Sentences with phrase «budget official for»

Health Care in an Aging Society Mr. James C. Capretta, a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), was an Associate Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 2001 to 2004, where he was the top budget official for health care, Social Security, education, and welfare programs.

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There is little talk of tax cuts and balanced budgets, items which form the economic lodestar of the Official Opposition; think tanks such as the Fraser Institute, the Macdonald - Laurier Institute, the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council; and almost everyone who writes a column for the Financial Post, including former finance minister Joe Oliver.

Once again, the official cap on discretionary spending for 2018 is $ 1.065 trillion, so the $ 150 billion a year raise lifts that budget line by a formidable 14.4 % to $ 1.22 trillion.

A senior government official says Finance Minister Bill Morneau's budget will start laying the foundation for Ottawa to deliver on some long - awaited goals towards achieving pay equity in Canada.

While many of its spending cuts are more aggressive than the political climate is likely to allow, the RSC deserves great credit for putting out a budget in a year where no official budget has yet been put forward by the House or Senate Budget Commibudget in a year where no official budget has yet been put forward by the House or Senate Budget Commibudget has yet been put forward by the House or Senate Budget CommiBudget Committees.

The budget also offers nuts - and - bolts funding for officials to do the work that the plan requires.

Its key commitment of balancing the budget in 2015 - 16 is at risk, although Finance officials will be under pressure to come up with innovative ways to show a balanced budget for 2015 - 16.

Earlier this month, two former senior officials in the finance department assailed the Conservative government for eroding the «integrity and credibility» of federal budgets through what they argued is a system of secrecy that keeps parliamentarians and Canadians in the dark about how federal dollars are spent.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

The idea that real interest rates — that is, adjusted for inflation — will be lower than they have been historically is reflected in the pronouncements of policymakers such as Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen, the medium - term forecasts of official agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office and the International Monetary Fund and the pricing of government bonds whose payments are tied to inflation.

Given that the Senate passed a budget that allows $ 1.5 trillion in borrowing to account for possible growth, they now need to see what the JCT, Congress's official tax scorekeeper, produces as a dynamic score for their tax legislation.

The U.S. funding accounts for about 7 percent of UNFPA's worldwide budget, according to agency officials.

I've provided all the steps here, with all the proper tools, to make an official Julep, but feel free to adjust for your budget and laziness accordingly.

As the Chicago Board of Education prepares to approve a 2011 - 12 budget Wednesday, school officials and the teachers union are battling publicly over related issues of withdrawn raises and the mayor's push for a longer school day.

As part of a $ 213 million capital improvements budget unveiled Wednesday evening, park officials plan to buy more than 20 acres of land for parks across the city.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Village officials have adopted a 1997 - 98 budget that includes large increases for the Parks and Recreation Department, Village Manager Michael Grubermann said.

Last month, the council surprised library officials with an action to reconsider its previous approval of an $ 18.6 million budget for a 93,000 - square - foot facility after questions were raised about book and equipment purchases.

For the 2006 budget, Park District officials hope to use concerts along with increased fees and a new union contract to balance the budget.

As principals got a better sense this week of their school's budget for the coming year, officials with the Chicago Teachers Union and privately run charter schools — which rarely agree on anything — both sounded an alarm over the effects of potential funding cuts.

For the last two years, Park District officials relied on employees taking eight furlough days a year to balance the budget, but «the unions, for whatever reason, didn't want to agree to furlough days this year,» Mitchell saFor the last two years, Park District officials relied on employees taking eight furlough days a year to balance the budget, but «the unions, for whatever reason, didn't want to agree to furlough days this year,» Mitchell safor whatever reason, didn't want to agree to furlough days this year,» Mitchell said.

Orland Park officials this week tentatively approved the plan for a new recreation center that was downsized to stay within its $ 10 million budget.

Park District officials were considering scaling back plans for Lions Park, to be located at Parkview and Virginia Avenues, because the lowest bid they received for construction work, $ 186,995 from Plainfield - based Green - Up Landscapers, was over the district's budgeted amount.

According to a Park District memo, Moody officials cited several factors for the upgrade, including sound financial operations, conservative budgeting practices, ample reserves, a diverse economic base and a favorable debt profile.

