Sentences with phrase «states doled»

In a letter to the state's political leaders, the groups urged that steps be taken to reduce the risk of corruption in how the state doles out government contracts.

The state doled out a total of $ 104.6 million for six providers across the North Country, including $ 66 million in state funds.

«Each year, the state doles out over half a million dollars for corrupt Albany politicians» pensions.

The Legislature has shown little interest in reforming how the state doles out subsidies.

Meanwhile, McMahon suggested that if Andrew Cuomo wanted to target business tax giveaways, he should look at his own programs, «such as the $ 420 million a year the state doles out to wealthy film and TV producers, or the state's $ 750 million speculative investment in billionaire Elon Musk's solar - panel factory in Buffalo, or the 100 percent tax exemptions that will flow to the handpicked corporate occupants of the «Start - Up NY» zones.»

He also said that the state doles out $ 5 billion to the annual operating fund, compared to $ 1.8 billion by the city.

In 2014, the state doled out $ 250 million in competitive grants to develop linked learning programs, and it will match that amount in 2015.

Not exact matches

By the 1970s, the state got involved, doling out loans to would - be business owners, and socially oriented private venture groups, such as Northern Vermont Lending Partners and the Vermont Food Venture Center, soon followed suit.

Even so, many entrepreneurs don't pursue the strategy because of difficulty locating funding sources, which can include states, municipalities and nonprofit groups that dole out public funds.

The growth of China's surveillance technology comes as the state rolls out an enormous «social credit system» that ranks citizens based on their behaviour, and doles out rewards and punishments depending on their scores.

In 2012, The New York Times found that states, counties, and cities are doling out $ 80 billion a year in corporate incentives.

And, as I stated, the transfiguration does not include Jesus» coming by saying he would come «in glory» with angels to dole out judgment to «every man» so obviously Jesus was NOT referring to the transfiguration.

But you might well be shining your deer in an opening in a forest that has been ravaged by the oil interests — public land doled away for peanuts by conservationists in a state with boggling population and recreation problems.

How many clubs (except in China) will dole out to Wenger what we are giving him in his present state as a manager?

One team from every Division I college basketball conference earns an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, and four automatic bids have already been doled out including Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley), Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic...

is the thinking, as if the nutrition services folks were all just sitting around in their gleaming state of the art cooking kitchens, hoarding stockpiles of healthy tasty food locked in their giant SubZero freezer, while doling out plastic wrapped containers of unidentifiable processed lunches and cackling madly over their success in cheating the low income students out of a wholesome meal.

The National Rifle Association has doled out more campaign donations in New York — $ 217,400 — over the last nine years than in any other in state in the nation.

Economic - development agencies run by local governments doled out $ 1.5 billion in tax breaks to 4,486 projects in 2011, an increase of 16 percent in net exemptions since 2010, according to the state comptroller's office.

And again if there's a disparity on how the feds dole out money to the states, why didn't Obama fix it when he had the majorities?

The state's two US senators are busy doling out endorsements today, with both Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand annointing fellow Democrats running in potentially difficult races.

A Brooklyn NYPD boss doled out comp time to his cops so they would turn a dingy station house garage into a private cigar lounge — where officers puff away in violation of city and state law.

Just like others who had benefited from the slush funds doled out by former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison - Madueke, Chime is being investigated in connection with the N450million believed to have been allocated to the state which he received from the ex-Minister.

At 11:15 a.m., state Sens. Jeff Klein and Jamaal Bailey, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Westchester County Executive George Latimer announce unclaimed funds in the district, Doles Center, 250 S. Sixth Ave., Mount Vernon.

State lawmakers doled out $ 52 million in pork - barrel grants before leaving Albany, including $ 500,000 for a solar - powered carousel in Buffalo and more than $ 29 million to local schools and libraries, according to the Empire Center for Public Policy.

In a report issued today, CWF links the hundreds of millions of dollars in state subsidies the team received to build its new stadium to the political contributions the team doled out over the last decade.

«The GOP Majority is cutting backroom deals and doling out special interest giveaways to the state's worst polluters.

The State and Municipalities Facilities Program is not to be confused with larger, catch - all category of bonded capital for «economic development» purposes, such as the Buffalo Billion and other largesse doled out by the Cuomo administration on a region - by - region basis.

