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Assembly advances emergency funding extender to keep state government running through April 3
Summary
The New York State Assembly passed an emergency appropriations bill to extend funding for state operations through April 3, including $1.68 billion in total appropriations and about $1.11 billion for Medicaid payments; lawmakers said another extender will be needed if a full budget is not enacted by that date.
The New York State Assembly on April 1 passed an emergency appropriations bill to extend funding for state operations through April 3, moving the measure on a unanimous recorded vote.
Assemblymember Pretlow, explaining the measure on the floor, said the bill "would extend funding for state operations through April 3" and detailed that it "contains funding for institutional payroll, unemployment insurance, Medicaid payments, adult service programs, veterans' homeless housing, and general state charges." The clerk recorded the vote as "Ayes, 140, noes, 0," and the speaker announced, "The bill is passed." The bill language at the desk identifies Kathy Hochul as the governor…
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