Rockland’s new State Senator is giving mixed reviews to the governor’s budget proposal presented last week. State Senator Bill Weber told “The Morning Show” yesterday that he liked that the governor fully funded foundation aid for local schools, but he parted ways with her when it comes to supporting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority with an increase in the transportation mobility tax…
According to Bloomberg News, the governor’s proposal would provide $1.3 billion in new revenue for the MTA each year. The MTA reportedly faces a $600 million budget gap this year, and that could grow to $3 billion in two years without federal pandemic aid.