Sentences with phrase «state needs a budget»

The bottom line is that the state needs a budget now, and that requires action by legislative leaders, including Senator Fasano.»

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With state budgets being cut, former SBA chief Karen Mills discusses how local economic growth does not necessarily need radical innovation to prosper.

Reform is needed, said Villanova School of Business Economist David Fiorenza, if only to keep state budgets out of the red if the economy hits another rough patch.

Not long ago, an out - of - state client of her California public relations firm needed her at a face - to - face meeting but had cut its travel budget.

As an employer, you not only have to know the current economic position of your own company, you need to be aware of the state of the economy as a whole when putting together budgets.

Eliminating the state and local tax deduction would raise about one - quarter of the $ 4 trillion in revenues that some Republicans say they need to prevent tax cuts from creating a massive increase in the federal budget deficit.

As the latest Annual Report from the Bank of International Settlements states: «In most advanced economies, the fiscal budget excluding interest payments would need 20 consecutive years of surpluses exceeding 2 % of GDP just to bring the debt - to - GDP ratio back to its pre-crisis level.»

But the state is in a budget crisis, with school funding a central issue as Gov. Dannel Malloy seeks to overhaul the state formula to redistribute money to districts in need.

«Reducing the number of uninsured adults in Louisiana makes it easier to improve access to needed care, to limit costs for families and individuals with private insurance and to create greater stability in Louisiana's state budget,» Salles said.

State Rep. Jenifer Loon, R - Eden Prairie, who chairs the House Education Finance Committee, say schools need a long - term solution to their perennial budget problems.

If you aren't lucky enough to live in a state like Tennessee, you need to budget for state income taxes too.

As part of its 2006 election platform, the Conservative Party promised to «create an Independent Budget Authority to provide objective analysis directly to Parliament about the state of the nation's finances and trends in the national economy; require government departments and agencies to provide timely information to the Parliamentary Budget Authority to ensure it has the information it needs to provide accurate analyses to Parliament; and ensure that government fiscal forecasts are updated quarterly and that they provide complete data for both revenue and spending forecasts».

Government officials in Illinois and other states face a dilemma of budget shortfalls and the need to feed over 40,000 prisoners daily.

The Finance Minister stated that he had postponed the budget because he needed more time to better understand prospects for the global economy and the outlook for oil prices.

And if those states can bring their budgets into a primary surplus, then we don't need the bankruptcy provision, since they'll be easily capable of rolling over their debts.

The Minister of Finance, in his current round of pre-budget consultations, claims that some additional cuts (over and above those announced in the 2010 budget) will be needed in the upcoming budget, although the Prime Minister in his year end review stated that no new major cuts will be necessary.

Additionally, in a 2009 letter to the United States Senate, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops called on the legislative body to «place the needs of poor families and the most vulnerable in our nation and around the world first in setting priorities in the federal budget resolution.»

Obviously, the frugal Franciscan Friars who take a vow of poverty and who run the topic University need to balance the school budget, something our federal, state and local government obviously are not capable of regarding their own budgets.

The simplest approach to funding - direct funding by your municipality, a government agency, or by the state (e.g., state department of public health, school department budget), or through a government grant - may be all that is needed, particularly if you are seeking to start a Community Access Defibrillation Program (CAD) serving your entire community, or a significant segment, such as the public schools.

Thinking creatively about how to prioritize infants and toddlers in state budgets — through set - asides or specific line items — can ensure their needs are not overlooked.

There does need to be a budget for the state.

'' The next two years will provide no shortage of challenges for our Conference, its partners in government and all New Yorkers: A multi-billion dollar budget deficit needing closure, a government that is still too big and spends too much, chronic unemployment, some of the nation's highest taxes and a continued lack of public confidence in state government,» Kolb said.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said the state needs more accountability when giving out economic development funds, noting this year's budget again relies heavily on lump sum appropriations that have little oversight regarding their allocaState Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said the state needs more accountability when giving out economic development funds, noting this year's budget again relies heavily on lump sum appropriations that have little oversight regarding their allocastate needs more accountability when giving out economic development funds, noting this year's budget again relies heavily on lump sum appropriations that have little oversight regarding their allocation.

