Sentences with phrase «controversial issue in the state»

Casino expansion is among the most controversial issues in the state legislature this session.

School finance has been a highly controversial issue in the state for 20 years or more, repeatedly ping - ponging back and forth to the courts and influencing state politics.

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[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann, two presidential candidates who sparred over the issue of Texas vaccinations, may be floundering in the polls, but the topic of Merck's controversial Gardasil is heating up — with an Austrian physician who studied the drug saying it is not only dangerous, but useless in reducing cervical cancer, the stated reason it was administered to young girls at the behest of Gov. Perry.

Even in my home state of Michigan, the campus Muslim Center and its director, an academic on the faculty at the University, were not willing to have me survey them on even such a non controversial issue as consumption behavior.

In a widely read and discussed essay in the Summer 2002 issue of Policy Review, Robert Kagan analyzed the increasingly rancorous relationship between the United States and Europe in terms favored by the so - called neoconservatives who have exercised such a decisive (and controversial) influence on the foreign policy of the Bush Administration since September 11, 200In a widely read and discussed essay in the Summer 2002 issue of Policy Review, Robert Kagan analyzed the increasingly rancorous relationship between the United States and Europe in terms favored by the so - called neoconservatives who have exercised such a decisive (and controversial) influence on the foreign policy of the Bush Administration since September 11, 200in the Summer 2002 issue of Policy Review, Robert Kagan analyzed the increasingly rancorous relationship between the United States and Europe in terms favored by the so - called neoconservatives who have exercised such a decisive (and controversial) influence on the foreign policy of the Bush Administration since September 11, 200in terms favored by the so - called neoconservatives who have exercised such a decisive (and controversial) influence on the foreign policy of the Bush Administration since September 11, 2001.

Of all the sexual questions under discussion in the United States, the one which best serves to illustrate the growing difference in approaches is the controversial issue of homosexuality.

The Humane Society of the United States applauds the announcement from ConAgra Foods that it will eliminate controversial gestation crates — cages used to confine breeding pigs — from its pork supply chain, becoming the latest in a growing list of major food companies to address this issue.

The Humane Society of the United States applauds Bruegger's Bagels for its work to eliminate controversial gestation crates — cages used to confine breeding pigs — from its pork supply chain, becoming the latest in a growing list of major food companies to address this issue.

The Humane Society of the United States applauds the announcement from Hillshire Brands, owner of Hillshire Farms, Ballpark, Jimmy Dean and State Fair meat brands that it will eliminate controversial gestation crates — cages used to confine breeding pigs — from its pork supply chain, becoming the latest in a growing list of major food companies to address this issue.

From his roles in the Patricia Etteh saga culminating in the now notorious and ignoble image of Dino in his torn attire on the floor of the House; to his alleged threat to beat up a woman, a fellow senator and wife of former Lagos State Governor, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to the controversial paternity issue with a known Nollywood actress; to his ostentatious display of personal wealth such as his expensive automobiles, to his certificate scandal and many more, what is it that Dino represents that should be the envy of the right - thinking?

The Assembly Democratic conference, which is poised to release its one - house budget proposal, is upping the ante in the abortion rights debate in light of President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and return this controversial issue back to the states.

Bharara, the prosecutor who has already won convictions against former Senate leader Dean Skelos and Assembly leader Sheldon Silver, has issued subpoenas for records related to the Buffalo Billion projects, state contracts with COR Development for Central New York projects, and for a controversial energy project in Orange County, among other things.

The new organization — which would be empowered by the US Supreme Court's controversial 5 - 4 «Citizens United» ruling in June, which gave corporations the green light to run «issues advertising» targeting specific candidates on TV and radio — would initially focus on state Senate races in hopes of seeing the Legislature's upper house return to Republican control, said a source familiar with the planning for the group.

Few believe the Democrats will gain a majority in the Senate this year, leaving Spitzer with two years to amass a record of success on his governmental - reform agenda of lowering taxes and balancing the state budget before attempting to take on a controversial social issue.

But the issue also polls well in New York State, and it's an easy way to wedge Republicans who are less - than - eager to cast a vote — any vote at all — on a controversial issue like abortion.

Common Core in New York remains a controversial issue, with state Republicans forming the «Anti-Common Core» ballot line.

Meeting for the first time in eight years, the state Senate Ethics Committee punted over the issue of controversial stipends that were paid to noncommittee chairmen.

