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New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli blasts state budget

April 1st, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 377673, Breaking News, Government, Politics, State News, Top News
Thomas DiNapoli State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli just issued a statement on the 2009-10 state budget that lawmakers are debating now. Here's what he had to say: "New York faced an extraordinary challenge to adopt a 2009-10 State Budget in the...

Golisano to support lawmakers who vote ‘no’ on NYS budget; Sen. Valesky says he won’t be swayed

March 29th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 377673, Breaking News, Government, Politics, State News
Legislative leaders have come to an agreement on a state budget, but rank-and-file lawmakers still have a chance to approve or disapprove the proposal. And they've got a strong incentive to vote "no." Billionaire businessman Tom Golisano last week offered...

NYS budget proposal includes boost for Syracuse schools, ‘Say Yes to Education’ program

March 29th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 377673, Breaking News, Government, Politics, Schools, State News
If state lawmakers approve legislative leaders' budget proposal, the Syracuse City School District would receive $1.5 million in additional state aid next year, said Sen. David Valesky, D-Oneida. The state also would earmark $350,000 for the "Say Yes to Education"...

NYS budget agreement includes Empire Zone reforms

March 29th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 377673, Breaking News, Empire Zones, Government, Politics, State News
A three-way budget agreement from Albany's legislative leaders includes reforms to the state's Empire Zone program. "Shirt-changers," or businesses that use paperwork gimmicks to obtain big tax breaks without creating jobs, will be decertified from the program, as will firms...

Budget agreement eliminates STAR rebates for NYS homeowners

March 29th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 377673, Breaking News, Government, Politics, State News
Middle-class New Yorkers no longer will receive STAR rebate checks in the mail if a budget agreement drafted by legislative leaders gets approved. Eliminating the STAR rebates would save the state $1.5 billion next year. In Syracuse, rebates ranged from...

Nine youth centers, two in Syracuse, slated to close under NYS budget agreement

March 29th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 377673, Breaking News, Government, Politics, State News
Gloria Wright / The Post-StandardThe Syracuse Community Residential Home, at 1441 S. Salina St., will close under the proposed 2009 state budget. Nine Office of Children and Family Services facilities, including the Syracuse Community Residential Home and the Syracuse Evening...

NYS budget adds two new income tax rates; wealthy New Yorkers to pay more

March 29th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 377673, Breaking News, Government, Politics, State News
Two new income tax rates will be added to the state's tax code. Currently, New Yorkers in the lowest income bracket pay the same tax rate of 6.85 percent as those in the highest bracket. The new agreement calls for...

No wine in NY grocery stores, but state excise tax on beer to rise

March 29th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 377673, Breaking News, Government, Politics, State News
Update: Jerry Mullane, vice president of state for Anheuser-Busch, just weighed in with a statement about the increased excise tax on beer. "We have made it clear to legislators that this shortsighted proposal will threaten jobs at breweries, wholesalers, suppliers...