Sentences with phrase «top budget priority»

«Throughout my administration, I have made the education of our state's children my top budget priority,» said Deal.

Advancing the Betsy DeVos school privatization agenda has emerged as a top budget priority for PA House members, even though this will provide very little or no benefit to the communities many rural lawmakers represent.

Most of Scotland's parties have prioritised education ahead of May's elections, with Labour calling it a «top budget priority» and the SNP pledging to put it «front and centre».

A 27.5 percent increase in funding for Teacher's Choice, the UFT's top budget priority, was secured for the 2016 - 2017 fiscal year after an intense lobbying campaign by members on social media and by union leaders at Council meetings and hearings.

A 27.5 percent increase in funding for Teacher's Choice, the UFT's top budget priority, was secured for the 2016 — 17 fiscal year after an intense lobbying campaign by members on social media and by union leaders at Council meetings and hearings.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has made a phased - in $ 15 wage push a top budget priority, has touted the Berkeley researchers» findings in his efforts to pass what would be the nation's highest statewide minimum wage.

Cuomo felt the need to respond to these developments — hence his newfound focus on ethics reform as this year's top budget priority.

He also noted that bond repayment can no longer be the only top budget priority in Michigan ahead of pensions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are talking about creating a commission to craft a teacher evaluation system — a signal the governor is giving ground on another of his top budget priorities.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo may be giving ground on one of his top budget priorities — strengthening teacher evaluations.

Not exact matches

The good news is that the budget zeroed in on three sectors as innovation priorities, and clean tech got top billing (digital industries and agri - food are the other sectors selected as near - term innovation priorities).

Now that the tax plan has passed and is being implemented, the budget funding resolution takes top priority in Washington.

So not in the budget right now, or anywhere close to the top of either the Want or Need priority list.

Also close to my heart was the introduction of our budget lines, ensuring that accessibility remained a top priority as the company grew.

I can't really imagine that these facilities are the top priority for maternity services in the NHS budget, so the funding from the Ashfield Fund is no doubt vital to ensure families get to spend time with their sleeping babies, whilst being well cared for by the exceptional teams.

While creating a list of the top five toothbrushes for babies and young children, we kept the budget, quality, hygiene, and durability as our top priority so that you don't have to regret your purchase.

The fate of the tax cap and gay marriage — two of Cuomo's three top post budget policy priorities — lie in the hands of the Senate GOP.

I remain committed to securing a budget that brings ridesharing upstate, rejects millions in proposed taxes and fees, and fully - funds our region's top priorities, like job training, education, and public safety.»

Government's top priorities in 2018 include: • the development of a vibrant domestic capital market to support domestic financing of the 2018 budget; • to continue to build benchmark securities to improve the liquidity of debt instruments in the secondary market and facilitate price discovery; and • the continuation of the liability management operations to ensure orderly redemption of securities.

DeRosa also made it clear (ahem, Senate Republicans) that Cuomo is sticking to his guns when it comes to ethics, saying: «The governor has stated repeatedly and clearly that ethics reform was a top priority and that he wouldn't sign a budget without ethics reform.

With time running out, Congress today easily approved a short - term spending bill that would prevent a partial federal government shutdown over the weekend, but departed in advance of the president's first 100 day milestone (tomorrow) with addressing two of his top policy priorities: health care and a year - long budget deal.

The governor is not backing away from ethics reform, which he set as his top priority and handcuffed to passage of an on - time budget.

He also drove home the message we have been hearing from a lot of Senate Republicans, that the budget and cutting taxes is their top priority right now.

We must do the right thing and make signal repairs a top priority and ensure a fair and sustainable funding source for the MTA in the 2018 state budget.

Governor Cuomo, at an end of the year cabinet meeting, said he still considers campaign finance reform and the other recommendations of the Moreland Act Commission a «top tier» priority, but says he will first focus on the state budget and a tax cutting plan.

He said achieving ethics reform and education policy changes remain the top priorities for him in the budget, and that he won't sign a budget without them.

