Sentences with phrase «capita state support»

The squeeze on state budgets from the great recession of 2008 isn't the only reason for the overall decline in per - capita state support, however.

Not exact matches

It also underscores the need for the state Legislature and government employers across the board to rein in a practice for which New Yorkers pay, in the form of higher property taxes, to support what is, on a per capita basis, the nation's costliest pension system.

The Democrat noted that Albany receives less per - capita state Aid and Incentives for Municipalities support than every other community in the state with a population of more than 50,000.

The state with the largest student enrollment, California, has suffered a 30 % drop in per - capita support.

However, given the importance of public - welfare and health spending indicated by my findings, and the large increase in state spending on Medicaid (an increase of more than $ 1,000 per capita since 1987 based on figures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), it is safe to conclude that Medicaid has been the single biggest contributor to the decline in higher - education support at the state and local level.

In a study for Education Next, Douglas Webber finds that Medicaid, which has increased more than $ 1,000 per capita since 1987, has been the single biggest contributor to the decline in higher - education support at the state and local level.

It has also not been done because it is politically unpopular with members of Congress from states that have a lower per capita income whose support would be necessary to pass such a tax.