Sentences with phrase «lead state efforts»

Comprehensive and multi-faceted waste reduction education programs serving a quarter of the state's population, and achieving solid waste diversion and reduction numbers that lead state efforts.

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«Tomorrow the president will announce the actions he has decided to take based on USTR's 301 investigation into China's state - led, market - distorting efforts to force, pressure, and steal U.S. technologies and intellectual property,» White House official Raj Shah said in an emailed statement ahead of the announcement.

Trump's focus on Saudi purchases of U.S. military equipment came amid a bipartisan effort to limit the United States» role in Yemen's civil war and protests in several U.S. cities over the Saudi - led invasion, which has contributed to a humanitarian crisis.

France's defense and foreign ministers were in the United States on Wednesday for talks with other members of a U.S. - led coalition on increased military efforts against the group, which has urged followers to attack France, among other enemy countries.

If the U.S. struggles, global growth will falter, the pace of innovation will slow, and the U.S. will find it hard to lead efforts to open the global trading and investment system,» states the report.

«Tomorrow the president will announce the actions he has decided to take based on USTR's 301 investigation into China's state - led, market - distorting efforts to force, pressure, and steal U.S. technologies and intellectual property,» White House official Raj Shah said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.

«Tomorrow the president will announce the actions he has decided to take based on USTR's 301 investigation into China's state - led, market - distorting efforts to force, pressure, and steal U.S. technologies and intellectual property,» the official said.

A U.S. - led coalition has been launching airstrikes on Islamic State militants and facilities in Iraq and Syria for months as part of an effort to give Iraqi forces the time and space to mount a more effective offensive.

And while similar rebuilding efforts in Florida after the 2004 hurricanes led to a greater acceptance of concrete building in that state, ICF makers appear to have their work cut out for them in the Deep South.

In addition to appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines, Penney last year added showrooms for and mattresses at some 500 stores in its efforts to become less reliant on apparel, bolster its home goods category, and frankly, to capitalize on the years - long sales decline at Sears, once the leading seller of appliances in the United States.

And the fourth was to breach US voting systems in as many as 39 states leading up to the election, in an effort to steal registration data that officials say could be used to target and manipulate voters in future elections.

A White House spokesman in March announced the intention to assign tariffs explicitly in response to «China's state - led, market - distorting efforts to force, pressure, and steal U.S. technologies and intellectual property.»

With lobbyists working in dozens of states, the efforts by leading daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators — most notably DraftKings and FanDuel — to clarify the legal status of their game have resulted in some successes across the country.

The states could lead efforts to establish «uniformity and consistency» for the sale of annuities, said Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel, speaking at the Insured Retirement Institute conference in Washington this week.

She led the efforts to build Barclays Center, the state - of - the - art sports and entertainment venue and the centerpiece of the $ 4.9 billion, 22 - acre mixed - use Pacific Park Brooklyn development.

«We appreciate the collaborative international effort led by our State Department, our Embassy in (the Sudanese capital) Khartoum, and our international partners, including the Italians, that reunited the family,» the Senators said in a press release.

«The president has sent a powerful message... that the United States will lead the global effort in defending and preserving every man, woman, and child's right practice his or her beliefs without fear of intimidation or violence.»

Trump's administration is also doubling down on immigration enforcement with Kobach leading an effort to overturn President Barack Obama's 2012 executive action that granted temporary deportation relief and work permits to more than 700,000 undocumented people who immigrated to the United States as children.

Here is the latest evidence he's opened up a big lead in Iowa, and without even devoting any effort to campaigning or organizing in the state.

This effort to integrate others into the dominant Anglo Protestant culture of the United States was often led by people of good will.

Canadians have maintained a slight lead over efforts in the United States, partly because several of the early gurus of mass media, including Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan, taught in Canada, and partly because Canada has a long tradition of media responsiveness to public interest, including the Canadian Film Board and the Canadian Broadcasting System.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

Dello Stritto will lead the organization's efforts to increase awareness of Finger Lakes wines throughout the United States and the world.

As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new partnership with charitable organizations, faith - based organizations, the private sector and local, state and tribal governments to reduce food loss and waste in order to improve overall food security and conserve our nation's natural resources.

The United States is leading global efforts to address the threat of climate change.

