Central New York came up a winner again Wednesday in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's program of directing
state economic aid to regions that come up with the best growth strategies.
Not exact matches
The United
States succeeded in cutting off multilateral
aid, aggressively lobbied allies to reduce
economic assistance, and slapped a trade embargo on Nicaragua.
The United
States has the capacity to disrupt
economic life in El Salvador through restrictions of
aid and control of access to markets.
Systems analysis, elaborate simulation techniques, automated access to central data banks, information theory, game Theory, and the use of socio -
economic models, often mathematically
stated, all
aided and abetted by the computer, make possible a massive application of data not hitherto possible.
Empowering subjugated minorities in India by splitting it into smaller
states would trigger uber
economic demand for western nations who have given so much financial and technology
aid to India with no return to show for the investment.
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State is closing down the state primary schools for the poor, and they are not interested in aiding private agencies to conduct such schools, because they see it as a costly exercise in social welfare which reduces money for investment in hi - tech development aimed at economic gr
State is closing down the
state primary schools for the poor, and they are not interested in aiding private agencies to conduct such schools, because they see it as a costly exercise in social welfare which reduces money for investment in hi - tech development aimed at economic gr
state primary schools for the poor, and they are not interested in
aiding private agencies to conduct such schools, because they see it as a costly exercise in social welfare which reduces money for investment in hi - tech development aimed at
economic growth.
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State -
aid owners distorting the finances with decisions which don't make
economic sense and which create unfair competition.
Before the establishment of survivors» benefits, needy widowed mothers with children had to rely on
state - run Mother's Pension programs.56 These programs scrutinized beneficiaries closely and were often administered to deny
aid to women of color or women with objectionable morals or lifestyles.57 In contrast to discretionary (and often discriminatory) mother's pensions, survivors» benefits uniformly extended coverage to widows of insured workers who were caring for a child under the age of 18.58 There was no requirement of
economic need.
New York's 10 regional
economic development councils will compete for more than $ 800 million in
state economic development
aid in the latest round of an initiative launched by Cuomo six years ago.
«The
state's rapidly improving
economic picture means there's a real opportunity for the
state to more fully invest in its public schools, including dedicating new money to Foundation
Aid as a way of increasing equity and further helping students to thrive,» said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta.
The
state also faces the loss of $ 5 billion of federal stimulus
aid, and its problems are compounded by reduced tax revenue during the
economic downturn.
Designed to test the
economic development skills of communities on a different sort of frontier, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed $ 1.5 billion Upstate Thunderdome needs a slightly different chant: Seven regions enter, three regions leave holding a very large wad of
state aid.
The SIAT are the official judges of the two enormous
state competitions for local
economic development
aid and business subsidies.
This makes sense, because the
state can make them rich with tax abatements,
economic development
aid, and regulations on rent.
Kaczynski said he hopes to win a second two - year term to guide the town's
economic development, tax base growth, creation of a town center near the new train station, help hire a new town manager and keep taxes as low as possible despite the $ 1.7 billion
state deficit and uncertainty about
state aid to towns and cities.
Syracuse, N.Y. — The council that's putting together Central New York's bid for $ 500 million in
state economic development
aid hasn't released a list of projects it will include in its application.
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.
On the Island, that meant an extra $ 155 million in
aid to the 124 districts, a 6.16 percent increase — the greatest boost from the
state since the
economic downturn of 2008.
But Democrats, who run the Assembly, continue to argue that most increased education funding should go to the highest - need schools, which would happen if it were put in the «foundation» funding pot by which most
state aid is allocated, and which also was cut drastically during the
economic downturn.
The council that's putting together Central New York's bid for $ 500 million in
state economic development
aid hasn't released a list of projects it will include in its application.
«Hudson Valley residents and businesses deserve a
State Senator who will fight for them and demand state government finally provide our region with appropriate education aid and economic development sup
State Senator who will fight for them and demand
state government finally provide our region with appropriate education aid and economic development sup
state government finally provide our region with appropriate education
aid and
economic development support.
Long Island Republican Sen. Tom Crocci has introduced a bill that would increase legislative oversight of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's appointees to regional
economic - development councils which have handed out billions of dollars in
state aid.
Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney is defending the
state's
economic development competitions such as the Upstate Revitalization Initiative, which pitted different regions of the
state against each other for financial
aid.
At the same time, gambling opponents pointed to the wording of the casino amendment that highlighted the potential benefits of gambling, including an increase in
economic development and school
aid as a sign the administration was trying to sway voters with non-neutral language (an effort to halt the amendment as it appears on the ballot was thwarted by a
state judge this month).
