Sentences with phrase «budget watchdogs who»

Facing criticism from de Blasio, his allies, and budget watchdogs who warned the shifts would devastate the city's finances, Cuomo insisted his budgeting would simply foster a joint cost - saving exercise that in the end wouldn't cost the city anything.

State lawmakers are pushing legislation again to restore more generous disability pensions to recently hired cops and firefighters — drawing fire from a budget watchdog who warned the cost would...

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There are currently two interim leaders of the agency: current head of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney, who was selected by President Trump to oversee the consumer watchdog until a permanent replacement could be found, and Leandra English, former CFPB chief of staff turned deputy director, whom Cordray had appointed.

David Stringer, a 56 - year - old real - estate broker and brother of NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, is a serial tax deadbeat who owes the IRS and state Tax Department as much as $ 447,370 while his brother preaches financial prudence as the city's budget watchdog.

The private meetings drew criticism from the Albany press corps and government watchdogs, who questioned why the governor's office had not initially scheduled a public budget briefing.

Dead in the budget deal was a whole host of long - sought measures by watchdog groups who say Albany needs some basic, structural changes in order to reduce the parade of corruption cases that been so steady the past dozen or so years.