Sentences with phrase «citing state efforts»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the decision «reckless» and said New York will continue to be a green energy leader, citing state efforts to achieving 50 percent of electricity from renewables by 2030.

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While last week's budget vote cleared the way to begin the tax reform effort, 20 Republicans voted against it, citing issues with the elimination of state and local tax deductions and a massive expansion of the federal deficit.

In a 4 - 3 split decision, all seven justices cited the state's efforts to end discrimination based upon sexual orientation against individuals to defend their decision to extend the equal....

When the play was revived on Broadway in 1995 by Tony Randall's National Actors Theater, Randall — citing recent renewed efforts by the Tennessee state legislature to restrict the teaching of evolution — asserted that the play is «much more timely today than when it was written.»

Niou cited Kavanagh's «vast amount of state government experience,» including his efforts as part of a group spearheaded by former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg to push for gun control.

Previous ads cite Faso's record of results as an innovative leader, notably his efforts to enact balanced state budgets, push for a property tax cap and his role in creating New York's STAR program, which saves taxpayers millions of dollars each year.

Then again, former state GOP Executive Director Ed Lurie, who was actively campaigning for Cox's job, just pulled back on that effort, citing a lack of interest on behalf of the county chairs.

The statewide Business Council, which former Gov. George Pataki blamed for abandoning his early efforts to stand up to the state's powerful labor unions, was cited as especially reluctant to participate.

Cuomo was endorsed earlier today by the business lobbying group, which cited his efforts to install a cap on local property tax increases, limits on spending hikes in state budgets and an uptick in the state's credit rating.

Still, look for the Moody's news to be touted by Cuomo, who has cited his efforts to end government gridlock in Albany as having a brader impact on drawing businesses to the state.

In its endorsement, the group cited Cuomo's push for the LGBT community that includes bolstering protections for transgender individuals through state regulations as well as his 2011 effort to legalize sames - ex marriage in the state.

The private legal practitioner claimed he uses his own resources in carrying out activities for the party stating that in some cases he offers his services for free for the party and does not receive anything for his effort; citing the trial of suspects of J.B Danquah Adu as an example.

«I thought he was a cancer to the organization, and we were not going to be able to function effectively and equalize the organization,» Rechler said, citing efforts to ensure both states had equal power over its operations.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo also spoke at the conference, championing a $ 15 minimum wage for all workers in the state and citing his administration's efforts to combat exploitation of undocumented workers.

Citing Airbnb and Bitcoin, the Teachout - Wu policy also says that state regulatory efforts «should aim to avoid panic and / or efforts primarily designed to protect threatened incumbents.»

«SUNY Poly's narrowly focused on some very high - profile tech projects, but for someone to say economic development, broadly speaking, has been turned over to to someone at SUNY Poly is just incorrect,» Mr. Zemsky said, citing the governor's efforts to involve regional officials in economic planning and to spread state funds across thousands of smaller economic development projects.

The 30 - second spot, called «Began,» will air on broadcast, cable and digital market areas throughout the district.Previous ads cite Faso's record of results as an innovative leader, notably his efforts to enact balanced state budgets, push for a property tax cap and his role in creating New York's STAR program, which saves taxpayers millions of dollars each year.

State Cites Oneida County Health for H1N1 Response The Oneida County Health Department overcame numerous obstacles including an evolving epidemic and the pressure to deliver medications that were sometimes in short supply in its efforts to protect the public health during the H1N1 influenza pandemic, according to a letter from Dr. Richard F. Daines, Commissioner of Health for the State of New York.

Former state assemblymembers Teresa Sayward and Janet Duprey, both Republicans, have also offered early endorsements of Reynolds, citing his anti-crime and heroin efforts.

Last week, New York's chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW) made an effort to further jumpstart the conversation, calling on women and men who currently or previously work (ed) in government in Albany and throughout the state to speak out about their personal experiences with sexual harassment or assault while on the job, citing the Legislature's history of quashing sexual harassment complaints.

Cuomo cited the state's efforts to fight against coal plants as one of his administration's signature environmental policies.

Immelt cited Cuomo's Start - UP NY program, which provides tax breaks to new businesses that locate on state university campuses, as an example of Cuomo's efforts to improve New York's business climate.

Citing the Trump administration's efforts to scale back national parks, Cuomo vowed to open the largest state part in New York City, a 407 - acre plot of land on Jamaica Bay.

«The penalty reduction is in consideration of the Employer's prompt abatement of the cited hazards and efforts to prevent their recurrence,» the settlement agreement states.

While films such as La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939) are often cited as the director's finest works, Renoir has stated in the past that The River stands out as his favorite directorial effort.

He cited quiet efforts to encourage states and systems not to misuse test scores.

The claim that charter schools achieve superior test results as a result of effort, choice, accountability, educational program, governance structure, or some other reason, is frequently cited by charter school lobbyists at the legislature and the CT State Department of Education.

Secretary Duncan cites the dissatisfaction with the «one size fits all» nature of NCLB and the «teaching to the test phenomenon» and makes note of the effort to construct a new and improved testing regimen to which 44 states have given an initial nod of approval.

The Madison teachers union is cited for its role in helping organize last spring's massive protests at the state Capitol in response to Walker's efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public workers, as well as other legislation including strict voter ID requirements that are likely to limit voting by college students, the elderly, the poor and immigrants.

He describes the nation's main education law as an «impediment to reform,» citing ESEA's outdated testing regimen, accountability measures, and teacher quality determinations, all of which fail to align with the widely adopted Common Core State Standards as well as recent state efforts to overhaul their teacher evaluation sysState Standards as well as recent state efforts to overhaul their teacher evaluation sysstate efforts to overhaul their teacher evaluation systems.

Hollowell's association of the light in her paintings with orgasm, cited in the press release, evokes connections to earlier efforts to engineer bodily energy, such as Wilhelm Reich's orgone box, or to the proto - psychedelic technology of Beat poet Brion Gysin's Dream Machine, a rotating light box intended to generate transcendent, hypnotic states.

While citing the groups» progress in some states, the Heartland Institute's Guldenschuh posed the hard question: «[C] an leaders within the movement coordinate their efforts and cooperate with each other» to win an Article V convention, «or will the movement devolve into a circular firing squad as unfortunately happens all too often among conservative groups?»

As part of its effort to roll back renewable standards, ALEC is citing economic analyses of state policies co-published by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute and the State Policy Netstate policies co-published by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute and the State Policy NetState Policy Network.

It is a fair bet that if the relentless brainwashing around the «conspiracy» type word «Nazi» by the puppets of the deep state hadn't been successful, people would probably be citing some of their efforts as laudable examples of health and environmental activism.

«Beijing will ban coal use in its six main districts by the end of 2020, state media cited the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau as saying, as the Chinese capital steps up efforts to combat air pollution.

The Green Policy Fairness Coalition already cites efforts by global warming alarmists to use lawsuits against the federal and state governments bypass the legislative process.

During last year's enforcement efforts (the 21 - day period), officers throughout the state cited more than 18,100 drivers for not wearing a seat belt.

The report cites progress in addressing low birthweight, health insurance coverage, child and teen deaths and teen substance abuse, but notes increased efforts are needed to reach levels achieved by other states.