Sentences with phrase «decades in state government»

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The United States has been falling behind on math and science test scores for decades — and waiting for help from the federal government is almost always a bad idea, no matter who is in office.

«State government revenue has grown far more sensitive to economic conditions during the past decade,» Mattoon and another Chicago Fed economist noted in a 2009 report.

«After more than a decade combatting violent extremists and conducting contingency operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and most recently Syria, [the Defense Department] has prioritized the rebalancing of its forces in recent budget requests to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevail across a full range of potential contingencies,» states a Government Accountability Office report released in June.

«Take rotten governments like the one in Egypt before the riots of 2011, supported by the United States for four decades in order to «avoid chaos,» he writes.

In the United States, which has muddled along in the middle for the past decade, government officials have attempted to introduce marketplace competition into public schoolIn the United States, which has muddled along in the middle for the past decade, government officials have attempted to introduce marketplace competition into public schoolin the middle for the past decade, government officials have attempted to introduce marketplace competition into public schools.

A journalist with four decades of experience covering issues of government and politics, Laura studied Literature and Journalism at the University of Puerto Rico and at Northeastern Illinois State University in Chicago, where she graduated in 1972.

It is tragic, therefore, that in the United States today, federal infrastructure investment, net of depreciation, is running close to zero, and net government investment is lower than at any time in nearly six decades.

Municipal operating spending has also increased because of further downloading of responsibilities by federal and provincial governments onto municipalities. The biggest increases in spending by municipalities over the past two decades have been for housing, health, social services and environmentâ $» all areas where federal and provincial governments also have responsibility, as the FCM's recent State of Canadaâ $ ™ s Cities and Communities report demonstrated.

In addition to his extensive international retail background, Mr. Van den Berghe has two decades of experience teaching international business at universities across Europe, Asia and the United States, and more than a decade of experience as an international trade commissioner for the Government of Belgium.

If any regimes should be worried this day and age its the establishment of the United States Government who has for the past decade removed freedom more and more and inprisioned more people than any country in the world.

Half a century after Independence, as of now, we have the largest population of poor people in the world, one third of our rural population is below the poverty line and despite the UN agencies» massive aid projects, the development assistance of the World Bank, bilateral aid, the Center and State governments» intervention, the gap between the rich and the poor has doubled in the last three decades - fifteen years ago the lowest 20 per cent of global population received 2.5 per cent of global wealth whereas at present, the share has been reduced to less than 1.3 per cent.

In 1979 Mrs. Thatcher and her government began the return to true capitalism, but even after a decade of common sense reforms and rapid improvements in productivity, we calculate it will still take us another ten years or so to catch up with Germany and France, while the United States and Japan are still further beyond our reach.That is the price of trying to make capitalism do something which is not in its nature to do — promote equalitIn 1979 Mrs. Thatcher and her government began the return to true capitalism, but even after a decade of common sense reforms and rapid improvements in productivity, we calculate it will still take us another ten years or so to catch up with Germany and France, while the United States and Japan are still further beyond our reach.That is the price of trying to make capitalism do something which is not in its nature to do — promote equalitin productivity, we calculate it will still take us another ten years or so to catch up with Germany and France, while the United States and Japan are still further beyond our reach.That is the price of trying to make capitalism do something which is not in its nature to do — promote equalitin its nature to do — promote equality.

In some respects Christianity is confronted with a greater menace than in the tragic decades when the triumphant Arabs, champions of a new religion, Islam, were establishing governments in what had been professedly Christian areas and through the machinery of the state were slowly strangling the churches and eradicating ChristianitIn some respects Christianity is confronted with a greater menace than in the tragic decades when the triumphant Arabs, champions of a new religion, Islam, were establishing governments in what had been professedly Christian areas and through the machinery of the state were slowly strangling the churches and eradicating Christianitin the tragic decades when the triumphant Arabs, champions of a new religion, Islam, were establishing governments in what had been professedly Christian areas and through the machinery of the state were slowly strangling the churches and eradicating Christianitin what had been professedly Christian areas and through the machinery of the state were slowly strangling the churches and eradicating Christianity.

During the campaign, Cuomo pledged to initiate the first major state government reorganization in decades.

Allegations of plagiarism from nearly three decades ago are once again dogging a central figure in the federal government's corruption case against Alain Kaloyeros, the physics professor credited with creating the State University of New York's Polytechnic Institute.

The reporter, Daily News Capitol Bureau Chief Ken Lovett, who has been covering state government for decades, was arrested by the State Police for talking on his cell phone in the lobby of the Capitol outside the state Senate, in violation of a Senate state government for decades, was arrested by the State Police for talking on his cell phone in the lobby of the Capitol outside the state Senate, in violation of a Senate State Police for talking on his cell phone in the lobby of the Capitol outside the state Senate, in violation of a Senate state Senate, in violation of a Senate rule.

NEW YORK (AP) A jury has convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges, dashing the 74 - year - old Democrat's second attempt to avoid prison after a decades - long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.

Silver, 74, has denied wrongdoing and his attorneys said Monday he had not abused his position as one of three of the most powerful leaders in state government for more than two decades.

The federal government began contracting with private prisons in 1997, more than a decade after states started using them.

The ethics bill was the latest attempt by Cuomo and legislators to respond to the wave of investigations, arrests and convictions that have tainted state government for nearly a decade, starting with the arrest of former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi in a probe that revealed state pension fund bribes and kickbacks.

Consider the time he waited to indict Shelly Silver, the decades - long speaker of the Assembly, a sphinx - like figure who stood as permanent pillar of power over successive governments in Albany, until the day after Silver stood on stage with Cuomo at the annual State of the State address.

«The status quo will always have its champions, a mentality that sadly led to decades of inaction in all parts of state government, but we've focused on moving New York forward and improving the lives of its residents.»

