Sentences with phrase «from proposing raises»

It would not preclude the legislature or County Executive Steve Bellone, who has voluntarily frozen his salary since taking office, from proposing raises as part of the budget, on which lawmakers would have to vote.

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Supporters of NBC's Community and Chuck have rallied to their defense — from promoting social media campaigns to raise ratings to buying Subway sandwiches en masse (a Chuck advertiser)-- but this is the first case of fans putting their money directly into a proposed project and it broke all previous Kickstarter funding speed records.

The legislation proposed earlier this summer - the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act - would exclude most such workers and would reduce the total number of green cards awarding permanent legal U.S. residence to just over 500,000 from more than one million today.

A proposed EB - 6 «startup visa» — a component of the bill that passed in the Senate but stalled in the House — would offer a path to permanent citizenship tailored to entrepreneurs, allocating up to 10,000 visas annually to foreign - born founders whose companies raise at least $ 500,000 from qualified investors and create at least five full - time U.S. jobs.

In the immigration bill under consideration in Congress, the number of H - 1B visas is proposed to be raised from 65,000 to 115,000, with escalators to rise until the number caps at 180,000.

As the details of this plan become known, and as the political response builds from people who fear their taxes will be raised, and as they build a coalition with special interests who would lose out from other aspects of the proposal (like investors who do not like the proposed limitation on the deduction of business - interest expenses), this plan will become an enormous liability.

Oracle should raise its offer to buy NetSuite to $ 133 per share from the $ 109 - per - share it had proposed in July, NetSuite shareholder T. Rowe Price Group said.

May 2 The poorest U.S. consumers would lose most from the proposed tie - up of wireless carriers T - Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to consumer advocates who warned the combined company would raise fees for pre-paid and other low - cost mobile phone plans.

The poorest U.S. consumers would lose most from the proposed tie - up of wireless carriers T - Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to consumer advocates who warned the combined company would raise fees for pre-paid and other low - cost mobile phone plans.

Layton was responding to criticism from Jack Mintz — the economist oft - quoted by Conservative Leader Stephen Harper as justification for his tax policies — that the cap - and - trade system the NDP proposed to cover the cost of $ 3.5 billion worth of green initiatives in the first year would raise gasoline prices by 10 cents per litre.

Abe had proposed to raise sales tax from 8 percent to 10 percent in 2019 to pay the debt.

Powell also suggested that the Fed supports the banking bill proposed by senator Mike Crapo which proposes raising the limit of designating for systemically important financial institutions from $ 50 to $ 250 billion.

The mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana has proposed the city create its own cryptocurrency to raise money for public finance, taking a cue from Berkeley, California, according to The Acadia Advocate.

IMP had proposed a base rate increase of 25 % and a fixed charge increase of 147 %, but recently settled to raise the fixed charge from $ 7.30 to $ 10.50.

Even to propose it as the solution to the racial morass raises derisive hoots in the black community and patronizing shrugs and smiles from whites.»

After learning of the proposed demolition in January from the Downey Conservancy, Taco Bell took to social media to raise awareness, encouraging fans to tweet #SaveTacoBell to help spread the word.

Much like a lot of Juventus» recent contract extensions to the likes of Leonardo Bonucci and Daniele Rugani, Sandro's proposed new deal would run through the 2020 - 21 season and see him receive a noticeable raise along the way, seeing his salary go up from a reported $ 2.8 million to $ 3.5 million.

At the Park District meeting, civic groups opposed to the plan and residents who live across from the proposed museum site raised previous concerns that the structure would go against long - standing court rulings that restrict such construction in Grant Park.

As Congress proposes cuts to hungry families, my new report raises questions about how much food makers, retailers, and big banks profit from food stamps.

«To fix this problem, once elected, I will propose creating a lock box for the money that is raised by this surcharge to ensure that it goes directly to effective programs that help people and families who are suffering from addiction in addition to programs that are focused on addressing the root causes of addiction,» she said.

The counterterrorism bill proposes raising the maximum limit for terror suspects» pre-charge detention from the current 28 days to 42 days, but only after the home secretary has come before the Commons.

Majority Republicans on the Nassau County Legislature have proposed a bill to raise the age to purchase tobacco products to 21 from 18, a year after blocking an attempt by Democrats to update the local law.

The Appropriation Bill as passed was raised from N7.30 trillion proposed by the president to N7.44 trillion, indicating an increase of N143 billion by the lawmakers.

