Tax hike

Lawmakers are expected to vote today on a budget extender bill

Instead of that staggering $1 tax on cigarettes Paterson proposed earlier

Martin Dilan In an attempt to close the budget gap, lawmakers

from Zach K's flickr Under Gov. Paterson's plan to rescue the

Photograph of Mayor Bloomberg going through his proposed 2010 budget by

The NY Post reports that Governor Paterson "and legislative Democrats have secretly

Photo courtesy AP/Louis Lanzano With all of the headlines going to