A state budget — and with it a controversial property tax freeze — may be in place, but the battle over mandate relief is expected to continue. A $1.5 billion property tax freeze program, which is given to residents who ...

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New York State Bar Association President David M. Schraver has asked Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to consider the critical need for civics education as he and the Legislature develop the state’s 2014-15 budget. In a letter sent Wednesday, he noted ...

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ALBANY — The $137 billion state budget that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed Tuesday would increase spending about 2 percent without tax increases, but New Yorkers would feel some fee hikes. Cuomo’s budget proposal to the Legislature provides 4.4 ...

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The New York State Combined Ballistic Identification System effectively ended last Friday when the final state budget left out funding for the controversial anti-gun measure. The system, known as CoBIS, required licensed semiautomatic firearm dealers and gun manufacturers to file ...

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The final state budget passed last week included approval of SafeRx legislation designed to make prescription drug labels easier to understand for people with limited English, people with disabilities and seniors. The provision requires chain and mail order pharmacies outside ...

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ALBANY — The first salary increases for New York judges in 13 years appear headed for approval in the upcoming state budget, quietly ending one of Albany’s long political dramas that recurred annually, then wound through the courts after frustrated ...

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The future of New York’s Foreclosure Prevention Services Program is in doubt today after funding for the program, administered by the state Division of Homes and Community Renewal, was left out of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Executive Budget announcement. Over ...

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It is only the beginning, but the state Office of Court Administration heard some encouraging words Wednesday from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo regarding its proposed 2012-13 budget request. “I commend the judiciary for examining their operations and for continuing to ...

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The recently released issue of the Government, Law and Policy Journal offers a comprehensive analysis of “New York State’s Budget: Conflicts and Challenges” through a variety of articles by legal scholars, government officials and nonprofit executives.

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The news was bad for foreclosure assistance programs when funding was cut from the New York state budget in March. The news got worse on April 12, when the governor vetoed $1.5 million that Democrats had set aside to continue the program.

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ALBANY — Legislative leaders say a rare on-time New York state budget is just days away and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says it will restore some school aid. Silver wouldn't say how much of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed cut ...

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ALBANY — The first five-way meeting over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's hard-times budget is scheduled in Albany. Thursday's meeting will include the Democratic governor, Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver ...

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