Sentences with phrase «from top state»

Despite detailed assurances from top state officials, an offer to set up a no - cost, high - speed internet network for cash - strapped public schools across Louisiana died recently amid conflicting claims on the merits of the plan.

Florida and Indiana are still officially PARCC members, although signals coming from top state officials suggest that might not be true much longer.

The step drew an immediate rebuke from top state officials.

Defense lawyers argued that Percoco — assigned temporarily away from his top state job to serve as chairman of Cuomo's re-election campaign in 2014 — was not a government official during a period when some of the alleged bribery scheme occurred.

But de Blasio also said he secured no commitments from top state lawmakers and the governor on a host of issues, including mayoral control and rent control regulations as well as the 421a tax abatement reforms he is seeking.

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Not exact matches

Overall, in both chambers, the number of top Democratic committee members from coastal states will decline in next year's Congress.

Separately, Japan's top government spokesman said on Friday that Japan would continue to ask the United States to exempt it from Washington's plan to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium.

While the training is mandatory, the districts create safety plans that work best for their schools as opposed to a top down mandate from the state.

Japan's top government spokesman also said on Friday that Japan would continue to ask the United States to exempt it from the tariffs.

The United States» brand - new ambassador to Canada found himself on the defensive as Frank McKenna, Canada's former top diplomat to the U.S., hammered him mercilessly on virtually every major point of bilateral contention, from the status of the Keystone XL pipeline to the Trans - Pacific Partnership.

We looked at the top 20 businesses from our Franchise 500 to find a top - ranked franchise in your home state.

South Africa, which was an early adopter of Airbnb, is the top - ranked country in Africa in terms of listings and visitors, who mainly come from the United States, Germany, Britain and the Netherlands.

With one - on - one interviews and panel discussions led by top journalists from CNBC and Institutional Investor, the 2017 Delivering Alpha conference featured Steven Mnuchin, the 77th United States Secretary of the Treasury; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Raymond Dalio, Founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Bridgewater Associates; Julian H. Robertson Jr., Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tiger Management; Mary Callahan Erdoes, Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; and Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, The Blackstone Group.

And at night, admire Manhattan's glittering skyscrapers from the top of the Empire State Building.

Scientists in Europe want to establish a new research center called the European Lab for Learning and Intelligent Systems, or Ellis, in a bid to keep top AI talent from relocating to the United States or China.

When it comes to quality of life, South Dakota tops the new list of Best States for Retirement from Bankrate.com.

Drive enough of them and you will come to understand that state - of - the - art $ 100,000 - plus German automobiles generally represent a tip - top way to get from A to B. Take the fully loaded 2013 Audi RS5 Cabriolet I tried out last month.

That's according to new stats from app tracking firm SensorTower, which found that total installs of the top 15 apps in the United States dropped 20 per cent year over year in May.

A January 2016 email from the Clinton campaign's research director to top communications staffers includes excerpts from 15 of the more than 100 speeches she gave after leaving the State Department, appearances that netted her $ 21.7 million.

The comments from Cruz and Lee suggest MacManus will likely face a nasty confirmation battle that will touch on the role he played as Clinton's top aide in the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi attack, as well as during the scandal over her use of a private email account while serving as secretary of State.

On top of that, «we're going to see higher production from Kazakhstan, from Brazil, from the United States, and from Canada.»

In the case of Dr. Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican who defeated Representative Tim Huelskamp in the state's primary, support from medical profession colleagues helped him over the top.

To compile its list of outstanding EMBAs, Poets & Quants extended invitations to 60 of the top - ranked EMBA programs (including 12 programs from outside the United States) to submit one nominee who exemplified the best of their respective schools.

The state's High Court had earlier mandated that fireworks must be stored more than 100 meters (yards) from temples - orders that were flouted at the Paravoor temple, said Loknath Behera, a top police official.

The fire started when a spark from the unauthorized fireworks show ignited a separate batch of fireworks that were being stored at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, a few hours north of Kerala's state capital of Thiruvananthapuram, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the state's top elected official.

Jones» case is different from those of two career foreign service officers, former undersecretaries of state Patrick Kennedy, the department's top management official, and Thomas Countryman, its top arms control officer, who had risen to politically appointed jobs and were asked to leave in January.

