Sentences with phrase «governor vowed»

The governor vowed to get a package of school - safety reforms approved before the end of the legislative session.

Describing those distorting his statements and peddling rumour of his defection as mischief - makers and agents of dark and evil forces, the governor vowed that he would never dump the PDP for the APC under any guise.

Abortion rights would be assured, and equal pay would be guaranteed, or so the governor vowed.

The newly re-elected governor vowed not to back down in the fight against gay marriage.

He was able to achieve concessions from the two largest unions, the Civil Service Employees Association and the Public Employees Federation (though PEF's rank and file initially voted down their agreement before approving one with revenue - neutral changes after the governor vowed to begin thousands of layoffs).

At his father's funeral last week, the governor vowed to step in to heal the conflict.

The governor vowed to release new standards back in January when he laid out his environmental agenda for the year.

The governors vowed to work together to review the regional security plan and refused to answer any off - topic questions.

Gov. Chris Gregoire and four other Western governors vowed Monday to join forces to reduce emissions of planet - warming pollution.

Not exact matches

Expectations are high the Bank of Japan may boost its government bond purchases at its April 3 - 4 policy review, the first under new Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, who has vowed to do whatever it takes to hit the BOJ's new 2 percent inflation target.

Republican Governor Rick Snyder has vowed to sign them into law.

Faced with boycott threats from giant businesses, including Nike, Apple, Angie's List and Salesforce.com, Indiana's Governor Mike Pence has vowed to alter the language of a controversial, religious freedom bill he signed into law just last week, to ensure businesses can't use it to discriminate against LGBT customers.

The former vice presidential candidate, Alaska governor, reality TV star, and pundit is vowing to use her celebrity to help defeat Ryan in his Congressional reelection bid.

When I ran for governor, I vowed that I would work every day to make Georgia the No. 1 place in the nation in which to do business.

The governor, once considered a rising star in the Republican Party, has remained defiant and vowed that he'll be vindicated.

The governor also reiterated his vow last week made during the campaign season that he would veto legislative boundaries drawn by lawmakers during the redistriciting process.

The governor who described the number as over-bloated had also vowed to fish out ghost workers that may have characterized it.

Republicans have previously vowed to commit to a stronger vetting process for the members of the state Parole Board, who the governor nominates and the Senate confirms.

Cuomo brought up the hypothetical of a wealthy businessman who decides to self - fund a campaign for governor (Businessman Carl Paladino did just that in 2010, vowing to spend his own money against the very well - funded Cuomo campaign and lost in a landslide).

Republican Duchess County Executive Marc Molinaro vowed to change what he called Albany's climate of corruption and behind - closed - doors deals as he formally kicked off his campaign for New York governor.

Nonetheless, he has announced his intentions to run for Governor himself in 2018, vowing to go after corrupt politicians.

Cynthia Nixon vowed to convene a Moreland Commission to investigate government corruption if elected — the latest in a slew of examples that she is using her campaign for governor to advance policy proposals that troll her primary opponent, Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The former Presidential Spokesperson has vowed to torment Dr Mahamudu Bawumia who's a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana if he fails to produce his 90 % of Togolese on Ghana's voters register.

The Democratic governor, who has vowed to not raised taxes, faces the challenge of closing a $ 10 billion budget gap via spending cuts, primarily in education and healthcare.

On Tuesday afternoon, Cynthia Nixon vowed to fight for stricter gun - control laws, stand up for black voters, and support the legalization of marijuana in her first national TV interview since declaring her candidacy for governor of New York.

The new year for the state legislature has begun in discord, with Republicans in the Senate vowing to take a harder line against Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Ever since the Supreme Court decided last month that an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act should be optional, quite a few Republican governors have been vowing to take a pass.

So lawmakers are warning the state needs to be careful in making too many spending promises, vowing to scrutinize the governor's proposals.

The new year for the state Legislature has begun in discord, with an absent governor and Republicans in the Senate vowing to take a harder line against Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

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As the Democratic governor considers whether to allow the controversial gas drilling practice, anti-fracking forces vow to stop it — even if they have to go to jail to do so.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro vowed Monday to fix what he called Albany's climate of corruption and backroom dealmaking as he announced his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor...

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Convention Planning Committee, CPC, Governor Nyesom Wike has vowed to go ahead with the election of a new national chairman irrespective of a court order against it.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vows to shut down the Indian Point nuclear power plant.

Cynthia Nixon vowed Tuesday to immediately reappoint a commission to investigate corruption in Albany if she's elected governor — charging that Gov. Andrew Cuomo shut down the commission he appointed...

The fight over the archived document, John Kaehny of Reinvent Albany told NY1, hardly befits a governor «who vowed to transform Albany culture from one of secretiveness to one of transparency.»

Although Governor Andrew Cuomo has publicly vowed to campaign against the ruling coalition in the senate unless headway is made on some key issues, Democrats in the chamber are not optimistic about legislative progress.

The Governor has vowed to keep the dialogue open and meet with them again in the coming weeks.»

It is not the finest moment for a governor who vowed to end fiscal gimmickry.

The governor appeared to do his best to answer questions openly, vowed to address flaws in the state's procurement process, and even promised more economic development funding for Western New York.

His choice of residence as governor is in keeping with that vow.

A pre-colonial nationalist, Pa Conleth Omeka, has vowed to lead a state - wide protest against the Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, stressing that the demonstration would...

The millionaire Buffalo businessman, who last week became his party's candidate for governor, has shaped much of his Tea Party message by railing against government spending and vowing Draconian bureaucratic bloodletting.

«There are two items in the budget that are not fair to New York City, that are harmful to New York City, that will set us back,» he said, vowing to enlist the city's representatives in the State Senate and Assembly to do battle with the governor.

Taking aim at the Governor Andrew Cuomo's demeanor in office and the scandals surrounding many of the incumbent's close associates, Marc Molinaro vowed to restore a sense of ethics and openness as he brought his gubernatorial campaign to the Erie County Republican Committee's downtown Buffalo headquarters Wednesday morning.

The governor has vowed to sack over 21,000 thousand primary school teachers who failed the competency test.

Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has vowed not to introduce any anti-grazing law to curtail the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the state.

Meanwhile, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) makes good its vow to hold its governorship primaries in Bayelsa State today, the state Governor Timipre Sylva, has said that he had no plan to interfer with the election.

He vowed to reinvent the lieutenant governor role into a public advocate position representing the «people's voice in Albany» and that he would take on the «issues that pit a tiny concentrated interest against the broader interest.»

Editorial pages from New York City to Buffalo are calling for reform measures, and good government groups say Governor Cuomo, who came into office vowing to win back the public trust, may find his very legacy in jeopardy.