Daily Budget News 2/5

NYT: Senate Adds Homebuyer Tax Credit to Stimulus Bill

CNN: Trump: Obama 'absolutely right' on executive pay cap

Business Week: Obama Calls for Executive Pay Limits

CBS: Obama's Salary Cap Could Seriously Hurt New York

NYT: Pay Caps and New York’s Budget Shortfall

Ithaca Journal: State union says no to givebacks, unpaid work

NYT: Governor Focuses on Plan to Limit Subway Fare and Toll Increases

PoJo: Leaders blast MTA tax-fare plan

Times Herald-Record: Orange Chamber resolution says no to payroll tax to help MTA

Press & Sun-Bulletin: State unions reject pay concessions

Press & Sun-Bulletin: SUNY officials balk at tuition hike use

Daily News: Millionaires MIA as N.Y. mulls special tax for them

WVIB: Paterson proposes gym membership tax

NY1: New York Considers Selling Wine In Grocery Stores

Bloomberg: Hedge Funds Can’t Fix Connecticut’s Fallen Revenue

Press & Sun-Bulletin: State budget spurs upstate-downstate debate

Democrat & Chronicle: Unshackle Upstate wants New York to limit spending on schools, Medicaid

Democrat & Chronicle (editorial): There's too much fat in city schools

Buffalo News (editorial): Careful reform needed

Daily News (editorial): Wretched excess: President Obama shames America's bankers

Newsday (editorial): Albany takes easy way