Year: 2010

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Aubertine

Governor’s Budget A Starting Point; Job Creation, Retention Top Priority

January 26, 2010 Contributor
Last Tuesday, the Governor released his proposed executive budget. This budget is a starting point which includes a number of proposals I think take us in the right direction, but still, there are others that concern me. Now is not the time to increase spending, as has been proposed. We need to rein in our spending to match revenues, while keeping an eye on job retention and job growth.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Governor’s Budget Does Not Go Far Enough to Reduce Spending

January 26, 2010 Contributor
Last week, Governor Paterson released his proposed budget. It’s the first step in the beginning of the budget process and is the foundation from which lawmakers negotiate before its passage in April. In short, in his budget the Governor proposes to slow the growth of state spending but also proposes approximately $1 billion in new taxes and fees. In this column, I highlight some of the more substantive aspects of his proposal.

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