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Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joins lawmakers and supporters like Assemblyman David Weprin, at left, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at right, last month to call on her colleagues to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. A version of this measure was included in the finalized state budget that was approved this weekend by Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers.

State budget includes $90 million local media tax credit

New York unveils groundbreaking payroll tax credit for local news outlets, boosting journalism sustainability and democracy. more

STAFF REPORT | 4/20/24

Albany should give taxpayers a break

Every year at this time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature wrestle with the state budget, facing an April 1 deadline to get it done. This year . . . more

3/22/19

Governor: Direct caregivers deserve a ‘living wage’

Many of the most vulnerable people in our society are cared for by some of the strongest. Looking out for a child or adult with developmental disabilities can be trying . . . more

3/30/17

Budget should have addressed corruption

As budget talks wrapped in Albany last week, Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, who’s running to fill Dean Skelos’s vacant seat, criticized Senate Republicans for not supporting ethics reform in the … more

By Alex Costello | 4/6/16

State Assemblyman Brian Curran explained Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget to an audience at the Baldwin Library last week.

Putting an end to state aid reduction?

The controversial gap elimination adjustment to the New York state budget is about to become a thing of the past. That’s the feeling of Assemblyman Brian Curran, who last week presented a … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 2/23/16

State budget to increase L.I. infrastructure

At first blush, it may seem like the 2015-16 state budget doesn’t include much for Long Island. But thanks to Sen. Dean Skelos, Long Island will be getting about $1.1 billion for infrastructure in the coming year. more

By Alex Costello | 4/8/15

Assemblyman Brian Curran, left, led a town hall state budget presentation on March 4 at Baldwin Public Library. From left were Library Board President Joe Carroll, Board of Education President Karyn Reid, Town of Hempstead Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, County Legislator Laura Curran, Board of Education Vice President Mary Jo O’Hagan, Library Board Trustee Carl Williams and Baldwin Civic Association President Karen Montalbano.

State budget presentation comes to Baldwin

Roughly two-dozen Baldwin residents took an in-depth look at parts of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget last week as Assemblyman Brian Curran (R-Lynbrook) brought his town hall budget presentation to Baldwin Public Library. more

By Brian Croce | 3/11/15

In Albany these days, the talk is all about money

Somehow, some way, in the next week, New York state will have a new budget. Almost all of the details will remain out of the public eye until the very last moment, and that’s probably a good thing. more

3/27/14

No movement by Cuomo to fill Fuschillo’s seat

Residents of the 8th State Senate District, which stretches along the South Shore from Baldwin to Lindenhurst, do not now have a representative in the New York State Legislature’s upper chamber. This troubles some as Albany legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo negotiate this month over how the state will allocate its more than $100 billion budget. more

By Brian Racow | 3/5/14

One man can move legislative mountains

It’s been 24 years since I left state government, and the one thing that still holds true is that the legislative leaders make the biggest decisions, from the beginning of the session to its very end. more

6/20/13

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