New York state budget: the money is there, if you look for it
Yesterday, Gov. David Paterson made a speech before an extraordinary joint session of the State Senate and Assembly, pushing the legislative bodies to accept his plan to alleviate the state's more than $3.2 billion deficit for this fiscal year (of which, four and a half months are remaining). Included in his plans are about $1.3 billion in cuts to schools, health care and municipal governments.
N.M. teachers challenge corporate tax loopholes
Teachers, students and allies tell New Mexico lawmakers 'no cuts' to education.
