Top New York lawmakers say they will continue to wait for a federal coronavirus relief package before making any adjustments to the state budget even as fiscal issues pile up for the state’s localities and public authorities.
The wait-and-see approach has ruled the State Capitol since the spring, when members of the Democratic-controlled state Assembly and Senate enacted a budget that gave Gov. Andrew Cuomo unilateral power to hold back spending if additional federal aid didn’t materialize.
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