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Cuomo's budget challenges for 2012-13

Albany, NY - Tuesday Jan. 17, 2012 -

Photo credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams, Jr. | Albany, NY - Tuesday Jan. 17, 2012 - Newsday/ J. Cornad Williams Jr.: New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo mingles with state officials after giving his State of the Budget speech Tuesday Jan. 17, in the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, NY. Newsday/ J. Conrad Williams Jr.

Funding issues addressed in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposed 2012-2013 budget include: TRANSPORTATION

MTA funding restored

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's budget spared the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from any cuts and restored funding it was in danger of losing.

Cuomo last month amended the MTA Payroll Mobility Tax to exempt small business owners in the state -- a move that threatened...

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