New York approves 142 billion budget with school funding and ethics rules
New York lawmakers pass a 142 billion state budget increasing school aid by 14 billion and overhauling teacher evaluations while instituting strong ethics disclosure rules for officials. The plan includes upstate economic development contests and a legislative compensation commission, with critics calling the process rushed and less reform-focused than hoped.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
Cuomo
Democratic Assembly
Carl Heastie
Senate
Assembly
New York
Upstate
State Education Department
Dean Skelos
Long Island
Charles Lavine
Common Cause
Public Interest Research Group
Sheldon Silver
Danhattan
Legislative Compensation Commission
Karen Scharff
Working Families Party
County sales tax revenue lags as of March in county budget notes
County Treasurer Fred Beardsley updated the Finance and Personnel Committee on Tuesday that the county budgeted 40.9 million in sales tax for the year but has only received 8.3 million so far. He warned the start is disappointing but not surprising, noting last year began poorly yet 2014 final accrual exceeded early projections.
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Fred Beardsley
Finance and Personnel Committee
Beardsley
Terry Wilbur
Hannibal
Church
Michael Kunzwiler
D-Oswego
Mentoring partnership hosts community dinner at Fulton Junior High
A community spaghetti dinner at Fulton Junior High hosted by the Mentor-Scholar program and Fulton City School District Community School drew over 80 guests including students mentors and families. Organizers highlighted collaboration among SUNY Oswego AmeriCorps VISTA and local districts to support student success with after school activities and community engagement.
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Fulton Junior High
Oswego
SUNY
Fulton City
Scott Ball
Janige
Scott
Schepheys
Suny Oswego
AmeriCorps Vista
Fulton
Cooking Club
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