Op-Ed | Gov. Hochul is leaving developmentally disabled NY-ers behind
While the New York legislative session is over June 6, legislators can be called back to Albany by Gov. Hochul for special legislative sessions. There is
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While the New York legislative session is over June 6, legislators can be called back to Albany by Gov. Hochul for special legislative sessions. There is
The current legislative session in Albany has failed Direct Service Professionals
The legislature has approved the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, which outlines spending for the year beginning on July 1, 2024. The approved budget includes estimated revenues of $53.281 billion and spending of $53.074 billion, marking it as the largest budget in state history. This figure surpasses the Governor's February budget address request by several hundred million dollars and includes nearly $1 billion in tax increases.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois House of Representatives approved the state's Budget in the early hours of Wednesday, May 29, sending it to Pritzker's desk.
Paying the caregivers of people with disabilities more would improve care while increasing economic growth, a research team found.