How to Use biennium in a Sentence

biennium

noun
Definition of bienniumnext
  • The tax made it to the final version of the state’s biennium budget.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The state budget is in and our district’s funding will be flat through the next biennium.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland.com, 23 July 2019
  • The Thursday meeting of both chambers will set a record for the most special sessions in a biennium.
    — Torey Van Oot Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Grant funding would rise to $91 million above current levels in the second year of the biennium.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The proposal is the first step in Maine’s biennium budget process, which will determine the next two years of state funding.
    — Samantha Hogan, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2020
  • Tax revenues turned out to be much stronger than predicted and the state is now on track to bring in $1 billion more than expected this biennium.
    — oregonlive, 16 June 2021
  • The money was later restored and a combined $8.2 million will be paid out this biennium.
    — Andrew Greif, OregonLive.com, 24 May 2018
  • The state’s Medicaid budget topped $17.7 billion in the current biennium more than double from a decade ago.
    — oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2020
  • The Legislature awarded the U 3.3 percent more than the last biennium, which is 40 percent of what the U requested.
    — Josh Verges, Twin Cities, 19 June 2019
  • The next governor is going to inherit a $5 billion hole in the next biennium.
    — Neil Vigdor, courant.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Budget and taxes: In passing a state budget for the biennium, lawmakers maintained funding of the 2019 schools and tax cuts plan.
    — Dallas News, 31 May 2021
  • For the biennium, the modeling showed revenues would be down by $2.7 billion for the current two- year budget cycle.
    — oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2020
  • State lawmakers stipulated that the $50 million must be committed to renters by the end of the biennium on June 30.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The total cost to the state was to be about $4 billion per year of the biennium, according to the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The budget includes a 24% spending increase over the biennium.
    — Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The fees are expected to generate about $8.4 million over the biennium.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The other piece of good news, the state’s new biennium budget included a slight increase in district funding, Royer said.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 8 Aug. 2017
  • At the annual meeting the branch elected officers for the next biennium.
    — 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 15 June 2017
  • Minnesota lawmakers have 120 days over two years to do their work each biennium.
    — Jessie Van Berkel, Star Tribune, 29 May 2021
  • Instead, the district is waiting to see how Gov. Mike DeWine’s biennium budget will affect school funding.
    — John Benson, cleveland.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The Legislature just raised the U’s appropriation by 3.3 percent over the biennium, which is two-fifths of what the U requested.
    — Josh Verges, Twin Cities, 13 June 2019
  • According to Shelby, the office is expecting to be three-quarters finished when the biennium ends June 30.
    — Anna Marum, OregonLive.com, 19 May 2017
  • What that’s left us with is unprecedented balances for the current biennium.
    — oregonlive, 18 May 2022
  • Oregon is on track to be more than $1 billion short in its general fund and lottery budget, assuming the state spends reserve accounts down to zero this biennium.
    — oregonlive, 1 July 2020
  • The move is central to the governor's plan to bridge a shortfall in the state's Medicaid program, which faces a $346 million hole next biennium because of decreases in federal funding.
    — CBS News, 1 July 2019
  • The problem, in her eyes, is that in the second year of every biennium, the size of the fire season determines if the agency goes upside down on its finances by exhausting its biennial budget.
    — oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Malloy will then meet with legislators next week for negotiations to craft the spending and taxing over the biennium that starts July 1.
    — Christopher Keating, courant.com, 11 May 2017
  • Steve Lerch, the chief economist and executive director of the council, said compared to the first forecast this year in March, overall revenues increased $3.6 billion for the current biennium and $4.1 billion for the next.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
  • And Education Cost Sharing grants to local school districts increase by about $140 million over the biennium.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, courant.com, 17 June 2021
  • If the $100 million comes through, the Public Defender Services budget would increase from the previous biennium.
    — oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021

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