Jan 20, 2003 — David Sommerstein spoke with SUNY Potsdam students Saturday about the proposed tuition increase. Many students face two or three years of higher tuition than they had budgeted for.  Go to full article

Jan 20, 2003 — SUNY Canton President Joseph Kennedy responds to news of the proposed SUNY tuition hike. David Sommerstein reports.  Go to full article

Jan 15, 2003 — New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi says President Bush's economic stimulus plan would cause New York to lose up to $3.4 billion over the next four years. Karen Dewitt reports.  Go to full article

Jan 14, 2003 — New York's Senate Majority Leader says the combined projected state budget deficit of $12 billion dollars could be even bigger. Karen Dewitt reports.  Go to full article

Jan 10, 2003 — Governor Pataki believes that he can ride out the state's budget crisis by cutting spending and cutting taxes, as he did in 1995. But some say that times are different now than when Pataki faced his last budget crisis. Karen Dewitt reports.  Go to full article

Jan 07, 2003 — Governor Pataki is still remaining mum on how he'll deal with the state's budget deficit, estimated to be as high as 10 billion dollars. Karen Dewitt reports.  Go to full article

Jan 06, 2003 — Governor Pataki delivers his State of the State message on Wednesday. The governor may begin to reveal some of his proposals for how he'll handle the massive state budget deficit. Karen Dewitt reports.  Go to full article

Oct 18, 2002 — One of the biggest issues that will face New York's next governor is now to close a multi-billion dollar budget gap. The candidates for governor have spent little time detailing how they would solve the problem. Even the release of the midterm on New York's budget, which was intended to shed light on the state's financial status, turned into a political squabble. Karen Dewitt reports.  Go to full article

Oct 14, 2002 — The candidates for governor may not be talking about New York's looming budget deficit, buy many of those involved in New York's political world are discussing the growing problem. Two think tanks, one conservative and one liberal have recently issued reports with the recommendations on how to handle the crisis that New York's governor will have to face next year. Karen Dewitt reports.  Go to full article

Aug 08, 2002 — A study by the Rockefeller Institute of Government finds that New York's tax collections were down by almost 20% in the first quarter of the budget year. Karen DeWitt reports.  Go to full article