I had been physically fit, mentally fit, at the top of my game, and I went from that to a state of feeling basically useless.

Below are the top 10 places to retire in America, mostly featuring cities from three states — Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania.

Top secret documents and an internal audit leaked from ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden show unauthorized surveillance of Americans or foreigners inside the United States.

Elliott owns 9 percent of the former state phone monopoly and is calling on other investors to help it wrest control away from French media group Vivendi, which effectively runs Telecom Italia as its top shareholder with a 24 percent stake.

For five years now, CNBC's study «America's Top States For Business» has ranked all 50 states on this basis, using a wealth of criteria, from access to capital to business friendliness to transportation and infrastruStates For Business» has ranked all 50 states on this basis, using a wealth of criteria, from access to capital to business friendliness to transportation and infrastrustates on this basis, using a wealth of criteria, from access to capital to business friendliness to transportation and infrastructure.

CNBC and CNBC.com present our second annual look at America's Top States for Business — and it does show some notable changes from the 2007 results.

Georgia — the Peach State — slices up the competition in the 2014 America's Top States for Business rankings by CNBC, signaling an apparent shift back to the Sun Belt from the energy - rich Northern Plains.

Made by one of the top pet food manufacturers in the United States, these Orijen Tundra Freeze - Dried Cat Treats are packed with premium proteins and completely free from grains and carbohydrates.

Plus, he noted, because coal from western states, including Wyoming — by far the nation's top coal producer — is considerably cheaper than Appalachia's, «even if there's a big resurgence in demand, it's not likely to be for Kentucky coal.»

The state is a perennial leader for Education and Technology & Innovation, but high costs and poor infrastructure ultimately hold Massachusetts back from true Top State ststate is a perennial leader for Education and Technology & Innovation, but high costs and poor infrastructure ultimately hold Massachusetts back from true Top State stState status.

Last month, Governor Jack Dalrymple called for a decrease in the state budget, since tax revenues are down and the budget outlook for the state is different from two years ago, when the price of oil was topping $ 100 per barrel.

Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in a statement published Wednesday, as the threat of sanctions loomed, that «we are tired of lies about Russian hackers that continue to be spread in the United States from the very top.»

Clockwise from top left: Gary D. Cohn, President - elect Donald J. Trump's choice to lead the National Economic Council; Rex W. Tillerson, the Secretary of State pick; Wilbur Ross, the Commerce Secretary pick; and Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury Secretary appointee.

Among the many scheduled American participants were the political advisor to the head of the U.S. Northern Command, the president for the Americas of Lockheed Martin Corporation, the senior director for the Western Hemisphere of the American National Security Council, the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Carla Hills (who was the primary U.S. NAFTA negotiator), the senior United States Air Force military assistant to the then secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from Mexico.

On the demand side, individual investors and mutual funds are still buyers, as individuals experienced a somewhat modest tax cut overall (the top income tax rate fell from 39.6 % to 37 %, for example) and many are looking for protection from the tax man now that the federal deduction for state and local taxes is capped at $ 10,000.

The consistency with which the American executive system recruits top people compared to our «fused» system, in which cabinet members are chosen from among MPs, is one reason why the United States has made the long climb from peripheral outpost to the world's sole superpower.»

Illinois was the top soybean - producing state in 2017, with about $ 3 billion in exports, according to estimates from the Illinois Soybean Association.

In August, when S. & P. cut the United States a notch from its top - rank AAA rating, markets briefly plunged.

Demand from individuals should remain steady given modest changes in top marginal tax rates and the cap on state and local tax deductions, while demand from banks and insurance companies should decline given the lower corporate tax rates.

The most significant tax is the state income tax, with rates ranging from 0 % for low earners to 6.6 % for earners in the top income tax bracket.

I came from a middle class family and attended The College of William & Mary, a top state school with no rich uncle to help get me started.

Rates from the top three lowest cost companies averaged $ 800, which came out to about 36 % cheaper than what the typical company charged for basic liability coverage in the state.

As one of 12 keynoters, David kicked off our «UNlearn» conference and mesmerized 450 business marketers from 27 states, earning the # 1 speaker rating in our post-conference survey from among 55 keynoters and panelists in all, no small feat when you consider the many top marketers and authors who graced our podium.»