Sentences with phrase «state made major changes»

Responding to rulings by the New Hampshire Supreme Court in the several Claremont cases against the state's school finance system, the state made major changes in 1999, switching from a local to a statewide property tax.

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As more cities and states begin mandatory nutrition labeling on menus — so far New York City, Oregon, California and several major cities, with similar legislation pending in 15 states — Repole sees consumers making a major change in their eating habits.

In the study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute write that widely quoted U.S. State Department findings that the oilsands pipeline wouldn't make a significant difference missed a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Some have stated that unless major reforms are implemented ecologically, that by 2037, the earth may be unable to sustain life as we now have, with climate change now accepted as fact, whereby scientists (IPCC or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) are now saying that they are 95 percent sure that global warming is man - made, using the words «extemely likely&rchange now accepted as fact, whereby scientists (IPCC or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) are now saying that they are 95 percent sure that global warming is man - made, using the words «extemely likely&rChange) are now saying that they are 95 percent sure that global warming is man - made, using the words «extemely likely».

-- Both the Oklahoma City Thunder -LRB--5.5 vs. Los Angeles) and the Indiana Pacers -LRB--4 vs. Washington) lost their Game 1 matchups and fit the criteria for our updated NBA Playoff Zig - Zag Theory — After losing their first round series against the Clippers, the Golden State Warriors have made a major change:

Governor Cuomo's budget makes no major change in the Essential Plan — a low - cost state - sponsored health plan — despite the loss of almost $ 1 billion in federal aid.

The State Environmental Conservation Department is making apparent major changes in its rules for air emissions.

Lawmakers told the Cuomo administration energy officials that while they know they can't change the bailout deal now, they hope in the future they can have more transparency when making major decisions about the state's energy future.

I don't think you can find another year in the state's history where you saw the number of changes and the major changes that were made in the legislative year, the change in leadership, etc..

New Yorkers will soon get a chance to decide whether to hold a constitutional convention in New York — but some government reform groups say some major changes need to be made first — including banning double dipping by state lawmakers who might become delegates.

A behind - the - scenes effort to make major changes to the sprawling but creaky state Workers» Compensation Board is off the table and unlikely to be part of the 2016 - 17 budget, those on both sides of the issue acknowledged.

McMahon says Cuomo's kept a lid on spending without making major changes to state government, because he's benefited from several events over the past few years.

Cuomo has continued to repeat that he will not make major changes to the bill, however a Chautauqua Supreme Court Judge the Hon. Deborah Chimes has said the state must make a case for the constitutionality of the bill before April 29.

New York Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says the state has made major changes to the Common Core English and math assessments since last year when 1 in 5 students refused to take them.

State Senator Jim Seward is co-sponsoring legislation that if approved would make major changes in New

The schedule called for the New York State Legislature to be home for the summer by this week, but lawmakers are still in Albany as legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo try to reach agreement on a number of major issues, including making the 2 percent tax cap permanent, and changes to the charter school limit.

State Senator Jim Seward is co-sponsoring legislation that if approved would make major changes in New York State education policy.

New Yorkers will soon get a chance to decide whether to hold a constitutional convention in New York - but some government reform groups say there needs to be some major changes made first - including banning double dipping by state lawmakers who might become delegates.

New Yorkers will soon get a chance to decide whether to hold a constitutional convention in New York, but some government reform groups say there needs to be some major changes made first - including banning double dipping by state lawmakers who might become delegates.

Although it may be relatively easy to gain access to the Social Security and driver's license numbers needed to make changes to voter information, Sweeney said states may have additional security — such as having officials review and confirm address changes — that could halt an attack before major damage is done.

Result: A report to which Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers made major contributions is providing the scientific foundation for climate change preparation and planning in Washington State.

The same interference is at play with their similar claim that «Teachers in the five study states have made major changes [emphasis in the original] in their lesson plans and instructional materials to meet the CCSS» (p. 3).

«Don't,» says Brownsburg Superintendent Jim Snapp, a member of the A-F panel tasked with revising the state's accountability system for schools, «let the State Board make major changes to a program we have spent significant time developing.&rstate's accountability system for schools, «let the State Board make major changes to a program we have spent significant time developing.&rState Board make major changes to a program we have spent significant time developing.»

The lack of college readiness begins in K - 12 classrooms, and state lawmakers have made major changes aimed at beefing up the rigors of coursework.

