Recent issues of Capitol Connection have reported on the potentially devastating effects of sequestration, the across - the - board cuts to education and other federal programs set in motion by the congressional
budget impasse last fall.
Not exact matches
With New York State
budget negotiations at an
impasse, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked legislative leaders to extend
last year's
budget through the end of May while Democrats and Republicans continue working to settle their differences.
«After enduring the threat of funding cuts during the
impasse, cities and school districts will receive funding at similar levels to the
last budget and will benefit from improved oversight mechanisms for fiscally distressed municipalities,» the report states.
A political
impasse that shut down most federal operations for four days ended
last week with a new stopgap spending bill and a promise to protect education spending as the White House and congressional leaders negotiate a seven - year balanced -
budget plan.
Further, in the
last year, Illinois school students were hit with a double whammy: the inequitable funding model and underfunding by more than $ 1 billion due to the
budget impasse.