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Source: New York business groups criticize corporate tax surcharge in new state budget – syracuse.com

Source: NY budget mandates $15-a-month broadband for low-income households; ‘this is vital’ – syracuse.com

Source: NY budget has more than $2 billion for child-care workers, working families – syracuse.com

Source: State budget includes $2.4 billion for rent relief: Here’s who is eligible – syracuse.com

Source: NY budget makes nursing home operators spend more on staffing, take smaller profits – syracuse.com

Source: New York won’t exempt unemployment payments from state taxes – syracuse.com

April 7, 2021. Today I outlined highlights of the Fiscal Year 2022 Enacted Budget, and I want to share how elements of this year’s budget specifically aim to manage COVID and bring COVID relief. New York is relentlessly working to vaccinate New Yorkers so that we can protect our state from this deadly virus, and […]

Source: Allegations against Cuomo: Alleged victim describes groping incident, says ‘sexually aggressive’ behavior increased overtime

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that he helped secure several measures that will be included in the approved 2021-22 state budget to support North Country families and businesses impacted by COVID-19. Jones also will vote against the Excluded Workers Fund due to its flawed policy and concerns with potential inaccurate activity in an already […]

Source: Why marijuana is still illegal on New York college campuses

Source: City & State Albany Agenda

Source: State Worker Raises Restored in Budget Deal

Source: SUNY offering one-shot Covid-19 vaccine to students before they go home for summer – syracuse.com

Source: Late NY budget could delay pay for thousands of state workers – syracuse.com

Source: NY state budget: Deal to freeze SUNY tuition, expand TAP aid – syracuse.com

Source: N.Y. prison visitation to resume | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Prison visitation in New York is now expected to resume later this month.

New York took a big step forward today to bring us closer to beating this pandemic. Today, we expanded eligibility to all New Yorkers aged 16 and older. We expect the vaccine supply will continue to increase, and New York’s vast distribution network is ready to administer doses as quickly as received. More than 1 […]

“New York’s budget has ballooned to a whopping $217 billion, which is an astonishing increase of more than $41 billion in just two years.  Despite the billions and billions of federal dollars to plug the state’s budget hole, this year’s budget includes more than $4 billion in new taxes to fund more spending. “High taxes […]

Source: COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to New Yorkers 16 and older today | NCPR News

Source: Details emerge on the $212B state budget agreement | City &

Source: City & State Albany Agenda co-sponsored by the Greater New York Hospital Association

April 5, 2021. The vaccine is the weapon that will defeat COVID. But only if we all take it, and starting tomorrow, April 6, all New Yorkers age 16 and older will be able to get vaccinated. As universal eligibility goes into effect, we will continue to work with local leaders to make sure all […]

Source: Union speaks out after violent prison assault | Sun Community News DANNEMORA | A violent prison incident in late March has prompted public outcry and left local union officials condemning recent legislation they said will further fail to protect officers f

Source: City & State Albany Agenda co-sponsored by the Greater New York Hospital Association

Source: 1 year later, New York’s unemployment system is still broken: ‘It’s like 2020 all over again’ – syracuse.com