First, we identified how many states have made changes to the standards and whether these changes were minor (additions and edits to several standards) or major (addition and edits to most standards [2]-RRB-.

Of the remaining third, most states have made only minor changes or additions to the standards while several states (New York, Colorado, and Pennsylvania) have made major changes.

Somewhat more changes were made in ELA, with only 20 states adopting verbatim, 21 making minor changes, and three making major changes.

«I'm accepting the fact that the most important thing we can do right now is provide information on the major changes that I think have been made and work to really get the trust back from parents and teachers and administrators across the state.»

We are talking about billionaires and millionaires and the major education reform companies, organizations and foundations dumping tens of millions of dollars into state and local efforts to elect handpicked accomplices or even, where necessary, changing the rules to make it easier to open charter schools and dismantle the core elements of a broad - based public education system.

(Calif.) After a marathon hearing and a surprise visit by the governor last week, members of the California State Board of Education are not expected to make any major changes to a set of temporary regulations governing use of billions in new state money for schools during the coming year - long process to set permanent rState Board of Education are not expected to make any major changes to a set of temporary regulations governing use of billions in new state money for schools during the coming year - long process to set permanent rstate money for schools during the coming year - long process to set permanent rules.

«They would have to make major changes of the sort the state has never been willing to make.

The reason for the change lies with a settlement the major credit bureaus made in 2015 with 31 state attorneys general, where the bureaus agreed to adopt more stringent policies with regard to credit reporting and the amount of information needed to link tax liens and civil judgments to individuals.

The major grievance seemed to be that the changes made the game feel significantly slower than before, and as such Blizzard have reverted some of the abilities to their previous state.

In the 1940s and 1950s, the United States made its first major contribution to the international art world with a painting style that would fundamentally change twentieth - century art.

Various updates A lot has changed in Florida since Oct. 22, 2005, when Hurricane Wilma roared west to east across the peninsula at Category 3 strength, making it the last major hurricane (storms in that category and stronger) to come ashore in the United States.

(This is the second article in a three part series discussing major changes made by the Michigan Legislature to energy utility regulation in the state.

For example, we were told by the IPCC that milder winter temperatures will decrease heavy snowstorms... After the winters of 2009 - 10 and 2010 - 11, we are told the opposite by advocates of the IPCC position, Climate Change Makes Major Snowstorms More Likely... The non-falsifiable hypotheses can be stated this way, whatever happens is consistent with my hypothesis.

Ed Perlmutter, a representative from a major oil and gas state, says climate change will likely make the industry less profitable, and that local communities should have some regulatory power.

The rise in atmospheric CO2 levels is, of course, not only attributable to the US ghg emissions, yet the United States has played a major blocking role in preventing international action on climate change up until the recent more constructive role of the Obama administration which recently made commitments before the December Paris meeting to reduce US CO2 emissions by 26 % to 28 % by 2025 below 2005 levels.

Stating that nothing major will be detectable within 100 years confirms the bias of those (numerous) persons who believe that climate change is nothing major and that nothing should be done, so let us just make some more research and see how things go in 100 years — whereas producing continuous forecasts from the short - term to long - term should force people to confront the evolution and take decisions now.

In June of 2015 in her first major speech after announcing her candidacy she laid out her plan for how she is going to combat climate change, claiming that she could create jobs while maintaining the commitments the United States has made to fight climate change worldwide by citing the importance of green jobs.

Todd Stern, the State Department's special envoy for climate change, said de Boer was «an enormously dedicated leader in the fight against global climate change and has made a major contribution in advancing that effort.»

represented upwards of 600 pro bono clients since 2013, achieving life - changing results for individuals and making major contributions on issues of equal justice in the United States and internationally.

No - fault auto insurance law could have a major impact on hospitals Michigan lawmakers are considering making changes to the state's no - fault auto insurance law in order to address the issues concerning expensive insurance coverage and the cost of medical care.

The law states that any change in a parenting plan must be in the best interests of the child, and that revisions should only be made when there has been a major change in the life of a child or a parent that requires the revision.

The measure would have expanded the ability of states to seek waivers from the ACA's rating and benefit requirements, eliminated the individual and employer mandates requiring individuals to have coverage and employer to offer coverage to employees, and make major changes to the ways in which state Medicaid programs are funded.