Daily Budget News 4/13

NYT: State Cuts Delay U.S. Benefits, Official Says

Buffalo News: Hoyt target of pickets over layoffs

NYT: M.T.A. Rescue Plan May Hinge on Highway Spending, and Republican Support

Newsday: Senate GOP wants road funds in exchange for MTA bailout

Democrat & Chronicle: Albany urged to stick to the plan

Bond Buyer: NY Budget is the PITs

Crain's: Budget hits city’s public hospitals hard

NYT: Medical Helicopter Service Faces Big State Budget Cuts

WSJ: Recession Now Hits Jobs in Health Care

NY Post: BATTERY PORK-SEX-NEST AND GRAFT ALLEGATIONS PROBED AT AUTHORITY THAT RUNS POSH SITE

NY Post: PHONE TAXES ARE CELL HELL

Business Review:Executives criticize Paterson over handling of small business concerns

Post-Standard: Senators urge release of $120M for upstate

TU: A penny for these thoughts

Newsday: NY Republican senators reject pork from Democrat

Journal News: No complaints about Capitol security in wake of shootings

NYT: Bloomberg Bullish on Jobs While Others Forecast Gloom

Crain's: Local economy shows signs of life; mayor declares turning point is here

Newsday: Women accuse NYC agency of slimy treatment

NYT: Stadium Work Done by Firms New York Shuns

NPR: High-Dollar Stadiums In A Low-Rent Economy

Daily News: Mayor Bloomberg urges City Council to make same budget cuts requested of other city agencies

NY Post: UFT'S CLOUT SHAPES CITY

NY Post: NY GREEN HOUSING HITS DC RED LIGHT

Stateline (analysis): New York: harbinger of how the stimulus works?

Post-Standard (opinion): Aubertine: New budget isn't perfect but still benefits Upstate

Buffalo News (opinion): Mark Alesse: For New York to survive, Silver must be defeated

WSJ (editorial): The Tax Capital of the World

Newsday (editorial): Signs all over LI of how hard the economy has hit

Daily News (editorial): Mike's hard labor: Gov. Paterson abandoned Mayor Bloomberg in fight for taxpayers

Daily News (editorial): Fat chance: How about taxing laziness to fight obesity?

Daily News (editorial): Sons of beaches: Paterson, Silver and Smith must keep summer swimming spots open

Journal News (editorial): A taxing debate

Journal News (editorial): These little piggies

TU (editorial): Time for unions to share the pain

Post-Standard (editorial): Closing the Doors: State cannot afford to operate underused prisons anymore

Democrat & Chronicle (editorial): Member items in state budget are politics without a conscience

Daily Gazette (editorial): Editorial: Donohue crosses the line with Paterson insults