Sentences with phrase «budget supports public»

A $ 12.2 million budget supports public art for the city, a portion of which is used for public maintenance and a portion of which goes toward the acquisition of new works.

Not exact matches

For instance, the government says it will invest $ 950 million over five years to support «superclusters,» but the vast bulk of that money is repurposed from last year's budget, with the remainder scraped from «public transit and green infrastructure» funding allocated in the 2016 fall economic statement.

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Yet the public strongly supports these measures, as a CCPA / Environics poll found last year, and as Ipsos found in a quick poll after the Budget was released.

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.

«GDP, GDI, terms of trade and why Canada is in a recession: It's all about the beer and pizza Main The Parliamentary Budget Office is asking for public support.

We strongly support putting the Estimates on the same accounting basis as used in the Public Accounts / Budget by adopting the accounting standards recommended by PSAB.

Our «Faithful Budget» calls for supporting public transit, job training, affordable housing near work — the sorts of programs that increase productivity and engagement in the economy.

«Although those two operations are separate budget entities, there is profit - sharing in the sense that anything we make on the restaurant and pub side from the general public goes to support student programming on the club side,» Davy says.

Speaking at a public meeting in which the Park District's $ 385 million budget was unveiled, Laurence Msall, president of the Civic Federation, said the tax watchdog group supported the district's restraint in not raising property taxes and increasing employee contributions to health care costs, but was troubled by the «pension holiday.»

Ask them to use their influence on the Local Authority to showcase the importance of breastfeeding to public health and safeguard their budget for health visiting and breastfeeding support.

For example, the Commission could help facilitate local deliberative bodies or citizen assemblies, support local authorities conduct effective participatory budgeting exercises, and experiment with new means for the public to engage in political decision - making processes in more direct and sustained ways.

The fund was established in 2002 by then - incumbent Betsy Gotbaum to «reinforce and support» the public advocate's office at a time of budget cuts.

At 9:30 a.m., criminal justice reform advocates and public defenders for #FairFares announce a series of speak - outs across NYC in support of Fair Fares, ahead of the final NYC Council Transportation Committee budget hearing, outside City Hall R subway stop, Manhattan.

The Public Protection and General Government Article 7 bill submitted with Cuomo's 2016 Executive Budget (as amended) identifies three exceptional situations in which the windfall money could be diverted from a newly created Infrastructure Investment Fund into the state's all - purpose general fund, most of which supports operating expenses.

The Business Council supports provisions found within Part D, of the Public Protection & General Government Article VII budget bill, which propose to create a not - for - profit entity to assume the current functions of the NYS Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination and authorizes the State to contract with that not - for - profit to carry out cyber security services and functions.

Late last night, Buffalo - area Tea Party advocate Rus Thompson sent out an e-mail with the subject line «urgent request from Carl Paladino» that insisted the former gubernatorial advocate «does not condone or support» his former campaign manager's public push in favor of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget.

More than 100 organizations came together as the Better Choice Budget Campaign (of which FPI is a member) to urge leaders to listen to the public and support the millionaires» tax.

[77] However, it was positively received by the public, with the ensuing boost to Conservative Party support in opinion polls standing in marked contrast to the previous year's budget.

Lobbyists are hopeful that public support for school funding can have an impact on the state budget process in Albany.

The pilot public financing program for the state comptroller race, which legislative leaders — including Republicans — and Governor Cuomo authorized in the 2014 - 15 budget, is supported by the state's abandoned property fund.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi, in an email, said of NYPIRG's criticism: «No governor has fought harder to reform New York's campaign finance system than Governor Cuomo, who included public campaign financing in his budget and is using the funds that NYPIRG is railing against for commercials urging the public to support it.»

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said on Wednesday that a defeated referendum testing the public's support for a $ 60 - a-year wheel tax should show state lawmakers that local governments simply can't be left to fend for themselves when they need more money for their transportation budgets.

Stachowski, the majority — subverting holdout, essentially forced the Senate to go home without passing another budget bill — the one that reinstated taxes on clothing sales — and still won't declare public support for the last piece of the budget until something is done with the SUNY tuition.

What started out as a small, off - budget, temporary surcharge on insurance to help pay for charity care, hospital debt and graduate medical education as New York hospitals deregulated in the late 1990s, has ballooned over 19 years into a multibillion - dollar all - purpose revenue fund that supports dozens of public health programs, and plugs billion - dollar holes in the state's general budget.

Cuomo and union officials have crisscrossed the state trying to whip up public support for including the wage hike in the state budget, which the Legislature is required to pass by April 1.

longer support «lavish benefits to public workers and those in need of public services because budgets must be slashed.

