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5 Large States, 5 Different Paths to Fix Broken Budgets

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- California's governor wants to maintain temporary tax increases to keep $9 billion a year flowing to the state treasury. Low-tax Texas is considering tapping its rainy day account to soften the effects of deep spending cuts. New York's governor pushed through budget cuts while keeping a campaign pledge...

NY Gov. Cuomo Considers Cap on Medical Malpractice [VIDEO]

States Shift to Deep Cuts for Workers to Balance Budgets

Dire. Drastic. Draconian. Call them what you will, but the measures being called for in state capitals to deal with record budget shortfalls are harsher than any in memory and have sparked angry protests from public employees most likely to feel the brunt of them. In Madison, Wis., police were dispatched today when every...

State Budget Cuts Could Mean Mass Teacher Layoffs

The recession may have officially ended in June 2009, but school districts from New York to Los Angeles are grappling with state budget proposals that include massive spending cuts and teacher layoffs. A look at some of the major problems around the country: New York City New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced...

New York Budget: The 5 Most Painful Cuts

New Yorkers, prepare for a fresh round of belt-tightening. On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo derided the state's budget system as "a sham," saying that a tangle of loopholes and arcane regulations prevented meaningful reductions in spending. He added that the secretive budget process and influence of special interests reminded...

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Biz Leaders To GOP: Minimum Wage Raise Is 'Past Due'

As lawmakers in Albany, N.Y., contemplate a boost to the state's minimum wage, a group of business leaders came out Thursday in support of hiking the wage floor from $7.25 to $8.50, putting unusual pressure on state Republicans and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to shepherd the raise into law.

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Obama Visits Albany Science Center With Governor Cuomo (PHOTOS)

US President Barack Obama smiles with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (R) during a tour of the of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's (CNSE) Albany NanoTech Complex at the State University of New York May 8, 2012 in Albany, NY.

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05/24/12 Biz Leaders To GOP: Minimum Wage Raise Is 'Past Due' Source: The Huffington Post - Business As lawmakers in Albany, N.Y., contemplate a boost to the state's minimum wage, a group of business leaders came out Thursday in support of hiking the wage floor from $7.25 to $8.50, putting unusual pressure on state Republicans and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to shepherd the raise into law.
05/08/12 Obama Visits Albany Science Center With Governor Cuomo... Source: The Huffington Post US President Barack Obama smiles with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (R) during a tour of the of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's (CNSE) Albany NanoTech Complex at the State University of New York May 8, 2012 in Albany, NY.

Background on Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Mark Cuomo (; born December 6, 1957) is the 56th and current Governor of New York, having assumed office on January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 64th New York State Attorney General, and was the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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