'Not a game': NYS Senator Sean Ryan proposes legislation for City budget deficit

'Not a game': NYS Senator Sean Ryan proposes legislation for City budget deficit

State Senator Sean Ryan, a candidate for mayor, has introduced legislation aimed at addressing Buffalos significant budget deficit and preventing a potential property tax increase.Ryans proposal would allow the Buffalo Control Board to issue bonds to cover the citys budget shortfall this year and over the next four years. This legislation coincides with growing concerns from local leaders about the adequacy of the acting mayor's proposed financi…

Ryan unveils plan to sell bonds to address City of Buffalo deficit; Scanlon calls it 'laughable'

State Sen. Sean Ryan plans to address the City of Buffalo's fiscal woes – and a deficit he estimated to exceed $70 million – by allowing its longtime financial control board to sell bonds under legislation he expects to sponsor…