Sentences with phrase «housing funding backed»
And, in a statement released Monday night, the Campaign 4 NY / NY said the supportive housing funding backed by the Legislature puts the onus on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reach an agreement on the issue.
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The lawsuit stems from losses the pension fund suffered after the collapse of the housing market and defaults on formerly AAA - rated securities that were backed by pools of residential mortgages, Calpers said in a statement.
Jordan pushed back on GOP claims that the bill funded the border wall, asking, «Why do you think [House and Senate Minority Leaders] Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are smiling ear to ear?»
California Governor Jerry Brown recently backed a $ 2 billion plan that would fund 10,000 to 14,000 housing units for California's homeless.
The White House is also likely to propose rolling backing some of the domestic spending increases in last month's government - wide funding bill.
In a letter to House on March 21, the hedge fund pushed Tim Hortons to scale back any plan for further U.S. expansion plan or «scrap it altogether.»
This year's appropriation puts funding for the CFDI fund, which also supports affordable housing and financial services in poor communities, back at Clinton Administration levels.
As for his dreams of starting a company, Fiance realizes now after a year of fundraising that he wants the House Fund to harken back to the old days of venture capital when the emphasis was less on the capital.
In three rounds, the last of which concluded in 2014, the central bank credited itself with funds that it then used to buy debt — Treasurys and mortgage - backed securities, the latter in an effort to drive down rates on housing loans during the worst real estate market since the Great Depression.
«He used investor funds for his own personal use — including the purchase of a house — and provided other investor funds for use in paying back earlier investors.
Founded in 2005 by Zhang Lei, this $ 15 billion fund house invests in both public market and private firms and is particularly known for backing Chinese startups, especially internet firms in the country.
So, it backed non-bank lender Muthoot Finance, school chain Tree House Education, test preparation institute FIITJEE Ltd and womenswear brand «W» from its first fund.
While the government charges a hefty tax penalty to withdraw funds early (10 % to 30 % immediately but possibly adjusted when you file your taxes), they do make exceptions if you're using it to buy a house or go back to school, as long as you put the money back within 10 years for education loans and 15 years for home purchases.
The revelations from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development come as the agency's auditors released a new report showing the insurance fund for taxpayer - backed mortgages has been hemorrhaging thanks to foreclosures on reverse mortgages to the elderly.
The GOP leadership of the Florida House and Senate quickly stood with Scott in backing a broad package of legislative initiatives, including funding for increased school security and setting up a new process to take guns out of the hands of those deemed to pose a danger.
According to Bloomberg sources, «the White House would like to extend the debt limit long enough to move back the threat of a U.S. default until after Congress can deal with funding for the full federal fiscal year and tax legislation the Trump administration backs.»
The latest signal: One of the most ambitious efforts, the $ 50 million in - house venture fund of Consensys, the Brooklyn blockchain provider, is scaling back the social impact - focus of the fund.
Many families on high income (Mine included) have a large ability to cut back discretionary spending should interest rates rise, or indeed should we decide to take a much larger loan to fund a house upgrade.
May sits on the House pension committee and called for hearings to delve into the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, which manages taxpayer - backed pensions for thousands of local government employees.
in other words, how does a parent like me convince the school board that money mishandling in the back of the house is a problem AND improvements there are worthy of consideration as a possible source of funding for better school food?
We will provide new money to support the Local Enterprise Partnerships — and from April 2015 the Government will place more of the funding that currently goes to local transport, housing, skills and getting people back to work into a single pot that LEPs can bid for.
The numbers aren't all that surprising, considering Gillibrand's well - established ability to fund - raise, which dates back to her first House run in 2006.
Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, meanwhile, expressed frustration over what he saw was a shifting set of priorities dictated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who initially proposed the amendments, as well as urged lawmakers to fund a hate crimes task force and back a memorandum of understanding for affordable housing money.
While on the one hand saying that strain on services was due to austerity, she nonetheless pledged to bring back the Migration Impact Fund «in specific areas where public services and housing are under strain».
Empire State Development President, CEO & Commissioner Howard Zemsky said, «The Better Buffalo Fund was created to support vibrant, mixed - use communities like the Niagara Gateway Apartments, which brings a vacant building back to life to provide affordable housing on Buffalo's West Side.»
Back in September, Trump cut a short - term government funding deal with Schumer and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.
Hours later, House Majority PAC, the group leading the Democratic Party's efforts to take back the House of Representatives, put out a statement asking: «Why won't Michael Grimm come clean on support for Sandy relief fund - denier Ted Cruz?»
