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"I think we've got a really good opportunity this year. When I talk to my constituents, they ask me the question--why aren't we raising the minimum wage?"

The state's Independent Fiscal Office has reported that Pennsylvania is going to end the year more than $800 million above budget projections. About half will likely fill a hole in this year's budget.

Details of some issues are still being worked on, like how to create a congestion pricing system for parts of Manhattan.

Budget talks are intensifying in Albany as the deadline nears, and they are revealing tensions and divides between Democrats.

Cuomo is drawing some lines in the sand on items that he said must be in the spending plan, like a permanent property tax cap.

Like counties across New York, Steuben has to deal with a few new state mandates. 2019 is the first year Steuben County has to budget for Raise the Age and new indigent defense mandates.

Residents in Elmira are about to see their property tax bill go way up. The city proposed a 17 percent increase to fund staffing and services at the current level. It passed last night without a vote.

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