Governor Cuomo says approval of New York’s delayed state budget has hit another snag…and once again, it’s with his “Raise the Age” plan to stop prosecuting 16-and-17-year-old lawbreakers as adults. Cuomo reached a compromise with the State Senate on Tuesday to continue treating violent teenage crime as adult crime, particularly if guns or sexual crimes […]
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 […]