Sentences with phrase «states vying»

However, with many states vying to become the most crypto - friendly, expect other states to follow suit.

Reform funding, including the first - ever $ 5 billion Incentive Fund has the potential to create a «race to the top» among states vying for the money, she said.

This wouldn't have happened without the program's competition - style design, with states vying for (relatively) scarce money.

In the race between states vying for startup businesses, Texas proposes to sweeten the deal with a new proposal that exempts crowdfunding initiatives from state securities laws.

Time for things to get nasty as states vie for business.

So the US Federal government got a state vying to entry into the Union to put aside their religious convictions.

Mayor Patrick Madden's administration will ask the Troy Capital Resource Corporation, a public authority it controls, to contribute $ 10,000 to its effort this year to compete in the anticipated third round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Downtown Revitalization Initiative, which involves cities within nearly a dozen designated regions across the state vying for $ 10 million grants.

third round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Downtown Revitalization Initiative, which involves cities within nearly a dozen designated regions across the state vying for $ 10 million grants.

The federal government's Race to the Top competition had states vie for cash by doing such things as formalizing their teacher evaluations to include student test scores.

Shortly after Obama's inauguration, the new president launched the Race to the Top competition, which let recession - addled states vie for billions in extra stimulus funding in exchange for agreeing to certain education reforms.

National Council on Teacher Quality attributed the rapid pace of change to the Race to the Top, the federal government competition that had recession - addled states vie for money in exchange for implementing education reforms, such as teacher evaluations.

Notably, the «National Council on Teacher Quality attributed the rapid pace of change to the Race to the Top, the federal government competition that had recession - addled states vie for money in exchange for implementing education reforms, such as teacher evaluations.»

Not exact matches

In many places, such as in California and Colorado, businesses and communities vie against each other to win potentially lucrative licenses from the state for creating and operating marijuana cultivation centers and retail outlets.

She plans to revisit the idea once in office, with an eye to addressing some of the failings of the current law, which allows for private insurers to vie for customers on federal and state - run health insurance exchanges.

China has openly stated that it wants to grow its own domestic aerospace industry so that in future it can vie with the likes of Boeing and Airbus.

Until then, the five states below, which top the list for the highest number of exemptions offered, are already vying to become the drone capital of the country:

Behind them, Republican candidates Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Ben Carson could be vying in South Carolina to keep their campaigns alive before the presidential race rapidly picks up steam in March when dozens of states hold nominating contests.

WA Business News understands that at least three States on the east coast are vying to attract the project.

And in the United States the New England grocery chain Market Basket faced employee protests and lost $ 583 million in sales as two cousins — one a board member, the other the chief executive, both grandsons of the founder — publicly vied for control of the company.

Michael Anthony Peroutka and David Whitney, who are vying for the same seat on the Anne Arundel County Council, are members of the League of the South, an organization whose stated goal is the secession of Southern states.Peroutka also believes elected...

But it is part of the equation in Harrisburg, as both cities — and possibly other areas in the state — vie for Wolf's blessing as they attempt to land the coveted prize.

This means that China is now vying with Japan to be the third largest exporter globally, behind the United States and Germany (Graph 21).

Surprisingly, nine of those states are home to 11 of the 20 finalist cities vying for Amazon's second headquarters.

The Fiery Food Challenge is a competition that invites hot, «really hot», spicy and zesty foods and fiery food - related products to be submitted by those folks vying for the prestigious Golden Chile Award — one of only two «fiery» food awards that stand out in the United States.

Instead of vying for votes he's filling his plate as host of the new food and travel series State Plate.»

Senior Alex Felix owns 17 of those, and will vie for his fourth state medal this year.

While this will obviously be a popular decision in the North end of the state, it's likely to have a negative affect in Southern California where there are often many more top tier programs vying for the Open Division.

There are eight teams who can realistically vie for one of the four playoff spots: Mississippi State, Oregon, Florida State, TCU, Alabama, Arizona State, Baylor and Ohio State — all of whom have one loss or less.

He continued to vie with Florida State's Bobby Bowden for the most all - time major college wins until Bowden retired in 2009.

News of Mkhitaryan's potential availability has alerted the attention of three of the Premier League's richest clubs, with the Express report stating that Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea are all vying to sign him.

LINCOLN, MA — Hundreds of bird enthusiasts throughout the state will vie to spot the most species in a 24 - hour period during Mass Audubon's annual Bird - a-thon competition and fundraiser.

My daughter's drill team was competing in the Contest of Champions with drill teams, state champions all, from all over the nation vying for national honors.

The candidates vying to fill the Westchester County state Senate district have in recent days began to coalesce around issues ahead of what's expected to be a crucial special election scheduled for April 24.

The state Conservative Party has given its nod to Elise Stefanik, one of two Republicans contenders (as of today) vying for the North Country House seat of retiring Democratic Rep. Bill Owens, ensuring her a ballot line in the November general election regardless of the outcome of the June GOP primary.

With concern setting in among downstate Republican leaders that the three declared candidates vying for the nomination to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the fall will be crushed, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox called Rep. Bob Turner this weekend about possibly jumping into the race, a source familiar with the conversation said.

Rice now has the support of two erstwhile AG candidates who were poised to challenge her status as the only woman in the five - person field of Democrats vying to replace Andrew Cuomo as the state's top attorney.

At the very end of the piece, Freedlander asked Mondello, the former state GOP chairman, for his «take» on one of the five Democrats vying to replace AG Andrew Cuomo, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice.

A new poll finds that most New Yorkers have no idea who's vying to become the state's next attorney general.

Marc Molinaro will now vie with state Sen. John DeFrancisco and Joe Holland, a former housing commissioner, for the GOP line ahead of its May convention.

Molinaro and state Sen. John DeFranciso, of Syracuse, are vying for the GOP endorsement ahead of the party's convention in Manhattan next month.

Candidates seeking the Green Party nomination for federal, state, and local partisan elected offices (or endorsement for non-partisan offices) will be present, vying to represent the party in the November 2018 election.

Molinaro, 42, will now vie with state Sen. John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse) and Joe Holland, a former housing commissioner, for the GOP line ahead of its May convention.

A crowded field of mostly Republican candidates are vying to replace longtime Republican State Sen. Mike Nozzolio, who's retiring.

Most New Yorkers have no idea who's vying to replace Andrew Cuomo as the state's Attorney General, let alone know which candidate they'll back, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows.

The state legislature on Tuesday began interviewing 13 candidates vying to fill the Attorney General's position on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is elected.

Quinn got elected to the Assembly at 26 and was vying for a seat in the state senate just six years later.

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — The candidates vying for state - wide office pumped their fists in the air, shook hands, kissed babies and threw their last punches Monday in the final hours before Election Day.

(The Vermont independent was also in the state campaigning for Jessica King, the only Democrat vying to take on GOP Rep. Lloyd K. Smucker in a Solid Republican 11th District race.)

What if its someone vying for a job at the state committee, or a disgruntled former state committee employee?

With primaries on Sept. 9, residents of Prospect Heights heard from candidates vying for state Senate District 20 Wednesday night at a forum hosted by the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council.