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When Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau made comments about the budget being able to balance itself if economic growth were higher, I paid little attention, as Canada's budget deficit is relatively small and I have heard many others make this claim.

It's great to hear about these as they sound like a fab budget friendly alternative!

Dolan writes that «a singularly significant part of our duty as pastors is to insist that the cries of the poor are heard,» and now some Catholic groups are taking Dolan to task for shirking that duty by being too conciliatory toward Ryan and his budget.

Sometimes I think Wenger is forced to say the opposite we want to hear because his contract forces him not to put any negative attention on the board, and he wants to keep his job as long as possible because after he's gone the board will make the club go down if they can't find a manager who can work on a tight string budget for their greedy needs.

It sounds ridiculous but hear me out, he always plays attacking football, or as our manager likes to say «approaches the game with a positive attitude», he knows how to be consistent with his goals (kept Wigan in PL despite everyone saying they would be relegated), also brought his team to a cup final on an extremely low budget, was also responsible for the passing philosophy in Swansea, and most importantly, he can nurture YOUNG talent (Lukaku already has 50 goals in England, Delofeu is starting to bloom, Stones is already flourishing,...) Imo someone like Matinez would be the perfect candidate for the job, but he has to prove he can win trophies as well and challenge in Europe as well.

in the case of our club the powers that be sees us as a necessary evil... believe me if they could figure out a way to take our money without ever having to deal with us they would... instead they simply gauge our concerns then manufacture an aggressive PR campaign addressing said concerns so as to sell season tickets and the like... so whether it's about Sanchez staying, transfer budgets, lengthy player injuries, club expectations etc... this team has treated us like a petulant teenager that should be seen and not heard, which is a completely disrespectful way to treat incredibly loyal fans who pay some of the highest ticket prices in the world... this is why this team doesn't get the benefit of the doubt, this is why they don't get a pass when they screw up and this is why they don't deserve our respect when it comes time to show them the door... that time is NOW

Manchester City have already sent out a chilling message to their rivals that large sums of cash splashed on superstars can make you an overnight title contender, with the Eastlands outfit heading into the New Year level on points with arch-rivals Manchester United at the summit, so the hear their assistant manager Brian Kidd claim the team will only get stronger in 2011 will be of alarming news to their competitors, who are working on more limited budgets and will find it harder and harder to maintain pace with City as the club continue their relentless pursuit of major honours.

This morning as I sat in my office balancing the budget for home and business, answering customer service emails, planning dinner and a grocery shopping trip before I go in tonight for another 24 hour shift...... I hear this little voice.

And it seems as we travel around to state and national conferences to talk to our many friends in the recreation field, more and more we hear about budgets being cut, staff let go and recreation programs being forced to turn their programs over to volunteer based organizations simply because they have no other choice.

Yes, you will hear about cloth diaper detergents but if your budget is limited, go with something as mainstream and reliable as Tide.

«From what we're hearing, the Regional Economic Development Councils will move ahead as they had previously existed, but again that language has yet to be determined in the final budget,» he said.

Both Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb have criticized Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver as being the only holdout in moving the budget process forward with committee hearings, which can not begin until both majority leaders sign on.

The conference announced the plans to hold the hearings as Senate Republicans continue to negotiate the details of the state's $ 154 billion budget plan with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Democrats.

As the 2015 legislative budget hearings got underway, the mayor made his annual trip to Albany to testify in late February.

As disabled protesters shouted: «Kill the bill, don't kill us,» in a Capitol Hill hearing room, the Senate Budget Committee, with no discussion, quickly approved the legislation on a 12 - 11 party - line vote that left Democrats fuming.

«When I hear one - time revenue shot, that concerns me as far as good budgeting practices.»

Still, as late as January 2014 when the mayor traveled again to Albany, this time to testify before the legislative state budget hearings, he and Cuomo were still talking about one another as old buddies who might have played lacrosse together at some posh Connecticut boarding school.

Lawmakers grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development chair Wednesday at a budget hearing, as some of the programs are embroiled in a corruption scandal that's led to charges against several former associates of the governor.

As promised in the «state of the city» speech earlier this year, cameras were installed in the Council chambers in time for April budget hearings.

While it remained unclear late Thursday when a final budget deal would come together, this much is certain: In the months ahead, you'll hear more complaints from Cuomo that the feds are threatening to drown Albany in red ink — even as the state keeps cutting big checks to the producers of «Blue Bloods.»

