Pandemic knocked an ambitious state budget, but some funding hung on The state budget started with a grand presentation by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany, with a $6 billion deficit mostly involving Medicaid costs and a proposal for a $3 billion … [Read more...] about 2020 EXPLORED: The state budget
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Environmental Protection Fund is safe from first round of state budget cuts
By Gwendolyn Craig The state Division of Budget had lots of bad news in its quarterly report for New Yorkers last week, with a growing deficit and devastating cuts to schools and local governments. The bad news did not extend, however, to the $300 … [Read more...] about Environmental Protection Fund is safe from first round of state budget cuts
Cuomo: Mother Nature Bond Act is postponed
By Gwendolyn Craig Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pulled the $3 billion Restore Mother Nature Bond Act from the November ballot, he told reporters during a conference call on Thursday. "We're going to postpone the environmental bond issue hopefully one … [Read more...] about Cuomo: Mother Nature Bond Act is postponed