ALBANY - The effort to pass an on-time state budget for the third year in a row has cleared another hurdle. On Wednesday the Senate finished passing bills for the $135.1 Billion state budget. Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) called the budget “soundly … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Final State Budget to Include $386 Million More in Education Funding
ALBANY - Under the new budget that is being approved by lawmakers, school aid will be boosted by nearly $1 billion. And Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) says schools throughout her 57th Senate receiving more than $19 million over last year. According … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Funding for Statewide Gun Database Included in 2012-13 Budget
ALBANY - New York state plans to spend nearly $28 million to develop a statewide electronic handgun permit database as part of the NY SAFE Act, the state's new gun control law. According to a report in Today’s Jamestown Post-Journal and a report … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: NRG Plant in Dunkirk to Benefit from State Budget
ALBANY - Language that was added to this year’s pending state budget could help Chautauqua County’s largest taxpayer from closing its doors. Calling it a “major step forward” for NRG power plant in Dunkirk, Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) says the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Senate Begins Approving Budget, Assembly to Wait Until Thursday
ALBANY - State lawmakers arrived in Albany yesterday to begin work on passing a state budget, but one group was conspicuously absent from the capitol. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is not convening the Assembly until Thursday, March 28 – … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Leaders Come to Agreement on Budget
ALBANY - The top Lawmakers in Albany have come to an agreement on the state budget, now its just a matter of time before both the Senate and the Assembly approve bills to finalize the $135.1 Billion spending plan. The budget - which was reached in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown School Officials Look to Albany to Help Close Projected Budget Gap
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown school officials – along with districts throughout New York State – will have to wait a little longer before they know the specific amount of money they’ll be getting from Albany for next school year. On Tuesday night the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Lawmaker Reach Minimum Wage Deal
ALBANY - State lawmakers have settled on a tentative agreement that would raise the state's minimum wage to $9 an hour as part of the $136.5 billion budget. The Albany Times-Union is reporting that following a private conversation Monday morning, … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Budget Could Result in $2.5 Million Loss to Resource Center
JAMESTOWN - A proposal by Governor Andrew Cuomo to cut funding for services to people with developmental disabilities would lower the quality of services provided to individuals across New York State and potentially would led to layoffs for a local … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Discussion on Decriminalizing Marijuana Continues in Albany
ALBANY - The effort to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana could see some action by the end of this month. The Albany Times Union is reporting today that the marijuana issue is among the non-fiscal items that could work their … [Read more...]
