Sentences with phrase «local and state governments contributed»

Of that, local and state governments contributed 44 percent each, and federal sources paid the rest.

Not exact matches

Finally, local and state governments can contribute more financially to making school meal finances healthier.

The other co-chair, former State Comptroller Carl McCall, a Democrat, chided local governments and schools for what he says is a continued high rate of spending that's contributed to the state's highest in the nation property tState Comptroller Carl McCall, a Democrat, chided local governments and schools for what he says is a continued high rate of spending that's contributed to the state's highest in the nation property tstate's highest in the nation property taxes.

New York is one of the few states that has local governments pay a share of its Medicaid costs and the only state that has local governments contribute so much, Doulis said.

«The charitable deduction could work on the local level but again, it's not dollar for dollar and it's not a perfect situation, but a local government could set up a charity for education, could set up a charity for health care, you make a contribution to the charity you get a federal tax deduction and you get a state credit for the amount you contributed.»

Leicht and Jenkins, in the conclusion of their study, write that «state and local governments have become central architects of new industry» through these high - tech programs, contributing modestly to the growth of high - technology jobs.

While states and the federal government contribute, roughly 45 % and 10 % respectively, to school districts annual operating costs, the capital investment required to build and modernize buildings falls heavily on local districts and taxpayers.

In turn, they believe that state and local governments contribute less than they actually do.

Additionally, the poor state of some local school facilities — which, in North Carolina, are traditionally funded by local governments and not the state — contributes to a system that deprives some of a «sound basic education,» the legal benchmark set decades ago by the N.C. Supreme Court's landmark Leandro decision.

Although the federal government contributes less than 10 percent of the funding for K - 12 schools — the rest comes from a mix of state and local funding — the federal role in our nation's schools has grown over time.

The state provides a portion and the local municipality fills in the rest, with the federal government contributing a small amount.

There is considerable potential for the actions of state and local government, the private sector and individual citizens to contribute to the nationwide response to climate change, but better information and coordination with federal policies would make these decisions more effective.

Scenic Hudson contributed to the financing of the Walkway and collaborated with state and local government, a local rail trail nonprofit and residents to create the loop trail.

Commonwealth, state, territory and local government agencies work with Indigenous communities to provide safe, healthy and sustainable housing for Indigenous people.66 The Commonwealth provides substantial support to Indig enous housing remote areas through the Aboriginal Renting Housing Program (ARHP); 67 Community Housing and Infrastructure Program (CHIP); and the National Aboriginal Health Strategy (NAHs).68 In addition, state and territory governments also contribute funding for Indigenous housing.

Families contribute roughly 60 percent of the costs of child care; federal, state, and local governments combined contribute 39 percent, and business contributes one percent.