Sentences with phrase «governor says the on»

Puerto Rico «s governor said on Monday he intends to sell off its troubled power utility to the private sector, saying the process could take roughly 18 months to complete.

Mr. Cuomo began the year by unveiling a pledge to cover the cost of tuition at state colleges for families making up to $ 125,000 a year, a plan that his administration estimated would cost $ 163 million a year by 2019 — a mere «rounding error» in the education budget, the governor said on Tuesday, but that experts have warned could ultimately cost far more.

«I would love to be general manager of the Mets,» the New Jersey governor said on WFAN's «Boomer and Carton» sports radio show.

The former Florida governor said on Thursday that Davis «is sworn to uphold the law» but suggested that clerks be able to opt out of certain duties if they object for religious reasons.

A spokesperson for the governor said on Wednesday, «Everyone understands the City has had a very real homeless problem and we're glad the city is starting to act on it,» according to the Wall Street Journal.

The governor said this on Tuesday while recieving the Igbo Delegate Assembly and Igbo chiefs in the Northern states at the Kaduna Government House.

«I don't think we should go to the riders and ask for an additional fare increase,» the governor said on NY1.

«I am elated about Senator Saland's victory and I am still concerned about Senator McDonald's election,» the governor said on this morning's conference call on the Tappan Zee Bridge announcement.

Federal officials have extended an emergency declaration for Flint that has provided supplies of bottled water, filters and test kits to the Michigan city suffering from lead contamination in drinking water, the state governor said on Friday.

The former Alaska governor said on her Facebook page that she was too angry to offer a coherent response so she had her daughter, Bristol, release a full statement on the family's behalf.

The governor said on Thursday that he was seeking advice regarding his campaign, which just got officially underway less than a week ago.

The governor says the on going scandals will only be a distraction if lawmakers allow themselves to become overwhelmed with anger or embarrassment.

Recent polls show Paterson's approval rating hovering between the 20s and 30s, but the governor said on Sunday that he is still planning on running for a full term in 2010.

«We believe people who ask for forgiveness of sin and redeem themselves should get a second chance, and 20 years in the penitentiary is time enough to come to grips with getting your redemption and forgiveness,» the outgoing Republican governor said on Fox News.

Malaysia has begun work on a regulatory structure for digital currencies such as bitcoin, its central bank governor said on Wednesday, aimed at further securing Malaysia against money - laundering and terrorism financing.

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BI Governor Agus Martowardojo said on Tuesday the central bank had been intervening with «quite a sizeable amount» to defend the rupiah and will continue to stabilise the currency.

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, May 1 (Reuters)- Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Tuesday there is good reason to believe the central bank can manage the risks of Canada's high household debt, even as he signaled that interest rate hikes will continue, increasing the cost of that debt.

When the Bank of Canada raised interest rates on July 12, Governor Stephen Poloz said the timing of the next increase will depend on future data.

TORONTO, May 1 - The Canadian dollar fell to a four - week low against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday before paring its decline, as Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said the outlook for the domestic economy is good despite the overhang of high household debt.

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, May 1 - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Tuesday there is good reason to believe the central bank can manage the risks of Canada's high household debt, even as he signaled that interest rate hikes will continue, increasing the cost of that debt.

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, May 1 - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Tuesday that the view of the Canadian economy is quite good despite record levels of household debt, and he was confident the central bank can manage the risk of that debt even as interest rates rise.

But as the world's top athletes converge on this region for the winter games, Gangwon's Governor Moon - soon Choi says attitudes toward his region are changing, in part because of its physical transformation.

«Governing Council welcomes the recent strength in economic data and wants to see more of it in order to be more confident that growth is on solid footing,» said Carolyn Wilkins, the senior deputy governor, who joined Poloz at the press conference.

«The top three governors are on their way out and it is only the first month since they announced the big package in January,» he said.

On Thursday, the Bank of Canada's deputy governor Lawrence Schembri said one option to strengthen the central bank's monetary policy framework is more «explicit co-ordination» with Ottawa.

WASHINGTON, March 7 - A Venezuelan state governor made an unusual visit to Washington this week seeking meetings with Congress members to discuss the fate of a Utah man imprisoned in the South American nation, U.S. sources said on Wednesday, as the country faces a possible new round of sanctions.

