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Fulton Daily News

State Aid Increase in State Budget Boosts County Schools, Except Hannibal

This chart shows, in blue, the increase in state aid proposed in the Governor's original budget and, in red, the increase added after negotiations with the State Legislature.  The aid does not include certain types of aids that are reimbursements to the districts for money already spent.

State lawmakers negotiated an extra $100 million into the 2013-14 state budget for aid to schools.  They said the aid would be focused on high need, low wealth school districts who have been hurt the most by the state’s cuts in aid in the last few years.

But it appears they forgot Central New York’s neediest, poorest district: Hannibal.

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Oswego Daily News

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $1.5 Million Loan Guarantee For Pulaski Manufacturer Bringing Back Jobs From China

U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a federal loan guarantee worth $1,530,000 for HealthWay Home Product and V-Squared Management in Pulaski to help finance a construction project to grow the business, expand operations, and bring an expected 25 manufacturing jobs back to Oswego County from China.

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