By Kenneth Lovett and Glenn Blain
ALBANY — State leaders Sunday did not reach a budget agreement but
nonetheless appeared poised to back down from the brink of New York’s
first-ever government shutdown.
In a lengthy statement released just before midnight, Gov. Cuomo said
the inability of state leaders to reach an agreement on a new budget
that is already three days late has forced him to submit legislation to
extend the previous year spending through the end of May.
Cuomo said legislative leaders have agreed by Monday afternoon to pass
the extender that will allow government to continue to operate. By law,
lawmakers will not get paid until a new budget is adopted.
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Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)
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