Sentences with phrase «state budget decisions»

«Having objective information on the true costs of providing quality early childhood programs is important as our policymakers make state budget decisions,» said Prichard Committee Executive Director, Brigitte Blom Ramsey.

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«If a timely agreement can not be reached on a common regulator, the government will propose legislation to carry out its regulatory responsibilities consistent with the decision rendered by the Supreme Court of Canada,» the budget states.

Samuels said that while the state has among the largest budget reserves of any state, at a projected $ 10.4 billion by the middle of next year, continued low oil prices mean legislators will face some tough decisions when they return to Austin in January.

For the budget year 2017, the state Division of Administrative Hearings docketed 244 appeals of Florida school board decisions, with the largest number of them being filed in South Florida.

Many analysts are also concerned about upcoming budget decisions in the United States.

Oh, so now State Department decisions based on a GOP inadequate budget are entirely the fault of the White House, while the CEO for Bain Capital gets to continue to pretend he had no culpability for the evil that his company was wreaking.

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«Sadly, Republicans believe breaking their campaign pledges on the budget and on ethics is easier than making the hard decisions necessary to confront the challenges facing this state.»

In advance of the U.S. Supreme Court's Janus decision, a provision tucked into the state budget gives public - employee unions the right to deny many services, such as free legal help, to covered employees who opt not to join or pay dues.

State Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco's decision to run for governor could play havoc with the upcoming budget negotiations, insiders say.

And their half baked schemes to bring a bloated budget into balance because of years of bad decisions that Davey sat on the side lines watching are setting the groundwork to ruin the state.

The Assembly Democratic conference, which is poised to release its one - house budget proposal, is upping the ante in the abortion rights debate in light of President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and return this controversial issue back to the states.

The legislature congratulated itself Wednesday for its on - time budget, but lawmakers have only put off decisions on the state's economic future.

«This budget is based on making the tough but smart decisions now, so the state is well positioned for the future.»

In 2013, NPR's Allan Greenblatt listed a few: It's effectively a one - party state, with the Democrats so dominant that there is no political competition and machine politics set the agenda; the elections are expensive, making candidates reliant on donors; many key decisions, such as the shape of the state budget, are made in backroom deals between a few power players; the local media is so focused on national events that it ignores what's happening in the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culture.

«Governor Cuomo's budget is based on making the tough but smart decisions now, so the entire state, including Utica and the Mohawk Valley, is well - positioned for the future,» Lt. Governor Duffy said.

«Today's decision sent a simple message that officials who abuse the public's trust will be held accountable,» Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had negotiated four state budgets with Silver, said in a statement.

A looming fiscal challenge awaits Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers as budget gaps are opening up in the coming years, forcing decisions on issues ranging from school aid to Medicaid spending.

However, even if the Legislature won, Benjamin said, the decision would only apply to extenders and not the budget itself — and the legal fight likely wouldn't improve the already acrimonious climate at the Capitol, which is contributing to the ever - later state budget.

Queens Democrats criticized Gov. David Paterson's decision to veto much of the budget passed nearly three months after it was due by the state Legislature Monday, saying it could be a particularly bad blow for borough schools.

Cuomo said the stopgap budget would give legislators time to resolve their differences while postponing the decision until after the release of the federal budget, which is expected to contain spending cuts that could drastically impact state finances.

To a large extent, state fiscal policies have caused great pressure on property taxes in needy cities, counties and school districts, including decisions: to reduce revenue sharing; to decrease the share of local school budgets covered by state aid, to divide the non-federal share of Medicaid costs without considering ability to pay, and to allocate STAR benefits... (read more)

A new report «Spending in the Shadows» by Citizens Union found «$ 2.4 billion in opaque funds in 80 «lump sum» pots in the state budget» which allow spending decisions to be made without an appropriate level of transparency, scrutiny and review after the budget has passed.

Shehu also stated that the President was delighted over the decision of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to submit 2018 budget proposals by October, while the National Assembly would conclude the Appropriation process by December 2017.

Cuomo and state lawmakers next year will have to close a budget deficit estimated to be as high as $ 4.6 billion and growing — forcing difficult decisions in a re-election year.

