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In its first year, CCSA and its growing membership have been actively involved in advocating for effective community solar policies in states across the country.

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WASHINGTON (AP)-- Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama - era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.

We evaluated renters insurance quotes for a sample policy in 95 cities across the state of Pennsylvania in order to determine which cities had the highest and lowest annual renters insurance costs.

Our members have helped move forward paid Family Leave policies in cities, counties and states across the nation, have helped pass affordable childcare policies in red and blue states alike, have also helped advance sick day policies in over a dozen cities and states across the nation, as well.

Kristin: MomsRising is working on all of those family economic security policy priorities in cities, counties and states across the country, educating leaders about what's happening with moms, and educating the media, as well as reaching out to moms and letting them know that they're not alone in their struggle, and that together, they can make change.

After the Framework was developed MDH held a series of community meetings across the state to engage the public in development of policy recommendations to improve outcomes and reduce disparities for infants, toddlers, their families, and their communities.

CSH programs have helped to establish policies and practices in states, districts, and schools across the nation, and will see continued success within the expanded Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.

«For years, Make the Road Action has mobilized communities from across the state to stand up to Governor Cuomo's destructive policies which put our values at odds with the needs of New York's communities of color,» Nixon said in a statement.

«This commission will convene the best minds in law enforcement and public policy from across New York to address weaknesses in the State's public corruption, election and campaign finance laws; generate transparency and accountability; and restore the public trust.»

«He is widely respected across the entire state, from Buffalo to Long Island and I can't think of a better friend or champion of effective and efficient government to have in my corner as I seek to reverse the Obama - Gillibrand policies that are destroying our nation's future.»

Or is there something about the way that modern state spending is set up (for example through long - term contracts with private suppliers, or through its changing composition across policy domains) that makes it harder than it might have been in the past to put the brakes on quickly?

Last year's event was attended by a rally by members of the New York State United Teachers Union across the street in protest of his educational policies.

This unprecedented policy saw to the successful simultaneous execution of phase one of the 35 development projects across the 17 councils in the state.

Ryan Ray covers politics and public policy in North Florida and across the state.

An insurance company can operate across state lines (for example, many large health care insurers sell plans in multiple states), but any policy they sell in a particular state currently has to adhere to that state's regulatory requirements.

In the final hours of their annual session, the Assembly and Senate last week quietly passed a handful of spending measures that steered $ 56 million to 1,675 pet projects across the state, according to the Empire Center for Public Policy.

To this end, the state, in collaboration with some donor agencies and in line with the Federal Government's Policy of establishing a functional health centre in each of the political wards across the country, is embarking on comprehensive renovating and reconstruction of primary health care facilities across the 18 local government areas.

At Cuomo's urging, SUNY recently adopted a new sexual assault policy that includes affirmative consent, and the governor is expected to push for legislation in the 2015 session that would extend that to all campuses across the state.

The BHA was a founding member of the Protest the Pope campaign, which condemned the policies of the Pope and his state, the Holy See, including their opposition to condom distribution in AIDS prevention programmes across the world.

The Employment Policies Institute has placed a full - page ad in today's New York Post, calling out Cuomo for his «uninformed views» on the $ 15 minimum wage, while the labor - backed «Fight for $ 15» campaign has pro-increase front - page ads in numerous papers across the state (including a commemorative Daily News wrap).

In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, Saraki stated that IDG2017 is an opportunity for law and policy - makers, community leaders and families to re-evaluate, highlight and scrutinize the unique challenges that girls across Nigeria facIn a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, Saraki stated that IDG2017 is an opportunity for law and policy - makers, community leaders and families to re-evaluate, highlight and scrutinize the unique challenges that girls across Nigeria facin Abuja, Saraki stated that IDG2017 is an opportunity for law and policy - makers, community leaders and families to re-evaluate, highlight and scrutinize the unique challenges that girls across Nigeria face.

The PPG and its hundreds of partners compile the agenda to help identify top policy actions that state and local government can act on in the coming year to improve the quality of life across the region.

She works most directly with local elected officials in Southern states and leads efforts on recruitment, engagement and policy support of members across the region.

For more on what these developments mean for the future of marijuana policy in New York State and across the country, WAMC's Patrick Donges spoke with Karen O'Keefe, director of state policies at the Marijuana Policy Prpolicy in New York State and across the country, WAMC's Patrick Donges spoke with Karen O'Keefe, director of state policies at the Marijuana Policy ProState and across the country, WAMC's Patrick Donges spoke with Karen O'Keefe, director of state policies at the Marijuana Policy Prostate policies at the Marijuana Policy PrPolicy Project.

Andrew Lansley MP: «Last Thursday, the local medical committees, which are the statutory bodies required to represent GPs across the country, met in conference and passed a vote of no confidence in the Secretary of State and the policies of the Labour Government.

That's not sound public policy, and we're seeing first - hand what is happening across the state in light of that.

He noted that another crucial aspects of Ghana's foreign policy objectives was the pursuit of economic diplomacy; stating that «Ghana's international relations over the years in terms of bilateral engagement as they relate to our economic diplomacy agenda had been varied across political dispensations.

