Sentences with phrase «state budget offers»

Part II of an NC Policy Watch series State Superintendent for Public Instruction, Dr. June Atkinson, told attendees at a luncheon last month that among all of the insults to public education that this year's state budget offers,...

State Superintendent for Public Instruction, Dr. June Atkinson, told attendees at a luncheon last month that among all of the insults to public education that this year's state budget offers, school vouchers are her «favorite.»

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Walmart, the largest food retailer in the United States, and other supercenters that often target budget - conscious consumers, are continuing to increase their organic food offerings — both Walmart and Target announced new organic food initiatives in 2014.

Harrah's Las Vegas Harrah's Las Vegas is budget - friendly and offers something for every guest with more than 2,500 hotel rooms and suites, 87,000 square - feet of casino space, a state - of - the - art Sports Pit offering both live gaming and sports betting, and more than 25,000 square - feet of meeting and convention space.

McMillan's report offers a good, if somewhat depressing, snapshot of the state of local school food sourcing nationwide, finding that «only about 13 percent of the food budgets at schools serving local food actually went to stuff that was grown nearby.»

Some of the strollers on our list are more budget - friendly than anything else, some offer exciting features like state - of - the - art shock absorbers, sustainable materials, and lengthy warranties.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said his assessment of the governor's 2016 - 17 budget proposal, released in January, will be out later this week, and he offered a sneak preview during a Capital Tonight interview last evening.

``... While they may not be receiving pay until a budget it reached, they certainly are not offering to make any concessions that would affect their wallets... and they are all making double, sometimes triple, what an average state worker is paid.»

That is why we are offering a realistic budget for 2018, which takes a balanced and pragmatic approach towards solving the developmental challenges of our State and take it to the next level of transformation.»

A state Senate GOP budget resolution leaves the door open for a deal on legislation that would make it easier for child sex abuse survivors to seek justice as adults, but unlike Cuomo and the Assembly Democrats, state Senate Republicans have offered no specific plan.

From increased education spending, to proposed new revenue generation ideas to whether legalizing marijuana is in the state's best interest, state lawmakers representing Western New York districts offered various opinions on the details of the budget proposal revealed Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

He'll be complaining to the rest of the country that New York has been unfairly singled out for budget cuts, even while he continues to maintain the impression that the state can afford to offer its high school graduates a tuition - free college education.

Governor Cuomo released a state budget plan that closes a $ 2 billion dollar gap, recommends a phased in state takeover of county health care costs, and offers an ultimatum to schools to accept a teacher evaluation program or lose access to increased school funding.

Governor Cuomo released a state budget plan that closes a $ 2 billion dollar gap, recommends a phased in state takeover of county health care costs, and offers an ultimatum to schools to accept a teacher evaluation program or lose increased school funding.

State budget talks became heated in the final hours of negotiations Friday, as ultimatums were offered and there were threats of a government shutdown.

At the hearing, Governor Cuomo's budget director, Robert Megna, told lawmakers that the Tier VI proposal's defined contribution plan, which would be similar to the TIAA - CREF plan now offered to employees at the State university system, is more generous than almost anything in the private sector.

And the governor offered no details on the request when asked about it Tuesday, a week before a final state budget it due.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today said the 2014 - 15 New York State Budget is a mixed bag for taxpayers and offered what he believes is the Good, the Bad and the Ugly on the state's annual financial State Budget is a mixed bag for taxpayers and offered what he believes is the Good, the Bad and the Ugly on the state's annual financial state's annual financial plan.

Silver couldn't offer hope for exactly when the state would have a budget.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), today will offer an amendment to reform the rules of the New York State Assembly to stop major legislation like pension reform, teacher evaluations, the SAFE Act and state budgets from being passed in the middle of the night away from public vieState Assembly to stop major legislation like pension reform, teacher evaluations, the SAFE Act and state budgets from being passed in the middle of the night away from public viestate budgets from being passed in the middle of the night away from public viewing.

The state legislature's one - house budgets make some changes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 163 million proposal to offer free tuition at public colleges in New York to some middle - class students.

House and Senate Republicans offered two different versions of no - tax - increase budget plans Tuesday that they insist can solve the state's projected two - year, $ 5 billion deficit without savage reductions in state aid to cities and towns and school funding.

Mangano also has offered to brief the two candidates hoping to succeed him as county executive — Republican Jack Martins, a former state senator, and Democrat Laura Curran, a county legislator from Baldwin — on his budget proposal.

This is the chief executive offering a budget to the people, through the state Legislature and there's going to be a process now to go through this budget and produce something that will be enacted, hopefully, by April 1.»

Bloomberg specifically mentioned his support for a new pension tier for future employees that Cuomo offered up last week in his budget address, both in his own city and across the state, calling the current growth «unsustainable.»

