ALBANY - Chautauqua County’s representative in the New York State Senate will be the one responsible for presiding over the state Senate budget hearings that will be taking place in Albany over the next few weeks. Sen. Cathy Young (R-Olean) is the … [Read more...]
Governor Proposes $1 Billion in ‘Revenue Raisers’, Shift in State Tax Code as Part of 2019 Budget Proposal
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...]
Cuomo Calls for Increased Hemp Production in New York State
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo is making a late-session push to boost the state's budding hemp industry. An Saturday the governor introduced a bill that would treat the plant more like other agricultural crops in New York. The bill is calling for … [Read more...]
2017-18 State Budget Finally Approved, Benefits Chautauqua County’s Two Cities, School Districts
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...]
Members of State Senate Walk Away from Negotiations as Budget Deal Falls Apart
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...]
State Legislature Comes to Tentative Agreement on Budget
ALBANY - State lawmakers have finally come to an agreement on a new state budget. Upstate Uber, increased tuition assistance, and more money for schools are just a few of the items in the new $152 billion state budget poised for passage today in … [Read more...]
State Legislature Approves Extender Bills with No Sign of Budget Agreement
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...]
State Lawmakers Unable to Finalize 2017-18 Budget Before Deadline
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...]
State Legislature Brings Forward Alternate Plans for Governor’s Excelsior Scholarship Program
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...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Andy Goodell Discusses NYS Executive Budget
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with NYS Assemblyman Andy Goodell about the 2017-18 executive budget, offered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this month. … [Read more...]
