governor

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Recent Examples of governor The group later delivered a letter to the governor’s office that called for equitable school funding and the passage of Senate Bill 1511, which has passed out of the Education Committee and has been sent to Appropriations. Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025 Baraka is also one of six Democratic candidates running in the primary for governor this year. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 May 2025 But the undisputed facts suggest the core inquiry is already complete: the governor told us there was an explicit agreement that Centene would donate to Hope Florida in exchange for the official act of compromising a $10 million right owned by the state. Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025 Maryland governors will soon have to play by a new set of rules. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for governor
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Noun
  • In states where lawmakers granted Medicaid access for undocumented immigrants, hospital administrators and faith groups, along with immigrant advocates, have helped push for the expansion of benefits.
    Laura Fitzgerald, NPR, 18 May 2025
  • As Hackers Attack — Here’s How Professionals Weigh In Testing coordinators and administrators criticized the lack of contingency planning.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Peter Watson and Gabrielle Stewart will executive produce together with True Brit founder and CEO Zygi Kamasa.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
  • The Croisette is often packed with tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of Hollywood stars, as well as studio executives, sales agents and journalists hustling from one meeting to another.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • When his estranged son vanishes during a space mission, a once-legendary, now fallen from grace shuttle commander is pulled into a high-stakes hostage exchange in space to get his boy back from captors who are not from Earth.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • The military services were rushing to put out new guidance to help commanders work through the process, including what to do in more complex situations, such as if any of the troops are deployed, at sea or may require special orders or funding to meet the deadlines.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Hemsley, often credited with creating UnitedHealth's key growth engine Optum, will continue to serve as the chair of the board and will stop receiving compensation as a director.
    Sriparna Roy, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Abrams’ films as a director have included a Mission: Impossible and two entries apiece in the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Fewer employers offer health insurance to workers who retire before 65, the year Medicare benefits begin.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • The court ruled that contracts had been breached, and the agents’ new employer — WME Sports, a division of Endeavor — owed Excel a lot of money.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • During a call, held at 3:35 p.m. local time, a ceasefire agreement was reached, according to India’s director general of military operations, Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai.
    Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
  • Tickets to see the alt-pop singer-songwriter will be available through a presale starting at 10 a.m. local time May 14 and a general on sale at 10 a.m. local time May 16 via Lorde’s website.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Two Sanford police officers resigned and another was suspended after video surfaced showing officers hesitating to rescue a gas station employee held by a knife-wielding man in a restroom, the police chief announced Thursday.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
  • The Fort Worth City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to make current executive deputy chief Robert Alldredge interim chief while the city tries to find a replacement for retiring police chief Neil Noakes.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • While these initiatives are fairly new, the issue they’re meant to address has been around since the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s organization of regional superintendents has previously said.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • Members of the coalition include a range of groups, including teachers, superintendents, school counselors, career-tech leaders, business groups and state agencies.
    Jim Cowen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

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