Sentences with phrase «of local government funding»

«The notion the state government could reach into your property tax money, the foundation of local government funding, I think a lot of people are going to be deeply concerned in Albany that that's a slippery slope.»

When I became Chancellor, 80 % of local government funding came in largely ring - fenced grants from central government.

Mr Pickles was similarly indignant, and could also not resist taking a swipe at deputy prime minister John Prescott, who used to be in charge of local government funding until he lost responsibility for his department in May.

Over the next four years many disabled people will see a reduction in the overall value of their benefits, as well as specific reductions in the levels of housing benefit; unemployment benefit; the loss of disability living allowance (DLA), which contributes towards the - often significant - extra costs of living as a disabled person; as well as reduced access to social care services as a consequence of local government funding cuts.

Not exact matches

ISIS first came to South Asia in 2014, using the group's substantial funds and weak local governments to co-opt high - ranking members of the Pakistani Taliban and disaffected members of the Afghan Taliban.

These programs provide free one - on - one mentoring and low - cost training opportunities for their clients in locations around the country, using a combination of federal funds, state and local government contributions, and private sector resources.

Though the funding would not likely eliminate PBS and NPR, which get only a small percentage of their funds from the federal government, it would almost certainly affect local public radio and TV stations.

The tunnel threat report also accused Netanyahu and Ya'alon of endangering Israelis living near Gaza by halting government funding for their local security teams, and pulling out the soldiers who used to stand guard outside their communities in the year and a half leading up to the operation.

Reform of metropolitan councils is set to be derailed unless there is a quick response by the state government to concerns over funding implementation costs, according to the WA Local Governgovernment to concerns over funding implementation costs, according to the WA Local GovernmentGovernment Assoc

They also need to show high - growth potential — evidenced by successfully raising at least $ 345,000 in funding from a qualified U.S. investor or attracting grants of at least $ 100,000 from federal, state, or local governments.

Both the central government and local governments, for example, help fund Chinese healthcare startups, according to Marietta Wu, managing director of the life sciences venture fund Quan Capital.

The federal government has called on businesses, local and state governments, and residents of the tourist areas to help fund the program, and the rule of law and political institutions still need to be strengthened, said de la Madrid.

The government has arrested thousands of immigrants in the country illegally and threatened to withhold funding from sanctuary jurisdictions, which limit cooperation between local and federal immigration authorities.

For one, federal spending cuts are also likely weighing on state and local government hiring — as about 25 % of their funding comes from Washington.

«The FOP is very concerned that the partial or total elimination of SALT deductions will endanger the ability of our state and local government to fund these (law enforcement) agencies,» said the letter, distributed to reporters.

According to USA Today, Hyperloop One will weigh local, state, and federal government's support of particular projects — and thus, their likelihood of getting funding — before deciding whether to move forward with them.

Notably, local media has reported that roughly 30 percent of the initial investment fund was put up by the Yuhang District Government, while the fund at large will be run by Hangzhou Xiongan Investment Management Co..

The government has already promised 100,000 pounds in compensation funding for local communities as well as a share of revenue raised from shale gas sales.

For state and local governments, the statutory requirements for balanced budgets meant that fiscal policies turned restrictive relatively quickly once budget surpluses and rainy day funds were exhausted, and this was only temporarily mitigated by federal transfers to the states as part of the initial fiscal stimulus program.

Some $ 24 million in cuts are due to a new 2 percent handling fee the state is charging local governments for managing sales tax revenue, a part of the transit agencies» funding, according to the Tribune.

They include the local government funding agencies Kommunalbanken (Norway), Kommuninvest (Sweden) and MuniFin (Finland); the Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK); and six Swedish municipal or regional issuers including City of Gothenburg, the municipalities of Lund, Norrköping and Örebro, Region Skåne and Stockholm County Council.

The Nordic local government funding agencies — set up to provide low cost and stable funding for public investments in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden — are amongst Europe's most creditworthy and important issuers of SSA debt.

Property taxes in North Carolina are a key source of revenue for local governments, providing funding for services such as public education and law enforcement.

Tax rates are calculated by the County Commission, depending on the funding needs of local government bodies and the total value of assessed property in a district.

FEMA is currently funding 100 percent of the island's emergency services through the agency's basic disaster relief program — $ 37 million so far for local governments to pay police, firefighters, and paramedics.

The plan calls for federal spending of $ 200 billion over the next 10 years and for state and local governments and the private sector to fund the remaining $ 1.3 trillion.

Global bond funds invest in a wide variety of bonds issued by various public and private entities around the world, including sovereign governments, international agencies, state and local authorities, and private corporations.