Sadly, the sting in the tail for public sector bodies is that they will no longer be able to hire lobbyists to support their budget and legislative programmes.

We commend the Governor's budget proposal as a critical step in the right direction and are heartened by Speaker Silver and the Assembly's support for public financing, leaving the pressure on the Senate GOP to follow their lead and help pass public financing into law.»

At 8:30 a.m., educators representing 11 state - supported schools serving deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students will kick off their lobby day, where they'll ask lawmakers to treat the students equally and increase state funding by 4.8 percent — the same percentage increase Cuomo has recommended for public school districts in his proposed 2015 - 16 executive budget, 3rd Floor Terrace, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

Oral Questions - Assisting families facing homelessness as a result of housing benefit changes due in April - Baroness Turner of Camden; Face - to - face careers guidance for all young people in schools - Baroness Jones of Whitchurch; Effects of local council tax support schemes on poverty - Lord McKenzie of Luton; Representations received from the public on the negotiations for the new EU budget perspective period to 2020 - Lord Dykes

Cuomo has supported public financing of political campaigns in the past, but has up until this point not included such a system in the state budget proposal — a process that the governor's office has broad power over.

«The high level of voter support for school budgets speaks to the importance of public education.

Also at 11 a.m., the Assembly Veterans's Affairs Committee Chair Michael DenDekker will hold a public hearing to review the $ 1 million in funding included in the 2017 - 2018 budget for veteran - to - veteran support services and other veterans» programs that are under the jurisdiction of the committee, LOB, Hearing Room C, Albany.

Also at 10 a.m., the Assembly holds a public hearing to examine the funding included in the 2017 - 2018 budget to enhance the housing opportunities for individuals who receive services and support from the state Office of Mental Health or the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, LOB, Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Albany.

The governor in late May set a benchmark for his support of the alliance between Republicans and the five - member Independent Democratic Conference, saying he wanted action on the Dream Act (which failed in April), a broader system of public campaign finance (beyond the pilot program passed in the state budget) and his Women's Equality Act, which has been controversial because of a plank changing the state's abortion laws.

In his proposed state budget, Cuomo also has proposed $ 11 million in funding to hire additional health care workers at cancer treatment facilities for outreach work, $ 15 million for public education campaigns targeting underserved communities, and $ 5 million to support commercialization of cancer - related technologies.

«Deputy Leader and cabinet member for resources Julian German outlined the revised four - year Budget proposals to deliver a balanced budget that will see vulnerable adults and children receive more support, significant investment in a capital programme to generate future growth and jobs, building more homes to meet local demand and continued maintenance of roads and public transport serBudget proposals to deliver a balanced budget that will see vulnerable adults and children receive more support, significant investment in a capital programme to generate future growth and jobs, building more homes to meet local demand and continued maintenance of roads and public transport serbudget that will see vulnerable adults and children receive more support, significant investment in a capital programme to generate future growth and jobs, building more homes to meet local demand and continued maintenance of roads and public transport services.

He held three events on Tuesday in New York City and Long Island, part of a effort to increase public support during budget negotiations.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo said he was disappointed the state budget doesn't include the Dream Act or establish a fuller system of public campaign finance, but suggested there was little he could do to swing support for either measure in the State Senate.

• Proposition 3 - Authorize the Canastota Central School District to levy and collect an annual tax, year after separate and apart from the annual school district budget in the amount of $ 334,822 which will be paid to the Canastota Public Library for support and maintenance.

At the hour - long presentation of his $ 88.67 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2019 at City Hall on Thursday afternoon, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the $ 700 million figure includes a loss of $ 400 million a year to NYC Health + Hospitals — the city's public hospital system — if Congress does not reinstate Disproportionate Share Hospital funding payments, which support low - income and uninsured patients.

In addition to lacking any official support from board Republicans, the proposal still has to make its way through the committees on Budget and Appropriations, Legislation, and Public Safety and Social Services.

The top legislative leaders, shown here, all supported allowing the state to waive penalties for towns regarding the minimum budget requirement for public education.

... According to court documents, Christie's budget fails to meet the funding requirements set forth by the School Funding Reform Act of 2008, a spending formula that guarantees financial support for all New Jersey public school districts.

Such massive support from public employee unions indicates Irwin is likely to fall in lock step with liberal Democrats on pension reform, tax increases and budget cuts.

Funding for Gotbaum's office will be cut by about 40 percent after the City Council reached a budget deal last week — a move that the public advocate called «political payback» for not supporting Speaker Christine Quinn (D - Manhattan) during the fight to extend term limits last fall.