{"id":89643,"date":"2018-04-01T05:23:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T09:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=89643"},"modified":"2018-04-11T10:24:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T14:24:19","slug":"nys-budget-legislators-issue-statements-on-2018-19-spending-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=89643","title":{"rendered":"NYS BUDGET: Legislators issue statements on 2018-19 spending plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

NYS BUDGET: Legislators issue statements on <\/strong>2018-19 spending plan<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Bill Magee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Assemblyman Bill Magee (D – Nelson)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, I successfully fought to get Madison County the revenue it deserves, and I fought for it again this year,\u201d Magee said. \u201cIt\u2019s only fair that Madison County sees the same benefits as other counties that host casinos. This revenue is vital for reinvesting in infrastructure and emergency services and helping keep local taxes<\/em><\/p>\n

down.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s budget granted Madison County a share of revenue generated by Oneida Nation gaming devices. Before then, Madison County had been the only county in the state to host a Native American resort and casino without receiving a host community benefit or a share of the state\u2019s gaming revenue generated within its borders. This takes the burden of casino expansion \u2013 and local services \u2013 off Central New York taxpayers.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Brian Miller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,I-New Hartford)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, it\u2019s lucky that we have a staff capable of quickly dissecting these budget bills and preparing us to debate and vote on them. The governor and the majority leaders of both houses wait until the last minute to negotiate the most important policies affecting our residents each year and then force a vote with very little time for the rest of us to examine what we are voting on. That is not how government should operate and it is the ultimate breach of the public\u2019s trust. The way this Legislature operates is not in the best interest of the residents of New York state.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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David J. Valesky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Senator David J. Valesky (D – Oneida)<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The final passage of the New York State Budget includes many victories for Upstate while closing a substantial deficit. These include a record investment in education, a commitment to fight harmful algal blooms in drinking water, the extension of the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits responsible for the redevelopment of many struggling downtowns, and provisions to protect vital access to health care.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Al Stirpe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D-Cicero)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEach and every child in this state, no matter where they live, deserves a quality education,\u201d Stirpe said. \u201cIt\u2019s our responsibility to ensure that school districts have the resources they need and that our kids can learn in a safe and nurturing environment.<\/em><\/p>\n

“The state budget increases Foundation Aid by $618 million for a total of $17.8 billion. The budget also increases funding for Central New York schools, including:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
School District<\/em><\/td>\nIncrease<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baldwinsville Central School District<\/em><\/td>\n$1,292,963<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cazenovia School District<\/em><\/td>\n$436,216<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central Square School District<\/em><\/td>\n$2,002,788<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District<\/em><\/td>\n$84,513<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fabius-Pompey Central School District<\/em><\/td>\n$262,311<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District<\/em><\/td>\n$46,938<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District<\/em><\/td>\n$382,978<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liverpool Central School District<\/em><\/td>\n$1,239,902<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Syracuse School District<\/em><\/td>\n$1,823,003<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phoenix School District<\/em><\/td>\n$420,407<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tully Central School District<\/em><\/td>\n$557,163<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/em><\/td>\n$8,549,182<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

“Additionally, the budget creates the Breakfast After the Bell initiative to ensure students can get a healthy meal after the start of the school day and protects students from lunch shaming.<\/em><\/p>\n

“To offset the rising costs of higher education, the budget includes $12.1 million to SUNY to increase community college base aid by $100 per full-time equivalent student.<\/em><\/p>\n

“To help more students follow the college dream, the state budget also restores $24.6 million in aid to private colleges, known as Bundy Aid, and increases funding for the Foster Youth Initiative to $6 million to support foster students on their path to higher education.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a father, I know how stressful paying for college is for so many of our families. That\u2019s why the state budget makes significant investments to help middle-class families send their kids to college without the fear of massive debt weighing them down.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Public libraries in Central New York are vital community resources, helping students learn, job seekers find careers and community members access services in a single central and accessible location. To help make sure libraries can continue serving the community, the state budget provides a total of $96.6 million in funding for public libraries, an increase of $1 million over last year. In addition, the budget provides $34 million to support library capital projects across the state.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NYS BUDGET: Legislators issue statements on 2018-19 spending plan Assemblyman Bill Magee (D – Nelson) \u201cLast year, I successfully fought to get Madison County the revenue it deserves, and I fought for it again this year,\u201d Magee said. \u201cIt\u2019s only fair that Madison County sees the same benefits as other counties that host casinos. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23814,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-njR","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/valesky.jpg?fit=250%2C203&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}