NEW YORK—On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed on a state budget with Senate Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. The Legislature is expected to pass the budget on Friday, making it the second budget to pass on time in two consecutive years.
Fiscal year 2013 begins on Sunday, at which time the budget will go into effect, if it passes without incident. The Epoch Times asked government watchdog groups and policy analysts what they see as the most significant benefits and shortcomings of Cuomo’s budget plan.
