The mayor and a coalition of five lawmakers made modest cuts, reducing the hike in the tax levy from 26 to 19 percent. A day later, state leaders announced an extra $25 million in aid to help the city dig out of its hole.
News and analysis by Geoff Kelly, Investigative Post’s political reporter
Buffalo’s spending plan for the fiscal year that starts in July, adopted Tuesday by the Common Council by a 5-to-4 vote, comes closer to a balanced budget than the city has seen since the state-imposed financial control board gave up its oversight powers 14 years ago…