Sentences with phrase «mandated spending»

But some lawmakers, acknowledging the difficult fiscal situation, say attention should be paid to other areas, such as mandated spending on schools.

And this all comes as a coalition of groups calls for a reduction in state mandated spending in light of a 2 percent cap on local property taxes now in effect.

But the video released this morning made no reference to reducing costly state - mandated spending on schools and local governments.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican whose name has been floated as a possible gubernatorial candidate in 2014, posted a video on his official website today calling for relief from mandated spending along with a property tax cap.

NYSAC noted in a release that nine different mandated spending requirements from the state took up 99 percent of county property taxes that were levied statewide.

Latimer, first elected from the Assembly to the Senate in 2012, in a statement touted his efforts to reduce mandated spending on the county level, such as Medicaid spending.

I, therefore, thought that the Netherland's finance minister — a country serving as the key enforcer of German austerity - at - all - cost (as long as the costs are not theirs) policies — showed an incredible chutzpah when he lectured the U.S. Congress last Friday that it would be a real tragedy (sic) if mandated spending cuts were to stifle American economic growth.

We also examine the effects of court - mandated spending increases on three commonly used proxies for school quality: the length of the school year, teacher salaries, and student - teacher ratios.

Any failure on the part of Congress to enact mandated spending reductions or abide by new spending caps would trigger automatic across - the - board budget cuts.

On issues like property taxes, Astorino wants to simply double - down on what Cuomo and the Legislature already have in place: Making the current property - tax cap permanent while also going after mandated spending, a perennial concern for local governments.

Skelos and the Senate Republicans have been trying to re-assert themselves as the major supporters of a tax cap after going on the defensive following comments made by Sen. John Flanagan, who said a tax cap may not be feasible until costly mandated spending is gotten under control.

«So when we look at mandated spending all we're asking is for the state to look at the programs it requires, take a look at how it's spending and take a look at what they're pushing down onto the counties as well,» she said.

Republican Senate candidate Sue Serino in an interview on The Capitol Pressroom had trouble naming which mandated spending she would like to see done away with in Albany.

Reducing mandated spending though is a politically tricky balancing act for a state that doesn't have a lot of money and a governor who has gone to pains to not seek new tax increases while at the same time has a very active labor movement opposed to more provocative changes.

Fiscal conservatives, meanwhile, continue to push the governor on overhauling mandated spending and suspending the Triborough Amendment to the Taylor Law, among other changes.

Molinaro wants to cut property taxes by reducing state mandated spending for counties, like Medicaid.

He says that the state controls over 80 percent of Monroe County's budget through mandated spending, and Sleezer says the county has held its property tax rate flat for more than a decade.

How court decisions are dated given long and repeated legal involvement in many states; how the spending reaction to court decisions is measured; whether the court decisions are unrelated to the character of schools before court involvement; and how court - mandated spending differs from other increased spending are a few of the details.

Taxpayer money is tighter than ever; the 2 percent state - mandated spending cap has already forced many schools to eliminate gifted and talented programs, languages, elective classes and extracurricular activities.

What is sad is that while I have a no love for terrorism in any form the overreaction government mandated spending to address the terrorist threat is out of proportion to its real impact on our citizens and has been turned in to big business for those posed to profit.

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To shed light on the causal pathways through which education spending affects adult outcomes, we examine the effects of court - mandated spending increases on spending for school support services, physical capital, and instruction.

It's a similar carrot - and - stick approach Cuomo has backed before when it comes to relief for counties from mandated spending.

The county's independently elected comptroller, Mike Conners, disagreed: «The tax freeze proposal is an election ploy that ignores the relationship of unfunded state mandated spending on local governments.

In the interview, Astorino knocked the mandated spending requirements in the budget he says make it harder for local governments to cut costs and keep taxes down.

The campaign added Astorino has «shrunk the size of government» in Westchester County and placed the blame on the continued high taxes on mandated spending from Albany.

If we don't cut mandated spending, we'll never get property taxes under control.»

While Cuomo has been vocal in his opposition — his aides continued to promote editorials over the weekend knocking Collins and Faso — the issue remains a potent one for county government leaders who feel squeezed by the mandated spending.

When Arbetter explained what she was asking about — mandated spending being items like pension and health care costs — Serino said greater Medicaid costs should be assumed by the state from the county level.

The New York Conference of Mayors has another option: Increased financial assistance to localities and a reduction in mandated spending.

The tax cap campaign appears to be an effort by the governor to counteract criticism from local officials that the cap doesn't provide enough wiggle room when it comes to onerous state mandated spending.

Democratic lawmakers in the chamber have spoken in recent months of making alterations to the cap as well as approving new measures aimed at reducing state - mandated spending.

The Westchester County executive has slammed Cuomo on mandated spending and regulatory issues and has pledged to change laws businesses find onerous like the Scaffold Law.

Local government officials have chaffed, though, at the claims that the proliferation of governments and taxing districts has led to high taxes, instead placing the blame on the mandated spending placed on them by Albany.

Then we consider our future opportunities and select objectives for the coming year — added revenues, mandated spending, cost reductions and employee levels, to name a few.