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... the point.  If you are a voter you already have the ability to curb public school spending.   The “safety valve” like gerrymanderng, is an artificial construct intended to thwart the will ...
Thursday, 03 May 2012
... history. Vestiges of discrimination can be seen in differences on school spending among wealthier and lower-income school districts. When discussing redistricting lines, the “community of interest” should ...
Monday, 27 February 2012
... that unnecessary government spending and ballooning property taxes must be controlled. In that case ask yourself what was the cost per vote for a Fire, Water, or Sanitation Districts election? What are ...
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
... legislators and staff. In all, the 62-seat Senate controlled by Republicans is proposing a $91.9 million budget. The 150-seat Assembly controlled by Democrats proposes spending $102.3 million for the 2012-13 ...
Friday, 02 December 2011
... this spending by outside entities has long been legal but is becoming more common in campaigns around the state. It doesn't need to be officially disclosed until early next month, but the $400,000 in spending ...
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
... ended such spending, which opponents had derided as political pork. It was earmarks that were supporting most of the USGS gauges now on the chopping block. "Many people think of a 'bridge to nowhere' or ...
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
... you truly trying to accomplish?' I'm still waiting for an answer." The spending comes as cash-strapped police departments have cut overtime budgets, travel and training to respond to the recession. Nonetheless, ...
Friday, 25 November 2011
... trillion in exchange for roughly $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction — most of which was to be handled by the committee. The result will be $1.2 trillion in "sequestration" spending cuts designed ...
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
... they say is too much government spending and indebtedness. Supporters of the current system say the grants are needed to help New York compete with other states that are also holding out incentives to ...
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
... in late May reached an agreement with Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. The two have established a joint investigative task force to investigate government spending, including projects funded with legislative ...
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
... been asked to review all discretionary payments, avoid hiring wherever possible, review all contracts and "be vigilant with each and every spending decision." Until now, neither Cuomo nor legislative ...
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
... a job," Gillibrand said. She acknowledged that proposing spending increases amid a struggling economy and fierce back-and-forth budget disagreements between Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill could ...
Wednesday, 09 November 2011
... the Capital Region's House delegation are urging that the next spending bill contain hundreds of millions of dollars for programs that would help farmers reeling from the effects of tropical storms Irene ...
Tuesday, 08 November 2011
... intended effect on the thousands of taxing entities across the state, rolling back the average rate of increase and bringing "much-needed scrutiny to government spending." "Local property taxes are simply ...
Tuesday, 08 November 2011
... unopposed, has spent $166,277. Observers expressed surprise at the total amount of local spending in New York. "Wow -- that's a lot," said Mary Boyle, spokeswoman for Common Cause, which advocates for ...
Monday, 07 November 2011
... while its engine is hot, Forezzi stressed: "It will explode." Officials also asked the demonstrators to create a more formal census of people spending the night, either a color-coded system or a map, Jamison ...
Friday, 04 November 2011
...  This week, the Cuomo administration delayed the annual budget hearings which allow a close-up look at state agency spending. The midyear financial forecast has also been postponed. The hearing delay came ...
Friday, 04 November 2011
... Storm Lee, I have made it a priority to secure agriculture disaster relief funding in the next federal spending measure," said Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook. In a joint statement released with Rep. Peter ...
Sunday, 30 October 2011
... after spending more than four months behind bars in Egypt, he had a new appreciation for the American legal system. "All of a sudden, the Bill of Rights is not something for the history books," he told ...
Sunday, 30 October 2011
... much money they were spending on Medicaid. Amisano saw the sign and called the executive. "I said I think I can help with this," he said. That was the day that Amisano took his first step into health ...
Friday, 28 October 2011
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