He's issued subpoenas for records related to the Buffalo Billion project, state contracts with COR Development for Central New York projects, and for a controversial energy project in Orange County, among other things.

Some High Chiefs and Baales promoted in a controversial manner as Kings by the Senator Abiola Ajimobi led administration in Oyo State had last Monday issued a 21 - day ultimatum to the monarch to be of good conduct or risk being removed from the throne.

What to do with New York state's controversial teacher evaluation program is going to be one of the top education issues facing state officials in 2015.

Scottsdale, Arizona (CNN)- Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney said he wished the Supreme Court had given Arizona «more latitude» in its ruling on the state's controversial immigration law, saying the high court's decision undermined states» rights on the hotly - debated issue.

State Assembly Woman Barbara Lifton announced on Tuesday that she is co-sponsoring a bill that would change education laws to address several controversial issues in public schools.

Graduation numbers are a controversial issue for New York state, which ranks below the national average in that area although its spending on public schools is among the nation's highest.

Despite the conclusion of one of the more controversial contract battles in recent history between the Civil Service Employees Association and the executive branch, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NY's largest state workers union remain at odds over a host of issues.

On the controversial issue of raising the minimum hourly wage in New York State to $ 15, Astorino said it «will definitely put businesses out of business,» and added, «Fifteen dollars an hour is a completely arbitrary number with real negative impacts.»

In a rare show of unity on a controversial issue, leaders of both the State Senate and Assembly last week advocated a two - year moratorium that would decouple Common Core - aligned test scores with teacher evaluations and student - placement decisions.

A day after activists and the families of civilians killed by police demonstrated outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Midtown office, they joined him at John Jay College as he signed an executive order making Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the special prosecutor for all cases statewide in which an officer is responsible for a civilian's death — making New York the first state to create such a role to oversee the controversial issue of police - involved homicides.

The Edo state election and its campaigns have since the beginning of this year resulted into different controversial issues, and the Inspector General of police had reiterated his commitment towards ensuring a violence free and fair election in the state.

The Department of Environmental Conservation is in the midst of an environmental review process to allow the controversial gas drilling process on some private lands in the state, and has already issued proposed regulations for hydrofracking.

Carlucci is a member of the controversial Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), a small group of Democratic state senators who have agreed to support Republican control of the State Senate in exchange for better committee assignments, expanded budgets for hiring staff, and promises of attention to issues important to IDC memstate senators who have agreed to support Republican control of the State Senate in exchange for better committee assignments, expanded budgets for hiring staff, and promises of attention to issues important to IDC memState Senate in exchange for better committee assignments, expanded budgets for hiring staff, and promises of attention to issues important to IDC members.

The second annual State Of Dating In America report explores the ever - evolving public opinion on sex, infidelity, gender roles and other controversial issues.

California voters will go to the polls this fall to decide controversial issues of teacher tenure and school funding in a special election that will test the strength of the state teachers» unions in their ongoing conflict with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The case called for the Court to weigh in on several controversial issues, the most important of which is the extent to which the judiciary should be able to dictate education spending by state and local governments.

In blocking the regulations, the bill put an end to the controversial requirement that states issue annual ratings for teacher training programs based on criteria such as how long graduates stay in the teaching profession and the graduates» impact on student - learning outcomeIn blocking the regulations, the bill put an end to the controversial requirement that states issue annual ratings for teacher training programs based on criteria such as how long graduates stay in the teaching profession and the graduates» impact on student - learning outcomein the teaching profession and the graduates» impact on student - learning outcomes.

The controversial National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ)-- created by the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute and funded (in part) by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as «part of a coalition for «a better orchestrated agenda» for accountability, choice, and using test scores to drive the evaluation of teachers» (see here; see also other instances of controversy here and here)-- recently issued yet another report about state's teacher evaluation systems titled: «Running in Place: How New Teacher Evaluations Fail to Live Up to Promises.»

The measure echoes many of the controversial and polarizing issues that are part of the Vergara v. California court ruling of 2014, when a state superior court judge throw out California's teacher employment laws, ruling them unconstitutional in helping keep subpar teachers working in poor schools.

More bond money and more budget money are issues unlikely to cause many arguments among state education leaders, but there are other measures in the works that are likely to prove more controversial.

