataki will reprise his dozen years in residence on the second floor of the state Capitoin residence on the second floor of the state Capitol.

Mayor Patrick Madden's administration will ask the Troy Capital Resource Corporation, a public authority it controls, to contribute $ 10,000 to its effort this year to compete in the anticipated third round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Downtown Revitalization Initiative, which involves cities within nearly a dozen designated regions across the state vying for $ 10 million grants.

Last week, the heads of nearly four dozen state agencies under the governor's control were to have given the Budget Division their lists of job titles they could cut in order to meet this year's budget goals.