Today brings the culmination of the Upstate Revitalization Initiative, a
state economic development contest that has been archly called a «Hunger Games» - style competition in which three of seven upstate regions will divvy up $ 1.5 billion in
economic aid.
The ceremonial ground - breaking at Currier was on an expansion paid for in part with
state aid won during the first round of the Regional
Economic Development Councils.
Under the initiative, three of seven competing regions will each receive $ 500 million in
state economic development
aid over five years.
Projects range from
economic development
aid for troubled regions, to funding the $ 4 billion dollar new Tappan Zee Bridge on the New York
State Thruway over the Hudson River.
The Central New York Regional
Economic Development Council has pulled down the most in
state aid through the initiative.
Syracuse, N.Y. — New York's 10 regional
economic development councils will compete for more than $ 800 million in
state economic development
aid in the latest round of an initiative launched by Gov. Andrew Cuomo six years ago.
Federal
economic stimulus
aid helped close an estimated $ 162.5 billion in budget gaps among the 50
states in 2010, the report
stated, citing a study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington - based policy research group.
In a joint statement with the several Democratic aldermen, the legislators offered to press for
state economic development
aid for Costco.
Rather than place blame and point fingers, New York
State will help prepare residents for future jobs and promote
economic growth while
aiding middle class and poor New Yorkers, the governor said.
LAKE PLACID —
State funds will
aid in
economic growth, revitalization efforts across region more
The
aid package, approved Tuesday by the board of Empire
State Development, the state's economic development agency, follows last week's approval of a $ 25 million loan by the State University of New York to shore up the school's ailing fina
State Development, the
state's economic development agency, follows last week's approval of a $ 25 million loan by the State University of New York to shore up the school's ailing fina
state's
economic development agency, follows last week's approval of a $ 25 million loan by the
State University of New York to shore up the school's ailing fina
State University of New York to shore up the school's ailing finances.
If the region receives $ 500 million over five years under the initiative, $ 250 million, or half the
state aid, would be invested to develop, among other things, an air traffic management system for unmanned aerial vehicles so they can be safely integrated into the nation's commercial airspace, members of the Central New York Regional
Economic Development Council said.
In addition to scrapping the Common Core, Hawkins would improve schools by restoring
aid cut during the
state's
economic downturn, encouraging desegregation through voluntary interdistrict transfers and returning curriculum decisions to local school boards.
Many of the City's historical major revenue sources, such as sales taxes, mortgage taxes, building permits and
State aid, have been negatively impacted by
economic conditions, necessitating greater reliance on the local property tax.
Regional councils are part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to distribute
economic development
aid throughout the
state using a community - based, bottom - up approach to building New York's economy.
Thursday brings the culmination of the Upstate Revitalization Initiative, a
state economic development contest that has been archly called a «Hunger Games» - style competition in which three of seven upstate regions will divvy up $ 1.5 billion in
economic aid.
He's also said he might like to use some for
economic development
aid for some upstate cities, modeled after the Buffalo billion, where the
state gave a billion dollars to the Buffalo area over a multi year period to boost the region's economy.
Albany receives far less per capita in
state aid than other upstate cities with similar social and
economic problems, city officials have argued.
New revenues must be found to stabilize city finances, she said, either from
economic growth or from
state aid.
He said the
state has invested $ 25 billion in
economic aid to the Upstate region, including $ 3 billion for Central New York, under his administration, reversing decades during which
state government, dominated by downstate lawmakers, ignored Upstate as it lost thousands of manufacturing jobs.
Yet, in 2009, after the
economic recession,
state aid plateaued, then sharply decreased.
Both candidates support the phase - out of the Gap Elimination Adjustment,
aid cuts to school districts made at the height of the
economic recession to fill a
state budget deficit.
She said that because of the cuts the
state began making in school
aid after the
economic downturn, the net amount of operating
aid the district would get next year under Cuomo's budget — $ 217.1 million — would be less than the $ 217.3 million in
aid it received in 2008 - 09.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is clear:
States are on the hook for advancing education improvement goals spelled out in the law as a condition for receiving up to $ 100 billion in
economic - stimulus
aid to education.
St. Paul — Only weeks after going into effect this fall, Minnesota's «open enrollment» plan, which allows 11th - and 12th - grade students to take college courses with tuition paid by per - pupil
state foundation
aid, has come under sharp attack on
economic and constitutional grounds.
The real culprit is not a lack of academic preparation, but instead the actions of
state legislatures, colleges, and universities that hike up the costs of attendance, underinvest in need - based financial grant
aid, and spend the least on support services at the schools where students possess the greatest
economic and academic needs.