Sentences with phrase «better than governor»

I can't think of anyone better than Governor Daniels, and I look forward to continuing our work together for Indiana's students.

«The teachers are there in the room with the kids, and people trust the teachers to take care of the education better than the governor who, let's face it, is several steps distant,» he said.

Teamsters Joint Council 16 President George Miranda said, «Investments in infrastructure is one of the best ways to create jobs and jumpstart economic growth, and nobody knows that better than Governor Cuomo.

Cecile Richards said, «No one knows better than governors and mayors how devastating it would be to take away health care and preventive services from this many people.

Not exact matches

Governor Stephen Poloz attended a Group of 20 meeting in Shanghai on the weekend at which he and his counterparts decided the global economy is in better shape than volatile financial markets imply.

«When you do outdoor events,» says Russell, who went to high school across the river on 98th Street and played sports on Governors Island's athletic fields as a kid, «you are expected, both contractually and on a personal level, to return the park in the same condition, if not better than, it was in when you first took it over.

Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, gave a speech on 2 March on the future of money and how the UK central bank can help manage the potential risks, as well as realise the promise of, more than a thousand virtual or cryptocurrencies.

Despite these questions, all of this sounds relatively favorable to Perry on my part, but these comments are simply the results of an evening's googling — no better than a procrastinated college paper as an attempt to figure out who the governor of my state actually is.

Who, better, than TV's Reverend Governor Mike Huckabee?

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said that yesterday's «Chick - Fil - A Appreciation Day» went off better than he thought it would, «It's gone beyond anything I could have imagined,» Huckabee told Fox...

He quoted one barbecue philosopher as saying: «No person has ever been elected governor of North Carolina without eating more barbecue than was good for them.»

«It's probably better to be in prison here than governor anywhere else.»

But SERAP in a statement today by its deputy director Timothy Adewale said, «Rather than using their executive and legislative powers to promote good governance and abolish laws granting double emoluments and large severance benefits to former governors, the Abia State government is denigrating the judiciary and displaying contempt for the rule of law.»

Needless it say, it's alot easier for a well - known major party candidate like Andrew Cuomo to his that threshold than some no - name challenger — unless, of course, that challenger is really controversial (like Carl Paladino) or really rich (like Tom Golisano, whose self - funded and unsuccessful quest to win the governor's office created the Independence Party).

The Governor noted that there could be no better time than now for all hands to be on deck to ensure that the economy of the country from oil to Agriculture.

Pataki has a good fiscal record as governor (better than anybody else so far in the GOP mix), a compelling personal story, an ability to raise tons of money fast, and with a squeaky clean record that's been under scrutiny for nearly 20 years...

But the point being that working in a storied and powerful administration like Governor Cuomo's actually was a better fit for Kelly than even he might have initially realized.

Maybe we'll win 15 seats, but we will have more than 51 seats, which will give the Assembly minority much more with respect to upholding the governor's vetoes, more seats on committees, more impact for the minority, which is good.»

The fact that politics in New York is largely dominated by Democrats these days, more so than it has been in 20 years when you had Republican governors and mayors, does not mean all is well.

«I'm not getting in my opinion any better cooperation right now than I was getting when I was still a candidate for governor back in December and the Legislature left the state $ 600 million short and we ran out of money,» Paterson continued.

And there's no one better to lead the charge than President Clinton and Andrew Cuomo, the next Governor of New York.

Zephyr Teachout primaried the governor of New York and did very well, she is reams more qualified than her opponent.

As with Dinapoli, the governor did his best to foul up the attorney general's election, informally backing a primary opponent and then declining to endorse his ticket - mate in the general election until more than a week after the primary.

The governor and Mulgrew may have a better relationship now even than de Blasio does with the UFT — the union has put increasing distance between its leaders and City Hall in recent years.

The absence of a Democratic candidate in this race meant that the third - party candidates running for Vermont Lieutenant Governor, Dean Corren of the Vermont Progressive Party and Democratic Party and Marina Brown of the Liberty Union Party, had a better chance than usual of winning a statewide office.

In the regular round of REDC annual awards, the Capital Region has received less moolah than any of the 10 zones except New York City, an area viewed by the governor's staff as the healthy and well - fed child who must nonetheless be given his REDC treats even though the platter is really intended for the starvelings.

