Sentences with phrase «budget battle continued»

As the Journal's Jacob Gershman reports, lawmakers voted Monday to furlough 100,000 state workers for a single day next week, marking perhaps the first time that the governor's lame - duck status proved to be an asset as Albany's wrangling battle budget battle continued.

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But German deputy foreign minister Michael Link hinted Paris could be fighting a losing battle this time, saying Berlin would continue to press for deeper overall cuts as part of a «modern budget» that prioritises economic growth and competitiveness.

This angered liberal activists, which has been pressuring the governor to call a special ASAP because they don't want to see the Republicans continue to control the Senate through what is shaping up to be a protracted budget battle.

«The Senate continues to be at the forefront of efforts to battle the state's heroin crisis and was instrumental in securing $ 214 million in this year's budget for measures to prevent and treat heroin and opioid abuse,» said Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

Cuomo walked into a packed news conference in Albany and cited a continuing budget battle with New York's Republicans in declining to run.

The Buffalo school board kept busy Wednesday night, fighting through rancor and angry disputes to pass a budget while continuing the battle over how to find a new superintendent.

Anticipating the coming budget battle with Congress, Obama said that educators and the lawmakers that provide funding for schools should continue to focus on directing more resources to low - performing schools; on maintaining high standards for students and providing schools with the resources to meet those standards; and on providing sufficient funding for special - education students and English language learners.

Today, the four - day plan has spread to a number of states across the country, and the idea continues to gain ground as school districts battle tight budgets.

Budget Battle, Part I: President Obama's Budget Would Invest in Energy Innovation Budget Battle, Part II: House GOP Budget Proposal Slashes Energy Innovation Investments Budget Battle, Part III: Senate Democrats» Aim to Invest in Clean Energy, Innovation, Infrastructure The House Republican's Continuing Resolution proposal to fund the government through the rest of Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11, ending Sept. 30) would slash energy innovation investments across federal agencies.

While some Android manufacturers continue to battle it out in in the budget and super-mid tiers of the market, the slowing global trend represents a different challenge to Apple.