Sentences with phrase «handful of states»

A small handful of states mention a reduced teaching load or extracurricular duties.

A large handful of states are participating in this three day special.

Already implemented in handful of states, mandatory participation in E-Verify is supported by the majority of small businesses, according to a recent study by National Small Business Association (NSBA).

Bharara's office has already cut a wide swath through the Capitol, handling the prosecutions of a double - handful of state lawmakers, including last year's back - to - back convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Without his vast array of small donors and the resources they provided, he'd have been trapped fighting in the same handful of states as the doomed John Kerry.

The majority of these are CofE schools, then Roman Catholic; other faiths constitute just a tiny handful of these state - maintained schools.

Standards - based reform has its origins in the leadership of a small handful of states in the 1980s, most notably California and Kentucky.

Conservatives have also favored Bush's pro-business tort reform during his governorship, which resulted in Florida becoming one of only a handful of states that have overturned long - established liability statutes, which freed businesses from more extensive damages in the case of negligence.

The New York Times reported last week that a handful of states had started considering legislation that would require ISPs to get opt - in consent before sharing web - browsing, app - usage, and other personal information.

(A handful of states, including Alabama, Arkansas and Minnesota, mandate even less than the federal minimum wage, which was established as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and contained exemptions for some poorer states.)

Legislators from all but a handful of states threatened to sue the firm that bollixed up the auditing, Arthur Andersen.

In the 1990s a handful of states implemented laws that made insurers cover everyone, despite their health status, and offered no subsidies.

Interestingly, much of the craft spirits industry's growth is concentrated in just a handful of states.

Business owners, take note: thanks to a quiet revolution that has taken place in all but a handful of states, you've now got an exciting new option regarding your company's corporate status.

Amazon already collects state sales taxes on products it sells directly, but the company does not collect state sales taxes for its third - party platform outside of a handful of states.

The settlement sparked outrage from lawmakers and has led a handful of state and city agencies to cut business ties to the bank.

A handful of states have banned consumer balloon payment mortgages and placed significant restrictions on balloon auto loans.

The deals were controversial to begin with as legislators from a handful of states scrambled to outbid each other in an effort to lure Tesla into the state.

In addition to a handful of state lawmakers, payday loans have caught the attention of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as well.

A handful of states are caught in a real pension fix.

That ban is now being challenged by a handful of states, including North Dakota and Oregon.

China's communist - era stock market dates to 1990, when the Shanghai Stock Exchange began trading shares of a handful of state - owned companies in a crowded hotel room.

Its branches can be found in just a handful of states — Alabama, California, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.

We have not included those sales taxes because they are payable in only a handful of states.

According to CoreLogic, the bulk of the nation's foreclosed home inventory is concentrated in a handful of states and the District of Columbia.

Abortion has come to the fore in a handful of states where self - proclaimed «pro-life» Democratic lawmakers are facing allegations from conservative groups that their support for the healthcare bill legislated federally - funded abortion.

So far, same - sex couples can only get marry in a handful of states — a slow start, but a start.

One of the most popular unofficial exports has been Yuengling beer, a brand from America's oldest brewery available in only a handful of states.

An earlier version of this article stated it is illegal to grow hemp in the U.S. Currently, a handful of states have legalized the cultivation and research of industrial hemp, although growers with state - issued permits still require permission from the Drug Enforcement Administration to grow hemp.

So far only one locale, New York's Suffolk County, has banned the sale of ephedra, while a handful of states, and Sean's hometown, have instituted prohibitions on ephedra sales to minors.

Illinois is one of only a handful of states that require public information campaigns regarding the benefits of breast - feeding.

Despite being separated by a handful of states — Rebekah lives in Colorado, the other Rebekah in Michigan — they are as close as can be, keeping in touch through phone calls, photos, videos and visits.

While the US Breastfeeding Committee does agree with the US Department of Health and Human Services in encouraging moms to breastfeed for at least 6 months, only a handful of states are actually meeting the Healthy People 2010 breastfeeding targets!

(This option has been granted to a handful of states since the passage of the HHFKA, and will be open to all qualifying schools and districts in the next school year.)

But in a handful of states, you're not allowed to say no — the state believes testing is so important for your child's health that you have no legal right to refuse.

Most recently, Susan worked with KSI on a handout on heat acclimatization, and reported that, despite strong lobbying efforts by KSI, only a handful of states had thus far acted to pass heat acclimatization laws.

I - 522, one of a handful of state initiatives calling for GMO labeling, is considered one of the best chances for GMO labeling in 2013.

Even as midwifery grows increasingly popular nationwide, with an estimated 40,000 babies born outside hospitals last year, a handful of states remain severely restrictive of the profession.

A handful of states also have laws requiring paid paternity leave.

New York is one of only a handful of states that rewards stipends to so many committee chairs and other leaders, and only Pennsylvania is more generous, giving a $ 47,880 perk to its president pro tem, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

New York is one of a handful of states that has laws banning the display of completed ballots to other voters.

And not all state lawmakers are on board, with a handful of state lawmakers endorsing Sanders.

New York is one of a handful of states that put their school budgets up to public referendum.

«We were only one of a handful of states that actually went down that road, and we went down that road further.

This calculation assumes that a party that is able to get 6.6 % of the gubernatorial vote would also be able to match the requirements in a handful of states that don't use vote results to determine party status.

ELIZABETHTOWN A candidate for Essex County sheriff has received early endorsements from a handful of state and local officials.