Sentences with phrase «taxpayer money no»

«Cuomo likes to take control of a project, dump taxpayer money into it, and oddly enough, all the same people seem to be the beneficiaries of the contracts,» said GOP Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney.

The New York City Housing Authority held up millions of dollars in taxpayer money allotted to repair its old developments and to install new security cameras, the New York Daily News reported.

The parks will be paid for using taxpayer money with the Yankees chipping in $ 10 million.

Both Jepsen and Westby are planning on using the state's public campaign finance system, which would give each more than $ 812,000 in taxpayer money to spend on this election.

Queens Sen. Shirley Huntley, who is under indictment for a scheme to help cronies steal taxpayer money through a bogus nonprofit, was defeated soundly.

«They want to focus on Washington instead of the fact that she supported the use of taxpayer money to cover up sexual harassment and abuse in the State Assembly, she approved of seating Hiram Monserrate in the State Senate even though he slashed his girlfriend in the face and caused a wound so deep it required 20 stitches to close and she wrote the law that sent $ 373 million in Westchester's state school aid to New York City.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is giving $ 16 million in taxpayer money to CBS Corp. to keep production of Colbert's the «Late Show» in New York City after David Letterman retires.

On Saturday morning, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the secretive budget negotiation process left the public «in the dark about how taxpayer money will be spent.»

... It's important the public is assured that someone accused of stealing taxpayer money, that politics will never get in the way.»

The states argue that public sector unions are inherently political organizations since bargaining directly affects government budgets and compared unions to «lobbyists» for making claims on taxpayer money.

Two claims were secretly settled for $ 103,000, using taxpayer money.

The pledge came after Politico reported that Farenthold paid $ 84,000 in taxpayer money to settle with his former communications director, Lauren Greene, who accused him of discussing his «sexual fantasies» and «wet dreams.»

So, in 2005, Silver awarded Taub's research center a $ 250,000 research grant from an $ 8.5 million pool of taxpayer money established by the state Health Care Reform Act — which was disbursed at the speaker's sole discretion with no public disclosure, court papers state.

To the Editor, Instead of throwing away $ 225M in taxpayer money, Cuomo could save a couple thousand jobs at Remington, Savage and other arms makers at no cost to the taxpayer by ridding us of the SAFE Act.

All municipalities that take HUD grants are being funded by taxpayer money appropriated by the Federal government which is now $ 17 trillion in debt.

And never mind that here in Rockland County we have a list of services that we have long shared to save the taxpayer money.

The City Council dished out nearly $ 147 million for pet projects throughout members» districts, including a grant to a dysfunctional medical center in Queens that even Mayor Bloomberg's agencies doubt should get taxpayer money.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — While the state considers a proposal to prohibit using taxpayer money for sexual harassment settlements, an Erie County legislator said there's no reason for local governments to wait.

These allegations paint a starkly grim picture; where taxpayer money is merely a tool for the selfish, personal gains of a corrupt few.

The latest, a report in USA Today that he spent more than $ 200,000 in taxpayer money chartering flights as a senator, helps Republicans argue that he is more interested using his office to help himself rather than the public.

The Empire Center's E.J. McMahon said an analysis of federal data on wages paid finds the law's interpretation is outdated and that New York may be paying more in taxpayer money than is necessary — up to 25 percent more for some projects in some regions of the state.

QUEENS — State Sen. Shirley Huntley was arrested Monday on charges of covering up the theft of taxpayer money earmarked for Long Island non-profit she founded, according to sources and reports.

«It's really shocking that taxpayer money was being spent on such frivolous and superfluous items.»

«For me, whenever a government agency or legislator or reporter wants to know where taxpayer money has been spent, I don't have a problem with any type of investigation or oversight.»

Huntley was arrested last month on charges of covering up the theft of taxpayer money earmarked for the Long Island non-profit she founded.

His repeated failure to deliver honest, effective programs with taxpayer money is wholly inexcusable.

