Sentences with phrase «federal budget left»

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Budget 2015 left very little margin for error when it came to balancing the books, with a projected surplus of $ 1.4 billion plus an additional $ 1.0 billion as a contingency reserve, giving the federal government a $ 2.4 billion margin for error.

The National Tertiary Education Union has argued that the impact of the federal budget cuts would leave Western Australia's universities almost $ 500 million worse off.

If various personal deductions were eliminated as the plan proposes, it could still leave a $ 2.2 trillion addition to the deficit over 10 years, according to the analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

In order to show a balanced budget in 2015 - 16, the Government needed to book the sale of the GM shares (net $ 0.9 billion) and changes to federal employees» sick leave entitlements ($ 0.9 billion) in 2015 - 16.

Along with the federal government's 2018 budget highlighting pay equity and expanded parental leave, many other events have taken place since the beginning of March, including those that marked International Women's Day and the latest session of the...

In «Challenges, Growth and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2015,» authors William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin outline measures that would help Canadians put their education, skills and talents to work, and enjoy economic security once they have left the workforce.

Read more: 6 ways the federal budget affects families How to find and pay for child care Is Quebec doing parental leave the best?

President Trump's 2018 budget will push for the creation of a federal paid parental leave program that will provide mothers and fathers after the...

President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget would create the first federal plan for paid parental leave, including fathers, in the U.S. Dan Merica reports for CNN and Danielle Kurtzleben reports for NPR.

BTW, this week turned into a federal - budget frenzy over at the NWLC, which took up most of my time during the week, leaving poor E.pol all sad and lonely.

New York is short $ 4.4 billion, and there's uncertainty over federal policies, including the overhaul of the tax code, that could leave the state with even a bigger budget hole in the future.

ESD last year tried to direct $ 15 million from the «transformative investment fund,» a $ 400 million pot created in the 2015 - 16 budget by former Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos, who left office after he was convicted of several federal felonies for trading official actions for payments to his son.

Her proposal for a $ 25 billion federal paid leave program, part of the budget plan that President Trump will release Tuesday, is a reflection of Ms. Trump's influence in her father's inner circle.

Extended federal aid will run out in mid-2011, leaving coverage and financial questions to be decided in the state's biennial state budget beginning July 1, 2011, and extending through June 30, 2013.

, left, unveils the Republican's «anti-family budget» during a Capitol Hill news conference Friday May 2, 1995, to discuss the federal budget.

President Trump will instruct federal agencies today to assemble a budget for the coming fiscal year that includes sharp increases in Defense Department spending and drastic enough cuts to domestic agencies that he can keep his promise to leave Social Security and Medicare alone.

«The looming threats from Washington leave us with two options: Our state budget must either fully anticipate and address our human and financial needs or we must keep working to reach compromise on the reform issues and remain financially cautious so we can adapt to federal actions once they are determined,» Cuomo stated.

The Congressional Budget Office says the American Health Care Act would reduce the federal deficit over the 2017 - 2026 period by $ 119 billion, but also leave 23 million Americans without insurance, while at the same time lower the average insurance premiums.

Paterson said that without the revenue bill, the budget gap has been widened by about $ 1 billion — and that's leaving out the potential loss of the federal funds.

A budget tug of war between Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and the County Legislature is leaving a program to combat lead poisoning in limbo, for now, even as federal data shows young children in Western New York suffer from lead poisoning rates three times higher than those in Flint, Mich..

Cuomo has warned of the potential loss of federal money due to President Donald Trump's proposed budget, leaving the possibility of aid reduction in the middle of the budget year.

A new interactive online tool, launched today by AAAS, makes it easier to spot U.S. federal funding trends such as the continuing rise in mandatory spending for programs such as Social Security with spending levels set by law, a shift which has left a smaller percentage of the overall federal budget for science and other so - called «discretionary» expenses.

The money for «discretionary» items that's left over — including R&D — is expected to drop to 23 % of the federal budget by 2040, down from 67 % in 1970 and 36 % in 2012.

However, his reasons for leaving have nothing to do with NIH leadership or budget; he says that it is simply the fact that «the time seems right» to explore job possibilities with more freedom than if he were still in a federal position.

The new U.S. budget deal, and the chance that the Federal Reserve will start to scale back its support for the economy soon, left investors skittish this week.

