Sentences with phrase «number of states support»

Today, an increasing number of states support school readiness programs, recognizing that high quality early childhood education positively affects all children's success in school and the quality of their future.

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It is worth noting, though, that continent - wide surveys conducted since Brexit show that support for the EU generally remains reasonably high across the 27 remaining member states despite the rise of populist movements, bar the obvious exception of Greece, which has been in an economic stand - off with the EU for a number of years.

The economy had caught a cold, but a number of states suddenly found themselves on fiscal life support.

We evaluated the states on their support for innovation, the number of patents issued to their residents, and the deployment of broadband services.

We evaluate the states on their support for innovation, the number of patents issued to their residents, and the record of high - tech business formation.

The unanimous vote by the California Air Resources Board has the support of a number of top politicians in the state, including Gov. Jerry Brown and several mayors, all of whom have pledged to resist the President's potentially damaging environmental policies, the New York Times reports.

President Donald Trump expressed support for medical marijuana on the campaign trail, but his administration has hinted at a possible crackdown on the growing number of U.S. states that have legalized marijuana sales in some form.

In its paper, the BPP Group raises a number of concerns regarding the hard regulatory approach suggested by the Directive proposals and calls upon the European Commission, Parliament and national governments to support the proportionate, principles - based approach to service supplier oversight overwhelmingly supported by shareholders that is embodied in the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis, stating that «unwarranted or disproportionate legislation may inhibit the provision of independent information and services that assist investors in the exercise of the very rights and responsibilities that the Directive aims to foster and support.»

It echoed Blaine's amendment, but broadened its rejection of state funding to exclude all religious bodies: «Neither Congress nor any State shall make any law... taxing the people of any State, either directly or indirectly, for the support of any sect or religious body or of any number of sects or religious bodies.&rstate funding to exclude all religious bodies: «Neither Congress nor any State shall make any law... taxing the people of any State, either directly or indirectly, for the support of any sect or religious body or of any number of sects or religious bodies.&rState shall make any law... taxing the people of any State, either directly or indirectly, for the support of any sect or religious body or of any number of sects or religious bodies.&rState, either directly or indirectly, for the support of any sect or religious body or of any number of sects or religious bodies.»

Falwell spoke for a large number of Christian Zionists in the U.S., Christians who believe that the modern state of Israel is the fulfillment of biblical prophecy and so deserves unconditional political, financial and religious support.

The NAACP vote came about two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his support for gay marriage, setting off a flurry of political activity in a number of states.

The church - related groups supported a number of justice - related issues, and chief among the groups were the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, the Communication Commission of the National Council of Churches, the United States Catholic Conference, and the Inter-religious Committee for Corporate Responsibility.

Despite the range, readers (or viewers) who support their own media are few in number and this limits the resources of any communications outside of advertising or state sponsorship.

Thus a large number of Separatist congregations cut themselves off from the State - supported Congregational churches and became Baptists.

The platform planks for «32 embodied a number of Century concerns: U.S. adherence to the World Court protocol; U.S. entry into the League of Nations, provided that its covenant be amended to eliminate military sanctions; U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union (which was granted a year later); the safeguarding of the rights of conscientious objectors (including those denied citizenship, such as Canadian - born theologian D. C. Macintosh of Yale Divinity School); the abolition of compulsory military training in state - supported educational institutions other than military and naval academies; emergency measures for relief and public - works employment; the securing of constitutional rights for minorities; the reduction of gross inequality of income by steeply progressive rates of taxation on large incomes; «progressive socialization of the ownership and control of natural resources, public utilities and basic industries»; «the nationalization of our entire banking system»; and so on (June 8, 1932).

The phenomenon is that the huge numbers of Protestants in the United States support almost no distinctively Christian program in higher education other....

The phenomenon is that the huge numbers of Protestants in the United States support almost no distinctively Christian program in higher education other than theological seminaries.

To his utmost disappointment, the large number of German Christians supported the Nazi state, as distinct from the Confessing Church which opposed it.

A recent study by the Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good finds that social and economic supports such as benefits for pregnant women and mothers and economic assistance to low - income families have contributed significantly to reducing the number of abortions in the United States over the past twenty years.

This addition has also apparently been approved by FOM and supports Liberty Media's well - known intention to increase the number of races in the United States.

After 785 student - athletes raced 1000s of miles supported by 1000s of coaches, parents, and supporters in the historic Dirt Club venue SoCal came out ahead in the number of individual state championships won (7 - 4) but NorCal showed its strength in depth by winning all three divisions of team competition.

But between lack of support in many hospitals across a number of states, even moms with the drive to succeed at nursing may not have the right knowledge to make it happen.

In the United States, breastfeeding education, promotion, and support is available for an increasing number of mothers who give birth.

A number of Democratic Senate candidates have been calling on GOP incumbents to declare whether they're formally supporting Paladino — something two of his fellow statewide contenders, Dan Donovan (AG) and Harry Wilson (state comptroller), have refused to do.

