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...]
State Senate Leader, Municipal Leaders Speak Out Against Cuomo Consolidation Proposal
ALBANY - The leader of the Senate Republicans and members of the New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM) have come out against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to require local governments in each county to offer government consolidation plans to go … [Read more...]
Cuomo’s State of the State Road Show Comes to Buffalo on Monday
BUFFALO - Governor Andrew Cuomo will deliver his 2017 state of the state address at two separate locations on Monday. On Sunday Cuomo continued a selective roll-0ut of his priorities for 2017 in the lead up to what the media is calling his “State … [Read more...]
Republicans to Maintain Control of State Senate Thanks to Breakaway Democrats
ALBANY – A group of breakaway Democrats will stick with Republicans who control the state Senate, continuing a coalition that has helped to keep the GOP in charge of the 63-member chamber despite their showing in the November elections. The … [Read more...]
State Panel Fails to Approve Pay Increase for Lawmakers
ALBANY - Allies of Gov. Andrew Cuomo blocked a pay raise Tuesday for New York's 213 state lawmakers, arguing the Legislature should limit the amount of private income legislators can earn before getting a public-salary bump. A panel tasked with … [Read more...]
Election 2016: Major Victories for GOP Across Country and Southern Tier
The 2016 Election is in the books and it's turned out to be a major victory for Republicans across the country as well as in the Southern Tier. In the race for U.S. president, upstart Donald Trump pulled off one of the biggest surprises in … [Read more...]
Young, Goodell Receive Low EPL/Environmental Advocates Scores
ALBANY - The two lawmakers who represent Chautauqua County in Albany are getting poor grades when it comes to supporting environmental legislation. Each year, EPL/Environmental Advocates tracks the environmental voting records of the New York … [Read more...]
