New York State Budget passes

The New York State Budget for 2008-2009 passed and was signed by new Gov. Dave Paterson. To see the budget, you can go to http://www.budget.state.ny.us

Some Highlights:

• Investment in UpState Economics
• Housing developments for UpState AND DownState
• Investment in Park Revitalization, including the NYC waterfront area
• Pre-K and after school education programs
• And even money for CHIPs (it's the 70s all over again)

This gives us a year to plan what we would like to see in next year's budget, such as our student loan initiative.