Sentences with phrase «new budget powers»

As de Blasio intimated when discussing Cuomo's new budget powers, the city has a regularly scheduled «budget modification» each November, at which time the mayoral administration and City Council adjust the current year's spending plan and reestimate for the following year.

Not exact matches

The left - leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) came to power last year with a pledge to improve housing affordability and its first full budget is expected to include measures to curb speculative demand, crack down on tax cheats and money laundering, and stabilize housing markets.

However, if you don't have the budget or counter space for a new appliance, a high - powered blender will do.

First, the state Education Department and the teachers unions must resolve a lawsuit over the evaluations or Cuomo will insert his own plan into the 30 - day amendments (taking advantage of the broad powers the governor has over the budget in New York).

That criticism has to do with what Paladino describes as more than $ 1 Billion from the New York State Power Authority's budget.

«Those are costs that could be considered a hidden tax on people who pay utility bills across New York to support the state budget with dollars that are flowing through the New York Power Authority,» said Deputy State Comptroller Bob Ward.

Cuomo's office is trying to insert language into this year's budget that would give New York state expansive new powers to redevelop the area surrounding Penn StatiNew York state expansive new powers to redevelop the area surrounding Penn Statinew powers to redevelop the area surrounding Penn Station.

The final agreement not only burnishes Cuomo's liberal credentials by extending (though not expanding) the millionaire's tax, raising the age of criminal responsibility of New York and addressing the high cost of college tuition for members of the middle class, it also dramatically increases his (already considerable) budget powers, enabling him to single - handedly make spending cuts in the event of widely expected future federal funding reductions.

Cuomo is stuck in the middle of a three - sided push: The budget, the Republicans upset that he was to toss them from their last vestige of power in New York and liberals who say he isn't doing enough.

In reaction to the budget and in anticipation of pending action before the New York Public Service Commission promoting clean energy development, an organization representing power generators again emphasized a market - based approach.

We are ready to hand over the political power Chancellors have enjoyed for centuries to make, and sometimes manipulate, budget forecasts to a new independent Office for Budget Responsibudget forecasts to a new independent Office for Budget ResponsiBudget Responsibility

Cuomo is going to Puerto Rico today with top state officials in his administration, including Secretary Melissa DeRosa, Budget Director Robert Mujica and New York State Power Authority President and CEO Gil Quiniones.

Governor Andrew Cuomo laid out a five - point plan to combat corruption in the State Legislature during a speech Monday at New York University, promising to use his power in the state budget process to enact new reforms, even if it means shutting down the governmeNew York University, promising to use his power in the state budget process to enact new reforms, even if it means shutting down the governmenew reforms, even if it means shutting down the government.

The fiery UFT president suffered a bruising blow from Mr. Cuomo in the latest state budget deal, which gave the state education department and Board of Regents power to create new teacher evaluations that are expected to emphasize standardized tests and make it easier to dismiss teachers.

The Department of Public Service will see its current - year spending of $ 80 million increase to $ 81 million; spending by the New York Energy Research and Development Authority will drop by $ 1 million to $ 23 million; the New York Power Authority will see a jump to $ 14 million from $ 3 million, reflecting capital spending for the new Empire State Trail, the budget office saNew York Energy Research and Development Authority will drop by $ 1 million to $ 23 million; the New York Power Authority will see a jump to $ 14 million from $ 3 million, reflecting capital spending for the new Empire State Trail, the budget office saNew York Power Authority will see a jump to $ 14 million from $ 3 million, reflecting capital spending for the new Empire State Trail, the budget office sanew Empire State Trail, the budget office said.

The job of Council speaker is almost certainly the second-most influential political perch in the nation's largest city, with the power to reshape New York's physical layout through land - use decisions, and its municipal services through the budget, now $ 86 billion and growing.

In an effort to repair the «substandard» Penn Station, the governor is trying to insert language into this year's budget that would give New York state expansive new poweNew York state expansive new powenew powers.

After that, the new mayor will also take charge of a # 6bn health and social care budget, and absorb the powers of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

In an effort to repair the «antiquated, substandard, insanitary» Penn Station, and its «substandard» environs, Cuomo is trying to insert language into this year's budget that would give New York state expansive new powers to redevelop the area surrounding Penn StatiNew York state expansive new powers to redevelop the area surrounding Penn Statinew powers to redevelop the area surrounding Penn Station.

