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Tag: budget
A new budget deal in New York State, interview with Assemblyman Billy Jones
Lawmakers have passed New York’s State Budget for next year, flush with billions in federal aid and strong tax revenues, the State’s 2023 Budget came in at a record 220-billion-dollars. The Budget includes more than $8-billion in raises for healthcare workers and home health aides, $7-billion for childcare, $31-billion in education aid, the State’s cutting…
A Budget Shortfall in NYS
As Governor Cuomo calls for the closure of up to 3 state prisons to make up an unexpected $2.6-billion budget shortfall, Democrats, who now have the majority in both the Assembly and State Senate, move ahead with a progressive agenda on gun control, abortion-rights, and legalizing marijuana.
North Country Arts Go to Washington
President & CEO of Mountian Lake PBS, Bill McColgan joined a group representing the arts in the North Country visiting Washington DC, including representatives from The Pendragon Theatre, Upper Jay Arts Center, The Adirondack Experience, Creative Healing Connections and The Lake Placid Center for the Arts. The group visited with representatives from Senator Schumer, Senator…
Trump Budget Cuts
Among the proposed cuts in President Trump’s budget is the elimination of the Essential Air Service program that provides 175-million dollars in subsidizes to airlines that service smaller, rural airports nationwide, including 5 in Northern New York. PenAir Airlines receives about $3-million dollars a year in federal funding to fly daily round-trip flights to Boston.…
