All Entries Tagged With: "andrew cuomo"
N.Y. Transportation Commissioner Highlights Budget Address
Bringing a personalized message to the residents of Putnam County, New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner addressed specific tenants of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2012 budget presentation at Mahopac Public Library this past Friday. Joan McDonald, along with nine other New York State commissioners, traveled across the region to reinforce Cuomo’s plans for “a New [...]
Wagner: Millionaire’s Tax Should Fund Education
In his second public appearance since he announced his candidacy back in September, 40th District challenger Justin Wagner descended upon Mount Kisco Public Library last Wednesday to call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend the state’s millionaire’s tax, which was set to expire at the end of this year. “I believe it is wrong to be [...]
Ball to Cuomo: Get Your Fracks Straight
In contrast to the cool, crisp air and the beautiful sunshine outside Mount Kisco Village Hall Monday, State Sen. Greg Ball delivered a heated speech on hydraulic fracturing, calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend the state’s public hearing on the controversial method of extracting natural gas from the earth. Also known as fracking, Ball [...]
Cuomo Signs Tax Cap into Law in Pleasantville
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, surrounded by local state legislators, signs the tax cap bill into law in Pleasantville. After years of discussion, it took Gov. Andrew Cuomo six months in office to sign a property tax cap into law. Cuomo officially signed the bill on Thursday afternoon during a ceremony in Pleasantville that will limit village, [...]
Senate Votes to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage; Gov. Makes it Law
The New York State Senate voted Friday night to legalize same-sex marriage and the governor swiftly signed the bill into law. New York is the sixth state in the nation — and the most populous — to legalize same-sex marriage. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo had lobbied lawmakers to pass the measure, and signed it into [...]
Cuomo Calls for Cuts, Wins Approval of Area Officials
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s first proposed budget contained a 2.7-percent reduction in spending for the 2011-12 fiscal year, including cuts to Medicaid and school aid. The area’s state representatives across the aisle supported Cuomo’s plans, calling the cuts necessary to keep the state’s tax burden from driving more and more residents out of New York. “The [...]
Cuomo Pitches Budget Proposal to Westchester Officials
Gov. Andrew Cuomo spelled out a blueprint to tackle New York’s “unsustainable” fiscal path Thursday morning at Manhattanville College calling for reductions in state aid to education and Medicaid and encouraging shared services and consolidation. In a reprise of his budget message Tuesday in Albany before state, county and local officials, Cuomo said he is [...]
Ball Tapped for Cuomo Commission
Republican Senator Greg Ball has been appointed to sit on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission. The SAGE Commission was created by Cuomo through executive order last week. The stated goal of SAGE is to eliminate at least 20 percent of New York State’s government agencies, authorities, and other bodies while also [...]