«Andrew Cuomo is a bully whose failed policies are contributing to a mass exodus from communities all across this state,» Onondaga County Chairman Tom Dadey said in a statement.

After much reflection, I have decided to lend my hand to make a difference in states across the country, pushing policies and candidates that will create a fairer and more democratic future.

«Gov. Paterson's action today directing another 11 percent across the board cut in state operations reflects poor management and bad public policy.

Offering a history of broadband initiatives in Ulster County this past week, county Comptroller Elliott Auerbach noted a 2012 resolution supporting applications to the Connect NY Broadband Grant for broadband service to the towns of Denning, Wawarsing, Hardenburgh, and Rochester; a 2014 State of the County address request from County Executive Mike Hein to the Ulster County Legislature to set policy on «some important issues still facing Ulster County including Broadband expansion and improving internet access for county residents»; a request from the legislature later that same year «that the county executive develop a plan... and the plan should include a one year, two year and five year plus proposal for broadband expansion»; and resolutions and letters directed to the state Public Service Commission this year directing Verizon to provide high speed fiber optic internet across Ulster CoState of the County address request from County Executive Mike Hein to the Ulster County Legislature to set policy on «some important issues still facing Ulster County including Broadband expansion and improving internet access for county residents»; a request from the legislature later that same year «that the county executive develop a plan... and the plan should include a one year, two year and five year plus proposal for broadband expansion»; and resolutions and letters directed to the state Public Service Commission this year directing Verizon to provide high speed fiber optic internet across Ulster Costate Public Service Commission this year directing Verizon to provide high speed fiber optic internet across Ulster County.

Cuomo extended the policy to all state employees in 2013, and implemented across - the - board auto - deletion in February after all state email systems were consolidated.

Capital first reported in February that the policy was fully implemented across state agencies, prompting the mass - deletion of thousands of electronic messages.

As budget negotiations were going down to the wire in Albany, some 5,000 parents, teachers and students from across the state converged outside Gov. Cuomo's Midtown Manhattan office for a March 28 rally that marked the culmination of their months - long campaign to stop him from pushing through radical changes to public education policy favored by his Wall Street backers as part of the state budget.

This year's average proposed tax levy increase in school districts across New York State is 4.6 percent, up from about 3 percent a year ago, according to the Empire Center for New York State Policy.

«While Californians across the state exchange gifts this month in celebration of the holidays, its worth taking a minute to reflect on the year - round, not - so - secret Santa happening in the state Capitol,» said Sarah Swanbeck, policy and legislative affairs advocate for CA Common Cause.

«We will be the change required by this moment — in policy, in practice, in the workplace and all across society,» said Melissa DeRosa, Cuomo's Secretary and chair of the state Council on Women and Girls.

Universities across the United States and Europe are increasingly reshaping recruitment policies in order to attract and retain more junior faculty.

«With the federal government mired in partisan gridlock, now may be a time for state governments and social service agencies to take a closer look at their policies, and reach across borders to learn from their neighbors.»

In perhaps its most dramatic step, Congress would withhold more than $ 57 million from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) if the ARS doesn't update its animal care policies and ensure it has fully functioning Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees at 50 - odd locations across the country.

«To give young children a fair chance of life success, we need to strengthen basic safety net policies, including Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), expand Medicaid across all states so that parents will not be left in poor health without health coverage, and invest in programs that have proven effective in helping families overcome adversities so their children can thrive.»

Their results are based on surveys of inmates in state correctional facilities and data on state prison tobacco policies and deaths in prisons across the United States.

UCL (University College London) researchers analysed exposure levels of almost 30,000 non-smokers over the last decade across the United States in states with different anti-tobacco policies to assess the effect of government interveStates in states with different anti-tobacco policies to assess the effect of government intervestates with different anti-tobacco policies to assess the effect of government intervention.

«By rapidly advancing this bill, the Ohio House is needlessly jeopardizing jobs, private investment and rural development potential that wind energy has demonstrated in Ohio and across the nation,» said Andrew Gohn, Director, Eastern State Policy, for the American Wind Energy Association.

The annual cost of phantom student funding varies by the types of policies in place across different states.

The editors of Quality Counts gather and report a variety of measures that reflect current education and policy performance across all 50 states and the District of Columbia and, through comparison, encourage states to take actions that would lead to improvements in their ratings.

So the findings are very significant, and I mention that because these have yet to really drive policy across the United States and this is another example where good educators and then, in this case, good business people working together have really discovered a new element of a high school experience.

The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments June 7 in a case that could determine the future of school vouchers in the state and set the pace for school choice policies across the nation.

Since the state department of education not only designs tests but constructs numerous other policies that affect operations both in New York City and elsewhere in the state, it is of interest to learn whether New York City students do as well or better than students across the rest of the State of New state department of education not only designs tests but constructs numerous other policies that affect operations both in New York City and elsewhere in the state, it is of interest to learn whether New York City students do as well or better than students across the rest of the State of New state, it is of interest to learn whether New York City students do as well or better than students across the rest of the State of New State of New York.

We address this issue by comparing trends in student achievement across states that had varying degrees of prior experience with state school - accountability policies similar to those brought about by NCLB.