Sentences with phrase «state budget development»

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The combined budget for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, would fall by 28 %, with funding cuts for the United Nations, climate change and cultural exchange programs.

The budget would expand funding for the military but impose an $ 8.8 billion reduction for the State Department and the US Agency for International Development during the current and next fiscal years — the biggest reduction since the 1990s.

With Aetna Inc. looking to move its headquarters from Hartford, on the heels of General Electric Co.'s shift to Boston, Connecticut's economic development strategy may now turn inward, boosting its cities to attract high - tech workers and fixing state government's crisis - prone budgeting.

Or will it, instead, as CIDA itself announced after the budget was released, simply state that the government's aim is «to enhance coordination of international assistance with broader Canadian values and objectives, and to put development on equal footing with trade and diplomacy»?

The Gates Foundation has quickly become a major influence upon global health; the approximately US$ 800 million that the foundation gives every year for global health approaches the an - nual budget of the United Nations World Health Organization (193 nations) and is comparable to the funds given to fight infe - ctious di - sease by the United States Agency for International Development.

Egypt's public prosecutor announced the charges Tuesday, the latest development in the deadly backlash against the low - budget, amateurish 14 - minute movie trailer produced privately in the United States and posted on YouTube.

The budget resolution language is non-binding, but it reflects the push and pull by the Legislature and the Cuomo administration when it comes to oversight of the state's economic development programs and finances.

The development most certainly means there will be no budget in place by the start of the state's fiscal year as the Legislature remains divided on the key issue of raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York 18.

She said the office raised a number of questions with Empire State Development and the Division of Budget.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said the state needs more accountability when giving out economic development funds, noting this year's budget again relies heavily on lump sum appropriations that have little oversight regarding their allocaState Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said the state needs more accountability when giving out economic development funds, noting this year's budget again relies heavily on lump sum appropriations that have little oversight regarding their allocastate needs more accountability when giving out economic development funds, noting this year's budget again relies heavily on lump sum appropriations that have little oversight regarding their allocation.

At 12:30 p.m., Reclaim New York Initiative hosts a rally and press conference with residents and lawmakers to urge the removal of $ 1 billion in taxes and fees included in the governor's budget, and urge savings and oversight for economic development spending, Million Dollar Staircase, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

The back - and - forth came after DiNapoli issued a pair of reports this week critical of economic development spending and the agreed - upon state budget, questioning the transparency commitment in the Cuomo administration.

The state budget includes no significant new controls or oversight on how the Cuomo administration spends money on economic development projects, and that troubles many lawmakers after federal prosecutors accused eight men of bid - rigging schemes in earlier development projects.

Cuomo is pushing a late plan to be included in the state budget that would potentially allow the state to grab land around Penn Station for development.

At 5 p.m., Lindsey Boylan, Cuomo's deputy secretary for Economic Development, presents highlights of the new state budget, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, 20 W 44th St., Manhattan.

The state's major economic development agencies (DED, UDC, NYSTAR) did have their state operations and local assistance appropriations reduced by a total of $ 39.4 million -LRB--26.6 %) compared to the SFY 2009 budget.

The St. Barnabas Wellness Care and Affordable housing development is part of Governor Cuomo's unprecedented commitment to affordable housing and community renewal, which includes $ 20 billion in the 2016 - 17 state budget for comprehensive statewide housing and homelessness action plans.

Hizzoner said Wednesday that the city's Economic Development Corp. will turn over the lease to the property that Messier and developer Ken Parker's company, KNIC, needs to break ground once the state's economic development arm formally authorizes a $ 108 million loan for the first phase that was included in his stDevelopment Corp. will turn over the lease to the property that Messier and developer Ken Parker's company, KNIC, needs to break ground once the state's economic development arm formally authorizes a $ 108 million loan for the first phase that was included in his stdevelopment arm formally authorizes a $ 108 million loan for the first phase that was included in his state budget.

Other defense witnesses include people who are or have been employed by Cuomo's office, the state's economic development agency, Cuomo's budget division and the Public Service Commission, which regulates power plants such as the one built by Competitive Power Ventures, which employed Kelly, one of the defendants, and hired Percoco's wife.

A rep for the de Blasio administration also told the Times that the city has been in talks with the state, the MTA and Vornado over potential development plans in the area, but they didn't resemble what Cuomo pitched during 11th hour budget discussions.

As part of the state budget, Long Island and New York City are getting an extra $ 550 million this year for economic development spending, Capital New York reported.

The Executive Budget establishes 10 Regional Economic Development Councils, which will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy, to create a more regionally - based approach to allocating economic development funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in eDevelopment Councils, which will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy, to create a more regionally - based approach to allocating economic development funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in edevelopment funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in edevelopment and business assistance programs in each region.

Before joining Powers and Company, Heather served as an Assistant Counsel to the State Senate Majority, working on a range of issues, including economic development, budget reform, and consumer protection.

Although the budget also provides $ 100 million to the MTA's capital program from redirected economic development funds, it also proposes using $ 165 million of Metropolitan Mass Transportation Operating Assistance Account funds to pay debt services on State bonds previously issued for the MTA capital program that otherwise would be paid from the General Fund and transferring $ 35 million in MMTOA funds to the General Fund.

She's also questioned Cuomo's economic development programs and criticized the newly approved state budget as another product of Albany's backroom deals.

