Sentences with phrase «leader among state»

Jonathan Askin, director of the Brooklyn clinic, adds: «The New York attorney general has increasingly been recognized as the thought leader among state attorneys general attempting to sort out effective legal and regulatory policies for the digital age.»

He also has been a leader among state school chiefs nationwide in an effort to increase flexibility and fairness in the federal No Child Left Behind school accountability system.

For more than a decade, Utah has been a leader among states in pushing programs to make early childhood education opportunities available to more families, particularly those burdened by low incomes and lack of access to nearby preschools.

Massachusetts, which is frequently heralded as a leader among the states in education, decided last month to delay a decision about a Common Core assessment until fall 2015, saying that requiring schools to test students on the Common Core that spring, as previously planned, would have been «too precipitous a transition.»

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It's something of a West Michigan trademark — in Grand Rapids, the names of philanthropic business leaders are imprinted on the civic landscape through the buildings they commissioned, among them the Fred M. Keller Engineering Laboratories at Grand Valley State University.

Still, such history may be reflected in the fact that there are few women among State Street's top leaders, most of whom began their careers at least 20 years ago.

Edwards» predecessor, Republican Bobby Jindal, had been among the national leaders in opposition to Obamacare's Medicaid expansion — Jindal argued it would cost the state at least $ 1.7 billion over a decade.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin is among the Republicans from outside California who have contributed to the campaign to repeal the state's gas - tax increase, showing the effort has national interest from GOP leaders who see it as a way to boost their party's chances in the Golden State for this year's elecstate's gas - tax increase, showing the effort has national interest from GOP leaders who see it as a way to boost their party's chances in the Golden State for this year's elecState for this year's election.

«Despite the professed wariness toward Trump among many high - profile evangelical Christian leaders, evangelicals as a whole are, if anything, even more strongly supportive of Trump than they were of Mitt Romney at a similar point in the 2012 campaign,» Pew stated.

«Faith - based groups reacted to the terrorist leader's death with renewed sympathy for victims» families, scriptural citations justifying the demise of evil, and hopeful prayers for peace among the nations,» stated the RNA release.

There seems to be little focus on the various ways Arab states have treated Palestinians over the years or the internal dynamics among Palestinian leaders as complicating factors.

There is a growing consensus among Christian leaders in the United States that a critical task is to discover the institutional structures we must invent to carry us into the next century.

Yonder among the delegates to the left is Lord Balfour, former secretary for Scotland in the British Cabinet and a leader in church and state.

Pittenger also discriminates among the various kinds of response to Jesus: rejection «by the authorities of Church and State,» «puzzlement on the part of local religious leaders,» «the acceptance of the common people who heard him gladly,» and «the utter loyalty and devotion found in the circle of his disciples» (CR 76f).

Many religious leaders, as well as public officials, talk of friendship between church and state, and claim that in charging the government to be neutral regarding religion the founders meant «neutral among different sects.»

But they were nonetheless blessed by great leaders, most prominent among them the Carroll cousins, Charles Carroll of Carrollton (longest surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence) and John Carroll, first archbishop of Baltimore and the first Catholic bishop in the United States.

And Americans are among the most glum of all, with more than eight out of 10 evangelical Christian leaders there saying that the movement is losing influence in the United States today.

The Crystal Cathedral, a Protestant church that helped spark the megachurch movement in the United States after opening in 1970, entered bankruptcy procedures in 2010 after years of infighting among Schuller's family and church leaders.

In the United States the call for alternatives has come from among churches whose leaders have sensed decline or who have looked for something more creative in new historical unfoldings.

Fred Hoiberg is among the candidates at Ohio State, but as of now not among the leaders, source told ESPN.

If you wish to present convincing arguments for your editorial point, try finding a few class leaders among the athletes at such strongholds of learning as USC, Oklahoma, Miami (Fla.), N.C. State, Arizona, Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, etc..

One of the most active athletic trainers» association at the state level is in New Jersey, which was the first state to require by law that coaches receive safety training, is among the 40 states that have enacted strong youth concussion safety laws, and has been a leader in advocating for academic accommodations for concussed student - athletes.

Her Kindred Fireside Chats and interviews with conscious living leaders, like Deepak Chopra, MD; Paul Ray, PhD; Marilyn Schlitz, PhD; Thom Hartmann; Joseph Chilton Pearce and others, continue to forge the new story of holistic family wellness at a time when the United States ranks dead last for infant, child and maternal wellness among its 40 industrial nation peers.

A key reason behind the recent turnaround in breastfeeding among minority mothers in Illinois and particularly in the metropolitan Chicago area, state and local public health leaders say, is a common - sense peer counselor program launched in WIC (Women, Infants and Children program) clinics, which serve women who are poor and nutritionally «at risk.»

