David J. Valesky's posts related to Medicaid

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.

Independent Democratic Conference Plan would save $37 million; Strengthen State IG Office

Posted by David J. Valesky on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

The Independent Democratic Conference today released a plan to streamline New York's patchwork Inspector General system and further empower the State Inspector General to be the top watchdog of New York's bureaucracy.

This proposal, which would eliminate overlapping and duplicative layers of state government and consolidate what are often competing operations, would result in $37 million in savings.

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.

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