Monday’s Links Worth Clicking

• Gov. Andrew Cuomo to present dreaded 2011-12 state budget
  A state official says Cuomo is considering cuts of 2 percent to 3 percent in school aid and in Medicaid, while proposing as many as 10,000 state layoffs.
• Cuomo discovers ‘secret’ budget flaw
  Hundreds of little-known laws and regulations buried in New York’s often secretive budget process have for decades dramatically padded funding for special interests
• State Senate Passes Property Tax Cap Bill: Updated
  The state Senate, as expected, approved Gov. Cuomo’s 2% property tax cap bill by a vote of 45-17. It's on the Assembly now.
• National Grid won't say how many CNY workers will be among 1,200 it lays off
  The job cuts announced Monday are part of a larger management reorganization.
• EXCLUSIVE YNN-Marist Poll: NYers Confident Cuomo Can Manage Crisis
• Oneida city lawmakers to hold hearing on plans for an autism group home
  A regional agency is planning to build Central New York’s first group home for young adults with autism spectrum disorders in the city of Oneida.
• Gov. Andrew Cuomo vows end to 'secret' budget process
  A series of so-called "permanent laws" and little-known regulations buried in New York's often secretive budget process have for decades dramatically padded funding for special interests and helped push the state into multibillion dollar deficits, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
• Liverpool school board discusses closing two schools
  The Liverpool Central School District Board of Education held a special working session Monday night to discuss closing two schools. Board of Education President Don Cook said the board met to begin working through the recommendations

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