Sentences with phrase «prompt state leaders»

Joe Williams, the executive director of Democrats for Education Reform, a New York City - based political action committee, described as «breathtaking» the extent to which the Race to the Top competition seems to be prompting state leaders to pursue concrete policy changes.

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The tiff between the airline and the state government prompted speculation that Delta may relocate its HQ as Democratic leaders from other states appealed to the airline.

Last weekend's rental boat accident on Lake George has prompted Warren County leaders to discuss adopting a local law that would require those who want to rent boats in the county to take a state boating safety course.

The vote came a few months after the state's teachers unions, closely aligned with the Assembly, claimed a victory in December when the Regents, prompted by the governor and Legislative leaders, placed a moratorium on the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations.

Majority Leader Steven Thompson said aside from some changes in school spending prompted by the state budget, lawmakers agreed to Walsh's budget blueprint.

Two internal investigators with the state Thruway Authority were «separated» from their jobs in the past week following a state Inspector General's office probe that prompted the abrupt resignations of two authority leaders in December.

Sampson's group on Thursday held a press conference with Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle and State Senator Ted O'Brien, both Rochester Democrats, to tout a bill that would prompt an automatic vote on repealing a list of items that are deemed to be unfunded mandates.

Skelos becomes the second of New York's most powerful political leaders in nine days to be sentenced to prison for public corruption crimes, a double - whammy that has cemented the state government's reputation as an organization plagued by corruption and prompted widespread calls for ethics reforms in Albany.

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That decision prompted intense criticism from Democratic and Republican leaders in the state legislature, who said pay raises should be considered on their own terms instead of tied to other issues.

The corruption trials of Dean G. Skelos and Sheldon Silver, the former leaders of New York's Legislature, deepened voters» distrust of state government, and prompted public demands for root - and - branch ethics reform when lawmakers return to Albany next year.

Mr. Cuomo's abrupt scuttling of the Moreland Commission in 2014 following an agreement with the State Legislature prompted Mr. Bharara to take a closer look at the activities of the state's most influential figures — culminating in the corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos last DeceState Legislature prompted Mr. Bharara to take a closer look at the activities of the state's most influential figures — culminating in the corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos last Decestate's most influential figures — culminating in the corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos last DeceState Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos last December.

The dynamics have prompted New York progressive leaders to call for breakaway Democrats to return to the fold, form a Democratic majority conference, and pass legislation that is reflective of the heavily Democratic state.

While the massive rally has prompted New York City elected officials to be more responsive to the need to take action on climate change, it has had little impact on state and national political leaders who used their partisan gridlock to avoid needed action on this and many other critical issues while promoting increased wealth and tax giveaways for the 1 %.

Supporters of the approach say the state has prompted new discussion among the business and civic leaders of the areas in which the councils operate and has made it much easier to apply for and observe the decision - making process for how taxpayer funds are spent.

A spate of floods, droughts and heat waves is prompting city and state leaders to take bold steps to protect their people and property

Approved by the state board of education last month, the rule is meant to prompt changes in Maryland universities that train school leaders, said Mary Cary, an assistant superintendent in the state department of education.

An increase in negative publicity from states already using the new assessments (like New York), or (most likely) their expanded use this spring, could prompt union leaders to change their views, as well.

A state judge's threat to close some of North Carolina's lowest - performing high schools is prompting angry reactions among local education leaders, while also spurring state efforts to give the schools promised technical help.

Summary: Students who took the 2014 - 15 PARCC exams via computer tended to score lower than those who took the exams with paper and pencil — a revelation that prompts questions about the validity of the test results and poses potentially big problems for state and district leaders.

Then on Saturday, the state Senate approved a 4 percent raise, prompting angry union leaders to vow to stay out of the classroom indefinitely.