Politics As Usual = Exploitation

TEN MANDATES FROM ALBANY, A BILLION HEADACHES FOR LOCALITIES:

• Medicaid – $7 billion ($2.2 billion outside of NYC); (Click here)

• Public Assistance/Safety Net – $1 billion local tax impact; (Click here)

• Child Welfare protection/prevention – $800 million local tax impact; (Click here)

• Pre-School Special Education – $420 million local tax impact; (Click here)

• Indigent Defense – $300 million local tax impact; (Click here)

• Probation – $340 million local tax impact; (Click here)

• Early Intervention – $185 million local tax impact; (Click here)

• Youth Detention – $84 million local tax impact; (Click here) and

• Pensions – $600 million local tax impact. (Click here)

• Community Colleges– $520 million local tax impact. (Click here)

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