Sentences with phrase «budget addresses issues»

The Assembly budget addresses those issues and others by doing away with Cuomo's proposed decrease in funding the city receives for its Emergency Assistance to Families program.

In a statement accompanying release of the agenda, Klein said that the «budget addresses issues... we can advance to improve participation in our elections, enhance our children's education, protect our workers, upgrade our infrastructure, and help our immigrant communities.

«The new state budget addressed this issue for some charters.

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Before any candidate sets out to make changes to Quebec's budget or economy, they'll have to address the deficit the province currently faces (exceeding $ 2 billion), which has become a major campaign issue.

[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

It would have been better if the paper had been released after the Prime Minister's statement in Davos and before budget 2012 to allow for a public discussion on the elderly benefit system, but that was not possible because the paper did not address the issue of the long - term fiscal sustainability of elderly benefits.

The 1999 Budget included new funding to address «health and safety» issues resulting from the measures taken in the 1995 Program Review Exercise.

The real issue that was not addressed in the budget is the absence of any economic engine to spur a recovery in growth in 2014 and beyond, The household sector is deep in debt; housing construction has stalled; companies lack confidence and are not investing; the federal and provincial governments are in serious restraint mode; and the export sector is weak and deteriorating.

Moreover, if the only issue that the media and some Canadians are interested in is how the government will live up to its claim that it will balance the budget in 2015 - 16 then this issue can be addressed without a full - fledged budget.

The Update should have addressed this issue by providing analysis and projections of the structural deficit given its importance to budget planning.

The Trudeau government said in its March budget that it would take a closer look at measures to address what it considers tax - fairness issues.

To address this issue, the President's budget calls for a $ 10 million investment to test effective ways to get diapers to families in need, and document the health gains that result.

It is not too late to address these progressive issues and include real action in the State Budget.»

Senator Sampson is still working to resolve the outstanding budget issues, specifically an FMAP extension and higher education reform and plans to reconvene session once these final issues have been fairly addressed,» said Shafran.

Even though the state budget was approved two weeks ago, he notes that the legislative session doesn't end for another few weeks and the governor and lawmakers could still do something to address the housing affordability issue.

After the Legislature passed its own budget bills including a three - year extender of the existing arbitration law, the enacted budget did not include any provision addressing arbitration — leaving the issue open.

Major issues in the 2013 legislative session included addressing education, energy, domestic violence, jobs, strengthening the state's economy, and a new two - year budget that's facing a $ 128 million deficit.

Early voting will be one of many issues addressed during budget negotiations.

The Executive Budget rightly recognizes the need to address issues affecting some of the poorest and most vulnerable residents in our state.

Major issues in the 2013 legislative session included physician - assisted death, marijuana decriminalization, and plans to address a projected budget shortfall of $ 50 - $ 70 million.

They argue that governor Cuomo is not addressing the issue and that his budget will only increase the gap between rich and poor.

The 2019 executive budget allots $ 429 million towards the MTA's $ 836 action plan that's aimed at addressing both immediate and long - term issues with the subway, such as signal malfunctions and track maintenance.

«It seems that the project has gone over budget because there are some environmental issues that were not initially anticipated that had to be addressed, but I don't believe that that will impede or slow the movement of the project forward,» Brown said.

As for the governor, he made no appearances yesterday, but issued yet another lengthy statement insisting he won't sign off on more state education aid unless the budget includes reforms that address «accountability, performance and standards.»

An annual Scottish Finance Bill would go some way towards addressing some of the issues encountered in this year's budget process».

Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislature.

«Some issues that we were hoping to see addressed were not, among them the baselining of funding in the budget for initiatives such as legal aid for anti-eviction services and Teacher's Choice, a program that reimburses educators for the purchase of classroom supplies of their choice,» she said.

Though Cuomo and the Assembly have proposed extending the law in their budget proposals, the Senate wants to hold off addressing the issue until later in the legislative session.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said the issue should be addressed in the budget and that «there's really not a lot of negotiating to do.»

Recommendations Seek to Address the Borough's Longstanding Issues QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz submitted to the Mayor and City Council recommendations for the expense and capital budget priorities that the Borough President and her fellow members of the Queens Borough Board want to see included in the City's adopted budget for Fiscal Year -LSB-...]

After having a week to digest the governor's budget address and the corresponding bills, Heastie said the Democratic conference would begin discussing several issues, like infrastructure and education, during closed - door meetings this week.

ALBANY — Several Democratic Assembly members and a top Republican state senator say they still want to see new policies to address sexual harassment in the state budget, even though there are concerns about the negotiation process and disagreements over how best to tackle the issue.

Feel free to contact us regarding any other provisions of interest being addressed in the ongoing budget process, or for additional information or input on the issues addressed here.

The legislators were scheduled to return to Albany today to address budget issues.

She said she typically prefers not addressing policy issues in the budget process — but that both the Legislature and the governor agree that action needs to be taken on the issue.

Lawmakers this spring included money in the state budget to address a number of legal challenges centered on health care in the prison system, including the treatment of inmates with hepatitis and inmates with disabilities and mental - health issues.

Senate: While addressing the chamber before the vote on its one - house budget on Monday, Majority Leader John Flanagan said that he didn't feel mayoral control was a budget issue.

«We have serious budget issues that won't go away, in fact, they'll get worse, so people will have to address that.

Unfunded mandates have been on the forefront for many years, yet the governor failed to address the issue in his recent «State of the State» address or 2014 budget presentation.

Cuomo in his budget address said that while he supports the Common Core standards being adopted in New York, he took issue with how the state Education Department has handled the roll out.

«His budget proposal to the Legislature this week will focus additional long - term plans to address health, education and infrastructure issues.»

The effective and efficient implementation of our 2016 budget proposals will address many of the socio - economic issues that are of current concern to our people.

The 2019 executive budget allots $ 429 million towards the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's $ 836 action plan that's aimed at addressing both immediate and long - term issues with the subway, such as signal malfunctions and track maintenance.

«While Cuomo may or may not have an issue mandate, for the moment, as we await his first executive budget, voters certainly support the governor on these issues that he talked about in the State of the State address.»

«This has been a very complicated year in terms of the issues that we've addressed and I've found the governor from the very beginning starting with the budget process has always had an open ear and is flexible in terms of the suggestions I give or the speaker gives,» Skelos said.

EJ McMahon: «(T) he initial version of the budget doesn't address any of the myriad corporate and personal income tax (PIT) conformance issues raised by passage of the new federal tax law.

The Assembly's one - house budget includes a $ 200 million reserve fund to help health care providers afford an increase in the statewide hourly minimum wage to $ 15, while the Senate's version doesn't address the wage issue at all, but does have a Paid Family Leave proposal.

Senate must save itself by confirming Mike Pompeo Poll: Menendez has 17 - point lead over GOP challenger MORE (D - N.J.), a lead sponsor of the measure, said late last week that Democrats will «insist» on addressing the oil tax issue in broader budget talks.

«The looming threats from Washington leave us with two options: Our state budget must either fully anticipate and address our human and financial needs or we must keep working to reach compromise on the reform issues and remain financially cautious so we can adapt to federal actions once they are determined,» Cuomo stated.

The body will meet on Wednesday to address budget issues and other matters left unresolved after the chaos of this summer's coup.