Sentences with phrase «by outgoing governor»

A Democrat, Spitzer promised in his 2006 campaign for governor to spend more on schools than he endorsed in the brief, but the four - person Republican majority of the court, all of whom were appointed by outgoing governor George Pataki, a persistent opponent of the CFE, was under no obligation to take notice of what Spitzer said as a candidate.

The Connecticut General Assembly is scheduled to hold hearings on Monday on the last set of judicial nominees submitted by outgoing Governor Dannel Malloy, but there might be a hiccup at the hearings.

A statement from Tinubu's Media Office quoted the politician as describing Obaseki as a tested technocrat who is experienced enough to take over and continue the good work done by the outgoing Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole.

The Senate President advised Obaseki to sustain the developmental strides made by the outgoing governor, while also reaching to all the groups and interests in the state so that his victory could further unite the people.

His attempt to return to his former seat in 2007 was also thwarted by the outgoing governor.

Incoming governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has vowed to look into any last minute bank transactions and appointments made by the outgoing governor, Kayode Fayemi...

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«The president just stripped the Department of Homeland Security of its leader, was blasted by the outgoing head of hurricane forecasting for how his budget cuts could set back this work, and lacks any experience (as a senator or governor) with navigating a difficult disaster response.

The outgoing governor's wishes have been stymied five times in a row by the MPC, most recently this month when the governor's plan to inject a further # 25 billion into QE was turned down by the majority.

This strategy was aided, in highly personal terms, by the outgoing Democratic Governor, Barbara Roberts (whose husband died during her term of office) and by the widow of former Republican Governor Tom McCall (a totemic figure for many Oregonians).

Yuguda had, as then outgoing governor of Bauchi in 2015, contested the seat under the platform of Peoples» Democratic Party but was defeated with a wide margin by the then candidate of All Progressives Congress, (APC), Ali Wakili, now late.

According to the party's Publicity Secretary, the image of the outgoing governor which Soyinka was trying to launder had been damaged by himself due to excessive greed, uncontrolled wickedness to workers and high wire corruption that has been exposed to the people of the state.

Earlier, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Ambrose Emilolorun Ayelari who stood in for the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who was being sworn in as a minister by President Muhammadu Buhari charged the governor to improve on the welfare of the staff in the state.

Also in attendance at the ceremony were the State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the outgoing Vice Chancellor and newly appointed Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, the incoming Vice Chancellor, Professor Idowu Olayinka, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council Dr. Umar Musa Mustapha, the Minister of Education Professor Anthony Anwukah, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC) Professor Julius Okojie, His Royal Majesty, Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, who was represented by the Elerin Olubadan High Chief Abimbola Ajibola and the Owa Obokun of Ijesa land, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran.

BY FRANCIS IGATA Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, in constituting 17 Caretaker Committee Chairmen for the council areas, retained three outgoing...

The last time a Minnesota gubernatorial election was won by a candidate of the outgoing governor's political party was in 1946, when Luther Youngdahl (R) was elected to succeed Edward John Thye (R).

The Governor was accompanied to the visit by the outgoing GOC of the 7 Division Maj. Gen. Lamidi Adeosun.

JCOPE Controversy: Four of the 14 commissioners from the Joint Committee on Public Ethics wrote an open letter on the questionable hiring of «special counsel,» a position excluded from the original JCOPE staffing plan, but created previously and now being again filled, this time with Kevin Gagan, who will be chief of staff and counsel, by the outgoing executive director, Letizia Tagliafierro, at the behest of the governor, whom she is leaving to work for.

The outgoing President was later inducted into the Ovation Hall of Fame by Bashorun Dele Momodu in the presence of the Minister of Transport, Hon Rotimi Amaechi, former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Segun Osoba, for his contribution to African unity and King Sunny Ade for his contribution to the growth of African music.

The town supervisor's salary was also cut by $ 2,000 for 2016, from $ 39,614 to $ 37,614, as part of the effort by the outgoing board to keep the budget increase under the governor's tax cap.

In recent weeks, parents from two community schools have risen up to successfully oppose proposals by Christina Kishimoto, Hartford's outgoing «reform» superintendent, and Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor to hand over their neighborhood schools over to private companies.

In a recent presentation at the London School of Economics, Raghuram Rajan, the outgoing governor of the Reserve Bank of India and professor of finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, argued it's entirely possible the global economy is being dragged down by trends that aren't easily remedied by stimulus of any sort.

California is followed by Oregon, Illinois (whose outgoing governor vetoed a bobcat hunting and trapping bill earlier this week), Massachusetts, and New York and Virginia (tied for fifth place), all of which have been consistently strong on animal protection laws relative to other states.

Jerry Brown, the state's outgoing Democratic governor, has pushed legislation that makes the state's renewable portfolio standard reach 33 percent by 2020 and 50 percent by 2030.