The spending plan was clearly designed to minimize controversy and maximize the likelihood of an on - time - or perhaps even early - passage, giving Cuomo a third straight year of timely budgets to add to his growing list of accomplishments. (wamc.org)
Cuomo is declaring victory — not surprisingly — and also playing down the fact that this is the first late budget of his tenure, despite the fact that he has made timely budget deals and functional government a hallmark of his time in office thus far. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Cuomo has made a point of passing «on time» or timely budgets during his tenure in office that are approved by the Legislature before the first day of the fiscal year, April 1. (nystateofpolitics.com)