Sentences with phrase «fiscal realities»

Thinking about the question, seems to me that a key point is that it's probably silly to ignore the harsh fiscal reality of life.

This corporation needed to trim itself up to meet new fiscal realities.

Instead, we're confronted with arguments framed as a hard, false choice between sound economic policies and social programs, between fiscal realities and compassionate acts.

The likelihood of that project securing funding is dwindling as fiscal realities are presented by legislators.

Even if fiscal realities remain grim, the plan still has tremendous value, they agreed.

Yet as much as anything, the blended effort is being driven by a new fiscal reality.

Also on the table: the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act; and the staggering fiscal realities facing schools of all grades and all calibers.

When one also considers the current fiscal realities whereby English taxpayers are funding generous benefits in Scotland and Wales which are unavailable and unaffordable in England it is not hard to understand why anger over devolution is rising.

In Chicago, despite months of claiming to embrace change, CTU is clearly not ready to come to terms with fiscal realities or adopt education reforms for the sake of students.

As tempting as it may be to send your kids to the finest academic institutions, you need to stay in fiscal reality.

«We are facing a very difficult fiscal reality, but we will do our best to look for ways to reduce spending while limiting the impact on our classrooms,» spokeswoman Barbara Morgan said.

The cardinal gave measured support for Cuomo's push for pension reform, noting that even the Church is considering trimming retirement benefits to deal with tough fiscal realities.

«Returning to fiscal reality after the Labour government's huge spending spree is clearly necessary, but the overall fall in real terms spending will be modest.

County Executive Picente went on to say «We are faced with making tough decisions based on fiscal realities.

Without debate or discussion Thursday, Erie County legislators recognized county fiscal realities and voted unanimously to ask Albany to extend much of the county's sales tax authority.

«We who run NASA today are doing our very best to preserve a robust science program in the face of, frankly, some daunting fiscal realities that affect all domestic discretionary spending.

But given Trump's general disdain for tackling education policy, the disagreements between him and congressional Republicans, the divisions on education policy (and other issues) that remain among the varying factions of the Republican Party, the general fiscal realities facing the nation, and the unwillingness of congressional Republicans to tackle education in the coming years, those hopes are vain.

Eventually, fiscal reality sets in.

We need better information in the context of increasing demand, increasing costs and stretched fiscal realities.

The lesson of the debate on the deficit during and after the general election is that the left can not be abashed by fiscal reality.

Is the Los Angeles Unified School Board finally coming to terms with harsh fiscal realities of a post-recession world?

We applaud many of his proposals, including allowing counties to extend their sales tax authority without Legislative approval, providing a means to access the savings of Tier VI now with locked - in, stable pension contribution rates and a precondition for extending bindnig arbitration that keeps compensation packages in line with the current fiscal realities.»

The State Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, in a report earlier in the week, said all local governments in New York face a grim new fiscal reality, as tax revenues and state and federal aid decline, unemployment remains high, and the recession continues to linger.

«The fiscal realities confronting Detroit have been ignored for too long.

She explains the fiscal realities of current school - food policies:

A mayor, who looks at education within the fiscal realities of the full city budget is much more likely to remain fiscally responsible.

«The sad truth is our transportation system is on a collision course with a fiscal reality that could wreck our economy and bring our great city to a grinding halt,» Stringer writes.

Assemblymember Robert J. Castelli said, «The governor's Executive Budget addresses the fiscal realities facing the state and mirrors the actions of millions of New York families who have been forced to tighten their belts during these difficult economic times.

The Governor's proposal transforms the state budget process to conform to fiscal realities and eliminates a $ 10 billion deficit without raising taxes or borrowing.

Governor Cuomo unveils his 2011 - 2012 Executive Budget that transforms the state budget process to conform to fiscal realities and eliminates a $ 10 billion dollar deficit without raising taxes or borrowing.

With this budget, New York will face fiscal realities and make essential reforms in order to better manage our government and save money for taxpayers.»

It was the basis for the governor's repeated claim to have turned a huge budget gap into a $ 2 billion surplus, which never actually entered the realm of fiscal reality.

«New York's students deserve the best education possible and our State Aid request and legislative proposals will ensure schools continue to improve and better prepare our children while also acknowledging the state's fiscal realities,» State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said.

The real issue facing county's fiscal reality is state mandates combined with a mandated property tax cap.

The Regents State Aid request would ensure schools continue to improve and better prepare our children while also acknowledging the State's fiscal realities.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today unveiled a proposed 2011 - 2012 Executive Budget that transforms the state budget process to conform to fiscal realities and eliminates a $ 10 billion dollar deficit without raising taxes or borrowing.

Anyone who tells you different doesn't understand public finance or our fiscal realities.

Johnson told the crowd that despite progress, the city faces an affordability crisis, with more than 60,000 people living in the homeless shelter system, racial disparities in «nearly every aspect of life» and «fiscal realities» presented by Washington and Albany.

«These raises show a disconnect between the county's fiscal realities and the manner that the government responds to it.»

ALBANY, NY (02/01/2011)(readMedia)-- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today unveiled a proposed 2011 - 2012 Executive Budget that transforms the state budget process to conform to fiscal realities and eliminates a $ 10 billion dollar deficit without raising taxes or borrowing.

Cuomo writes that the growth of the state budget is «dictated by hundreds of rates and formulas that are marbleized throughout New York State laws that govern different programs — formulas that have been built into the law over decades, without regard to fiscal realities, performance or accountability.»

The schedule we are unveiling today provides a clear roadmap for the path we will take as a collective body to achieve a sound budget for New York State that recognizes the divergent needs of our communities and the fiscal reality of our state,» said Silver.

DiNapoli says municipalities must deal with a new fiscal reality, and do more to collaborate and share potential solutions to some of the problems they face.

The proposal, unveiled by Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this week, transforms the state budget process to conform to fiscal realities and eliminates a $ 10 billion dollar deficit without raising taxes or borrowing.

This is a compromise that reflects the fiscal reality of our times, and I believe it is an important and essential step New York must take.»