Sentences with phrase «general fund since»

Among other preferences, two different subsidies in the Code have allowed coal companies to siphon off tens of millions of dollars annually from the General Fund since 1996.

Dating to 1997, STAR has been criticized as shifting the tax burden from individuals to the state's general fund since it included no provisions that would prompt schools to contain expenses.

Not exact matches

The company has since raised $ 75 million from the likes of Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, and General Catalyst, and has recruited top talent to its 60 - employee team, including Foursquare co-founder Naveen Selvadurai.

Despite the fact that the company launched in the midst of a national economic crisis, it has since reeled in more than $ 45 million in funding from investors such as New York City - based General Atlantic as well as Endeavor Catalyst, an investing branch of the eponymous, global entrepreneurship support network.

«General Mills has been a valued partner since CircleUp's inception, and we're excited to deepen our relationship through this investment fund — which marks the first time a major consumer packaged goods company has used an online marketplace to find consumer brands,» said Ryan Caldbeck, CircleUp's CEO and co-founder.

The startup is valued at about $ 400 million, and raised $ 40 million in January in a series B round of funding led by General Catalyst Partners and Thrive Capital, bringing its total amount of venture capital raised to $ 54 million since its launch in 2013.

Avant Credit has raised in excess of US$ 1 billion of funding since its inception in 2012, including having raised over US$ 300 million of equity from investors including General Atlantic LLC, Tiger Global, KKR & Co..

Since 2013, The New York State Attorney General has committed more than $ 30 million through the Land Bank Community Revitalization Initiative (Land Bank CRI), with funding secured through settlements with the nation's largest banks over misconduct that contributed to the housing crisis.

Since 2011, Reinvent Albany and numerous advocacy, business and labor organizations have supported a series of «lockbox» bills that would make it more difficult for the governor to divert funds dedicated to public transit to the General Fund or other purposes.

I actually asked if there was a possiblity that my donation could be seized and used for the general fund, and although the answer was no, since politicians love «sweeps» I wouldn't bet against anything.

Consider that the «sweeping» of all those excess regressive payroll taxes people have been paying since 1983 to «Save Social Security» into the federal general fund is the biggest sweep of all.

Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has begun contempt proceedings against the Federal Government, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and Alhaji Ahmed Idris Accountant - General of the Federation «for failing to comply with the judgment ordering publication of the spending of recovered stolen funds since return of democracy in 1999.»

Obama opted out of taking public funds during the September to November general election period, becoming the first candidate for president to opt out of public financing since the system was created in the 1970s.

Despite the general blowback against Moses» legacy in the 42 years since Caro published his celebrated, mailbox - size biography, politicians who propose massive infrastructure projects without clear lines of funding continue to look back longingly on the builder's successes.

Martin Johnson, deputy general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), responds to figures released today which show education funding faces biggest spending reduction since the 1950s

He then went on to list all the reforms he has instituted since taking over the office in February 2007, adding: «The attorney general is doing his job, we're doing our job, and I'm confident that the pension fund is managed in the approrpriate way.»

Amityville Village's general fund balance ended fiscal year 2015 in the black, the first time since 2008, according to an independent auditor's report the village released last week.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report Monday showing the fiscal year - end general fund balance of $ 2.2 billion was $ 432 million more than projected in February and the state put money in a «rainy day fund» for the first time since 2008.

In an astonishing civil suit unveiled Tuesday, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged that Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and 19 relatives or officials of his Soundview HealthCare Network have looted more than $ 14 million from the government - funded nonprofit since 2005.

Green groups have argued that diverting RGGI funds into the state's general budget could have a chilling effect on a successful program that has reduced emissions 40 percent since 2005.

«Since 2006, Rockland County has seen its deficit skyrocket for several reasons, including overly optimistic revenue projections, failing to repay advances of general fund monies to other county funds and the loss of a major property tax case,» DiNapoli said.

Since 2014, city lawmakers have increased portions of casino payments for use in the general fund.

Since DASNY is a public authority, the SAM funding requests are not subject to the same pre-review that Cuomo insisted upon as attorney general.

A search of the CRISP database of NIH - funded research projects on three key words — mutant, androgen, and receptor — yields 24 projects funded since 1999 by nine different NIH institutes: the National Cancer Institute (eight projects), the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS, three projects), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (three projects), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (two projects), and the National Center for Research Resources (two projects).

The underlying reason is that instead of funding the vouchers out of the savings to the state's general fund, 45 percent of voucher expenditures are still deducted from Milwaukee's state aid, even though their aid has not included funds for voucher students since 2000.

