Sentence examples for setback to state from inspiring English sources

That decision dealt a major setback to state leaders, including Gov. Rick Scott, who have pledged to identify ineligible voters before state primary elections in August.

The result deals a setback to state Republicans who have long sought to make Missouri a right-to-work state, while handing a victory to labor groups whose power has been diluted by the Supreme Court and GOP-dominated state legislatures.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gases contribute to global warming and are a threat to public health, a major victory for the Obama administration and a setback to states and trade groups that oppose government regulations on carbon emissions.

The results dealt a severe setback to the state's fragile fiscal structure and to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state legislators who cobbled together the measures as part of a last-minute budget deal passed in February.

A federal judge has dealt a setback to the state's efforts to regulate Wells Fargo & Co.'s mortgage unit and prevent the institution from operating in California because of allegedly unlawful lending practices.

In this atmosphere, voters are likely to inflict a severe setback to the Congress Party in state elections which are underway now, and national elections, due before May 2009.

The bombing is likely to be a setback to efforts by the state's chief minister, Chandrababu Naidu, to attract foreign investment to Andhra Pradesh, whose capital, Hyderabad, has become a center for India's high-technology business.

The ruling was a setback to anti-smoking groups, state attorneys general and members of Congress who saw Federal regulation as the most potent weapon to reform the cigarette industry and control how it markets cigarettes to teen-agers.

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate gas emissions from power plants and vehicles, dealing a setback to fossil fuel industries, states and lobbying groups that have fought for years to delay taking steps to address climate change.

The California secretary of state has rejected a draft of a petition calling for a recall of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a setback to the efforts of the state correction officers' union to shorten his stay in office.

In this period of confronting the greatest setback to voting rights in decades, state laws that are attempting to turn back the clock and unfair legislation that creates an environment for the Zimmerman verdict, we must make sure that we remain steadfast in our dedication to justice.