Comments on: Still no budget deal at the Capitol http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/23/still-no-budget-deal-at-the-capitol/ Political news in the Lower Hudson Valley, New York state. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:16:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ed1 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/23/still-no-budget-deal-at-the-capitol/comment-page-1/#comment-48699 ed1 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:09:39 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=12792#comment-48699 ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson is now taking $1.6 billion worth of temporary, emergency measures to cover the state’s December bills. That’s while he’s continuing to try to get the Legislature to agree with $1.4 billion more to address a deficit. Most of the immediate action involves shifting money from state agencies to the general fund, which must be returned to the agencies within four months under law. He also says he will temporarily use some cash from previously scheduled borrowing for capital projects. ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson is now taking $1.6 billion worth of temporary, emergency measures to cover the state’s December bills. That’s while he’s continuing to try to get the Legislature to agree with $1.4 billion more to address a deficit.

Most of the immediate action involves shifting money from state agencies to the general fund, which must be returned to the agencies within four months under law. He also says he will temporarily use some cash from previously scheduled borrowing for capital projects.

]]> By: Fighting Fritz http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/23/still-no-budget-deal-at-the-capitol/comment-page-1/#comment-48695 Fighting Fritz Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:57:52 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=12792#comment-48695 ed1 - wrong again, as usual. The cuts in aid are real cuts to many Westchester districts. Aid did not increase in 2009's budget to a slew of districts from Bronxville to Blind Brook, so Paterson's cuts reduce the amount to those districts that were held flat in the budget heretofore. Call the NYS School Boards Assn - they'll give you the hard number before you speak erroneously again. As for local districts, a number of them came in with record low increase #s this year, below the 4% cap so touted by Paterson and his conservative apologists. Rye City Schools, for one, is having a vicious battle with their school union, trying to keep wages down. So don't generalize. If you have a district you think is bad - just identify them specifically, and don't tar everyone with a broad bush. "e.g. All bloggers are conservative know-it-alls who hide behind anonymity in order to insult Democrats with impunity" ed1 – wrong again, as usual. The cuts in aid are real cuts to many Westchester districts. Aid did not increase in 2009’s budget to a slew of districts from Bronxville to Blind Brook, so Paterson’s cuts reduce the amount to those districts that were held flat in the budget heretofore. Call the NYS School Boards Assn – they’ll give you the hard number before you speak erroneously again.

As for local districts, a number of them came in with record low increase #s this year, below the 4% cap so touted by Paterson and his conservative apologists. Rye City Schools, for one, is having a vicious battle with their school union, trying to keep wages down. So don’t generalize. If you have a district you think is bad – just identify them specifically, and don’t tar everyone with a broad bush.

“e.g. All bloggers are conservative know-it-alls who hide behind anonymity in order to insult Democrats with impunity”

]]> By: jeffrey http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/23/still-no-budget-deal-at-the-capitol/comment-page-1/#comment-48638 jeffrey Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:57:12 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=12792#comment-48638 both parties are a disgrace..they covett the support of the unions and that means they can't cut anything.. but state workers and uniformed services get to retire at the equivalent of what a multimillionaire would get from the interest on three million....i hope that the people that vote for these jerks realize that they are subsidizing the unions....forget about welfare that pales in comparison both parties are a disgrace..they covett the support
of the unions and that means they can’t cut anything..
but state workers and uniformed services get to retire
at the equivalent of what a multimillionaire would get
from the interest on three million….i hope that the
people that vote for these jerks realize that they are
subsidizing the unions….forget about welfare that
pales in comparison

]]> By: ed1 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/23/still-no-budget-deal-at-the-capitol/comment-page-1/#comment-48636 ed1 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:41:34 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=12792#comment-48636 IF they do cut education, (which is really not a cut at all, but merely a slicing of INCREASES) the local school districts, which are even MORE dysfunctional than the legislature, will gear up for the biggest whopper of tax increases on already overburdened homeowners than ever has been seen or even in wild dreams contemplated. We are abandoned between the devil and the swelling, angry seas. IF they do cut education, (which is really not a cut at all, but merely a slicing of INCREASES) the local school districts, which are even MORE dysfunctional than the legislature, will gear up for the biggest whopper of tax increases on already overburdened homeowners than ever has been seen or even in wild dreams contemplated. We are abandoned between the devil and the swelling, angry seas.

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