Sentences with phrase «proposed state budget increases»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed state budget increases New York City's deficit for the upcoming fiscal year by an estimated 58 %, creating an «immediate $ 1.4 billion gap» on top of an already existing shortfall of $ 2.4 billion, City Comptroller John Liu plans to tell Albany lawmakers in testimony Monday.

Not exact matches

While the budget proposes large spending cuts to many government agencies — the Environmental Protection Agency and State Department budgets would be cut 31 % and 28 %, respectively — defense and military spending would increase substantially.

Nursing homes would get a nearly 4 percent increase in what they are paid to treat frail, elderly Floridians, while $ 318 million in Medicaid funding would be redistributed among the state's hospitals, under a proposed spending plan released Wednesday by a Senate budget panel.

Local governments had raised concerns with the program as proposed by Cuomo's initial budget presentation, pointing to the costs they've managed to contain over the years as well as the lack of increased state aid over the years.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday shrugged off the call from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for an even either minimum wage increase than what is proposed in the state budget, saying it's up to the state Legislature to vote on the issue, not the mayor.

From increased education spending, to proposed new revenue generation ideas to whether legalizing marijuana is in the state's best interest, state lawmakers representing Western New York districts offered various opinions on the details of the budget proposal revealed Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Governor Paterson's proposed 2009 - 2010 budget features reductions in state aid to CUNY and SUNY, despite a projected increase in enrollment for 2009 - 2010.

Cuomo proposed increasing state aid by 3 percent, or $ 769 million, to a total of $ 26.4 billion as part of the budget.

ALBANY — The Business Council is applauding the Senate Majority for its attempts to rein in spending and its announcement that it will reject both the $ 1.7 billion in tax and fee increases included in the Executive Budget, and the Assembly Majority's proposed $ 1.5 billion increase in the state's personal income tax.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will propose his fifth state budget today, and sources say he plans to once keep spending under a 2 percent increase from last year.

The Executive Budget is proposing a massive $ 651 million increase in the state's «Section 18 - A» assessments on utilities (increasing the assessment rate from.3 percent of revenues to 2 percent), a significant share of which will hit electric and gas utilities, with a direct pass through to their business customers.

CUNY's leadership applauded the latest increase, which is being proposed while the state tries to close a budget gap.

Governor Cuomo has proposed raising the minimum wage as part of his budget plan, even though the increase would not cost New York State any money.

This year Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed an increase of 3 %, or an additional $ 39 million, in the state's operating support for senior colleges, according to CUNY's analysis of the fiscal 2019 budget.

Governor Cuomo has proposed increasing school aid by $ 800 million dollars in the new state budget, lawmakers have requested a few hundred million more.

«My proposed 2013 budget is balanced, holds property taxes under the New York State tax cap, includes no general fund tax increase and will not lay off any additional employees... I look forward to working with the Suffolk County Legislature to enact this fiscally responsible budget.»

The proposed budget of $ 40.2 million includes a tax increase of 8.86 percent, and a tax levy increase of 11 percent, blowing past New York State's new 2 percent tax levy cap.

The letter also insists that the state should not increase funding for charters, either through the governor's own initiatives or those proposed by the state Senate in its one - house budget.

Cuomo is also proposing in his executive budget that the minimum wage be increase to $ 11.50 per hour in New York City and $ 10.50 in the rest of the state.

The almost $ 1.385 billion General Fund in the Proposed Budget represents a 2.1 percent ($ 30 million) increase in spending over FY - 2012 due, almost exclusively, to increases in State - mandated costs, including:

Incredibly, the Governor's Executive Budget includes no increased funding for CHIPS and provides no details on how funding would be distributed or how bridge projects would be chosen under a proposed state / local bridge program.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released his analysis of the proposed 2016 - 17 state budget on Tuesday, finding it increases the state's debt load and has a $ 1.8 billion deficit in the general fund.

The $ 13.6 million increase in state aid that Cuomo proposed for the Buffalo Public Schools in his 2017 budget will come in handy.

With budget season well underway for St. Lawrence County school districts and still no aid increase in the proposed state budget, local educators are struggling to make ends meet.

At 8:30 a.m., educators representing 11 state - supported schools serving deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students will kick off their lobby day, where they'll ask lawmakers to treat the students equally and increase state funding by 4.8 percent — the same percentage increase Cuomo has recommended for public school districts in his proposed 2015 - 16 executive budget, 3rd Floor Terrace, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

Opaque pork barrel spending in the proposed state executive budget has increased by $ 2 billion this year, to $ 4.3 billion, the good - government group Citizens Union said in a report issued today.

The Thruway will have no toll increases until at least 2020 and nearly 1 million regular users of the highway would be eligible for a state tax credit to offset tolls they do pay, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed as part of his pre-State of the State budget address rolstate tax credit to offset tolls they do pay, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed as part of his pre-State of the State budget address rolState of the State budget address rolState budget address rollout.

