Sentences with phrase «to expand the state»

The more you practice meditation, the more you are able to experience expanded states of pure awareness.

Along with expanded state and local climate policies, these actions can put the country on a pathway to emissions reductions of 80 percent or more.

And $ 2 million will help expand the state's innovative work in home visiting, which supports increased school readiness and decreased child abuse and neglect.

This includes expanding the state's industrial hemp program to capitalize on potential economic development for agriculture in this state.

That flexibility expands the state's authority over low - performing schools.

Then you get to the good bit; expanding your state so that it can gradually take over the world!

«By expanding our state service corps, we can help with student loan debt, while giving young people the chance to serve and learn.»

With expanded state investments in educators» training, counties like Contra Costa could serve more ECE teachers and other counties could follow suit.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Third among Gov. Andrew Cuomo's three dozen State of the State proposals came a pitch for expanding the state's Child Care Tax Credit.

The order will also expand state records of providers» histories of violations, increase fines, allow for law enforcement action against facilities and mandate a review an entire chain of daycares if one of its locations fails an inspection.

The governor also called for legislation expanding the state's paid sick leave law, a uniform standard for anti-harassment training and a higher minimum wage.

ALBANY — While most of the attention of the just - passed package of ethics laws has focused on tighter disclosure requirements for lawmakers and the exceptions they gave themselves, it also greatly expands state oversight of municipal lobbying.

In Olympia, they are debating bills with bigger price tags and scopes, such as expanding the state preschool program, the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), by thousands of spots.

The successor law to the No Child Left Behind Act significantly expands states» obligations to measure the progress of students who don't yet communicate fluently or learn effectively in English.

The executive order dated August 10, 2012 stated that «any new or expanded state building shall incorporate «Green Building» standards that give certification credits equally to forest products grown, manufactured, and certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the American Tree Farm System, and the Forest Stewardship Council.»

Passed weeks after the late 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, Cuomo's SAFE Act expands the state's ban on assault weapons among a host of measures and drew fierce opposition from gun owners, particularly upstate.

(Md.) Maryland joined the growing list of states putting greater emphasis on early education when Gov. Martin O'Malley earlier this month signed a bill expanding the state's preschool program.

At Mr. Fuller's request, the Governor proposed expanding the state's charter - school law — which now allows 10 districts to charter one school each — to allow local school boards to charter as many schools as they desire.

And if that wasn't enough, the Coalition for Education Reform's most shocking agenda item is their unquestioning support for Governor Malloy's proposal to dramatically expand the State Department of Education's ability to sweep in and take over local school systems.

Governor Cuomo's signature expands state law to cover all convicted domestic abusers, and other firearms beside handguns.

Lawmakers have used a near equivalent sum of money that was designated for teaching fellows to put toward expanding the state's presence of Teach for America (TFA) recruits.

Speaking for Jepsen, his associate attorney general said that «The Office of the Attorney General is obligated to defend the lawsuit» pointing out that it was school districts that filed the «unprecedented and far - reaching lawsuit against the state, alleging that the state has failed to provide adequate education to school children and seeking court orders dramatically expanding the state's financial support of local education.»

With expanded state funding through the Colorado Empowered Learning initiative, iLearn Collaborative provides needed and affordable training to educators and offers complimentary advisory services for up to 25 Colorado school districts every year.

With Stalin - like focus and fixity, he commanded Whitehall from his desk, quietly expanding the state while simultaneously shrinking his rivals: Milburn, Charles Clarke, Byers - all were gradually asphyxiated by off - the - record briefings to the media and on - the - case micro-management of their Departments.

Several U.S. states have passed, or are mulling, programs that expand state aid to financially distressed nuclear reactors in a bid to keep them open for economic and environmental reasons.

With the advent of the ACA — and before that, expanded state healthcare in Massachusetts — she says fewer clients with large medical debts walked through her door.

Use of the green bond designation expands the State's network of potential investors and results in an increased demand for our bonds.»

On many newer or recently expanded state campuses there has never been a worshiping, studying mainline church presence.

To reach their goals, trade groups support various tactics including increased public education, on - premise recycling initiatives, improved curbside collection practices, expanded state beverage container deposit programs and mandatory recycling programs or landfill bans.

Living and working amidst Martha's Vineyard's plethora of local farmers and fishermen, Rucker looks forward to his continued professional growth and exploration as he evolves and expands State Road's menus, drawing upon his past culinary experiences while embracing newfound inspiration from the island's rich resources.

«Grace understands that success of our party depends on grassroots organizing and expanding state party infrastructure.

With just a few weeks left until the end of the legislative session, a new poll finds New York voters are still craving reform in state government, and they'd rather not see a new law to expand state gambling by legalizing daily fantasy sports.

Its unabashed support for higher taxes and expanded state spending has made it a symbol to the business community of New York's notorious hostility to the private sector, which has led the state to be viewed as the most unfriendly to business in the nation.

A deal is nearing aimed at expanding the state's preference in purchasing of American - made goods, top state lawmakers said after emerging from a closed - door meeting in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office on Monday late afternoon.

Cuomo and the Legislature are negotiating a compromise that would also expand the state Tuition Assistance Program that helps not only public college students, but those at private higher education institutions as well.

Mr. Lancman has used the legislative process intelligently to help homeowners recoup legal fees in foreclosure cases and to expand state investigations of Wall Street.

A spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office said Wednesday that an ongoing lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Society against the state, seeking to expand the state FEPS program to include domestic violence victims, is the sticking point in deciding to approve the program's expansion.

In April, Cuomo expanded state patrols in Brentwood and Central Islip with an additional 25 state troopers and added six investigators to the Long Island Gang Task Force.

Holcomb also discussed pre-k funding, workforce development and opioid abuse and whether there was some tension with Attorney General Curtis Hill, whose opposes expanding the state's syringe exchange program.

Democrats then boycotted the rest of the voting, including bills Cuomo had championed to expand the states DNA data base and to create a new public worker benefit tier.

Plans being formulated by the Home Office look set to expand state surveillance to web utilities such as Skype and Facebook in addition to email and telephone calls.

In his State of the State speech, Cuomo called his $ 100 billion in capital projects «a development initiative that would make Gov. Rockefeller jealous,» referring to the leader who built Albany's Empire State Plaza, constructed thousands of miles of highways and expanded the state university system.