The special legislative session called this week by Governor Cuomo has ended with an agreement on a Lake Ontario flood relief package and a number of downstate issues that had been holding up some key agreements. The agreements in the legislature do include critical sales tax extenders for county governments, although Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Assembly […]
State budget talks collapsed on Wednesday, with both the New York State Senate and Assembly pointing fingers at Governor Andrew Cuomo. Lawmakers are beginning a two week Easter-Passover break today, meaning no budget for some time. A temporary budget extender bill will keep the state running. The senate walked out after Governor Cuomo held a […]
New York Senators and Assembly Members have concerns with provisions that run through Governor Cuomo’s state budget proposal; provisions that are meant for a quick response in case the new Trump Administration radically changes federal funding for programs like Medicaid. They allow the top administrators of state agencies to reallocate funds on their own authority, […]