NYS budget

Progressive lawmakers celebrate state budget victories

By • Apr 7, 2021
Karen Dewitt / WBFO Albany Correspondent

Progressive Democrats in the New York State Legislature took a victory lap, after passing a budget that achieves many of the groups’ long-term goals, including a substantial increase in taxes on the wealthy and the fulfillment of a 15-year-old court order to fully fund schools. Meanwhile, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, embroiled in several scandals, put the best face on items that did not go his way.


State leaders agree on $175.5 billion budget

By Mark Scott • Mar 31, 2019

Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders have agreed on a new state budget that will take effect Monday.

State budget talks continue as Sunday deadline looms

By • Mar 30, 2019

With a Sunday night deadline looming, the New York state budget is starting to take shape. Lawmakers are planning to return to the Capitol for a rare Sunday session to begin voting on budget bills. The state's new fiscal year begins Monday.

Cuomo and his aides warn of a deeper budget crunch

By • Mar 14, 2019
Karen DeWitt

With just a little over two weeks to go before the state budget is due, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top budget officials say they have to revise their spending proposal, now that President Donald Trump has released a budget plan that they say could devastate New York’s health care system.

Sniping between Cuomo, Senate Democrats as budget deadline nears

By • Mar 13, 2019

Budget talks are intensifying in Albany as the deadline nears, and they are revealing tensions and divides between Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the all-Democratic State Legislature.

Cuomo predicts legal pot won't be part of the budget, but luxury apartment tax will

By • Mar 12, 2019

With three weeks to go until the April 1 budget deadline, and Governor Andrew Cuomo is drawing some lines in the sand on items he says need to be in the spending plan, like a permanent property tax cap. But Cuomo says a proposal to legalize the adult use of marijuana likely will not be finished in time.

'Fixes' to federal tax overhaul part of new state budget

By • Apr 1, 2018
Photo from Governor's Press Office

The newly approved New York State budget includes a work around for the partial loss of state and local tax deductions in the federal tax overhaul.

State budget won't be easy in 2018

By • Dec 6, 2017

One of the biggest challenges that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers will face in 2018 is balancing the state’s budget, which already has a structural deficit of more than $4 billion. On top of that, federal changes to taxes and health care could cost the state billions more in lost funding.

SUNY schools ask for state investment

By Eileen Buckley • Mar 20, 2015
WBFO News photo by Eileen Buckley

Leaders of Western New York SUNY campuses are calling on the New York State Legislature to 'Invest in SUNY'. They're urging state lawmakers to create a new, SUNY 'Investment Fund' that would help pay for faculty pay raises and offer predicable tuition. WBFO'S Eileen Buckley says as more students are faced with poverty, this could key in securing their college education.
 

Buffalo Public Schools to receive state aid boost

By Eileen Buckley • Mar 31, 2014
Eileen Buckley / WBFO News

The Buffalo Public School District is expected to receive an increase in state under the new budget agreement. The city school district will see a more than a 4.3 percent increase in aid.

Developmental disability service providers urge Governor to keep funding in place

By Eileen Buckley • Jan 20, 2014
WBFO News photos by Eileen Buckley

Organizations that serve those with developmental disabilities are urging Governor Andrew Cuomo not to make any funding cuts when he releases his budget proposal Tuesday. One of those service providers is People, Inc.

Lawmakers hear complaints from local gov'ts on Cuomo's budget

By • Jan 29, 2013

Mayors from around the state came to complain about Governor Cuomo’s budget, as the first day of legislative hearings on the spending plan kicked off in Albany.

Leaders celebrate on-time state budget

By • Mar 30, 2012
Photo provided by Karen DeWitt

Governor Andrew Cuomo gathered with leaders of the legislature Friday to celebrate an on-time budget for the second year in a row.

Cuomo and majority party legislative leaders praised each other for their efforts in achieving two on time budgets in a row, which they say is considered a feat after decades of late budgets.  Then, they took turns posing for pictures as the governor signed the first of several budget bills.  

Cuomo said government is once again functioning, and it’s a “very proud day for the entire state”.