Thursday, January 22, 2009

Daily Budget News 1/22

TU: Paterson ’slyly inviting’ an income tax hike?

NYT: New York Borrows to Pay Jobless Claims

TU: Thruway commercial traffic, revenue fall

Newsday: Paterson budget includes new fee for LIPA

NYT: In New York, Proposed Budget Shuts Out Zoos, Aquariums and Gardens

Daily News: Mayor Bloomberg girds for state aid fight

Press & Sun-Bulletin: Advocates, recipients decry plan to cut aid to the poor

NewLI: Long Island Educators Critical of Governor Paterson’s Plan to Hike Tuition in Mid Year for Community Colleges

PoJo: Key Senate Democrat in favor of bottle bill extension

Economic Policy Institute: Federal grants key to recovery for states in recession

HANYS: House Stimulus FMAP Increase Would Provide $7.6 to $9.75 Billion to New York State

Newsday: LI 'green' advocates: Bill shortchanges sewer project

HANYS: HANYS Launches TV Advertising Blitz to Fight Budget Cuts

Post-Standard: Comptroller details faults in state fair audit

TU: Audit: Tower records sloppy

Bloomberg: Housing Starts in U.S. Probably Fell to Record Low in December

Bloomberg: U.S. MBA’s Mortgage Applications Index Dropped 9.8% Last Week

WNYC: What Ever Happened to Atlantic Yards?

Reuters: NJ may lose 20 pct of its securities jobs - report

Daily News: Hospitals fight for life

Daily News: Last-ditch bids to save 14 Catholic schools

Daily News: To dismay of parents and kids, Catholic diocese plans closures

Governor: Governor Paterson Announces More Than $31 Million In Highway Safety Grants

US News: Cash for Clunkers' Introduced in Congress


Daily Orange: SU promises free tuition to city students

LAT: Controller Refuses to Implement Furloughs

Brooklyn Paper (opinion): Bloomy’s plan is full of holes

Buffalo News (editorial): Senecas should reconsider

PoJo (editorial): Economic summit is timely for valley

Democrat & Chronicle (editorial)
: Brownfields law invites abuse that must stop

Post-Standard (editorial)
: Look how stable we are

LI Business Journal (opinion): Kessel: Powering up, Mr. President