An extender likely would not include some of the popular proposals under discussion this year, including Cuomo's calls to
increase college tuition aid or invest billions of dollars in the state's aging water infrastructure.
Cuomo says that he «strongly believes» New York should continue its tradition of welcoming immigrants and honoring their contributions to the economy by enabling undocumented immigrants to apply for
state college tuition aid.
The Dream Act is dead for now in New York State, after the State Senate voted down the measure that would have
granted college tuition aid to the children of undocumented immigrants.
If they fail to reach agreement by Monday, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vowed to introduce legislation that would extend the current budget, a backup plan that would leave out popular proposals to
increase college tuition aid or invest billions of dollars in the state's aging water infrastructure.
Head Start,
college tuition aid, and a new reading program would be big winners under the recent budget agreement between Congress and the White House, but the plan wouldn't show President Clinton's $ 5 billion school construction initiative the light of day.