Governor Spitzerís budget proposal will benefit Tompkins Countyís universities in the long run. Eliot Spitzerís 124-point-3 billion dollar executive budget proposal includes numerous initiatives for new Yorkís universities including a 4 billion dollar endowment for the stateís higher education institutes and an additional 200 million dollars for the SUNY system. According to Ronald Seeber, Cornellís Vice-provost for land grant affairs ìGov. Spitzer has demonstrated a commitment to quality higher education in the State of New York today and into the foreseeable future.î The budget also funds numerous plans that benefit Cornell including increased funding for stem cell funding that will provide a research bump at Weill Cornell medical college in New York City and at Cornellís main Ithaca campus.