Albany, NY — In response to the release of the finalized New York State budget, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said:
“The voices of communities of color and of all poor and working families were once again drowned out by the massive influence of CEOs, billionaires, and hedge funders. New Yorkers have been calling for early voting, pretrial reform, full funding of our public schools, and an answer to the housing and child care crises. Instead, Governor Cuomo and Senate Republicans, aided by Jeff Klein and the IDC, dropped these critical reforms from the budget and shielded their wealthy donors from paying their fair share in taxes.”
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