Unlike the Assembly Democrats, the Senate Republicans are expecting revenues in 2011-12 to exceed what Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration has forecast by $438 million, according to a Senate report released today. Democrats, who control the Assembly, are projecting receipts will be $37 million less than the administration’s estimate. However, for… Read More →
Superintendents and other school officials are not pleased with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to cap superintendents’ salaries based on student enrollment, with a maximum salary of $175,000 a year. Cuomo is modeling his plan on New Jersey, where regulations took effect Feb. 7 that cap annual salaries of superintendents in… Read More →
Assembly Democrats are projecting the state’s receipts will $134.5 billion for the 2010-11 fiscal year, which ends March 31. That’s an increase of $7.8 billion—6.2 percent—over 2009-10. It’s $49 million less than what Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration is estimating. For the 2011-12 fiscal year, Assembly Democrats are estimating the state… Read More →
The state Senate today adopted a resolution honoring slain City of Poughkeepsie Police Detective John Falcone. The resolution states that Falcone “made the ultimate sacrifice” while “faithfully and courageously executing his responsibilities in the line of duty, serving with dedication, loyalty and compassion, and who devoted his purposeful life and… Read More →
Assemblyman Thomas Kirwan, R-Newburgh, returned to the Capitol today as the victor of one of the longest undecided races in state history. He was sworn in this afternoon, with a packed Assembly Republican chamber cheering him on. “They do return to the scene of the crime,” Kirwan, 78, a former… Read More →
One of the longest serving Democrats on the Board of Legislators says he regrets siding with colleagues on a budget dispute that is heading to court. Legislator Martin Rogowsky, a Harrison Democrat who in December was the decisive twelfth vote on an override of County Executive Rob Astorino’s rejection of… Read More →
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, reiterated this afternoon what he told the New York Post yesterday: keeping higher income-tax levels for the wealthy is unlikely. Silver emerged from more than a one-hour meeting behind closed doors with Gov. Andrew Cuomo at Cuomo’s offices to discuss the budget, but said while… Read More →
The Rockland County Legislature’s Special Committee on Redistricting continues to hold public forums this week to gather input regarding the redrawing of the 17 Legislative districts’ boundaries following the release of census numbers next month. The redistricting is to make sure each voting district has roughly the same number of… Read More →
Putnam County Legislator Sam Oliverio of Putnam Valley said he will seek a sixth and final three-year term this November as a county lawmaker. Oliverio, 58, is the board’s only Democrat. Following is his announcement: 1)” I am extremely effective as a senior Legislator. As the sole Democrat on an… Read More →
Rockland County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell, D-West Nyack, and Legislator Alden Wolfe, D-Suffern, have both issued news releases with remarks about the county Public Transportation Department’s plan to hike bus fares and reduce some service. As my colleague Khurram Saeed reported last month, the county is looking to increase fares… Read More →
