Sentences with phrase «spending areas in the state»

Education and health care remain the top spending areas in the state budget, which is due to pass by the end of March.

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In response to these strains, state and local governments have cut infrastructure investment, slashed support for higher education, cut spending on K — 12 education, cut spending on social benefits other than Medicaid, reduced administrative staff and reduced most other areas of the budget.

Municipal operating spending has also increased because of further downloading of responsibilities by federal and provincial governments onto municipalities. The biggest increases in spending by municipalities over the past two decades have been for housing, health, social services and environmentâ $» all areas where federal and provincial governments also have responsibility, as the FCM's recent State of Canadaâ $ ™ s Cities and Communities report demonstrated.

Given the sad state of our highways, public transportation systems and other material infrastructure, as well as the severe needs of our educational system, increased government spending in these areas could take up the slack in declining defense expenditures while contributing enormously to the potential productivity of the United States.

Officials in Los Angeles have declared a «state of emergency» because of the area's growing homeless community, and will spend nearly $ 100 million to help them.

Wenger has achieved a huge amount for the club and although some of it was set prior to his arrival and some of it was an extension of his initial success the fact that winds up most of the anti wenger fans is that the club IS spending money and IS trying to rebuild after a long time in the wilderness, but when it comes to the spending on players its always the CHEAPER option in the most important area's Chips Keswick Boasted a # 100» 000 000 war chest during last summers closed season and stated that the club could buy any player they wished (Apart from the worlds top players at that point Messi) yet instead of spending the money in area's that needed drastic improvement Wenger opted for the cheaper replacements and spent just over half of the money allocated.

The amounts they've already spent would probably fuel the economy of several foreign states, but nevertheless the deficiencies were glaring in several areas in London.

And families who came in June to watch their daughters compete in the National Softball Association's annual state tournament for fast - pitch softball spent an estimated $ 350 each on food, lodging and incidentals in the Schaumburg area — a total of $ 2 million.

I have been counseling pregnant and breastfeeding moms for over 9 years and look forward to spending many more years helping moms, babies, and young children in the State College area.

«As he (Trump) relayed at the Vatican, the United States is proud to announce more than $ 300 million in anti-famine spending» for the area, a White House statement said.

The human rights activist said the little time the new AIG has spent in office has recorded a huge landmark progress and achievements in the area of security in the state.

Last month, after DiNapoli questioned the effectiveness of state spending and tax breaks for economic development, Cuomo said DiNapoli was «dead wrong» and «he should educate himself in the area.»

Stung by the expiration of federal aid intended to help states balance budgets as they seek to recover from the recession that began in 2008, the final budget is also expected to include another cut in local aid to cities and towns and to call for reduced growth in the rate of spending on education and health care, although special education is one of the few areas in which significant investments appear imminent.

This bill would reform state spending on infrastructure, directing agencies to prioritize investments in existing town centers, main streets, and urban areas while de-emphasizing development on the far - flung exurban edges.

To bring spending down to that level, New York State needs to impose additional cost - controls in areas such as health care expenses and the size of state governState needs to impose additional cost - controls in areas such as health care expenses and the size of state governstate government.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli proudly boasted he's made more than $ 1.60 for every dollar spent in an investment area that's been bulked up since he took office in 2007: buying stakes in New York companies, including 13 in the Capital Region.

its a pretty appalling bill, but Yvette Coopers just said, that we should have money spent on state schools, in areas where there's no free schools, is this a concession that there'll be here to stay under her if she wins and we win the election?

Other findings revealed in the report identified increases in Medicaid costs for Managed Care, Transportation, and Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation, all areas that are expanding as New York State moves more individuals to managed care; and increases in Medicaid spending on mental health - related diagnoses.

«Based on a review of operating results through the first half of FY 2017 and updated data on State programs and activities, DOB has lowered its spending estimates in several areas, including mental hygiene, preschool special education, and higher education.»

State leaders, however, are close to an agreement on spending $ 300 million for pre-Kindergarten programs for New York City, with other districts receiving aid as long as they demonstrate a willingness for pre-K in their area.

In the Buffalo area, a region of the state Cuomo has spent a considerable amount of time and attention on, Cuomo has an unfavorable rating of 55 percent, with 45 percent who view him favorably, the poll found.

Overall, the contract is being spent to promote five different economic development programs, including Start - Up NY, which creates tax - free areas around college campuses, in an attempt to draw businesses to relocate or set up shop in the state.

It was recommended that about N300m be spent for a step - down electricity from Owerri to Bayelsa State and that a university should be established in the area.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Buffalo to tout the passage of the state's $ 163 billion spending plan on Tuesday pledged the area would receive a «decade of growth» under the economic policies he's continuing in the budget.

New York spent $ 21,206 per pupil compared to a national average of $ 11,392 in school year 2014 - 2015.38 Better targeting spending to the highest needs districts would contain costs while ensuring that all students have access to a sound basic education.39 The State wastes $ 1.2 billion annually on property tax rebates and allocates $ 4 billion annually on economic development spending with a sparse record of results.40 Curtailing spending in these areas would reduce pressure to increase taxes and lessen the tax differential with other states.

