A group of state lawmakers wants Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to include $ 12 million for refugee resettlement agencies in the next state budget. (politifact.com)
Three weeks after President Donald Trump issued an executive order temporarily stopping refugees from entering the country, a major evangelical refugee resettlement agency announced plans to shut down 5 of its 27 locations nationwide and lay off more than 100 staff members working there. (christianitytoday.com)
Also at 10 a.m., Assembly members Sean Ryan, Anthony Brindisi, Patricia Fahy, Al Stirpe and Harry Bronson call for a package of funding to be included in the state budget for refugee resettlement agencies, Million Dollar Staircase, third floor, state Capitol, Albany. (nystateofpolitics.com)