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At the start of the year, I outlined several of my priorities for the upcoming legislative session. Making New York more affordable was at the top of my list. To date a number of actions have been taken in Albany to help reach that goal.

The state budget, adopted on-time at the end of March, was one key step. The senate turned back more than $1 billion in onerous tax-and-fee increases proposed by the governor and rejected additional spending hikes pushed by New York City Democrats who run the state assembly.

Now the senate has taken action on a number of bills that will make a real difference in everyone’s bottom line. The sweeping package of legislation focuses on property taxes, energy costs, unfunded mandates, and other expenses that are driving up the cost of living in New York State.