Daily Budget News 3/2

Bloomberg: Treasuries Rise as Stocks Fall, Report to Show Factories Shrank

CNN: Managing a stimulus windfall

NYT: U.S. Is Said to Offer Another $30 Billion in Funds to A.I.G.

TU: State's make, break month

The Times Herald-Record: Silver says bridge tolls best of bad MTA options

Daily News: Slapping $2 fee on East and Harlem River bridges would hurt working class, say foes

Crain's NY Business: For whom the MTA plan tolls

Daily News: Stimulus package could give NYPD nearly 4,000 new officers

Daily News: 42 new public schools to open in fall, Mayor Bloomberg says

NYT: Legislation to Overhaul Rockefeller Drug Laws Moves Ahead Swiftly

TU: Cash means state jobs

NYT: Schumer Seeks Federal Stimulus Funds to Jump-Start Moynihan Transit Project

Empire State News: President’s budget could boost air service to upstate New York

WCBS: Higher Taxes For $250K Income Hurts In New York

NY Post: GAMING FIRM LOSING BIG

NYT: Well-Regarded Public Colleges Get a Surge of Bargain Hunters

Daily News: Sen. Schumer skewers hefty hunk of pork - $750M - for state in '09 budget

News 9: New York State health insurance tax

WNYC: Two Queens Hospital Close

TU: Throwing a harness on wind

TU: Paterson to pay for D.C. trip

NY Post: GOV'S LIVING A BIT LARGER

NY Post: GOP LEASE FUROR $8M DEAL AMID CONTRIBUTIONS: DEMS

NYT: New York Vulnerable to Poaching in Recession

The Business Insider: Governor Paterson May Save New York's TV And Film Tax Credits

Observer: State groups dislike plans to change Empire Zone

LI Business News: Miller: Debate is spirited over New York wine law

Washington Square News: Fight for Gov. Island funding

Daily News: Westchester politicians feel the pinch of economic downturn

Utica Observer-Dispatch: Utica budget: Tax hike higher than state average

NY Post (opinion): BLOOMBERG: VITAL REFORMS

Utica Observer-Dispatch (editorial): Our view: Governments must go on a diet