Sentences with phrase «in state funding for»

ALBANY, NY (01/19/2015)(readMedia)-- The New York State Bar Association is seeking $ 5 million in state funding for the creation of a legal services center in Albany to enhance the availability of legal services to low income individuals.

At the Walk, lawyers lobbied state legislators for a $ 10 million increase in state funding for programs that provide aid to low - income Massachusetts residents.

This include wetlands protection, a weakening of clean water rules, a reduction in state funding for recycling, a conclusion for the office of Energy Independence and a removal of a loan and grant system that encourages companies to be energy efficient.

With student loan debt recently hitting $ 1.3 trillion, a lot of people are blaming things like the rising cost of tuition, administrative bloat and infrastructure overspending at colleges, and cutbacks in state funding for the crisis.

With student loan debt recently hitting $ 1.3 trillion, a lot of people are blaming things like the rising cost of tuition, administrative bloat and infrastructure overspending at colleges, and cutbacks in state funding for the crisis.While all of these factors play a significant role in the problem, they all focus on things that are beyond -LSB-...]

Then combined with a reduction in state funding for public schools and easier access to student loan debt; public schools went on a rampage of raising tuitions, fees, and expenses for students that attended.

If you follow news about the mounting student loans debt, you will most often hear people talk about the problem of rising tuition prices which is often blamed on things like the reductions in state funding for state colleges, overblown infrastructure spending on campuses, and bloated college administration budgets.

The funds mentioned in today's Courant article would have transferred to Perry's company along with nearly $ 15 million - a-year in state funding for the 1,000 students that would have been under his control.

The Texas Education Agency says a delay in state funding for textbooks combined with the reconfiguring of an online ordering system will probably postpone the arrival of new books into September.

Without action in Springfield to eliminate inequities in state funding for Chicago schools, we will be forced to make deeper cuts.

Provide at least a cost - of - living increase to the Basic Subsidy and Special Education line items, which will help to mitigate the seriously negative effects of last summer's huge cut in state funding for school districts.

To sweeten the pot, Deal's commission ran the numbers on its proposed formula with an additional $ 241 million in state funding for at the least the first year.

We joined allies in a press conference in Wednesday and will be heading to Harrisburg on Monday for a rally with more than 50 allies to kick off advocacy for a state budget that will include a $ 400 million increase in state funding for schools and are planning a wide variety of advocacy activities for the upcoming weeks.

It represents a 6 percent increase in state funding for K - 12 schools — the first public school increase in six years.

The same thing is happening in Stamford, which receives about $ 3.5 million in state funding for its two charter schools, while the local district receives about $ 200,000 in state grants for those students.

«I can say that it is profoundly unfair and disingenuous for the unions to go to Albany every year asking for massive increases [in state funding for education] and for them to impose a freeze, which was scheduled to sunset this year.

Despite the increase in funding, which Democrats have long called for after years of cuts or no increase in state funding for schools, the proposals drew the ire of Democrats on the budget committee over the voucher provision, expansion of independent charter schools and the addition of state money for services at private schools.

I differ on this point as to the weight of its contributing impact, because this one - time decrease in state funding for public education doesn't alter the fact that for the past 20 years in Texas, total annual public education funding from all sources — local, state, and federal — has increased by almost twice the sum of inflation and enrollment growth over that period, even after an adjustment for the growth in special education students.

First, the lieutenant governor made no mention of the Great Recession, which was the worst since the 1930s, nor did he explain the degree to which federal stimulus dollars helped plug in the gaps in state funding for education.

Baltimore schools have had to return millions in state funding for building repairs after projects to fix failing heating systems and roofs grew too expensive or took too long.

Reporter Scott Elliott's Get On The Bus blog has the story of how the companies tapped to take over four Indianapolis public schools will receive $ 15.3 million in state funding for their efforts despite drops in enrollment.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a strong ally of Mr. Obama, is seeking a small increase in state funding for new charter schools.

Absent significant increases in state funding for higher education, the same pool of resources will then be spread across many more students.

Seward has joined local Highway Superintendents urging an increase in state funding for the repair of roads bridges and culverts.

The Tories have called for a large increase in state funding for all parties with more than two Commons seats, a cap of # 50,000 on all donations, the phasing out of corporate donations - including from trade unions - and tax relief for donations.

