Sentences with phrase «dollar budget deficit»

The city faces a $ 4 billion dollar budget deficit in the next fiscal year.

He says without changes in rules regarding pension payouts, union contracts and other issues, counties face a $ 4.2 billion dollar budget deficit by 2020.

County Executives across New York are projecting a collective multi-billion dollar budget deficit starting at the beginning of 2012.

Onondaga County almost wiggled out of a multi-million dollar budget deficit with no layoffs, because of an early retirement buyout plan.

'' The next two years will provide no shortage of challenges for our Conference, its partners in government and all New Yorkers: A multi-billion dollar budget deficit needing closure, a government that is still too big and spends too much, chronic unemployment, some of the nation's highest taxes and a continued lack of public confidence in state government,» Kolb said.

«During the last two budget cycles, Speaker Silver has worked with the governor and Legislature to reach a compromise that closed a multimillion dollar budget deficit.

The GEA was first passed by the New York State Legislature in 2010, when the state faced billion - dollar budget deficits because of the recession.

Monday was the first full day of session in the New York State legislature, and lawmakers have a lot to contend with, including a multibillion dollar budget deficit, as well as the beginning of an election year.

He implemented his fiscally conservative agenda, including closing a gaping $ 10 billion dollar budget deficit without imposing any new taxes at the time, and getting the spending plan done on time, a rarity in Albany.

He also reflects on the Governor's first year in office and talks about some of the challenges in the year ahead including a potential multi-billion dollar budget deficit.

The Ken - Ton School District was facing a multi-million dollar budget deficit.

«When we look at $ 1 trillion dollar budget deficit in 2019, then each auction announcement is going to be somewhat incremental, adding and adding to the story,» said Ader.

But if that path is taken the actions needed to reduce the one trillion dollar budget deficit will become as much a yoke around its economy as the PIGS deficits are on their economies.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, grappling with a multimillion - dollar budget deficit, is quietly talking to city officials about charging admission for visitors from outside New York — an idea bound to be debated, since the Met is a public institution that was free for a century and now has a «suggested» entrance fee that many don't pay.

Ron Deutsch, with New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, says the state could begin to close its $ 2 billion dollar budget deficit and have more money for schools and health care if it began collecting more taxes on corporations and other businesses who the groups believe are underpaying right now.

Cuomo said with a multibillion - dollar budget deficit and uncertainties in funding from Washington, spending needs to be lower this year.

«I'm running for the state senate to take on the rampant corruption in Albany and the fiscal mismanagement that has produced a multi-billion dollar budget deficit and the highest taxes in the nation,» Schorr said.

Monday was the first full day of session in the New York State legislature, and lawmakers have a lot to contend with, including a multi billion dollar budget deficit.

Among the priorities at the top of her list: sustaining «the say yes to education» program and planning for a projected 33 - million dollar budget deficit.

Monday was the first full day of session in the New York State legislature, and lawmakers have a lot to contend with, including a multi-billion dollar budget deficit.

The NFTA has announced two public hearings will be held to collect public input on its proposal to increase fares and change or cut some of its current routes, as it continues to deal with a multi-million dollar budget deficit.

Senate leaders said the bill would restore nearly $ 434 million in GEA cuts in last year's state budget, reductions that were first instituted in 2010, when the state faced billion - dollar budget deficits.

The $ 1,017,752 in pay raises to 104 nonunion employees comes as Nassau struggles to plug a multimillion dollar budget deficit.

Spend - happy Democrats are being forced to drastically slash their payroll by one - third in order to close the multimillion - dollar budget deficit they rang up this year, officials revealed Tuesday.

«We're moving toward another double - digit - billion - dollar budget deficit — we don't need (borrowing),» Paterson said.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Cathy Young says even though there's a multi-billion dollar budget deficit, and that «budget circumstances may be tough,» she says the GOP will resist any potential efforts by Democrats to roll back the middle class tax cuts that are to be phased in over the next several years.

Cuomo says with a multi-billion dollar budget deficit, and uncertainties in funding from Washington, spending needs to be lower this year.

The Hempstead school board Monday night voted to seek the state comptroller's help in how to pay down a multimillion - dollar budget deficit, about $ 2 million of which officials said is tied to increased enrollment in local charter schools.

Governor Cuomo's second legislative session was far less dramatic than his first legislative session in 2011, when he convinced the legislature to authorize same sex marriage, instate a 2 % property tax cap, and close a massive $ 10 billion dollar budget deficit.

Mayor Ben Walsh recently proposed a new plan that aims to slowly close the city's multimillion - dollar budget deficit.

Nearly seven years after a state oversight board took over Nassau's finances because of a multimillion - dollar budget deficit and a credit downgrade, county executive candidates Jack Martins and Laura Curran say it's time for elected officials to take control of Nassau's fiscal future.

The Hempstead school board voted to seek the state comptroller's help in how to pay down a multimillion - dollar budget deficit, about $ 2 million of which officials said is tied to increased enrollment in local charter schools.

The measure was created when the state had a $ 10 - billion - dollar budget deficit, now, the state is running surpluses.

The proposed changes reflect the NFTA's ongoing efforts to reduce its multi-million dollar budget deficit.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Cathy Young says even though there's a multi-billion dollar budget deficit, and that «budget circumstances may be tough,» the GOP will resist any potential efforts by Democrats to roll back the middle class tax cuts that are to be phased in over the next several years.

They'll talk about the disagreements among state leaders over how to deal with New York's multi-billion dollar budget deficit.

And with the state facing a multi-billion dollar budget deficit, the groups fear the Legislature will hit them disproportionately compared to other big - ticket budget areas like education.

New York is facing a more than $ 4 billion dollar budget deficit in the next fiscal year.

Lawmakers are working on closing a $ 2 billion dollar budget deficit, significantly less than last year's $ 10 billion dollar gap.

«Gov. Cuomo should explain why his regressive tax reform, which cuts taxes for the wealthiest should be adopted when it will actually cause a a multi-billion dollar budget deficit.

The Speaker says there's a more than 2 billion dollar budget deficit, and a commitment to increase education and health care spending next year, and he predicts that opponents will eventually conclude the best way to help finance that is to continue to tax the rich.

It was also a not - too - subtle suggestion that they need to find a way for those Republicans who traditionally support research to demonstrate their support for the cause despite a trillion - dollar budget deficit.

In response to years of falling enrollment and multimillion - dollar budget deficits, the Minneapolis school board has approved a downsizing plan that will close four schools and reduce busing within the district.

Faced with a billion dollar budget deficit, Chicago's public school system is the most recent urban district to announce a massive closure of schools.

During their discussions, committee members expressed concerns about the significant amount of money the state would have to commit to charter schools to finance the «money follows the child» funding proposal with the state facing a nearly half billion dollar budget deficit.

School board members said repeatedly they didn't want to close the school, but a projected million dollar budget deficit could not be ignored.