Throwing doubt on whether Senate Republicans think a cap is necessary was Sen. John Flanagan, who said earlier this year that a cap wouldn't be doable without significant mandate relief legislation. (nystateofpolitics.com)
«However, New York State has provided counties with significant mandate relief, including $ 2.8 billion of local savings in the Medicaid program alone.» (nystateofpolitics.com)
The NYS Coalition of Local Control just sent out this press release, calling for significant mandate relief in the omnibus bill that we still haven't seen — though we are told it is called the Affordable Housing Act. (nystateofpolitics.com)