Sentences with phrase «budget dance»
The phrase "budget dance" refers to a series of negotiations or discussions between people or groups who are trying to agree on how to wisely spend a limited amount of money. Full definition
In the latest step in the state budget dance, both houses have released their versions of a state spending plan.
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Amid the smoke and confusion surrounding this week's on - again, off - again budget dance in Albany, Gov. Cuomo made a point well worth repeating.
That entangles the already complicated Albany education spending budget dance.
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We've made it to the point in the legislative session when the so - called «four men in a room» do their budget dance.
«Sitting there in the room with a new Council, a new mayor, it looks like the fat lady is signing on the budget dance — and I think that's a good thing,» Oddo said.
Mr. Levine praised the mayor for moving away from the «budget dance» process of cutting services only for the council to fight to get them back — but noted some additions made last year, like parks department maintenance workers, had not been baselined this year.
Under the previous administration, goes the argument, we were subjected to a «budget dance.»
And to their credit, Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark - Viverito swore to end the budget dance.
Republicans who control the state Senate walked into a closed - door conference starting at 1 p.m., saying they were unsure about the next steps in the budget dance.
«Even with restorations, this year's budget dance has taken a toll on a system worn thin by years of cuts,» said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.»
It's not clear that Cuomo will accept axing the cuts as the budget dance between him and the Legislature kicks off.
«Let me be clear, the days of the budget dance are over, and as Finance Chair I reject any notion of the budget dance,» Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras said today, insisting this year's fight was different from previous tangles over closing firehouses and libraries.
«It's definitely not the budget dance as we've seen in prior iterations.»
Despite the fact that earlier this month Council members were griping over potential cuts to senior services and libraries, and the mayor was still saying he thought the NYPD needed no increase in officers, both sides of today's handshake insisted the process had not been reminiscent of the derided «budget dance.»
De Blasio didn't ask for those cuts - ending the so - called «budget dance» and leaving the Council little to fight him on.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has prided himself on ending the «budget dance,» but at least one back - and - forth has carried over from last year: The City Council is yet again urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to add funding for 1,000 new police officers to his preliminary budget.
«I was here for the golden years of the budget dance,» Mr. de Blasio said.
De Blasio has repeatedly denied employing the «budget dance» practice that agencies had to go through under previous mayors but has continued to use that tactic for the BOE and a few others.
This is the first step in the long federal - budget dance.