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You are here: Home / Archives for New York State Budget

State Legislature Approves 2018-19 Budget

April 2, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - New York State has a new budget in place. On Friday and Saturday the state legislature approved the $168 billion, 2018-19 State Budget, with a deal that includes a new state tax code as a response to federal changes and more money for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, New York State Budget

Cuomo Administration, School Officials Debate Reporting Requirements for School Aid

March 13, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - School education funding has once again become a flash point in the state budget process. In past years, the debate has focused on how much the state should spend on public schools. But this year, there's an additional focus on a proposal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, New York State Budget, State School Aid

Governor Proposes $1 Billion in ‘Revenue Raisers’, Shift in State Tax Code as Part of 2019 Budget Proposal

January 17, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday presented his budget message to members of the state legislature, and it includes not only a billion dollars in additional revenue, but also calls for a radical change in the state income tax code. Cuomo is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, New York State Budget, State Assembly, State Senate

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Sam Teresi April 2017 Interview

April 24, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 20, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the cost of the recent rash of arsons that hit the city in March. He also discusses … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Arson, Arsons, Community Matters, Housing, Jason Sample, March 2017 Arson, New York State Budget, Sam Teresi

2017-18 State Budget Finally Approved, Benefits Chautauqua County’s Two Cities, School Districts

April 10, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - New York will become the first state to make tuition at public colleges and universities free for middle-class students. The tuition initiative is part of a new $153 billion state budget approved Sunday by the state Senate, a day after the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Cathy Young, Jamestown Public Schools, Lyft, National Comedy Center, New York State Budget, NRG, State Assembly, State Senate, Uber

Members of State Senate Walk Away from Negotiations as Budget Deal Falls Apart

April 6, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - It appears that a deal has not been reached in the effort to pass a new state budget, now nearly a week overdue. Budget talks between the legislature and governor collapsed Wednesday night after members of the Senate left the Capitol, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Cathy Young, John Flanagan, New York State Budget, State Assembly, State Senate

State Legislature Approves Extender Bills with No Sign of Budget Agreement

April 4, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Four days into the month of April and there’s still not a state budget agreement in Albany. On Monday the State Assembly and Senate passed a series of extender bills to keep state government open and operating under spending approved in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, New York State Budget, Raise the Age, State Assembly, State Senate

State Lawmakers Unable to Finalize 2017-18 Budget Before Deadline

April 3, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - For the first time since Andrew Cuomo became governor, New York  lawmakers have been unable to deliver an on-time state budget. Faced with a recalcitrant Legislature and a failed negotiating strategy, Gov. Cuomo said late Sunday that he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, New York State Budget, Raise the Age, State Assembly, State Senate

State Legislature Brings Forward Alternate Plans for Governor’s Excelsior Scholarship Program

March 17, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Both the State Assembly and State Senate's one-house budgets have recommended changes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $163 million proposal to offer free tuition at public colleges in New York to some middle-class students. Cuomo’s plan – known as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Carl Heastie, Excelsior Scholarship, New York State Budget, State Assembly, State Senate

Jamestown School Board Gets Preliminary Look at Manageable 2017-18 Budget

March 16, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School District won’t be facing any layoffs and residents won’t see a tax increase in the 2017-18 school budget. That was the message Wednesday night from District Finance Director Vern Connors, who delivered a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2017-18 Jamestown School Budget, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, New York State Budget, Paul Abbott, Sylvia Root, Tim Mains, Vern Connors

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