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Hawley urges action on mandate relief for local governments

By Howard B. Owens

Press release:

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C – Batavia) wrote to Governor Andrew Cuomo, urging action on mandate relief. The assemblyman said that the state Senate and Assembly must be convened as soon as possible to address this issue that is crushing local governments and school districts.

“As representatives of New York state, we are all shirking our duties by our inaction regarding the financial position we have put local governments in by not instituting true mandate relief,” said Hawley in his letter to the governor. “I am asking you to reconvene both houses of the Legislature immediately to begin the arduous task of reducing the burden on local governments and taxpayers.”

C. M. Barons

It must be October! ...Time for Steve Hawley's cyclical jab at the governor referencing mandate relief. Has anyone ever pointed out to Steve, "You're a member-of-Assembly, in your third term; you can write legislation ALL BY YOURSELF. You don't need to beg the governor's permission!"

Oct 5, 2011, 1:59pm Permalink

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