Sentences with phrase «reforms subsidy programs»

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The commission recommended several reforms including reforming civilian and military retirement programs, reducing agricultural program spending, eliminating in - school subsidies in federal student loan programs, and giving the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation the authority to increase premiums.

One of the reform proposals most hotly debated in the Senate, but ultimately defeated, was the Lugar - Lautenberg Amendment, which would have shifted subsidies to fruit and vegetable growers and cut overall spending on subsidies in order to shift money to conservation, biofuel and nutrition programs.

Other reforms include changes to the governor's START - UP NY program, the creation of a database to track subsidies and regulatory reforms.

Under Cuomo, the PSC has undertaken an ambitious reimagining of the utility industry, called Reforming the Energy Vision, has backed subsidies for renewable and nuclear energy and has set up a ratepayer - funded program to invest in clean energy technology.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

, counting state and local sources like industrial development agencies, the Citizens Budget Commission has estimated — and suggest that consolidation of state subsidy programs seems a more likely reform, for now, than retrenchment.

Indeed, study after study by watchdog groups, the state comptroller's office and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tax - reform commission has reached the same conclusion: the way agencies track the subsidies they hand out makes it difficult to determine whether the programs are effective and companies have lived up to their promises.

«We've secured a strong new program with most of the reforms we sought: requiring affordable housing in every corner of the city, doubling the number of affordable apartments produced, and slashing the subsidy per apartment dramatically,» de Blasio said.

Krane said the most encouraging example of reform efforts is that of Iran, the first country in the world to replace major subsidies with a universal cash transfer program for households.

They need to tackle difficult policy issues, such as development of water markets and pricing, expansion of water efficiency and productivity programs, elimination of government subsidies that encourage inefficient or unproductive water use by cities and farms, and agricultural reform.

Three other corporate education reform industry groups, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, Inc. (ConnCAN), the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), and Achievement First, Inc. (the charter school management company with strong ties to the Malloy administration,) have spent nearly $ 100,000 more in recent weeks in a lobbying program designed to persuade legislators that it is good idea for them to cut funding for their own public schools, while increasing the taxpayer subsidy for the privately run charter screform industry groups, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, Inc. (ConnCAN), the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), and Achievement First, Inc. (the charter school management company with strong ties to the Malloy administration,) have spent nearly $ 100,000 more in recent weeks in a lobbying program designed to persuade legislators that it is good idea for them to cut funding for their own public schools, while increasing the taxpayer subsidy for the privately run charter scReform (CCER), and Achievement First, Inc. (the charter school management company with strong ties to the Malloy administration,) have spent nearly $ 100,000 more in recent weeks in a lobbying program designed to persuade legislators that it is good idea for them to cut funding for their own public schools, while increasing the taxpayer subsidy for the privately run charter schools.

The TIFIA Program is governed by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which requires the DOT to establish a capital reserve, or «subsidy amount,» sufficient to cover the estimated long - term cost to the Federal Government of a Federal credit instrument, including any expected credit losses, before the DOT can provide TIFIA credit assistance.

Under Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA) rules, subsidy costs such as default costs and in - school interest benefits are embedded within the program subsidy, whereas Federal administration costs are treated as annual cash amounts and are not included within the subsidy rate.

The government has been clear about its intention to invest 60 percent of the $ 18 billion that it will reap annually from fossil - fuel subsidy reform into much - needed infrastructure programs.

In an ambitious reform program, since 2013 Indonesia has taken major strides to reduce this subsidy bill.

Others have called for evidence - based economic interventions such as freight - subsidies, cross-subsidisation of healthy food and «fat taxes» to be trialed, or point to great potential in welfare reform and income management programs.

The Colorado legislature passed three bipartisan bills to reform the state's child care subsidy program in May 2014.