Joe Taylor, assistant superintendent in charge of purchasing for the Pike County School District, said officials from the department's office of the inspector general have subpoenaed all files relating to use of federal flood - relief funds in the district since l977.

Four of the five states with the biggest cuts in general school funding since 2008 — Arizona, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin — have also cut income tax rates in recent years.

Commenting after the debate on Motion 36, Kevin Courtney, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «School funding per pupil is falling at its fastest rate since the 1970s.

Since 2008, almost all of school's general fund monies, the fund paying teachers, is generated from sales tax.

Since its inception in 2001, lawmakers have expanded Florida's voucher program so that $ 2.7 billion dollars once destined for state general revenue that should have funded a wide range of needs has been diverted to private schools.

This proposal injects a bit of «pay - as - you - go» from district general funds into educational facilities construction — a departure from the bond debt financing that has driven school construction since the enactment of Senate Bill 50, the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998.

Since the successful strike in West Virginia, in which teachers and education support professionals pressured Governor Jim Justice to agree to a 5 percent pay raise, the message around education funding and teacher pay has clearly struck a chord with the general public.

It is not clear why Ramos left her State Department of Education post but it couldn't have come at a worse time since Connecticut's Alliance Districts are in desperate need of the funds that they were promised by Governor Malloy and the Connecticut General Assembly.

Or the fact that the State's fixed costs have risen $ 3.6 billion (to $ 8.6 billion total) since fiscal year 2000 and now make up over 47 percent of the State's General Fund expenditures.

Since FY 2013 - 14, the General Assembly has increased teacher funding by about $ 120 million.

Regardless of the model chosen, spending on teacher retirement should be counted as education funding since such investment can not be extracted from the state's general K - 12 budget.

When adjusting for enrollment and inflation, school funding has been cut in the following areas since leadership of the General Assembly switched hands in 2010 (a time period in which the state was already struggling to find resources as a result of the Great Recession): classroom teachers, instructional support personnel (counselors, nurses, librarians, etc.), school building administrators (principals and assistant principals), teacher assistants, transportation, low wealth schools, disadvantaged students, central office, limited English proficiency, academically gifted, small counties, driver training, and school technology.

However, while FD returns are futuristic, Debt fund returns are past returns and since interest rates in general have gone down, we might see its impact on debt funds too.

Since the interest in Bank FDs for general category is around 7.5 % only, I want to invest in mutual funds where my investment will be safe and I can get around 10 to 12 % return.

In the decades since launching that index fund, Iâ $ ™ ve learned a few things about the world in general and financial services in particular.

Also called «taxable municipal bonds», these are bonds that are not subsidized by the federal government, since the bonds are to fund activities that are not deemed to provide a significant benefit to the general public.

You might also think about contacting the US Department of Education's Office of Inspector General, since FedLoan is receiving funding from that agency.

By way of comparison, the iShares S&P / TSX Composite exchange - traded fund (ETF), which tracks Canadian stocks in general, has advanced a paltry 2.3 % since we started.

I must admit I've a general preference for IRL, since it's an actively managed closed - end fund at a decent discount.

Since the fees are paid into general fund assets that are owned by shareholders and since long - term investors would amortize these purchase fees over many years, such purchase fees tend to be relatively inconsequential, if not beneficial, to long - term invesSince the fees are paid into general fund assets that are owned by shareholders and since long - term investors would amortize these purchase fees over many years, such purchase fees tend to be relatively inconsequential, if not beneficial, to long - term invessince long - term investors would amortize these purchase fees over many years, such purchase fees tend to be relatively inconsequential, if not beneficial, to long - term investors.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Patel should serve as trustee of the Trust because of the experience he gained serving as trustee of the Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds since 2011, as executive vice president, general manager and chief financial officer of a software company, his service on other public company boards, and his experience serving as chair of the Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds» Audit, Compliance and Valuation Committee.

The restricted account assured the continued activities, since money from dog licenses can not go into the General Fund to be spent for unrelated purposes.

In general, the money goes to the best thought out, interesting and tractable proposals, and since there are more of those than can be funded, it is indeed rare that poor proposals, even in an exciting area get funded.

Caught in the crosshairs of an ongoing New York Attorney General investigation exploring its role in studying the damage climate change could cause since the 1970's and then proceeding to fund climate science denial campaigns, ExxonMobil has announced an interesting job opening.

Since Mrs Staveley's death in 2006 there have been several amendments to the IHTA 1984 clarifying the inheritance tax position of pension funds, although it remains complex and there is no general exemption from inheritance tax for pensions.