Sentences with phrase «limited public budgets»

The Amazon states — which have contributed the most to Brazil's emission reductions over the last decade — received only 9 % of the entire $ 2.2 billion, and have therefore depended on their limited public budgets, that have decreased progressively over the last 3 years.

Not exact matches

That agreement also upheld earlier limits to euro area budget deficits (3 percent of GDP) and public debt (60 percent of GDP).

Reconciliation instructions may also direct the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee to report legislation to change the limit on the public debt in accordance with the spending levels in the budget resolution.

The purpose of the Golf Advisory Committee is to make suggestions to the Board as to the improvement of the playability and operation of the golf courses and driving range including, but not limited to, rates, programs, maintenance, budget, physical plant, and public relations.

These students, and others from 14 local public high schools, were competing in Cooking Up Change, a healthy cooking contest in which teams were challenged to create nutritious school lunches on a tight budget — $ 1 per meal — and limited ingredients and prep work.

In the context of limited health budgets, on epidemiological and ethical grounds treatment approaches are in most situations a less rational public health investment than approaches that prevent SAM and other types of malnutrition.

Tentative deals have been reached on parts of a new state budget, including about $ 1 billion in additional funding for public schools, a work - around for some higher - income New Yorkers to reduce the impact of new federal tax deduction limits, and a freeze on what Albany sends to local governments around the state.

The governor had proposed in his budget sweeping changes in the state's campaign finance system: lower contribution limits, more expensive disclosures, enhanced enforcement, and a voluntary system of public financing.

The law, which was hammered out as part of this year's state budget talks, limits the free services that New York's public - sector unions must provide to workers who opt not to join the union.

Klein and Cuomo had sought public finance and other reforms, as part of a budget deal, but in the end settled for a more limited ethics package that would strengthen the regulation of campaign violations and enact stiffer anti bribery laws.

The budget provision, which first surfaced late Friday, would enact a pilot public campaign finance program limited to the comptroller's office.

The budget also is okaying limited tests of driverless vehicles on public vehicles, though they must be conducted with a driver in the car and under supervision of the State Police.

The budget includes a multi step plan that could lower property taxes, $ 340 million dollars for schools to start pre-K programs, and a limited test program for public campaign financing.

The pilot public campaign financing program, limited to just the state Comptroller's race as part of a state budget deal.

that the issue of whether to limit public access to the teacher evaluations popped up in the last - minute budget negotiations over the weekend.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos doesn't see an agreement — in the budget or otherwise — limiting the public release of teacher evaluation data.

Mr. Woodley also expressed his disappointment that with the forecasts for economic growth and low inflation there was nothing in the Budget to indicate a relaxation on the artificially low public sector pay limits.

One of the candidates on the GOP statewide ticket, comptroller candidate Bob Antonacci, is participating in public financing for his campaign under a pilot program approved in the state budget and limited to that race only.

The state Assembly and Senate have released one house versions of a state budget that do not include Governor Cuomo's plan for a new benefit tier to limit the pensions of future public workers.

New York Times: Most Fundamental Reform Missing from State Budget Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders passed New York's 2014 - 15 budget last week without a comprehensive small donor public matching system — instead establishing a very limited pilot public financing program for the state comptroller's race inBudget Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders passed New York's 2014 - 15 budget last week without a comprehensive small donor public matching system — instead establishing a very limited pilot public financing program for the state comptroller's race inbudget last week without a comprehensive small donor public matching system — instead establishing a very limited pilot public financing program for the state comptroller's race in 2014.

And the budget crafted only a limited system of public campaign financing that will apply solely to the this year's comptroller's race.

If approved by the board after the November public hearings, the budget would be the first to pierce the state tax cap law, which limits the amount of money municipalities and school districts can collect from taxes.

The budget also extends for two years the so - called millionaire's tax, preserving up to $ 4.5 billion in annual revenue, and keeps in place a cap limiting the number of charter schools, both positive outcomes for city public schools.

Funding for Gotbaum's office will be cut by about 40 percent after the City Council reached a budget deal last week — a move that the public advocate called «political payback» for not supporting Speaker Christine Quinn (D - Manhattan) during the fight to extend term limits last fall.

Cuomo's budget would also fund a public financing system to match small contributions, up to $ 175, at a rate of six to one, with «strict limits in place to protect taxpayers,» according to the briefing book.

Among the ideas excluded from any final budget deal: creation of a database that the public could search for how much every recipient of economic development spending got and how many jobs they created; end the ability by limited liability companies to skirt campaign donation limits; give back certain contract pre-approval powers to the state Comptroller, the state's fiscal watchdog; strengthen the state's criminal laws to better define bribery of public officials; and create an independent watchdog agency to police ethics issues in Albany.

