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“If we want to lower our transportation emissions, we have to address getting people out of their personal vehicles or ensuring that the personal vehicles that are left become electrified more rapidly."

While New York may be first in the amount of spending per pupil, it ranks 49th in the nation in its unequal distribution of school funding.

“No one should worry. Be optimistic, it’s going to work out.”

The leader of the New York state Senate said she does not think there will be new broad-based taxes on the wealthy to close the state’s multi-billion dollar budget shortfall.

Several other counties have criticized these reforms as another unfunded mandate.

The budget was approved by city council early this week

A conservative think tank is renewing one of its annual traditions: calling out state lawmakers for stashing money in the budget for municipal projects.

"Frankly it was outrageous. We have the ability, we need the ability to debate the issues that are relevant to the bill."

Democratic Appropriations Chair Matt Bradford said that while he has his gripes, "the simple reality is, there is much good news in this budget."

Voters in the Owego Apalachin School District overwhelmingly approved a revised budget on Tuesday, about a month after the first budget proposal was voted down.