Sentences with phrase «areas of state spending»

The taxes are being proposed as the $ 168 billion budget proposal avoids cutting the two most expensive and politically senstivie areas of state spending: education and health care.

Despite recent laws, vast areas of state spending by authorities, and via business subsidies remain hard to assess.

«In an environment when we have to cut funding to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and social services, no area of state spending, including parks and historic sites, could be exempt from reductions,» he said.

Not exact matches

In response to these strains, state and local governments have cut infrastructure investment, slashed support for higher education, cut spending on K — 12 education, cut spending on social benefits other than Medicaid, reduced administrative staff and reduced most other areas of the budget.

Municipal operating spending has also increased because of further downloading of responsibilities by federal and provincial governments onto municipalities. The biggest increases in spending by municipalities over the past two decades have been for housing, health, social services and environmentâ $» all areas where federal and provincial governments also have responsibility, as the FCM's recent State of Canadaâ $ ™ s Cities and Communities report demonstrated.

Given the sad state of our highways, public transportation systems and other material infrastructure, as well as the severe needs of our educational system, increased government spending in these areas could take up the slack in declining defense expenditures while contributing enormously to the potential productivity of the United States.

Officials in Los Angeles have declared a «state of emergency» because of the area's growing homeless community, and will spend nearly $ 100 million to help them.

Wenger has achieved a huge amount for the club and although some of it was set prior to his arrival and some of it was an extension of his initial success the fact that winds up most of the anti wenger fans is that the club IS spending money and IS trying to rebuild after a long time in the wilderness, but when it comes to the spending on players its always the CHEAPER option in the most important area's Chips Keswick Boasted a # 100» 000 000 war chest during last summers closed season and stated that the club could buy any player they wished (Apart from the worlds top players at that point Messi) yet instead of spending the money in area's that needed drastic improvement Wenger opted for the cheaper replacements and spent just over half of the money allocated.

The amounts they've already spent would probably fuel the economy of several foreign states, but nevertheless the deficiencies were glaring in several areas in London.

And families who came in June to watch their daughters compete in the National Softball Association's annual state tournament for fast - pitch softball spent an estimated $ 350 each on food, lodging and incidentals in the Schaumburg area — a total of $ 2 million.

The governor was said to be returning from Takum where he spent his Christmas when the accident occurred at Garba Chede area of Gasol local government area of Taraba state

This structural deficiency of what government spends its resources on and who are the real beneficiaries thereof, is worsened by another structural problem - the structure of Nigeria's pseudo-federation with one overwhelmingly large and not surprisingly wasteful and inefficient federal governments; 36 handicapped states; and 774 almost utterly useless local governments which are now de facto area offices of the handicapped states and therefore doubly - disabled and dysfunctional.

The human rights activist said the little time the new AIG has spent in office has recorded a huge landmark progress and achievements in the area of security in the state.

Last month, after DiNapoli questioned the effectiveness of state spending and tax breaks for economic development, Cuomo said DiNapoli was «dead wrong» and «he should educate himself in the area.»

Stung by the expiration of federal aid intended to help states balance budgets as they seek to recover from the recession that began in 2008, the final budget is also expected to include another cut in local aid to cities and towns and to call for reduced growth in the rate of spending on education and health care, although special education is one of the few areas in which significant investments appear imminent.

To bring spending down to that level, New York State needs to impose additional cost - controls in areas such as health care expenses and the size of state governState needs to impose additional cost - controls in areas such as health care expenses and the size of state governstate government.

Mr Norman said the evidence suggested music was a «fantastic liberator and discipliner of human talent», adding: «I think that's another area where the state could perfectly reasonably spend really rather a lot of money to enhance human capability.»

«Based on a review of operating results through the first half of FY 2017 and updated data on State programs and activities, DOB has lowered its spending estimates in several areas, including mental hygiene, preschool special education, and higher education.»

In the Buffalo area, a region of the state Cuomo has spent a considerable amount of time and attention on, Cuomo has an unfavorable rating of 55 percent, with 45 percent who view him favorably, the poll found.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Buffalo to tout the passage of the state's $ 163 billion spending plan on Tuesday pledged the area would receive a «decade of growth» under the economic policies he's continuing in the budget.

New York spent $ 21,206 per pupil compared to a national average of $ 11,392 in school year 2014 - 2015.38 Better targeting spending to the highest needs districts would contain costs while ensuring that all students have access to a sound basic education.39 The State wastes $ 1.2 billion annually on property tax rebates and allocates $ 4 billion annually on economic development spending with a sparse record of results.40 Curtailing spending in these areas would reduce pressure to increase taxes and lessen the tax differential with other states.

The Empire State Development Corp. on Tuesday pushed back against an audit released last week by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development that was critical of the way $ 22 million in tourism funding was spent for areas impacted by storms.

Cuomo's plan to spend $ 60 million for police vests and body cameras in high crime areas went instead to pay for new snow plows and a handful of other major expenses — including last summer's manhunt for two escaped murderers and the state's response to a Buffalo snowstorm in 2014, legislative sources said.

The President who is expected to be in Damaturu, the Yobe state capital on Thursday is expected to spend a night in Maiduguri and will on Friday visit some areas as well as meet with Borno elders on the current challenges of insecurity in the state.

The plan that the board approved today, and that Albany will now spend months deliberating on, would fund a new fare payment system to replace the already - obsolete MetroCard; put $ 2.9 billion toward finally finishing the East Side Access project that will allow Long Island Rail Road passengers to disembark in Grand Central; allocate $ 1.5 billion to begin work on the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway, extending it from 96th to 125th streets; and fund countless other nitty - gritty, state - of - good - repair needs across the system's 5,000 - square - mile service area.

