Sentences with phrase «than the governor for»

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That was during a follow up to a question of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush about why he's more qualified to lead than the real estate billionaire, who garners as much as 41 percent of Republican voter support in some national polls, which is nearly triple the support for Cruz and four times that for Rubio.

Coach K's salary is more than some Fortune 500 CEOs make and certainly more than the $ 1.4 million combined salary for Duke's president and North Carolina's governor.

Big pharma is a popular target for righteous anger from many quarters, but Governor Brown's defense of the law rests on reducing income inequality rather than sticking it to the man for its own sake.

David Dodge stepped down as governor of the Bank of Canada on January 31, and Canadian CEOs had more than a few kind words for him in a web poll conducted by COMPAS Inc..

Kuroda has been beating that drum for years and his comments in confirmation hearings in the past two weeks suggest he plans to pump cash into the economy much more aggressively than outgoing Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, who was reluctant to be too bold for fear of sowing the seeds of future problems, such as an economic bubble.

Other than eliminating the tariff on mobile offshore drilling units and removing a provision that exempts the Governor General from paying tariffs, this budget contains no tariff relief for Canadians.

The governor and NV Energy defend the regulator's decision because they say non-solar customers have been unfairly paying more than their fair share for maintaining the power grid.

The death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria has more than doubled to 34, a spokesman for Governor Ricardo Rosello said on Tuesday.

In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed free tuition to public colleges for residents whose families earn less than $ 125,000.

In the next fiscal year, New Jersey's pension system will reach a «tipping point» to where it will pay more for retiree health premiums than active employees, a first in the state's history and «unsustainable,» the governor said.

In his initial run for governor Scott and his family poured more than $ 70 million of their own money into the race.

Here's a notion: A governor who was interested in keeping jobs in Wisconsin might have responded immediately and aggressively in early October rather than simply expecting that there was plenty of time for setting up meetings and then, when the meetings did not come together, letting things slide.

In 2017, more than 1,000 people attended 36 86 for an exciting lineup of Fortune 500 decision - makers, global tech titans and high - growth startup successes, such as AOL Cofounder Steve Case, Walmart CTO Jeremy King, Sen. Bill Frist, MD, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, FedEx CEO Fred Smith and more.

Since Governor Abbott took office, more than 600,000 new jobs have been created and Texas set a new record for the lowest unemployment rate in four decades.

Ultimately, Canadian banks are in a starkly more beneficial position than their American counterparts, with more propensity for stable growth and lower stock volatility that, despite Governor Poloz's remarks, are definitely a reason to be confident about Canadian banks in the near - term.

Everything is bigger in Texas, but is a big Texas governor bigger than the other candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination?

While there are plenty of legitimate policy reasons that evangelicals might support Governor Romney, their willingness to overlook their desire for a coreligionist candidate may also have at least something to do with the fact that 24 % of them — higher than any other religious group — believe Obama is a Muslim, and even more are unaware (or unconvinced?)

My suspicion is that the way politics and religion have bound themselves to one another for many evangelicals has resulted in an immigration view that is more informed by «their guy in the Governor's mansion» or their candidate in an election than it is by their Bibles.

She couldn't even see it in her heart to complete her term as governor of Alaska, where she governed less than 3/4 million Americans... How can we trust her to govern 330 + Million of us for 4 years.

Thus the pastor becomes a «supreme ruler» or «governor» who «rules» his flock, rather than a pastoral guide who provides wise counsel for the flock.

Years later, when Gov. Perry actively supported the death penalty and cuts in government programs for the poor - positions that clashed with the more progressive stances of the United Methodist Church - some fellow Methodists speculated that Paint Creek's cultural conservatism shaped the governor more than his church did.

Being baptized into the church is more significant for George than for most people, since he is in line to become king, which would also make him the supreme governor of the Church of England.

CSWA, a 501 (c)(3) educational nonprofit organization established by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers more than a decade ago, received the governor's top environmental award for increasing adoption of sustainable winegrowing practices in California and for initiating new educational tools and program improvements.

He quoted one barbecue philosopher as saying: «No person has ever been elected governor of North Carolina without eating more barbecue than was good for them.»

Tudor's father, the late William Tudor Gardiner, was for four years the governor of Maine; the Gardiners have a home in Maine, and it pleases Tudor to think of his as a Maine family: rum - drinking, Church - of - England state - of - Mainers rather than blue - nosed Massachusetts Bay Puritans, as he says, but he says it in the purest of Boston accents.

Governor Deval Patrick will announce more than $ 5 million in new grants for cultural organizations Tuesday, July 17 at Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary.

LINCOLN, MA — Governor Deval Patrick will announce more than $ 5 million in new grants for cultural organizations Tuesday, July 17 at Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, including $ 185,000 for the Natick sanctuary's Saltonstall Nature Center.