Int he US, in the small number of states that use Open primaries, all voters that register to support your party and those that have not registered to support a different party get to vote in the selection.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules or any rule of the House of Representatives, to demonstrate the support required of this paragraph a certificate evidencing the affirmative written support of the required number of permanently seated delegates from each of the eight (8) or more states shall have been submitted to the secretary of the convention not later than one (1) hour prior to the placing of the names of candidates for nomination pursuant to this rule and the established order of business.»

But another contender, Gary Berntsen, has the support of four of the state GOP regional vice chairs and a number of upstate county chairs, too.

The BHA opposes state funding of Steiner schools because of concerns about pseudoscience on the curriculum (including scepticism of evolution and vaccinations and support for homeopathy), homeopathy being given to pupils by the schools» «anthroposophical doctors», and the fact that a number of private and at least one state school has opted out of providing vaccinations.

We already know that Huckabee's counting on viral emails to build support beyond the initial primary states, and this list clearly gives him access to a huge number of potential opinion leaders — the kind of people whose friends and family listen to them.

So when you have an overwhelming — and it is overwhelming — number of members of the state committee who simply want to come there and support him and endorse him, I m not going to see to it that he's embarrassed on my watch if I can avoid it.»

The New York Times reports that Paul's campaign is focusing on the caucus states, where the rules of the game means that even modest support can be translated into a significant number of delegates for the convention is a campaign plays its cards right.)

An constitutional convention is opposed by the most powerful incumebnts in the state and supported by a number of reform groups.

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The signatories also pledged their support for expanding the number of charter schools that can be established in New York State.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office has been grinding out legal briefs and filings against a number of moves by the Trump Administration and the latest one supports an Hawaiian court's partial halt to the president's travel ban.

Levy went on to note that a number of the cost - saving measures Paterson says he supports, including the property tax cap and wage freeze for state employees (or, alternatively, layoffs), were not included in the governor's proposed budget.

The Governor also announced a number of initiatives to continue to support the fishing and tourism industry in New York State:

«Right now I'm supporting Hillary Clinton for the United States and as the borough president, there are a number of congressional seats throughout our borough that people are asking for my support and there is also the state Legislature so I want to get through 2016 first and then you can ask me,» Diaz said.

Furthermore, the majority of those voters support the right to own an unregulated and unlimited number of fire arms, support lower taxes for the wealthy, and regard state healthcare as some kind of hideous Marxism.

In the 1998 reshuffle Angela was moved to the Department of Social Security, again as a Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State, where she had a number of responsibilities including Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance, Family Tax Credits and the Benefits Agency.

The BHA has long - standing concerns about Steiner schools including pseudoscience on the curriculum (including scepticism of evolution and vaccinations and support for homeopathy), homeopathy being given to pupils by the schools» «anthroposophical doctors», and the fact that a number of private and at least one state school has opted out of providing vaccinations.

In an email to supporters, WFP State Director Bill Lipton points out there's a number of things the party is behind in the new budget, including a renters tax credit, funding for pre-Kindergarten programs and increased support for child care.

He was joined by a large contingent of constituents (including the local «Red Hats» group shown ^ with the Senator and with members of the Morris Park Community Association shown >), largely from the Morris Park area where Klein grew up and currently lives, as well as a number of sitting Bronx elected officials and former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, who all resoundingly disputed Koppel's critique of the Senator and pledged their support to challenge other Democrats from other areas of the city and state.

Approval ratio numbers for senators show a predictable erosion of support for Democrats running in red states.

Her campaign garnered support from three Republican U.S. representatives from southern and central California — Ed Royce, Paul Cook, and Mimi Walters — as well as a number of Republican state legislators and Bob Huff, the Republican senator who represented District 29 before Newman.

Federal investigators have subpoenaed Cuomo's office, known as his «executive chamber,» as well as a number of state agencies, the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute and private businesses as part of a probe of state - supported projstate agencies, the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute and private businesses as part of a probe of state - supported projState University of New York Polytechnic Institute and private businesses as part of a probe of state - supported projstate - supported projects.

A leading charter - school advocate said Friday that Mayor de Blasio's hopes of extending mayoral control of city schools are tied to Hizzoner supporting a hike in the number of charters allowed in the state.

Bipartisanship has been a big focus in this race, with Maloney touting the support he has received from a number of local GOP elected officials — especially state Sen. Bill Larkin — in the closely - divded district.

I have repeatedly called on the Department to publish these statistics, following the ruling from the Information Commissioner in April which stated that they should publish data on the number of people who were in receipt of employment and support allowance and incapacity benefit who have died since November 2011, including those found fit for work.

At the same time, there's broad public support for a number of anti-corruption measures before the state Legislature this year, with the broadest backing given to a plan to strip public officials convicted of a felony of their pensions, 84 percent to 14 percent.