State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) announced $ 50,000 in state funding for the Countdown to Fitness program at a luncheon on Saturday at the Shorehaven Community Center.

Earlier this year, Cuomo proposed having the city pay more for each — what would have amounted to $ 485 million less a year in state funding for the city university system, a plan that drew protests last week in which dozens were arrested.

The Tories have called for a large increase in state funding for all parties with more than two Commons seats, a cap of # 50,000 on all donations, the phasing out of corporate donations - including from trade unions, and tax relief for donations.

Senator Klein Announces $ 100,000 in State Funding for Emerald Isle Immigration Center's Meals on Wheels Program

At a luncheon on Saturday, State Senator Jeff Klein announced $ 50,000 in state funding for the Countdown to Fitness program at the Shorehaven Community Center.

Mr. Silver was crucial in securing the hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding for Mr. de Blasio's universal prekindergarten program.

Thus, eliminating the income or sales tax deduction would likely lead over time to cuts in state funding for schools, healthcare, and other services on which middle - and lower - income families rely.

RIVERDALE, NY — State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) announced $ 100,000 in state funding for the Riverdale Senior Services Women's Wellness Plan on Wednesday.

«This $ 10 million in state funding for immigrant legal defense will go a long way towards ensuring that the immigration process is fair to all parties involved and that New York welcomes and values its immigrant communities.»

I'm proud to have secured $ 1.5 million in state funding for the new, state - of - the - art Edible Academy and look forward to working with The New York Botanical Garden to provide students and their families with the tools they need to connect with nature, and lead long, healthy and happy lives.»

He also pledged, among other borough - centric proposals, $ 108 million in state funding for the stalled redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx; $ 50 million for the Montefiore Health System; $ 10 million for the redevelopment of the Orchard Beach pavilion, permanently reduced Verrazano Bridge tolls for Staten Island residents; and investments in healthcare, nutrition and healthy food programs in Brooklyn.

Now add in the heavy cut in state funding for political parties, which of course hits Labour far harder than the Tories, with their plethora of billionaire City backers.

Paterson, who was in Queens to announce $ 30 million in state funding for the borough's hospitals and health clinics, was accompanied by a number of state elected officials, including Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing), who is pregnant with her second child.

«I am proud to have secured $ 156,000 in state funding for the creation for this center, which blends tradition and technology for these budding artists.

Cor was not required to get an agreement, but it also never sought the $ 1.5 million in state funding for the project.

If the city and teachers union do not reach a deal to overhaul teacher evaluations by a January deadline set by Gov. Cuomo, the city could lose up to $ 300 million in state funding for the public schools.

A month later, Mahoney and Cuomo announced $ 30 million in state funding for a $ 100 million development project in Solvay, just over the border from Syracuse.

But Democratic leaders and Malloy said the proposed $ 300 million cut in state funding for the University of Connecticut and other spending reductions were unacceptable.

At 11:30 a.m., Sens. Marisol Alcántara and Jeff Klein, Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa and mental health advocates unveil $ 200,000 in state funding for a «Life is Precious» suicide prevention program, in front of the George Washington Educational Campus, 549 Audubon Ave., Manhattan.

The proposals to be considered include an increase in state funding for political parties, with the taxpayer matching small donations to encourage the parties to seek new members and small - scale donations, rather than relying on individuals giving vast sums.

Advocates for the homeless were urging the governor and legislative leaders to sign an agreement that would release millions of dollars in state funding for 20,000 supportive - housing units statewide, saying that with lawmakers headed home to campaign for re-election this fall, there was little chance that the deal would materialize after the session ended.

On Wednesday Governor Andrew Cuomo announced more than $ 10 million in state funding for six new recovery and outreach centers in New York, and Long Island will be home to one of them.

He allocated $ 40,000 in state funding for 25 cameras, an upgraded monitoring system and new lighting.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is battling with Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials over how to allocate $ 100 million in state funding for the New York City Housing Authority.

Bronx, NY — Senator Jeff Klein announced $ 1 million in state funding for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine that will be used for upgrades to The Rose F. Kennedy Center to support the college's new Brain Sciences Initiative.