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Cuomo's visit stays optimistic
By Michael Marden
On April 15, 2012
Buffalo State College hosted Governor Andrew Cuomo last Wednesday when he gave his speech on the
2012-2013 New York State budget in the auditorium of the Burchfield Penney Art Center.
Mayors, district attorneys, supervisors and congressmen from across New York State were all in
attendance.
The Governor addressed some major improvements and programs created by the state government
this year.
"Remember where we were fifteen months ago?" Cuomo asked. "People all across the state literally
leaving the state because they had given up on New York. We have come a long way from that my
friends."
Cuomo said, thanks to the legislature's ability to compromise, Buffalo will be seeing a number of fiscal
changes in the upcoming year.
"In this budget we have the first installment to a $1 billion commitment to invest in the City of Buffalo
by the State of New York," Cuomo said. "We reduced taxes in December. (Its) the lowest tax rate for the
middle class in 59 years."
Thanks to Cuomo and the legislature, there will be a teacher evaluations program in New York State
for the first time.
"It will allow us to find out which teachers are doing well, which teachers need assistance, and will
allow us to evaluate which schools are doing well, which school districts are doing well," Cuomo
said. "New York State spends more money per pupil than any other state in the nation, but we are
number 38 in terms of results."
Along with the new teacher evaluation system, Cuomo signed the All-Crimes DNA Bill this year, which
will require all convicted criminals to have a DNA sample on file at a central database. He said this will
be the most sophisticated criminal database in the nation, helping to solve and prevent crimes and
make the state safer.
Speaking along with Cuomo were Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Congressman Brian Higgins, Senator
George Maziarz and Assemblyman Robin Schimminger. Each of Cuomo's colleagues spoke about how
he transformed the state during his time in office.
Brown was the first speaker of the afternoon. He spoke of the beneficial aspects of the budget and the
positive affects it would have on Buffalo.
"Governor Cuomo and legislature for the second year in a row have put in place a balanced budget
with no taxes or fees," he said. "For our local government and school districts, this is so important for
us to be able to budget, plan and move our community forward.
"The New York works program will change how the state plans and builds infrastructure projects
throughout the state. This includes funding for the Peace Bridge right here in Buffalo. The New
York works program also invests more than $121 million in Western New York for road and bridge
projects."
"Governor Cuomo restored New York's faith in the government," Maziarz said.
Cuomo ended his speech with a quote from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on responsible public
officials.
"They don't try to get actions passed with their heads in the clouds," Cuomo said. "They understand
that government is about serving people on a day-to-day basis and they focus on getting concrete
results.
"That is exactly what the New York State legislature did this year. We're not going to be in the business
of paying and not getting results anymore."
Mike Marden can be reached by email at marden.record@live.com.
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