In recent weeks, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has slowly built support among New York Republicans, rolling out endorsements from the party's top state - level official (Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos) along with a wide array of current and former electeds, operatives and county GOP leaders.

With concern setting in among downstate Republican leaders that the three declared candidates vying for the nomination to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the fall will be crushed, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox called Rep. Bob Turner this weekend about possibly jumping into the race, a source familiar with the conversation said.

The NY Post reports this morning that a group of African - American Democratic leaders, headed by state Party Co-Chair Keith Wright, are mobilizing to try to erode the support among black voters enjoyed by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer as he heads into the final weeks of his NYC comptroller battle with his primary opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

The U.S. attorney was also asked if he believes that the corruption problem in Albany is getting better as a result of all the cases he has brought in recent years — including the successful prosecution of two men who were once among the state's most powerful political players, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Many believe Cook's strong and repeated attacks on Republican State Senator Jim Alesi played a role in his sudden loss of support among Republican and Conservative leaders in Monroe County.

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among others.

Donations went to State Senator John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican who's now the majority leader, State Senator Mark Grisanti, a Western New York Republican who lost reelection, and the Kings County Democratic County Committee, among many others.

Voter fraud has been a popular theme among Republicans this year, from Trump to state Republican leaders who cite fraud as a reason to make it more difficult to vote.

Among other prosecutions involving political corruption in Albany, Bharara oversaw the conviction of former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Rep. Brian Higgins was among a delegation which recently traveled to the Middle East to meet with other leaders concerned about the rising influence of the group that calls itself Islamic State.

Bharara, the prosecutor who has already won convictions against former Senate leader Dean Skelos and Assembly leader Sheldon Silver, has issued subpoenas for records related to the Buffalo Billion projects, state contracts with COR Development for Central New York projects, and for a controversial energy project in Orange County, among other things.

In most states today, the fusion option is not available, but a «Working Families Organization» — non-party parties, really — strategy is indeed available and popular among institutional progressive leaders in many states.

He was received by Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun; national leader, All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, former interim National Chairman of APC, Bisi Akande among other top government officials.

It was previously announced that his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be among those delivering a eulogy, along with civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Assemblymember Kavanagh and state Senate Deputy Minority Leader Michael Gianaris, a Queens Democrat, have pushed for years for the passage of the Voter Empowerment Act, which would expand online registration, among other reforms, yet the political will to reform New York's outdated registration system has not been present in Albany.

Among those in attendance were Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer; State Assemblymembers Al Taylor, Víctor Pichardo, José Rivera, and Inez E. Dickens; State Senator Gustavo Rivera; City Councilmembers Diana Ayala and Mark Levine, and Democratic District Leader Manny De Los Santos.

The company agreed to install a filtration system, even as local and state leaders attempted to tamp down concern among worried residents.

Elected Republicans are also well - represented among the hosts, with the two state legislative leaders, Senate Temporary President and Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb joining Sen. Marty Golden and Assembly Member Ron Castorina as hosts.

Democrats say a Martins congressional candidacy could create concerns among GOP officials who are trying to hang onto a narrow State Senate majority, following the conviction of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) on federal corruption charges.

The effort to oust Epsada is considerably more robust than the push against Diaz Sr., with AG Andrew Cuomo and the state Democratic Party among the majority leader's detractors.

Around the table sat Mr. Cuomo; the leaders of New York's most powerful labor unions; Joseph Crowley, the top - ranked New York Democrat in the House of Representatives; and the two rival Democratic leaders of the State Senate — Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who leads the main group of Democrats, and Jeffrey D. Klein, who leads the breakaway group — among others.

A diverse group of celebrities, newsmakers and elected officials including Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg, Ken Burns, Giants coach Tom Coughlin, Brooklyn Nets, New York Islanders, New York Yankees, Carson Daly, Tom Brokaw of NBC Nightly News, George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, Rosanna Scotto of Good Day New York, Harry Belafonte, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Richard Blumenthal, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Police Commissioner William Bratton, Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins and Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein, are among the first to share welcome messages.

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Among others were also Dr Saka Balogun, former Chief of Staff to former Governor Adebayo Alao - Akala, Chief (Mrs Abosede Adedibu), former Oyo SUBEB chairman, Professor Soji Adejumo and former PDP Women Leader in the state, Chief (Mrs) Christiana Babalola.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - East Northport) was among lawmakers who criticized Cuomo for taking the State of the State event on the road.

Among those who will speak at the press conference are PEF President Kenneth Brynien, PEF Division 259 Council Leader Randi DiAntonio, PEF Region 3 Coordinator John Prince and family members of the individuals now living in the affected state facilities.