New York has more than 17,000 highway bridges, about 44 percent of which are owned and maintained by the state DOT, 50
percent by localities and the rest by state and local authorities (Thruway etc).
Not exact matches
The report also found that unintentional error accounted for 45
percent of claims
by states and
localities against SNAP recipients.
The state's tax cap, which exempts New York City, makes it difficult for
localities and school districts to raise property taxes
by more than 2
percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower.
Voters should remember that New York City was singled out
by Albany and eliminated from the revenue sharing program, while other
localities took no more than a three
percent cut.»
ALBANY — State leaders are preparing to soften Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposal for a property tax «freeze»
by eliminating the requirement that school districts and municipalities actually reduce spending, and
by giving the
localities credit for actions they've taken since the state imposed a two -
percent property tax cap.
In the past 50 years, the share of school spending provided
by states increased from 40
percent to 50
percent, while the share provided
by localities decreased from 57
percent to 43
percent.