Sentences with phrase «state officials started»

After New York City lost $ 260 million over the failure to agree on an evaluation system, state officials started drafting a plan in order for a system to be in...

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During the meeting, after pleasantries were exchanged, as I had done in many of the meetings I had and would have with foreign officials, I stated our desire for a fresh start in relations.

The United States has started to deploy missile defenses in South Korea that China views as a threat, Washington believes Beijing could do more to rein in Pyongyang's weapons programs, and prominent Trump administration officials and Trump himself have bashed China's trade practices.

«It was obvious, from the start, that the DoJ attorneys viewed state officials and the legislative majority and their staffs as a bunch of backwoods hayseed bigots who bemoan the abolition of the poll tax and pine for the days of literacy tests and lynchings,» Smith wrote.

The fire started when a spark from the unauthorized fireworks show ignited a separate batch of fireworks that were being stored at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, a few hours north of Kerala's state capital of Thiruvananthapuram, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the state's top elected official.

When asked whether Japan would be open to negotiating a bilateral trade pact with the United States, Ishihara said it was still uncertain whether U.S. trade officials would start such negotiations.

Official documentation released April 10 by the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) outlines findings from 32 Enforcement Division investigations into cryptocurrency - related companies for possible fraud, which spanned a four - week period starting December 18, 2017.

The office of our highest elected official is where separation of church and state should START.

Even ESPN's networks, which carried two of the five games on the schedule, relentlessly promoted next Thursday's Indiana — Ohio State Megacast as the official start of the season, but for those who passed on the day's other sporting events to get their first glimpse of the gridiron regardless of how modestly it may have been billed, there were a few moments worthy of carrying over into the real Week 1.

The Sun Devils» final game before the official start of the Herm Edwards era comes against an NC State team that has beaten just three teams that finished with winning records this year.

Following on from the Championship's final round of fixtures, Bolton manager, Jimmy Phillips stated that he had to leave Holding out of his starting line up, for this weekends clash against Fulham, after the club officials informed him that they did not wish to risk the youngster getting injured.

According to these sources, Lewis also said that former Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen — who is now the head coach at the University of Florida — met with him to discuss his recruitment by both Ole Miss and Mississippi State months in advance of the enforcement staff's official start of their investigation into Lewis's recruitment.

Tight end Mike Geisicki ran a 4.54 official 40 time, starting off what would be a profound NFL Combine for the Penn State product.

Arsenal's official confirmation further goes on to state that the player will start pre-season training in July along with his new teammates subject to the completion of all regulatory procedures.

Approximately 30,000 students will take up to three - hour - long field tests for new Common Core - based exams starting Monday — a week ahead of official state exams that will count students» scores in math and English.

The comments from high - ranking local and state officials joined a chorus of outrage that started late Thursday evening after the alternative weekly newspaper Artvoice published Paladino's response to a survey inquiring about his wishes for the New Year.

A report issued at the start of the July 4 weekend found just 408 jobs have been created, though state officials predict that thousands more new positions eventually will come.

Outside David Grandeau, a former state ethics oversight official, and now a blogger, said he thinks the closed door session was a «not a good way to start» the commission, calling the public portion of the meeting a «dog and pony show».

Bharara said he would go after the public pensions of elected officials convicted of corruption charges when they are sentenced, starting with two state lawmakers currently being prosecuted.

Ranzenhofer has started an online petition, available on his official New York State Senate web address.

The official added that the $ 1 billion pledged by the state to help revitalize the regional economy and the Start - Up New York program that provides tax breaks and other incentives to companies aligned with state universities has generated considerable interest from corporations outside the region.

The observance, which is open to the public, will start at 10:30 a.m. with a color guard from the Seneca Nation preceding Seneca, local, state and federal officials to the amphitheater, whe...

Evidence introduced in the ongoing corruption and bribery trial of former Yonkers Councilwoman Sandy Annabi has cast the spotlight on another public official: state Senator Tom Libous, who, according to witness testimony, pushed a law firm to hire his son — and inflate his starting salary — in exchange for steering government business toward the firm's practice.

The start of the petitioning period last Tuesday signaled the official kick - off of the 2010 campaign season, but state lawmakers are stuck in Albany while the budget battle drags on and their opponents capitalize on their absence back home.

Legalizing recreational marijuana in the state, Arnaud de Rauly explained, is like a «game of chess»: starting with «first - mover advantage» and then figuring out how advocates, elected officials and pubic policy stakeholders fit «into the big game.»