As New York State budget talks reach their final days, and perhaps even hours, a group of Hispanic lawmakers is pushing for the inclusion of the Dream Act in the budget, It would offer college aid to children of undocumented immigrants who were born in the country.

Cuomo's previous proposal, which he included in the state budget before it was rejected by lawmakers, offered $ 50 million each for donors to scholarship funds and public schools, up to $ 100 million total.

The budget states that workers» compensation insurance for ride - hailing service drivers will be offered through the New York Black Car Operators» Injury Compensation Fund, an injury compensation fund that gives benefits to drivers in New York City.

In its third consecutive year under the state mandated tax cap, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is offering up a 2016 budget with a zero tax increase.

Cuomo, a Democrat, announced Monday he will amend his proposed state budget to include $ 7 million for counties to offer early voting in the 12 days leading up to Election Day.

NIFA, a state monitoring board in control of the county's finances, gave Curran until March 15 to offer any significant changes to the budget, which was negotiated while Republican County Executive Edward Mangano was in office.

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.

Governor Cuomo's budget plan includes a proposal to offer a new benefit Tier VI to future state employees that would include for the first time the option of a defined retirement contribution similar to a 401k.

The executive budget eliminates funding for the state's Bundy Aid program — which offers aid to independent colleges and universities that is usually used for student services.

Those less - happy labor groups include public employee unions, who will offer formal testimony Friday afternoon at a legislative budget hearing, and teachers» unions, who are mobilizing against the governor at meetings around the state and trading press barbs with the second floor on a near - daily basis.

State Senators John DeFrancisco and Dave Valesky offer contrasting views about the governor's use of executive orders, and the need for legislative reform, but largely agree on what the session is likely to focus on, and share an optimistic view of the state budget being passed on State Senators John DeFrancisco and Dave Valesky offer contrasting views about the governor's use of executive orders, and the need for legislative reform, but largely agree on what the session is likely to focus on, and share an optimistic view of the state budget being passed on state budget being passed on time.

Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled New York's fiscal year 2019 budget on Tuesday, at last offering insight into how the state will begin to fund dire upgrades to the ailing New York City subway system.

Currently, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) prepares the most comprehensive view of state and local economic development efforts statewide; however, the usefulness of this presentation is limited because it is based mostly on available data published for past years.1 A UEDB should be part of the Executive and Enacted budgets and should include prospective information showing the costs of all economic development programs for the coming fiscal year.2 To capture the full scope of economic development costs, a UEDB should bring together tax expenditures and spending at state agencies and authorities, as well as the value of discounted power offered by the New York Power Authority.

In 2010, the New York legislature passed an executive budget proposal offered by Cuomo's predecessor, Democratic Gov. David Paterson, that was supposed to end the «carried interest» loophole — which allows hedge - fund and private - equity managers living in other states and working in New York to avoid paying state income taxes on investment profits.

Today's Q poll offers some solace for state workers who are being targeted by Gov. David Paterson and Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo in the face of a looming $ 10 billion budget deficit.

This is a clear peace offering to the public employee unions, which have long called for the state to review its outside contractors and reduce its use of them before turning to state worker layoffs to close budget deficits.

New York projects it will double the amount of tax breaks offered under the Start - Up NY program, budget documents show, even as state lawmakers grilled a top economic development official over making the program more transparent.

In his budget proposal, Cuomo said state aid to municipalities and cities, which hasn't increased since 2008, would remain flat at $ 715 million for the upcoming fiscal year, and instead offers competition funds.

With state leaders racing to finalize a new state budget by the Saturday start of the new fiscal year, a majority of New Yorkers say tax the rich, keep teens out of adult prisons and offer free tuition for some public college students, a new Q poll found.

He says the state's current capital budget includes funds for economic development that offers subsidies for corporations, as well as poorly defined $ 700 million dollar kitty that can be used for any government affiliated building, including college campuses.

Democratic state lawmakers vowed Tuesday to oppose Republican efforts to strike the Citizens» Election Program from the state budget, warning that dismantling a program that offers public money to campaigns would move the state backward in ethics in politics.

Worse still is the fact that not one of the three people most accountable for steering the county financial ship of state and arguably the most knowledgeable of all the details in the white paper — the county executive, the chair of the Legislature, or the chair of the Budget and Finance committee — have offered any detailed response to the report.

Hein, in a 12 - page single - space budget message delivered in Rosendale again banged the state legislature for imposing unfunded mandates, while praising Gov. Andrew Cuomo for trying to offer relief.

Faced with a $ 5 billion projected budget shortfall, Malloy and the Democratic and Republican caucuses in the State Senate and State House of Representatives recently offered up revised budget proposals aimed at addressing Connecticut's growing fiscal crisis.

Cuomo had offered an ultimatum to teachers and the state education department: come to an agreement on a long stalled teacher evaluation system, or the governor said, he would impose his own plan as part of his 30 day amendments to his budget.