Quoted from bumblethru

Cuomo's idea of consolidation, and the one's he mentioned in his speech, were in reference to STATE DEPARTMENTS.

Quoted from rpforpres

Does the "tax cap" include fees, because you know the city of Schenectady is going to fee us to death.

Quoted from senders

and they increased the places where lotto quick draw and the likes can be sold.....there's a 'sure bet' for NYS future....you see the gumbas still
need to get fed......GET OFF MY BACK......

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

No one forces you to buy lottery tickets or play the quick draw.  Those who want to .. do it.   Those who don't .. don't.   Quite simple really.

Quoted from senders

my point being.....IT'S GAMBLING.....not a solid foundation....do you pay your bills hoping to win the big one????

really.....SHOW ME THE $$ TRAIL......I bet it leads right to the gumba gangstas....

Quoted from benny salami

Instead of real property tax cuts a mandatory 2% increase on record levels of taxation. More nothing from Albany. DVR is right they have done nothing to slash oppressive State Mandates.

     And it's worse than that. The State Senate created a super majority exemption. If a super majority of a town or school districts want-they can increase above the phony "cap". This means that Schenectady County, City, Rotterdam, Niskayuna {all controlled by super majority DEMS} can increase property taxes as much as they want.

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New YorkThe widespread use of public authorities in the United States was pioneered in New York state by Robert Moses. The approval of the New York State Public Authorities Control Board is required in some cases when creating an authority. An authority may at times levy taxes and tolls; this means that they are not part of the usual state budgetary process, and gives them a certain independence. Their most admired ability by the New York State and local government, is to circumvent strict public debt limits in the New York State Constitution. Furthermore, they may make contracts; because of public authorities' corporate status, there is, generally, no remedy against the chartering State for the breach of such contracts. John Grace & Co. v. State University Constr. Fund, 44 N.Y.2d 84, 375 N.E.2d 377; 404 N.Y.S.2d 316 (197. On the other hand, as agents of the state, public authorities are not subject to many laws governing private corporations, and are not subject to municipal regulation. Employees of public authorities usually are not state employees, but are employees of the authority. Ciulla v. State, 191 Misc. 528; 77 N.Y.S.2d 545; (NY Court of Claims, 194. Public authorities can also often condemn property. See Generally 87 NY Jur PUBLIC AUTHORITIES Section 1 et seq.

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Public authorities are currently responsible for more than 90% of the state's debt and 80% of the state's infrastructure, leading some to refer to them as the "shadow government."

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New York State Thruway Authority
New York State Canal Corporation
Accuracy of Employee Retirement Reporting
The New York State Thruway Authority maintains New York’s superhighway system, and its subsidiary, the New York State Canal Corporation, maintains the State’s canal system. The Authority enrolls many of its employees in the New York State Employees’ Retirement System. We examined the Authority’s enrollment practices and found that they complied with State requirements. In addition, the Authority is required to report certain information to the Retirement System about the enrolled employees’ earnings and number of days worked. We examined these reporting practices and found that the information reported by the Authority was, for the most part, accurate. However, we identified one reporting error, which we recommended be corrected.

For a complete copy of Report 2008-S-57 click here.
For a copy of the 90-day response click here.
For a copy of the associated follow-up report click here.