Among the priorities at the top of her list: sustaining «the say yes to education» program and planning for a projected 33 - million dollar budget deficit.

The IDC had made a college affordability plan that covered undocumented immigrants a top priority this year, but didn't deliver as the Senate GOP refused to budget in its opposition.

«Obviously the budget comes first, so there's more emphasis on the economic issues up front,» said Cuomo, who continues to consider the Moreland Commission recommendations for reform a top tier priority.

If elected, Bettez said his top priority is to work with the comptroller to determine if more cuts can be found in the 2016 budget, which will have been approved under Supervisor Zimet.

Cuomo says he sees the issue as his top priority, and he places himself as the central figure in what he calls the greatest challenge and struggle of the budget.

Governor Cuomo repeated that ethics reform is a top priority and that he wouldn't sign a budget without ethics reform legislation included.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at the awards ceremony on Thursday he will lobby for an additional $ 50 million for top priority projects in next year's budget for those who didn't land the jackpots.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver held an event in New York City on Monday identifying the DREAM Act as a top priority for his conference, asking for $ 25 million in next fiscal year's budget, «a relatively small amount of money,» he said.

The budget does not fund several of Scott's top priorities, including a request for $ 85 million for economic incentives for Enterprise Florida.

Six hundred county and town highway superintendents, public works commissioners and other highway industry professionals are expected to swarm the halls of the Capitol and Legislative Office Building in Albany March 3rd & 4th to urge the Governor and state lawmakers to make the maintenance and repair of local roads and bridges a top priority in the state budget.

Along with the measures Cuomo listed on Wednesday, criminal justice reforms like ending cash bail for many lower - level offenses were among the top priorities of the governor and progressive advocates that did not make it into the budget.

When the new state budget for fiscal year 2019 passed early Saturday morning in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo had successfully implemented several of his top policy priorities on issues like workplace sexual harassment, taxes, gun control, and public housing in New York City.

In the days leading up to today's combined State of the State / budget address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced no fewer than 12 initiatives and leaked out a handful more, aiming to ensure some of his top policy priorities get the coverage he believes they deserve.

Still, Cuomo was able to see several of his top priorities proceed, while a number of key policies Cuomo said he would pursue in the budget were left out.

As he continues to roll out top priorities of his State of the State / budget address, Gov. Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed raising New York's minimum wage to $ 10.50 an hour and boosting the baseline for hourly pay in New York City to $ 11.50.

«Ethics was a top priority and it's one of the few times that I said I would hold up the budget if I didn't get it,» Cuomo said.

The top priorities for 2012 now include: Continue fiscal discipline by «working to reduce spending by $ 2 billion will help balance the budget and increase New York's competitive edge,» enacting pension reform, passing mandate relief and regulatory reform, and legalizing non-Indian casino gambling.

Raising the state's minimum wage to $ 15 an hour is a top priority for Assembly Democrats heading into the final days of state budget negotiations, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said.

Officials from the New York Farm Bureau discussed the group's top state legislative priorities and its response to the governor's executive budget during a conference call this morning.

Cuomo, who has said ethics changes are a top priority as he negotiates a budget, said the agreement matches the five principles he sketched out after the arrest and ouster of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver.

«Ethics was a top priority and it's one of the few times that I said I would hold up the budget if I didn't get it,» Cuomo replied.

This year, however, many of the top priorities for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders were included in the state budget passed in April — leaving a relatively short list of items for June.

ALBANY, NY (03/04/2015)(readMedia)-- ALBANY, NY - Six hundred county and town highway superintendents, public works commissioners and other highway industry professionals swarmed the halls of the Capitol and Legislative Office Building in Albany March 3rd & 4th to urge the Governor and state lawmakers to make the maintenance and repair of local roads and bridges a top priority in the state budget.

The state had not yet recovered from the Great Recession, the state budget was a mess, and county leaders made sure the new governor understood that Medicaid was one of their top priorities.