Sentences with phrase «officials in a number of states»

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A number of senior officials in the Trump government, however, argue that WikiLeaks is not a press organization at all, but a «non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia,» as CIA director Joe Pompeo referred to it in a recent speech.

«This is a large number of senior officials and oligarchs, many of whom are in the inner circle of Vladimir Putin and many of whom are facing sanctions for the first time as well as the state - owned enterprises,» the official said.

Sessions and some law enforcement officials in states such as Colorado blame legalization for a number of problems, including drug traffickers that take advantage of lax marijuana laws to illegally grow and ship the drug across state lines, where it can sell for much more.

This assessment is based on the decentralized nature of our election system in this country and the number of protections state and local election officials have in place.

20.02.18... The Estonian state needs to understand the necessity of a state reform that would cut the number of officials exercising public authority by half, prominent lawyer and former Minister of Justice Jüri Raidla said in a speech at a meeting dedicated to the centennial of the Republic of Estonia on Monday.

British Columbia declared its first state of emergency in 14 years as the number of people under evacuation from hundreds of wildfires reached 14,000 and provincial officials warned that the experience — along with last summer's catastrophic fires in Alberta — represent a «new normal» for many Canadian communities.

British Columbia declared its first state of emergency in 14 years as the number of people under evacuation from hundreds of wildfires reached 14,000 and provincial officials warned that the experience — along with last summer ’s

For comparison, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Texas state and county officials provided reporters with an updated number of casualties directly related to the storm daily.

Before the actual thesis regarding the essential limits of the official Church in influencing life in the concrete can be stated, even in respect of the knowledge necessary to such an influence (and not merely in respect of the factual attainment of such knowledge), a number of preliminary considerations are necessary.

In recent years in the United States there has been a mounting number of thefts by «respectable» white - collar employees and officials as well as by the usual professional criminalIn recent years in the United States there has been a mounting number of thefts by «respectable» white - collar employees and officials as well as by the usual professional criminalin the United States there has been a mounting number of thefts by «respectable» white - collar employees and officials as well as by the usual professional criminals.

A few weeks ago, Washington state health officials declared that we've reached «epidemic» flu levels, and in King County the number of ER flu cases is the highest it's been in five years.

The second map displays which team has the greater number of Facebook likes in each state; the states are color - coded to indicate which school has the most official likes on their team page in that state.

State education officials said there has been an increased focus on providing fresh fruits and vegetables in student lunches, as the state noted a significant increase in the past decade in the number of students who require meals at scState education officials said there has been an increased focus on providing fresh fruits and vegetables in student lunches, as the state noted a significant increase in the past decade in the number of students who require meals at scstate noted a significant increase in the past decade in the number of students who require meals at school.

Due in part to a backlash following this summers breakout at Clinton Correctional Facility, the number of state prison inmates tossed in solitary confinement has surpassed 4,000 for the first time in three years, despite vows by officials to limit its use.

The number of people who get diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years, federal health officials reported.

Pieces of official evidence seen by Citi News show that state officials of both the Transport and Finance Ministries broke a number of national laws in their supervision of the 3.6 million Ghana cedis bus branding contract executed by Smarttys.

Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan urged jurors to also consider the dozens of other witnesses and evidence presented — mostly emails from any number of state officials, including Percoco — that they say show Percoco and the businessmen engaged in a systemic pattern of bribe - making and receiving and Percoco - driven actions with state officials to try to help their companies.

Of course, the population of big cities was often growing very fast in the USSR, but this happened mostly following the official rules so that people populated state built and owned flats, according the established standard norm of population density, which specified the number of sq meters of living room per persoOf course, the population of big cities was often growing very fast in the USSR, but this happened mostly following the official rules so that people populated state built and owned flats, according the established standard norm of population density, which specified the number of sq meters of living room per persoof big cities was often growing very fast in the USSR, but this happened mostly following the official rules so that people populated state built and owned flats, according the established standard norm of population density, which specified the number of sq meters of living room per persoof population density, which specified the number of sq meters of living room per persoof sq meters of living room per persoof living room per person.

«Silver's case is factually almost nothing like McDonnell; there is no question that Silver took a number of official acts — most obviously, passing legislation and approving state grants and tax - exempt financing — as part of a quid pro quo in the Mesothelioma and Real Estate Schemes,» Judge Caproni wrote.

In a letter to Tom Allon, the president of City & State, Sen. Espaillat, joined by a number of other Latino elected officials, demanded that Airbnb be dropped as a SOMOS co-sponsor, claiming that the internet home - share middleman «exacerbates the housing crisis plaguing our communities... particularly the communities we represent.»

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

The cap proposal has been criticized as faulty and flawed by a number of New York City and state elected officials, including city Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from Brooklyn who is rumored to be mulling a run against de Blasio in 2017.

State officials are «in conversations with a number of potential strategic partners, locally and in the film industry,» who might run the film hub, Zemsky said.

The judge in the case noted that Silver took a «number of official acts — most obviously passing legislation and approving state grants and tax - exempt financing — as part of a quid pro quo, but there remained a «substantial question» on whether the court's jury instructions were valid in light of the McDonnell ruling.

The trial also offered testimony that a lobbyist conducted government business with a number of high - ranking Administration officials through private emails — not through government email addresses — in an apparent attempt to avoid the state's openness laws celebrated during Sunshine Week.

State education officials this week refused to approve any of the charter bids, citing a number of inconsistencies in their applications covering their budgets, curricula and overall missions.

