Some of the initiatives that Cuomo dropped
from the budget — notably the charter cap — are likely to come up again during the remainder of the current legislative session.
I wrote earlier this week that Michael Gove has won a measure of protection
from the budget's austerities.
Labour has raced into a poll lead as the Tories deal with fall - out
from the Budget and the cash - for - access controversy, a survey shows.
They show the August memo
from the Budget Division was immediately followed by DASNY inviting executives at BFC to apply for the grant.
He tells Alan about his transition
from Budget Director to Director of Operations and what the change means for the Spitzer Administration.
He goes on to lay out has take on the economics of Medicare, but those current and what would result
from his budget plan.
«Should it be deleted
from the budget if you haven't determined,» Ms. Overby asked.
Iain Duncan Smith has, for some time, wanted to base the extra # 10billion cuts needed
from his budget on changing universal benefits so that the middle classes and higher earners do not receive unjustified handouts (child benefit for higher earners, for example), rather than balance his budget on the backs of the poor and vulnerable.
But while Braunstein said Albany needs to reduce its spending, there are certain items he believes should not be cut
from the budget.
Labour have raced into a double - digit opinion poll lead over the Conservatives after the fall - out
from the Budget and cash - for - access controversy, a ComRes survey for The Independent shows.
«I can also tell the House that,
from the Budget, I will cut bingo duty from 22 to 20 per cent.»
BROOKLYN, NY — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams thinks that gun technology needs an upgrade, and he's offered up more than $ 1 million
from his budget to help make it happen.
Gov. David Paterson earlier tried to separate the SUNY issue
from the budget, with the governor offering it as a stand - alone bill.
State lawmakers helped get the MTA to use funding
from its budget on evaluations for the West Shore Light Rail system, first proposed more than a decade ago to connect Richmond Valley to Elm Park and link with light rail connections in New Jersey.
The city and county are entering into a partnership with Syracuse public television station WCNY to live - stream everything
from budget hearings to council and legislative sessions.
Another $ 750,000
from the budget will go to pay for test prep.
Reforms rejected
from the budget were intended to lead to more timely and appropriate medical and wage replacement benefits, Budget Division spokesman Morris Peters said.
After returning
from the budget break in mid-April, Republicans largely ignored the major outstanding issues.
While the Assembly initially wanted to restore $ 600 million in school funding removed
from the budget plan, they have reached broad agreement to return $ 419 million.
But the Common Council cut $ 2 million
from the budget earlier this week, dropping the possible tax increase down to about 43 percent.
«In the Senate resolution, we feel very strongly that the non-fiscal components of the education budget be removed
from the budget,» said Valesky.
Lancman agreed and said the governor's request that lawmakers chop $ 3.2 billion
from the budget would have triggered the loss of «thousands of jobs in Queens,» in part because of cuts to health care, and made mid-year cuts to schools.
Comments over the next few weeks will decide if the MTA cuts subsidies
from their budget that now give students half - off or free Metro Cards to get to and from school.
Both the Assembly and Senate stripped
it from their budget counter-proposals.
«It is important that we hold a public discussion on this topic with members of the ECFSA Board of Directors, representatives
from the budget office, ECMC and Comptroller's Office in order to fully vet this new plan.
But the politically - split state Senate omitted
it from its budget plan, and now is the focus of a lobbying push, a source said.
And he says the Authority has already trimmed nearly $ 400 million dollars
from its budget.
In the waning months of the Bloomberg administration, however, the iZone initiative, and schools like Global Tech — which have benefited from extra funding and support offered through the program — are being buffeted by a series of changes,
from budget cuts to city - wide implementation of the Common Core state standards.
The $ 2.7 billion state legislators carved
from the budget last week includes delays in aid to Queens hospitals, but saves jobs in the borough and avoids mid-year cuts to schools, according to area lawmakers.
This year, 800 more people voted than last year and Mark - Viverito gave out $ 300,000 more dollars
from her budget for projects.
Many say they are exhausted
from the budget fights and constantly having to explain cuts in state services to their constituents.
For the last decade, the unions have never hesitated to launch blistering ad campaigns designed to crush sitting governors and back them away
from budget cuts they don't like.
While I applaud the board's efforts to reduce more than $ 40 million
from the budget in the last five years through innovation and consolidation, -LSB-...]
The Department of Health hasn't yet gotten its list back
from the Budget Division, said spokeswoman Claudia Hutton.
They protected their top talent
from budget - driven layoffs, and made it easier to dismiss low performers.
He added that, given the indications
from the budget, «what the NPP has proposed in the budget is progressively free senior school under a different name.
And he says the authority has already trimmed nearly $ 400 million
from its budget.
«To paraphrase Shakespeare (unless drama class has already been cut
from the budget), «Privatization by Another Name Will Disenfranchise Just as Many.»
Gov. Andrew Cuomo had another one of those quickie press avails with the Capitol press corps, the focus of which was his focus on «collegiality» in negotiating with the legislative leaders over contentious issues — everything
from the budget to the property tax cap.
The mayors are asking for $ 133 million in state aid that they say has been cut in recent years
from the budget.
Voters also want to raise the minimum wage higher than the governor is proposing, and think he should not exclude minority party leaders
from budget talks, including the only female legislative leader Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.
Bloomberg said the city realizes how serious the state's fiscal crisis is, noting he's not asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo (whom he endorsed last fall) to spare the city
from budget cuts, but merely to «ensure those cuts are fair, and to give us the ability to save money, so we can off - set some of those cuts.»
(«They got the money, they have a budget, and they have to pay the salaries
from their budget,» Cuomo has said.)
Although Cuomo has dropped rent control law
from budget negotiations, the issue is still a hot one in Albany; the current laws near their expiry date this June.
Spectrum News caught up with many lawmakers on the first day of the new session and asked them to discuss their legislative focus for 2018, what they expect
from the budget process and what their conference's priorities will be.
Board Chairman Gerald Fiorini said it was stripped
from the budget after someone objected.
Funds
from the budget will go toward fact - tracking Syracuse Build, one of Walsh's first - year initiatives.
Erie County lost the critical business development funding when the Erie County legislature removed
it from the budget.
Skelos softened somewhat on a Wednesday statement to keep a $ 5.4 billion cash windfall
from the budget, saying he was trying to insert language to further direct how it's spent.
Drawing on data
from the Budget Function Analysis and Mayor's Management Report, the CBC's new NYC Money Meter allows you to track spending by service line for 15 New York City agencies