Besides inflation, the provincial government has fobbed off a whole array of additional downloaded costs to local school districts — costs the government largely controls, but doesn't provide sufficient funding to cover.

Local B.C. Liberal MLAs dismissed concerns raised by doctors, local representatives and the public from the very start, and instead of listening to the community and ordering a full environmental assessment of the creosote incinerator, their government issued permits and announced taxpayer - funded grants for the comLocal B.C. Liberal MLAs dismissed concerns raised by doctors, local representatives and the public from the very start, and instead of listening to the community and ordering a full environmental assessment of the creosote incinerator, their government issued permits and announced taxpayer - funded grants for the comlocal representatives and the public from the very start, and instead of listening to the community and ordering a full environmental assessment of the creosote incinerator, their government issued permits and announced taxpayer - funded grants for the company.

The market has yet to reach critical mass, but given the kinds of projects funded by state and local governments, «the market should be a natural issuer of green and social impact bonds,» notes Victoria Irving, Equity Strategist for the Global Sustainability Research team.

I'd be in favor of government - run health clinics for those in need requiring ALL physicians receiving their medical degrees via taxpayer - funded student loans serve 1 - 2 years in a local clinic providing health exams, vaccinations, pap smears, prenatal care, etc.... allowing credits for their service towards paying back their student loans.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

A third example of public / private cooperation is one in which local government contributes block - grant funds or technical assistance to a project directed by church groups.

There is, however, a system of local government — funded Catholic schools which provides an etiolated form of religious identity.

In this regard, the National Housing Task Force recommends that increased federal spending for housing be allocated through a program of entitlements to states and localities based on need as well as through a program of matching funds based on the willingness of local governments, businesses and nonprofits to provide land and financing.

With the chappies in Aus significantly government funded with extra coming from local church institutions, am I setting myself up to become a part of the control mechanisms of the state?

The event was fully funded by IFOAM Asia Member, The First Farm, and the local government of Changzhou.

It also specifically recommended the instigation of a UK - wide «fathers and children» reading campaign to be designed, funded, and promoted, by national government, and implemented by local government.

I get it that JO has brought more attention to the school food issue, but it is so often the wrong kind of attention, the kind that seeks to blame those lowest on the food chain — the cafeteria ladies, the local schools, the local nutrition director — for problems which are coming from the top — the criminally low Federal funding that forces schools to rely on cheap processed food; the thicket of government regulation which must be followed no matter how senseless, and hoops which must be jumped through to get the pitifully low reimbursement; the lack of ongoing Federal funds to pay for equipment repair or kitchen renovation, forcing schools to rely on preprocessed food instead of scratch cooking, unless they can pass the hat locally to pay for a central kitchen to cook fresh meals.

What isn't in dispute is who will foot the bill for the expected legal battle between the two units of local government, both funded by Vernon Hills taxpayers.

May sits on the House pension committee and called for hearings to delve into the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, which manages taxpayer - backed pensions for thousands of local government employees.

Fixing school food in every community — the relatively wealthy Boulder and Berkeley, as well as the outright destitute parts of the country devastated by the housing debacle and unemployment — requires all of us to work together as one to get the fedreal government to fund school meal programs in a way that provides fresh nutritious food for all students, not just those lucky enough to live where people can afford to take matters into their own hands and make a local fix.

«Forcing parents and other supporters of schools to only offer federally approved food and snacks at fund - raisers is a perfect example of the overreach of government and intrusion into local control.

«This calls for an immediate coordination of government - funded services and available financing for vital services that may not be covered, but are equally essential for local evacuees to get back on their feet.»

The USDA's Farm to School Grant Program — originally funded as part of the Healthy Huger - Free Kids Act of 2010 — provides resources on a competitive basis to schools, nonprofits, farmers and government entities to assist in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons lagovernment, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons laGovernment · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

The next logical step would be for governments to create similar funds at the regional and local levels, where there is an even larger concentration of assets.

We will provide new money to support the Local Enterprise Partnerships — and from April 2015 the Government will place more of the funding that currently goes to local transport, housing, skills and getting people back to work into a single pot that LEPs can bidLocal Enterprise Partnerships — and from April 2015 the Government will place more of the funding that currently goes to local transport, housing, skills and getting people back to work into a single pot that LEPs can bidlocal transport, housing, skills and getting people back to work into a single pot that LEPs can bid for.

Questions - electoral register and young people, Severn Barrage, European Development Fund Debate - local government finance settlement Debate - impact on families of changes to tax and benefits Short debate - use of online tools, including social media, to combat youth unemployment

While local government services and benefits are being cut to the bone, when it comes to funding these kinds of vanity projects, money always appears to be of no object.