This Week In New York
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March 24, 2023
In the News-New York State Senate & Assembly Lead Charge for 8.5% COLA for the Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Service Sector Disability Advocates Urge Governor Hochul to Fund Living Adjustment for Direct Support Professionals Senator John Mannion and Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright sponsored a Staffing Crisis Impact Forum and Rally in Albany this week, leading […] Read More
March 17, 2023
This Week In New York In the News-New York State NYS Budget Negotiations: Where Are We? Why Are We Here? On this past Thursday, the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly each passed “one-house budget bills”. The bills are the negotiating response of each legislative body to the budget proposal forwarded […] Read More
March 10, 2023
In the News-New York State State Comptroller Issues Report on Executive Budget As the Senate and Assembly put together their respective one-house FY24 budget proposals, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli issued his Executive Budget review highlighting the hurdles New York faces in maintaining economic growth and stability. Despite the state’s post-pandemic economic recovery, New York […] Read More
March 3, 2023
As the State moves closer to the April 1st start of the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie are readying for the upcoming negotiations. Read More
February 24, 2023
Labor leaders representing over half a million workers in New York called upon the State’s Legislative Leaders to not only protect working families against the climate crisis, but to invest in workers themselves. Read More