The Buffalo Chronicle
Erie County budget
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Albany should not hand Erie County the bill for SNAP’s error-rate penalty
Washington is shifting SNAP costs to the states, and New York passes its share to counties. Albany should commit now to absorbing any SNAP benefit penalty and renew Erie County’s sales tax…
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Erie County’s 2027 budget cuts the tax rate. Its own four-year plan warns of $70 million gaps
[PREMIUM] Mark Poloncarz’s 2027 budget lowers Erie County’s tax rate again, but the county’s own four-year plan projects gaps near $70 million a year as federal SNAP costs shift to counties and…