This policy brief updates the Citizens Budget Commission's (CBC's) analysis of the cost of New York's state and local economic development programs.1 The February 2015 report Bigger Not Better: New York's Expanding Economic Development Programs examined economic development programs from 2010 to 2014 and urged greater reporting, scrutiny, and control of this growing and extensive portion of the bBudget Commission's (CBC's) analysis of the cost of New York's state and local economic development programs.1 The February 2015 report Bigger Not Better: New York's Expanding Economic Development Programs examined economic development programs from 2010 to 2014 and urged greater reporting, scrutiny, and control of this growing and extensive portion of development programs.1 The February 2015 report Bigger Not Better: New York's Expanding Economic Development Programs examined economic development programs from 2010 to 2014 and urged greater reporting, scrutiny, and control of this growing and extensive portion of Development Programs examined economic development programs from 2010 to 2014 and urged greater reporting, scrutiny, and control of this growing and extensive portion of development programs from 2010 to 2014 and urged greater reporting, scrutiny, and control of this growing and extensive portion of the budgetbudget.

Testimony to Joint Senate and Assembly Hearing Executive Budget / Economic Development Issues, State Economic Climate and Business Competitiveness (Verbal remarks) February 3, 2009

And there's a new appropriation, under the Empire State Development corporation's budget, of $ 20 million for «the acquisition of heavy equipment utilized for snow and ice control on state highways and preventive maintenance on state roads and bridges.&rState Development corporation's budget, of $ 20 million for «the acquisition of heavy equipment utilized for snow and ice control on state highways and preventive maintenance on state roads and bridges.&rstate highways and preventive maintenance on state roads and bridges.&rstate roads and bridges.»

The public accounts committee warned that officials at the Department for International Development had failed to lay out their plans for mitigating against malpractise in the fragile states where the UK's aid budget is to be spent.

At 1 p.m., Empire State Development Western New York Regional President Sam Hoyt delivers regional budget briefing, Niagara Falls City Council Chambers, 745 Main St., Niagara Falls.

Howard Zemsky, the chair of Cuomo's Empire State Development agency, told lawmakers in a joint legislative budget hearing Monday that he has complete confidence in the integrity of the projects that he oversees, including ones they took over from the troubled SUNY Polytechnic.

Nothing is spelled out in the state budget, though, and the criteria for projects includes such broad categories as «economic development projects» that would «create or retain jobs in New York state.»

With the passage of the state budget, lawmakers have approved the Buffalo Billion II, the second wave of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development plan for Western New York.

While we are a strong advocate for spending constraint, we note with concern that while most major spending categories are subject to limited spending reductions, the Executive Budget proposes a significant contraction in the state's economic development resources.

Back in August, the project was chugging along as planned — a spokesman for the Empire State Development Corporation went so far as to call it «on - time and on - budget» — but then... nothing happened.

``... I think this is the single most important development for the economy of the state of New York,» the governor said... I think if you put the budget together with the tax cap, it changes the trajectory of the state of New York.»

For state lawmakers and some budget hawks, START - UP New York is a controversial economic development program in need of scrutiny.

The governor while presenting the bill christened «Budget of Sustainable Development» on the floor of the house in Lafia, assured the citizens of the state of his administration's commitment toward completing all ongoing projects.

The state's economic development programs have expanded over the last four years in both scope and cost, a report from the Citizens Budget Commission released on Thursday found.

This time, Cuomo has earmarked $ 30 million in his state budget for development at Onondaga Lake.

The state plans to announce some of the colleges that will be part of the START UP program within the coming days, State economic development head Ken Adams told lawmakers at a budget hearings several weeksstate plans to announce some of the colleges that will be part of the START UP program within the coming days, State economic development head Ken Adams told lawmakers at a budget hearings several weeksState economic development head Ken Adams told lawmakers at a budget hearings several weeks ago.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo is pushing a late plan to be included in the state budget that would potentially allow the state to grab land around Penn Station for development.

Jason Conwall, an Empire State Development spokesman, said the money came from $ 150 million in an «Open for Business» campaign that has been approved in recent budgets.

The final budget is expected to include the governor's plan to allocate $ 1.5 billion, from $ 5.4 billion from bank settlement funds, for an economic development competition where seven regions in the state would compete for three awards of $ 500 million in economic aid paid over the course of five years.

She was referring to a proposal Cuomo included in his budget in January to add two layers of approval to the process of allocating federally tax - exempt bonds, which are used to create low - and middle - income housing in New York City and economic development projects elsewhere in the state.

In New York state government news, legislators in Albany are taking a week off ahead of difficult budget decisions, and Republicans in the Senate are calling for the elimination of one of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature economic development programs.

It's only been a little over a week since the state legislature approved an upstate economic development competition in the budget, but central New York community leaders are already beginning to try to figure out their entry.

The Department of Public Service will see its current - year spending of $ 80 million increase to $ 81 million; spending by the New York Energy Research and Development Authority will drop by $ 1 million to $ 23 million; the New York Power Authority will see a jump to $ 14 million from $ 3 million, reflecting capital spending for the new Empire State Trail, the budget office said.

In his testimony to a state Legislature budget hearing, outgoing Empire State Development Corporation Commissioner Kenneth Adams said the comptroller's report on his agency is misleastate Legislature budget hearing, outgoing Empire State Development Corporation Commissioner Kenneth Adams said the comptroller's report on his agency is misleaState Development Corporation Commissioner Kenneth Adams said the comptroller's report on his agency is misleading.

The new Rev. Dr. Charles A. Curtis Plaza affordable housing development is part of Governor Cuomo's unprecedented commitment to affordable housing and community renewal, which includes $ 20 billion in the 2016 - 17 state budget for comprehensive statewide housing and homelessness action plans.