All Entries Tagged With: "budget"
“Race Matters” Report: New York Has a Choice
WAMC – Northeast Public Radio Albany, NY http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain/article/2706/0/1627716/WAMC.News/’Race.Matters’.Report.New.York.Has.a.Choice. Dave Lucas ALBANY, NY (WAMC) - Proposed budget cuts totalling over $2.5 billion will increase racial and ethnic inequalities in New York, according to a new report released today by organizations from across the state. Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports. The report found that the Executive Budget exacerbates [...]
Need money? Tax the rich
Capitol Confidential, Times Union Albany, NY http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/22815/need-money-tax-the-rich/ By Rick Karlin That’s one of the not-unexpected suggestions out today from a consortium of groups including the labor-backed Fiscal Policy Institute, the state teachers union, non-profits, health care organizations and school funding groups, known as the Better Choice Budget Campaign, that have put out a list of [...]
Central New Yorkers react to Gov. David Paterson’s speech: ‘Optimistic tone’ but ‘follow through needed’ (Updated)
Syracuse Post-Standard Syracuse, NY http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/central_new_yorkers_react_to_g.html By Delen Goldberg Gov. David Paterson just finished delivering his “State of the State” address, and people already are reacting. Here’s what they are saying:Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R-Canandaigua “Gov. Paterson’s address sounded an optimistic tone, but what New Yorkers will be looking for, [...]
Special-interest groups lobby against cuts
Politics on the Hudson (Journal News Blog) Hudson Valley, NY http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/09/special-interest-groups-lobby-against-cuts/ As the Legislature prepares to meet in special session on budget cuts tomorrow, the halls of the Capitol and Legislative Office Building are busy with lobbyists and special-interest groups protesting proposed cuts in education, mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and other areas. New York [...]
Area residents should thank Stachowski, Thompson
The Buffalo News Buffalo, NY http://www.buffalonews.com/149/story/683931.html It is understandable that the public’s initial response to the recently passed New York State budget was a negative one. Media reports stressed unfair taxes and fees and bemoaned the failure to cut state spending. A closer look, however, reveals that the budget is a reasonable response to a [...]
