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How Cuomo’s Budget Plan Affects Our Issues
LAC Testifies at State Hearing on Implementation of Rockefeller Drug Law Reform
Liman Awards Benefit Honors Amy Schulman of Pfizer and Young Advocates Fighting HIV
NY: 8 Re-entry Bills in State Budget Signed Into Law
Legal Action Center is thrilled to report that two of our re-entry bills and a number of other bills that we and other advocates fought for have now been signed into law!
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Keep up-to-date with important developments on key legal and policy issues concerning alcohol and drugs, HIV/AIDS, and criminal justice, and Legal Action Center’s activities in all these areas.
Feature Stories
Our Analysis of Governor Cuomo’s 2012-2013 Budget
Governor Andrew Cuomo released his $132.5 billion plan for the 2012-2013 budget today, closing an estimated $3.5 billion budget gap with $2 billion in savings and $1.5 billion derived from a reworked tax code that boosted levies on top earners. There are no new taxes or new fees under the plan, and, as agreed last year, the state would spend an additional 4 percent on education and Medicaid. The budget also proposes mandate relief, changes to pensions, and significant reform to the education system.
At this stage of our analysis, we do not see significant reductions or cuts in criminal justice or addiction or HIV services. Read our full preliminary analysis for more details on the key changes in our areas. The Legal Action Center will continue to gather details on the budget from our meetings and conversations with state policymakers and legislative staff.
News Alerts
Urge Passage Of "The Second Chance Act Of 2007"
The Second Chance Act, legislation that seeks to help States and localities better address the needs of individuals reentering the community from the criminal justice system, was reintroduced in the House of Representatives on March 20th and in the Senate on March 30th. This legislation would provide grants to States and local areas to begin to address the need for drug and mental health treatment, job training and education opportunities, and housing, as well as other critical services for individuals when they return to the community.
Washington Weekly Roundup
- FY 2010 Budget Released with Requests for Mostly Level Funding for Drug and Alcohol Programs; Budget Proposes Elimination of Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grants Program, and a Significant Funding Increase for Discretionary Addiction Treatment Programming
- FY 2010 Budget Released for Department of Justice Programs; Administration Requests Increased Funding for the Second Chance Act and Programs Serving People with Addiction Histories
- Full U.S. Senate Confirms Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to Lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Obama Administration Takes Steps to Rescind Cost-Cutting Medicaid Rules