The GEA was first passed by the New York State Legislature in 2010, when the state faced billion -
dollar budget deficits because of the recession.
Not exact matches
Lhota, the former MTA chairman who presided over the increase, blamed Patersona and legislative leaders in a recent GOP mayoral forum for the hike
because they «took hundreds of millions of
dollars» from the MTA to plug
budget deficits.
Nearly seven years after a state oversight board took over Nassau's finances
because of a multimillion -
dollar budget deficit and a credit downgrade, county executive candidates Jack Martins and Laura Curran say it's time for elected officials to take control of Nassau's fiscal future.