Sentences with phrase «budget reform»

The budget process has hit every deadline so far under a 2007 budget reform law that had been mostly ignored.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli today unveiled a host of budget reforms that, if adopted, would be a major departure from how Albany develops its spending plans.

«I'm very pleased that we had the Consensus Forecasting Conference today and the Legislature is right on schedule in following the 2007 Budget Reform Act.»

Referendum committes were created in response to the Silver - Bruno budget reform amendment in 2005, the last time a controversial constitutional amendment was put before voters.

Per Diem Reform The Budget reforms per diems by establishing a new set of verification requirements including:

This April, the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission placed two proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution on the November ballot.

A reader noted the one - house spending plan passed earlier this week by the GOP - controlled Senate included — almost verbatim — the NY Uprising budget reform pledge signed by nearly every single member of the chamber, both Democrats and Republicans, during the 2010 campaign.

Bloomberg's announcement comes on the heels of a major kerfuffle between the mayor and the Governor David Paterson, who Bloomberg believes has promoted an untenable state budget reform program.

It is our hope that we will with this budget begin the implementation of the report of the Committee on Budget Reforms, which has since submitted its report.»

Today, Paul Ryan, the Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee, is scheduled to release the most comprehensive and most courageous budget reform proposal any of us have seen in our lifetimes...

Neither Ravitch nor Paterson has been shy about confirming they are at odds over the mulit - year borrowing / budget reform plan the LG proposed in March.

Foreign secretary Jack Straw is today expected to put forward its proposals for European Union budget reform ahead of a crunch meeting of member states in a fortnight's time.

The Ryan / Boehner budget reforms the system.

An effort in the past legislative session to reform how economic development money is spent, disclosed and overseen fell short at the Capitol, but good - government and budget reform groups aren't giving up.

This comes on the heels of the AG's RV tour, during which he asked New Yorkers to sign a petition to support his government / ethics / budget reform etc. proposals.

And as for specific budget reforms, the governor wasn't interested in being nailed down on any of those, either, preferring instead to detail the reforms he has introduced into the budgeting process since taking office in January 2011.

The window of opportunity for passing the proposals may be closing, because three referenda on major budget reforms, scheduled for early June, are likely to break up the current coalition government and trigger early elections in the fall.

In a recent Which Way L.A. segment, host Warren Olney discusses the battle brewing in Sacramento over Gov. Jerry Brown's approach to education budget reform.

The Jackson costs budgeting reforms have not been without teething problems, a detailed LexisPSL practice note reports.

«Labour will argue against the proposed increase in EU spending and instead support a real - terms cut in the budget... When we speak of budget reform, some will want to focus only on cuts to «EU fat cats» in Brussels.

I expect that the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission will respond to these claims by arguing that the proposed amendment is within its authority because passing a school voucher program would bear on the state budget.

So, in a roundabout way, they also voted «no» on the NY Uprising budget reform.

She supports state budget reform, property tax relief and better jobs for Long Island communities.

The tense negotiations over Greece's debt come as the Greek government struggles to find a consensus to pass the budget reforms demanded by its so - called troika of lenders — the European Central Bank, European Union and International Monetary Fund — in exchange for releasing the next installment of bailout money, a 30 billion euro ($ 38.3 billion) payout scheduled to be released in March.

Budget Reform: Should There Be a Capital Budget for the Public Sector?

«For decades, Republicans controlled the State Senate and blocked every single piece of reform legislation proposed by the Assembly and Democrats in the Senate — campaign finance reform, election reform, ethics reform and budget reform,» the speaker said.

«After a tortured budget process where they violated the budget reform law, negotiated in total secrecy, excluded Republicans from the process and rejected every alternative we offered to reduce spending, Senator Sampson and Speaker Silver took matters into their own hands and created an irresponsible, unbalanced budget that Senate Republicans unanimously opposed.»

These principles broadly align themselves with the Republican Party public - policy portfolio and ideological platform in 2012 on health care reform, budget reforms (Romney and congressional Republicans support Representative Paul Ryan's Plan for budgetary austerity and shrinking the scope and size of government), illegal immigration and the War on Terror.

-- In 2004, I was a Co-Chairman of the Senate Task Force on Government Reform that proposed many measures that were adopted in terms of government and budget reforms;

Before joining Powers and Company, Heather served as an Assistant Counsel to the State Senate Majority, working on a range of issues, including economic development, budget reform, and consumer protection.

The new committee, which he will chair, advocates for bipartisan change in New York politics, including ethics and budget reform and job creation.

«For decades, Republicans controlled the State Senate and blocked every single piece of reform legislation proposed by the Assembly and Democrats in the Senate — campaign finance reform, election reform, ethics reform and budget reform.

«Andrew wants to start out early lining up support for his budget reform agenda, and this will be an early test of who is with him and who is not,» said a Capitol observer.

Sen. Eric Schneiderman was the first to sign Koch's pledges, which call for nonpartisan independent redistricting, ethics and budget reform.

The report notes that distributing funds through a memorandum of understanding was a practice that was largely discontinued since the budget reform measures put in place in 2007.

Skelos touted how the Legislature adhered to the provisions of the Budget Reform Act of 2007, which was «ignored» when the Democrats controlled the chamber, adding: «Now we've seen that the chaos that existed for two years is gone, and government is functioning as it should, and — right now — with a bipartisan basis.»

The budget reform measure was resoundingly rejected; 65 % of voters gave it a thumbs down.

State voters faced two referenda in 2005: the $ 2.9 Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation Bond Act and a budget reform amendment.

The Budget reforms per diems by establishing a new set of verification requirements including:

Eliot Spitzer pushed through a budget reform act, which brought greater accountability to how state money gets allocated.

The Budget Reform Act of 2007 required the majorities to hold public meetings and release public timetables for getting the budget done.

At the same time, DiNapoli said the budget proposal from Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to rely heavily and expand on lump sum appropriations for projects that are yet to be determined, a move that is at odds with the Budget Reform Act of 2007, which was designed to increase transparency in the process.

«After having already broken their promise to pass Mayor Koch's pledge to clean up Albany with independent redistricting, ethics, and budget reform, the Senate Republicans» «working group» is nothing more than another empty promise, not worthy of the people of New York or the Senate which serves them.»

The bills include ethics reform, budget reform, and establishing an independent redistricting commission — all included in NY Uprising's reform pledge signed by 53 of 62 incoming senators before the November elections.

He said, «As you may be aware, based on the recommendations of the Budget Reform Committee, we are working towards ensuring that budgets are prepared and submitted timely so that implementation will follow a regular fiscal circle.

These comments were based on his September 1, 2005, analysis of the budget reform constitutional amendments.

(Recall that the Ravitch plan proposed borrowing tied to a host of budget reforms.

Astorino said he supports all the budget reforms listed by Citizens Union, with the exception of one — limiting the ability of the governor to enact policy changes governing the use of resources in appropriation bills.