20 August 2008, 3:45 am
Senate resumes work to close gap today; Assembly was set to work all night ALBANY -- When it comes to trimming government spending in New York, one very long day wasn't quite enough to get the job done. Gov. David Paterson and members of the state Senate will return today to finalize efforts to c... read more
20 August 2008, 12:22 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall.... read more
19 August 2008, 11:32 pm
WASHINGTON — Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall. Children will walk farther to the bus stop, pay more for lunch, study from old textbooks and wear last year’s clothes. Field trips? Forget about it.... read more
19 August 2008, 6:57 am
WASHINGTON - Harder times and higher fuel prices are following kids back to school this fall. Children will walk farther to the bus stop, pay more for lunch, study from old textbooks, even wear last year's clothes. Field trips? Forget about it.... read more
18 August 2008, 11:58 am
The vast majority of New York voters believe the state's fiscal condition is "poor" or "fair," according to the results of a poll by the Siena Research Institute.... read more
18 August 2008, 11:41 am
If you pay property taxes, you probably heard by now about the Governor and Senate's plan for a tax cap. It limits by how much a school district can increase its budget each year. But as Curtis Schick reports, some say all you have to do is look east for reasons why the plan has problems.... read more