Sentences with phrase «taxpayers picked up the tab»

Last time it happened, after all, taxpayers picked up that tab.

«It's utterly unprecedented in the United States,» said Paul Sonn, legal co-director of the National Employment Law Project in Washington, D.C. «We're not aware of any state that has adopted a tax credit remotely resembling this one, which will have the taxpayer pick up the tab for the cost of the minimum wage increase for a certain category of worker.»

Taxpayers picked up the tab.

It's the taxpayers picking up the tab for Medicaid,» said Martin Golden (R - Brooklyn), a member of the state Senate Health Committee.

POUGHKEEPSIE — Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus doesn't want county taxpayers picking up the tab for police patrols for Chelsea Clinton's wedding next weekend in Rhinebeck.

With county taxpayers picking up the tab for the carpet replacement.

Mr. Bernardo in his UCIDA (Ulster County Industrial Development Agency) application promised 51 full time jobs (26 the first year and 25 the second year) to be maintained over ten years in return for a PILOT program (Payment In Lieu Of Taxes) which meant he avoided paying sales tax and a good amount of property and school taxes for ten years while we taxpayers picked up his tab.

Taxpayers picked up the tab because Orange County Animal Control workers euthanized Bucksnort 11 days after the accident, even though her owners contacted the pound several times and the dog's story received wide publicity in the Orlando media.

Not exact matches

«We can't carry on as we are, expecting the next generation of taxpayers to pick up the tab,» Treasury committee chair Andrew Tyrie said.

The Shoreham - Wading River Central School District is facing backlash after taxpayers learned at a recent meeting that the district contributed nearly $ 153,000 toward the high school senior class trip in March to Disney World, picking up most of the tab including airfare and hotel rooms.

Liberal Democrats have identified the following problems with Labour's plans to introduce taxpayer - funded meals for primary children: — the Labour Government won't fund a pilot scheme as Islington doesn't meet its criteria so local taxpayers will have to pick up the whole tab.

MTA Chairman Joe Lhota's hope that NYC would pick up half the tab for his $ 800 million plan to improve the subway did not sit well with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said that would «not fair» to subway riders and / or taxpayers.

Three top NYC officials traveled to Florida — and taxpayers will be picking up the tab.

A real estate source said the industry is «agnostic» about Cuomo's subsidy proposal since it will be taxpayers — not developers — who picking up the tab.

The American taxpayers will be picking up the estimated $ 10 million tab for saving him from death.

«At least Collins is consistent in his glaring hypocrisy,» the editorial added, referencing Collins» proposed amendment that would have forced state taxpayers to pick up the tab that upstate counties now pay for a share of Medicaid costs.

So now, city taxpayers are going to pick up the tab to put security guards in these institutions.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nikolas Cruz could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, his public defender said Wednesday as the Florida school shooter appeared at a hearing to determine if taxpayers will pick up the tab for his defense.

It costs so much to apply for US citizenship — $ 725 — that a top city official wants local taxpayers to pick up the $ 20.7 million tab for up to 35,000 poor applicants.

Bu tfear not, rest assured that the USA taxpayers are picking up the tab for all of this campaign fund raising.

However, overwhelmingly it is the taxpayer who is picking up the tab, so the state can not be an idle bystander.»

In response to a question from TPMDC, House Minority Leader John Boehner backed Tom Donohue, President of the Chamber of Commerce, in saying taxpayers should help pick up the tab.

Mr Fallon said the SNP would «hold Ed Miliband to ransom» on every vote in the Commons — with English taxpayers picking up the # 148billion tab.

«It is entirely reasonable to raise questions about the expenses of a public office when taxpayers are picking up the tab,» said Dia Chakravarty, the political director of the pressure group.

Stamper would like to see the federal government put out requests for proposals and provide grants to develop best practices curriculum at the national level, although given the way our police forces are organized, he says, local agencies would still have to pick up the tab for actual training, which means fund appropriations from city or state politicians and taxpayers.

In addition, beyond the $ 4 million that the Bronx Charter School would collect directly, Stamford's property taxpayers would still have to pick up the tab for the transportation and special education costs of the students attending the Bronx charter school in their community.

With an estimated $ 1.1 billion more in bond revenue needed to finish facilities improvements, can we rightfully ask taxpayers to pick up the tab on the teacher raise as well?

Of course, ever year, the taxpayers also pick up the tab for Connecticut's membership in the organization.

To Betsy DeVos, school choice is not simply the inherent right that every parent has to choose their child's educational setting, it is all about requiring taxpayers to pick up the tab for that parent's private individual choice, regardless of whether the parent chooses a public school, a charter school, a nonprofit private school, a religious school or even a fly - by - night online virtual school.

The Senate's would force local property taxpayers to pick up more of the tab.

If people want the «freedom,» to let their animals run around breeding indiscriminately, then expect me to pick up the tab for their irresponsible behavior, I'm afraid I have the right to address it as a taxpayer and as someone who does not believe in standing by while suffering and misery that could be prevented, is allowed to continue.

Fix OK proposes an effective economic model designed to reduce the homeless pet population by saving innocent lives while also reducing the burden on taxpayers struggling to financially to pick up the tab for irresponsible pet owners.

Taxpayers picked up a huge tab for the campaigner in chief's unprecedented support for his preferred predecessor.

As it would ultimately be funded by «taxpayer funds», which nations» taxpayers would pick up the tab?

The biased or bogus IME and the reports stemming from them is undermining claims and costing taxpayers who pick up the tab for unpaid victims.