ALBANY — While unionized state workers are getting hit with three years of wage freezes, and Gov. Cuomo and his top aides are taking 5 percent wage cuts, state Senate Republicans are doling out pay hikes to most of their Capitol staffers, The Post has learned.

Austin Shafran, a spokesman for Senate Democrats, called the move a «typical Albany power play» that would add uncertainty to how state aid is doled out to schools.

But the governor called out the region's legislators for wanting to shift control of state economic development funding away from the regional economic development councils that Cuomo created and put the money back in the hands of the Senate and Assembly for them to dole out individually.

Franco also said Silver could unilaterally steer state money to Taub, the cancer doctor, using the controversial member - item process in which many lawmakers legally dole out grants to favorite causes.

Those monuments capture its infrastructural remake, from a backwater «civil service» state that rose and fell by Abuja's dole; to a land poised to harness its resources, in the finest tradition of the Yoruba Omoluabi.

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox suffered a bit of a memory lapse earlier today while pressuring Senate Democrats to return what he called «dirty money» in the form of campaign contributions doled out by scandal - scarred Sen. Carl Kruger.

The RNC will be spending some Victory cash here, but plans to dole it out through the county committees and not the state party.

In his typical no - holds - barred style, Paladino pulled no punches when it came to criticism of the political establishment, doling out some choice words for everyone from Lazio to AG Andrew Cuomo to state Chairman Ed Cox and even Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Cuomo said he does not expect a deal to dole out the full $ 2 billion in affordable housing money agreed to in the current state budget until next year.

Of the nearly $ 3 billion in federal funds the city - state venture was created to dole out, $ 540 million has yet to be dispensed and $ 250 million hasn't been earmarked for anything.

More than $ 227,000 was doled out since 2012 to ethics «watchdogs,» who have served on the state Senate Ethics Committee, including $ 40,000 to state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Queens), $ 25,000 to Sen. Michael Gianaris (D - Queens) and $ 105,000 to Sen. Phil Boyle (R - LI), state campaign finance filings reviewed by The Post revealed.

New York Republican officials are seriously considering changing the state's winner - take - all primary system to one with proportionality, meaning candidates could compete for the delegates doled out by congressional district, and several hopefuls could snatch bits and pieces of the Empire State's state's winner - take - all primary system to one with proportionality, meaning candidates could compete for the delegates doled out by congressional district, and several hopefuls could snatch bits and pieces of the Empire State's State's haul.

It is a charge he has leveled as legislators seek input into the state's regional council economic development program, which gets advice from panels of academic and business volunteers in doling out $ 750 million around the state.

Advocates said Peralta's doling out of discretionary money violates a ban in the state senate budget.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino's vision for turning prisons into state - sponsored dorms where welfare recipients would be able to receive job training and lessons in «personal hygiene» actually extends beyond New Yorkers who are on the public dole.

According to him, Troops of 151 and 202 Battalions of 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, under Operation LAFIYA DOLE in furtherance of clearance and blockade Operation DEEP PUNCH II in separate but well - coordinated attacks, simultaneously on Wednesday, 4th October, 2017 at about 10:00 am laid ambush on unsuspecting Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) along Firgi - Pulka road in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

ALBANY — The state's mayors are asking for a greater slice of the state's $ 5.4 billion cash windfall, arguing that Governor Andrew Cuomo's plans to dole it out for «transformative» regional projects ignores basic needs that piled up during the Great Recession.

In the past, funds would be doled out by state lawmakers, an «ad hoc» approach the governor criticized as ineffective.

Second, the welfare state: Under three successive Labour governments, we watched as the Government doled out handouts left, right and centre and bred state - dependency.

State education money will have to be accounted for by every single school; NYCHA will only get additional money with an independent monitor doling it out.

In total, his administration will dole out $ 999.7 million for 1,062 projects across the state's 10 regions next year.

Under the terms of the settlement between Bank of America and a federal task force Mr. Schneiderman co-chairs, the lender will dole out $ 300 million in cash and $ 500 million in assorted relief efforts to New York State alone, with the rest getting spread across the country in the form of both hard currency and assistance to renters and homeowners.

And he's kept his hand in state politics, doling out endorsements in tight State Senate races this year, and being far more visible in the Democrats» effort to take back the majority than Cstate politics, doling out endorsements in tight State Senate races this year, and being far more visible in the Democrats» effort to take back the majority than CState Senate races this year, and being far more visible in the Democrats» effort to take back the majority than Cuomo.