The governor proposed a $132.5 billion state budget, asking legislators to slightly reduce overall spending by cutting human services programs and consolidating state government operations.

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Cuomo Offers Budget With More Trims Than Deep Cuts

Earlier this week, the College Board released its data on the rising cost of college. The numbers were striking. In the past year alone, tuition for four-year public universities rose 8.3 percent for in-state students and 5.7 percent for out-of-state students. Some of those hikes are likely due to state budget cutbacks, but the same thing occurred with private colleges — a 4.5 percent tuition increase in the past year. Read full article > >

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Chart of the day: College tuition is out of control

No state budget is safe. As a slew of Republicans take over their new state positions, and with stimulus funds drying up, many have already promised to reduce their state budgets. The GOP now has 690 new seats in state legislatures, five new governors,…

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GOP Leaders Promise State Budget Cuts