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New York State Budget

  1. take to the sea!
    NY Budget Gives Tax Breaks to Those Who Need It“It creates jobs, it makes New York state competitive.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  2. airbnb
    Airbnb Users: State Prosecutors Want to Know Who You AreNew York subpoenas the company.
    By Adam Martin
  3. budget crisis
    69-Acre Waterfront Staten Island Estate SaleIt has a certain ’Shawshank Redemption’ vibe.
    By Andre Tartar
  4. cuomolot
    Cuomo’s First Step: Taking on Unions Over State Salary FreezeA bold opening salvo from the new governor.
    By Chris Rovzar
  5. cigarettes
    Smoking in New York May Be Getting Even PricierAssembly Democrats likely to propose hike to state cigarette tax.
    By Josh Duboff
  6. oh albany!
    The Budget Will Be Late, and Perhaps Really LateEven late by Albany standards, which is impressive.
    By Dan Amira
  7. stoners
    New Yorkers Want to Get High and Forget About Their Dysfunctional GovernmentMedical marijuana gets high marks.
    By Dan Amira
  8. money woes
    New Yorkers Don’t Think Cage Fights Are the Way to Close the Budget GapFine, we’ll just raise your taxes then.
    By Dan Amira
  9. Big Brother
    Paterson Still Fighting FizzIf a new soda tax passes, you may have to cough up one cent per ounce.
    By Daniel Maurer
  10. money woes
    Governor Paterson Leans on Smokers, Soda Drinkers to Close Budget GapThe fat tax is back!
    By Dan Amira
  11. oh albany!
    New York Will End the Year With an Overdrawn Bank AccountFor the first time ever.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  12. oh albany!
    Paterson Stresses the Importance of Cuts to Education, Medicaid in Special Joint SessionThe proposed cuts to education and Medicaid total over $750 million but, to be fair, New York spends more money on Medicaid than any other state.
    By Zeke Turner
  13. early and often
    State to Have to Issue IOUs?Governor Paterson says it might be a reality.
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. early and often
    Chris Smith: Sheldon Silver Is Objectionable, InevitableWhy this week’s budget deal, which should be bad for the State Assembly speaker, unfortunately won’t affect his political prospects in the future.
    By Chris Smith
  15. early and often
    Last Night’s Budget Meeting Was So Awful, Someone Went to the Hospital Just to Escape ItWell, not really. She had walking pneumonia. She SAID.
    By Jessica Pressler
  16. early and often
    Albany to Rake in More From New Taxes and Fees Than AnnouncedIf you follow the numbers closely, the state will actually rake in $1.7 billion more than they announced under the new budget agreement.
    By Jacob Gershman
  17. early and often
    Pretty Much Everybody Hates Budget Plan by Paterson, Silver, and SmithThe plan, drafted in secret, has been roundly razzed from almost every corner.
    By Chris Rovzar
  18. early and often
    Weighing Paterson’s Tax-Hike ChoiceAnd no matter what, it seems there’s no love for the former Cuddle Guv.
    By Jacob Gershman
  19. early and often
    Paterson’s Secret Tax Plan Leaked on a Particularly Bad DayToday, both tabloids have bad news for the governor.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. early and often
    How Did Paterson Get to 26 Percent Job Approval?A handy interactive chart.
    By Chris Rovzar
  21. early and often
    Paterson Brings a World of Hurt Upon HimselfHis budget-cut proposals came out today, and everyone is sharpening their knives — for him.
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. early and often
    Governor Paterson Is Only $271 Million Away From His Agency-Budget-Cut GoalUnlike state legislators, state agency heads have largely responded to his calls for cuts.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. governor awesome
    Paterson’s Magic Carpet RideSmack in the middle of the state budget crisis, the guv dropped almost $40K on Turkish rugs. But maybe that’s okay?
    By Jessica Coen
  24. State GOP Tries to Outmaneuver PatersonSenate Majority Leader Dean Skelos tries to kill Paterson’s budget cuts with an early vote, leaving the governor scrambling.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. early and often
    Paterson’s Weekend: Bad For Budget, Good for VelazquezAs State Senate Republicans hold up budget talks, Paterson gives an indication of who might replace Hillary Clinton if she is appointed Secretary of State.
    By Chris Rovzar
  26. early and often
    Paterson Demands $5.2 Billion in Budget CutsNot that anyone is willing to give them to him.
    By Chris Rovzar
  27. early and often
    David Paterson Facing a World of Trouble Over Budget CutsFaced with opposition and a stubborn refusal on the part of the Legislature to provide budget-cut ideas, Paterson leaps into the void, alone.
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. early and often
    Will Paterson’s Budget Strategy Help or Hurt Him?Democrats are divided over whether Paterson’s wait-and-see-the-proposals approach is the best way to tackle the budget gap.
    By Geoffrey Gray
  29. Paterson on the Budget Deficit: ‘We Are Going to Need Federal Assistance’Mr. Paterson is going to Washington. Meanwhile, on the home front, there’s already a game of chicken going on between him and the legislature over who will cut first.
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. Paterson: Projected State Budget Deficit Has Grown to $12 BillionThat’s more than double the projected deficit from August.
    By Chris Rovzar
  31. early and often
    Paterson Gets Albany Budget Cuts, But Not As Many As HopedHaving forced the State Legislature to reconvene over economic issues, the governor made progress — but critics argue it wasn’t nearly enough.
    By Chris Rovzar
  32. early and often
    Paterson Takes Aim at Medicaid in His Proposed $1 Billion Spending CutsPublic-school funding is safe so far, according to Paterson, but big cuts in discretionary funding, local government aid, and health care are on the horizon.
  33. early and often
    Paterson Swats Down Silver’s Tax-Hike HopesThe assembly speaker is once again aiming for a “millionaire’s tax,” which the governor dismisses — arguing that taxes are “addictive.”
  34. intel
    Who’ll Save New York? Paterson’s Possible Super-FriendsThe speech served as a Bat signal to stir powerful New Yorkers who can put the governor’s urgent message into play.
  35. early and often
    Paterson’s Speech Already Causing Albany ScrambleNew York legislators and special-interest groups are already gearing up for a battle.
  36. early and often
    Paterson’s Speech: The Economic Crisis in New York Is ‘Devastating’As predicted, the governor’s televised address had more warnings than it did solutions.
  37. intel
    Chris Smith on Today’s Budget Speech: A Fresh Start for Both State and Governor?In an hour the governor of New York will make his television address about the financial crisis facing the state. Will it be enough to change Albany? And will it be enough to change him into a new kind of governor?
  38. early and often
    Bloomberg Beats Paterson to the Bad-Budget-News PunchNews of massive budget gaps double punches us early this week for both the city and the state.