Sentences with phrase «cuts in state aid»

It further destroys the credibility of the NYSED, when they should be there to inspire, support and fund the many schools that are still recovering from the terrific cuts in state aid from the past three years.

I realize that much has changed in the last few years — widespread economic hardship, cuts in state aid by both Democratic and Republican state governments, much slower than anticipated growth in property values,, the opportunity to cut staff compensation under the threat of union busting, dramatic cuts to the revenue limit base — but despite all of these changes, if you go back to the principles and the details of Partnership Plan used to sell the 2008 Operating Referendum (which passed overwhelmingly) I think you can find plenty of justification for increasing property taxes in order to achieve the mission of the district.

The second was this quote from Board President James Howard in Defour's story on greater than anticipated cuts in state aid to the Madison Metropolitan School District:

Other towns hit hard by Malloy's budget plan include Wallingford, Glastonbury and Fairfield, but dozens of towns would face cuts in state aid that were such that it would lead to massive cuts in local school programs and major property tax increases.

Risking students» futures Like nearly all public school districts, Stratford faces a budget deficit created primarily by cuts in state aid.

In addition, the district suffered a financial crisis in 2008 and then reeled under massive cuts in state aid in the 2011 - 12 school year.

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School districts are being forced to increase the tax levy in response to cuts in state aid.

Mr. Christie's boasts about K - 12 finance are a sham, contends Ms. Buono, who says that as Senate majority leader she took a prime role in fighting his previous cuts in state aid to districts.

Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York last week presented a fiscal 1993 budget that calls for the third round of cuts in state aid to education in two years.

Yet the mayor's spending plan deliberately does not include any extra cushion to provide for the possibility of a handful of cuts in state aid outlined in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive budget last week.

The package, including $ 55 million in reductions to Medicaid services and $ 260 million in across - the - board cuts in state aid to local governments, was intended to cover shortfalls in tax revenue during this fiscal year that have emerged since the budget was passed.

In an attempt to help towns, the state legislature voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to waive any penalties for municipalities that reduce their education budget after suffering major cuts in state aid.

Malloy offered his own deficit reduction proposal Monday, and it included major cuts in state aid to cities and towns as well as a range of sometimes dramatic state agency spending reductions.

And that's resulted in cities and towns facing cuts in state aid.

HARTFORD — On the heels of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed adjustments to the state budget — including potential cuts in state aid for municipalities — Democratic legislative leaders and mayors from throughout the state gathered at the Capitol Friday to praise one aspect of the budget that Malloy said won't change — property tax reform.

The balancing act for local municipalities is that the cuts in state aid must be coupled with mandate relief.»

Schools Chancellor Joel Klein told City Council members the $ 500 million cut in state aid coupled with increasing costs will leave the Department of Education $ 750 million short in fiscal 2011.

Miner anticipates a significant cut in state aid this year, but said Albany can make up for it with reforms.

Fred Dicker: «Cuomo's latest assault on Mayor de Blasio — a «humiliating» cut in state aid to the city — is prompting predictions that an infuriated de Blasio will reciprocate by backing efforts to dump the governor in 2018.»

Prior to this year's proposed cut in state aid, average tax levy increases declined for five straight years, from 6.89 percent in 2005 to 5.91 percent in 2006, 3.91 percent in 2007, 3.37 percent in 2008, and 1.89 percent last year.

Gov. Cuomo's latest assault on Mayor de Blasio — a «humiliating» cut in state aid to the city — is prompting predictions that an infuriated de Blasio will reciprocate by backing efforts to dump the governor in 2018, sources tell The Post.

With the deadline for the state budget four weeks away, a push is on to block a proposed cut in state aid to libraries.

They simply don't have the LEGAL authority to cut the overwhelming majority of their expenses and with the double digit cut in state aid most local school districts will receive, they will have to make up for that money by significantly jacking up property taxes... which are far more regressive and oppressive than income taxes.

The school - spending plans approved this week reflected Paterson's governor's 5 percent cut in state aid — the same cut many school officials implied they couldn't live with.

Matt Pommer Gov. Jim Doyle's talk of a 2.5 percent cut in state aid to local schools guarantees more stress for school boards, unionized teachers and property taxpayers.

The city Health Department, however, would see an $ 11 million cut in state aid under the budget proposal.

In the face of a dramatic $ 1.2 billion cut in state aid, school districts held the average statewide property tax levy increase at 3.4 percent under the proposed 2011 - 12 district budgets.

Later, when asked by Board member Beth Moss about the lowering of the revenue limit increase — from $ 280 to $ 200 — that was also part of the «fix,» Pocan revealed that in exchange for a higher revenue limit, Doyle demanded at least a 4 % cut in state aid; the $ 200 limit increase came with with only a 2.5 % cut in state aid.

