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Rockefeller Record: Albany Budget Battles Through 1963
Rockefeller faces constant budget battles with tax rebate debates and fee hikes as he pushes a Pay-As-You-Go plan. The timeline covers 1961 to 1963 with auto and liquor fees, tuition shifts, SUNY expansion, and legislative resistance. Key figures include Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, Assembly Speaker Joseph Carlino, and budget officials as the fight over financing state needs intensifies.
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Robert R. Haggart
Rockefeller
Assembly
Joseph Carlino
State University of New York
T. Norman Hurd
Hurd
Carlino
Newark
N.J
Senate Finance Committee
Elisha Barrett
Suffolk
Board of Regents