Sentences with phrase «of taxpayer dollars»

Catch and kill is a futile effort that has failed for decades — with hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars wasted and, worse, millions of healthy cats killed.

Getting the police to check on every gun - owner's storage policy is a waste of taxpayer dollars once you realize just how many people own guns.

In climate science «normal science» has been flooded with billions of taxpayers dollars that have removed constraints to entry in the field.

Our spending decisions support our mission to enhance educational opportunities and reflect our commitment to the wise use of taxpayer dollars.

It spent millions of taxpayer dollars on partisan ads boosting it, but it is a mess.

The state has not released to the public the amount of taxpayer dollars committed to each film, but the state has promised to change that in the future.

Rather, the state chose to waste millions of taxpayer dollars in a futile attempt to keep the facts about its failure to fund schools from coming out in court.

But each grant rewards true excellence, effective partnerships, and good stewardship of taxpayer dollars — as is certainly the case right here.

Each year communities are forced to spend millions of taxpayer dollars trying to cope with the consequences of this surplus of pets.

When all is said and done, we aren't talking about tens of millions of public dollars; we are literally looking at hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars at risk.

He has argued that providing free attorneys to individuals convicted of violent offenses is a poor use of a limited pot of taxpayer dollars.

«This legislation is all about holding the industry accountable for the huge sums of taxpayer dollars spent to fight lung cancer and related illnesses,» he says.

The comptroller's office stated it plays a critical role in reviewing state contracts to ensure best value of taxpayer dollars.

Is it too much to ask that charter schools engage in both strong pedagogical practice and proper handling of taxpayer dollars?

Government agencies and laboratories, universities and other organizations have received billions of taxpayer dollars, to develop computer models, data and reports confirming alarmist claims.

Other charters continue to operate even though their operations have raised serious concerns about educational quality and appropriate use of taxpayer dollars.

Each state determines the amount of taxpayer dollars that each student receives.

Adding another year of public school is a total waste of taxpayer dollars.

The consolidation of county departments and divisions has saved millions of taxpayer dollars.

They oppose government support (especially, though not exclusively so, in the form of taxpayer dollars) to alternative energy industry to make it even remotely competitive.

«When funds are spent off - budget or flow through to entities setting their own rules, the potential for abuse of taxpayer dollars increases,» Freeman said.

We have been stewards of taxpayer dollars by cutting government and holding the line on property taxes.

In Monday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article entitled «Special - needs vouchers cost districts $ 2.4 million in aid,» we learned that a Wisconsin voucher school is gaming current school funding rules to receive a larger chunk of taxpayer dollars for students with special needs:

«We look at this as that other counties and thousands of children, born and yet to be born, are looking at us to lead the way, to do a good job, to prove that this really works, that it's worth the investment of taxpayer dollars in the long run to have high quality early learning opportunities for all children, especially those from low - income families,» says John Peirce, a consultant to the United Way of Allen County for Early Childhood Initiatives.

,» and that addressing it is a waste and misallocation of taxpayer dollars.

«Since... 2011 we have created more than 512,000 private - sector jobs, implemented pro-business tax reform and saved millions of taxpayer dollars by maintaining Georgia's AAA bond rating.»

Sen. Patty Ritchie, R - Oswegatchie: Did not answer «yes,» «no,» or «undecided» «Current proposals for public campaign financing would divert potentially hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from urgent programs and services, like critical funding for our schools, hospitals, roads and bridges, water and sewer infrastructure, public safety and lead to higher taxes to to pay for political campaigns.

When asked whether she would prosecute county legislators for the misuse of taxpayer dollars on official mailers before Election Day, Murray said there were «issues far more important that should be focused on.»

The unpopular option of moving the state primary to June was overwhelmingly opposed and as a result, the state did not act and required millions of taxpayer dollars go to yet another primary.

Yesterday a state auditor's report found that a Kinston charter school's CEO mismanaged hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars over several years, ultimately leaving that school's students without an academic home just a few days into the 2013 - 14 school year.

Get the most out of taxpayer dollars spent on education by eliminating redundant bureaucracies.

As I have previously stated, I have never participated in any illegal activity or misappropriation of taxpayer dollars as an elected official.»

In addition to the management of the direct expenditure of taxpayer dollars through the budgeting process, it is essential to manage the costs associated with the governmental imposition of private expenditures required to comply with Federal regulations.

Are you happy to live on goverment jobs or subsidies a direct product of taxpayer dollars from NY, Conneticut and Vermont that you then call «Socalists» and insult?

«Infrastructure funding allocated annually to each municipality through an established formula, will ensure a fair and equitable distribution of taxpayer dollars to benefit all New Yorkers,» said Clifton Park Town Supervisor Phil Barrett, who conceived of the idea for the S.W.A.P. Program.

I don't speak for ConnCAN but I agree with them that our education system spends billions of taxpayer dollars without satisfactory educational returns.

Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. is continuing to target his former colleague, Senator - turned - AG Eric Schneiderman, this time on the DN report that the Democrats spent $ 376,464 worth of taxpayer dollars on outside counsel while mulling the eventual expulsion of ex-Sen.

«It is unconscionable that an elected official would deliberately tamper with a law enforcement investigation into the theft of taxpayer dollars,» Attorney General Schneiderman said.

The claims were based on a study they undertook (using a chunk of taxpayer dollars to co-fund the study) which GE (General Electric), a major manufacturer of industrial wind turbines, executed.

But charter schools get a cut of taxpayer dollars, which threatens the money needed to fund the public schools and keep the Syracuse Teachers Association operating.

Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic governor of New York, has hired national political consultants, regularly fundraises out of state, makes well - publicized trade missions abroad abroad, and spent millions of taxpayer dollars advertising the state's greatness for his own political aggrandizement.

«This epidemic has represented not only the loss of life but the cost of taxpayer dollars,» said Latimer.

But that's not to say the only answer is trillions of taxpayer dollars.

The idea behind tax - free interest from the bondholder comes from the fact that many schools and roads are usually funded by a large portion of taxpayer dollars.

We will provide better oversight of taxpayer dollars.

Why no howling from the the self appointed guardian of the taxpayer dollar, the five member CTF?