In a question that asks about the job performance of federal, state and local officials, people in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives got the worst numbers, with more than 70 percent of those surveyed feeling their performance is «just fair» or «poor.&raquIn a question that asks about the job performance of federal, state and local officials, people in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives got the worst numbers, with more than 70 percent of those surveyed feeling their performance is «just fair» or «poor.&raquin the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives got the worst numbers, with more than 70 percent of those surveyed feeling their performance is «just fair» or «poor.»

In the letter dated 14 July 2017 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organization said that, «Public interest is not well served when government officials such as former governors, deputies supplement their emoluments in their current positions with life pensions and emoluments drawn from their states» meagre resources, and thereby prioritising their private or personal interests over and above the greatest happiness of the greatest number.&raquIn the letter dated 14 July 2017 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organization said that, «Public interest is not well served when government officials such as former governors, deputies supplement their emoluments in their current positions with life pensions and emoluments drawn from their states» meagre resources, and thereby prioritising their private or personal interests over and above the greatest happiness of the greatest number.&raquin their current positions with life pensions and emoluments drawn from their states» meagre resources, and thereby prioritising their private or personal interests over and above the greatest happiness of the greatest number.»

Quigley joined with a number of local northern Manhattan elected officials, including New York State Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez and New York City Councilmember Melissa Mark - Viverito, community leaders such as Department of Youth and Community Development's Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav and Supportive Children's Advocacy Network (SCAN)'s Executive Director Lewis Zuchman, and a host of residents, including local schoolchildren, for the center's unveiling in a late afternoon reception.

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.

State leaders and Thruway officials in recent years have undertaken a number of cost - cutting measures, including staff layoffs and having the State Police budget absorb the cost of patrolling the toll roads, an expense that had previously been on the Thruway's books.

Other dignitaries are filtering in with Former Presidents John Mahama and John Kufuor present along with a number of Members of Parliament and other State Officials.

The state Education Department dropped the number of raw points needed to hit proficiency levels in six of the 12 English and math exams given to students in grades 3 to 8, officials acknowledged.

At 1 p.m., an annual UFT survey has found that for the first time in five years the number of overcrowded NYC classrooms has shown a significant decline, UFT President Mike Mulgrew and elected officials will call on the state meet its obligations under the Contract for Excellence, including lowering all city classes to the state average, steps of Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers St., Manhattan.

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, a Queens Democrat, introduced legislation last week that would require officials who appoint board members of the state's public corporations to nominate women and men in similar numbers.

At the same meeting in which the top Wisconsin transportation official argued for raising more money for the state's roads, rails, harbors and airports, he acknowledged that the number of miles drivers are traveling has fallen behind predictions.

Neither state nor county officials can provide a precise number of children who are diagnosed with blood lead levels of 5 to 9 micrograms because the state's data collection system is not set up to track and and analyze the cases of children whose lead levels fall in the range.

These officials will still be counted in the total number of term - limited state senators in 2018.

In opposing the bill, a number of law enforcement officials, including Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright have said that the state already has enough protections for young people in the adult system — and the additional protections are unnecessary and could be dangerouIn opposing the bill, a number of law enforcement officials, including Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright have said that the state already has enough protections for young people in the adult system — and the additional protections are unnecessary and could be dangerouin the adult system — and the additional protections are unnecessary and could be dangerous.

Officials said they still need to calculate the exact number of youthful offenders who stand to be impacted by the change, the chief culprit in the state's late budget.

These officials will still be counted in the total number of term - limited state representatives in 2018.

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D - Queens) introduced legislation last week that would require officials who appoint board members of the state's public corporations to nominate women and men in similar numbers.

New York officials are preparing for a rise in the number of Puerto Ricans relocating to the state, following back - to - back hurricanes that wiped out much of the U.S. territory's infrastructure.

The state this year reduced the number of answers kids needed to get right on 11 of the 12 Common Core exams, fueling concerns that rising scores were inflated, but state education officials said the questions were «slightly more difficult» than those used in past years.

«There is no question that Silver took a number of official acts — most obviously passing legislation and approving state grants and tax - exempt financing — as part of a quid pro quo» in the charged schemes, the judge wrote.

NOW, the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States, was founded in 1966 and has hundreds of chapters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. NOW - NY and NOW - NYC, the New York City chapter, have advocated on a number of issues affecting girls and women, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence and child marriage — issues it has worked on with Cuomo and other elected offiStates, was founded in 1966 and has hundreds of chapters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. NOW - NY and NOW - NYC, the New York City chapter, have advocated on a number of issues affecting girls and women, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence and child marriage — issues it has worked on with Cuomo and other elected offistates and Washington, D.C. NOW - NY and NOW - NYC, the New York City chapter, have advocated on a number of issues affecting girls and women, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence and child marriage — issues it has worked on with Cuomo and other elected officials.

Following the Reigners Church building collapse in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Saturday, the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has released the official number of casualties.

A number of local, county and state officials were on hand in Poughkeepsie Thursday for the formal opening of the Dutchess County Stabilization Center.

A former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, has threatened to start a campaign against state officials including Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to force them to reduce the number of cars in their convoys.

County Sees Spike In New Flu Cases While the number of confirmed cases of influenza in Oneida County is small compared to last year's, there has been a spike locally during the holiday period and flu remains widespread throughout the State, health department officials said todaIn New Flu Cases While the number of confirmed cases of influenza in Oneida County is small compared to last year's, there has been a spike locally during the holiday period and flu remains widespread throughout the State, health department officials said todain Oneida County is small compared to last year's, there has been a spike locally during the holiday period and flu remains widespread throughout the State, health department officials said today.