Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 16, 2017 ~ "Governor goes from 'costs too much' to 'let's spend more'"

Thomas F. O'Mara

January 16, 2017

Governor Cuomo releases his proposed 2017-2018 New York State budget this week. The question foremost on my mind will be: How can we afford it? How can New York State afford all of the governor’s new spending while, at the same time, do a fundamentally better job of strengthening our private-sector business climate to create the jobs our workers need?

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This week, "Governor goes from 'costs too much' to 'let's spend more'"

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