Daily Budget News 2/10

Daily News: President Barack Obama's stimulus bill narrowly survives Senate test vote

NYT: Obama Says Failing to Act Could Lead to a ‘Catastrophe’

NYT: A Proposal to Shore Up Banks With Pension Funds

Stateline: Governors react to stimulus proposal

NYT: Bring On the Stimulus, Groups Say

Stateline: Governors to track stimulus money

Buffalo News: New York loses millions in revised Senate stimulus bill

NYT: Trimmed Bill Still Offers Vast Sums for Education

PoJo: Stimulus package offers aid to New York schools, governments, residents

Bloomberg: Geithner’s Bank Rescue May Determine Effectiveness of Stimulus

NY Observer: City Hall: Stimulus Could Mean Up to $1 B. for Infrastructure

AP: State Budgets Being Delayed by Stimulus Debate

Stateline: Conflicting budget estimates abound

Stateline: Medicaid programs feel weight of recession

NYT: Plan to Raise Taxes on the Rich Is Gaining Momentum

Daily News: 'Millionaire's tax' could hit non-millionaires

WNYC: Ravitch Still Pushing His Recommendations

Business Review: Biz council opposes increased taxes on energy, telecom

Star Gazette: Poll turns thumbs-down to Paterson fee, tax hike plan

Newsday: Sources: Liquor stores pressure winery owners over plan

Star Gazette: Fight over N.Y. bottle bill heats up

WNYC: Cuts Put ESL Programs at Risk

Legislative Gazette: NYSUT unveils anti-budget ad

Business First: College officials, students head to Albany

Stateline: Four-day workweek grows on Utahns

Comptroller: United Health Care Overcharged State $4 Million

WNYC: Deciding the Structure of Your Local Government

Oneida Dispatch: Governor coming to Morrisville State College

NY Post: DOUSING FIRE OT

Jose M. Serrano: Senator Serrano Calls on Washington to Fund Cultural Institutions and Living Museums

Daily News (opinion): Mayor Mike Bloomberg lays out plan for New York City budget

Tri-State Transportation Campaign (opinion): The MTA Fuels the Upstate Economy, Too

Utica OD (editorial): Our view: State needs independent ethics panel

NYT (editorial): If Drivers Win, Riders Lose

El Diario (editorial): It’s the stimulus, stupid