Sentences with phrase «about budget cuts»

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It is not all about budget cuts and costs, but rather about the collection of detailed metrics that show how legal is simplifying processes to improve customer service, implementing software to get deals done more quickly, and streamlining operations to better manage workloads and outcomes.

Perhaps they're concerned about budget cuts gutting manned space flight more than it already has been (all the signers are from Johnson Space Center in Houston, where Mission Control is located).

«NASA emphasizes importance of Earth science given concerns about budget cuts,» by Jeff Foust, published in Space News on Nov. 11.

In addition, both Democrats and Republicans are talking about budget cuts rather than demonstrating the usual pre-election «spend to get votes» mentality.

Lee County school teacher Sandi Shover is one of many educators to speak out about budget cuts to education and how it affects teachers.

Video: Lee County school teacher Sandi Shover is one of many educators to speak out about budget cuts to education and how it affects teachers.

The Association of School and College Leaders annual conference is taking place in Birmingham this weekend, against a backdrop of increasing frustration among head teachers about budget cuts.

As schools are making plans for next year and preparing their budgets, we have had a number of questions about budget cuts to school sites.

Amid grim news about budget cuts, the year brought new awareness that relying on seniority alone in determining teacher layoffs is mindless.

They'll talk about the budget cuts, control of the state Senate, possible reform measure in» 09, and much more.

Moran is also worried about budget cuts that could hamper EPA's response in communities across the country.

Reps. Peter King and Michael Grimm are bucking their own conference by expressing «grave concern» to House Speaker John Boehner about budget cuts contained in the FY2011 Continuing Resolution that they believe disproportionately impact the five boroughs of NYC and Long Island.

In Texas, the Appropriations Committee is talking about budget cuts across the board rather than increasing the education budget.

The office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer has produced a chart to explain which departments have complied with his request for information about budget cuts, which departments have promised to

A Thursday all - hands meeting, organized to calm staff about the budget cuts, only created more anxiety.

In response to the news about the budget cut, the Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that the HSE will ``... consider the recommendations of Lord Young's review and design a streamlined health and safety system that is fit for the 21st century while remaining true to the core principles set out by Lord Robens in 1972».

Not exact matches

The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the combination of tax increases and spending cuts could trim economic growth this year by about 1.5 percentage points.

He joined fellow Republicans in delivering Trump's greatest victory so far, backing the $ 1.5 trillion tax cut despite his own expressed concerns about budget deficits.

CB: How should the government talk about the tougher issues touched on in this budget, such as cost cutting, in the coming years?

There is another, more subtle effect of cost - cutting, when managers anxious about budgets restrict — deliberately or not — front - line employees» ability to make decisions about customer service.

Both identify about $ 1.2 trillion in spending cuts to the day - to - day operating budgets of government agencies, though Reid's proposal also counts an extra $ 1 trillion in savings from winding down wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Under the tentative plan from the Office of Management and Budget, the agency's funding would be reduced by roughly 25 percent and about 3,000 jobs would be cut, about 19 percent of the agency's staff.

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, New Mexico Finance and Administration Secretary Duffy Rodriguez, from left, Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla and Legislative Finance Committee Director David Abbey give testimony to lawmakers about state budget shortfalls in Red River, N.M. New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a visible toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cuts.

Eliminating the state and local tax deduction would raise about one - quarter of the $ 4 trillion in revenues that some Republicans say they need to prevent tax cuts from creating a massive increase in the federal budget deficit.

That spending recommendation — entitled «America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again» — would slash $ 5.8 billion, or about 18 %, from the annual outlay for the National Institutes of Health, and it would cut even more sharply from other programs within the Department of Health and Human Services.

As talk about the economy has largely focused on tax cuts, the U.S. budget deficit and the potential for trade tariffs, one of the biggest things investors and the general public seem to be missing is the increased spending soon to be pumped into the U.S. economy by the government.

So science budgets are cut and skeptical politicians grill researchers about the value of their work.

The RSC budget would permanently extend the expiring individual tax cuts and expensing provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), lowering revenues by about $ 771 billion through 2cuts and expensing provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), lowering revenues by about $ 771 billion through 2Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), lowering revenues by about $ 771 billion through 2028.

