Sentences with phrase «state government work»

A constitutional convention would give voters a path to making state government work better for them - a path their elected state legislators simply refuse to walk.

He brings the skills to move this agenda forward and make state government work.

It's time policymakers in Albany rolled up their sleeves, fixed the problems and made state government work for taxpayers again.

«Do I think I know how state government works?

Mr. Losquadro said he appreciated the budget planning process, which he said involved the legislative and executive branches of state government working together.

You made state government work again.»

«I always ask, «Is New York State government working for you?

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $ 785 million has been awarded through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative, continuing the Governor's efforts to redesign the way state government works in order to drive economic growth and create jobs.

The online retailer has spent countless millions and manpower hours fighting a state - by - state firestorm that severed a lot of working relationships between Amazon and its affiliate small business owners as state governments worked to pass legislation that would cause Amazon to have to collect sales tax for online purchases.

When presented with four potential reasons for Cuomo's continued popularity, which hasn't changed much since he took office in January 2011, nearly one - third of voters say it's because he's making state government work more effectively.

«From the inception of C.S.N.Y., we have focused on a reform agenda designed to help create jobs, improve the economy of our state and get state government working for the people again,» said Michael McKeon, a spokesman for the committee.

States have to pay a share of Medicaid dollars spent, as well, which, last time I was actually working for a state Medicaid program, amounted to $ 1.2 B state claims dollars vs $ 2.1 B federal claims dollars for the not especially large state government I worked (Small state, that is.

The governor has said de Blasio doesn't understand how state government works.

He is working on a compromise to continue Brown Fields cleanups in New York and working to develop a thorough plan to avoid flooding in Westchester Communities through funding capital investments and ensuring local and State government work together effectively to prevent flooding.»

«Sadly that's the way New York State government works,» Astorino campaign spokeswoman Jessica Proud said in an emailed statement.

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If we are ever going to make state government work for our families If we're going to cut property taxes and create new long term sustainable jobs If we are to stop Westchester families from paying the highest property taxes in America.

That, of course, is exactly what Cuomo wants in order to continue to strengthen his brand as the guy who brought notoriously dysfunctional Albany — land of the late budgets — to heel, making state government work again.

An array of short - term fixes to Perth's traffic congestion woes are under development while the state government works on a strategy for the longer term.

The state government works for the people, and the people have been failed by this state government.»

«While I applaud the implementation of this program, the Assembly should raise the bar even higher by paying veterans at the highest possible level and setting aside a minimum of 10 percent of internship slots for veterans and another 10 percent for disabled veterans, who are not necessarily matriculated in a college program but are just as deserving of an opportunity to see first - hand how their state government works,» said Tedisco.

«Now Andrew Cuomo is running for governor, he'll bring his experience and independence to the job, and make our state government work for the people again.»

Assemblyman Andy Goodell said, «It is always exciting to see a local employer add a substantial number of new jobs to our community, and it proves that companies can be very successful in New York State when local government, county government, and State government work together to meet the needs of private industry.»

Inviting students of all ages to use the Internet to learn more about how state government works will lead to greater public engagement, and that can only be a positive as New York moves forward in the days to come.»

All New Yorkers who are sick and tired of the way our state government works — or doesn't work — have to hope so and believe that a determined new governor armed with an electoral mandate can at least throw a scare into these smug sovereigns of the Legislature.

If the state government works with the group, they will be able to nip the crisis in the bud.

It will take industry stakeholders, and federal and state governments working together to ensure that American offshore wind is not stifled by market barriers such as the Jones Act.