Masonry Services Inc. and its owners James Herrera and Jaime Herrera — who have both donated to Diaz Jr. — agreed to pay $ 600,000 in back wages and costs after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman investigated them for cheating workers out of the same sum on a taxpayer - funded affordable housing project for seniors in Brooklyn.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today echoed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call for the city to put up more money toward the City University of New York system — but backed Mayor Bill de Blasio's criticism of the governor's plans to add new layers of state oversight on affordable housing funds and to cut the state's contribution toward Medicaid.
Both the Senate and House bills would scale back federal funding for the program, which the Cuomo administration has said would make it unsustainable.
WASHINGTON (CNN)- Help may soon be on the way to the struggling U.S. auto industry after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed off her opposition to using funds from a fuel - efficiency research program for a bailout, two congressional officials said Friday.
On Thursday, Murphy launched the «Fund to End Gun Violence,» which will back House and Senate candidates.
Advocates for supportive housing on Friday are releasing a social media ad urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to back $ 2 billion in funding for supportive housing construction in New York.
Cuomo has insisted the ball is in the court of the Legislature after he backed his own plan for supportive housing funding, but one lawmakers have not agreed to.
The Empire State Development Corp. on Tuesday pushed back against an audit released last week by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development that was critical of the way $ 22 million in tourism funding was spent for areas impacted by storms.
The one - house budget resolutions being voted on Thursday by both chambers backs $ 45 million in funding for direct care workers, money that has been long sought for a campaign of advocacy groups pushing for the fundnig.
Lawmakers from New York and other Northeastern states are fighting back against a little - noticed highway funding amendment approved last week by the House that diverts mass - transit funds away from the busy Northeastern corridor.
Mayor Bill de Blasio was in Washington, D.C. to push back against proposed funding cuts to anti-terror programs that are due to impact New York, speaking most to members of the state's House delegation.
He headlined a fund - raiser for the House Majority PAC and then headlined a single day of rallies to help Reps. Kathy Hochul, Louise Slaughter and Tim Bishop as well as former Rep. Dan Maffei, who's trying to win back his old seat.
Bearing signs saying «Don't balance the budget on the backs of the poor» and shouting «Hey hey, ho ho, the funding cuts have got to go,» the roughly 150 demonstrators, largely from New York City, represented progressive activist groups pushing for rent reductions for people with HIV, homeless services, low - income housing, health care and other issues.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will headline a fund - raiser in New York City tomorrow for the House Majority PAC, the Super PAC dedicated to helping the Democrats in their quest to win back control of the chamber.
Had the cap remained, Kennedy lawyer William Bloss said, state house candidates running taxpayer - funded campaigns could not compete with rich, self - financed opponents or those backed indirectly by corporate interests.
On Wednesday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released automated phone calls directed at ten incumbent House members who voted for the stimulus and against the GOP - backed bill to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Referencing the report, «Homelessness in Oneida County, NY: Understanding and Addressing a Hidden Social Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.»
«It's inconceivable in my opinion that a budget bill will actually come to the floor of either house that doesn't fund the M.T.A. capital plan and doesn't allow them the power to go back to the bond market,» she said.
Looking back, Farrell said he's most proud of legislation he got passed that enables the state to fund community groups to provide tenant advocacy and fight housing abandonment in low - income neighborhoods.
For example, VIEW PAC didn't endorse state Rep. Christina Hagan, another woman with House Freedom Fund backing, whose fundraising has lagged behind a former NFL player's in the open primary for Ohio's 16th District, a safe Republican seat.
Hudson Valley State Senator Greg Ball sent out a statement blasting Congresswoman Nan Hayworth for suggesting that she backs House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's view that any funds sent toward disaster relief have to be off - set with budget cuts elsewhere.
Topics during the Q&A portion of his press conference included the looming discontinuance of the Rockaway ferry, a broad consideration of his earlier statement about «righting greater wrongs,» what happened to government funding for a ferry obtained by Anthony Weiner and Joe Addabbo, whether there is any City effort to «track down scammers» in the Build it Back program, how satisfied de Blasio is with the pace of Build it Back, whether an updated evacuation plan is contemplated in conjunction with increasing the housing supply in Rockaway and a government memo reported by The Wave which stated that more money was available from FEMA than publicly acknowledged and that such additional funding could be a political liability.
Both lawmakers said the deal would not include funding for Trump's proposed southern border wall, but White House officials have pushed back, saying a deal was never reached.