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Senator Valesky Calls for Responsible Budget Action and Long-Term Solutions

Posted by David J. Valesky on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

ALBANY, N.Y.—Senator David J. Valesky (D-Oneida) echoed the call for long-term budget solutions made by Governor Paterson during his Executive Budget presentation today.

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Valesky Legislation Promotes Shared Services

Posted by David J. Valesky on Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Legislation sponsored by State Senator David J. Valesky(D-Oneida) that encourages cooperative sharing of services betweenorganizations passed the Senate.

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Senator Valesky Receives High Marks For Supporting New York Libraries

Posted by David J. Valesky on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

SYRACUSE— New Yorkers for Better Libraries recently announced its grades for New York State Legislators. Senator David Valesky (D-Oneida) received an A for his strong support of libraries throughout the community, scoring 140 of 160 points from the group.

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Senator Valesky Named Member of Senate Select Committee on Libraries

Posted by David J. Valesky on Thursday, January 19th, 2012

State Senator David J. Valesky (D-Oneida) was named to a newly-created bipartisan Senate Select Committee on Libraries.

“Libraries are an integral resource in our communities, providing access to books, technology and education to people of all ages,” Senator Valesky said. “I am pleased to serve on this committee, to focus on the specific needs of libraries in Central New York and across the state.”

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Budget Update From State Senator David J. Valesky

Posted by David J. Valesky on Friday, March 30th, 2012

The New York State Legislature has completed passage of an on-time budget for the second year in a row. Though it was another challenging budget, requiring the closure of a $3.5 billion deficit, we were able to balance the budget without tax increases or fiscal gimmickry. In addition, overall spending was reduced for the second straight year, the frist time this has happened in at least three decades. 

Some highlights include:

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Governor Cuomo in Syracuse to Discuss Budget

Posted by David J. Valesky on Thursday, April 5th, 2012

I was pleased to join Governor Cuomo in discussing budget accomplishments for Central New York. Click the link for more details.

File: 
Gov Cuomo CNY Budget Presentation.pdf

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