Sen. Skoufis details state budget as legislative session ends
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State Senator James Skoufis highlights affordability measures, including auto insurance and housing.
He explains how the state monitor for the Orange County IDA was renewed to ensure tax breaks are given to deserving projects, with expanded powers to claw back benefits if promises aren't met.
Skoufis also celebrates the UPK expansion, mandating universal pre-K for all four-year-olds in two years, eliminating lotteries, and addresses alcohol law reform, which will regulate and potentially eliminate fees for restaurants and bars, providing significant financial relief.
You can watch the full interview above. And be sure to tune in for a look inside the biggest issues impacting upstate New York, on In Focus with JoDee Kenney — every Sunday on Spectrum News 1.
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