Sentences with phrase «already weakened state»
One factor that contributed to this fall's extreme decline was that the ice was entering the melt season in an already weakened state.
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Perkins» victory tonight weakens the already enfeebled mainstream Democratic conference in the GOP - dominated State Senate, which now controls just 22 of 63 seats in the chamber.
«To weaken and undermine the governor, beyond the weakness that already exists, at a time when he will be the governor for the next 15 years — 15 months — to me doesn't serve the interest of the state.»
«To weaken and undermine the governor beyond the weakness that already exists to me doesn't serve the interest of our state, doesn't serve the interest of our country and I would just focus a lot more on policy than politics if I were leading the county today,» Pataki said.
Since No Child Left Behind (NCLB) pegs its accountability mechanism to state test results, rather than NAEP, there is a natural incentive for states to maintain or even weaken their already - low standards.
Last week, Senate Democrats lashed out at a Republican bill they said was intended to weaken the already enfeebled Office of the Secretary of State, currently held by Democrat Doug La Follette.
Before the ruling, tenure policies were already weakening in many states.
Less than a year later, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) information blackout further weakened the already weak law.
Three states have already weakened LEED energy efficiency standards and at least seven others are considering legislation that would essentially gut LEED standards.
Instead, the politicians in Tallahassee have pushed to allow open carry and to weaken penalties for those who violate the state's already weak laws.
However, the court noted that the laws of Texas, Florida, and California for real estate licensees were substantially similar, weakening the Regulators argument for needing to impose their own state laws upon the Challenger when the Challenger was already regulated under a similar Texas regulatory scheme.