Sentences with phrase «in the poorest state in»

In a recent Hechinger Report article, Nick Chiles writes that «Sunflower County is one of the poorest counties in the poorest state in the nation.»

To help pay for the plant, in the poorest state in the nation, the utility has already raised rates 18 percent — about $ 270 a year for its average customer.

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Basically sick about hearing about poor Gina, the argument is very simple in it's basis, that is Lange will stated that his estate is to go to the decendants of him.

But when people live in a constant state of fight or flight that's triggered by all the things they're trying to squeeze into a week, this can lead to really poor decisions and life - threatening health problems.

Calpers, the largest pension fund in the United States, has previously settled with Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's, the other rating agencies that were named in the lawsuit.

In particular, agriculture states, already battered by low crop prices and poor weather, are antsy about getting slammed by tariffs in retaliation for Trump trade actions over steel, aluminum and ChinIn particular, agriculture states, already battered by low crop prices and poor weather, are antsy about getting slammed by tariffs in retaliation for Trump trade actions over steel, aluminum and Chinin retaliation for Trump trade actions over steel, aluminum and China.

The annual report by Oxfam found that the number of billionaires rose at a rate of one every two days between March 2016 and March 2017, while in the United States the three richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of the population.

That's a poor showing compared to the 43 % of businesses in the United States who reported using it last year (the number has probably grown since then).

It was forced to close 36 stores in the northeastern United States in 2010 due to poor performance.

The incentives have spurred a number of state - level experiments in Medicaid (America's health - insurance program for the poor) through waivers of the standard rules.

Captain Jon Weaks, president of SWAPA, stated that the two executives have been making poor decisions by prioritizing «short - term stock performance at the expense of long - term investment in people and infrastructure,» resulting in chaotic scheduling and technological glitches, and therefore they should resign.

Judge Andreas Korbmacher said on Thursday the country's highest federal administrative court would rule on Feb. 27 on an appeal brought by German states against bans imposed by local courts in Stuttgart and Duesseldorf over poor air quality.

«We had rallies that spoke in person to over 1.4 million people, we had rallies in some of the poorest communities of states, I remember in the South Bronx, there was zero violence.

A 2009 BBC article says the ArcelorMittal CEO and chairman, who was born in 1950 to a poor family in the Indian state of Rajasthan, «established the foundations of his fortune over two decades by doing much of his business in the steel - industry equivalent of a discount warehouse.»

Winfrey was born into a poor family in Mississippi, but this didn't stop her from winning a scholarship to Tennessee State University and becoming the first African - American TV correspondent in the state at the age oState University and becoming the first African - American TV correspondent in the state at the age ostate at the age of 19.

New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cuts.

America's millionaires are not evenly distributed across the country, but the poorest states in the country don't always have fewer of them, and the richest states don't always have more.

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, New Mexico Finance and Administration Secretary Duffy Rodriguez, from left, Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla and Legislative Finance Committee Director David Abbey give testimony to lawmakers about state budget shortfalls in Red River, N.M. New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a visible toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cutIn this Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, New Mexico Finance and Administration Secretary Duffy Rodriguez, from left, Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla and Legislative Finance Committee Director David Abbey give testimony to lawmakers about state budget shortfalls in Red River, N.M. New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a visible toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cutin Red River, N.M. New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a visible toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cutin courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cuts.

When we create an environment in which there is no trust (often due to poor communication), our neocortex shuts off and we go into what is known as Critter State.

The American system of education makes it possible for a poor boy living in a great city to carry himself through college and even through certain professional schools free, whereas a similar boy living in a rural community will be Stopped alter high school by the costs of transportation to the state - college town and by the cost of board and food away from home.

The Pope plans to hire a top global accounting firm to look over the Church's finances, and he's set up a «Working - Party for the Economic Future,» composed of some of the top Vatican bodies, in order to create a plan for the city - state to free up more money for helping the poor, according to Bloomberg.

Considering that we all have the same amount of time in life whether we're rich, poor, or somewhere in between, yet we tend to state that we never have enough of it, understanding what not to do is just as important as looking at what we should do.

Two - thirds of the state's roads are in mediocre or poor condition, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld most of Obamacare also rejected the section of the Affordable Care Act that would have compelled states to expand eligibility in their Medicaid programs to nearly all poor adults.

In his State of the Union in July, he said the law will let poor people adequately care for their children, «eventually making [those children] more productive members of the labor force.&raquIn his State of the Union in July, he said the law will let poor people adequately care for their children, «eventually making [those children] more productive members of the labor force.&raquin July, he said the law will let poor people adequately care for their children, «eventually making [those children] more productive members of the labor force.»