Bush, who helped lead Flanagan High School to a State Championship last year, should be a big addition for next year's recruiting efforts in Florida.

Senior guard Eric Kinney, who has committed to Cal State Bakersfield, is the team's leading scorer, but concentrated his efforts on rebounding and defense to help the Dragons outlast the Drillers.

Led by Adam Silver and the NBA, but followed with the fervor of a new convert by Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball, the leagues have done a 180 on this and are now actively lobbying states in an effort to help craft the sports gambling laws.

With no consistency and thus no solidity in their defensive efforts, the Timbers have been prone to shipping early goals and giving up the lead to their opponents: a game state that has not been kind to a team that is built around the idea of staying strong defensively, welcoming on the opposition, and grabbing a goal or three via their quick, decisive counters.

FRAC leads efforts at the state and local level to implement important 2004 child nutrition and 2002 food stamp reauthorization gains.

In states which practice or have practiced confidential adoption, this has led to the creation of adoption reunion registries, and efforts to establish the right of adoptees to access their sealed records (for example, the American Adoption Congress, Concerned United Birthparents, and Bastard Nation).

«The operation which lasted several hours in the Forest in Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State that led to the release of the two (2) South African Nationals was made possible through coordinated efforts led by Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie was critical on Thursday of an effort being pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to have the state take over low - performing public schools, saying it could potentially lead to them becoming charter schools.

As Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, you have led the Government's efforts to live up to its responsibility to tackle climate change with great passion and distinction.

The New York State Senate has been, and remains, leading the effort to curb the devastating scourge the heroin epidemic has caused in nearly every community within the Empire State,» said Sens. George Amedore, Terrence Murphy, Robert Ortt and Fred Akshar in a joint statement.

But a bill legalizing the combat sport was passed Wednesday by the State Senate, thanks in part to the efforts of lead sponsor State Sen. Kevin Parker, who has been known for getting into a few altercations of his own over the years.

What we do know is that the Imam leading this effort is not a peace maker or a bridge builder having said in the week after the attacks that, «United States policies were an accessory to the crime that happened.

«People are already mobilizing in New York — there's a major rally today with some of the state's leading unions and health care advocates,» Cuomo wrote in an email accompanying the video's release that also sought small - dollar donations for the state committee's effort.

In 2011 China and Russia led calls for the UN to endorse state - sanctioned internet censorship, and continue in their efforts to deny democracy and freedom.

The effort to get these measures through the Legislature is similar to Cuomo's tour in the lead up to the state budget.

After years of setbacks and declining membership nationally, labor groups were seen as being on the offensive in the last year with successful efforts in some states to increase the minimum wage to $ 15 — a major union - led effort that initially began by focusing on fast food restaurants.

At 10:50 a.m., members of the Senate GOP conference, led by Sens. Marty Golden and Pat Gallivan, provide an update on their efforts to keep 1970s - era cop killer Herman Bell behind bars, outside the majority conference room, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

His GOPers for Cuomo effort was led by former Pataki spokesman Mike McKeon (a move that the ex-governor was none too pleased with, initially), former Sen. Mike Balboni and former state GOP Chairman Pat Barrett.

The state Democratic Committee is releasing a video as part of its ongoing fight against the Republican - led efforts in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

The leaders in the Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled Assembly on Monday indicated they would push to change Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to require local governments to develop ways of sharing services and scale back his efforts to expand his office's powers over the state budget.

In its effort to unionize flight attendants at JetBlue, the Transport Workers Union has found an uncommon array of allies — top New York City and state officials led by Cuomo.

Manhattan Sen. Brad Hoylman was not pleased to read on Thursday Gov. Andrew Cuomo's remarks critical of the previous Democratic majority in the state Senate, tweeting throughout the morning that the party's takeover of the chamber would lead to a range of sought - effort liberal policies.

Led by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblyman Nick Perry, chair of the state Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, a delegation of legislators and staff embark today on a humanitarian effort to bring aid and support to residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Brian would be the ideal partner for my Mighty Waters task force to lead development and preservation efforts along the canal to spur economic development and showcase the rich heritage of our state's canal system.»

«I think there were 40 restaurants and bars from Van Rensselaer Street to Smith Street,» said Howard Zemsky, the businessman - turned - developer - turned - state - official who has led efforts to revive the former Hydraulics District.