Governor David Paterson took a bold step this week. He declared the state to be in a recession, with its budget falling deeper into a dark pit of debt. He challenged — nicely — state lawmakers to match the cuts he was making. How’s his message going over? That’s the main story in our roundup of news from elsewhere today. […]
Governor David Paterson tonight makes the most significant speech of his short tenure. He’s confronting a crisis in the state budget and will say the money’s just not there to do everything that was planned. His warning: hard times are coming, particularly for state employees. […]
Board members ask administrators to show them what the budget would be like with a 4.7 as well as a 3.5 tax rate increase. They will meet again to next week to decide which, if either, best suits the needs of the entire district. The district must have a budget in place by the end of the month. […]
UPDATED: A special school board meeting is set Thursday to discuss the budget. Unofficially, voters defeated the 2008-09 spending plan by a 1,666 no to 1,133 yes tally. The school board can now either adopt the budget as currently is or meet and decide to reduce the budget. […]
Voters in the Hannibal Central School District have an opportunity to hear details about the proposed 2008-09 budget this evening. The district will put the $25,122,068 plan to a vote next week. The district opted to host a second vote after voters rejected the initial budget proposal at the polls May 20. […]
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The 2008-09 spending plan was approved 4-2 (with one absent) Tuesday evening. It takes into account revenue for leasing sections of the Education Center and it contains the 10 positions that were restored in the second budget proposal.