Kiribati was too small and poor, when I first applied for a visa in 2006, to afford an embassy in the United States.

However, in August 2011 the long - term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America was downgraded to AA + from AAA by the Standard & Poor's ratings agency, reflecting increasing concerns about the U.S. budget deficit and its future trajectory.

China — which has the world's second - largest economy, after the United States, and is the world's largest manufacturer by far, of everything from steel and cement to laptop computers — had made too much progress to be lumped in with poor countries, he said.

The cities with the highest and lowest median household incomes were deemed the wealthiest and poorest city in their respective states.

As such, we set out to determine the wealthiest and poorest city in every state.

It's four months behind in passing a budget, has resorted to issuing IOUs to state lottery winners of prizes over $ 600, and can't pay its bills from agencies that help the poor.

States tend to allow fewer deductions and credits than the federal government does, but especially in states with state - level Earned Income Tax Credits, eliminating deductions and credits outright (perhaps except for a standard exemption, but even that could be hard to implement) would be a significant change, and potentially a tax hike on poor famStates tend to allow fewer deductions and credits than the federal government does, but especially in states with state - level Earned Income Tax Credits, eliminating deductions and credits outright (perhaps except for a standard exemption, but even that could be hard to implement) would be a significant change, and potentially a tax hike on poor famstates with state - level Earned Income Tax Credits, eliminating deductions and credits outright (perhaps except for a standard exemption, but even that could be hard to implement) would be a significant change, and potentially a tax hike on poor families.

Using home value data from Zillow and income information from Sperling's Best Places, a city - data aggregator, we identified these cities as the wealthiest and poorest in their state.

The recovery in the state has also eliminated some of the fears of even higher taxation and poor business conditions for local businesses and the families that own and operate them.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

So what we're looking at is a plan that will in effect accelerate the gap between the rich and poor in the United States.

Whereas with a franchise model, they can be very one dimensional and can be severely affected when the economy is in a poor state.

Hartford is one of America's poorest cities in one of its richest states.

Various one - off write downs are part of the explanation, poor sales in higher margin vehicles and a collapse in orders from Gulf States the rest.

FRANKFURT — Stocks in the United States were up slightly Tuesday morning after a tough day on Wall Street had sent the Standard & Poor's 500 - stock index down more than 10 percent from its recent peak.

When compared to United States» dollar, which has improved in value over the same time period, it might appear to some that Canada is in poor economic shape.

Called a «rising equity glide path,» retirement experts Wade Pfau and Michael Kitces state that this strategy can help protect against the risk of running out of money, particularly when stock market returns are poor early in retirement.3

«It preys on principally undocumented Latino people in the United States and poor around the world.

If Puerto Rico were a US state — which it is not, and which is part of the problem — its per capita income would be half that of the poorest state in the nation: Mississippi.

It's quite hard to strike the right balance in our distant appreciation of the state, but Locke would likely suggest that it's a sign of poor breeding and inadequate education to complain too vociferously about the constraints on ourselves and others necessary to preserve our liberty.

Pope Francis» main economic message is exactly in line with Pope Benedict and Pope JPII — all have stated in various ways that unbalanced Corporate Financial interests, and the idolatry of money negatively impacts families and takes advantage of the poor and also the working class.

In Burundi, one of the ten poorest countries in the world, the Church provides indispensable aid to many of the state's ten million citizenIn Burundi, one of the ten poorest countries in the world, the Church provides indispensable aid to many of the state's ten million citizenin the world, the Church provides indispensable aid to many of the state's ten million citizens.

However, on Premier's News Hour, Natalie Williams, co-author of the books, «A Church For The Poor» and «The Myth Of The Undeserving Poor - A Christian Response to Poverty in Britain Today» said that some efforts of the church were going unrecognised stating:

«That this House expresses profound concern that, despite voting 279 in favour and none against the motion calling on the Government to refer genocidal atrocities of Daesh to the United Nations Security Council on 14 April 2016, still, no such referral has been made; recalls the words of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in an article in the Telegraph on 27 March 2016, Daesh are engaged in what can only be called genocide of the poor Yazidis, though for some baffling reason the Foreign Office still hesitates to use the term genocide; and calls on the Government to ensure that the unanimous will of Parliament is implemented with urgency.»

Rocco Palmo states that when Bergoglio was made a cardinal in 2001, he «urged Argentinians not to come [to Rome for the ceremony], but donate the money they'd spend to the poor.»