Sentences with phrase «for local government reforms»

The Welsh Government have published proposals for Local Government reform, which includes taking steps towards voting reform through the Single Transferable Vote.

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For purposes of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, as well as Executive Order 12875, the final rule extending the applicability date does not include any federal mandate that we expect would result in such expenditures by State, local, or tribal governments, or the private sector.

They include value - added tax hikes, lower jobless benefits, wage cuts for state employees and billions of euros in savings from local government reforms.

A new policy paper from LARAC, released today (11 April), calls on the government to introduce direct charging for household waste collections and PRN reform to increase recycling and tackle the funding crisis crippling UK local authorities.

Tax reform is a mixed blessing for state and local government in Illinois, according to an analysis by the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission, an arm of the General Assembly.

The point of public pension reform is to reduce the risk for New York taxpayers, who — in addition to their own financial concerns — now stand behind a constitutional guarantee of defined - benefit pensions for all current and future state and local government retirees.

He incorporates this notion into many of his programme recommendations, such as the establishment of citizens» task forces in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan to hold local governments accountable for agrarian reform.

And the lawmakers want Cuomo to put some spending commitments on the table as well, especially for election reform, seeking $ 3.1 million for aiding local governments to adopt early voting and ease the transition process.

There are proposals for a national funding formula although this, like Local Government Funding reform, are the stuff of very lengthy and difficult consultation processes.

Andre Duvenhage: The four most important issues are the economy and economic growth, social cohesion, land reform and preparing the terrain for the 2016 local government elections.

Meanwhile discussions elsewhere reached consensus on disability rights, taking competition out of the NHS, tribunal fees, legal aid, zero - hours and short - hours contracts, agency workers, immigration, local government funding, housing, the Middle East, the minimum wage, the living wage, Royal Mail, the railways, science and technology, mental health, fracking, animal welfare, Lords reform, reducing smoking and consumption of alcohol, fats and sugar, reaffirming all - women shortlists, youth services, careers advice, sexual and relationship education, and even the 11 - plus (recognising that selection at age 11 damaged education for all children, but stopping short of abolishing existing grammar schools).

· Allowing counties an option to modify how they fund state mandated pension contributions · Providing counties more audit authority in the special education preschool program · Improving government efficiency and streamlining state and local legislative operations by removing the need for counties to pursue home rule legislative requests every two years with the state legislature in order to extend current local sales tax authority · Reducing administrative and reporting requirements for counties under Article 6 public health programs · Reforming the Workers Compensation system · Renewing Binding Arbitration, which is scheduled to sunset in June 2013, with a new definition of «ability to pay» for municipalities under fiscal distress, making it subject to the property tax cap (does not apply to NYC) where «ability to pay» will be defined as no more than 2 percent growth in the contract.

Since the state Constitution guarantees pension benefits for current employees, pension reform needs to be understood as a strategy that will impact state and local finances for the next generation of government workers and taxpayers, not current workers and taxpayers.

Welsh Government proposals to reform the electoral arrangements for local government are a necessary step forward in ensuring accountable and representative local gGovernment proposals to reform the electoral arrangements for local government are a necessary step forward in ensuring accountable and representative local ggovernment are a necessary step forward in ensuring accountable and representative local governmentgovernment.

The other party leader Farron can learn from is - wait for it - Nigel Farage, the man he impersonated to help Nick Clegg prepare for his televised Euro - joust with the Ukip leader last year: «I don't know what Ukip's position is on local government reform, or on land value taxation, [or] on transport, but I've got a pretty clear idea what they think about immigration.

«Throughout he's been an effective partner in government, working with me and my colleagues in the Legislature to enact groundbreaking reforms to consolidate local government that will mean real property tax relief for New York families.»

In January 2006 the Government published a welfare reform Green Paper entitled «A New Deal for Welfare: Empowering People to Work» which included further proposals for reforming Housing Benefit, in particular rolling out an adjusted version of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to the deregulated private rented sector.

Still on the table: Education funding — a battle that is again pitting traditional public schools against charters — worker's compensation reforms that the business community and its Senate GOP allies have been pushing, and the governor's ongoing desire for local government consolidation.

National, state and local reforms are necessary to create a successful and sustainable system now and for future government employees, ultimately reducing government liability.

A century after the People's Budget took on the hereditary peers, let us honour Lloyd George with a Great Reform Act, finally fully electing the Lords, alongside Commons reform, votes at 16, fixed election dates and, perhaps, full PR for local governmentReform Act, finally fully electing the Lords, alongside Commons reform, votes at 16, fixed election dates and, perhaps, full PR for local governmentreform, votes at 16, fixed election dates and, perhaps, full PR for local government, too.

«On top of that, Mr. Latimer voted against last year's historic property tax cap vote and he went MIA for Governor Cuomo's pension reform vote last week that will ease costs on local governments.

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The document briefly sets out our current democratic arrangements, and provides options for possible reform including devolution to independent local government in England, the election of the Second Chamber, and letting people vote directly for the Prime Minister.

These reforms include «preventing LDC's... from financing a local government's operations of capital assets;» as well as «prohibiting the creation of LDC's solely for the generic purpose of «lessening the burdens of government and acting in the public interest.»»

