ALBANY - Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean), who represents Chautauqua County and several other counties in the Southern Tier, has offered her thoughts on Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2015-16 executive budget. Among the positives for Sen. Young was the … [Read more...]
Cuomo to Present State of the State, Budget on Wednesday
ALBANY - In the first State of the State address of his second term, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will present a long list of measures including tax cuts for small business, property tax relief, funding for bridges and subways and efforts to improve … [Read more...]
Cuomo Rolls Out Plan to Change How Juveniles are Prosecuted for Crimes
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo will also be delivering his annual state of the state address Wednesday afternoon, before the state senate and assembly in Albany. Prior to the speech, the governor has been slowly rolling out his 2015 Agenda, which he … [Read more...]
Cuomo to Deliver State of State, 2015-16 Executive Budget on Jan. 21
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo says the 2015-16 Executive Budget will be released and presented together with the 2015 State of the State Address. The 2015 New York State of Opportunity Agenda will be presented by Governor Cuomo on Wednesday, January … [Read more...]
Governor Outlines Recent Common Core Reforms
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that students taking Common Core state tests in grades 3-8 this week will be protected thanks to new reforms enacted in the FY14-15 state budget. The reforms eliminate high stakes for students on … [Read more...]
Welfare Recipients No Longer Able to Use Benefits for Liquor, Gambling
ALBANY - Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) says more than 2,300 people from her senate district have contacted her, asking that state welfare benefits no longer be used for liquor, strippers, and gambling. Now, she says Albany is making progress towards … [Read more...]
Young Says New State Budget Contains Effective Tax Relief
ALBANY - The recently approved New York State Budget contains some of the most effective tax relief progress we have seen in quite a while. That’s according to Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) who says that tax cuts to help overburdened property … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Approve On-Time State Budget for Fourth Year in a Row
ALBANY - With less than an hour to spare, lawmakers in Albany have approved a state budget for the new fiscal year. With the final budget bills being approved literally during the 11th hour Monday night, lawmakers have now delivered four on-time … [Read more...]
Final State Budget Gives Jamestown Nearly $2 Million More in Funding Over Governor’s Budget
JAMESTOWN - Some good news for the Jamestown School District. The new state budget that was finalized over the weekend calls nearly $2 million in additional state aid for Jamestown, compared to what was initially in the Governor’s proposed … [Read more...]
As Lawmakers Get Closer to Finalizing State Budget, Young Calls for Repeal of GEA
ALBANY - State Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) said she is calling on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to join Senate Republicans to end the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) which has taken over a billion dollars from our children’s education in school … [Read more...]