For those on a budget, these hotels represent an excellent value as compared to official Disney Hotels.

Officials recently proposed a $ 988,497 budget for 2014, about 7 percent higher than in 2013.

The Chicago Board of Education will increase lunch prices for the second time this year, lay off 150 more teachers and cut $ 14 million in transportation costs to help make up an $ 80 million budget deficit, officials said Tuesday.

The Downers Grove Park District could tweak some of its golf course fees this year if officials finalize a nearly $ 1 million budget for the facility.

Village officials have adopted a 1997 - 98 budget that includes large increases for the Parks and Recreation Department, Village Manager Michael Grubermann said.

It is also among four amendments Cuomo has proposed as concurrent resolutions with the budget plan, including the adoption of same - day voter registration, limiting the outside of state lawmakers and term limits for elected officials.

Cuomo is pushing a package of ethics reform proposals including public financing of political campaigns and strengthened disclosure of outside income for elected officials — measure he says must be in the final state budget agreement.

A key sticking point continues to be raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 and an agreement that issue could pave the way for an official statement on a deal for a broader budget.

Since then, despite all the efforts that have been made to tackle the issue of budget fraud within the EU, a report by the EU internal audit service in 2003 revealed serious impropriety at Eurostat, the EU statistics agency, where large sums of money had been diverted by officials for more than a decade.

Babylon Village officials issued more than $ 190,000 in raises to 23 full - time nonunion employees last summer without budgeting for the increases or disclosing them to the public, records show.

Tucked into the new state budget are reforms that court officials have championed for years to reduce two causes of wrongful convictions — false confessions and mistaken identifications.

The official government line was that this would allow the new legislators to take part in discussions for the 2017 budget.

Also at 10 a.m., NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. and other elected officials rally for the inclusion of the Fair Fares proposal in the fiscal 2019 New York City budget, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

De Blasio — who has resisted including the «Fair Fares» (city - funded half - priced Metro Cards) measure in his budget — was massively outnumbered by an army of city elected officials, district attorneys and labor leaders who called on him to pony up $ 212 million for it in his executive budget.

Local government and school district officials have been pushing for changes to make it easier to budget within the cap, though that is unlikely to occur this legislative session.

Also at 11 a.m., state Sen. William Larkin Jr. makes a joint announcement with officials from the Newburgh Fire Department on his efforts during the state budget process to solidify funding for the department, 22 Grand St., Newburgh.

A draft of an audit being prepared by the Office of the New York State Comptroller calls into question the budget and spending policies of the City of Niagara Falls and warns of potentially dire financial circumstances for the Cataract City unless officials there «take immediate steps» to get their financial house in order.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are negotiating a new anti-sexual harassment policy for state and local government officials as part of the state budget.

City officials say they will use casino cash for next year's budget.

«Official forecasts will show George Osborne's emergency Budget hitting growth and costing jobs in the short term, government sources said last night, but the austerity measures will also create a brighter climate for the economy by the end of the parliament.

De Blasio's top housing official noted in a letter to Cuomo's office Monday that the state hasn't released $ 200 million for city public housing from last year's budget.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a five - pronged package in January that included these reforms as part of his 2018 State of the State agenda, and the organizations were led to believe they would be part of the state's finalized budget after months of discussions with elected officials, a spokesman for the Legal Aid Society said.

The only thing clear from the day's appearances by top state officials at a joint Assembly and Senate fiscal hearing was that Cuomo's tuition plan is in store for some changes once budget negotiations begin in earnest in coming weeks.

Federal officials have granted Texas» request for loans aimed at helping local municipalities maintain normal operations and budgets as communities continue to recover from Harvey.

The prime minister's official spokesman yesterday said that «inevitable» there would be discussions on the budget proposals, but it would be up to individual states on December 15th to choose between the reality of getting a deal, and holding out for a perfect solution.

«We have locally elected school officials who have forever been responsible for seeing to it that the monies received into the district from the state and federal level are brought into a budget that allocates resources where they are needed most,» Kremer said.

The New York State Association Of Counties released its to - do list of budget priorities for the coming fiscal year, with the local government officials backing a variety of measures aimed at easing the burden on municipal - level officials and taxpayers.