Sentences with phrase «multibillion dollar budget»

Monday was the first full day of session in the New York State legislature, and lawmakers have a lot to contend with, including a multibillion dollar budget deficit, as well as the beginning of an election year.

Several proposals in Washington right now including the changes to the Affordable Health Care Act, could mean multibillion dollar budget gaps for New York State.

As the city continues to grapple with rising homelessness and conducts an overview of its services, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday the appointment of Herminia Palacio, who will serve as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, overseeing eight agencies and a multibillion dollar budget.

Bill Samuels, the founder of the New Roosevelt Initiative, credits Cuomo with accomplishments like enacting same sex marriage and closing a multibillion dollar budget gap after years of profound dysfunction in Albany.

Not exact matches

What incentive do the Senate Republicans have to play ball during the upcoming budget talks, which all sides agree are going to be challenging due to a growing multibillion - dollar deficit, if the governor has already signaled whose side he'll be on in the rematch for control of the chamber next fall?

The next mayor is facing a daunting multibillion - dollar bill for retroactive pay hikes because the entire city - labor force has been working for more than two years under expired contracts, the Independent Budget Office warned yesterday.

With the state facing a multibillion - dollar budget, Cuomo proposed a number of tax code changes, including $ 1 billion in higher taxes.

What started out as a small, off - budget, temporary surcharge on insurance to help pay for charity care, hospital debt and graduate medical education as New York hospitals deregulated in the late 1990s, has ballooned over 19 years into a multibillion - dollar all - purpose revenue fund that supports dozens of public health programs, and plugs billion - dollar holes in the state's general budget.

This year there is a huge multibillion - dollar hole in the state's budget.

The next mayor of NYC is facing a multibillion - dollar bill for retroactive pay hikes because the entire city - labor force has been working for more than two years under expired contracts, the Independent Budget Office warned.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany, where he will be delivering his executive budget at 1 p.m. at the State Museum — a proposal that is expected not to include a lot of good news news to a multibillion dollar deficit and funding cuts from Washington.

Even with New York facing a multibillion - dollar deficit, state legislative Democrats are calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to include a «fair and sustainable» revenue source for the cash - strapped MTA in his upcoming budget proposal.

ALBANY — Even with New York facing a multibillion - dollar deficit, state legislative Democrats are calling on Gov. Cuomo to include a «fair and sustainable» revenue source for the cash - strapped MTA in his upcoming budget proposal.

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ALBANY — Just a day before the deadline for a new multibillion - dollar spending plan, negotiations over the final pieces of the New York State budget slowed to a crawl on Friday, as Democrats in the Assembly effectively blamed a Brooklyn senator for holding up talks over a provision that would ease state oversight of religious schools.

Now Chicago schools are carrying the burden of a $ 1.1 billion budget shortfall — in addition to a multibillion - dollar shortfall in the pension fund.

Since the 1997 enactment of the multibillion - dollar state School Tax Reduction program, New York has seen a pattern of relatively high school - budget approval rates — even in tough times.

Neuroscience is only the latest branch of research where multibillion - dollar budgets, once reserved for defense and aerospace technology, have spread and multiplied.

The dollars were modest compared to the school system's multibillion - dollar annual budget, but school district officials said the Race to the Top grant could have provided critical services as well as additional jobs.

California is facing a huge budget deficit as it is, something like $ 35 billion, and a multibillion dollar suit against CARB is the last thing the state needs — especially one that the Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy are likely to win.