Cuomo to present dreaded 2011-2012 budget
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, right, speaks to the media at his office, along with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, left, on Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, in New York. Silver, Cuomo, and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno announced that they have agreed to pass legislation in New York based on Cuomo's Doctor Ranking Model Code. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano) Credit: AP Photo/Louis Lanzano
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will propose a 2011-2012 budget of pain.
A state official with knowledge of a private meeting between Cuomo and legislative leaders Monday night said Cuomo is considering cuts of 2 percent to 3 percent in school aid and in Medicaid, while proposing as many as 10,000 state layoffs.
A Cuomo official wouldn’t comment.
The state official says Cuomo discussed the rare cuts as true reductions from current funding levels. Annual state school aid is about $21 billion while the Medicaid health care program for the poor and working poor costs more than $50 billion.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because discussion during the executive mansion meeting Monday night wasn’t supposed to be released before Cuomo’s budget address on Tuesday.
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