Sentences with phrase «recent budget hearings»

Sen. John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, put Economic Development Commissioner Ken Adams on the spot in recent budget hearings.

Nevertheless, New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah told lawmakers at a recent budget hearing that the governor's plan for limited medical marijuana could be rolled out quickly.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's health commissioner, Dr. Nirav Shah, told lawmakers at a recent budget hearing that he prefers the governor's plan for limited medical marijuana in New York, rather than a broader program backed by some in the legislature.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's health commissioner was questioned by lawmakers at a recent budget hearing about his ongoing review of health effects related to hydrofracking, but Dr. Nirav Shah provided few details.

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Senator Liz Krueger, a Democrat, questioned Cuomo's budget director about it at a recent hearing on the governor's spending plan, saying she's concerned it could be «potentially stripping the entire purpose of the legislature in budget negotiations».

And with the recent arrests of 10 Cuomo associates linked to various upstate economic development programs, Flanagan warned he expects lawmakers from both houses will grill the governor's commissioners during next year's budget hearings.

Were the hearings traded away as part of the recent state budget deal?

Some opponents previously spoke at a recent county budget hearing or

Some opponents previously spoke at a recent county budget hearing or signed a Nov. 7 letter that said it would hamper trust between law enforcement and the immigrant community.

At a recent economic development budget hearing, her economic development director praised the hub as a huge success, despite reports that show otherwise.

[Read our recent report on last week's City Council DOE budget hearing]

The executive director of the New York City Board of Elections said at a City Council budget hearing on Friday that recent failings by the board, revealed in a WNYC report, were not entirely the BOE's responsibility and that voters in New York needed to step up their participation and involvement in ensuring that their votes count.

In a recent House Committee on Appropriations hearing where she defended the Trump administration's fiscal year 2018 budget, DeVos refused to say whether K - 12 private schools receiving federal dollars through her voucher scheme would be permitted to discriminate against students.

Chicago Public Schools has experienced deep budget cuts in recent years that led to widespread teacher layoffs and the closing of almost 50 schools located primarily in low - income neighborhoods, prompting months of protests and school board hearings.

Meanwhile, a recent House Education Committee hearing with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about the president's FY14 budget proposal illuminated competing education priorities among national decision makers.

First, concerns were raised about the omission of recreational program budgets in the equity calculations; lawmakers were also worried that there was no consideration for districts having to go through «truth in taxation» hearings with voters who may be overly sensitive to recent property tax increases; finally, policymakers wanted an extended period of time of 1, possibly 2 more years to allow for the necessary levies to occur to pay for such changes.

The «Den Mother» Behind Creative Time — The Times profiles Anne Pasternak, who as head of the New York nonprofit has turned it from a «20 - year - old start - up» into a globally engaged organization with a multimillion - dollar budget, creating such projects as Nick Cave's recent Heard NY performance in Grand Central and working with artist from Vic Muniz and Marina Abramovic to Takashi Murakami and Laurie Anderson.

For example, in a recent hearing reviewing the UK 4th carbon budget, Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Graham Stringer said of the expert consensus on human - caused global warming,

During recent training District Judge Pates from Crewe County Court has provided judges with a useful self calculating version of Precedent H and a self - calculating excel sheet to record agreed and approved budget phases during hearings (copies of both are attached below).