While the credits weren't scheduled to sunset until the end of 2019, the governor's proposed spending plan did not provide for the extension of the program this year. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Mayor Paul Dyster proposed a spending plan for next year that would raise the tax rate for commercial properties slightly and the residential property tax rate by less than 2 cents per $ 1,000 of assessed value. (buffalonews.com)
Against the backdrop of the worst recession since the 1930s, a broken financial system and rising unemployment, our politicians indulged in little more than the usual nit - picking over «black holes» in proposed spending plans and bickering about which party could be trusted to cut our alarming Budget deficit most quickly. (newstatesman.com)