At the same time, $ 54 million is being spent to encourage and continue home ownership in the state, aimed at stabilizing areas that continue to be negatively impacted by the foreclosure crisis.

The Empire State Development Corp. on Tuesday pushed back against an audit released last week by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development that was critical of the way $ 22 million in tourism funding was spent for areas impacted by storms.

Cuomo's plan to spend $ 60 million for police vests and body cameras in high crime areas went instead to pay for new snow plows and a handful of other major expenses — including last summer's manhunt for two escaped murderers and the state's response to a Buffalo snowstorm in 2014, legislative sources said.

The President who is expected to be in Damaturu, the Yobe state capital on Thursday is expected to spend a night in Maiduguri and will on Friday visit some areas as well as meet with Borno elders on the current challenges of insecurity in the state.

The plan that the board approved today, and that Albany will now spend months deliberating on, would fund a new fare payment system to replace the already - obsolete MetroCard; put $ 2.9 billion toward finally finishing the East Side Access project that will allow Long Island Rail Road passengers to disembark in Grand Central; allocate $ 1.5 billion to begin work on the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway, extending it from 96th to 125th streets; and fund countless other nitty - gritty, state - of - good - repair needs across the system's 5,000 - square - mile service area.

The sheer magnitude of continued spending cuts forced by the two percent spending cap — $ 1.7 billion in FY2017, $ 3.3 in FY2018, and $ 4.8 in FY2019 — although particular program areas are unspecified today, will inevitably starve our schools and public universities and prevent our state from making the investments needed to expand opportunities for those struggling to lift themselves out of poverty.

The proposed cuts in those areas total over $ 750 million and, to be fair, New York spends more money on Medicaid than any other state — $ 2,283 per capita, compared to second-most Rhode Island's $ 1,659.

The New York State School Boards Association has looked over the spending plan and has found some good work, and a few areas in need of Improvement.

The first was the insertion of a $ 400 million «transformative investment fund» that seems a clear counter-balance for downstate lawmakers upset that Governor Andrew Cuomo was spending too much of the state's $ 5.4 billion cash windfall in upstate areas.

Put bluntly, spending more in an area makes its inhabitants likelier to look to the state for their livelihood, which in turn makes them likelier to vote for the high - tax party.»

«I believe in many areas the state was actually spending more money than it needed to be spending.»

Graduation numbers are a controversial issue for New York state, which ranks below the national average in that area although its spending on public schools is among the nation's highest.

Peter W. Davidson, executive director of the Empire State Development, who oversaw the state negotiations in the two recent agreements, said the state saw the deals as ways to reduce spending in noncrucial areas and found that the city was eager to take the properties off the state's hState Development, who oversaw the state negotiations in the two recent agreements, said the state saw the deals as ways to reduce spending in noncrucial areas and found that the city was eager to take the properties off the state's hstate negotiations in the two recent agreements, said the state saw the deals as ways to reduce spending in noncrucial areas and found that the city was eager to take the properties off the state's hstate saw the deals as ways to reduce spending in noncrucial areas and found that the city was eager to take the properties off the state's hstate's hands.

When introducing the state spending plan in January, Governor Andrew Cuomo stated in a memoranda of support in his executive budget that reducing setbacks, «would maintain a safe distance for engaging in the sport while making available for hunting more lands in suburban areas, which would increase hunting opportunities, and help manage locally overabundant deer populations.»

While the state plans on using the money to control spending, Senate Republicans proposed using the funds in three different areas: Education, as Nozzolio proposed, accelerating tax relief and investing in infrastructure.

State Sen. John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, said the money should be used in those key areas, not for «reckless increases in spending on programs that do not work.»

And it also means that he has to stop supporting the use of fossil fuels, including his idea to spend perhaps a hundred million dollars to expand the gas plant that is heating the Empire State Plaza and lock in gas emissions into a low - income people - of - color community for the next 30 years in the Arbor Hill area.»

Supporters of the approach say the state has prompted new discussion among the business and civic leaders of the areas in which the councils operate and has made it much easier to apply for and observe the decision - making process for how taxpayer funds are spent.

According to him, the creation of the Abia state Tele - Health support centre would reduce the time spent travelling in search of healthcare, or waiting in line to see a doctor in healthcare facilities and close the access - to - healthcare gap between urban and rural areas.

ALBANY — David Paterson spent his first day as governor - in - waiting at his Albany - area home, reaching out to state leaders while his top aides planned for a lightning - quick transition and dealing...

The embattled Chairman of Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission [OSOPADEC], Mr. Debo Ajimuda has been granted bail yesterday after spending one week in the...

«In an environment when we have to cut funding to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and social services, no area of state spending, including parks and historic sites, could be exempt from reductions,» he said.

«Given the scandal surrounding the Buffalo Billion that reaches into the highest levels of the Governor's Office and the failure of highly touted economic development projects in other areas of the state,» Schimminger said, «the Legislature would be negligent if it failed to at least take a close look at the latest project to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.»

Although he spent much of his youth in the United States, he is now said to rarely leave the Kyoto area.

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