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<title>NYS budget plan leaves some questions unanswered</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 3, 2011) Governor Andrew Cuomo released a budget plan Tuesday that he said would shake up the way budgets are made in Albany. But as Karen DeWitt reports, the governor left some questions unanswered in his spending plan. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17091/20110203/nys-budget-plan-leaves-some-questions-unanswered">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo takes to the web and draws some unusual support</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 3, 2011) Governor Cuomo is taking his budget message, with it’s $10 billion dollars in recommended cuts, to the people, in the form of a web video. Meanwhile, the democratic governor is picking up some support form some unusual quarters-the Tea Party. Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17092/20110203/cuomo-takes-to-the-web-and-draws-some-unusual-support">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Poll: Pataki Popular Despite Looming Budget  Problems</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 19, 2002) Governor Pataki is remaining tight lipped about how he might resolve the looming budget crisis.  A recent poll shows the governor remains popular despite New York&apos;s financial problems.  As Karen Dewitt reports, those two developments might be related. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/2199/20021219/poll-pataki-popular-despite-looming-budget-problems">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Regents Say State Needs to Spend More Money on Education</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 16, 2002) The state board of regents says that despite the state&apos;s fiscal problems, New York needs to spend half a billion dollars more on its school children next year. Karen Dewitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/2185/20021216/regents-say-state-needs-to-spend-more-money-on-education">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Pataki Asks Lawmakers for Bonds to Help Close Budget Gap</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 11, 2002) Governor Pataki has asked the state Legislature to authorize the bonding of up to $4 billion dollars. The money would help the state close revenue shortfalls in the current and future fiscal years.   Karen Dewitt reports from Albany. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/2166/20021211/pataki-asks-lawmakers-for-bonds-to-help-close-budget-gap">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Budget Cuts Could Go Deep In North Country</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 10, 2002) If the Governor does balance the budget through cuts – rather than income tax increases – the North Country could be hit hard.  Government employment is a huge factor in the region’s economy, accounting for one in three jobs.  But as Brian Mann reports, leaders also worry that more programs will have to be paid for using local property taxes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/2159/20021210/budget-cuts-could-go-deep-in-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Business Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Consider Less Spending Over Tax Hikes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 10, 2002) The state&apos;s business leaders say New York lawmakers should take a hard look at reducing state spending before they think about raising taxes to plug New York&apos;s budget gap.  Karen Dewitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/2160/20021210/business-leaders-urge-lawmakers-to-consider-less-spending-over-tax-hikes">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Budget, Funding Problems Rising</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 9, 2002) Governor Pataki has said little about how he will solve the state&apos;s budget crisis, and that has led a number of interest groups to worry that they might be the targets of budget cuts.  Many are issuing pre-emptive strikes to gain support for their programs.  Karen Dewitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/2154/20021209/budget-funding-problems-rising">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Fears Spread About How Lawmakers Will Close State Budget Gap</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/2136/20021204/fears-spread-about-how-lawmakers-will-close-state-budget-gap</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 4, 2002) The state faces a huge budget crisis, as state lawmakers remain silent on solutions.  Meanwhile, fears are growing that lawmakers will raid two large pots of money to help close the gap.  Karen Dewitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/2136/20021204/fears-spread-about-how-lawmakers-will-close-state-budget-gap">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Pataki Avoids Budget Details in First Post-Election Press Conference</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 7, 2002) Governor Pataki, in his first post-election news conference, talked about some of what he&apos;d like to accomplish in his third term in office, but avoided any specific details about how he might handle the upcoming budget crisis.  Karen Dewitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/2053/20021107/pataki-avoids-budget-details-in-first-post-election-press-conference">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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