This year, the state budget impasse, the proposed $ 1.4 billion cut in school aid and the lack of a state budget forced school districts and taxpayers to absorb cost increases alone.

The budget proposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, would shift hundreds of millions of dollars in costs that had been paid by the state to the city; Mr. Cuomo has said improved efficiencies will keep those changes from producing increases in city spending.

The proposed budget would increase property taxes by 0.95 percent and again seeks $ 12.5 million in funding from the state.

But Gjede suggested a $ 15 minimum wage for fast - food workers in New York and other neighboring states could ultimately benefit Connecticut's business climate, which was strongly criticized by some major employers who recently threatened to leave the state because of proposed business tax increases in one version of the state budget.

She continues to struggle to balance the state's budget and Republican legislative leaders now seem ready to propose a temporary sales tax increase, which, like all tax increases, is political poison.

The budget includes a $ 1.5 billion increase in education funding, greater than the $ 961 million the governor proposed in January, but not as much as the $ 2.13 billion that the state Assembly wanted.

Later that month, when he released his proposed state budget, Cuomo included a number of reforms: anti-bribery measures; the creation of an independent enforcement office for election - law violations; tighter campaign - fund - raising laws; and increased disclosure requirements for legislators» outside income.

In fact, on a fiscal year basis, added school aid represents 90 percent of the net spending increase in the proposed State Operating Funds Budget (as calculated by the governor).

Not included in the senate budget is an increase in the state's minimum wage to $ 15 an hour as the Assembly and Governor Cuomo have proposed.

The budget is also an election - year document and Republicans in the state Senate, who opposed Cuomo's proposed $ 1 billion tax and fee increases.

County funding of $ 23,040,190, combined with $ 2,637,731 in anticipated funding from New York State and $ 1,687,033 in other library revenue, brings the Library's 2015 proposed operating and grants budget to $ 27,364,854, a modest 1.8 % increase over the 2014 adopted budget.

Jack Connors, chairman, Board of Trustees, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library and Library System Director Mary Jean Jakubowski expressed their appreciation, stating: On behalf of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System we want to thank Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz for recommending an increase of $ 415,867 * to libraries in his 2014 proposed budget through funds generated by growth in the equalized full value property tax base.

All school districts in Cortland County would see an over 2 % increase in state aid this year under Governor Cuomo's proposed budget.

Library System Director Mary Jean Jakubowski expressed her appreciation, stating: On behalf of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System we want to thank Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz for recommending a county funding increase of $ 451,766 (2.0 %) to libraries in his 2015 proposed budget through funds generated by growth in the equalized full value property tax base so there is no increase in the property tax rate.

County funding of $ 23,943,617, combined with funding from New York State of $ 2,227,239 in operating aid, use of $ 485,186 in Library fund balance, and $ 894,302 in other library revenue, brings the Library's 2017 proposed operating budget to $ 27,550,344; a modest 1.1 % increase over the 2016 Adopted Bbudget to $ 27,550,344; a modest 1.1 % increase over the 2016 Adopted BudgetBudget.

A key assumption of this year's budget is that the state Legislature will increase education spending over the lowest figure that Cuomo has proposed.

In the New York State Senate's response to this year's proposed executive budget, lawmakers once again suggested that New York City join the rest of the state in capping property tax increases at 2 perState Senate's response to this year's proposed executive budget, lawmakers once again suggested that New York City join the rest of the state in capping property tax increases at 2 perstate in capping property tax increases at 2 percent.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed gradually increasing the pay for Upstate workers from $ 9 an hour to $ 15 an hour by 2021, but that target has dropped during this week's state budget negotiations with state Legislature leaders.

The budget crisis was averted when County Executive Mike Hein proposed releasing $ 1.4 million in unanticipated revenue (which came from an alteration in the state / county funding formula for another welfare program) to municipalities to offset the unexpected increase in Safety Net expenses.

Edmund J. McMahon, the director of the Empire Center for New York State Policy, an affiliate of the conservative policy group the Manhattan Institute, called the proposed spending increase the largest in an executive budget «since Pataki's first election - year budget.»

Republican says Phil Murphy's budget is «scary and extreme» One of New Jersey's top Republicans said Tuesday there's a bipartisan «meeting of the minds» that is aligned against the more than $ 1.5 billion in tax increases in Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed state budget.

ALBANY — Though Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo made expanding oversight of public officials a centerpiece of his agenda this year, none of New York State's commissions or agencies specifically charged with policing ethical lapses received an increase in funding in his proposed budget.

The state budget proposed by Cuomo calls for $ 23.14 billion in education aid, a $ 1.06 billion increase to all districts, if his proposed education reforms are approved by the state Legislature.