«The minister of finance, supported by the Department of Finance, has ultimate responsibility for the financial system and authority for all financial sector legislation,» he said in a speech in Vancouver in 2009, slamming the door on the efforts of some in Ottawa, including former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, to create a more robust system of financial oversight.

WASHINGTON, March 7 - A Venezuelan state governor made an unusual visit to Washington this week seeking meetings in Congress to discuss the fate of an American imprisoned in the South American nation, U.S. sources said on Wednesday, as the country faces a possible new round of sanctions.

Huge purchases of longer - dated Japanese government bonds is a natural way to ease monetary policy, but central bankers must monitor the side - effects, Haruhiko Kuroda, the government's nominee to be the next Bank of Japan governor, said on Monday.

Mark Carney, Bank of England governor, said that he agreed with Douglas Flint's «Jenga tower» description regarding the precarious position of London's economic system with Brexit on the horizon.

Sterling slid nearly 1 percent on Monday after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said that any interest rate rises would be «gradual» and «limited».

South Korea, the primary casualty of a weak yen, has yet to retaliate but is weighing an «active response to minimize any negative impacts on exports,» Bank of Korea governor Kim Choong - soo said last month, raising the possibility of South Korean devaluation.

Abe said on Monday that the new BOJ governor should be someone with strong determination and ability.

Japan's Jiji news agency on Monday quoted a senior member of the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, saying Kuroda met its criteria for BOJ Governor so he would be hard to oppose.

The event takes place on the same night that Fox News (FOX) had originally planned yet another GOP debate, until Trump and Ohio governor John Kasich both said they would skip it.

WASHINGTON, March 7 - A Venezuelan state governor made an unusual visit to Washington this week, seeking meetings in Congress to discuss the fate of a U.S. citizen imprisoned in the South American nation, U.S. sources said on Wednesday.

«We know the predictable effects of protectionism,» Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said in Mexico City on May 4.

Meanwhile, Fed Governor Lael Brainard — among the most influential U.S. central bankers — said the threat to apply punitive tariffs on steel and aluminum imports poses an uncertainty for the Fed.

Later, in a response to a question on why the Canadian dollar remains buoyant despite so many negatives, the governor said Canadian asset prices tend to track what's happening in the U.S. because, historically, when the American economy grows, the Canadian economy grows with it.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney backed U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron's European Union deal ahead of a June referendum on membership, saying the agreement allowed the central bank to do its job.

March 9 (Reuters)- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday said he had formally asked for the state to be excluded from a federal offshore drilling program that he said would threaten its ocean resources and endanger efforts toward a cleaner energy economy.

Ramos pressed the former Massachusetts governor on the issue, saying that his stance would keep people from getting a higher education.

A push by Washington for more business - friendly regulation and fiscal support for the economy could improve America's mix of policies which in recent years have relied too much on the Federal Reserve, Fed Governor Jerome Powell said.

Carolyn Wilkins, the bank's senior deputy governor, said Thursday that data on foreign investment in Canada's housing sector is «particularly poor,» though some research has shown it is adding to market demand.

Walmart said Monday it will no longer sell the Confederate flag or items emblazoned with its likeness in stores or online, a move that came in the hours after South Carolina's governor called for the flag to come down on Statehouse grounds.

As for the first condition, outgoing governor Mark Carney announced on April 17 that the Bank of Canada was yet again keeping its overnight rate at 1 % and said the bank was pushing back its own projections for the economy's recovery to «full capacity» to mid-2015.

Governor Nikki Haley called on Monday afternoon for the Confederate flag to be removed from the Capitol grounds in Columbia, saying «it's time to move the flag» in a news conference that came five days after nine people were shot to death at a historic black church in Charleston.

«Huw van Steenis's vast experience of both the asset management and banking industry, together with his track record of taking the long - term view on the major structural forces driving the economy, will be invaluable,» BoE Governor Mark Carney said.

Archambault noted that the evacuation order, which the governor said he issued for the campers» well - being in the face of dangerous winter weather, came a week after police turned water hoses on protesters in sub-freezing temperatures.

«When you do outdoor events,» says Russell, who went to high school across the river on 98th Street and played sports on Governors Island's athletic fields as a kid, «you are expected, both contractually and on a personal level, to return the park in the same condition, if not better than, it was in when you first took it over.