Paterson vetoes 6,681 NY state budget items
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Governor David Paterson's administration has
given New York lawmakers three stacks of paper comprising 6,681budget items he vetoed last week, saying the state can't afford the extra spending. The biggest rejections are $419 million in aid to public schools and $91 million for higher education, mainly tuition assistance and community college funding. He also rejected $190 million in pork barrel grants that rolled over from last year. Spokesman Morgan Hook says Wednesday that Paterson isn't negotiating on vetoed items. The governor and legislative leaders remain at an impasse over a revenue bill, the remaining piece of this year's budget. Until that's finished, lawmakers aren't getting paid. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |
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