Gov. David Paterson raised the stakes in his showdown with the state Legislature on Tuesday. He told legislators that if they were unwilling to make $3.2 billion in mid-year budget cuts, they should give him the authority and he’d do it for them.
Tuition at SUNY Oswego would rise about $100 per semester and tuition at Cayuga Community College would rise by $50 per semester under the budget proposed by the State University of New York trustees on Tuesday.
The request now goes to the state Legislature and the Governor.
Getting back to some fundamental principles could save the Oswego City School District approximately $10 million, a school board member said Tuesday night. With potential mid-year cuts in state aid looming, the district has to find ways to be more efficient and affordable, he said.
Gov. Paterson held conference call meetings with leaders of the Senate and Assembly this week and said afterwards he’s open to changing his mind. “I’ll go back and take a look at the license plates because it has upset so many people. I’m optimistic I can find a way to replace the $129 million hole and I’ll reconsider it,” he said, according to the New York Post.
The new state license plates have been unveiled. You’ll have to change your license plate when you renew your vehicle registration, starting in May, 2010. It’ll cost an extra $25 for the new plates.
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