Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia), along with his Assembly Minority colleagues, is introducing the “Budget Blueprint for a Better NY,” a tax relief and funding package that will provide aid to students, homeowners, infrastructure needs, direct care workers, local governments and middle-class families. The enacted state budget is due April 1.

“I believe in a New York that focuses on middle-class taxpayers, students struggling to afford college, repairing our unsafe roads and bridges and giving direct care workers a living wage – not fringe political issues coming out of New York City,” Hawley said. “We have a serious exodus problem in this state of people and businesses and we should be putting every resource into making our state a place people want live and work, rather than grow up and move from. This is a comprehensive list of bipartisan priorities, and I am hopeful legislative leaders and Gov. Cuomo will join us in making these a part of the enacted budget.”

Assembly Minority ‘Budget Blueprint for a Better NY’

• Make the 2 Percent Property Tax Cap Permanent
• Provide a Living Wage for Direct Care Workers
• Keep the Middle Class Tax Cuts on Track
• Increase Funding for CHIPS
• Increase Library Aid
• Provide Unfunded Mandate Relief
• Give Help to Small Businesses
• Improve the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) & offer Student Loan Relief
• Call for a Hearing on Prison Closure Proposals
• Keep AIM Funding Levels & Processes Intact