Sentences with phrase «agency cuts»

Some programs may have experienced agency cuts during the course of the year, which are reflected in the final data when possible.

Last Wednesday, Standard & Poor's Ratings Agency cut Greece's credit rating one notch to CCC, and indicated a default could happen in the next year if they can not come to an agreement with their creditors.

Congress initially set 100 million gallons as the 2010 target for cellulosic biofuel, but the Environmental Protection Agency cut that to 6.5 million gallons.

But the governor will get pushback from the state worker unions if he tries to balance the budget solely through state agency cuts and consolidations, says Public Employees Federation President Ken Brynien.

De Blasio told reporters after the meeting that he intends to look for targeted agency cuts, particularly within the Department of Education, but has no immediate plans for an agency - wide budget cut, which is known as a «Program to Eliminate the Gap.»

Paterson also said this morning that the Legislature is likely to pass an FMAP contingency bill today, which would call for across - the - board agency cuts (he didn't say how much, but reports are somewhere between 1 and 2 percent).

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the first executive budget of his tenure on Thursday, a $ 73.9 billion spending plan that manages to fund his political priorities without widespread agency cuts or tax increases, thanks to higher - than - expected revenues and spending from two reserve funds.

Staring down a $ 4.1 billion sinkhole in next year's budget, Mayor Bloomberg on Nov. 16 ordered $ 550 million in city agency cuts by next July, and an additional $ 1.2 billion in the year after that.

Senate: Research Agencies Cut Amid Budget Cap Debate Senate appropriators followed their House counterparts in protecting NSF and other agencies from steep White House - proposed cuts this week.

In fact, they often face retaliation, as he did when District and federal agencies cut his research funding and tried to discredit his research.

(It's not clear whether this affiliate fee was the only income indie e-book sellers would get from selling e-books, or whether they would also have some kind of agency cut similar to the current pricing structure in the US.)

These changes would increase protection for temporary employees, including an «agency cut maximum» and a cap on the percentage of temporary employees that can be used by an Employer.

The U.S. economy expanded less than forecast in the fourth quarter as consumers curbed spending and government agencies cut back.

The rating agency cut its long - term issuer default rating to AA - from AA, saying «difficult actions» will be necessary for the province to achieve its target of eliminating the $ 12.5 - billion deficit.

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Along with $ 2.5 billion in Medicaid and agency cuts, the tax would help fill a $ 3.5 billion projected deficit in the state budget, caused by falling income tax revenue.

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The Barnes & Nobles connection could also relate to a wider partnership between the retailer and Microsoft going forward, whereby Barnes & Noble provides a Windows 8 - wide eBook store and Microsoft takes an agency cut of the profits — just as Apple does with iBooks.

You're right to say that a retailer could sell one book at a deeper discount than their agency cut but then they'll have to make that up by not going deep on the discount for another book.

The last time the agency cut premiums, Pinto and others published research showing the move had prompted borrowers to take bigger loans and buy bigger houses.