Andrew M. Cuomo

Imagine this: An official in a position of trust helps you choose a company for a service important to your future. You expect that the advice will be in your best interest.What you do not know is that the person's office has a financial relationship with that company. The official may have received gifts like trips or stock options, or money for professional advice.Would you wonder, then, just whose interest was being served?This is what some American states are investigating in connection...Read Full Story

New York Daily NewsNY gov to present state budget with no tax hikeFox News| AP ALBANY, NY – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a mostly flat $132 billion budget on Tuesday that has no tax increases, more education and health care aid, and a radical change in pensions for new public employees. Cuomo said his second annual ...NY's Governor Cuomo aims to cut capital spendingReutersCuomo's budget includes tough talkAlbany Times UnionNY Gov to Present State Budget With No Tax HikeABC Newsall 515...Read Full Story

Fox NewsCuomo Shifted SlowlyWall Street JournalThe seeds for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's extraordinary turnaround on tax policy were planted this summer, when he learned that the state's financial plan—and the crucial assumptions contained in it—was showing cracks. ...Cuomo and Leaders of Legislature Agree to Overhaul TaxesNew York TimesCuomo, state leaders reach tentative tax dealNew York PostNY ups tax on rich, cuts for middle-classReutersNY1 -San Jose Mercury News -Christian Science...Read Full Story

Fox NewsAlbany Tax Deal to Raise Rate for Highest EarnersNew York TimesGov. Andrew Cuomo, at the Capitol on Tuesday, reached a tax overhaul deal with top legislators. By THOMAS KAPLAN ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders announced on Tuesday that they had reached an agreement to overhaul New York State's ...Albany Boosts Taxes on WealthiestWall Street JournalLawmakers strike deal to raise taxes on wealthiestSan Jose Mercury NewsNY ups tax on rich, cuts for middle...Read Full Story

Buffalo NewsAlbany deal keeps high taxes on rich, lowers others' ratesBuffalo NewsALBANY -- A deal brokered Tuesday at the Capitol will raise nearly $2 billion by maintaining high taxes on wealthy residents while providing modest tax breaks for 4.4 million lower- to moderate-income New Yorkers. ...Lawmakers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo agree to reform tax codeRochester Democrat and ChronicleCuomo Tax Plan: “Good Start, But Not Enough”Public News ServiceCuomo cuts taxesNew York Daily NewsNew York Times...Read Full Story