The Cuomo administration will consider scrapping its plan to delay promised Medicaid reform for children, telling advocates on a conference call Friday that the reform is one of the top items the governor would like to restore in final budget negotiations with legislators. (politico.com)
But Cuomo goes into final budget negotiations with a strong hand. (nydailynews.com)
As the Legislature began final budget negotiations this week, the House and Senate are only $ 238,422 apart in the criminal justice arena as of Thursday, a big improvement from a day before when they were more than $ 20 million apart. (floridapolitics.com)