Sentences with phrase «greatest state in the union»

For his efforts, the conservative National Review gleefully declared Miller's bogus «cupcake amnesty» to be «further proof that Texas is the greatest state in the union.»

This was once the greatest state in the union and it is up to us to lift it off its knees.

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The fact that the French government under Lionel Jospin decided in October 1998 to withdraw from negotiations on the Multilateral Accord on Investment (MAI) was the result of a great opposition campaign launched by various movements, trade unions and parties in France, and also in the United States, the Third World and Europe in general.

Public opinion on same sex marriage and unions in the United States thus reveals a great deal of change in a short period of time and significant regional disparity.

The most religious states in the our union are the ones with the greatest poverty rates, least healthy and happy citizens, high divorce rates, high teen pregnancy rates, high STD rates, high abortion rates, etc..

Within the United States this same drive toward mutual understanding and unity expressed itself in a series of organic unions and finally in a great federation of co-operating Church bodies.

This guidance attracted a great deal of criticism as it stated that clergy could not take part in gay marriages and that no official liturgy would be produced for those who wish to bless same - sex unions.

The conflicts between the European Union (or certain of its members), Japan and the United States which have until now been diplomatically managed, will also take on greater importance and to express their unhappiness with those who oppose the Triad, namely Russia, China, India and the third world continents in general.

He further ordered that emancipated Southern slaves «be received into the armed service of the United States,» a truly radical measure for the day and one that provoked great political opposition in parts of the North, and massacres of captured black Union troops by the armed forces of the South.

The construction union boss on Thursday called the governor the «greatest» in the state's history and the best across the United States.

We achieved an economic upturn in 2010 — partly because the stimulus was coordinated across the European Union and United States, but at a great cost in expanding public sector deficits and debt.

Research from the good - government group Citizens Union confirms that the New York City elections, where public funding is already in place, allow for greater voter choice and more electoral competition, when compared with New York State races.

The Greater New York Hospital Association and the influential labor union 1199 SEIU on Tuesday launched a six - week ad campaign to push for more health care funding in the state budget.

ranking is reserved for the greatest mistruths, including Mitt Romney's statement that Barack Obama «didn't even mention the deficit or debt» in his 2012 State of the Union address (when Obama actually did so six times) and the Obama campaign statement that Republican presidential contenders including Mitt Romney said that «they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero» (when none of them actually did so).

Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union, and Tim Hoefer, Executive Director of the Empire Center, were present at the event to show to support for Assemblyman Tedisco's leadership in bringing greater transparency to state spending decisions.

Given the negative and selfish rhetoric we've heard from the leaders of the various public employee unions this year when Governor Paterson has asked them to share in the general belt - tightening that so many New Yorkers have been enduring as the result of the Great Recession, one might assume that if taxpayers knew that their gift was paying the salaries of state workers, they would not be so benevolently disposed toward our program.

PEF is the state's largest professional employee union representing 54,000 professional, scientific and technical employees, with approximately 18,100 working in the greater Capital Region.

«I think Sarah Palin is great for the Republican Party,» former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said in an interview that aired on CNN's State of the Union.

«We have legislation that is moving through both houses that will give unions greater strength and making sure that the impact of Janus will be minimized here in New York state,» said Assemblyman John McDonald, a Democrat who represents an Albany - area district that is one of the most unionized state legislative seats in the country.

Mrs. Clinton, who served as Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, will deliver the Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture on April 22 at the Great Hall at Cooper Union in Manhattan.

Citing six catalysts - the confusion over human rights and the rule of law, the unprecedented growth of the «database state», devolution and the pressure for greater decentralisation in England, the European Union and globalisation and questions about the eventual succession of Queen Elizabeth II, I predicted that the need for fundamental constitutional change would become unarguable within the next twenty years.

«But in any event, New York State is one of the great, most beautiful states in the union and had I won the governorship I would have done more for upstate than any governor who in fact was elected.

I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

The European Union (EU) and UNICEF Representatives in Nigeria have commended Anambra East Council Authorities of Anambra State for partnering with the agencies to achieve great...

Champagne corks popped in Albany yesterday as top state education officials declaimed a new deal with the unions that they said will lead to better teachers, a greater shot at federal funds for New York and possibly a hike in the charter - school cap.

In 2009 she was elected president of the Capital District Area Labor Federation, which represents 120,000 union members and their families across 11 counties in the state's greater Capital RegioIn 2009 she was elected president of the Capital District Area Labor Federation, which represents 120,000 union members and their families across 11 counties in the state's greater Capital Regioin the state's greater Capital Region.

The Espaillat campaign told the Observer that 3,000 TWU members reside in the 13th Congressional District, but the union tends to have greater sway in state issues than local elections.

