Sentences with phrase «other state in the union»

North Carolina is the only other state in the union to try 16 and 17 - year - olds as adults.

Unlike many other states in the union, Nevada does not have any statutes governing dog bites.

When Mitt Romney outlined his proposal for reforming healthcare to the Florida Medical Association today, he seemed to be saying that Massachusetts's path to healthcare reform was a good route to follow — unless you were any other state in the union.

In 2013 the state generated more energy from the wind than any other state in the union — an amount equivalent to about half of Alberta's total power supply.

When it comes to cultured dairy products, New York dairy processors manufacture more cottage cheese and sour cream than any other state in the union.

I don't think that's the way we should be going — no other state in the union has done that and I just don't think it's right for the state of New York either.

They also spend more on teacher salaries than any other state in the union.

The fact is that New York spends more on education per student than any other state in the union — an average $ 18,126 each, according to the latest federal data.

New Yorkers — who lead the nation in per capita state taxes, whose schools spend more than any other state in the union per student (with less than mediocre results to show for it), who rank dead last in surveys of where companies would locate new businesses — New Yorkers should storm the capital, evict the purported «leaders», turn the building into condominiums and re-locate the «state capitol» to a double - wide on Lafayette Park.

Florida is an interesting place to explore this issue, because students there have been improving at a faster rate than any other state in the union, according to Matt Ladner at the Goldwater Institute.

Assuming it's true — state officials seemed to waffle, fiddle, and redefine when asked tough questions by reporters — this would go a long way toward explaining why Texas has for years had a rate of special - ed placements below just about every other state in the union, and far below a handful of jurisdictions (such as Massachusetts) that are pushing 20 percent.

Aside from the great weather, that is one other great thing about HI in comparison to some of the other states in the union.

Same as every other state in the Union, same with every other nation on Earth.

In Alabama, unlike any other State in the Union, the trial judge has unbridled discretion to sentence the defendant to death — even though a jury has determined that death is an inappropriate penalty, and even though no basis exists for believing that any other reasonable, properly instructed jury would impose a death sentence.

Kansas requires liability plans, as does almost every other state in the union.

Alaska -LRB--22.5 %), Arizona -LRB--2 %), Minnesota -LRB--15.1 %) and North Dakota -LRB--9.8 %) all saw premiums for their lowest - priced silver plans go down, setting them apart from every other state in the union.

Utah is similar to every other state in the Union in that it requires its motorists to carry a minimum amount of car insurance in order to drive legally.

The state capital is Montpelier, VT and no other state in the Union has a capital city with a population as small as this one.

Arizona, similar to almost every other state in the Union, requires that some level of automobile insurance be maintained on every vehicle.

Of course, every state has its own laws and requirements, but when shopping for a new policy, examining an existing one, or comparing auto insurance quotes, Hawaii is much like the other states in the union.

Why the top ten ranking for home insurance, when Arkansans pay less for auto insurance than all but 14 other states in the Union?

The Sunshine State has more toll roads, bridges and causeways than any other state in the union.