«My hair is red, but I have considered setting it on fire to demonstrate the urgency,» Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan told state lawmakers, referring to the capital city's need for $ 12.5 million to close its budget gap this year.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio expressed skepticism about the need for the additional powers afforded to the governor in the latest state budget.

Andrew Cuomo's embrace of my call to include a tax cap in the next budget extender is even more evidence that he is just what this state needs at this very critical time.»

Cuomo's amended budget proposal didn't include the much - needed $ 12.5 million in state aid for the city of Albany on which Mayor Kathy Sheehan is relying to balance her own spending plan.

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The Buffalo News: «It took far too long, given the undisputed, crying need, but tucked away in the New York State budget are some powerful criminal justice reforms aimed at preventing the compound tragedies of wrongful conviction.

Even if lawmakers do not include a complete congestion pricing plan in the state budget, due March 31, they could approve funding so work can start on the infrastructure that will be needed once all sides agree.

ALBANY, NY (04/04/2016)(readMedia)-- The New York Public Transit Association (NYPTA) is thanking Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Majority Leader John Flanagan, Speaker Carl Heastie and members of the Legislature today for their keen recognition of the needs of transit systems across New York in the adopted state budget for fiscal year 2016 - 2017.

Conservative columnist Brian Hamlin suggests that New York's «three men in a room» tactic allows much needed efficiency when it comes to the state budget deal.

The Governor prioritized education spending in his budget proposal, including growth that is twice what would be allowed under the cap.9 To truly prioritize education the State should reform the Foundation Aid formula to ensure the highest needs districts are properly funded without unnecessarily sending aid to the wealthiest districts.

In the most recent state budget, Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted a new program to provide desperately needed affordable housing.

Hizzoner said Wednesday that the city's Economic Development Corp. will turn over the lease to the property that Messier and developer Ken Parker's company, KNIC, needs to break ground once the state's economic development arm formally authorizes a $ 108 million loan for the first phase that was included in his state budget.

Implementation of early voting needs to be adequately funded to be viable and must be included in the Executive budget,» said The Reverend Peter Cook, Executive Director of the New York State Council of Churches.

Democrats called the budget — which will be voted on by the state Senate Sunday — was a «win for unions, immigrants and progressives,» whose help Cuomo will also need for his 2018 re-election campaign.

And three, as state budget negotiations continues, we need to have a more honest dialog about where our property taxes go, and how reform at the state level, whether it's mandate relief or targeted local aid, we can finally actually reduce the property tax burden on New York's homeowners and businesses.»

ALBANY — Based on initial information regarding the budget now being finalized by Governor Paterson and the State Legislature, the FY 2009 budget would appear to be a lost opportunity for New York to move toward much needed budget discipline.

«We need to avoid budget actions that add to our cost structure, and further erode our attractiveness and competitiveness as a state,» Adams testified.

Even if the IDC + Felder cabal vote against this budget, they still facilitate the gutting of important protections and funding that state desperately needs.

Another question raised was whether the state's budget deficit and the need to close it might slow down New York's investments in Western New York's economic redevelopment.

While there undoubtedly will be items in the budget that folks will not be happy with, we believe there needs to be short term pain before we are able to see long term gains in the areas of job creation and economic growth our region and state so desperately need.

The budget invests savings achieved through the right - sizing of State youth facilities and local detention operations into community - based programs that better meet the needs of troubled youth.

«We have locally elected school officials who have forever been responsible for seeing to it that the monies received into the district from the state and federal level are brought into a budget that allocates resources where they are needed most,» Kremer said.

These numbers clearly illustrate the need to reduce the size of the state budget, not just reduce or limit the rate of growth.

Additional space is needed after the «Raise the Age» measure was included in the final 2017 - 18 state budget agreement.

The state should adopt the Executive Budget's formula improvements that better address poverty and district need, while also taking steps to ensure that students receive additional resources — especially in schools that serve low - income students and students of color.

While we appreciate that the Executive Budget holds overall state - funded spending level, year to year, we believe far more needs to be done to bring down the size and cost of state government.

«The budget does not include needed reforms to the state's procurement practices to better ensure spending accountability and transparency,» DiNapoli said in a statement.