Senate Republicans and business groups today urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo to remove a proposal to extend the utility tax surcharge from his 2013-14 budget proposal. The 18-a surcharge is scheduled to expire March 31, 2014, and the governor wants to extend it for five years. The cost to businesses and… Read More →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, county executives from Putnam, Rockland and Westcehster counties and other officials signed a new letter of intent today to apply for federal funding to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge. The letter, signed after the New York Metropolitan Transit Council voted unanimously to support Cuomo’s $5.2 billion… Read More →
The Senate passed legislation this week that would require that the money in the state’s Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund actually goes toward highway and bridge repairs. Currently, less than one-quarter of the $3.5 billion fund is spent on these areas. The rest pays for salaries and operational costs… Read More →
The Senate gave final passage today to legislation that would expand the Iran Divestment Act, which prohibits the state from contracting with inviduals, businesses and other organizations that work in Iran’s energy sector. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation in January. The amendment, which was previously approved in the Assembly,... Read More →
