Sentences with phrase «local taxpayers gave»

Last week, local taxpayers gave Beekmantown Central officials the greenlight, with a 471 - 230 vote, to move forward with improvements to all four schools.

Not exact matches

But Brady said Republicans are considering the possibility of giving taxpayers an option to deduct $ 10,000 in state and local property taxes, income taxes or sales taxes.

If an itemizing taxpayer with a tax rate of 39.6 percent gives $ 100 to a local college, for example, that charitable deductible gift has an after - tax cost to the taxpayer of $ 60.40 because of the $ 39.60 reduction in his or her income tax bill.

That's because without the SALT deduction, taxpayers are paying taxes on income that has already been given to the state or local governments in the form of taxes.

But given that the tax bill severely curtails the state and local deduction for most if not all individuals, many more taxpayers could take advantage of state - level initiatives that essentially reclassify state and local tax payments as federal charitable contributions.

Texas, for example, has no state income tax and its property taxes on average are lower than New York's, giving Texas taxpayers fewer reasons to claim the state and local tax deduction.

Instead of paying property taxes, taxpayers would instead give the money to a charitable fund set up for their local schools and governments.

The Empire Center and local taxpayer groups said the state needs to give districts greater leverage in negotiating teacher contracts by amending a law that deals with pay scales and benefits.

Cuomo said the new law is «even more critical» given a proposal by President Donald Trump to end deductions for state and local taxes, which Cuomo said could cost 950,000 local taxpayers a total of $ 4.3 billion, or $ 4,600 per taxpayer.

Taxpayers in New York will get the two things they need most — lower taxes and the continuation of essential and high quality municipal services — only if Albany finally demonstrates the will to reform state mandates, giving local officials the tools and flexibility to implement real and sustainable property tax relief.

In exchange for taking its parkland, soaking up taxpayer dollars (in the form of subsidies and tax breaks) and bringing more traffic congestion and parking woes to the area, the Yankees (and the city which backed the project) promised to provide local jobs, quickly restore parkland and give back money to community groups and programs on annual basis.

At a speech given at Hofstra University, Cuomo announced a proposal for a new, less generous pension system for future state, local and school employees that is designed to save taxpayers $ 93 billion over 30 years, according to two officials briefed on the plan.

What was this «white powder» that caused such a commotion, including a tremendous expense to the taxpayers of the City and State of New York as well the USA due to antiterrorism dollars that are given to the local jurisdictions?

«Andrew Cuomo is in full meltdown realizing his rabid zealotry in imposing unfunded mandates on cash - strapped county governments may soon come to an end giving local property taxpayers desperately needed relief,» said spokesman Chris Pack in a statement.

This not only protects the interests of local taxpayers and service users, but improves and gives focus to decision making.

«There's been a race to the bottom: IDAs give away taxpayer dollars to businesses that then have to be raised by local governments from other taxpayers, and the economic benefits are questionable,» said David Friedfel, CBC's state studies director.

The full lineup of stories, columns and radio interviews can be found here» State and local economic development agencies in New York give away billions of dollars in subsidies to businesses every year but do little to assess what taxpayers are getting for -LSB-...]

Cuomo's plan would offer a $ 400 million state subsidy to local governments and school districts for up to two years, which would give taxpayers a direct tax credit that would offset the increase in their bills.

The answers may determine how much local taxpayer money gets funneled into programs that may do nothing more than give the appearance of attempting to tackle drug problems.

Stamper would like to see the federal government put out requests for proposals and provide grants to develop best practices curriculum at the national level, although given the way our police forces are organized, he says, local agencies would still have to pick up the tab for actual training, which means fund appropriations from city or state politicians and taxpayers.

The solutions to every perceived or claimed public education problem seem to revolve around standardizing teachers and children, closing public schools, giving away taxpayer resources like school buildings to charter schools, and stripping local control from community stakeholders.

Under the McCleary decision, will school districts that now raise a lot from their local taxpayers have to give up some of those dollars?

Governor Dannel «Dan» Malloy, his Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, and Pryor's minions of charter school allies are diverting tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to private companies that have been allowed to open up charter schools or have been given no - bid contracts to run local public schools in Connecticut's poorest communities.

Dean's legislation, which became law, instead gave the appointed State Board of Education the final say - so on charters — even though, here in Nashville, local taxpayers fund two - thirds of K - 12 public education and the state is a minority investor.

If an itemizing taxpayer with a tax rate of 39.6 percent gives $ 100 to a local college, for example, that charitable deductible gift has an after - tax cost to the taxpayer of $ 60.40 because of the $ 39.60 reduction in his or her income tax bill.

Further, we strongly oppose subjecting small, in - home breeders with as few as 5 breeding females to federal regulations, forcing them to give up their privacy and requiring them to replace living and care standards that are appropriate for household pets with ones designed for large commercial settings, especially when oversight from state and local authorities and the AKC is available in many cases at no additional cost to the taxpayer.

Translated, that means ministers are asking whether local carbon credits given away by the government as corporate welfare and compensation need to be shown as a cost to the taxpayer.