Thursday, March 5, 2009

Daily Budget News 3/5

USA Today: Health care summit at White House a first step to overhaul

Newsday: NYC says state is shorting it on Medicaid funds

Daily News
: Gov. Paterson's EMS plan will slow response - city

Business Review: Capital Region governments to receive $82.9M in stimulus funds for Medicaid

Journal News: Down in polls, governor gets lift from doctors

Blip.tv: Housing Works Video of protest against Ken Raske, President of Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA)

Press & Sun-Bulletin: State health commissioner disputes ads attacking budget cuts

NYT: Amid N.Y.’s Budget Crisis, a Scramble to Spend Billions

Daily News:
New Front In Budget Battle - Prison Closings

News 12: State Leaders announce relief to local goverments

Empire Center: Teachers not thrilled with NYSUT tax hike advocacy

WNYC: Skelos: Republicans Will Oppose MTA Plan

Legislative Gazette: Senate GOP calls for budget conference committees

TU: Millions at stake in bottle bill

WROC: Gov. Paterson Meeting with Senecas


Press and Sun-Bulletin
: Yonkers mayor tells legislators to keep their hands off IDAs

Environmental Advocates of New York:New York's Environmental Protection Fund Nears Zero Balance

WXXI: Governor Proposes Flight 3407 Scholarship

Daily News: Yeah, I'd take a pay cut, too, says Gov. Paterson

Newsday: SU Chancellor cuts her salary, boosts tuition

WXXI: Assembly Acts on Rockefeller Drug Law Reform

Daily News
:
Rockefeller laws near extinction

Niagara Gazette
: PATERSON VISIT: Feeling their pain in the Falls

Newsday: Suozzi hopes for deal with unions by Friday

TU: Help wanted: Long hours, no pay

WNYC: Drop in Homeless Living on Streets

Newsday (editorial): Pork isn't the problem

Newsday (editorial): MTA: slow your roll

Daily News (editorial): Tom sees the light: Downturn shifts Controller DiNapoli toward pension reform

TU (editorial): A $93,000 question, at least

Democrat & Chronicle (editorial): Change-seeking taxpayers can't have it both ways