Budgetary revenues closed at $ 241.9 Â billion, compared to $ 236.7 in the budget, with corporate income tax up 12 % (don't worry about corporations paying too much, we're giving them tax cuts).

The budget of Statistics Canada has been cut by $ 23.9 million and about 800 staff has been laid off.

O'Neil said he's skeptical about the assumptions that a Trump agenda of increased government spending and tax cuts will be fully enacted and lead to faster growth, higher inflation and bigger budget deficits.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page, in his last week on the job, is taking the government to court in a bid to have Ottawa release information about the impacts on federal jobs and services from $ 5.2 billion in cuts announced in last year's budget.Photo by Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press / Files

Questions and criticism have been mounting from multiple fronts about the Harper government's transparency and accountability on its spending decisions and budget cuts.

«Almost a year after the 2012 budget, Conservatives still haven't given clear answers about which regions of the country will lose federal jobs or what services are going to be cut.

The White House budget director came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to sell President Donald Trump's budget, but the administration's allies in the Senate preferred to talk about last year's tax cut rather than the trillion - dollar deficits contained in the new spending plan.

Mr. Harper did not have much to say about this, except to remind everyone that his government had cut the GST and then to read a list of various industry associations who had expressed favourable sentiments about the most recent budget.

Ryan's advocacy for cutting taxes and trimming the deficit — he is the architect of the GOP's proposed federal budget — married with his willingness to talk about fiscal belt - tightening in moral terms and his low - key social conservatism speak to a political moment in which the economic concerns of the Tea Party and the social focus of the Christian right have merged into a relatively cohesive anti-Obama movement.

He heard government leaders talk about balancing the budget by cutting back on the food stamp program, even while they rescued a struggling aircraft corporation with massive federal aid.

With the entry into the vice-presidential contest of Ryan, a Catholic and the architect of recent Republican budget proposals, Americans are turning their attention to Catholic social thought, weighing what bishops and nuns have to say about his proposals for lower taxes and cuts in entitlement programs.

The good news about using a bottom round roast is that it is a less expensive cut of beef, which is helpful when feeding a crowd on a budget.

Already stuck with revenue about 1 / 20th that of Texas, GSU has also taken the brunt of concussive budget cuts to higher education in Louisiana.

My biggest concern about war is that billions of dollars are going to bombs while budgets are being cut for education, health care, social services and Medicaid.

About 3,000 teachers and school - based staff have already been laid off this summer because of school closings and cuts to individual school budgets.

The Chicago Park District Board passed a balanced budget for 2003 of $ 338 million Wednesday, despite an outcry from city residents and union members about cuts in park employees» hours.

And it seems as we travel around to state and national conferences to talk to our many friends in the recreation field, more and more we hear about budgets being cut, staff let go and recreation programs being forced to turn their programs over to volunteer based organizations simply because they have no other choice.

Using coupons matched with store sales has literally helped me cut about $ 500 / month out of our monthly grocery budget.

Personally, I'm more concerned with this happening since the majority of Republican congressmen I have spoken to always ask me about how I feel about making NSLP a block grant, very similar to how Reagan dismantled the program in 1990 by cutting $ 1.4 BILLION from the budget.

This isn't really a place to cut corners in terms of baby supplies, but you can find much of what you need in a variety of different locations and at prices that are suitable for just about any budget.

Choose an obstetrician or health care provider Interview potential doctors Contact health insurance company about coverage Start and pregnancy and birth budget Discuss financial effects of pregnancy and baby with partner Stop smoking Stop drinking Stop using street drugs Talk to your physician about any prescription medications Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day Visit the doctor at least once per month or every 4 weeks Do not dye or perm hair Stop drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages Exercise daily Start taking prenatal vitamins Eat foods rich in folic acid Eat iron rich foods Increase daily intake of whole grains, fruits and vegetables Nap as much as possible as fatigue is common Eat fish with low levels of mercury no more than 2 days per week Do not eat undercooked meats Do not eat unpasteurized dairy producs Do not eat cold cut deli meats Allow someone else to clean out the kitty litter, if applicable Limit exposure to chemicals Try to limit stress and tension Complete all prenatal tests — HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Anemia, Blood Typing, Sickle Cell Anemia, Urine Screening and Rubella.