Sentences with phrase «said state»

Eight percent say state government is broken and beyond repair while only 1 % believe no adjustments are needed.

The provision would apply to the current funding dispute, said the state official, because the state of emergency is ongoing.

Yet six in 10 small firms said the state of the road network adversely affected their business.

She also said the state needs to focus more resources on environmental protection efforts and look at what it can do to reduce the impacts of climate change.

Another 17 employees are moving to other state agencies, and 59 more have accepted severance packages, said state education officials who announced the layoffs this month.

The governor says the state not been aggressive enough in its promotions in recent years.

The critics also said the state law wouldn't likely withstand a federal legal challenge.

But they also said state leaders needed to communicate to parents and the public how the grading system changed this year.

Two - thirds of residents say state lawmakers shouldn't pass tax increases or implement new rules until they first weigh the impact such actions would have on jobs.

There has been a slight decrease in the proportion of voters who say the state is in a recession.

Most adults (81 %) also say the state budget situation is at least somewhat of a problem for schools.

Fifty - one percent of voters say the state attorney general is most trusted to combat corruption, while 34 percent point to federal prosecutors.

A new report says state tax revenues increased in the final three months of last year as the improving economy boosted income and sales taxes receipts.

Forty - nine percent said state schools had «gotten worse,» as compared to 57 percent in 2012.

He also said the state legislature needed to take a more comprehensive look at the problem, to see if other communities may be facing similar challenges.

Experts say states with the healthiest and longest living pets also have the highest neutering and spaying rates, more pets living inside and fewer regional infectious diseases.

There is an old saying stating that you need a mature chicken to make a tasty soup, so this can be very much applied to mature women as well.

Sources said the state is working to resolve the problem and bring laid - off employees back as soon as possible.

Local educators say the state's new push for community schools could be a mechanism for getting more resources into schools with greater needs.

She also said the state planned to use a new system to track student performance back to teachers and to the teaching schools that trained them.

But opponents said the state should be first trying to make college more affordable for those in the country legally.

Critics say the state's election system makes it difficult, if not impossible, for even the most qualified candidates to win without large sums of money and vast political connections.

The group said each states of the country should be empowered to generate resources for its development.

The mayor said the state specifically did not provide sufficient funding for education and juvenile justice initiatives, forcing the city to spend more money to compensate for the cuts.

Forty - six percent of respondents said the state is heading in the right direction, compared with 42 percent who argue it's going the wrong way.

But others said states and local communities were better able to meet the educational needs of students.

She further said state governments in the country had key roles to play in the country's desire to achieve the economy's plan.

It also includes language saying the state can not prevent hemp commerce merely on the grounds that it is federally illegal.

An old weight - loss saying states the quicker you lose weight, the quicker you will gain it back.

In a sign of official encouragement, a Chinese business magazine said a state bank has provided $ 1 billion in loans to help companies with listings abroad move them to domestic exchanges.

Libraries say the state is short - changing them, and the fight is on.

The prime minister says these state - funded, start - up schools are «raising standards and restoring discipline».

The city and advocates for the homeless say the state shoulders significant blame for rising homelessness because of 2011 cuts to the Advantage rent - subsidy program.

At least one advocate for clean drinking water says the state should be acting with more urgency to ensure that water is safe to drink.

On the other, board members said state funding must follow the child.

Nearly two months ago, 51 % of registered voters statewide said the state was moving in the right direction, and 44 % said it was going in the wrong one.

Supporters say states, districts and individual schools would be free to surpass the national standards, just not fall below them.

While many of these children are failing to make the grade, education experts say state and federal policies are failing the students.

One source who is involved in the issue said state lawmakers have indicated they would push to get it changed before it takes effect.

The governor said the state is on higher alert right now.

The attorney general said the state needs to do more to defend against breaches.

But a business group is urging the commission not to recommend public campaign financing, and says state lawmakers should not adopt it.

The majority said the cap did not violate the constitutional right to a jury, saying the state legislature has the power to modify common - law rights.

You're the guy who says he states «facts», right?

64 percent said their state's standardized tests do not accurately measure student achievement; 28 percent said they do.

There is an old saying stating that «there is nothing really free», and when it comes to this kind of loans, the saying turns out to be just perfect.