Sentences with phrase «state authorities cut»

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The state - owned Southern Ports Authority has cut its annual operating costs by about $ 7 million since its three component ports were amalgamated in 2014, according to its annual report.

20.02.18... The Estonian state needs to understand the necessity of a state reform that would cut the number of officials exercising public authority by half, prominent lawyer and former Minister of Justice Jüri Raidla said in a speech at a meeting dedicated to the centennial of the Republic of Estonia on Monday.

Cuomo said this summer he's crafting a congestion pricing plan for the city as a means to cut traffic and raise funding for the beleaguered, state - run Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

At 9 a.m., the state Energy Research and Development Authority and Center for Economic Growth make an announcement at the ribbon - cutting for Dimension Fabricator's new solar array, featuring Rep. Paul Tonko, Dimension Fabricators, 2000 Seventh St., Glenville.

Joined by local fire chiefs and nonprofit service providers, Martins stood on the grounds of the county fire academy in Old Bethpage and said the state - appointed Nassau Interim Finance Authority «owes the county taxpayers an apology» for spending up to $ 150,000 on a consultant's report listing $ 87 million in potential cuts.

With help from the extra fare revenue, the creation of the state's Payroll Mobility Tax, and internal cost - cutting, the authority's finances steadily improved over the years, and it expects to close out 2017 with an $ 80 million budget surplus.

Despite low approval ratings, Paterson managed to impose budget cuts, increase oversight for New York's authorities and create a new pension tier for incoming state workers.

The budget will also grow the economy with a $ 4.2 billion middle class tax cut when fully effective and critical statewide infrastructure investments — including a new $ 55 billion State Transportation Plan that commits $ 27.14 billion for Department of Transportation and Thruway programs and $ 27.98 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

«Being the prime sponsor of legislation to ban this practice and the only openly LGBT member of the State Senate,» Hoylman said, «I am extremely grateful to Governor Cuomo for using his executive authority to cut off state support and protect LGBT children from destructive and discredited sexual orientation change efforts.&rState Senate,» Hoylman said, «I am extremely grateful to Governor Cuomo for using his executive authority to cut off state support and protect LGBT children from destructive and discredited sexual orientation change efforts.&rstate support and protect LGBT children from destructive and discredited sexual orientation change efforts.»

In addition to legalization of same - sex marriage and implementation of a 2 - percent annual property - tax cap, his first year in office included: a new ethics law, a partial rollback of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax, the first cut in state spending in 15 years, and a rewrite of the tax code to tax the wealthy at a higher rate and cut rates for middle income New Yorkers — an idea he opposed in the spring, only to reverse himself later as the state deficit grew.

If Cuomo were serious about «bringing effective change to State government» he'd be dismantling redundant Authorities and consolidating agencies while sending the parasitic top management bureaucrats who infest them out in the street to seek private sector employment, where they belong, forcing the sale of all those SUVs issued to bigwigs at the Office of Children and Family Services to get more money into the State's coffers, and implementing other radical cost - cutting measures.

He said he'd like the authority to make cuts to state agencies, particularly those affected by any Medicaid cuts, without having to convene a special session of the legislature.

O'Connor told those in attendance he supported a bill by state Sen. Tom Croci (R - Sayville) that would cut funding to local governments that don't fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities in deportation proceedings.

The incentive, officials said, was offered in response to an order in June by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a state monitoring board in control of the county's finances, to cut $ 100 million in spending in the county's 2018 budget — or 7 percent from 2017 levels.

«I am extremely grateful to Governor Cuomo for using his executive authority to cut off state support and protect LGBT children from destructive and discredited sexual orientation change efforts,» he said.

Now, according to New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, the governor is trying yet again to grow his authority, burying in his proposed budget language that would give the state budget director unilateral ability to pass cuts down to local government officials to manage the funding reductions widely expected to come from the Trump administration and GOP Congress.

If only he didn't keep stocking the agencies and authorities with hacks... if his 10 % cut to State govt was not directed at the civil service schlubs and instead involved real consolidation and elimination of redundant bureaucracies and deadwood management political appointees, I'd be pretty satisfied.

Also at 11 a.m., the Riders Alliance, Sen. Michael Gianaris, Assembly members Jeffrey Dinowitz, Robert Carroll, Carmen de la Rosa, Luis Sepulveda and others voice their opposition to the proposed state budget cut of $ 65 million to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, southeast corner of 40th Street and Seventh Avenue, Manhattan.

«As my office's legal guidance makes clear, President Trump lacks the constitutional authority to broadly cut off funding to states and cities just because they have lawfully acted to protect immigrant families,» Schneiderman said.

«The President lacks the constitutional authority to cut off funding to states and cities simply because they have lawfully acted to protect immigrant families — as described in the legal guidance my office issued last week,» Schneiderman said.

Cowin said he sees no conflict in heading a committee whose goal of cutting overtime would lower pensions, because his pension was earned with the approval of local and state authorities.

Last week Cuomo's counsel, Alphonso David, ordered the administration to cut off all contact with CPV, including «regulatory approvals for CPV or CPV Valley, any ongoing regulatory proceedings related to CPV or CPV Valley, or any other discussions of projects, proposals, lobbying, transactions, or other matters concerning New York State, its Executive Agencies or Authorities that pertain to CPV or CPV Valley.»

The governor's office released a letter from Cuomo's top counsel to the heads of the state Power Authority, Department of Environmental Conservation, and Public Service Commission, telling them to cut off all contact with Competitive Power Ventures, while the probe continues saying there's reason to believe that there was improper lobbying and undisclosed conflicts of interest.

