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Assembly approves short-term budget extender to fund payroll, Medicaid and National Guard through April 7
Summary
The New York State Assembly passed a short-term appropriations bill to continue funding payroll, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, veterans programs and a $45 million National Guard allocation through April 7, 2025, avoiding an immediate lapse in state payments.
The New York State Assembly on April 3 approved a short-term appropriations bill to extend funding for state operations through April 7, 2025, including payroll, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, general state charges and veterans programs.
The measure, read as "an act making appropriations for the support of government," passed on a recorded vote announced by the clerk: Ayes, 147; Nos, 0. The clerk then announced, "The bill is passed."
The bill provides a total appropriation of $1,930,000,000 and an increase of $340,900,000 over previously enacted amounts, according to floor…
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