Not exact matches

However, the philanthropic agenda didn't match other things that were going on in the city, like the state cutting $ 56 million in school aid, she said.

The memo points out that, in the past, State Department - led «bureaucrats cut off U.S. military aid to the police in Colombia as the GOP Congress fought to save Colombia from the FARC terrorist threat, while simultaneously tacking the drug threat.»

The proposed cut to the State Department's diplomatic corps and the foreign aid budget are particularly striking, and likely to include security contractors at diplomatic missions abroad after the GOP criticized Democrats for security at the U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, where four Americans died in a 2012 attack.

The United States succeeded in cutting off multilateral aid, aggressively lobbied allies to reduce economic assistance, and slapped a trade embargo on Nicaragua.

The Philippine organizers of the Global March mention following: widespread poverty and social inequality resulting in the erosion of the family's capacity to nurture and protect children, the rise of informal economy requiring simple skills and technologies, globalization of capitalism where underdeveloped nations provide the rich with cheap labor, disrupted family patterns due to migration, AIDS, etc. and inadequate basic services from government, including education, due to cut of the state budget of non-profit sectors to follow structural adjustment programme dictated by the IMF and the World Bank.

Advocates also brought attention to the fact that any cuts to HFNY funding would disqualify New York from applying for millions in federal aid for home visiting because the state is required to show a Maintenance of Effort in order to receive federal funding.

-- $ 600 million — including $ 177 million for New York City — of the Governor's $ 1.4 billion in devastating school aid cuts is restored, providing direct classroom support and property tax relief to working families throughout New York State.

Significant cuts to bilateral aid budgets due to the consolidation of public finances have reduced member states» willingness to pool further resources and competences in Brussels.

The two - year budget deal reached in Washington on Friday ensures no draconian cuts in federal aid to the state and city, undercuts arguments to raise some local taxes and portends problems for Cuomo as he exaggerates the impact of Congress's tax bill on New Yorkers.

Albany, New York — A major New York State union is going on the air with televisions ads to try to convince state lawmakers to continue a tax on the wealthy instead of adopting Governor Cuomo's billion and half dollars in school aid State union is going on the air with televisions ads to try to convince state lawmakers to continue a tax on the wealthy instead of adopting Governor Cuomo's billion and half dollars in school aid state lawmakers to continue a tax on the wealthy instead of adopting Governor Cuomo's billion and half dollars in school aid cuts.

In 2010 - 2011, the state, facing a massive budget deficit, began cutting aid in amounts that eventually totaled $ 2.7 billion from districts across the statIn 2010 - 2011, the state, facing a massive budget deficit, began cutting aid in amounts that eventually totaled $ 2.7 billion from districts across the statin amounts that eventually totaled $ 2.7 billion from districts across the state.

DiNapoli's state budget report, meanwhile, pointed to a financially rocky road ahead, perhaps as the result of cuts in federal aid to New York Sstate budget report, meanwhile, pointed to a financially rocky road ahead, perhaps as the result of cuts in federal aid to New York StateState.

Stung by the expiration of federal aid intended to help states balance budgets as they seek to recover from the recession that began in 2008, the final budget is also expected to include another cut in local aid to cities and towns and to call for reduced growth in the rate of spending on education and health care, although special education is one of the few areas in which significant investments appear imminent.

Starting in 2012 - 2013, the state began restoring cut aid in a progressive manner, with the largest payments going to the poorest districts.

ranking is reserved for the greatest mistruths, including Mitt Romney's statement that Barack Obama «didn't even mention the deficit or debt» in his 2012 State of the Union address (when Obama actually did so six times) and the Obama campaign statement that Republican presidential contenders including Mitt Romney said that «they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero» (when none of them actually did so).

But Cuomo was unsparing in describing the impact to be felt by the federal fiscal proposals, arguing that the state faced a $ 4 billion deficit in the short term, and $ 2 billion in cuts in federal aid.

Mayor Bloomberg says the lack of a final state budget has left him no choice but to plan for 11,000 city job cuts, which he says are needed to make up for an estimated $ 1.3 billion cut in the city's share of state aid.

The mayors are asking for $ 133 million in state aid that they said has been cut in recent years from the budget.

As Cuomo did in his address, Hochul stressed that New York faces budget challenges in 2018, due to a $ 4 billion state deficit, and as much as $ 2 billion of cuts to federal aid.

Meanwhile, students, parents and community members organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, Citizen Action of New York and the New York City Coalition for Educational Justice delivered valentines to state lawmakers» local offices in the Capital District Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton, Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Long Island asking them to reject Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed education aid cuts.

«I'm looking to have balance throughout the state when it comes to tax cuts, when it comes to education aid, and it seems that certain members in the room when it comes to another branch their only concern is New York City and Mayor de Blasio,» Skelos told reporters.