Sentences with phrase «budget problems at»

The budget problems at the San Antonio Museum of Art were caused by unexpected capital expenditures, according to Museum Director Katie Luber.

Not exact matches

Unexpected problems along the way made the actual spend at least 50 % more than the budget.

More important, the cliff is an obvious effort at correcting the biggest flaw in public budgeting — the tendency of politicians to ignore the broader, long - term implications of what they do by continually kicking problems down the road.

thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!

This budget makes a substantial investment in upgrading away from diesel: $ 220 million (over 11 years) for communities south of the 60th parallel and $ 21.4 million (over four years, starting next year) for continuing an existing northern program, and a portion of a new $ 75 million «challenge» fund aimed at solving clean tech problems through innovation.

Religious publishers work hard at developing books for laypeople, and they sometimes have breakthrough successes, but they face the same marketing problems as the CHRISTIAN CENTURY - a limited budget makes it impossible to run ads in major «secular» magazines or to do a really big direct mail campaign.

Surely now the Arsenal board will not renew his contract and us fans can look forward to having a manager on board that at least spends his budget and addresses his problem areas?

I know that Arsenal fans have had our problems with La Liga's Barcelona at times, sometimes on the pitch with our meetings in the Champions League and sometimes off the pitch as they have poached a few big players off us, especially when Arsene Wenger was working on a very tight budget and unable to fight off transfer interest in his best players.

And we need to stop engaging in a narrative that blames voters for Tory failures in managing our economy and for ideological budget cuts that have stretched our public services to breaking point.The left are good at diagnosing problems, but too often we shy away from pitching solutions.

The problem is that in the bleak landscape of austerity, where local councils have had their budgets halved since 2010 and are looking at losing another third of their funding over the next four years, a service which isn't even used by their own residents could start to look like an easy cut to make.

After a token mention of the problem of 21 % youth unemployment across the EU, she dwelt at length on the fiscal compact treaty, emphasising in particular that the limits, or caps, on national budget deficits would be enshrined in constitutions and national law and would be «eternally valid».

The financial troubles for Connecticut's capital, Hartford, which is veering toward bankruptcy, come at a time when the state is mired in its own problems, including going weeks without a budget.

The problem really is not EFCC's; look at the budget and find out how much was earmarked for the agency.

The paper takes its initial aim at the most basic problem with Rockland's recent budgets; alleged purposefully dishonest accounting and bookkeeping strategies.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — In a unanimous decision, the county legislature's budget & finance committee approved a memorializing resolution calling on the state legislature and governor to resolve problems with the state's chargeback system for community colleges at its March 12 meeting.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — MTA officials promised that looming budget cuts won't affect their plans to make long - term fixes to the problem - plagued elevators at the 168th Street 1 train station — but Uptown elected officials say they're concerned the agency isn't doing enough to address the crisis.

They are a hangover from a failed 2011 budget agreement and have led to military readiness problems and caused hardship at domestic agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the IRS.

I am cautious, because at a time when New York faces serious fiscal concerns, Albany has a track record of solving state budget problems by creating county budget nightmares.

It is important to remember that the two countries come at this issue from completely different perspectives — for the UK, in addition to practical budgetary considerations, the contribution to the EU budget carries great symbolic resonance, while in Germany it is seen as an unwelcome distraction given the wider problems within the eurozone.

Typically, we've gotten locked into a place where we look at budget problems as one - year problems.

I asked Krueger if she thought there could be a Wisconsin - type quorum problem when it comes time to vote on a budget — assuming a deal is forthcoming at some point.

«If the program accomplishes a great civic end, I don't see any problem at all, especially at times of a tight budget,» said veteran New York political consultant George Arzt, who said the money was desperately needed to save key city services.

ALBANY, NY (05/09/2010)(readMedia)-- There's been a lot of irresponsible rhetoric thrown at state workers about the state's budget problems lately and it's important to set the record straight about some basic facts.

A new measure Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote into amendments to his executive budget would significantly broaden the state's power to control who operates homeless shelters in New York state, allowing the state's Office of Temporary Disability and Assistance, which oversees shelters, to remove operators at shelters that are found to have financial and safety problems and directly appoint new ones.

Cuomo went on to say that the budget is trying to address «chronic problems that are truly disturbing,» in the city, including NYCHA and «more homeless on the street than at anytime in modern history.»

New City — In a unanimous decision, the county legislature's budget & finance committee approved a memorializing resolution calling on the state legislature and governor to resolve problems with the state's chargeback system for community colleges at its March 12 meeting.