The budget includes money for the state to continue testing students in reading, mathematics, and science, as required under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

At a time when federal education policy is focused on getting all students to proficiency, and budget shortfalls have led to cutbacks in all sorts of special programs, the best and the brightest are mostly left to fend for themselves.

As members of Congress returned to their home districts last week after wrapping up work on a new federal budget, they left behind an unfinished agenda for reauthorizing the nation's main K - 12 law, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Seven of the 11 states with governor's races this year have elected newcomers, bringing in fresh faces to offices that are pivotal in shaping education budgets and policies across the nation and to carrying out the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Outside of education, many cuts proposed in President Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget — including stripping funding for Medicaid, school breakfast and lunch programs, and short - term federal income assistance for low - income families — would slash much - needed services or leave states holding the bag.

Total federal cuts to the state budget could reach $ 10 billion, and left untouched, sequestration could set back the state's economic recovery — and unbalance the state budget, dimming districts» hopes to restore five years of budget cuts.

Part of the federal budget agreement reached over the weekend by Congressional leaders and the Obama administration leaves in place a long - standing policy allowing teachers in alternative certification programs to be labeled highly qualified» under the No Child Left Behind Act.»

President Donald Trump's recent proposal to eliminate the 21st Century Community Learning Centers» grants from the federal budget, which also fund summer and after - school programming nationwide, could leave children and youth without access to vital programs that support their personal and academic development, and keep them safe during the summer months and after - school hours.

The Connecticut Post states «We'd call the federal budget provision that would literally leave poor people in the cold an outrage, but it is much more than that.

The education secretary is aiming to spread his gospel of teacher accountability, pushing education reform in the face of massive state budget cuts and his own recent decision to unilaterally waive components of the federal No Child Left Behind education law.

Educators have long suggested that the No Child Left Behind Act's singular focus on reading and math combined with state and federal budget woes has forced schools to dramatically cut their arts programming.

Sample Leave - Behind for Doorknockers — This is a sample one - page flyer on the federal budget, being used during canvasses in Washington State.

Given the almost total absence of research evidence supporting the effectiveness of professional development for teachers as it has been conceptualized in the U.S.A. (in effect, supporting the proposed cut in the proposed federal budget), one is left wondering if the major purpose of the US News article was to criticize the current presidential administration for proposing to eliminate it, as suggested by the sub-title.

Education advocates and lobbyists, including for the two national teachers unions, are clamoring for a deal — specifically one that leaves the federal education budget intact.

Leaving aside other things that are off - budget (e.g., Iraq, Katrina relief), borrowing in foreign currencies is just another tool that the Federal government can use to put off today's costs off to a future date.

Whereas, if left unaddressed, the consequences of a changing climate have the potential to adversely impact all Americans, hitting vulnerable populations hardest, harming productivity in key economic sectors such as construction, agriculture, and tourism, saddling future generations with costly economic and environmental burdens, and imposing additional costs on State and Federal budgets that will further add to the long - term fiscal challenges that we face as a Nation;

«Sen. Kent Conrad, Democrat from North Dakota, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is expected to make a recommendation later this year on whether the federal government should drop the gas tax and implement the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax... By requiring cars to be equipped with odometer spyware that will report to authorities how many miles are driven, government is looking to toss out the old gas tax for a new miles - driven fee... «The Left is always pushing for more and more regulations, and more and more taxes.

Federal rules requiring «green completion» of fracked wells will go into effect next year, a step Howarth applauds — though he and others note that enforcement will be largely left to state officials, who often lack both the budget and the zeal to stand up to the fossil fuel industry.

When it comes to addressing aboriginal justice issues, yesterday's federal budget largely upholds the status quo, leaving some lawyers with mixed feelings.

The budget indicates that the federal government will make the necessary amendments to the Canada Labour Code to ensure that employees in the federally - regulated sector have job protection while they are receiving caregiving, parental or maternity leave benefits.

On March 22, 2017, the Canadian Federal Government released Budget 2017: Building a Strong Middle Class («Budget 2017») which proposes more flexible parental, maternity and caregiving leaves and Employment Insurance («EI») benefits to support employees in balancing work and their family responsibilities.

The impact of the Federal Budget on women goes way beyond so - called «specific interest» measures like the paid parental leave scheme and changes to family benefits, says Kristine... Read more