Senate Hearing NYC Monday Oct. 26

Governor Paterson has proposed a Deficit Reduction Plan that raises no new income from taxes. Instead, it chops away at hundreds of programs, many of which are essential to the well-being of vulnerable New Yorkers.
Tell the State Senate what proposals like these* will mean to you:
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$52 million reduction to Medicaid spending on home care and personal care services
$29.4 million from higher education
$17.2 million from education programs for children with disabilities
$11.4 million from Supplemental Security Income
$3.8 million from food assistance programs
$1.6 million from Alternatives to Incarceration programs
$720,000 from legal services programs
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Senate Finance Committee Budget Hearing
Monday, October 26, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
US Customs House, 1 Bowling Green
(near the Manhattan side of the Staten Island Ferry)

For more information about the hearing, contact: Kristen Rezek (518) 455-2460, New York State Senate.

*Based on preliminary analysis of line item reduction proposals with no detail as to their implementation.