Albany approves supplemental budget funding and taps TAP
The legislature passed a 105 million supplemental budget adding to the 10.78 billion March budget. Major items include 55 million for the Tuition Assistance Program with 40 million for CUNY students, 4 million for libraries, and 6.5 million for NYC subway rehab. Local boosts include 863,000 for Syracuse Onondaga County programs and 263,000 for aging services with 82 new Syracuse Developmental Center positions.
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Albany
Binghamton
Senate
Warren Anderson
Bronx Zoo
Burton Hecht
D-Bronx
Assembly
Ways and Means Committee
City University of New York
TAP
CUNY
State
Fishkill
Bureau of the Budget
Syracuse
Onondaga County
State University Hospital
Syracuse Developmental Center
New York approves malpractice law changes
Albany reports the state legislature passes a package of medical malpractice changes with a 54 to 1 Senate vote, striking down the $100,000 lump sum jury cap. The bill limits lawyers fees, requires itemized awards, and calls for a second medical opinion before surgery, while hospitals form their own self insure plan. The McGill Commission criticized these measures as short term fixes.
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Albany
Senate
McGill Commission
Hugh Carey
McGill
John Dunne
R-Nassau
Insurance
Assembly
Las Vegas night bill approved by New York legislature
The legislature passed a bill to implement the constitutional amendment allowing churches and non profits to run Las Vegas nights to raise funds. The Senate approved it, Assembly had done so, and it goes to Gov. Carey. The Racing and Wagering Board will oversee the new games with bets capped at $10 and top prizes at $100 per game.
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Albany
Las Vegas
Senate
Assembly
Hugh Carey
Right to Life Boycotts March of Dimes Over Amniocentesis
The National Right to Life Committee says it will boycott the March of Dimes after ending its national convention and citing the charity's endorsement of amniocentesis to test for birth defects during pregnancy. The group frames the move as part of its broader fight against the 1973 Supreme Court ruling on abortion.
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Boston
National
Right To Life Committee
Supreme Court
Stricter juvenile law approved in New York Senate
The New York state Senate gave final approval to a bill to place 14 or 15 year olds convicted of violent crimes in state institutions for two years. The measure ties to murder arson kidnapping rape robbery and other class A felonies and shifts supervision from Division for Youth to a secure setting.
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Albany
State Senate
Family Court
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