Dr. King, the state commissioner, said the disturbing nature of these records was part of the reason he and other state education officials recently recommended a ban starting next school year on the longstanding practice of teachers» grading their own students» tests and would urge districts to improve monitoring on test days.

A Working Families Party official told State Police she attended a meeting at LoPorto's restaurant after news of the scandal broke and said McDonough started the meeting by stating: «I don't want to be a (expletive) but I want to make sure that this conversation isn't being recorded.

The state has spent $ 28 million on ads so far, and administration officials have sought another $ 50 million to promote Start - Up, Miner said.

The poll comes in the wake of a stretch of high - profile corruption charges — including those facing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — 55 percent of voters say all state elected officials should be voted out of office so new representatives can start with a clean sState Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — 55 percent of voters say all state elected officials should be voted out of office so new representatives can start with a clean sstate elected officials should be voted out of office so new representatives can start with a clean slate.

Even if voters approve the proposition, it will only affect state and local officials who commit felony crimes, directly connected to their official duties, starting Jan. 1.

He writes that if the the league doesn't start voluntarily paying corporate income taxes, state officials should take action themselves considering that calls on the federal level have met strong resistance.

New York projects it will double the amount of tax breaks offered under the Start - Up NY program, budget documents show, even as state lawmakers grilled a top economic development official over making the program more transparent.

A coalition of liberal groups will start a pressure campaign designed to warn against providing tax benefits and other inducements to Amazon as state economic development officials seek to bring the online retailer's next headquarters to New York.

Some of the workers who were laid off on Friday at the state's SolarCity construction project in South Buffalo were back on the job early today, but many others remained sidelined as state officials worked to free up the money to start paying $ 82.5 million in past - due bills.

State officials promised late Friday that tens of millions of dollars will start flowing first thing next week to financially strapped contractors on the SolarCity construction project, saving the jobs of 200 workers laid off earlier in the day because the state had fallen months behind in paymState officials promised late Friday that tens of millions of dollars will start flowing first thing next week to financially strapped contractors on the SolarCity construction project, saving the jobs of 200 workers laid off earlier in the day because the state had fallen months behind in paymstate had fallen months behind in payments.

In other Niagara news, the plant plan was not on the January 28 list of projects awarded Start - UP NY status by state economic development officials.

Administration officials said the true deficit number at the start of the process was $ 4.4 billion and that keeping state spending to the 2 percent cap level — which got things down to a $ 1.7 billion deficit — took a combination of spending cuts and proposed tax increases.

ALBANY — When officials in late fall started to put all the pieces of a new state budget together for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to present in January, the gloomy talk started coming out of the Capitol's first floor where his budget staff is based.

As a result, administration officials have started huddling with their counterparts at the state comptroller's office to work through the consequences of a shutdown, warning that if the Legislature fails to approve the next emergency budget bill, due on Monday, the state would face unprecedented chaos.

The new state budget removes a requirement that businesses participating in the Start - Up NY tax - break program report annually on how many jobs they've created and how much money they've invested in their operations, state officials confirmed Thursday.

State and county officials will be available from 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. to answer questions informally prior to the start of the meeting.

The New York State Department of Transportation and the Westchester County Department of Public Works have started separate roadwork and construction projects throughout the town / village of Harrison in an effort to better accommodate drivers, town officials say.

By Sean Ryan State officials plan to use tax credits awarded Friday to drum up work for builders such as Jon Matthews, who started an electrical company this week.

Governor Cuomo offered some support to top state education officials, who are getting blow back for a rough start to the implementation of the new Common Core principles in schools.

Builders could start putting in footings and foundations for public buildings or places of employment without the approval of state officials if a bill before a Senate committee Tuesday becomes law.

«With two of the most prolific fundraisers and nationally prominent Democratic leaders rallying to support the state Senate Democrats, we're off to a good start to a successful election cycle,» the DSCC official told me.

The call comes after the Democratic - led Assembly on Wednesday grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's leading economic development official on START - UP NY and other projects aimed at stimulating job growth through state dollars and tax breaks.

The «what about us» chorus started up almost immediately, particularly from officials in Rochester (hometown of former mayor - turned - LG Bb Duffy), who feel they've been particularly screwed by the state of late and were also reeling from the news of Kodak's likely bankruptcy filing.

The budget bill establishing the larger report mistakenly repealed the reporting requirement for Start - Up NY companies, an official with the state Division of the Budget said last week.

There are plenty of state and local officials, starting with Governor Cuomo, who aggressively attempt to thwart news gathering efforts,» said Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney, who will moderate the panel.