Sentences with phrase «reforms at the state level»

And three, as state budget negotiations continues, we need to have a more honest dialog about where our property taxes go, and how reform at the state level, whether it's mandate relief or targeted local aid, we can finally actually reduce the property tax burden on New York's homeowners and businesses.»

The mayor has called for a series of reforms at the state level, including allowing same - day voter registration and early voting.

«As New York continues to fail to pass significant ethics reform at the state level, I am pleased the Erie County Legislature came together to reach an agreement on creating more transparency in government,» said Legislator Lorigo.

The hiring of the seasoned political and media operative builds on the momentum generated by the group's successful push for landmark reforms at the state level.

Municipal finances - in Syracuse and most other cities - have fallen so far out of balance that no solution will be adequate without reform at the state level, Miner says.

There may be 100 ways of accomplishing the transformation away from monopoly, but the best path will involve policy and finance reform at the state level; municipal rather than district oversight; and a combination of entrepreneurial energy with appropriate public accountability.

Photo by Martha Stewart Program: Doctor of Education Leadership Tool for Change: Reform at the state level Hometown: Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico Amy Loyd loved her job.

Program: Doctor of Education Leadership Tool for Change: Reform at the state level Hometown: Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico

Mathematics and science reforms at the state level over the past five years have focused on curricula and alternative assessments, a national survey by the Council of Chief State School Officers has found.

These are federal stimulus dollars designed to spur education reform at the state level.

But they better get to work advancing systemic reform at the state level.

It is this unique North Carolina history and law that allow school finance reform at the state level to be a real game changer in each school child's opportunities, regardless of zip code.

Not exact matches

Tax reform of this magnitude is the biggest change we've seen in a generation and will require intense focus to understand not only how the changes apply at the federal level, but also to navigate the ripple effect this is likely to have on state taxation as well.

In no particular order these included: a dysfunctional bankruptcy framework; an immature domestic capital market; withholding taxes on foreign capital; corruption (particularly at the state level — the Modi government has made progress at the federal level); policy and renegotiation risks (a number of legacy and high profile tax eases are yet to be resolved); land acquisition costs (and legal risks); and, the need for tax reforms.

Educational reform at the state and local levels remains key to reducing income gaps between skilled and unskilled workers.

I think it should be tort reform at the federal level that mandates CNMs / CMs be licensed in all fifty states and that home birth and birth center services along with in hospital services be offered to consumers.

A bill to reform concussion management and treatment at the high school and youth sports levels was defeated by the state House of Representatives on Tuesday, despite earlier passing through the state Senate with ease and gaining headway in a House committee.

However, at a glance, the consultants recorded a 42 % level of implementation across the 36 states, other percentages are 60 % for Public expenditure reforms as against 69 % from the NGF, 56 % for PFM which is the same with what the Forum recorded and 35 % level of implementation for public debt as against 54 % recorded by the NGF.

At the same time, the number of jobs have not recovered to pre-recession levels, regulatory reform is being implemented at a sluggish pace and the state and city governments are increasingly relying on the revenue generated by Wall StreeAt the same time, the number of jobs have not recovered to pre-recession levels, regulatory reform is being implemented at a sluggish pace and the state and city governments are increasingly relying on the revenue generated by Wall Streeat a sluggish pace and the state and city governments are increasingly relying on the revenue generated by Wall Street.

Executive Director of the New York State Association of Counties Stephen J. Acquario said, «For years, counties have fought to reform state mandated services delivered at the local lState Association of Counties Stephen J. Acquario said, «For years, counties have fought to reform state mandated services delivered at the local lstate mandated services delivered at the local level.

Economic reform in China, in the form of competition and the rule of law, means attacking important vested interests: the state - owned enterprises responsible for about 40 per cent of output, 82 million Party members and an army of bureaucrats at every level, many of whom benefit from corruption.

Multiple problems, rooted in the structure of the state, calling for wide - ranging reform at a basic level: a constitutional moment.

The City Council has consistently advocated for voting and election reform in its annual state legislative agenda, including early voting, instant runoff voting for citywide primaries, and public campaign financing at the state level.

«These new standards will help root out unacceptable behavior and build upon the landmark reforms put into place at state prisons, creating a consistent level of quality and fairness at all facilities across New York.»