The agreement grants Cuomo new powers over responding to federal cuts, empowering the Division of Budget to enact its own plan.

Currently, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) prepares the most comprehensive view of state and local economic development efforts statewide; however, the usefulness of this presentation is limited because it is based mostly on available data published for past years.1 A UEDB should be part of the Executive and Enacted budgets and should include prospective information showing the costs of all economic development programs for the coming fiscal year.2 To capture the full scope of economic development costs, a UEDB should bring together tax expenditures and spending at state agencies and authorities, as well as the value of discounted power offered by the New York Power Authopower offered by the New York Power AuthoPower Authority.

Debt service prepayments lowered spending and spending growth in both the fiscal years 2017 and 2018 budgets.2 In addition to prepaying debt service, the fiscal year 2018 budget also delays loan payments due to the New York Power Authority, deferring $ 193 million in payments to future years, thereby lowering spending in 2018.

With the vast majority of the NIAF project's budget being spent on international consultants, not on new power stations or connections to link poor communities to the grid, it's difficult to imagine a more disastrous use of aid money.

Despite speculation that the idea had been scuttled, the state Canal Corporation will become a subsidiary of the New York Power Authority at the beginning of next year as part of the just - enacted 2016 - 17 state budget.

A controversial provision that would have given the state veto power over certain New York City affordable housing projects was nixed during budget discussions.

The New York Times: «Cuomo, who should be using his power to make New York City more hospitable to working - class and middle - class families, has instead slipped a little poison into his executive budget that could cripple the city's ambitious efforts to build affordable housing... It's not a stretch to call this sabotage (of de Blasio's agenda).»

And low prices are also putting a dent into the budget of the New York Power Authority, which sells electricity from the state's massive hydropower system along the Niagara and St. Lawrence rivers, and from several smaller downstate fossil fuel power plPower Authority, which sells electricity from the state's massive hydropower system along the Niagara and St. Lawrence rivers, and from several smaller downstate fossil fuel power plpower plants.

The Senate has cautioned Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola to stop spreading wrong information and half - truth about the 2017 budget as the legislators worked to ensure equity across the country on all new and outstanding projects.

As a quid pro quo to the Power Authority taking care of George's friends and family club members, George, his oversight committee, looked the other way and abrogated his responsibility to not only the taxpayers of his district but to all Western New Yorkers by letting the Cuomo / Silver progressive establishment cartel, in two successive budget bills in 2011 and 2012, sweep $ 600,000,000 from the bank account of the Power Authority to the General Fund of the State of New York — monies that should have been used for the economic benefit of Western New Yorkers.

These cases of «excessive compensation,» as one Greene County legislator puts it, are testing one of the state's newest agencies — the Independent Authorities Budget Office, which recently got broader enforcement powers.

The new measure in the budget amendments, if enacted in Cuomo's final budget, will grant the state's Office of Temporary Disability and Assistance the power to remove shelter operators and appoint new ones, a Cuomo administration spokesman confirmed.

Marcos Crespo (D - Bronx), and other top state officials including New York Power Authority president and chief executive Gil Quinones, state Budget Director Robert Mujica, and Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Roger Parrino.

Buhari said that from the 2016 budget, construction of new terminals at the country's four major airports, numerous road projects, power transmission projects and completion of the Kaduna — Abuja railway project was still ongoing.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the recently - passed New York State budget is a mixture of «simple pros and cons» and vowed that he will lobby Albany on his proposal to impose a new tax on sales of properties worth $ 2 million and to see his administration's power over the city's school system extended at least another yeNew York State budget is a mixture of «simple pros and cons» and vowed that he will lobby Albany on his proposal to impose a new tax on sales of properties worth $ 2 million and to see his administration's power over the city's school system extended at least another yenew tax on sales of properties worth $ 2 million and to see his administration's power over the city's school system extended at least another year.

A new measure Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote into amendments to his executive budget would significantly broaden the state's power to control who operates homeless shelters in New York state, allowing the state's Office of Temporary Disability and Assistance, which oversees shelters, to remove operators at shelters that are found to have financial and safety problems and directly appoint new onnew measure Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote into amendments to his executive budget would significantly broaden the state's power to control who operates homeless shelters in New York state, allowing the state's Office of Temporary Disability and Assistance, which oversees shelters, to remove operators at shelters that are found to have financial and safety problems and directly appoint new onNew York state, allowing the state's Office of Temporary Disability and Assistance, which oversees shelters, to remove operators at shelters that are found to have financial and safety problems and directly appoint new onnew ones.

