Sentences with phrase «reforming city budget»

In addition to education, his campaign emphasized economic development and reforming city budget practices.

Not exact matches

New York City may be hit with $ 200 million in added costs — and no state funds to help cover them — because of a recent criminal justice reform and a key provision in Cuomo's proposed budget.

At 9:30 a.m., criminal justice reform advocates and public defenders for #FairFares announce a series of speak - outs across NYC in support of Fair Fares, ahead of the final NYC Council Transportation Committee budget hearing, outside City Hall R subway stop, Manhattan.

De Blasio said he's expecting to release «some updates» related to Rikers reform in the coming weeks, as the city moves toward finalizing the executive budget.

The City Council's budget response calls for the City to allocate billions toward NYCHA improvements and reform.

Cuomo's budget includes non-spending measures such as his slate of ethics reforms, allowing ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City and a plan to encourage local governments sharing services to reduce property taxes.

The city's five primary public defender organizations have teamed up to put pressure on the state legislature to pass meaningful criminal justice reforms after the measures were left out of the state budget.

Criminal justice reforms that were left out of the state budget should be passed by lawmakers before the end of the legislative session in June, the city's five primary public defender organizations say.

Stephanie Miner, the Syracuse mayor who tangled with Cuomo earlier this year over pension reform, is campaigning hard (while attracting some pushback from city employees upset with budget cuts).

The claims are on the rise at a time when the city is pouring money into trying to reform Rikers Island, spending $ 112,000 per inmate a year and boosting its budget with a plan to hire more correction officers.

The Upstate Republicans are preparing to battle over a tax reform plan that could hurt New Yorkers financially, a budget that cuts programs that are popular Upstate such as Meals on Wheels and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and an immigration crackdown at a time when Upstate cities are embracing refugees and new immigrants.

Key portions of the city budget are, of course, dependent upon the state budget, so much anticipation (and lobbying) surrounds negotiations in Albany, where Governor Andrew Cuomo is attempting to push through his spending plan, with major education and ethics reforms, despite significant disagreement from both Democrats (who control the State Assembly) and Republicans (who control the State Senate).

«At the outset of the budget process, we urged the Governor and State Legislature to adopt a budget that treats New York City equitably and provides the mandate relief and reform that would allow us to absorb the State's heavy cuts,» the mayor said.

Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson is set to unveil a set of reforms — including putting the entire city budget online 48 hours prior to a vote — he says would boost transparency in the Council that he'd commit to if elected speaker.

Cuomo pointed to the victories he achieved in the budget, including free college tuition at state and city universities in New York and juvenile justice reform through raising the age of criminal responsibility.

Others were there to demand passage of campaign finance reform, including a New York City - style public financing plan, in the state budget.

The budget is scheduled to pass by March 29, but a range of issues, from bolstering mass transit in New York City to criminal justice reforms, remain up in the air.

The budget itself includes a number of political trip wires, from criminal justice reform, to transit issues for New York City, education spending and gun control.

In the 1980s, Giuliani brought down mobsters and crooked pols on his way to City Hall, then broadened his approach to tackle crime, fix the budget and reform welfare and higher education.

As evidenced by de Blasio's latest budget outline and Friday's hearing, one of the most important issues at play right now is the city's plan for reforming and revitalizing NYC Health + Hospitals, which was laid out in a new report, One New York: Health Care for Our Neighborhoods.

The teachers» contract and the reforms embedded in the Mayor's executive budget reflect tremendous progress to restore dignity, opportunity and empower our city's parents, schoolchildren, teachers and principals.»

She said that she would like to see consideration of changes that give the City Council more control over the way money is budgeted and spent by city agencies, among other refoCity Council more control over the way money is budgeted and spent by city agencies, among other refocity agencies, among other reforms.

«The costs of pensions are exploding all across the state, so it's not just a problem for New York City... We will be working on a comprehensive reform package as soon as we get the budget done.»

Episode 28 - $ 14.3 billion — Listen to State Budget Director Robert Mujica and New York City First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan speak at a live Citizens Budget Commission event where they discuss the implications of the federal tax reform on the city and stCity First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan speak at a live Citizens Budget Commission event where they discuss the implications of the federal tax reform on the city and stcity and state.

