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Budget Deficit

Redistricting Results In Closure Of School In Hudson Valley Redistricting Results In Closure Of School In Hudson Valley
Redistricting Results In Closure Of School In Hudson Valley Facing a budget deficit, a Hudson Valley school district will be redistricting, including the closing of one of its elementary schools. In Ulster County, the Saugerties School District announced that the Board of Education has approved a plan to redistrict, including shuttering the doors at Mt. Marion Elementary School. “Last spring, the Board of Education tasked me with creating a committee of stakeholders to help the District face the upcoming budget deficit as well as maintain and improve programming for all students,” Superintendent Kirk Reinhardt announced. “I firmly believe that our…
Cuomo Wants To Add New Fee For These DMV Transactions As Part Of New Budget Cuomo Wants To Add New Fee For These DMV Transactions As Part Of New Budget
Cuomo Wants To Add New Fee For These DMV Transactions As Part Of New Budget Facing an unprecedented budget deficit amid the COVID-19pandemic, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed additional fees for online transactions made through the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. In his $193 billion budget proposal released earlier this week, Cuomo proposed a new $1 fee for each transaction made through the DMV as the state faces a record-setting $15 billion budget shortfall. The new fees would keep motorists at home during the COVID-19 crisis while providing the state with additional revenue to offset the deficit. Fees would apply to the registration, re-registratio…
Cuomo Proposes Raising Taxes On Wealthiest NYers Cuomo Proposes Raising Taxes On Wealthiest NYers
Cuomo Proposes Raising Taxes On Wealthiest NYers With New York facing a record-setting $15 billion deficit amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal includes a potential tax hike for the state’s wealthiest residents. In his budget proposal this week, Cuomo proposed raising taxes on the rich to a combined level of 14.7 percent, which would be the highest state and local tax rate in the nation as New York looks to dig out of the financial hole created during the pandemic. The top tax rate would rise to 10.86 percent, up from 8.82 percent, making it the highest income tax in the nation. It would only impact those making…