GOV. CUOMO PRIORITIES CRYSTAL CLEAR; NOT WITH MIDDLE CLASS IN AN ELECTION YEAR

Governor, legislative leaders' budget priorities favor bankers and wealthy campaign contributors at the expense of everyone else

New York State-- CSEA believes the state budget should put the needs of people and struggling communities before special deals for the favored few. The new state budget reflects bad policy and poor choices-- something every "right minded" New Yorker should be concerned about.

Statement of CSEA President Danny Donohue on 2014-15 State Budget:

“The state budget says a lot about priorities and it’s not good. Who do Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislative leaders really care about?

Under their plan, schools will continue struggle to maintain teachers and programs. Counties, towns and villages will continue to struggle to maintain essential services. Critical programs for the poor, hungry and sick will be cut. But bankers, millionaires and billionaire campaign contributors are getting a huge windfall.

The governor and legislative leaders’ priorities have made it clear who they serve. No political gimmicks like election year property tax rebate checks and a lot of sound bite nonsense can change what they’ve done at the expense of working New Yorkers.”

Read the Fiscal Policy Institute’s analysis