New York’s system for caring for the sick and elderly is in shambles, experts say. But while lawmakers in other states are overhauling their approaches to guardianship, New York only budgeted $1 million to address its deep-seated problems.
As legislators negotiate a budget worth hundreds of billions of dollars, advocates wonder whether Albany will approve $5 million for reforms to the state’s troubled guardianship system.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday granted final approval to a new congressional map for New York, after lawmakers approved district lines that could modestly advantage Democrats. Although the changes could hurt Republicans in New York House races in the fall, the GOP said Wednesday that it would not sue over the map. Before the new map was unveiled this week, Republicans had fretted that Albany’s .
NEW YORK — After taking control of a House redistricting process from a bipartisan committee, ruling Democrats in the state Legislature have drawn a map that could boost Democrats in swing suburban races, but would have little impact on district lines in the city. Having seized the role of mapmaker, Democratic lawmakers were left with a choice: whether to tinker with the panel’s proposals, or .