Sentences with phrase «recent budget battle»

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They also have recent real - world examples to make their case: Tax cuts in Kansas made by Gov. Sam Brownback failed to deliver the expected boost, forcing the state into years of grueling budget battles and harsh spending cuts to make up the gap.

A few statehouse budget battles in recent months have been notable...

The battle turned brutal in recent days as two renegade Bronx Democratic senators, Pedro Espada Jr. and Ruben Diaz Sr., threatened to shut down state government by voting against the next budget extender.

And the way Cuomo wins his battles — strong - arming and horse - trading; a mastery of talking past inconvenient questions and facts — tends to antagonize enemies and allies, as in the most recent round of budget wrangling, in which he managed to chafe both liberals and business fat cats.

Battle, which at its most basic level resembles the recent low - budget dud Skyline, paints Liebesman as a disciple of Michael Bay (who produced Massacre).

Featuring human - piloted giant robots battling with trans - dimensional alien monsters, «Pacific Rim» ranked as one of the bigger budgets in recent times.

On the verge of a bruising budget battle with the Republican - controlled Congress, President Clinton in recent weeks has sharpened his rhetoric and increased his focus on education as a critical dividing line between himself and his opponents.

In a recent Which Way L.A. segment, host Warren Olney discusses the battle brewing in Sacramento over Gov. Jerry Brown's approach to education budget reform.