Business groups laud final NY budget

In the The Business Review this morning, Adam Sichko reports on business reaction to the budget deal struck by Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders. He quotes Heather Briccetti, and Brian Sampson of Unshackle Upstate.  Click here to see his post.  
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Budget: $1.2B for building projects

Employment-Generating Road, Bridge and Parks Efforts Draw Notice of Enthusiastic Governor As usual, Jimmy Vielkind of the Times Union gets to the heart of one of the more important aspects of the state budget. In his report Vielkind points to the $1.2 billion that will be spent on inf
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Quietly, a budget deal is reached in Albany

ALBANY — No flash. No sizzle. No last-minute protests, and no late-night dramatics. This is not how Albany ordinarily works. But on Tuesday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders said that they had agreed to a $132.6 billion budget for the state’s next fiscal year, an
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Business Council statement on budget agreement

“The Business Council is pleased that Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders are continuing on the path to bringing fiscal stability back to New York. For the second year in a row, New Yorkers will be pleased that our state leaders have enacted an on-time budget with controlled spen
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Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Skelos, and Speaker Silver announce agreement on 2012-2013 New York State Budget

overnor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced an agreement on the 2012-2013 New York State Budget. The Budget continues the Governor’s commitment to fiscal responsibility while creating jobs and strengthening commu
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Cuomo, Legislators finalize new budget

Adam Sichko of The Business Review is reporting that Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders have reached agreement on a 2012-13 budget "that erases a $3.5 billion gap and holds spending growth under inflation.
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Business Council backs “Scaffold Law” reform

Senator Gallivan Sponsors Legislation to Reform the “Scaffold Law” State Senator Patrick M. Gallivan joined with groups from across the state today to announce his sponsorship of a bill, S.6816, to reform New York’s antiquated and costly Scaffold Law. The law, which
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An alternative budget that ‘puts people first’

From the Legislative Gazette’s Adam Shanks:A coalition of advocacy groups, led by New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, has released a “CounterBudget” in response to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget proposal — much of which was already agreed upon and passed e
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State budget deal near

Lawmakers Paving the Way for an On-Time Spending Plan

This comes to us from James M. Odato of the Times Union. Legislative leaders say they will begin voting on this year's budget Wednesday and finish by Friday, two days ahead of the March 31 deadline.
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Medicaid AWOL from budget debate

This op-ed comes to us from E.J McMahon, who is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute's Empire Center for New York State policy. It is was printed in Newsday Over the next few days, as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the legislature negotiate the final details of a state budget for f
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