The practice is a long - standing one in state government and elsewhere dating back decades in order to make room on payrolls for new hires.

In an unprecedented interpretation of the statute three years ago, a state appellate court in Albany found the «cloak of confidentiality accorded to officers» personnel records» extends even to former police officers — something the state Committee on Open Government had for decades advised was not the casIn an unprecedented interpretation of the statute three years ago, a state appellate court in Albany found the «cloak of confidentiality accorded to officers» personnel records» extends even to former police officers — something the state Committee on Open Government had for decades advised was not the casin Albany found the «cloak of confidentiality accorded to officers» personnel records» extends even to former police officers — something the state Committee on Open Government had for decades advised was not the case.

Silver has ruled half the state legislature for two decades; he's wielded enormous power in state budget negotiations; he played a large role in keeping state government functional during the chaotic reign of Governor David Paterson.

A jury convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges Friday, dashing the 74 - year - old Democrat's second attempt to avoid years in prison after a decades - long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.

Sheldon Silver, who held a seemingly intractable grip on power for decades as one of the most feared politicians in New York State, was found guilty on Monday of federal corruption charges, ending a trial that was the capstone of the government's efforts to expose the seamy culture of influence - peddling in Albany.

After a 16 - month stretch during which a longtime state Senate leader was indicted, the public learned of Gov. Eliot Spitzer's proclivity for prostitutes, and the Senate spent a summer in chaos, the idea of holding an early convention to fix state government garnered more attention that it had in decades.

Former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who endured for decades as one of the most powerful figures in state government, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison after being convicted in November on multiple corruption charges.

New York, NY (AP / WBEN)- A jury convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges Friday, dashing the 74 - year - old Democrat's second attempt to avoid years in prison after a decades - long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.

More college classes are expected to come to New York prisons as early as this fall, as the government directs funds to such programs in the state on a scale not seen in several decades.

As shown in Figure 3, for more than two decades Medicaid spending in New York and nationwide rose at a pace well above the general cost indicator for state and local governments; the near doubling of the price index between 1991 and 2011 was more than matched by the greater than quadrupling of national Medicaid costs and an approximately 350 percent increase in New York's Medicaid expenses.7 (The more rapid growth in other states likely reflected their expansion of eligibility, which New York had already implemented.)

Richard Ravitch has been a leader in state and city government finance for decades.

«For decades, our organizations have confronted a state government fraught with corruption as we advocated for changes in Albany.

Last year, lobbying was declared «recession proof» by state regulators, but now it appears total spending influencing state government has actually gone down for the first time in more than a decade.

At the same time, Fiala may be hoping voters want a lawmaker in Albany — regardless of party — who can bring the same level of contacts and influence in state government that Libous had amassed over decades in power.

He's a narcissist and a huckster, an opportunist who not only failed to join conservatives in the big fights about the size and scope of government over the past several decades but, to the extent he was even aware of such battles, was often funding the other side, with a long list of contributions to the liberals most responsible for the dire state of affairs in the country, including likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

He said the scheme was designed having realised the poor state of living of more than average of Nigerian, saying «it is unfortunate that in last few decades Nigeria's economy began to decline due to lack of government sensitivity to social protection programmes of the people.

ALBANY — In a Manhattan courtroom, Sheldon Silver, a force who dominated state government for parts of three decades, met his fate Tuesday, sentenced to 12 years in a federal prison for using his position to enrich himselIn a Manhattan courtroom, Sheldon Silver, a force who dominated state government for parts of three decades, met his fate Tuesday, sentenced to 12 years in a federal prison for using his position to enrich himselin a federal prison for using his position to enrich himself.

Named for the 1907 act that gives them their authority to investigate state government, Moreland Commissions have been deployed sparingly, just eight times in the eight decades before the current governor's arrival.

NEW YORK — A jury convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges Friday, dashing the 74 - year - old Democrat's second attempt to avoid years in prison after a decades - long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.

New York is ahead of most other states in wind - energy production and planning, ranking third in small land - based wind arrays and planning for potentially hundreds of offshore wind turbines over the next decade, the federal government said.

The governor was reminded by a top aid that he and the legislature approved a new pension tier, so that future workers will receive fewer benefits, saving the state, as well as local governments, billions of dollars in costs in coming decades.

Manny Aragon for decades was one of the most powerful figures in New Mexico state government.

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, thought to be the most powerful man in New York state government for decades, was found guilty Monday on seven counts of corruption in multiple schemes to monetize the power of his office.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and FBI officials charged that for more than a decade Silver, a lawyer, received kickbacks disguised as «attorney referral fees» through schemes that hinged on his power as one of the three most influential men in state government.

The state has again fended off a legal challenge by the insurance industry that nearly $ 2 billion in industry fees meant to support regulators have been improperly siphoned off this decade to pay for other parts of the government.

In the face of the decline in North Sea oil and gas, the looming early likelihood of peak oil, and the UK's growing dependence on volatile African and Middle Easter state for its fuel, the government has no sure plan to prevent the lights going out at the end of this decadIn the face of the decline in North Sea oil and gas, the looming early likelihood of peak oil, and the UK's growing dependence on volatile African and Middle Easter state for its fuel, the government has no sure plan to prevent the lights going out at the end of this decadin North Sea oil and gas, the looming early likelihood of peak oil, and the UK's growing dependence on volatile African and Middle Easter state for its fuel, the government has no sure plan to prevent the lights going out at the end of this decade.

The only thing that is acutely clear, and has been known among average New Yorkers for decades, is that corruption in the New York government is a mainstay of State politics.

NEW YORK (AP)- A jury has convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges, dashing the 74 - year - old Democrat's second attempt to avoid prison after a decades - long career as one of the most powerful politicians in state government.