As we reported earlier, Democratic lawmakers from New York City to Albany demanded today that rent reform be addressed in the nearly completed budget deal, not at some later date.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Even as he tries to drum up support for his budget proposal, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said his next big project will be to reform public pensions working with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The budget saw some significant developments centered on the city's beleaguered subway system, strengthening sexual harassment policies and repairing the city's public housing — though some key issues, such as voting reforms and extending the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse victims, did not make it into the budget.

The Council's response to the mayor's preliminary budget also calls for a commission that would «evaluate and recommend reforms to the New York State legislature» regarding the city's byzantine property tax system, Council Budget Committee Julissa Ferrerasbudget also calls for a commission that would «evaluate and recommend reforms to the New York State legislature» regarding the city's byzantine property tax system, Council Budget Committee Julissa FerrerasBudget Committee Julissa Ferreras said.

The most direct symbol of Heastie's and his New York City - dominated chamber's allegiance to de Blasio comes in the form of a budget that renews mayoral control of city schools for 7 years, delivers a major increase in education funding without Cuomo's proposed reforms, increases pre-K monies, and would deliver a $ 15 minimum wage for the cCity - dominated chamber's allegiance to de Blasio comes in the form of a budget that renews mayoral control of city schools for 7 years, delivers a major increase in education funding without Cuomo's proposed reforms, increases pre-K monies, and would deliver a $ 15 minimum wage for the ccity schools for 7 years, delivers a major increase in education funding without Cuomo's proposed reforms, increases pre-K monies, and would deliver a $ 15 minimum wage for the citycity.

The components of the budget agreement announced today, taken together with the landmark pension reform overhaul announced two weeks ago, herald the best legislative session for the City in a decade.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

The proposed education reforms are to be included in legislation that will set the 1996 budget for the capital city and its public school system.

And the new chair of the School Reform Commission, former Democratic City Councilman Bill Green, wants concessions from the union so the district can do more, even as the district closes its budget deficit.

The weeklong teachers» strike in Chicago has crippled the nation's third - largest public school system as union leaders fought against budget cuts and a reform agenda laid out by the city's Democratic mayor, Rahm Emanuel.

«The first half of his tenure was marked by a series of reforms: closing more than one dozen failing schools and programs and creating several others that have thrived; decentralizing the system by cutting the headquarters staff by more than half; giving principals power over budget decisions; creating choice for city families, and competition among middle and high schools; and signing a landmark pay - for - performance teachers» union contract that was hailed as a model in the nation.

A-19 Operating Budget: $ 92,725,926 Contracts with 215 - Get - a-Cab, ALC, City Cab, CPC (Germantown), Montco Transportation, and Philly Trans — To / From School Vehicle and Taxicab Service RESOLVED, that the School Reform Commission authorizes The School District of Philadelphia, through the Superintendent or his designee, to execute, deliver and perform contracts separately with 215 - Get - a-Cab, ALC, City Cab, CPC (Germantown), Montco Transportation, and Philly Trans for the transportation of students to and from school, for an aggregate amount not to exceed $ 92,725,926, for the period commencing July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023.

In May 2013, just before the School Reform Commission approved what Philadelphians called the «doomsday budget,» Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp — an icon of the self - described reform movement — tweeted: «In Philadelphia today, so much more to be done, but I can't get over the progress in this city's schools in the last decade!&Reform Commission approved what Philadelphians called the «doomsday budget,» Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp — an icon of the self - described reform movement — tweeted: «In Philadelphia today, so much more to be done, but I can't get over the progress in this city's schools in the last decade!&reform movement — tweeted: «In Philadelphia today, so much more to be done, but I can't get over the progress in this city's schools in the last decade!»

«All litigators will have to get to grips with costs budgeting as part of these reforms and we are seeing more firms — including some of the largest in the City — deciding to bring costs expertise in - house so they can manage costs from the start.»

On the political action front, TREB presented the City of Toronto's Budget Committee with results of a recent poll showing that, even after recent difficult debates on the future of city services, Torontonians continue to want fiscal reform at city hall, including the repeal of the Toronto Land Transfer Tax and concessions from the city's uniCity of Toronto's Budget Committee with results of a recent poll showing that, even after recent difficult debates on the future of city services, Torontonians continue to want fiscal reform at city hall, including the repeal of the Toronto Land Transfer Tax and concessions from the city's unicity services, Torontonians continue to want fiscal reform at city hall, including the repeal of the Toronto Land Transfer Tax and concessions from the city's unicity hall, including the repeal of the Toronto Land Transfer Tax and concessions from the city's unicity's unions.