At Monday's executive budget hearing, representatives from the DA offices, including three DAs themselves, said increased funding would be the only solution to severe problems facing each county, and Council Member and Finance Committee Chair Julissa Ferreras - Copeland said the Council was «on the same page.»

The burden of paying for education has shifted increasingly from state to local property taxpayers, creating funding problems for the schools and an unfair distribution of the cost of education, according to state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk, speaking at a budget forum she held at the senior center Sunday, March 23.

«So we're nine million in the hole on the sales tax projections for 2015, we're under budget, and the County Executive seems to think that the best way to solve every problem that Erie County is facing is by throwing more money at it, and I don't think we can afford it,» said Lorigo.

One problem area we all agreed needs to be visited during the budget process is how to increase hours at the branches, especially those in the suburbs and more rural towns.

Given the prevailing public sentiment at the moment about the magnitude of the budget problems in Albany and the governor's state plan to handle them, this line is not at all a stretch.

«There are significant problems in New York City that need significant help,» Mr. Cuomo said during an Easter event at the Executive Mansion in Albany, listing his other efforts to use the budget to address homelessness as well as provide assistance for Nycha, the subways, commuters and inmates.

Ep 5 - 30 Days — July 13, 2017 — Ben Max of GG, Maria Doulis of CBC, & guest Jamison Dague, director of infrastructure studies at Citizens Budget Commission discuss issues facing the city's subway system, recent announcements made by Governor Andrew Cuomo that relate to the MTA, CBC analysis of transit system problems, and what to watch for as the MTA enters its summer «state of emergency.»

The problem has been that these higher - level activities are at odds with prepping for the current tests — and with shrinking school budgets.

As the Syracuse City School District goes into its budget process, it's looking at a $ 24 million spending gap, a revenue problem stemming from years of stagnant state aid in the face of rising educational costs.

Since taking office in January 2010, she has pursued a variety of initiatives that have chipped away at Syracuse's budget problem enough to maintain services and pay the bills.

Carl Heastie, the new Assembly speaker who would go on to play a pivotal role in budget negotiations, received a standing ovation when he told the member - lobbyists, «To me, it's unfair to blame teachers when some of our children have problems at home before they even walk into the schools.»

«I think everybody understands that... problems that have taken decades to create, are not gonna be solved in one budget cycle, or two budget cycles,» he said, pointing out that the challenges faced by the sector aren't a problem specific to the de Blasio administration but one faced by city government at large.

According to Councilman Hoehmann, «while the budget at first glance looks good, upon closer analysis budget gimmicks are used that only mask the problem and will result in a certain downgrade in our bond rating and other negative consequences unless we once and for all address the issue».

At the same time the administration has failed to factor in the cost of settlements to any future budget, leaving the next mayor with a major budget problem to deal with.]

He said Nigeria budget process at all levels of governance was bedevilled by myriad challenges and problems which impact negatively on service delivery.

The West Paw Hurley is a budget - friendly solution to the problems that may have been gnawing at your heels.

This budget shift still won't come close to solving the problem, says Marco Caceres, a senior space analyst at the Teal Group, an aerospace and defense research firm.

CSIRO had no clear statement of its changed role, he said, and the science budget seemed to consist of unconnected responses to particular problems, rather than a concerted set of measures aimed at achieving clearly described objectives.

And then another session also talked about media contraction as being a problem and because there's fewer journalists at mainstream outlets or at outlets that have the budgets and the staff to do real investigative work, what you're getting is a lot of noise on the Internet and a lot of shallow and narrow reporting on the topic.

The Clinical Research Forum, a consortium of leading academic health centers headed by Crowley, has asked pharmaceutical companies for a combined $ 10 million per year for 3 years (the minimum length of time the group expects NIH budget problems to persist), to create «bridging awards» for young investigators who have completed an NIH clinical research training grant, have narrowly missed receiving funding for an independent grant, and are employed at institutions that will match the funding and allow recipients to spend at least 75 % of their time on research.

The basic problem, though, is that budgets are shrinking or growing very slowly at a time when the number of applications is growing rapidly, and NSF is working to increase grant size at least at the rate of inflation.

The telescope was due to launch in the mid-2020s, but there have been warning signs for the project, which has had major problems with cost control: estimates place its price tag at $ 3.9 billion, rather than the budgeted $ 2 billion.

Arguing that it might not breach the cap at all, Hertz said the impact on the rest of the astrophysics program might not be felt for years since JWST funding budgeted for operations can be repurposed to solve the current problems.

But at my current budget, I have a problem with their price tags