Sentences with phrase «governors of the state»

If elected, she would become the first - ever black female governor of any state.

Harwood: I'm looking at these pictures of Emily's List - backed candidates who became governors of their states.

The former secretary of state — and, as of Sunday, a presidential candidate for the second time — has been in the public eye since serving as the first lady of Arkansas, when her husband Bill Clinton was governor of the state.

To attempt to answer that question, I recently traveled from Maine to Montana to talk to governors of states in all stages of financial trouble or prosperity for a series called «States of Pain.»

Already this week, the governor of a state that could play a pivotal role in this fall's Senate race devoted a speech to trade with Canada and Mexico.

Johnson, the former governor of a state that bordered Mexico, a U.S. trading partner that Trump regularly maligns, favors a more open immigration policy that would allow undocumented immigrants to get work visas to fill jobs that U.S. workers don't want.

If elected, he would be the first openly gay governor of any state in America.

Despite these questions, all of this sounds relatively favorable to Perry on my part, but these comments are simply the results of an evening's googling — no better than a procrastinated college paper as an attempt to figure out who the governor of my state actually is.

While Romney was governor of my state, Massachusetts, the debt burden per capita was the highest in the nation.

50 % of Americans don't know the name of the Governor of the state they live in.

There is no Mitch Daniels candidacy for reasons of family, and now there is no Chris Christie candidacy for reasons having to do with concerns for being governor of his state and not really wanting to run for president (at this time).

Pamela L. Summers, the ACLU lawyer defending the prohibition of religion, says, «For the governor of a state to do this is exactly like George Wallace standing in the schoolhouse door.»

Just as the governor of a state is responsible for the smooth running of a state's government without having to become personally involved in every decision» without, in other words, feeling that his office obligates him to serve as the traffic cop at every busy corner» so too the Cosmological Argument contains no implication whatever that God has become the traffic cop of cellular evolution.

When he opened a crusade in his home town of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the fall of 1971, schoolchildren, government workers and store clerks got a holiday, as the governor of the state, U.S. senators from North and South Carolina and the secretary of the treasury showed up to pay tribute.

SIMPLE «Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;» The Governor of the State of Texas has used his position as Governor to OFFICIALLY PROSELYTIZE his religious beliefs.

Well, for starters he «s already proven to be a strong leader when he saved the Olympics from the brink of total collapse, he was a successful businessman — a CEO of a very large and very successful company, and an accomplished governor of the state.

Quotes from the governor of the state greeted those who traveled from the mainland prior to the Sept. 21 game and a pre-game rally at St. Louis was the lead story on local television.

But it is also true that the governor of the state, Edward Breathitt, and the president of the university, Dr. John W. Oswald, have long been plumping for Negro athletes, and the university has been integrated since 1949.

BENIN — Edo State All Progressives Congress, APC, has absolved Governor Adams Oshiomhole of any involvement in the alleged plot to impeach the deputy governor of the state, Dr Pius Odubu, saying that those nursing such plans were only out to destroy the cordial relationship which exists between the governor and his deputy.

These qualities define the character and the career of my friend and colleague, Senator John DeFrancisco, who I enthusiastically endorse for Governor of the State of New York,» she said in a statement.

But I will let the whole world know that some of those that masterminded this were doing so because their March salaries were not paid based on the instruction of the Council as approved by the Governor of the state.

A group of Benue natives, has called for the unconditional release of the Former Governor of the State, Gabriel Suswam, from the detention of the DSS.

He said the whole of Ikoyi, Banana Island, Osborne Foreshore, Festac Town, Satellite Town, Trade Fair, among others belonged to Lagos State Government, and title of the lands were vested in the Governor of the State, urging the Federal Government to handover the assets to the State Government.

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday cried fowl over the plan by the Edo State Government to probe the administration of a former governor of the state, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, over an alleged $ 31m fraud.

He's actually statistically got a reasonable chance of tomorrow becoming the Republican Party's nominee for governor of the state of New York.

Governor Paterson was not only the first black governor of the state, as we know, he was also the first legally blind governor of the state, and probably of any state for that matter.

Eruviel Avila, governor of the State of Mexico, said some children had suffered burns to more than 90 per cent of their bodies and they were being sent to the United States city of Galveston, Texas, for specialised treatment.

How can you run for governor of the state of New York if your supposed supporters are in bed with your opponent?

Consultations were held with the governor of the state, with Benue elders, and now, a committee headed by the Vice President, made up of nine governors, has been set up to proffer solutions to farmers / herdsmen clashes.

This came to fore after he fell out with his former deputy, Chief David Umahi, the present governor of the state.

For, here we were when a Senator emerged from the Agodi Prisons in Oyo State; represented his people of Osun East senatorial district; was elected Chairman of the nation's most critical Senate Committee, Appropriation and even made spirited moves to become the governor of his state.

Our correspondent reports that the Deputy Governor of the State, Eze Madumere, Senator representing Imo North, Ben Uwajumogu, the National Organizing Secretary of the Party, Sen. Osita Izunaso, Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume, some state executives and other stakeholders met with party's leadership to submit a memo to the NWC detailing contentions matters arising in the Imo State chapter.

In the political calculations, alignments and re-alignments of 2014 which brought back Aregbesola for a second term, Adeleke emerged a factor that was required to complete the rank of all former governors of the state to be on one side (that of Aregbesola) as against ambition of the then candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyiola Omisore.

``... Since his father, there have been three governors of this state,» the speaker continued.

«Andrew Cuomo may be the 56th governor of the state of New York, but he is without a doubt the number one governor in the United States today,» said Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Now, Therefore, I, Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, do hereby proclaim August 26, 2017 as Women's Equality Day in the Empire State.

The expulsion had come amid the lingering crisis between factions loyal to the party leader and former Governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, and that of Orunimighe.

A former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, and a former acting governor of the state, Chief Nestor Binabo, have again split the APC in the state.

Aubertine says it is vital «that the next governor of this state stand strong in support of improving on Power for Jobs to make it permanent, sustainable and a tool to create new jobs, not just sustain the quarter of a million jobs that now depend on these benefits.»

Can the former governor of the state find 3,750 people willing to sign a piece of paper asking that he be on the ballot?

Another faction of the party led by a former governor of the state, Chief Orji Kalu, held its congress which produced Chief Donatus Nwankpa as chairman at the Umuahia Township stadium.

The Umuahia South chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State has adopted former Governor of the state and the current senator, representing Abia...

In the Inside City Hall discussion, former Senator Al D'Amato chimed in with his thoughts, namely that the presidential gossip is credit to Mr. Cuomo doing a good job as governor of the state.

Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, has vowed to jail the current Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, if he eventually becomes governor of the state in 2019...

The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who was a former governor of the state also graced the event.

The Governor of a state can call up the national guard to enforce the law.

«The idea of Carl Palidino being governor of this state sickens me, but the question is, will he pay more attention to us than you have?

To be one of a hundred senators, one of 438 Representatives, or a governor of a state that has to follow the dictates of the federal government would be a huge and frustrating adjustment.

Astorino is due to meet with a variety of Mexican officials, including the governor of the state Of Puebla and he will be addressing the Puebla legislative body.

Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Akwa Ibom State government to release a newspaper pulisher, Nsibiet John, who was arrested on the order of the Deputy governor of the State, Moses Ekpo.