Sentences with phrase «include needed reforms»
«The budget does not include needed reforms to the state's procurement practices to better ensure spending accountability and transparency,» DiNapoli said in a statement.
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Laffer argued several times that what's really needed is total tax reform — taxing all income including unrealized capital gains at one flat rate instead of an ad hoc approach targeting certain sectors of the population.
Time to put an end to frivolous lawsuits with much needed federal tort reform, including a «loser pays» provision like they have in the U.K.
Europe needs a stronger banking union, including a cross-Continental guarantor of deposits; structural reforms to improve growth prospects; more monetary easing; and better plans for budget - cutting in the countries struggling to convince global investors of their financial stability, the fund said.
This is unfortunate since the tax system, including EI revenues is in urgent need of serious reform and simplification.
Topics of this year's conference included behavioral finance, health care considerations, millennial needs, helping clients through a divorce, staying secure in the technology age, tax reform, employee development and more.
Reforms are needed but America has won most of its complaints, including against China.
That tally doesn't include more than 100 still - to - be-written regulations needed to enforce the Dodd - Frank financial reform law, or the mountain of regulations required by ObamaCare.
In no particular order these included: a dysfunctional bankruptcy framework; an immature domestic capital market; withholding taxes on foreign capital; corruption (particularly at the state level — the Modi government has made progress at the federal level); policy and renegotiation risks (a number of legacy and high profile tax eases are yet to be resolved); land acquisition costs (and legal risks); and, the need for tax reforms.
APEC recommends that Atlantic regulatory reform prioritize the areas with the largest economic impact and identified a number of areas that need attention, including truck transportation, labour standards, corporate registrations, safety standards and production and sale of alcoholic beverages.
They've always told Washington that «less is more» on those issues, and finally their leaders have responded: with historic tax reform that included the lower individuals rates entrepreneurs needed, and with regulatory relief across the federal agencies.
Targeted benefit enhancements for Social Security recipients who need them most certainly should be considered in the context of a reform plan, and indeed they have been included in a number of bipartisan plans put forward in recent years.
The LCWR (which does not represent the views of 80 % of American Nuns, it is an association of religious orders that include 80 % of women religious in the U.S., but that does not mean that all of those nuns / sisters agree with the shenanigans of the LCWR, in fact most probably don't) brought this on itself and it needs to be reformed.
I must say I find some of Ryan's writing disingenuous, most notably his claim that his budget «reforms welfare for those who need it,» including the poor and the sick, while it «ends welfare for those who don't — entrenched corporations, the wealthiest Americans.»
FAITH recognised that much was gained with the reforms that took place under Paul VI, including a richer fare of Scripture readings, revival of the Offertory procession, etc, and that what was needed was a sense of continuity, and of adherence to the authentic voice of the Church.
Last year Congress acted on a bipartisan basis to pass child care legislation that includes much - needed reforms to improve the quality and safety in child care settings, including requiring training for providers to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, instituting annual inspections of child care facilities, and comprehensive background checks of all providers.
Not the neo-Keynesian alternative proffered by the Labour Party, but an economic strategy that included pro-growth initiatives including reform of the labour market, tax cuts and other «supply - side» measures needed to boost competitiveness.
The recommendations emerging from those sessions included a series of worthwhile reforms to Dail procedures, notably the need to elect the Ceann Comhairle (Speaker) of the Dail by secret ballot of all TDs; and a strong majority in favour of inserting specific protection for economic, social and cultural rights (like the rights to housing and healthcare) into the Constitution.
It must try to earn leadership through argument in open debate with others — including trade unions, religious groups, community organising initiatives and anti-cuts campaigners.It is encouraging to see that Labour is starting to grapple with the need for serious economic reform.
The Governor prioritized education spending in his budget proposal, including growth that is twice what would be allowed under the cap.9 To truly prioritize education the State should reform the Foundation Aid formula to ensure the highest needs districts are properly funded without unnecessarily sending aid to the wealthiest districts.
«We applaud Attorney General Schneiderman's far - reaching proposals for campaign finance reforms, including public matching funds, that are what's needed to finally reduce pay to play politics and corruption in Albany.
But a new democracy settlement, including a written constitution, Lords reform and a clean break on party funding must show that the message about the need for change has got through.
Kavanagh discussed the need for a broad range of solutions that includes enacting reforms in the State Election Law — including his Voter Empowerment Act, co-sponsored in the Senate by Mike Gianaris — and improving administrative practices at the New York City Board of Elections.
Retiree Health Insurance — The Executive Budget includes a number of reforms that will provide needed long - term savings, including tiered premium shares based on years of service and limited reimbursement of Medicare premiums.
