Sentences with phrase «governor beat back»

Not exact matches

While Democratic nominee for governor and current AG Andrew Cuomo did not face a primary challenger, Tea Part - backed Republican Carl Paladino beat out former Long Island Congressman Rick Lazio in a huge upset in the Republican gubernatorial primary.

Thank you, Governor Cuomo and the legislature, for beating back the bureaucracy and putting our students first... keep going

In response, Cuomo campaign spokeswoman Abbey Fashouer had said that «the governor and Sen. Sanders are in lock - step: Our focus is on passing progressive policies and 100 % on beating Republicans to take back the House, and the state Senate here in New York.»

Cuomo campaign spokeswoman Abbey Fousher said «The governor and Sen. Sanders are in lock - step: Our focus is on passing progressive policies and 100 % on beating Republicans to take back the House, and the state Senate here in New York.»

«We have a lieutenant governor who has not missed a beat, covered the state back and forth, and repeatedly worked with all of us, championed countless countless issues, not just women's issues...»

Just a week ago, Scott Walker survived a recall, beating back the rapacious efforts of the National Education Association and its state affiliate, the Wisconsin Education Association (WEAC) to recall the Wisconsin governor who had the moxie to work with the state legislature to eliminate collective bargaining for teachers.

readers know from earlier posts, Governor Malloy, Democratic Party Chair Nancy DiNardo and the Democratic State Central Committee syphoned over more than $ 37,000 in a failed attempt to beat back a Democratic challenge slate in Bridgeport that did not support Paul Vallas or Governor Malloy and Mayor Bill Finch's corporate education reform agenda.

In fact, one of the least - acknowledged facts about No Child is that it actually gave reform - minded governors, state school chiefs, and legislators the leverage they needed to beat back opposition from traditionalists.

Meanwhile in Stamford, the endorsed Democratic candidate for Mayor, David Martin, beat challenger William Tong, despite the fact that Tong had the strong backing of Governor Dannel Malloy.

This is because the federal government ultimately amplifies education policy decisions made at the state level, especially by those reform - minded governors and legislators (along with reformers) who also seek help from the federal level to beat back opposition to their efforts by entrenched traditionalist interests.

For reform - minded governors and school leaders, No Child's accountability measures gave them the tools they needed to beat back opposition to their efforts from traditionalists in their own states.