Friday, January 23, 2009

Daily Budget News 1/23

NYT: State Jobless Rate Soars; Benefits Extension Seen

NYT:
Growing Need for Medicaid Strains States

Daily News: Albany rolling toward MTA bailout tax

Tax Foundation: New York Governor David Paterson’s Tax and Fee Proposals a Mixed Bag

Daily News: Mayor Bloomberg eyes $1.6B, may still up taxes

Reuters: NYC mayor: tax hikes will stall Wall St revival

Daily News: Your share of city's sky-high debt is $7,153

Observer: Schumer: stimulus will benefit Upstate

Daily News: UFT Wants A Piece Of The Stimulus Action

Downtown Express: When to fold

Democrat & Chronicle: Duffy won't ask N.Y. for more money for Rochester

Buffalo News: Brown tells Albany to loosen reins so Buffalo can raise revenue itself

Philadelphia Inquirer: Rendell: No tax hikes in next year's budget

LAT: Moody's warns it may cut California's debt rating

Daily News (opinion): Dems have a taxing plan: The millionaire myth will keep N.Y. in the poorhouse

NY Post (opinion): MISSING: A FIX FOR MORTGAGE MESS

Post-Standard (editorial): Legal Aid Cuts: State funds don't go far enough, and may shrink further

Democrat & Chronicle (editorial)
: Legislature must promote government consolidations

PoJo (editorial): SUNY tuition rise must be targeted

Buffalo News (editorial): Albany slaps Buffalo

Newsday (editorial): A tax is a tax is a tax...