NO PENSION FORFEITURE IS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO HARD WORKING NEW YORK TAXPAYERS Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C - Canandaigua) Convicted former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos will collect New York taxpayer money to the tune -LSB-...]

State lawmakers said a few years ago they would no longer permit the controversial member item program to continue, but critics said the old system, which gave taxpayer money to legislators» pet projects, is being revived in a new form.

And investigations have uncovered a contracting system that is in many ways a license to reward the politically connected with taxpayer money.

Called Open New York and culled from his list of campaign promises, the initiative aims to «harness technology to show how taxpayer money is being spent, showcase the great resources of the state, and foster productive engagement with government,» Cuomo promised in his prepared remarks.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs continue to bring companies and jobs to New York, the state's top economic development official testified Monday as lawmakers questioned whether enough is being done to hold firms to their promises and to claw back taxpayer money when they don't.

Q: Wouldn't President Obama and his robe riders mine the same bottomless pit of taxpayer money as President McCain and his cronies?

Dear Clarkstown Residents, In response to the Sparaco interview by «Our Town,» I have concluded that Frank Sparaco's unprofessional responses to the questions presented verifies that his selection to the part - time «Constituent Service Representative» position created by Wayne Ballard was an improper use of taxpayer money.

«The same goes for protecting taxpayer money.»

Billed as the salvation of depressed Western New York, the Buffalo Billion sent taxpayer money into the hands of Cuomo donors, with little - to - no benefit to the public.

The governor has said he'd prefer to set up a separate source of funding, not from taxpayer money, to pay for a matching grant system.

JAMESTOWN - The chairman of the Chautauqua County Democratic Committee is taking Sen. Catherine Young's (R - Olean) office to task for sending out campaign - style mailers using taxpayer money, less than a month before the General Election.

Silver and his legislative colleagues are spending over $ 1 million in taxpayer money to keep details of their second jobs secret.

But several aspects of the plan — including the use of $ 25 million in taxpayer money to turn public property into a stable for the private carriage industry, the move to curtail the pedicab industry, the loss of carriage driver jobs and the resulting shuttering the current stables on the West Side — have aroused considerable opposition from various corners, most recently from 68 owners of horse carriage medallions, who blasted their union for agreeing to the deal.

Miner also drew support from state Sen. John DeFrancisco, a Republican, and other fiscal conservatives who do not appreciate spending taxpayer money without making a strong case.

Backed by $ 750 million in taxpayer money, the nearly $ 1 billion factory is the centerpiece of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's Buffalo Billion economic development initiative and meant to be a beacon of hope for an economically depressed city.

One of her first actions upon taking office in 2010 was to use taxpayer money to purchase for her position a luxury SUV with all accessories valued at close to $ 60,000.

And in Queens, a mailer attacked a Democratic incumbent for providing taxpayer money to a nonprofit organization that facilitates parrot adoptions.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has launched a probe into the state fair, to look into «patronage, cronyism, and waste of taxpayer money.»

Clegg's team will hand back any financial gain made by selling homes bought with taxpayer money.

End Taxpayer - funded Vanity — Prohibit any building, facility or capital project that was paid for with taxpayer money to be named for any current elected official.

So we'll impose a new fiduciary responsibility on senior civil servants - a contractual obligation to save the taxpayer money.

The changes, prepared by Centro's lobbyists, call on the state to provide an extra $ 25 million in taxpayer money for Upstate transit authorities in the coming year, according to documents provided by DeFrancisco.

State Sen. Shirley Huntley desperately tried to cover up the theft of $ 30,000 in taxpayer money from her «sham» nonprofit as a grand - jury probe bore down on her, sources claimed and documents indicated yesterday.

«We have spent millions of dollars of taxpayer money that has resulted in a failed implementation of the Common Core, a flawed policy with a lack of input from experts and most importantly — parents,» said Assemblyman Michael P. Kearns.