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Paterson Proposes Cuts to Close Deficit

Albany : NY : USA | about 1 month ago  
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New York Governor David Paterson
Paterson proposed billions of dollars in spending cuts on Thursday and raised alarms about New York’s financial health as the state faces a deficit of nearly $50 billion over the next three and a half years. The governor’s plan , which seeks to close a deficit for this fiscal year projected to be $3...
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  • News Source: Epoch Times | about 1 month ago
    Paterson on Thursday outlined a two-year, $5 billion deficit reduction plan that would eliminate the state's current-year budget gap without raising taxes. The plan calls for a 10 percent cut to the budgets of every state agency. Average New Yorkers...
  • News Source: Androscoggin News | about 1 month ago
    State lawmkers decry Paterson school aid cuts Faced with Gov. David A. Paterson 's proposed mid-term cut in state aid to school districts, state lawmakers from Long Island Thursday were less than enthusiastic about the governor's deficit-reduction...
  • News Source: The New York Times | about 1 month ago
    Paterson proposed billions of dollars in spending cuts on Thursday and raised alarms about New York’s financial health as the state faces a deficit of nearly $50 billion over the next three and a half years. The governor’s plan , which seeks to...
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  • Blog Source: blog.timesunion.com
    School aid cuts proposed under Paterson's deficit reduction plan. October 15, 2009 at 5:15 pm by Rick Karlin. Below are the “school runs” which outline the mid-year cuts proposed in Gov. David Paterson's recently-announced deficit plan. ...
  • Blog Source: cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
    Gov. David A. Paterson on Thursday proposed $5 billion in spending reductions to close a gaping state budget deficit. The plan would slash spending on education and health care, but avoid tax increases.
  • Blog Source: rochesterhomepage.net
    Governor Paterson said on Thursday that his deficit reduction plan will get the state on the right track for the future. However, it looks like no one will be asked to sacrifice more than the state's school districts. Paterson said a proposed $480
  • Blog Source: blog.timesunion.com
    Governor David A. Paterson today outlined a two-year, $5.0 billion Deficit Reduction Plan that would eliminate the State's current-year budget gap without raising taxes, as well as institute major structural reforms — such as Tier V ...
  • Blog Source: alloveralbany.com
    Well, there are no easy answers, but I think Paterson made the right choices. More than half of total state budget spending goes to Medicaid and K-12 school aid -- and quite fittingly much of the deficit reduction plan is cuts to ...
  • Blog Source: www.crainsnewyork.com
    “The spending cuts proposed by Gov. Paterson…are a positive step.” The governor had hoped to produce a deficit reduction plan jointly with the Legislature, but lawmakers refused, forcing the governor to do it on his own. ...
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