You can’t spend more than you make. You know that. Now it’s Albany’s turn. Balancing the budget will require cuts in spending, and this means we have to make difficult and painful choices. Every program and agency must scale back and every cut must be considered.

High taxes are stifling Central New York families. Our school districts need to reduce spending, and that means Albany must act now. We must eliminate excessive mandates, empower school districts to direct more resources to the classroom and enact a circuit breaker-style property tax cap.

We need to overhaul state government so that it costs less and delivers more efficient and prompt service. Through consolidation, we’ve given you the power to merge local departments and services in your town. Now it’s Albany’s turn. By integrating state operations, we can save millions and implement better and faster services.