READER’S VIEW: In darkness, democracy dies. New York taxpayers deserve transparency of an on-time, balanced budget |
It’s a part of our state constitution.
The state budget deadline is April 1st. As we celebrate Easter Sunday today the budget is five days late with no projected timeline for its passage.
The worst April Fool’s Joke ever perpetrated by a Governor and Majorities on a group of constituents would have been if they came out on April 1st and said, “April Fools, we’ve got the New York State budget done!”
I’m sorry to say the only people who are fools are the ones that control all levers of power in our state government and can’t get the job done!
I’ve heard it before: “It’s better to have a good late budget than a bad on time budget.” NO!
Our taxpayers deserve a good, balanced, on-time budget, and one that keeps New Yorkers in our state and incentivizes others to come and make it their home.
Budget conference committees were supposed to involve rank and file members in the process. What a joke!
Actions don’t live up to these words because we have had only one non-consequential education budget conference committee, which I am ranking member of, and it is one of the largest parts of the state budget looking to be funding at $39 billion.
This lack of transparency and taxpayer accountability is no way to run a state government.
While there’s been late budgets over the years, in the past 5 decades, up until the last 8 years, one party has never (except for a short time with........