It calls for a shopping list of detailed reforms, including choosing the legal basis for the exchange of information, developing common or compatible IT standards and defining exactly what reporting and due diligence requirements are needed by multinational firms.
In a year when the Governor, the Assembly, Senate Democrats and the IDC all agree publicly that we need to fund Early Voting and voting reform, we shouldn't be struggling to include it in the final budget.
They'll also talk about some of the areas of state government that need reform including, campaign finance, ethics and redistricting.
The money can be used, they say, to enact needed education reforms — ones that differ from those proposed by Cuomo, which includes state takeovers of chronically failing schools and an expansion of charter schools.
State Sen. Daniel Squadron also said «fundamental reform of the system» is needed «including laws to create a better campaign finance system and more open and competitive elections, and to disentangle public service from for - profit business.»
New Yorkers will soon get a chance to decide whether to hold a constitutional convention in New York — but some government reform groups say some major changes need to be made first — including banning double dipping by state lawmakers who might become delegates.
But good - government groups insist there needs to be broader, more independent reforms, including the creation of a database of subsidies published online, empowering the state comptroller to review all contracts worth more than $ 250,000, and ending the awarding of government economic development incentives by SUNY.
«We need healthcare reform — including promised Medicaid reform in New York where we spend more than Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania combined — but it shouldn't be done on the backs of already overburdened City residents who will undoubtedly have a tax increase forced on them to pay for this eminently unfair policy.»
The thinking is that passage of GENDA could give a much needed progressive win to IDC Leader Jeff Klein & Co. at a time when the breakaway Democratic conference is under intense pressure from the left for (so far) failing to force a vote on some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top agenda items, including the all - inclusive 10 - point Women's Equality Act and the campaign finance reform bill.
«Senator Skelos» first statement after being elected GOP Leader was that they would continue to block all progressive legislation including a much needed hike in the minimum wage, protections for women and real ethics reforms.
She understands that Erie County needs to grow jobs through smart economic development that includes IDA reform and that respects the needs of workers and the environment.
Also at 2 p.m., Assemblyman Mark Johns will be joined by local elected officials, including Town of Penfield Supervisor Tony LaFountain and Town of Webster Supervisor Ron Nesbitt, to discuss a constitutional convention and the need for real reform in Albany at a press conference, Penfield Town Hall, 3100 Atlantic Avenue, Penfield.
Governor Andrew Cuomo included $ 25 million in this year's budget for universal full - day pre-K, targeted toward high - needs students in lower wealth districts, which follows a top recommendation his education reform commission made last December.
Other announcements expected include reform of the system for diagnosing and helping children with special educational needs to give parents more choice in how they are schooled; reforms to the family justice system to speed up care proceedings so no cases take more than six months; and promised changes to the adoption system to make sure parents and children are matched more quickly.
Governor Cuomo has been saying in recent days that he is «flexible» on whether the 401k option needs to be included in a pension reform agreement with the legislature.
A five - point ethics reform deal contains more useful measures to combat corruption, including reducing the size of financial contributions to political candidates needed to trigger disclosure and adding further restrictions to the political action committees that flourished after the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.
The new coalition points to a number of potential changes to the constitution that they would like to see, including the creation of a public financing system for campaigns, election reforms like same - day registration, court reforms to make it easier to navigate the judicial system and the ability for local municipalities to exercise greater control over issues they traditionally need state authority to manage.
The money can be used, they say, to enact needed education reforms — different reforms than Cuomo has proposed, which include state takeovers of chronically failing schools and an expansion of charter schools.
Lawmakers and good - government groups say reforms that include stronger oversight of spending, a database of contracts and even a freeze on new economic development spending may be needed.
But the additional ingredient that government will deliver and needs to do even more of is a radical programme of microeconomic reform to make our economy more competitive - including competitive tax rates, planning reform and deregulation.
That means committing together to make the reforms we need to our economies to get growth in the global economy working again, including involving organisations like the IMF.
Legal reforms on assisted dying are urgently needed, including to distinguish between cases of «mercy killing» and murder, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has said today.
It is tax reform that is needed, including the above change in the local property taxes.
«I have spoken with the de Blasio Administration about the urgent need for reforms and called for substantive changes that include splitting the responsibilities of ACS into different agencies; implementing rigorous oversight over contract agencies; adequately training and supervising caseworkers; and providing deeper ongoing supports to children in foster care or child preventative services.»
Cuomo administration officials said the commission was no longer needed, because it had been empaneled solely to convince recalcitrant legislators to pass a slate of ethics reforms, some of which were included in the budget passed on April 1 of this year.
The coalition Lib - Lab government would either need to appoint new peers (who presumably would vote to abolish their new jobs in a combined Constitutional Reform Bill that would include an elected Senate), or use the Parliament Acts to override objections from Peers.