But a senior state Democrat predicted Silver would come under «enormous pressure» to hold up passage of Cuomo's first proposed budget from many of his most important political allies including public - employee unions desperate to limit the extent of budget cuts.

Several of Queens» state legislators lamented that a public campaign finance pilot program approved in the New York state budget was limited to the state comptroller's race in 2014.

SERAP's statement reads in part: «The constitutional role of the National Assembly is limited to the authorisation of any public spending by the executive and not insertion of projects in the budget.

Good government groups see the pension forfeiture measure as a token reform and have pressed for the closing of the «LLC loophole» that allows businesses to create multiple limited liability companies to donate virtually unlimited amounts of campaign cash; public financing of candidate campaigns; the end of lump sum appropriations in the budget; limits on political contributions by companies with business before the state; limits on legislators» outside income; and a renovation of Albany's ethics watchdog, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (Jpublic financing of candidate campaigns; the end of lump sum appropriations in the budget; limits on political contributions by companies with business before the state; limits on legislators» outside income; and a renovation of Albany's ethics watchdog, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JPublic Ethics (JCOPE).

AAAS CEO Rush Holt, executive publisher of the Science family of journals said: «Sometimes politicians think science issues are limited to simply things like the budget for NASA or NIH, and they fail to realize that a president's attitude toward and decisions about science and research affect the public wellbeing, from the growth of our economy, to education, to public health.

«It is good that research budgets are less hit than other sectors, but the prior commitments of SFI [Science Foundation Ireland, a leading public - funding body], due to multiannual funding, suggest that we are in for 2 to 3 years of very limited opportunity for new competitive funding, so some excellent work will not be funded.»

Public health agencies across the globe are challenged with preventing the spread of chronic diseases while dealing with limited funds and devastating budget cuts.

Most notably, he introduced a plan to address what his administration projected would be a $ 3.6 billion deficit by limiting collective bargaining for certain public - sector employees through the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill, known as Act 10.

Read her response titled «Public Universities Must Not Solve Budget Gaps by Limiting Access to In - State students.»

But with upheavals in public education currently taking place, budgets being slashed and targets raised, many teachers feel stretched to the limit as it is, in terms of their effort and time available to them.

As essential costs like teacher pay, facilities upkeep, and insurance costs rise annually without any increase in support, public charter schools are stretching already tight budgets to their limit.

Some of the supporters of allowing public dollars to pay for private education justified it by considering it a pilot program with a limited number of students and public money — $ 10 million set aside in last year's budget.

I do feel that if you can actually visit places — like you've got a great museum that's in your town, or if your school district has the resources to take your students to Washington D.C. or a national park — definitely take that opportunity first, but you know school budgets are, you know, not always the (especially in a public school district like I teach) sometimes you're kind of limited.

With school budgets already limited by a conservative - led state legislature that critics say chronically underfunds public education, the district turned to Diplomas Now, an education nonprofit whose aim is to increase graduation rates using a data - driven system of early intervention.

Even on your school's limited budget, you can have school sites that represent your public school or district with pride.

Most public libraries have limited budgets, so librarians rely on reputable, curated lists when adding titles to their collections — which gives an advantage to traditionally published books.

Another option, if your budget is more limited, is to go for a public nursing home, but then hire an outside caregiver for extra help.

Obama's Budget To Limit Student Loan Forgiveness Among Obama's provisions in his proposed budget, there is one to change the way that public student loan forgiveness programsBudget To Limit Student Loan Forgiveness Among Obama's provisions in his proposed budget, there is one to change the way that public student loan forgiveness programsbudget, there is one to change the way that public student loan forgiveness programs work.

Duties include, but are not limited to: research, artist and donor relations, exhibition design and installation, writing / editing of scholarly texts and didactics, budgeting, conceptualizing and leading exhibition - related public programs, and tours.

The design balances the specific curatorial requirements with the need to create a unique, public - facing and engaging space out of a limited budget.

Sky is the limit for Olafur Eliasson, the Danish artist who has installed massive scale public artworks around the globe with enormous budgets, orchestrating a composition of artistic spirit and technical precision.

With an overall budget of $ 2m (# 1.3 m) the plan would look to reshape the view of climate change science among the public and policy makers in a way that would favour the industries that stood to lose the most from regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

Furthermore, the budget slashes funding for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program's inland oil spill preparedness program by 80 percent, and cuts another $ 11 million from BLM as the agency aims to limit new cleanup efforts at abandoned coal mines, promising to remediate only the highest threats to clean water and public health.

Because of limited budgets and small public defender wages, free lawyers can't spend much time on any one case.