We also have to focus on reforming the public pension system — one of the most expensive mandates for local governments.

During 2005, Woolas was accused of evading parliamentary questions with regard to public calls for reform of the Local Government Ombudsman in 2005.

It's time for New York state to put the interests of taxpayers first by passing comprehensive reform to ensure that hosts, guests, small businesses and local governments can benefit from the economic engine of home sharing.

Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, the Chairman, Partners for Electoral Reform, said, «in the distribution of materials, this is the first election that INEC was on time in terms of pushing out both sensitive and non-sensitive materials to the different local government areas.

In addition to the need for ethics reform, Hawkins will discuss Cuomo's education agenda and attacks on teachers; energy; taxes and fiscal relief for local governments; and poverty.

Gov. Mario Cuomo tapped Benjamin to be research director for a panel studying possible changes to the state constitution in the»90s; Spitzer later appointed him to a commission on local government reform.

Harry has already posted the full text of David Cameron's speech to the Local Government Association but I'm keen to highlight the three arguments he made for reform of public pensions.

Bellone called for the return of the Suffolk Charter Review Board to improve reform, ethics and efficiency, following Governor Cuomo's call for local governments to share services.

Forefront at the problems that shall consume Nigeria is the unjust political structure in which corenorth was assigned excess number of states and local government areas, through which it produces excess number of legislators that spurn political reforms that do not yield more political benefits for the corenorth.

Hawkins called for progressive tax reforms and increased state revenue sharing with local governments to pay for the Green New Deal as well as fully fund state and local public services and enable local governments to reduce high and regressive property taxes.

«The plan is a long - term reform that will level off the contribution rates and provide more predictability for local governments.

The call for reforming the Martin Act comes amidst a proposal to create a new pension tier in the retirement system, which would reduce pensions for new employees of state and local governments.

I am eager to begin collaborating with local families, businesses and elected officials to take action on my other legislative priorities for 2013, including creating jobs, reducing the size and cost of state government (e.g.) consolidation of the Thruway Authority within the Department of Transportation, regulatory reform and making the 2011 middle - class tax cut permanent.

Responding to the Government statement that the Education for All Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech, will not be introduced in Parliament, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association's Children and Young People Board, said: «We are pleased that the Secretary of State is acting on the strong concerns from councils about the Government's planned education reforms.

At the same time business has become an influential advocate for school reform, Robert B. Reich, a prominent political economist at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, argues in The Work of Nations, it has quietly worked to procure subsidies and tax breaks from state and local governments.

B) What do you think are some good ed reform ideas for the federal government to fund at the local level?

If an alliance district will submit to getting rid of veteran teachers (and replacing them with scab labor from TFA); getting rid of staff people, not just in the schools and central office, but in town offices as well; hand over their democratic rights to elect their officials and let a Strong Man / Woman Mayor appoint people to the Board of Ed (even non residents); remove all checks and balances in local government; and, let any reformer do whatever they want to children, who will be guinea pigs for reform, drill - and - kill, «no excuses» punishments of preschoolers and kindergarteners — THEN Malloy will release money for leaky roofs and essential remediation of toxins.

A coalition of concerned leaders in education, social services and local government condemned the state's broken school - finance system Tuesday and called for systemic reform.

Similarly, with the financial demands of California's government pension systems just one more market downturn away from completely crippling local governments, bipartisan support for dramatic pension reform is inevitable.

Republican embrace of individual freedom and liberties over government at the local, state and federal level is an anchor for education reform.

Prior to working in the federal government she was the Director of Public Policy and Community Partnerships for Green Dot Public Schools where she was responsible for executing Green Dot's reform agenda by advocating at the local, state and federal level for education reform, supporting existing schools with compliance and oversight, the development of new schools and overseeing the implementation a community schools model at the new Locke Wellness Center.

The final budget bill cut state K - 12 spending by nearly $ 800 million, over7 percent — the largest amount in Wisconsin's history — and limited local governments» abilities to make up for these cuts through property taxes.14 That same year, Gov. Walker passed major tax cuts primarily targeted toward corporations and the wealthy that totaled $ 2.33 billion over 10 years.15 Gov. Walker and Act 10 proponents argued that the bill's reforms would allow schools to offset these cuts by reducing teachers» benefits and hiring lower - paid teachers, preventing budget cuts from affecting students.16 Gov. Walker also argued that eliminating requirements to bargain over salary structures, hiring, and working conditions would give schools additional flexibility needed to attract and retain higher - quality teachers.17

how to finance the reform efforts (e.g., reconfiguring existing organizational structures and budgets, granting policy waivers, doing away with programs peripheral to the district reform priorities, raising funds through local bond elections and community contributions, competing for government and foundation grants);

The way to effectively reform Congress lies in supporting and voting for candidates who uphold the belief in a stronger local government rather than a stronger national government.

It's silly, but it's obviously far more lucrative for the reform movement to perpetuate this anger rather than turning it inward and having parents focus on their kids, their kid's schools, their local government and community.

To the extent that a state relies on federal law to define key elements of how residents calculate and determine what they owe in state and local income taxes, tax reform could have wrought unanticipated changes to things that state and local governments had previously taken for granted.