Sentences with phrase «said the state official»

John Bacheller, a retired deputy commissioner at Empire State Development, the state economic development agency, said state officials launched the Empire Zones program out of an earnest, if misguided, effort to revive the long - suffering Rust Belt economy of Upstate New York.

At a news conference at the Long Island Welcome Center in Dix Hills earlier Tuesday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said state officials were working to clear roads filled with sleet and slush Tuesday before «the weather drops tonight and that slush freezes.

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey said state officials have quarantined and tested about 400 commercial and backyard flocks within 6.2 miles of the infected flocks.

Driscoll, now the acting executive director of the state Thruway Authority, said state officials realize the decision means the draft environmental impact statement — which ultimately will recommend a preferred option — will be delayed for an additional year.

New York Republicans said state officials have not proposed arming teachers accused Kaminsky of grandstanding and urged him to work on a school safety package with the Assembly.

Sources on Thursday said state officials were closing in on a deal that would allow for a $ 10,000 reimbursement for teacher certification for public schools, while parochial and community - based organizations hosting pre-K programs would be in line for a $ 7,000 reimbursement.

He said state officials had made feeble attempts to quantify what indirect results the state receives for its money.

«It's like buying a $ 2 million house and then, lo and behold, you can't make the mortgage payment,» says a state official who has examined the MTA's borrowing and spending.

But he does say state officials need to reinterpret it differently.

VanBuren says state officials are concerned the outdated code makes the city vulnerable to lawsuits, like the one filed by residents several years ago.

He says state officials are continuing to cover up abuse and deaths of the disabled.

Assembly Housing Committee Chairman Keith Wright summed up the current state of the negotiations in a statement released at around 10:30 on Tuesday night, saying state officials are «getting nowhere fast» with the talks on rent control.

Combined with the governor's restructuring board, which he sits on, and an early warning system for fiscally distressed communities, DiNapoli said state officials hope to avoid any municipalities officially going broke.

But Friedfel says state officials, once again, moved some cost items to other accounts to show spending being kept at the self - imposed 2 percent cap.

Howard Zemsky, the agency's CEO, has said state officials remain committed to finding a tenant and making the project a success.

She says state officials should all agree to one standard for release of papers through the state archives.

Cuomo said state officials are taking the threat very seriously, adding that the first line of defense is people in the transportation industry.

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

McLaughlin says state officials didn't act swiftly enough to address initial reports of the PFOA contamination in Hoosick Falls.

A Buffalo insider familiar with the project said state officials goofed by selecting DiPizio Construction in the first place.

According to the mayor said state officials said PFOA levels in the system would be diluted and «would not negatively impact the wastewater treatment plant» or the environment when discharged into the Hoosic River.»

Onondaga County Environment Director Travis Glazier said state officials have told him the signs won't help much.

Gazzola said state officials told him they already were aware of Talon's interest but wanted to make sure other companies knew of the project to submit competitive bids.

Simpson said he did not speak with Cuomo that day about the inland port, but said state officials are aware of his concerns.

Native groups say state officials had no right to issue permits for the project in March and say that research groups have mismanaged the mountain's summit, which is already home to 13 telescopes.

Fiddian - Green says state officials are well aware of this challenge, and the need to address it once new state standards are implemented.

Chapman said state officials analyzed results of SIG schools shifting from year two to year three of the grant and let districts know «if your achievement is flat or declining, we need to talk.»

State Superintendent John White said state officials recommended a few possible exams in subjects like foreign languages.

Governor Pat McCrory says state officials don't have enough information about what he calls unaccompanied children.

The Colorado Department of Education's chief test officer Joyce Zurkowski says state officials knew the first administration of 12th grade tests was going to be, «new, different and challenging.»

A longtime Indiana advisor says state officials need to proceed with caution as they consider the future of the statewide ISTEP + test.

What's more, say state officials, the complexity of today's assessment and accountability measures — and the state's responsibility to respond to identified problems — makes it almost inevitable that change is going to continue.

In its application, The Romine Group said state officials should expect one transition year, with marginal improvements in student performance in the subsequent years.

In California, a spokeswoman said state officials were concerned that the state's categorization as needing intervention «is more the result of the particular methodology used than of the actual performance of California's school districts.»

The city of Dallas says state officials have asked them to prepare The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center as a mega shelter to house Hurricane Harvey evacuees seeking safety from the deluge of rain and rising floodwaters along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Illinois Governor Blagojevich put out a release Sunday night saying state officials have been working on securing the plant in either Matoon or Tuscola for the past four years, The Chicago Sun - Times reports, while The Chicago Tribune quotes Texas FutureGen coordinator Scott Tinker as bragging that the contest is «Game over,» after Texas put together a nearly $ 1 billion financial incentive package to entice the project's coordinators.

Speaking Wednesday night on the Fox News cable network, Bondi said state officials are reaching out directly to families with necessary paperwork to begin the process of providing the services.

Not exact matches

He can only regain credibility if he abandons such public naivete, said Steve Sestanovich, a senior fellow for Russian studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former State Department official.

The White House chief of staff, John Kelly, also said on Thursday that US officials had «arrangements to transport them back to the United States, or to Canada, anywhere they wanted to go.»

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the two blasts in the capital, which killed at least 26 people, including four police, and wounded 49 seriously, Hashmat Stanekzai, a senior police official, said.

THE OFFICIAL REACTION: Finance Minister Vítor Gaspar said the ratings cut failed to reflect broad political support for the country's latest financial rescue program, and also a new income tax which he portrayed as «proof of the government's determination» to meet stated deficit targets.

State officials said had been closed.

«Tomorrow the president will announce the actions he has decided to take based on USTR's 301 investigation into China's state - led, market - distorting efforts to force, pressure, and steal U.S. technologies and intellectual property,» White House official Raj Shah said in an emailed statement ahead of the announcement.

The United States, which in July said would take «strong and swift economic actions» if President Nicolas Maduro goes ahead with the Constituent Assembly, could also further sanction senior Venezuelan officials after acting against 13 prominent figures last week.

A week before that, Loy Yang — which operates on coal — was again backed up by Hornsdale within four seconds, a «record» time, state officials said, according to local media reports.

Trump's administration was unified in the view that U.S. jobs were endangered by what it called China's forced technology transfers and state - directed intellectual property theft, the official said.

In the Hawaii case, a doctor recognized the possibility of a Zika infection in the newborn baby and alerted state officials, the health department said.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that Trump administration officials said the United States would not pull out of the agreement and had offered to re-engage in the deal.

A federal health ministry official said states were following standard protocols and there was «nothing to worry» about.

«Washington will no longer be a roadblock to progress; Washington will be your partner,» Trump said at a meeting with various state officials Monday while describing his plan.