Under state law, this year's contingency plans are calculated at zero percent growth above the previous year's budget, though certain areas of spending are exempt.

Lazio, who spent the final eight weeks of the GOP primary talking almost exclusively about the Ground Zero - area mosque, again chastised both major party candidates for not talking about «the major issue facing this state,» meaning the economy and the lack of jobs.

The sheer magnitude of continued spending cuts forced by the two percent spending cap — $ 1.7 billion in FY2017, $ 3.3 in FY2018, and $ 4.8 in FY2019 — although particular program areas are unspecified today, will inevitably starve our schools and public universities and prevent our state from making the investments needed to expand opportunities for those struggling to lift themselves out of poverty.

Education and health care remain the top spending areas in the state budget, which is due to pass by the end of March.

The New York State School Boards Association has looked over the spending plan and has found some good work, and a few areas in need of Improvement.

The first was the insertion of a $ 400 million «transformative investment fund» that seems a clear counter-balance for downstate lawmakers upset that Governor Andrew Cuomo was spending too much of the state's $ 5.4 billion cash windfall in upstate areas.

David Grandeau, an Albany - area consultant who spent years as the state's top lobbying regulator, is advising the authority on «updating and amending» its code of ethics and financial - disclosure policies, according to Steve Coleman, a Port Authority spokesman.

Salaries, health care and pension benefits for state workers represent one of the largest and fastest - growing areas of spending, accounting for about one - fifth of all state dollars.

Peter W. Davidson, executive director of the Empire State Development, who oversaw the state negotiations in the two recent agreements, said the state saw the deals as ways to reduce spending in noncrucial areas and found that the city was eager to take the properties off the state's hState Development, who oversaw the state negotiations in the two recent agreements, said the state saw the deals as ways to reduce spending in noncrucial areas and found that the city was eager to take the properties off the state's hstate negotiations in the two recent agreements, said the state saw the deals as ways to reduce spending in noncrucial areas and found that the city was eager to take the properties off the state's hstate saw the deals as ways to reduce spending in noncrucial areas and found that the city was eager to take the properties off the state's hstate's hands.

When introducing the state spending plan in January, Governor Andrew Cuomo stated in a memoranda of support in his executive budget that reducing setbacks, «would maintain a safe distance for engaging in the sport while making available for hunting more lands in suburban areas, which would increase hunting opportunities, and help manage locally overabundant deer populations.»

But the SEEC argued that the get - out - the - vote message on the proposed mailer — taking up less than 1 percent of its surface area — is «incidental» to the vote - for - Malloy message and is not enough to justify massive spending of money from the party's «federal account» on the state election.

And it also means that he has to stop supporting the use of fossil fuels, including his idea to spend perhaps a hundred million dollars to expand the gas plant that is heating the Empire State Plaza and lock in gas emissions into a low - income people - of - color community for the next 30 years in the Arbor Hill area.»

Supporters of the approach say the state has prompted new discussion among the business and civic leaders of the areas in which the councils operate and has made it much easier to apply for and observe the decision - making process for how taxpayer funds are spent.

According to him, the creation of the Abia state Tele - Health support centre would reduce the time spent travelling in search of healthcare, or waiting in line to see a doctor in healthcare facilities and close the access - to - healthcare gap between urban and rural areas.

The embattled Chairman of Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission [OSOPADEC], Mr. Debo Ajimuda has been granted bail yesterday after spending one week in the...

«Given the scandal surrounding the Buffalo Billion that reaches into the highest levels of the Governor's Office and the failure of highly touted economic development projects in other areas of the state,» Schimminger said, «the Legislature would be negligent if it failed to at least take a close look at the latest project to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.»

Although he spent much of his youth in the United States, he is now said to rarely leave the Kyoto area.

In addition, Dr. Auburn spent more than 8 years independently training in various areas of natural and complementary health care with many physicians and mentors from all over the United States.

Hard Hat Area: The Deteriorating State of School Buildings The spending bill passed last month by Congress didn't include the monies President Clinton had asked for to address the crumbling state of America's school infrastrucState of School Buildings The spending bill passed last month by Congress didn't include the monies President Clinton had asked for to address the crumbling state of America's school infrastrucstate of America's school infrastructure.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is also expected to announce four other measures concerning educational policy, including the protection of spending per - pupil, a guarantee ensuring all teachers in state - funded schools will be qualified by September 2016, the establishing of a Royal College of Teachers and a National Leadership Institute to promote high quality leadership in schools in deprived areas.

The Texas Charter Schools Association, a non-governmental entity that provides support to the state's charter schools, has spent a lot of time helping schools identify their quality gaps so they can focus on areas that require the most urgent attention.

And the State Superintendent says, despite spending most of her career in the education arena, she has quite a bit of knowledge in a variety of areas.

School districts in rural areas and districts with low spending levels locked in by state law would receive millions more in funding under a pair of bills championed by Rep. John Nygren, R - Marinette, and Sen. Howard Marklein, R - Spring Green, a nonpartisan analysis found.

With the adoption of clear, concise, state - wide guidelines defining both basic education and the state's financial obligation to fund basic education, and increased supplemental spending for special needs, arts integration, the sciences, technology, engineering, math, English as a second language, and programs to assist struggling students, we could better address areas where we are falling short.

A panel that spent a year examining low success rates at the state's 112 community colleges will recommend Monday that the statewide Board of Governors take swift action to boost dismal figures in several key areas.