In March 2000, European heads of governments and of states agreed in Lisbon that by 2010, the European Union (EU) should become «the most competitive and dynamic knowledge - based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.&raquIn March 2000, European heads of governments and of states agreed in Lisbon that by 2010, the European Union (EU) should become «the most competitive and dynamic knowledge - based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.&raquin Lisbon that by 2010, the European Union (EU) should become «the most competitive and dynamic knowledge - based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.&raquin the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.»

Of course, public awareness and acceptance of transgender people is much greater now than it was when Boys Don't Cry — Kimberly Peirce's significantly more insightful film about Brandon Teena, a transgender man coming to terms with his self - described «sexual identity crisis» — debuted in 1999, thanks largely to visibility campaigns and presidential announcements (Barack Obama is the first sitting President to use the word in a state - of - the - union address).

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The African Union observer mission proclaimed the contest was conducted in a free and fair manner, while other international missions from the EU, the Carter Center, and the African Great Lakes Initiative noted relative improvements over 2007, but also stated that the poll produced numerous irregularities such as technological issues with electronic voting equipment and a lack of transparency in the tallying of the votes.

In Colorado, the state's 2008 Innovation Schools Act is giving approved schools greater flexibility by waiving certain state statutes, district policies, and union contract provisions to help boost student achievement — but it is also getting pushback.

The end of the bipolar world with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 made to materialize the hegemonic situation exerted by the United States in the world that is threatened today by its economic weakness and the economic and military rise of China that has highlighted in the geopolitical world by great political influence, military and economic in the Asian and international scene thanks to the great extension of its territory (ranked third in territorial dimension on the planet), high number of inhabitants (about 1.3 billion, most populous in the world) and the dynamism of its economy (the economy is currently showing the highest growth rates on the planet).

Equilibrium situation between two great superpowers occurred in the twentieth century, from 1945, after the 2nd World War, until 1989, between the United States and the Soviet Union.

With the end of the 1st World War in 1918, the United States amounted to the dominant economic power condition of the planet without, however, placing it as a great military power that only happened after the 2nd World War on the side of the Soviet Union.

Great Sites for Flag Day On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed the first flag act: «Resolved, That the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.»

States where a greater fraction of teachers were covered by a union contract in 1987 were much less likely to pass a charter law in the 1990s, more likely to pass a law later (if at all), and more likely to pass a weaker law.

As Stephen Sawchuk notes, there has been a great deal of debate over whether teacher layoffs should be based on inverse seniority («last in, first out,» which many union contracts and state laws require) or based on teacher effectiveness.

I would go into a state, talk up reform, and as soon as I left, the union attorney would come in and say, - We've got a great tenure law, let's keep it.»»

It will occur faster and more consequentially in districts and states where unions are weak, where parent demand and involvement are high, where unmet needs are greatest, and where budgets are tightly constrained.

In 2008, the NEA unveiled the «Great Public Schools for Every Student by 2020» project, in which the union committed to «creating models for state - based educational improvement,» «developing a new framework for accountability systems that support authentic student learning,» and «fostering a constructive relationship with U.S. Department of Education leadership.&raquIn 2008, the NEA unveiled the «Great Public Schools for Every Student by 2020» project, in which the union committed to «creating models for state - based educational improvement,» «developing a new framework for accountability systems that support authentic student learning,» and «fostering a constructive relationship with U.S. Department of Education leadership.&raquin which the union committed to «creating models for state - based educational improvement,» «developing a new framework for accountability systems that support authentic student learning,» and «fostering a constructive relationship with U.S. Department of Education leadership.»

RI: Well, they began with SED reaching out and looking for help, making the statement that there's this realization that there's a greater chance of success for Race to the Top with the support of the union than there is in simply unilaterally outnumbering some other state.

Most of the work in classrooms is governed by collective bargaining agreements (which are negotiated in secret) and by state laws (which, while technically democratic, doesn't actually work because of the greater influence of teachers unions and school boards over that of parents and community members).

The teacher's union introduced language to, as stated in an October 10th statement, «give more resources to schools with greater numbers of high needs students.»

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This collaboration between government, union, and non-profit is a unique and powerful alliance of stakeholders whose mutual and exclusive networks, interests, and audiences facilitate great opportunity for teachers in the state of Washington.

New York State has always been great with inputs — one of the highest per pupil costs in the country ($ 23,370 in 2015)-- and early adopters of the Common Core State Standards (currently under a re-evaluation - process per Gov. Cuomo's sop to suburban voters and union leaders).

In response to the growing number of charters, who now enroll 1 in 10 of the state's public school students, teachers unions have launched a major campaign to demand greater transparency in the financing and operations of charter schools, as well as to limit their expansion in the statIn response to the growing number of charters, who now enroll 1 in 10 of the state's public school students, teachers unions have launched a major campaign to demand greater transparency in the financing and operations of charter schools, as well as to limit their expansion in the statin 10 of the state's public school students, teachers unions have launched a major campaign to demand greater transparency in the financing and operations of charter schools, as well as to limit their expansion in the statin the financing and operations of charter schools, as well as to limit their expansion in the statin the state.

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