A compromise with State Senate leaders on Governor Cuomo’s “Raise the Age” bill has allowed the New York State Budget to move forward, now five days after the deadline. The change allows 16-and-17-year-olds who commit violent crimes to be tried in Family Court and kept out of the adult prison system, unless their crime involved […]
The New York State Legislature has approved a “budget extender” requested by Governor Cuomo after he and the top leadership of the Senate and Assembly failed to reach a budget agreement on time. The extender continues the current budget through the end of May, avoiding a state government shutdown and continuing to pay state employees […]
Governor Cuomo and the top leaders of the State Senate and Assembly haven’t been able to reach agreement on a 2017 state budget, which was due on April 1st. So they’ve agreed to temporarily extend the current budget until May 31st to prevent a New York government shutdown. The governor says Assembly and Senate leadership […]