One of the two school boards on Long Island that failed to pass budgets in the first round of voting decided to reduce its budget to within the state - mandated tax cap, and the other deferred a decision on how to proceed with the June 21 revote until its next meeting.

Federal decision makers should consider this imbalance as they debate proposed budget and policy changes that could significantly impact New York and other states.»

These are the people who make those decisions, from lobbyists whose names stay out of the press to the famous «three men in a room» that hash out the state budget to the prosecutor who has emerged as the fourth man in that room, listening in on every deal and upending the status quo of a place that seemed like it would never change.

In briefings to the Tompkins County Legislature's Public Safety and Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committees, Undersheriff Brian Robison, Jail Captain Ray Bunce, and County Administrator Joe Mareane characterized the State's decision as abrupt and costly.

For example, in the current state budget, Cuomo and lawmakers enacted amendments to the Board of Regents» implementation of the Common Core, specifically prohibiting students» standardized test scores from being included on their permanent records or used in promotion decisions.

Following completion of the fiscal year 2019 state budget late last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio was forced into a decision whereby the city will pay half the $ 836 million MTA Subway Action Plan.

And he says under a leadership driven system like New York's, the Assembly Speaker is one of just three people, along with the governor and Senate leader, who make all of the major decisions about the budget and other important legislation that effects everyone in the state.

Cuomo and lawmakers then included in the state budget provisions that prevented Common Core - aligned test scores from being included on students» permanent records or used in promotion decisions.

In it, he expressed his frustrations over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to link numerous unrelated items to the state budget.

In New York state government news, legislators in Albany are taking a week off ahead of difficult budget decisions, and Republicans in the Senate are calling for the elimination of one of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature economic development programs.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — In a unanimous decision, the county legislature's budget & finance committee approved a memorializing resolution calling on the state legislature and governor to resolve problems with the state's chargeback system for community colleges at its March 12 meeting.

The 2010 audit is due to be submitted to New York State in the fall, but up - to - date financial statements that could perhaps be finished next month will give the town board the data it needs to make decisions about handling the town's approximately $ 27.5 million budget deficit.

In an interview last week, Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said «bad decisions» by New York lawmakers were responsible for the state's high tax rates.

During more than 20 years as Assembly speaker, Silver played a major part in creating state budgets and policies as one of Albany's «three men in a room» when big decisions are made: the governor, the Senate majority leader and the speaker.

The governor's decision to hold a rally is also notable for another reason: He'll be far from Tallahassee as state lawmakers finish work on the 2017 - 18 budget, which doesn't fund several of his priorities.

De Blasio and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner are set to release a joint statement Monday calling on Cuomo and the Legislature to use a state budget surplus on a sizable downpayment to meet the terms a nearly decade - old court decision saying the state has shortchanged its schools.

Regardless of what decisions the three men in a room ultimately make this week about funding transportation in the state's 2016 - 17 budget, the repercussions will ricochet across New York for years.

The drive for an amendment to limit the Supreme Court's legislative apportionment decisions came within one State of the required number, and a proposal for a balanced budget amendment has been but two States short of the requisite number for some time.

«We live in a representative democracy, and the governor and the Legislature are going to make a decision on $ 160 billion - plus of public monies,» he said, referring to the state budget.

Here's a copy of the State of the Judiciary address delivered by Chief Judge Jonatham Lippman earlier today in which he again defended his decision not to heed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call for a 10 percent budget cut, instead putting forth a plan with a 2 percent spending increase.

Cuomo warned Democrats at the party's fall meeting in Colonie that the economic climate would require that the state make «creative» decisions in order to respond and live within the budget.

For example, the UK could propose limiting the EU's structural funds to its poorest member states — a decision that would not only reduce the budget but also make economic sense for Germany, the UK and Europe as a whole.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner are set to release a joint statement today calling on Cuomo and the Legislature to use a state budget surplus on a sizable downpayment to meet the terms the nearly decade - old CFE court decision saying the state has shortchanged its schools.

A brand new year, and a brand new legislative session, though — like last year — we'll be getting a delayed start, thanks to the Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to again merge his State of the State and budget addresses into one gigantic mega-speech, to be delivered on Jan. 13.