Sentences with phrase «reducing unfunded state mandates»

The fact is that if he was more focused on reducing unfunded state mandates, counties like Ulster would not need the additional 1 percent sales tax he blocked in the first place.

He is now advocating to reduce unfunded state mandates that drive up local property taxes and for efforts to remove obstacles to enable small businesses to grow and create jobs.

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This is of special interest to the BOL because the ten Croton Watershed towns of northern Westchester have been saddled with $ 150 million in unfunded mandates by the New York States Department of Environmental Conservation to reduce phosphorous from the watershed to protect New York City's water supply.

And most important of all, I am for reducing state government spending: this includes ending «leadership stipends» and «member items» for legislators, and for ending the practice of state government imposing «unfunded mandates» on local governments.

The school system and public education advocates believe the county commissioners — by way of the local taxpayers — are the «last line of defense» against reduced state and federal funding and other unfunded state mandates.