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Date: Fri Oct 16 7:24 AM, 2009

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State lawmakers decry Paterson school aid cuts October 15, 2009 by SID CASSESE / sid.cassese@newsday.com Faced with Gov. David A. Paterson's proposed midterm cut in state aid to school districts, state lawmakers from Long Island Thursday were less than enthusiastic about the governor's deficit-reduction plan. Mark Hansen, a spokesman for Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre, said Skelos believes those school aid cuts would result in higher property taxes in their districts. "In cutting state spending, we cannot simply offload costs to local governments that would force them to raise property taxes," Skelos said in a prepared statement, noting that the Republicans have an alternate proposal to achieve savings. Sen. Brian Foley (D-Islip) said the governor's proposal likely would "impair the quality of education" and that he would oppose its recommendations. Foley added that the scope of the budget deficit is still unclear. "The state's mid-year [fiscal] report is due in two weeks . . . and it will give us the facts we need in order to make a more informed judgment," he said. Sen. Craig Johnson (D-Port Washington) would not directly respond to Paterson's proposal. "For an issue like this, it wouldn't be responsible to pass judgment on a press release," Johnson said through his press aide Rich Azzopardi. "Once we get the governor's actual proposal, Sen. Johnson will be looking it over very closely. "However, we are extremely disappointed that development of the Belmont Park Race Track has once again been ignored. Realizing this track's true potential as an economic development engine should be part of any short- and long-term blueprint for New York's future." Assemb. Philip Boyle (R-East Islip) said: "If there is going to be cuts in education, it will have to be fair to Long Island. I will not accept anything else." The Assembly's top leader was noncommittal. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) promised a slew of hearings on the issue next week, saying, "We look forward to working with the governor and with the Senate to address this very serious issue." __________________

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Date: Sat Oct 17 4:44 PM, 2009

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Education Cuts wrote: State lawmakers decry Paterson school aid cuts October 15, 2009 by SID CASSESE / sid.cassese@newsday.com Faced with Gov. David A. Paterson's proposed midterm cut in state aid to school districts, state lawmakers from Long Island Thursday were less than enthusiastic about the governor's deficit-reduction plan. Mark Hansen, a spokesman for Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre, said Skelos believes those school aid cuts would result in higher property taxes in their districts. "In cutting state spending, we cannot simply offload costs to local governments that would force them to raise property taxes," Skelos said in a prepared statement, noting that the Republicans have an alternate proposal to achieve savings. Sen. Brian Foley (D-Islip) said the governor's proposal likely would "impair the quality of education" and that he would oppose its recommendations. Foley added that the scope of the budget deficit is still unclear. "The state's mid-year [fiscal] report is due in two weeks . . . and it will give us the facts we need in order to make a more informed judgment," he said. Sen. Craig Johnson (D-Port Washington) would not directly respond to Paterson's proposal. "For an issue like this, it wouldn't be responsible to pass judgment on a press release," Johnson said through his press aide Rich Azzopardi. "Once we get the governor's actual proposal, Sen. Johnson will be looking it over very closely. "However, we are extremely disappointed that development of the Belmont Park Race Track has once again been ignored. Realizing this track's true potential as an economic development engine should be part of any short- and long-term blueprint for New York's future." Assemb. Philip Boyle (R-East Islip) said: "If there is going to be cuts in education, it will have to be fair to Long Island. I will not accept anything else." The Assembly's top leader was noncommittal. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) promised a slew of hearings on the issue next week, saying, "We look forward to working with the governor and with the Senate to address this very serious issue." How much State Aid is being cut from CM? Do we have enough in reserve? __________________

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