Yonker‘ Free Pre‘‘ MONDAY MARCH 16, 2020 - BRIAN HARROD PUBLISHER Yonkers’ Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Orders All Senate District Office In New York To Close State Senate state budget. Lawmakers also must change the The budget must be adopted by deadline for turning in petitions, Leader Shuts April 1. which currently is April 2. Sources say that today legislators The governor’s order also reduces Down District will return to the State Capitol on to the number of signatures needed by 70%. Offices approve bills that guarantee paid sick leave for quarantined workers and will For example, a candidate for State By BRIAN HARROD ease qualifications for candidates to Senate would need just 300 signatures appear on election ballots in the wake rather than 1,000. of the coronavirus pandemic. They may also discuss the pos- State Senate Majority Leader An- Provisions are being considered sibility of enacting an “accelerated” drea Stewart-Cousins has told all sen- for smaller businesses, with some of budget ahead of the state’s April 1 ators to close their district offices the costs covered either by temporary fiscal deadline. and for district staff and non-essential disability insurance programs or paid Currently, Majority Leader An- State Senate central staff to work re- family leave laws. drea Stewart-Cousins has talked of a motely. Typically, self-quarantines are or- a goal of reaching an ‘accelerated’ fi- She said the Senate is returning to dered for 14 days. nal state budget agreement over the Albany today (Monday) for its sched- Legislators need to approve legis- next five days. uled session. lation to facilitate Governor Andrew Legislative and executive branch Plans are being developed for a Cuomo’s order to end the process for staff members have been discussing future schedule and safety protocols gathering signatures to qualify for the the possibility of working out an ac- while working towards an expedited ballot. celerated budget
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