2023 state budget

The City of Syracuse wants to partner with a Finger Lakes company to provide affordable high-speed internet, an update on the region's first collaborative school focused on science and the arts, and more in the WAER News Round-Up.

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said the governor's proposal is unprecedented because it reverses progress made in past years when the state capped the cost to counties.

The state's joint legislative fiscal committee will meet Wednesday to discuss Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to link the state's minimum wage to the yearly inflation rate.

SUNY chancellor John King Monday testified in support of Governor Kathy Hochul's plan to raise tuition at public state universities and colleges.

Her $227 billion spending plan also raises taxes on cigarettes and increases state fair admission and parking prices.

They'll get an extra $3 an hour thanks to the new state budget.

Central New York school districts now may apply to receive a portion of $50 million in state funds on improving mental health services.

A combination of state budget aid and local action is expected to make childcare significantly more affordable in Onondaga County.

Governor Hochul has until the end of the day Thursday to decide whether to lift a pause on a law that requires nursing homes to greatly increase staffing

Centerstate CEO's VP of Public Policy believes the new budget will open employment opportunities for women, revitalize heavy-hit cities, and relieve small businesses of high taxes.