-- There will be a joint legislative hearing on the executive budget proposal as it relates to health and Medicaid at 10 a.m. — The Assembly Standing Committee on Real Property Taxation will meet at 11:30 a.m. in Albany for a budget implementation hearing.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

Hearings are held as a matter of protocol, but the legislative changes in the budget are usually marginal.

Today's Q poll finds AG Andrew Cuomo's Rose Garden strategy isn't working so well when it comes to the budget mess, as 64 percent of voters say they'd like to hear more from the Democratic gubernatorial hopeful about what he would do to pull the state out of its fiscal morass.

Shortly following the State of the State, de Blasio will likely travel to Albany to address legislators as part of budget hearings and make a plea for the city's needs.

Van Bramer, who chairs the Council's cultural affairs committee, where the debate over library funding has largely been heard, reminded of the Council's budget priorities as final negotiations take place between the 51 - member legislative body and the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio.

As if Thomas Galante's bloated salary isn't enough to make your head spin, Galante displayed his royal arrogance Thursday at a budget hearing inside Borough Hall where he repeatedly requesting more funds for Queens library while defending his outrageous $ 2 million dollar severance package and other perks.

As for the Assembly Democratic conference, Heastie said: «We don't want to go home and then in September hear that school districts have to lay people off because they haven't received the funding from the budget because of the linkage of the teacher evaluation and the funding.»

The City Council will hold a series of hearings on the mayor's preliminary budget and issue a response with policy recommendations, as well as expense and revenue proposals.

But as budget hearings get under way, it appears that the definition of «grandstanding» is subject to interpretation.

As Tuesday's hearing was underway, House Republicans were locked in their own budget battle over how to cut spending.

While the groups, as well as reporters and lobbyists wait to hear news of a final deal on the budget, government reform groups condemned the decision making process as being more secretive than ever.

We're in discussion with the mayor's office, the mayor's office will be in discussion with the City Council as to what the city budget will be able to afford, that's the purpose of discussion,» Bratton said at the hearing according to the New York Observer.

It was a small house Thursday night, as the Buffalo Common Council held a budget hearing on Mayor Byron Brown's proposed $ 494 million spending plan.

The joint hearing was the last of 13 held as the Legislature and Cuomo negotiate a final state budget, due to be in place April 1.

The governor's appearance in the Hudson Valley came as his top commissioners testified at the joint public hearing for the environmental conservation portion of his $ 168 billion state budget proposal.

The Democrat unveiled legislation Tuesday as his administration's law enforcement officials testified at a hearing in Albany on Cuomo's public safety portion of his state budget proposal.

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During a Common Council budget hearing, Syracuse police chief Frank Fowler gave a plug for his first deputy chief Joe Cecile to replace Fowler as the head of the department.

In a February budget hearing, State Senator Liz Krueger told the chancellor that she was skeptical, and that she did interpret the plan as a proposed cut.

Also, the Senate majority has redirected $ 500 million worth of competitive education funding Cuomo proposed in his budget — money the GOP insists, as per LG Bob Duffy's testimony during the joint budget hearings — was supposed to apply to this fiscal year.

As the sharp - eyed Rick Karlin noticed last week, the budget office posted a notice on its website announcing that hearings on the spending plan would be delayed because of the unusually unpredictable nature of the markets.

At 10 a.m., members of the NYC Council's Committee on Governmental Operations hold a preliminary budget hearing to discuss the mayor's budget proposals for the next fiscal year, and examine spending during the current fiscal year by eight city agencies, boards, commissions, departments and offices, as well as community boards; Committee Room, City Hall, Manhattan.

De Blasio is making his first appearance before state legislators in a budget hearing Monday morning as he seeks permission from Albany to raise taxes on those earning $ 500,000 and more a year in order to create a universal pre-Kindergarten program in New York City.

Were the hearings traded away as part of the recent state budget deal?

The weather is making headlines this morning, and has resulted in the cancelation and / or postponing of a number of planned events — including today's joint legislative budget hearing on the housing portion of the executive spending plan — as well as school closings.

As chairperson, Young will run the Senate's 28 budget hearings.

As legislators and education advocates parsed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget in the first of 13 joint hearings, elements of his free tuition proposal came under greater scrutiny, with the governor's office moving to counter concerns about the program's cost, scope and impact on private colleges.

The Hudson Valley Delegation is holding two hearings to examine the impact of this proposed budget on our District and on the Hudson Valley region as a whole.