State Lawmakers hopeful for budget agreement by week's end
New York lawmakers are very optimistic about getting a budget done on time again this year. They say 99% of the states spending plan has been closed down, and they will pass bills before the end of the...
View ArticleLibrary funding is focus of Library Advocacy Day
The library lobby is heading to Albany today to ask lawmakers to restore funding that has been lost for five years now.
View ArticleSpeaker Heastie makes Dream Act top priority
Newly-elected Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie made clear one of his top priorities in his first news conference, where he called for passage of the Dream Act, which would offer college aid to children of...
View ArticlePartial ethics deal reached in Albany
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Democrats announced a two-way deal on ethics reform late Tuesday, that they say will require full disclosure of outside income for state lawmakers. Cuomo and Assembly...
View ArticleState Senator Dave Valesky on the Campbell Conversations
The New York State budget process was different this year than years past. There was a new “man in the room,” and there were many significant policy proposals attached to it; some were incorporated and...
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