Major pain to come: State and local budget cuts
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https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-cuomo-drastic-budget-cuts-lawmakers-ready-to-vote-remote-20200329-hccw4jjpejc5fmxjthbwkdwela-story.html
Cuomo warns of ‘drastic’ budget cuts as lawmakers prepare to vote remotely
By Denis Slattery
New York Daily News | Mar 29, 2020 | 5:52 PM
ALBANY — Major cuts are in store for the state budget as New York faces billions in lost revenue due to the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Cuomo said on Sunday.
The governor offered a glimpse of what’s in store for the slimmed-down state spending plan as he pushes the Legislature for the power to adjust the budget periodically throughout the fiscal year.
“I know it’s politically hard for the Legislature. I know legislative bodies. They make friends by giving out a lot of money," Cuomo said, noting the state could be in for a $15 billion loss in revenue due to the pandemic. “I’m not going to pass or sign a phony budget."
The warning came as Democratic lawmakers, led by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), spent the weekend going over budget bills ― via video conference — and gearing up for an unprecedented round of remote votes in light of the ongoing outbreak.
Cuomo and his team cautioned that education funding, which makes up about a third of state spending annually, could be in for a hit and hinted that dramatic belt-tightening could be in store.
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