budget

Christmas budgets are getting tighter in NY this year, with parents spending less on gifts & more on experiences.

Local governments all across the state have been seeking more input directly from citizens to shape their budgets

Governor Cuomo's budget passed with $175 billion in spending and usage, but some of the biggest subjects that were decided upon were the denying of weed, the cutting of $50,000 in Special Olympic funding, minimum wage and.....the Governor's salary...

New York State officially decided on Sunday to change the age of criminal responsibility in 2017. Some were weary of the new age change, but it passed in the budget and is rising from 16 years old to 18 years old. In fact, New York State is the second last state to make the change...

The budget, that passed last night, included free college tuition, but some people are not happy about it at all. In the $163 billion budget that was passed 9 days late, the Excelsior Scholarship was passed where students will be able to go to college for free at any 4-year university or state college as long as their family income is not more that $125 million...