Sentence examples for been the first state from inspiring English sources
(In 1791, Vermont had been the first state to adopt a constitution prohibiting slavery).
South Dakota would have been the first state to take such a step.
Had the repeal succeeded in both chambers, New Hampshire would have been the first state in which a legislature reversed itself on the issue of same-sex marriage.
James N. Tedisco, the leader of the Republican minority in the Assembly, appears to have been the first state official to call publicly for Mr. Spitzer's resignation.
In this legislative session, Arizona businesses rallied behind a bill to create what would have been the first state guest worker program in the country.
Under the bill, Indiana would have been the first state to broadly ban abortions based solely on a fetus's race, on its sex or on its suspected disabilities — and impose penalties on doctors who violate the rules.
Having been the first state-based exchange to complete the readiness review with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, we hope to become the first one to be certified.
