Word: earmark
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Preskul-Ricca also said that since initiatives cannot earmark revenues for certain purposes, the legislature will have total control over how the funding is spent and there is no guarantee on how the tax money will be spent...
That's where Rudenstine and Green come in. Again, we're talking about small amounts when the $3.2 million raise is split among all the faculties. Whereas the wealthier schools should finance the raise on their own, the central administration should earmark a tiny portion (say, three-quarters of one percent) of the upcoming $2 billion capital campaign to pay for the raise for the smaller faculties...
...some might argue hypersensitivity -- to the culture around them reflects the broad array of constituencies to which college administrators must answer. The board of trustees, composed of community and national leaders, serves as a referee between the institutional culture and the surrounding community; alumni and corporate donors, who often earmark monies for specific expenditures; student bodies that demand a voice in university life; legislators who apportion government funds; and an often feisty faculty...
Weld's package was hyped by his staff as revolutionary, bold and visionary. It would inject the schools with "accountability, innovation and competition," said Lt. Gov. Paul Cellucci. The plan was simple: Establish standards. Involve parents. Empower teachers. Earmark local aid. Consolidate management...
...addition to styrofoam helmets and racing gloves, the bikers who accompanied kennedy wore tee-shirts saying in bold black letters, "BACK THE BIKE BILL HR-2101." The slogan refers to a recent bill, drafted by Kennedy, which would earmark three percent of the Federal Highway Trust Fund for building bike routes across the nation...