The memo, which was circulated to prison governors on November 26th, reads: «The criminal casework directorate (CCD) of the Border and Immigration Agency have confirmed to us that as a rule they have no interest in pursuing foreign national prisoners serving sentences of less than 12 months for deportation unless they have a court recommendation for deportation, are already subject to deportation proceedings, or (in the case of non-EEA nationals) were sentenced to less than 12 months but where the current sentence plus one or two previous sentences within the last five years (taking account of the most significant sentences during the period) total 12 months or more.»

But SERAP in a statement today by its deputy director Timothy Adewale said, «Rather than using their executive and legislative powers to promote good governance and abolish laws granting double emoluments and large severance benefits to former governors, the Abia State government is denigrating the judiciary and displaying contempt for the rule of law.»

«The Governor and AG Cuomo had a long and productive conversation today — for more than and hour — about transition,» said Paterson spokesman Morgan Hook.

«This November, we'll need a bigger than ever vote on our ballot line than ever — voting on the WFP line for Governor Cuomo means voting for that progressive vision,» Lipton continued.

Governor Cuomo just held a news conference with members of the Medicaid Redesign Team, praising them with coming up with more than $ 2 billion in cuts for this year and laying out a plan to reform the expensive system.

In other words, it sometimes seems like the governor would prefer a negotiated settlement on redistricting than an all - out war with the Legislature, which, particularly if the DOJ doesn't grant the state a waiver and requires the 2012 primaries to be moved from September into the summer (the Assembly Democrats are angling for June, the Senate Republicans for August), could come smack in the middle of budget negotiations.

«He won't get any numbers higher than the former Madam who used to provide prostitutes to Eliot Spitzer, who's also running for governor.

According to them, by nullifying elections in 18 out of 31 local government areas, Section 179 (2)(b) of the Nigerian Constitution, which required that a candidate vying for the office of the Governor would be declared winner if he has not less than one quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two - thirds of the local government areas, has been breached.

«Unfortunately, the Governor and the Assembly Speaker care more about keeping teenage drug gang members, murderers and rapists out of jail than they do about funding our public schools, providing tax relief for our families and rebuilding our infrastructure,» said Sen. Tom Croci, a Long Island Republican.

I covered those multi-candidate debates, which also included then - Independence Party contender Tom Golisano (on his third failed bid for governor and being advised by none other than Roger Stone, who is now helping Paladino.)

Needless it say, it's alot easier for a well - known major party candidate like Andrew Cuomo to his that threshold than some no - name challenger — unless, of course, that challenger is really controversial (like Carl Paladino) or really rich (like Tom Golisano, whose self - funded and unsuccessful quest to win the governor's office created the Independence Party).

DeFrancisco, a Republican candidate for governor, pointed to a push by GOP lawmakers, including Majority Leader John Flanagan, to end the START - UP New York program, which was created by Cuomo and has been criticized for its spending on advertising, but producing a lower number of jobs than initially projected.

«Obviously, the vision is there, the plan is there but again it is not driven by anything than the citizens themselves and the area that we need improvement is for citizens to have trust or confidence that the taxes they are paying will be returned back in terms of infrastructure but I can tell you that I am also concerned; I see a lot of things I don't like but I am inhibited by the amount of money I have,» Governor Ambode said.

Warren said Hill, who's worked security for three Governors, was accustomed to driving a little faster than the posted speed limit.

Eruviel Avila, governor of the State of Mexico, said some children had suffered burns to more than 90 per cent of their bodies and they were being sent to the United States city of Galveston, Texas, for specialised treatment.

During a visit to Buffalo to ceremonially sign some bills aimed at combating heroin use, the Governor sounded more hesitant than ever before about the possibility of a new stadium for the team.

The Governor noted that there could be no better time than now for all hands to be on deck to ensure that the economy of the country from oil to Agriculture.

The former governor said he had taken his limited resources that year and «pretended» to push candidates in far more districts than he actually could afford to fight for.

«I do believe the notion of Trump running for governor is still more of a fantasy than a reality, but it's something he's strongly considering.

Pataki has a good fiscal record as governor (better than anybody else so far in the GOP mix), a compelling personal story, an ability to raise tons of money fast, and with a squeaky clean record that's been under scrutiny for nearly 20 years...

Not long after the governor's solo Red Room appearance, select Senate Republicans — Sens. Rich Funke, George Amedore, Sue Serino, Terrence Murphy, basically all those in closely - divided and / or contested districts — started releasing statements, blasting the governor for the broken down budget talks, and accusing him of being more concerned about his political ambitions (read: A 2020 White House run) than his current job.

But the governor is clearly trying to get out from under an issue that has generated a lot of negative attention, thanks in part to the greater - than - usual interest in all things email - related, thanks to the revelation that Clinton used a private server based in her Westchester County home for emails when she was serving as secretary of state.

The governor himself has argued, though, that he wants the money to fund education, including a proposed plan that would provide free tuition at public colleges for families that earn less than $ 125,000.