1) Repeal the Triborough Amendment; 2) State pick - up of Medicaid costs from counties; 3) Roll - back of Medicaid entitlements / coverages to median national levels; 4) Major reform of SEQR process which blocks projects Upstate; 5) Repeal NY's participation in RGGI; 6) Cut 50 percent of staff at DOE, DOH, DEC in order to let the other half do their jobs, which means serving the people instead of feeding the bureaucratic monster; 7) Support expansion of nuclear plants at Oswego, construction of new plants elsewhere; 8) Tort reform to allow doctors to practice medicine, instead of fleeing NY; 9) Use the bully pulpit to support natural gas drilling and tell the envirowackos to grow up.

We need to reform our state — from ethics reform in Albany to political reform and transparency at the local level so we can restore the confidence people deserve to have in their state government.

«It is clear that many things at the state level could be reformed to lower costs for taxpayers,» Fled said.

Such cuts also have counteracted and sometimes undermined important state education reform initiatives at a time when producing workers with high - level technical and analytical skills is increasingly important to the country's prosperity.

The phased takeover of local government administration of Medicaid will accomplish statewide economies of scale, lead to associated savings and help New York achieve reforms proposed at the State and Federal level.

Streamlined suspect identification procedures are among several criminal justice reforms passed at the state level this year.

At 2 p.m., key elected officials representing all levels of state government join reform advocates in calling on their colleagues to support efforts to end political corruption, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Cuomo has sought reforms to Medicaid spending as well as pension costs, but local government leaders have said the adjustments need to go further at the state level.

We need to unite the public and public employees behind progressive policies and tax reforms at the state and local level,» Hawkins said.

There's no reason why there should be tax reform on the state level and not at the municipal level.»

«With or without Peralta, we will assemble on June 26th to discuss the range of issues at stake on the state level, including public school funding, health care, women's health care, immigrants» rights, sanctuary state, Dream Act, LGBT rights, voter reform, criminal justice reform, and climate change reforms,» organizers wrote in a press release.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Reform the Child Health Plus Program for greater fairness — Establishing premium contributions and co-pay levels at rates comparable to what state employees are required to pay would be a responsible and appropriate action to ensure the long term viability of the program and generate tens of millions of dollars annually.

«We will be in a stronger position to campaign for reforms and elections at the local level across the state.»

With the ongoing nationwide rollout of the ACA, public health activists and employees at the local, state, and national levels are asking what health care reform will mean for the work they do.

Under the Gun made a polemic case for gun control reforms and showed how, although central government may be stalling, at state level changes can be made.

Not to be outdone, a «platform» released by the Movement for Black Lives (a group of organizations organized by Black Lives Matter) issued a scorched - earth condemnation of every aspect of the reform agenda, which it characterized as «a systematic attack... coordinated by an international education privatization agenda, bankrolled by billionaire philanthropists... and aided by the departments of education at the federal, state, and local level.»

You mentioned in a recent EdWeek article that you suspect that a Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos would push for reform mainly at the state level.

In part, this is because many discipline reforms at the state and local levels have only been implemented in the last few years.

The most controversial reform implemented under Driscoll's watch was requiring that students perform at a certain level on the state's 10th grade test in order to graduate.

Since the U.S. Department of Education has waived many NCLB regulations in exchange for states» engaging in alternative reform strategies, states are under less pressure to keep their proficiency standards at a low level.

Across the board at the federal, state, and district level the role of partnerships between home and school is becoming a more important factor in education reform and student achievement, Mapp said.

Certainly our policymakers are not willing to concede the point, not at the federal, state, or local levels, where arguments continue to rage over assessments, charter schools, vouchers, class - size reduction, and many other strategies for school reform.

In an analysis of the effects of the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act recently published in the Kentucky Annual Economic Report, a professor of economics at the University of Kentucky asserts that the state's higher school spending levels have not led to significant gains on national tests or substantial improvements in the dropout rate.

With that in mind, the WSJ offered Duncan some terrific advice, noting, «Race to the Top represents less that 1 % of what the U.S. spends annually on K - 12 schooling, so the heaviest reform work still has to get done at the state and local level.

Last week, the Department of Education announced plans for a «national education reform conference on labor - management collaboration» to be held early next year, where they plan to «highlight examples of progressive collective bargaining agreements across the country and promote opportunities for management and labor to forge reforms at the state and district level.»