Sentences with phrase «national attention over»

The campaign in Oregon drew a lot of national attention over accusations that federal taxpayer money was being used to fund anti-legalization events.

He said the national attention over the hundreds of thousands of unprocessed medical claims is just one of several problems.

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The issue of mandatory arbitration for harassment cases gained national attention last year when former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sued network president Roger Ailes over alleged sexual misconduct.

The rape case drew national attention after the accused and their friends joked about the incident and showed a galling sense of impunity over social media.

Over the last two years, the movement has brought national attention upon the issue of minimum wage, with a special focus on how much fast - food chains pay workers.

Business owners turned their attention over the past few days squarely toward the Iowa caucuses, the first national contest in the 2016 presidential election.

The special election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions's vacated senate seat first drew national attention when Moore won the Republican primary over President Trump's preferred candidate, Luther Strange.

The Good Place won over a niche audience with witty wordplay, found national attention with a clever twist, and achieved mainstream popularity with a second season that sprinkled rich philosophical crumbles atop its comedic frozen yogurt.

Publications such as the National Catholic Reporter, on the left, and Catholic World Report and the Wanderer, on the right, have over the years given the question more attention.

The Good Place won over a niche audience with witty wordplay, found national attention with a clever twist,...

The foreign debt continues to be an issue and new voices have began to sound the need to look for ways to face it; (ii) At the national level two questions are concentrating increasing attention: one is the reassessment of the necessary role of the state to correct the distortions of a runaway market (currently discussed in Europe and in the discussions about the role the initiatives of «an active state has played in the economic development of Asian countries); the other is the need for a «participative democracy over against a purely representative formal democracy: in this sense the need to strengthen civil society with its intermediate organizations becomes an important concern; (iii) the struggle for collective and personal identity in a society in which forced immigration, dehumanizing conditions in urban marginal situations, and foreign cultural aggression and massification in many forms produce a degrading type of poverty where communal, family and personal identity are eroded and even destroyed.

There's a lot of tradition and attention to detail that comes with making a proper bagel, and those are the foundation on which National Choice Bakery has built its success over the past 21 years.

That March, after the NCAA began aninvestigation of Oklahoma over accusations that Sampson had made illegal callsto recruits, Sampson left for Indiana and was replaced by Capel, a former Dukeguard who had coached Virginia Commonwealth to a 79 — 41 record in four years.As soon as he arrived in Norman, Capel heard about Taylor's brother, who wasjust starting to draw national attention as a high school junior.

De Blasio has seized hold of the national debate over the removal of confederate monuments by ordering a review of all possible «symbols of hate» in the city — once again grabbing national attention while simultaneously putting himself in a tricky situation.

Narrator: Over the next few years, Clinton began to catch the attention of the media and national Democratic leaders desperate to find a candidate who could loosen Republicans» grip on the Presidency.

The moderate Republican gained national attention this year when he became the only GOP member of Congress to publicly say he would vote for Hillary Clinton for president over Donald Trump.

«If folks and been paying attention over the last couple of weeks, we've heard that the governor, thanks to the governor, now folks from the Kingsbridge National Ice Center will meet all thresholds in order for them to satisfy the leasing agreement,» Diaz Jr. said.

Onyeama said the attention of his ministry had been drawn to some media reports credited to him over alleged extradition plan of Turkish nationals from Nigeria.

He said the days when the senior national team the Black Stars was given much attention over other sporting disciplines were over.

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These new numbers coupled with Rubio's $ 1 million fundraising haul over the past three months virtually ensure that this primary will get even more national attention from conservatives — a development that undoubtedly has the Crist team jittery.

The Chief justice of Kogi State, Justice Nadir Ajanah, who presided over the proceedings on Friday, said that in view of the critical health conditions as espoused by the counsel to the applicant, he should be moved to the National Hospital, Abuja, for proper medical attention.

«The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to reports in the media insinuating that the board of trustees (BoT) has sacked the national caretaker committee led by H. E. Senator Ahmed Makarfi and has taken over executive role in the party,» the statement issued by Chinwe Nnorom, head of publicity of the party, read.

The controversy over the seal has gained national attention for the small upstate New York village and some unwanted ridicule from outlets like Comedy Central's The Daily Show in the process.

