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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Budget Proposal: Good on Cutting Manufacturing Taxes, Bad with Public Financing of Campaigns

As he is constitutionally required to do, the Governor proposed his 2014-15 budget last week. It was a status quo budget proposal that did not contain any revolutionary ideas or reforms but it does keep spending in check and does contain some positive proposals.
It should be noted that this budget proposal is a starting point for negotiations with the State Legislature.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton School Board To Meet Tuesday

Fulton City School District Superintendent Bill Lynch said during a coffee meeting at the high school Saturday that what the governor has come out with for school aid is unfortunate. “It’s discouraging,” Lynch said.”It’s the same situation we’ve been in year after year. He’s not directing the funds to operate the school district.” The board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Fulton Junior High School on Curtis Street.

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Community

‘Financial Savvy for Women Business Owners’ to be Presented at February WNET Meeting

In the past ten years, the number of women owned businesses has increased by 44 percent. Yet, women face unique financial challenges. Rob Rolfe of Harmony Financial Services will address these particular issues and discuss how specific financial plans can be created to overcome them at the next Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training’s monthly breakfast meeting on February 6.

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