This results in a conflicted approach to public integrity measures, explaining why Cuomo is poised to sign off on a new budget that only superficially beefs up powers to police public corruption or install public financing of elections — while agreeing to dismantle the Moreland Commission he ostensibly created to overcome legislative resistance to cleaning up Albany.

Cuomo's budget director says the new powers are needed to improve «flexibility», but legislators are not pleased.

The new budget is also expected to include $ 250 million in new funding for the beleaguered New York City Housing Authority and would also grant the city power to use the design - build procurement process for projects at NYCHA and the reconstruction of the Brooklyn - Queens Expresswnew budget is also expected to include $ 250 million in new funding for the beleaguered New York City Housing Authority and would also grant the city power to use the design - build procurement process for projects at NYCHA and the reconstruction of the Brooklyn - Queens Expresswnew funding for the beleaguered New York City Housing Authority and would also grant the city power to use the design - build procurement process for projects at NYCHA and the reconstruction of the Brooklyn - Queens ExpresswNew York City Housing Authority and would also grant the city power to use the design - build procurement process for projects at NYCHA and the reconstruction of the Brooklyn - Queens Expressway.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office is trying to insert language into this year's budget that would give New York state expansive new powers to redevelop the area surrounding Penn Station, according to two legislators and two anonymous sources briefed on the mattNew York state expansive new powers to redevelop the area surrounding Penn Station, according to two legislators and two anonymous sources briefed on the mattnew powers to redevelop the area surrounding Penn Station, according to two legislators and two anonymous sources briefed on the matter.

The budget agreement found ways to remind New York City, even as it desires to be a city - state unto itself, that power in New York state flows from the top down.

To the relief of New York City officials, the budget did not include Mr. Cuomo's proposal to give a state agency veto power over individual affordable housing projects paid for with federal tax - exempt bonds the state gives to municipalities.

Kennedy also defended a $ 90 million budget sweep from the New York Power Authority, $ 50 million of which will support advertising for Cuomo's «open for business» campaign, which includes Start - Up NY, among other job creation and economic booster programs.

Despite several attempts to secure financial assistance for the struggling FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, no funding was included for it in New York state's next budget.

New York's subsidy program to support financially impaired nuclear power plants has been caught up in the budget negotiations as some lawmakers are trying to halt the program right before it begins.

When Gotham Gazette asked de Blasio about the new budget mechanism that gives Cuomo additional power and any concerns for New York City he may have, particularly about federal cuts trickling down to the city, the mayor said he wasn't completely familiar with the provision, but from what he did know, he wasn't sure why it was neednew budget mechanism that gives Cuomo additional power and any concerns for New York City he may have, particularly about federal cuts trickling down to the city, the mayor said he wasn't completely familiar with the provision, but from what he did know, he wasn't sure why it was needNew York City he may have, particularly about federal cuts trickling down to the city, the mayor said he wasn't completely familiar with the provision, but from what he did know, he wasn't sure why it was needed.

«New York State has literally taken billions of dollars over the decades out of that plant to subsidize the other power plants that lose money and worse yet, billions have been dumped into New York State's general fund budget,» Jacobs said.

The budget seemed a perfect opportunity for Mr. Cuomo, who has spent most of the last 40 years involved in New York State politics, to show his mastery of Albany's levers of power — and his knowledge of how to use them against his foes.

As part of the budget deal announced earlier this month, Governor Andrew Cuomo highlighted the inclusion of new power his administration now has to adjust the state spending plan mid-year given significant federal cuts to New Yonew power his administration now has to adjust the state spending plan mid-year given significant federal cuts to New YoNew York.

During his visit to western New York on Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacted to the backlash by Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) against his executive budget proposal that would remove their powers to grant state sales tax exemptions.

The 2017 Budget estimates retains the allocation of N500 billion to the Special Intervention programme consisting of the Home - grown School Feeding Programme, Government Economic Empowerment programme, N - Power Job Creation Programme to provide loans for traders and artisans, Conditional Cash Transfers to the poorest families and the new Family Homes Fund (social housing scheme).