In the other four categories, job creation, fighting corruption, public education and government efficiency, the governor received more bad marks than good marks.

But fewer than half think the governor is doing a good job in office, and, if the state's Working Families Party follows through on threats to run a progressive leaning candidate on a third party line, Siena's Steve Greenberg says the race becomes much closer, to just a 15 point lead for Cuomo.

In all these cases, one immutable fact emerges: that we, as residents of NYC, will better represented by Tim Wu as our Lieutenant Governor rather than Kathy Hochul.

There has been no better champion for the LIRR than Governor Cuomo and once again we thank him for his continued support for the LIRR and the people of Long Island.»

The NLC President, however, expressed shock that rather than call for the sanction of governors who failed to properly utilise their bail - out funds, and creating misery to the people as well as overheating the polity, Okupe would be calling for the «blood of hapless civil servants».

ICYMI, I reported today in my DN column (second item) that allies of Mayor Bloomberg are trying to convince Andrew Cuomo that the lone Republican AG candidate, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, would be a better partner for the likely next governor in Albany than the perceived Democratic frontrunner, Sen. Eric Schneiderman.

Two new Quinnipiac University polls show that New York voters trust the teachers» unions more than Governor Andrew Cuomo to improve education in the state, and two thirds of New York State voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learning.

Governor Ambode said experience over the years has shown that societies with equal and unhindered access to justice have a better environment for economic growth and poverty alleviation than those that do not.

With Cuomo speaking out against the plan, Collins said «it's better later than never» that the governor joins the opposition to Plan 2014.

Stone alienated Trump more than a decade ago when he messed with then - New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, as well as with Spitzer's father.

But more than a dozen advocacy organizations — including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, New York Civil Liberties Union and Sunlight Foundation, as well as New York - based good government groups — sent a letter to the governor late last month, arguing his policy was technologically unnecessary and out of step with the federal government, which saves emails from rank - and - file employees for seven years.

The liberal mayor questioned the governor's claim today that he and Mr. de Blasio share a bond greater than any New York City mayor and governor in «modern political history,» telling reporters that he wasn't well - versed enough on the past to know.

«The governor would like nothing better than to see progressives fight amongst themselves,» WFP's state political director Bill Lipton said following the vote.

Democrats say it doesn't go far enough, but say in some aspects it is better than a proposal by Governor Cuomo, who has asked that anti-sexual harassment measures be considered as part of the state budget.

I don't know how to appreciate the good work of the governor than to join his party to move the state forward.»

«Again, if the evaluation bill — well, it's really the disclosure bill — is not voted on the governor has indicated that a drop dead date is not more than a few months away.»

«Certainly, the Task Force's recommendations are a better Holiday present than the lump of coal that was shoved in the stockings of students and educators this past spring when the Governor and the Majority doubled down on Common Core testing and the overemphasis on standardized testing for teacher evaluations.»

«Our kids deserve better than Common Core, an experiment conceived in secrecy with no public hearings or testing,» Astorino, the 2014 Republican candidate for governor.

Paterson also spoke of the need to unify the Democratic Party, and he praised the IDC, saying that its members «understood the budget crisis better» than their fellow conference members back when he was in the governor's office.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, by the Governor's Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, he described Lai Mohammed as «an embodiment of contradictions, who speaks from several sides of his mouth, turning himself to a vegetable while struggling to defend a government that has done more evil than good to Nigeria and its people.»

Responding to a question about whether Vice President Kwesi Amissah - Arthur, an economist and former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, really had intended responding to the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana's several claims on the economy, as had circulated on social media days after the lecture, Mrs Bawa Mogtari said: «I'm sure you heard the vice president say clearly that any individual, genuine economist could have done a much better job than the flag bearer or the acting flag bearer of the NPP».

The APC candidate noted that the activities of all the aspirants in the past few months had further strengthened the party, adding that any of the aspirants would have made a better governor than any candidate the PDP could present.

Flanagan says individual senators and assemblymembers are much better equipped than the governor to decide what programs are best for their region, saying «there's a lot more talent and intellect and better understanding» among legislators.

«After years of stagnation and stunted ambition, we are building across the state bigger and better than before, and the energetic felling of the old bridge to make way for the new, on budget and ahead of schedule bridge, showcases our renewed commitment to building new, inspiring infrastructure for the future,» Governor Cuomo said.