ALBANY, NY (01/06/2011)(readMedia)-- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $ 3.2 million in available grants through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to help farmers across the state reduce their energy use, save on operating costs, and cut greenhouse gas emissions through more efficient use of enState Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to help farmers across the state reduce their energy use, save on operating costs, and cut greenhouse gas emissions through more efficient use of enstate reduce their energy use, save on operating costs, and cut greenhouse gas emissions through more efficient use of energy.

The State Senate Republicans backed down last night from a proposal to cut funding for the Metropolitan Transit Authority, agreeing to a deal with Governor Andrew Cuomo that will allow the authority's capital program to progress asAuthority, agreeing to a deal with Governor Andrew Cuomo that will allow the authority's capital program to progress asauthority's capital program to progress as planned.

State Liquor Authority Chairman Vincent Bradley said, «Governor Cuomo's support of New York's craft beverage industry, by cutting red tape, modernizing the laws and launching innovative marketing campaigns has led to unprecedented growth throughout the sState Liquor Authority Chairman Vincent Bradley said, «Governor Cuomo's support of New York's craft beverage industry, by cutting red tape, modernizing the laws and launching innovative marketing campaigns has led to unprecedented growth throughout the statestate.

Heastie and the Assembly Democratic conference were in Albany Tuesday for a closed - door meeting, discussing issues ranging from federal budget cuts, the state's financial concerns and in «generic terms» discussions surrounding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Earlier this week, the State Senate backed off its threats to hold up the Metropolitan Transit Authority capital program, agreeing to increase the transit authority's bonding cap by $ 7 billion and abandoning a proposed $ 770 milAuthority capital program, agreeing to increase the transit authority's bonding cap by $ 7 billion and abandoning a proposed $ 770 milauthority's bonding cap by $ 7 billion and abandoning a proposed $ 770 million cut.

State lawmakers will begin debating the cuts, along with same - sex marriage and the extension of the comptroller's authority, in a special session called by Paterson tomorrow.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement that Trump does not have the authority to cut off this funding.

If the Thruway Authority does not rescind its proposed 45 percent toll hike, the State Legislature should exercise its oversight prerogative and cut the Thruway Authority's 2013 operating budget by the same amount of revenue expected from the toll hike.

Toluwani Eniola writes about new mothers detained by hospital authorities for their inability to settle bills Sweeping the floor of the female ward at the Imo Specialist Hospital, Umuguma, Owerri, the Imo State capital, Mrs. Chinyere Nlemuwa cut the picture of a cleaner in the hospital.

The approved package includes $ 26.2 million in cuts to the city, $ 53 million to CUNY, $ 140 million to the MTA and $ 26 million from the state Dormitory Authority.

It's an opinion shared by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who said in a statement that Trump does not have the «constitutional authority» to cut funding from cities that have lawfully acted to protect immigrants.

Although he supported the bill to remove government funds from Planned Parenthood in 2015, he opposed the Women's Public Health and Safety Act that would grant states an authority to cut funding to the organization in the same year.

They simply don't have the LEGAL authority to cut the overwhelming majority of their expenses and with the double digit cut in state aid most local school districts will receive, they will have to make up for that money by significantly jacking up property taxes... which are far more regressive and oppressive than income taxes.

Without extra help from the state — and a restructuring of the basic income for the public bus authority — Kobliski said Centro would have no choice but to cut back on its hours of service.

ALBANY — The state Public Authorities Control Board on Wednesday approved a controversial loan for the Tappan Zee replacement bridge, but not before the amount was cut in half without explanation and officials admitted for the first time there would be a toll hike to pay for the project.

The legislation passed only three days after the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state monitoring board in control of the county's finances, threatened to impose spending cuts if Nassau officials are unable to show that they are meeting quarterly revenue goals.

The governor's office released a letter from Cuomo's top counsel to the heads of the state Power Authority, Department of Environmental Conservation and Public Service Commission, telling them to cut off all contact with CPV while the probe continues.

I am eager to begin collaborating with local families, businesses and elected officials to take action on my other legislative priorities for 2013, including creating jobs, reducing the size and cost of state government (e.g.) consolidation of the Thruway Authority within the Department of Transportation, regulatory reform and making the 2011 middle - class tax cut permanent.

Paterson asked for authority to cut the money according to an already - enacted contingency plan to trim state spending across the board.

State Assemblyman Sean Ryan is calling for a full operational review of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, which recently approved a plan to cut one quarter of its bus routes in Erie and Niagara Counties.

By guaranteeing hospitals» revenue each year, the state's unique rate - setting system encourages them to cut admissions with preventive care, policy authorities say.

The reason for a temporary halter is the staff cuts requested by the Russian government, the USA authorities stated.

As new state - created entities charged with running and turning around the state's worst schools, these districts are awarded certain authority and flexibility — such as the ability to turn schools into charters and to bypass collective bargaining agreements — that allow them to cut the red tape that has made so many schools dysfunctional in the first place.

For one, Malloy is squabbling with fellow Democrats who control the state's legislature; some aren't exactly too pleased with some of Malloy's plans, including the consolidation of the state's community colleges into one system akin to those in Indiana, and are even less pleased with Malloy's success in gaining more authority to cut the state's budget.

Arne Duncan, the federal secretary of education, urged state and local authorities to avoid short - sighted decisions as they cut school budgets, and said laying off teachers based solely on seniority was «a wrong way to cut spending.»

Almost any college or university in South Carolina has the authority to approve public funds for charter schools, serving as a conduit for money from the state — and taking a 2 percent cut off the top of the payouts.

So far, his tenure has entailed cutting salaries across the board by 10 percent; imposing $ 81 million in wage concessions; and announcing a new state - run educational authority to oversee Michigan's lowest - performing schools that will pilot in Detroit next year.