E-mail policies of public official's are drawing national attention with the controversy over Hillary Clinton's using a personal email account for government business when she was Secretary of State.

The 2009 special election received significant national attention, and was alternately described as «a referendum on President Barack Obama» and «a fight over the identity of the Republican Party.»

Reed faced protesters at a series of town hall meetings in the 23rd Congressional District over the past two months, attracting national media attention as he held eight meetings while many of his Upstate Republican colleagues refused to meet with the public.

Donovan's first visit to the Capitol came shortly after some national Republicans expressed concern over his role in the case of Eric Garner, following a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in Garner's death, a decision that earned national attention and touched off protests across New York City.

Bannon said both Republicans and Democrats will need to pay close attention to the anxiety among many working people in the country over economic opportunity and national identity, even as they work to settle their turf fights in Washington.

The shooting has reignited a national debate over gun control, with particular attention paid to «bump stocks» — devices used to modify semi-automatic rifles to mimic the speed of automatic weapons.

Email policies for public officials are drawing national attention with the controversy over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton using a personal email account for government business.

The standoff has drawn national attention and placed Wisconsin at the center a vigorous debate over the future of union rights.

Obama's message to voters — intended to specifically reach black voters whose turnout is critical for Democratic candidate Jones — comes on the eve of a special election that has drawn extraordinary national attention and divided the Republican Party over whether sexual allegations against Moore make him unfit for office.

This is because over the last 20 years a number of countries have focused national attention on their students excelling in the areas of math and science education as a way for their country to create a highly - skilled workforce, allowing the country to compete in the increasingly competitive global economy.

The findings, which were published on the Moms Across America website, garnered national media attention and quickly led to a good deal of public concern about the safety of glyphosate, a product widely used for weed control for over 30 years.

Concern over cholesterol levels is a national preoccupation with much attention given to reducing cholesterol content in foods yet cholesterols are necessary components of sound diets.

Mr. Blumenthal captured national attention when he announced in early April that Connecticut would become the first state to sue the U.S. Department of Education over its implementation of the NCLB law.

The debate over the bill brought national attention, with inevitable comparisons to the state's famous «monkey trial» more than 70 years ago.

Those holding the neutral position declined from 44 percent to 36 percent between 2009 and 2010, likely reflecting the heightened attention to charter schools in national debates over education reform (see Figure 2).

Over the decade, we have witnessed — perhaps contributed to — the advance of school reform: the proliferation of school choice from vouchers to tax credits, charters, and online learning; the evolution of accountability's focus from schools to teachers; renewed attention to national standards; and a more realistic understanding of the uncertain connection between educational expenditures and school quality.

This state activity is catching the attention of the data geeks over at the National Center for Education Statistics, which released a table of Art Education Policies by State in December 2014 using data collected by the Arts Education Partnership (AEP).

The study, released by a group that advocates for environmentally - sound buildings, is meant to draw attention to the condition of buildings that on weekdays house some 56 million students and teachers — more than one - sixth of the U.S. population — but that nevertheless attract little attention in the national debate over education policy and reform.

«It will be the largest piece of legislation regarding education that has passed in over a decade,» said Erin Tuttle, an Indiana mom who has gained national attention for fighting Common Core standards and has established herself as an effective advocate on the matter.

The process garnered national attention as the Cincinnati Enquirer ended up, «suing the school board and its new superintendent over the secretive process by which the superintendent was chosen for the job.

Although national attention has been focused elsewhere, there have been dramatic improvements in equality of school funding over the last two decades, many spurred by a series of state court rulings demanding more adequate school funding.

Senior Jamie Carcaterra, aka «Fat Girl,» uses her high - school newspaper column to expose discrimination against fat people; the controversy that ensues spills over into the community, attracting national attention.

Ohio National has an A + A.M. Best rating and is a non-captive company that has earned significant attention over the years for its whole life products.

The video, which encourages pet adoptions, has received over 1.1 million views since its launch and garnered national media attention.

By this time the story had attracted national and international media attention, with reporters descending on the scene from all over the world.

He first received national attention in 1989 when his art became the center of controversy over its use of the American flag while he was a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.