They have been caught in the embarrassing position of just recently upgrading muni bonds across the board on the premise that the federal government would not let state governments fail and that state governments would not let city and county governments fail.
It is fitting that Iowa should be the first Midwestern state to let gays marry.
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department is in contact with the State, and the State will let us know if a significant increase in the level of radiation is detected.
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The trouble is that neither would be guaranteed to win even their own state, let alone the South, and the last vice-president to deliver a regional block of votes was Lyndon Johnson, in 1960.
Or it could leave the current patchwork of state laws in place, choosing to let state legislatures and state courts sort it all out.
The state courts have agreed to let the state and local officials do their jobs, but retain the jurisdiction to reverse their decisions if they act arbitrarily, that is without good reason under the law.
To skirt the issue, Disney petitioned the Florida State legislature to let the company govern its own land, essentially making Disney World a separate city.
Iowa law dictates school cannot start before the first week of September, but more than 90% of districts have state waivers that let them open earlier.
Ms. WALTER: North Carolina, that's a state where, when you look at the demographics of that state - and let's face it, in the contest here for the Democratic nomination, demographics have been destiny.
The government won a vote on the first reading of the civil-service bill in June, but only by one vote, and that after holding back a clause that would have let state governors and mayors sack surplus workers.
Let me state right from the outset that I place little value on ideas.
Let me state that I am sure Sotomayor and I don't agree on very much.
That may calm the screamer enough to let you state your position or start talking about solutions.
With all that said, let me state once again that I do admire the ingenuity of the design.
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When he let Weber State know he was going pro, Lillard announced his first goal was to win Rookie of the Year.
General Robert Kennedy and their staffs planned, schemed, pressured the state of Alabama to let two Afro-American students attend summer school at the University of Alabama.
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Californians also voted to let their state legislature pass budgets with a simple majority, instead of a two-thirds majority, while keeping a two-thirds requirement for any tax increase.
If the cheapest way to get high quality care is to use advances in web technology to allow a doctor to practice across state lines, then let them.
Playing the lottery is gambling, which people will do anyway, so why not let the state capture some of this revenue, so it can at least be reinvested in the public good?
But Mr Padilha warned state authorities not to let down their guard as the rainy season could exacerbate the situation, with standing water providing an ideal breeding ground for the mosquitoes carrying the disease.
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The real worry behind Mr Netanyahu's shilly-shallying is that he has shown no sign, since his reluctant and caveat-ridden acceptance in June of the two-state idea, that he really envisages, let alone welcomes, a Palestinian state.
Now, before I get flamed by the hoards of worshipers who follow them with Bieber-like fanaticism, let me state that Gary is not merely a purveyor of wine, and Baratunde is so much more than a comic.
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Sweeping education reforms in 1992 not only relaxed enrolment rules in the state sector, allowing students to attend schools outside their own municipality, but also let them take their state funding to private schools, including religious ones and those operating for profit.
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Let me also state that I believe in what the SBA stands for and appreciate the work they do.
But he says the contests would be expensive and state leaders won't let their taxpayers pick up the burden.
"The current approach is to let the nation state apply its own instruments, but we urge more common actions, " he said.
Schneiderman has asked New York State Judge Barbara Kapnick to let him intervene in the biggest legal settlement in the history of Wall Street, calling it inadequate.
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In both countries privatisation and competition were causing lay-offs, and private employers (let alone the state) did not rush to rehire as the bad times went away.
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