Sentences with phrase «making state government»

With the immediate fiscal crisis abated, Tom played an important role in managing and directing the administration's focused efforts on job creation, improving Delaware schools and making state government more efficient.

A constitutional convention would give voters a path to making state government work better for them - a path their elected state legislators simply refuse to walk.

«Our suggestions include ways to make state government more efficient by reducing the reliance on higher - priced private consultants and allowing state employees to do the work for less.

I am running for State Senate to fight for our communities in Manhattan and Brooklyn and create the progressive, reform - minded, Democratic - majority Senate that will stand up for our values and make our state government work for all New Yorkers.

A November report from the reform group Reinvent Albany listed 11 measures Cuomo could take by executive order to make the state government more accountable, including putting government information and public meeting presentations online, imposing stronger ethics rules for executive branch employees and automating voter registration.

• Rightsizing Government: Saying that redesigning New York State government is essential to rebuilding the state's economy, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order creating the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission to make state government more accountable and efficient by reducing the number of agencies, authorities, and commissions by 20 percent.

Rightsizing Government: Saying that redesigning New York State government is essential to rebuilding the state's economy, Governor Cuomo today issued an Executive Order creating the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission to make state government more accountable and efficient by reducing the number of agencies, authorities, and commissions by 20 percent.

It's our legislative day... and we've passed all the pieces that make the state government run.

I am excited about partnering with him to make our state government effective again.»

«This law would make the state government more accountable to the people,» Gennaro said.

But, as Zambelli (and Gannett's John Campbell) noted, a subsequent Siena poll found 40 percent of voters believe Cuomo has made state government more open and transparent since he took office.

Russell M. Artzt, Vice Chairman and Founder of CA Technologies, said,» «With every new business we see starting up and every successful New York business deciding to stay here, it is clear that Governor Cuomo's efforts to make state government work again are paying off.

While New York's Senate Republicans are working with Governor Cuomo to make state government function, Senator Schumer is playing a starring role in the partisan gridlock that has enveloped the nation's capital.

Secretary of State Nominee Rossana Rosado said: «I applaud Governor Cuomo's efforts to make our State government more inclusive and reflective of the people it serves.

Tim will fight to make state government a bridge — rather than an impediment — to real progress in Western New York.

A November report from the reform group Reinvent Albany also listed 11 measures Cuomo could take by executive order to make the state government more accountable.

He said Open Connecticut has made state government more transparent, and the same can be done in Bridgeport.

Senate Democrats will continue the fight to make our State Government accountable and responsive to the people.»

The commission, set up to find ways to make the state government more efficient, is expected this week to issue recommendations that include transforming the office of state superintendent from an elected position to an appointed one and eventually divesting the education department of many of its duties and powers.

State constitutions make state governments the responsible agents for K - 12 education.

Mayes was also appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly to the widely respected Little Hoover Commission, which will allow him to dig deeper to develop policies to make state government more efficient and effective.

Not exact matches

An industry representative body wants the state government to make it easier for small businesses to tender for contracts.

The Panel's final, overarching recommendation was that Canada needed a «Canadian Competition Council» to continually review the state of competition in Canada and make recommendations to government for further reform.

More recently allegations have been made toward several nation states and their potential government sponsorship of these attacks.

Under Price and Verma, it could be the states once again making most of the decisions about mandatory benefits with the Federal government providing only a broad framework, Gibbs suggested.

State and the federal governments are making historic moves to combat the U.S. opioid drug crisis.

The state government has made further amendments to its decision to charge a $ 4,000 public school fee for families on 457 visas, after community backlash resulted in multiple delays.

The state government has been forced to make a special budget allocation of $ 9.74 million to demolish the old Port Hedland hospital, 18 months after announcing a deal to sell the site to apartment developer Finbar Group.

The federal government has made sweeping cuts to red tape as small and medium businesses grow more confident about the year ahead, but a growing number believes the state government is working against their best interests, according to the latest Sensis survey.

In certain cases, unscrupulous politicians from the north took over southern state governments during Reconstruction, issued bonds and made off with the proceeds.

The auditor general says the state government has made a good start on its $ 400 million land asset sales program but improvements could be made, following criticism earlier this week that some properties are being sold at a loss.

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Although their political parties varied, those who engaged with RVAwonk's tweet most commonly used hashtags invoking the State of the Union (#SOTU), the most recent government shutdown (#TrumpShutdown), Make America Great Again (#MAGA), and equally political messages.

In 2006, the government enacted the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which made any type of online gambling within the United States illegal.

One key to making QA work, Katz says, is effective communication — a challenge on projects like HealthCare.gov, which involved stitching together information from multiple stakeholders, including state health agencies, insurance companies, and the federal government.

But while Iceland's government has made a concerted effort to ensure pay equity, efforts have stalled in other developed nations, including the United States.

«The state government has done a good job making sure small business owners are better - prepared since Katrina,» says Renee Amar, the state director for Louisiana for the National Federation of Independent Business Owners.

Japan's government loosened laws on pensions in May, allowing almost all working - age Japanese to join private defined - contribution retirement plans — similar to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) in the United States that allow workers to make regular contributions to an investment fund with tax breaks.

It requires states and local governments with a history of racial and ethnic discrimination, mainly in the South, to get advance approval either from the Justice Department or the federal court in Washington before making any changes that affect elections.

If there's a product that isn't on the approved list yet, work with the lender to get it on — all the state governments are incentivized to make this happen.

And that in turn makes the Harper government's take on state - owned enterprises, as recently discussed elsewhere in Canadian Business, a thorny and possibly embarrassing one.

Moreover, the federal government wasn't making its evaluation results public — missing opportunities to inform federal and state Medicaid policy discussions.»

«The data makes it clear that ending the War on Drugs will not alone end mass incarceration, but that the federal government and some states have effectively reduced their incarcerated populations by turning to drug policy reform,» the report says.

Of course, when the federal government and states make changes to hunger programs, it has a direct and hard - hitting impact on the groups that act as a safety net.

In a statement Monday, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said the move is a response to legislation that took effect in New York State this weekend requiring the use of American - made iron in certain government road and bridge construction projects.

Meanwhile, we are modifying or eliminating more than 140 state regulations to make it easier to do business and to improve government efficiency.

A panel of industry, government, science and communty members will today release a two - year marine science implementation strategy, aiming to make the state a global hub in the discipline and to encourage collaboration between industries such as offshore energy and fisheries.

Essentially, the memo makes it clear that while marijuana is illegal at the federal level, the U.S. government will rely on states where cannabis is legal to enact tough laws.

Obviously antsy at how long it's been since the last government bailout, the United States Congress is denying the perfectly sensible proposal made by its country's Postal Service to end Saturday mail delivery in an attempt to help stop its gush of red ink.

While the courts usually side with the federal government in conflicts with the states, legal experts are split on whether in this instance the states have a legitimate case to make, Speta said.