Sentence examples for joining states from inspiring English sources

Employers are recognizing the absurdity of paying only $5.15 an hour, and in the absence of congressional action, cities are joining states in trying to fix the problem.

LEGISLATORS in Albany are discussing the possibility of moving New York's 2008 presidential primary up a month to Feb. 5, joining states like California, Georgia and New Jersey in their individual attempts to create a new Super Tuesday on the heels of the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.

Last year, spurred by hunger strikes and a lawsuit, the California state prison system reduced the population of its Solitary Housing Unit by thousands of inmates, joining states such as Colorado, Mississippi, Maine and North Carolina that have made similar changes.

A federal judge on Thursday declared Florida's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, joining state judges in four counties who have sided with gay couples.

Wahad played a handsome Lothario on TV before joining "State of Superstition".

Patty Judge, a former Iowa lieutenant governor, jumped into the race this month, joining state Sen. Rob Hogg, former state Sen. Tom Fiegen and former state Rep. Bob Krause. .

Before joining state government, Mr. Wilson ran a consulting firm specializing in education and economic development, as well as served as aide to three Members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Cities have joined states in making cultural cutbacks.

Florida joins states including Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Washington that have started giving away gasoline as a lottery prize.

Seeking to curb infant deaths, Nebraska on July 1 joined states providing a "safe haven" for unwanted children.

In doing so, New Jersey joined states like Texas and Arizona, where it's effectively illegal to buy a Tesla.