I remember well the intensity of my participation in a four - week summer program entitled «Teaching Controversial Issues,» which was based on the curriculum work of Jim Shaver and his colleagues at Utah State University.

That is, bias (a highly controversial issue covered in the research literature and also on this blog; see recent posts about bias here, here, and here), does also appear to exist in this state and particularly at the school - level for (1) subject areas less traditionally tested and, hence, not often consecutively tested (e.g., from one consecutive grade level to the next), and given (2) the state is combining growth measures with proficiency (i.e., «snapshot») measures to evaluate schools, the latter being significantly negatively correlated with the populations of the students in the schools being evaluated.

11/24/09 - Philly Dawg - Crusading for puppies and pigeons 11/21/09 - The Philadelphia Inquirer - Flight to Ohio rescues «puppy mill» dogs 11/02/09 - Pet News and Views - Ohio Dog Auctions Affects All of Us 11/01/09 - Thoughts Fur Paws - Ohio Dog Auction Ban Needs Signatures 10/30/09 - Best Friends Animal Society (Puppies Aren't Products)- Ohio Petition to Ban Dog Auctions 10/30/09 - Ohio.com (Akron Beacon Journal)- Puppy mills muddy Issue 2 debate 10/26/09 - Animal Law Coalition - Ballot Initiative to Stop OH Dog Auctions 10/21/09 - Philly Dawg, Wednesday Wag Oct. 21 - Under the Capitol dome 10/16/09 - Pet News and Views - Dog Auctions and Puppy Mills 10/14/09 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Group gets OK to pursue dog law 10/14/09 - 89.7 WKSU - Effort to ban dog auctions gets approval to gather signatures 10/13/09 - Cincinnati.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Dayton Daily News - Signature gathering OK'd for dog aucion measure 10/13/09 - Fox 59 Indianapolis - Ohio panel clears way for supporters to gather signatures to ban dog auctions 10/13/09 - Mansfield News Journal - Signature gathering OK'd to pursue dog law 10/13/09 - Springfield News Sun - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - Toledo on the Move - Possible state ban on dog auctions 10/13/09 - Vindy.com Newswatch - Signature gathering approved for dog - auction measure 10/13/09 - WKYC.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - WLIO.com - Signatures for ban on dog auctions OK'd 10/13/09 - Gongwer Ohio Report - BALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversial state ban on dog auctions 10/13/09 - Vindy.com Newswatch - Signature gathering approved for dog - auction measure 10/13/09 - WKYC.com - Signature gathering OK'd for dog auction measure 10/13/09 - WLIO.com - Signatures for ban on dog auctions OK'd 10/13/09 - Gongwer Ohio Report - BALLOT BOARD MOVES DOG AUCTION ACT FORWARD 10/13/10 - Statehouse News Bureau - Animal - rights advocates get their proposal banning dog auctions closer to the ballot 10/13/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversial State - Ohio Ballot Board Approves Dog Auctions Act as One Subject Issue: Petitioner Group May Begin to Circulate 10/05/09 - Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversial State - Certification / Initiative Petition proposing the «Ohio Dog Auctions Act» 10/02/09 - Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General - Statewide Ballot Issues Update 09/29/09 - Philly Dawg - «PA kennels shed breeding stock before new kennel law takes effect» 06/10/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Critics seek ban on dog auctions, see link to «puppy mills» 03/25/09 - The Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio)- Puppy mill protesters promote awareness in Holmes County 02/28/09 - The Columbus Dispatch - Animal advocates may push for ban on dog auctions 03/07/08 - Newsday - Dog auctions a controversial topic

During his career, Chris has had extensive experience in building partnerships and collaborating with state and federal agencies, local government, tribes, businesses, non-profit organizations and user groups, often on highly controversial and contentious issues.

Celebrating art as activism, artwork in the show tackled controversial subjects such as immigration rights, reproductive rights, climate change, transgender rights, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past year.

Court Rejects Actor's Copyright Claim This week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States issued an en banc decision reversing an earlier decision restraining YouTube from displaying the controversial film Innocence of Muslims.

In recent years, it has not been unusual for the justice minister to appoint individuals to the committees with clear ties to the Conservative party or publicly stated views on social issues that could be considered controversial.

Capital Punishment a Controversial Issue The recent success of the Boise State football squad has taken a backseat to a very contentious debate in the US.

• Served as the principal spokesman for Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) in Senate Committee hearings on sensitive and controversial driver's education issues.