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Assembly Will Barclay

Budget Plan Stops Short of Real Change

December 7, 2009 Contributor
A four-week special session came to a frustrating close this week after Albany failed to pass a Deficit Reduction Plan that structurally solved any of the state’s financial troubles. It’s true that the legislature, after majority-party political infighting that wasted time and taxpayer dollars, managed to close a substantial portion of the budget gap. However, this deficit reduction plan fell well short of any meaningful reform. Therefore, the majorities ensured that problems we’re facing today will continue to carryover next year and into the future.

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Aubertine

End of Extraordinary Session Yields Positive Results, 2010-11 Will Require More Tough Choices

December 7, 2009 Contributor
After four weeks of negotiations, last week we passed a package of deficit reduction measures that close the gap in our 2009-10 Enacted State Budget by close to $3 billion. We reached this goal with a plan that protects jobs, rejects tax and fee increases, and shields property taxpayers and our school children from the impact of mid-year cuts.

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Oswego Daily News

Broadcaster Bob Gessner Dies In Florida; Left Legacy Of Local Programming

December 7, 2009 Contributor
Bob Gessner fell in love with Oswego’s lake and stayed here long enough to see the things he loved about radio fall away.  Gessner owned Oswego’s WSGO-AM until the mid 1990’s and built its FM sister — the last local radio station owners in Oswego County.  He believed in local issues and put local ideas and local people on the air.  Gessner died over the weekend, but the people who worked for him — including his daughter — say his impact will always be felt.

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