Citing analysis by the Community Service Society, the Coverage 4 All campaign, led by Make the Road and the New York Immigration Coalition, has proposed raising the upper age limit of CHP from 18 to 29, making health care coverage accessible to undocumented and DACA young adults who are ineligible for Medicaid, Essential Plan, or Marketplace coverage due to their immigration status.

The letter, from Executive Director John Coppola, praises the proposed tax on opioids, but worries the revenue being raised won't support treatment programs.

To raise revenues, Cuomo proposed requiring extending sales tax collections on online sales, imposing a surcharge on certain health insurers who received a windfall from federal tax cuts, tapping hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from lawsuit settlements and raising taxes «e-cigarettes» and taxing opioids (2 cents per milligram prescribed to go to anti-addiction programs).

Melissa Mark - Viverito takes questions as she leaves a Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections meeting where she heard testimony from the Quadrennial Advisory Commission regarding a proposed raise for elected council members.

Ryan is proposing it level be raised from 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood to five.

He said he would like to see rent control strengthened, and proposed raising the rent threshold above which units fall onto the open market to $ 2,700 per month, from $ 2,500.

But Labour have claimed that oil companies will merely recuperate their losses from the extra tax by raising petrol prices, negating the proposed cost - of - living savings for families.

We will restore the earnings link for the basic state pension from April 2011 with a «triple guarantee» that pensions are raised by the higher of earnings, prices or 2.5 %, as proposed by the Liberal Democrats.

Voters also want to raise the minimum wage higher than the governor is proposing, and think he should not exclude minority party leaders, including the only female legislative leader Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins, from budget talks.

He stated, «The balance of the 2017 external borrowing, in the sum of $ 3.2 bn, is planned to be partially sourced from issuances in the ICM of $ 2.5 bn through Eurobonds or a combination of Eurobonds and Diaspora Bonds, while $ 700m is proposed to be raised from multilateral sources.

Governor Cuomo is proposing raising the state's minimum wage to $ 11.50 an hour, $ 10.50 upstate, and he's received backing from dozens of religious leaders.

Heastie also continued his support for the Educational Opportunity Program — from which he personally benefited — with an increase of $ 5.4 million, and proposed to raise the maximum grant under the Tuition Assistance Program by $ 100.

Widespread rumors to the contrary, Ulster Town Supervisor Jim Quigley says he's not asking for a $ 25,000 raise (from $ 45,000) in his proposed budget for 2018.

«In the governor's budget proposal, raise the age is a policy matter and he has not proposed one single dollar,» Sen. Pat Gallivan, a Republican from Erie County, said.

The governor also proposed criminal justice reforms such as overhauling the bail system, speeding up trials, raising the age of criminal liability to 18 from 16 and recording police interrogations.

To counter the large deficit, Gibson on Tuesday proposed a candidate - imposed ban on using New York's LLC loophole to raise large sums of money from well - heeled donors.

During his testimony, de Blasio raised several concerns about Cuomo's proposed $ 145 billion budget and pleaded with lawmakers to, among other things, reject the governor's attempt to claw back more than $ 600 million in savings from a recent debt refinancing and his call for the city to provide more per - pupil funding to charter schools.

Late last month, seven Westchester County Democrats proposed a bill that would raise the age limit countywide to buy tobacco from 18 years old — the minimum age nationally — to 21 years old.

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.

The proposed amendments would raise the law's original salary cap for protected workers from $ 25 an hour to $ 35, and include employees who work for an office building tenant with at least 30,000 square foot of space.

The proposed increase would raise the tax rate of New Yorkers who make $ 500,000 or more from 3.9 percent to 4.4 percent, which de Blasio estimates would raise $ 2.6 billion over five years, to fund after - school programs for «tens of thousands» of middle schoolers, as well as universal pre-K.

That includes proposed raises of 12 percent for most positions — including comptroller, public advocate and borough president — and a 15 percent hike for the mayor, from $ 225,000 to $ 258,750.

The proposed city income tax hike would raise the rate for individuals making more than $ 500,000 and married couples earning over $ 1 million from 3.876 percent to 4.41 percent.

That's why not only extending but enhancing the millionaire's tax makes sense: The state Assembly leadership has proposed new tax brackets for the highest earners — those earning from $ 1 million up to $ 100 million annually — that would raise an addition $ 5.6 billion a year.

The New Paltz Village Board's proposed amendment to its parking requirements for primarily the business districts raised concern from several

Mayor Jason West had proposed to raise the mayor's salary to $ 48,000 a year, up from $ 35,000.

He also proposed that part of the revenue raised from congestion pricing be reserved for roads and bridges to benefit drivers instead of all going to public transit.